Pretty Little Liars Recap: Who Left? Who’s Back? And Who’s the Daddy?
Tuesday’s Pretty Little Liars found Aria taking a reluctant walk on the wild side, during which she revealed all of her friends’ secrets to… herself?
Yes, Aria was tormented (via video chat) by a digital version of herself, who managed to scare the crap out of me — even with that wonk-ass mouth. And working with the enemy put our girl on edge, to the point where she snapped at Ezra for wanting to help Nicole. “Stay!” she told him. “Make things right. Here. Now.” Unfortunately, it seemed her plea fell on gorgeous deaf ears.
Except it didn’t! Ezra ended up not getting on his flight, but he did bump into Spencer and Wren having a drink at the airport. I’m not going to lie, I don’t know what that means for the larger scheme of things, but I’m just as curious as you are. (I’m also now officially on board with the crazy Twitter theory that Spencer has a twin. Because why not.)
Elsewhere this week…
* A blood test proved that Emily is, in fact, the mother of Alison’s baby — but that’s not all that the test revealed. As it turns out, Archer Dunhill is not the father! This led to an understandably uncomfortable discussion about how to proceed, with Emily asking Ali to consider keeping it so she can raise it herself. Following a chat with Paige, during which she asked Alison point-blank if she loves Emily, Ali decided to keep the baby. (For the record, Ali never gave Paige an answer, but at least she didn’t lie. #BabySteps)
* Speaking of Emily and Paige, they’re officially dunzo, which is probably for the best. Like Paige noted before taking off, there’s no way they’d be able to raise the baby together without things getting — for lack of a better term — awkward. “This is the third time I’ve said goodbye to you,” Paige said. “I’m never going to say it again.” (Side note: The song playing during #Paily’s split was Butterfly Boucher’s “Love Will Make Me Stay,” and it’s a beautiful little ditty.)
* An aggressive search of Lucas’ apartment turned up a comic book that he and Charlotte made at camp, one in which a shape-shifting alien woman helps a bullied boy get revenge — even against his own family. (Sound familiar? Sort of?) Anyway, Mona doesn’t seem to think Lucas built the #PLLEndGame, as it’s more mechanical than technical.
* Breaking news: Not only is Marco the hottest detective in town, but he’s also the least competent. How do I know this? For starters, he just figured out that when Spencer told him she was “burying a body” the night they met, she actually meant she was — wait for it — burying a body.
* Most importantly, Toby and Caleb spent the week at Toby’s cabin “fishing… or not fishing,” according to Spencer. Um, why didn’t we get to see that?
Your thoughts on this week’s episode? Drop ’em in a comment below.
When I saw the airport scene I cried “that’s not Spencer, that’s not Spencer”
Me too! I think it was her twin . It was just too random. Why would she suddenly be at the airport with Wren?
It was so random and felt really out of place. Plus what up with her not wanting to be seen with Wren???
Yeah, I’m absolutely sure it was Spencer’s twin. Notice how differently she’s dressed from the way Spencer usually dresses – just a plain black tee and black jeans? VERY AD. Just throw a black hoodie up top. Plus the scene just feels so incongruous with Spencer’s other scenes in the episode, but if AD had seen Fitz in public, it would have been weird (from his point of view) for her not to say hey, given his relationship with Aria. What was really telling was that she didn’t want Furey to know about this meeting, but said nothing about Aria. (Because of course, if this is AD and not Spencer, then she can blackmail Aria into keeping quiet.)
Me too! She wasn’t acting like Spencer at all!
Yeah, I was totally on the fence about Spencer having a Twin but now I’m all in. It is really clear now, and sort of anti-climactic. I’m just not really sure what the point of her is. She wanted to find Charlotte’s killer but beyond that? Why? Those Drake women: Jessica, Mary, Alison, Charlotte, Spencer and now Evil Spencer, are totally messed up. I’m glad Ali’s baby is actually Emily’s. Drake DNA is poison.
It wasn’t Spencer at the airport! IT’S ALL TRUE.
Wren and Ezra had totally met before, right?!
And for all the hype about Wren being back, he was in the episode for what, a minute? Is that all were going to see of him?? I was hoping for more!
That was definitely a twin. Chilling in all black, different clothes than before (and at the end of the episode she takes a shower like that doesn’t make sense if it was the real Spencer all along) completely relaxed after being called out for murder by the police and asking Ezra to keep the meeting a secret like no. I’m just overjoyed because I’d been in the “Spencer has a twin!” camp since Hannas ‘dream’ she had while being held captive.
I think the video chats with arias face superimposed look like Paige.
Yess that’s what i thought!
Once I got over the initial freakiness of the face I thought it sounded like Paige too.
It sounds exactly like Sydney (Jenna look-a-like) not Paige.
I actually thought I heard a similarity to Paige…then Sydney…then I just remembered Sydney kind of comes off robotic.
Paige deserves someone much better than indecisive Emily and her ‘dumpling’ girlfriend. I despise Allison! Still rooting for Ezra and Aria and I love Spencer’s relationship with hot detective Marco.
I thought it wasn’t her too. It’s time to reveal AD I’m getting bored of the secret.
Me too!! I feel like for the last season they aren’t giving us much.
Goodbye Paige. You were great, and I’ll miss you. Maybe now certain fans will stop harassing you and your fans.
Is there any doubt that Paige is AD? The Aria simulation might as well have just been Paige talking. And it’s the only way for them to get muddy up Paige’s name and get her out of the picture for Emison shippers to have their way. I can’t wait for this stupid show to end.
I’ve always been a Paige fan, but I’ve suspected she could be A/uber A/ AD. I also thought the Aria app sounded like her. As Ali was the target of several attacks, Paige’s being bullied pretty horribly by Ali is a believable motive. However, can’t see her being ok with Ali having Emily’s baby – but I’m so confused by the plot twists at this point, that could be a whole different perp.
I just don’t ‘get’ the Emison fans. Ali just does not and never has deserved Emily who is basically perfect!
Am I the only one that thought fake ‘Aria’ was the voice of Sydney… it doesn’t sound like Paige at all!!!!!
She is definitely not AD. Paige dropped the mic and left the building and she’s not coming back (and good on her….). Marlene was incapable of giving Paige a decent story line over 7 seasons and you think she would make her AD now? I do agree with you on wanting this show to be over though, it’s been a joke since S4. Don’t even get me started on that pathetic Emison story line…most of that fandom are too dumb to realise that Marlene has given them the biggest middle finger…What was clear from the last ep was that Emily is still in love with Paige and wanted her to stay so the only reason Emison will be something (albeit for 2-3 eps) is because Paige decided to leave and Emily feels obligated to stay ‘because she is Emily’….
Each time Aria was Facetimeing with herself I couldn’t help but think that it was Paige on the other side of the screen. The shape of the face for one thing. But then the chin looked a lot like Spencers so maybe it’s her twin.
I need to know who the father of the baby is.
wouldn’t it be crazy if somehow someone had saved Charlotte, AKA Charles, sperm and used that to impregnate Emily’s egg in Ally?
true it could happen
I missed what the note Spencer read at the very end of the episode. All i saw was goodbye. Did anyone catch what it said?