This year instead of a Halloween
special we had a Christmas special. It was in honor of my sister’s birthday
which is on Friday (don’t forget to wish her a happy birthday). PLL fits better
with Halloween than Christmas but how many Halloweens can they celebrate before
they graduate from high school? Plus they were able to give us the Christmas message
that your friends (and their boyfriends/ girlfriend) are your family!
Apparently A has off for Christmas
or at least that’s what she told the liars, so nothing big was revealed. A did
spend a lot of time decorating the barn for Christmas though. But the big news
is that CeCe is back in Rosewood, she should be on the lam especially after Ali
worked so hard to get her out of the country but “the first Christmas after you
lose someone is the hardest”.
Talking about Ali, she throws an
Ice Ball (a dance, not a ball of ice). Not sure why a girl who had been missing
and shortly after she returned, her mother was murdered, would be the one to do
this but as detective Holbrooke explained it’s for charity so we won’t ask any
questions. Ali is also making new friends, those twins and Jena and Sydney. (Is
Jena no longer blind?) She is also visited by the ghosts of her mother and Mona,
will this be a recurring thing or is it just for Christmas?
The liars use the Ball as a
distraction to search Ali’s house for clues. They received maps of the hiding
places from Mona. While Hanna and Spencer ransack the house Emily, Aria, Paige,
Ezra, Caleb and Santa Lucas keep an eye on Ali but loose her. Side note,
Spencer should not have been in Ali’s house, she is out on bail, and the last
thing she needs is a B&E. I thought Spencer was the smart one, also why did
she break the picture frame to get the broken glass as a weapon; do they not
have any knives in the house? But I digress. They do find two things first a “Breakfast
at Tiffany’s” themed passport and second a letter inviting Bethany to Labor Day,
which they believe will exonerate Spencer from Bethany’s murder.
While this is going on Toby is
re-enacting “Rear Window” (that’s why he uses the camera to see instead of
binoculars; for those who have not seen the film) man these guys love
Hitchcock. FYI the coffee shop on the show is also named Rear Window. Just like
in “RW” the killer enters the house and just like in “RW” he uses the flash to
save lives. Anyway A knocks Hanna out, I guess A forgot about the huge knife or
wanted to keep her alive since she is a main character. They steal the letter
and have a big Christmas dinner, liars and boyfriends/girlfriend while Ali is haunted
by Mona who shows her that she will be bifurcated. OH and there is a snow storm.
Just some thoughts:
Personally I think they should
stick to Halloween it fits better and I find it funny as each year passes they
still have not graduated.
Emily was super into Christmas last
episode but did not seem any more interested in it than anyone else.
Hannah knows sign langue but not
what a gesture is.
I liked the Hanukkah-Mobil in the
opening shot. Who knew there’s a Chabad of Rosewood.Why did it not have an A closing, I think this is the only episode not to have one.
Well that is all I have to say
about that.
