Wednesday, December 10, 2014

how the A stole christmas


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.

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