1. Holy shit, this episode… I really want to whip out some legal pads and start trying to piece all these things together like a Rosewood detective, but then I remember I have actual homework to do. This is definitely not one to watch with the lights off. The foursome sits down with Ali, and she tells all (but really just some because the show must go on). The stakes are high because Ali has arbitrarily decided that if they don’t figure out who A is tonight, she will need to leave for good, which is silly because everyone knows that no one is ever gone “for good” on “PLL”.
2. Welcome home, Melissa! Melissa shows up, and everyone is fake–happy. Don’t worry, she doesn’t have a hot British accent. Apparently, Toby found her in London and told her about Spencer’s relapse. I guess he decided that telling her was worthy of an international plane ticket? So she came back because she has a soul and cares about her sister? Seems unlikely. And Toby stayed in London? None of this really makes sense. Melissa is pretty high up on my hit list of characters on this show. She’s the worst. This episode keeps switching between Ali telling the story of the night she “died,” trying to figure out who A is, and the three Hastings getting questioned/played by Detective Hottie.
3. Who is Mrs. D protecting? We learn in Ali’s story that Spencer didn’t hurt her that night. Yay! Mrs. D saw someone throw a rock at Ali’s head, and she buried her alive, thinking she was dead. So, she’s pinning all of this on Spencer, when she knows it wasn’t her. My first instinct is to guess she’s protecting Jason, but that might be too obvious. Another unrelated highlight of Ali’s story is that she’s actually been healing the girls all along.
4. R.I.P. Ezra… A finds the girls, as does Ezra. A has a gun. He/she/it? shoots at the girls and Ezra. Ezra gets shot, and we are supposed to be sad. I don’t know about you guys, but I’m way over this predator. The girls end up getting A’s gun, but they don’t shoot! Seriously? That was dumb. I wish Aria had pulled out some of her muay thai moves here.
5. The answers we didn’t get… First of all, what the fuck is Noel Kahn doing in this episode? Who threw the rock at Ali? Who is A? How does Ezra know who A is? Why is Mrs. D such a horrible bitch of a mother? Who killed the girl in Ali’s grave? Who is she? Who’s burying Mrs. D at the end of the episode and why? Turns out, A is for almost answers, because we didn’t get too many after all, and this show is starting to get more confusing than “Lost.” At least we know there will be enough material for the fifth season!
Check out our other Pretty Little Liars Season 4 recaps!
"She's Come Undone" (Aired on 02.25.2014)
“Free Fall” (Aired on 02.18.2014)
“Hot for Teacher” (Aired on 02.04.2014)
“Bite Your Tongue” (Aired on 01.28.2014)
“Close Encounters” (Aired on 01.21.2014)
“Grave New World” (Halloween Special)
