The episode we’ve all been waiting for! Without further ado…
1. Spencer- An Intervention Story: Just when I thought their sleuthing skills were getting better, the girls completely missed Spencer going insane in the past few episodes. It occurred to the writers that the gang should confront Spencer about her warmed over zombie eyes. Aria, the least qualified person to correct others’ behaviors, lead the confrontation after Ezra gave her a sealed file of Spencer’s previous drug problem. Apparently, she had a speed addiction two years ago?!?? And no one knew this? How much backstory can a 17 year-old have? Her intervention was needed but it did make her look less credible. Because Hanna and Emily don’t really matter right now, they still believed Spencer’s hunch about Ezra.
2. Mike and Mona in “glove”: In an adorable and bizarro twist of events, Mike tells Mona that he might be in love with her. Too immature to use the “L” word, he uses says he might feel something that rhymes with “glove” for her. He did this while holding her hand in a weird embrace with both of his hands. Maybe it’s just me but do people really do that? Hold hands at the dinner table? How’s she supposed to eat? And it just looked awkward. Too bad Ezra ruined the moment by giving Mona the stank eye.
3. Spencer is the fiercest: If Spencer isn’t your favorite by now, then you should really reconsider. Homegirl has a lot of problems but even in a drug induced state she’s the only one smart enough to figure out all of Ezra/A’s clues. In her craftiness, she also figured out a plan to trap Ezra. It didn’t work but I give her an ‘A’ for effort. Plus, you gotta have some sympathy for her in her desperateness to secure drugs, she called her old doctor’s office which alerted her mom that something was up (not that her appearance was any indicator). And Toby, the Teen Wolf (doesn’t he look like he belongs on that show? His hair is so lush) essentially broke up with her! It doesn’t look like she’s sent off to rehab in the next episode, so there’s hope for her yet. And just in case you need a little more guidance, we can all agree that Aria is the worst. She’s drunk in love but not in the good, sexy Beyonce way.
4. Ezra, the prettiest liar of them all: With all the crazy eyes Ezra gave this episode he could give Ian Smolderhotter a run for his money. Ever the calculating genius he managed to intimidate Mona into her continued indentured servitude, by getting her to trap the girls at a snake zoo as she pretended to be Ali. After Aria finds his novel about Ali, he gives his best performance with a BS excuse about how he did know Ali but he’s writing a crime novel based on her story. Rigghttttt. Even Aria isn’t dumb enough to believe that but nice try. I’m curious to why they don’t show him doing his ‘A’ stuff at the end of each episode, which only means that he’s not the end all be all.
5. The preview: All in all, it was a good week but next week looks even better. Seems like there’s a lot of moping between Aria and Spencer. The other two will have to figure out where the sympathies lie. But the most promising part was when Aria trashes Ezra’s apartment like a scorned ex out of a country song. Can’t wait!
Until next time!
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