And we’ve arrived at the #fAtalefinale! Also, it was Thanksgiving! Glad to know where we are in time because you sure as hell can’t tell by their clothes. Let’s discuss what happened:
1. Mona, the mastermind: Mona was definitely the power player of the night and it may have lead to her demise! But let’s back it up a minute. The liars came to her for help in taking Ali down but she was reluctant to give it. And can anyone blame her? These girls are horrible to her!!! But Mona knew that working with his was the best way to take Ali “the socio” DiLaurentis down. It was nice to see that Mona has a caring mom actually involved in her life and who bakes cookies because let’s be real none of these other girls have that. I’m trying to figure out if her mom is a super genius under her Betty homemaker exterior or did she just send Mona to spy school for elementary? There’s nothing his girl can’t hack or think her way into. Breaking into the police’s security network mad into Radley was truly inspired. No wonder homegirl got into three Ivies early decision.
2. Aria, the compassionate, Emily, the lapdog, Hanna, the suck-up: These three are getting lumped in together because when I looked at my notes I realized they didn’t really do anything, especially Hanna. #honest They went along with Mona’s plan and worried about their love lives. They also seemed to realize that they were toys in Ali’s sociopath games and fit a type for her to mess with. Had to lolz at Aria’s revelation that she was “the compassionate one.” Mona read her when she said “you feel all the time,” because if there’s one thing Aria is it’s a mess of clashing patterns and tears. But also how did her and Ezra imagine Thanksgiving dinner with her relatives would go? Like “oh Aria and I met when I was teaching her 10th grade English class?” These people…one couple I do like is getting back together! Yay for Paily! (Does that sound like an insult? Do they have a couple name I’m unaware of? Real question, want answer.) Best quote of the night had to go to Emily for telling Hanna, “if you can’t find Christmas in your heart Hanna, then you won’t find it under a tree,” while they were decorating her house for the holidays. She’s actually that person I hate because they decorate too early but at least it was for her dad’s return. As for Hanna, she did the least by blabbing and telling Caleb about Mona’s plan to take Ali down. But as she stated, no one could lie to a face that fine. And props to her for acing the SATs even though she couldn’t get the acronym right. Hanna is a savant!
3. Spencer, the brains?: Lady Spencer Hastings has always been the smart one but this time even she is no match for a socio. She’s the only one Ali could never keep under her thumb completely so it makes sense that she is the one being framed for murder. And the evidence does look pretty damning if even her own sister thought that she killed Bethany. Her little drug addiction is becoming the most used plot line since it explains her killing Bethany for Ali so that Ali wouldn’t tell her secret. Makes complete sense, right?? Even when they did reveal that Ms. d was having an affair with Bethany’s father and Ali hated Bethany and got her sent to Radley, it’s still strange that the police would take Ali completely off of the suspect list. Not only did this bitch ruin Spencer’s life and get her arrested but she also made her miss Cadet Toby’s graduation! And I bet Ali orchestrated him getting hit by a car too. She’s the worst. But when this clears up for Spencer (which it better) she could have a Lifetime movie called “Handcuffs to Harvard: The Spencer Hastings Story.” She better get into college!
4. Ali, the socio: From the start of the show, this one was doing shady, untrustworthy things by talking to the cops. She didn’t actually say anything too damning in the interview but it placed all the blame of Bethany’s death on Spencer. She’s so good at playing the victim that she’s building her new Ali’s Army to toy with her old #friends (not to be confused with really friends because she doesn’t have those.) She was too evil when she confronted Emily in her bedroom and thought she had her back in her claws. It’s so scary that someone who looks like a doll has the devil inside. She’s the female Chucky! This leads us to…
5. Did she murder Mona?!: and if she did, then where is the body!!! Habeus corpus!! This show is getting so dark now. Is a 17 year-old girl really capable of all this? How long has Ali been A? Is she A for sure?
This has been the best season finale! Can’t wait to see what the fall brings. Until then, don’t trust anyone especially people who seem too good to be true. That seems to be the lesson here.
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