


Spencer’s got her boyfriend cooking her breakfast - her parents are conveniently MIA - and she’s the one who discovers Hanna’s mom’s cell phone in Wilden’s casket. (What is it about beverage preferences and spies? First Carrie outs herself to Brody by revealing she knows what kind of tea he drinks and now this?)Ĭriminal mastermind that she is, Mona remembers to put gloves on before touching Wilden’s car - meanwhile the Liars’ handprints are all over it, amateurs - and has ascended to such a high plane of evil that the Liars refer to her headquarters as a “lair.” Just like you have to be really important before you can be “assassinated” and not just “murdered,” you have to be a very bad before people call your hideaway a “lair.” Well, well, well, look who had the all the answers this whole time!įurther proof of Mona’s prowess: She’s got everyone’s coffee order memorized, which makes her seem thoughtful while reminding the Liars that she’s been spying on them for ages. You should be thanking me,” and then she divulges an avalanche of secrets: Shauna’s in love with Jenna, both of them are afraid of Melissa (not a surprise the Hastings ladies are ruthless) Cece visited Mona in Radley but at the time Mona thought she was Ali it was Lucas who gave Emily that massage from “A” and Mona is not the one who pushed Ian off the bell tower. She tells Emily, “You really were the weakest link. The point is, she gets the incriminating video out of Wilden’s car and proceeds to hold it hostage until it benefits her most to gift it to Hanna.Īt her showdown with the Liars, she teaches a master class in passive-aggressive mean-girl condescension. Apparently she’s been studying Scandal and learned how to hack computers/steal memory cards/whatever (I was an English major).


Mona might not be able to squeeze into the BFF row at Wilden’s funeral, but that’s her only fail in an episode packed with wins. Hmmm … that’s gross, and I guess symbolic in a Lord of the Flies–y kind of way but, a little anticlimactic, no? Oh, well. It’s a body! It’s a red coat! It’s - oh, it’s just a dead pig. This season, we pick up exactly where we left off: with the four Liars and Mona discovering what’s in Detective Wilden’s trunk. Who’s the newest member of the A-team? Who is A’s latest victim? Who has a secret that can destroy someone else who knows their secret is already in dangerous hands? Who’s about to shed that mortal coil and leave a thousand unsolved mysteries in their wake? I am proud to introduce to you all: the official Vulture Pretty Little Power Rankings.Ī mere normal recap couldn’t possibly capture what really matters in the PLL universe: who is in control.
