Pretty Little Liars- CTRL: A

"When I Hide Things They Stay Hid"

Its safe to say that this weeks Pretty Little Liars moved the story line a bit. Unlike many previous episodes real secrets were actually revealed and we are that much closer to locking down A! For starters if the fact that Spencer and Jason are related isn't news enough, we now find out that Alison might have been blackmailing Spencer's dad! Alright we know thats not the person she was blackmailing but for a young girl to have that much money stashed away in a box of love notes and personal exchanges between her mom and Spencer's dad is enough to make you wonder, who the hell she got it from and why the hell did she need it so much? The bond that has formed between these two step siblings is tightening quickly and if their to find anything out a lot of trust is going to have to be built, fast!

One thing the liars have stopped fearing is how to play the game. I mean if A had scared them off all they would be able to do is watch while their lives fell apart. Instead they take every clue they get and try to turn it into something meaningful. By far their boldest (and smartest) move this season was meeting Vivian's friend in person. That allowed them to find out that whoever A is was haunting Ali before she died. She hired this man to find out who was after her and when he finally cracked the mystery Vivian disappeared before paying him and mr. detective got fired. But who is Vivian? Why did none of the girls know about her? Did she die along with Alison? Was it Alison's twin? The twist here is that this guy doesn't know Alison is dead, so with enough money we too can know who A is, the question is do we want to? This might be the sole reason why Alison was killed. Once the liars find out who the person behind the text messages is, it could mean hell for them and maybe even their loved ones.

The loved ones seem to suffer just as much as the liars these days. Spencer did away with Toby to help protect him from anything A could do to hurt him but she didn't care enough to protect Caleb who happened to be on A's hit list this week. But was he on A's list or on Garrett's? Garrett could have easily tipped off the detective to try to get his hands on that lap top. He could have been watching Caleb try to piece the puzzle together. Despite what we are led to believe Garrett is either helping A or has an agenda of his own, but you can see the stress building up inside of him. Even when the detective mentioned that their is some new evidence in the Alison murder mystery and that page 5 was missing (and we all know Garrett took it) he started freaking out. So did Garrett kill Ali? Is the video in any way connected to the texts? Are they all A? Whatever the connection is, we know that the enforcement in Rosewood is not on top of their game. I mean the liars broke into a hospital like 19 episodes ago. Way to catch on... Anyhow the love between Caleb and Hannah has probably beaten out the love Aria and Ezra have just because it is so real and true. When her and Spencer were trying to clear the hard drive it was one of the most nerve wrecking moments ever, but love really does conquer all. 

Why Aria's father is so paranoid that his daughter is still sneaking off doing horrible things might be linked to the fact that he was once in the same situation with a minor in his school and he knows how it feels. I am still appalled by the idea that he could have had a love affair and been let off the hook so easily while Ezra and Aria are clearly in love and cannot be toghether. Of all the girls Aria is the one with a head on her shoulders. Thankfully she skipped out on her vegan dinner with teacher love this week to watch her friend Holden engage in some rather dangerous activities. Anybody else think that this might cause him to get seriously hurt and their cover will be blown? Just because A failed this week, doesn't mean he wont try again. 

Memorable Quotes

• Spencer: She found those letters, figured out what it meant and than blackmailed my father to keep from ruining both families..
• Aria: french food wow you must really like me.
• Ezra: Aria its french vegan food. I must really love you. 
• Spencer: Why did they come back?
• Spencers dad: I never asked. I was afraid she might tell me.
• Holden: Look sometimes what people believe is best for you is not really whats best for you. 
• Aria: This can't be what the doctor ordered.
• Holden: No he recommended gardening. This is better.