Why does a harass the pretty little liars

She used violence, blackmail, and murder to convince them she was serious about her quest. Whereas Mona and Charlotte could never be seen hiding in the shadows, this copycat "A" hid in plain sight, via masks and disguises. At the beginning of her game, Alex didn't sign her messages with the letter "A". Instead, she used emojis, which differentiated her from the original A-Team and her predecessors. After Hanna claimed to be Charlotte's killer, Alex stopped using emojis and signed her messages with her initials, "A.

Like her predecessors, Alex became addicted to the game and wanted to push the boundaries of what was possible. She wanted to play with them as Charlotte once did. She built a board game to do so, Liar's Lament , which was one of the most dangerous moves she made. After successfully finding the killer and finishing Liar's Lament , Alex went dormant for two-years. She reappeared for Aria 's wedding week.

Alex successfully kidnapped her identical twin sister, Spencer , with her endgame being to kill Spencer and live her life. To ensure everyone would believe her, Alex had her boyfriend shoot her in the shoulder, she cut her hair, and adapted an American accent.

Alex wanted friends that would do anything for each other, a family, and a sense of belonging. Upon convincing The Liars of her identity, Alex planned to murder Spencer and then their mother. She was then seemingly arrested by the police and taken into custody. Instead of being arrested, Alex was kidnapped alongside Mary Drake and taken to France, where they lived in an underground dollhouse owned by Mona Vanderwaal.

Throughout the seasons, the story focuses on the mystery of "A". Uber A used the most disguises and costumes of any of her predecessors.

She disguised herself as a maid, gardener, and an old man, among other masks. Each of The Liars receives a text from "A" tying in a secret from her past with present-day events. When Ezra Fitz sees Aria in his class the first day of school, Aria receives a text from "A", implying "A" knows they hooked up and also knows about her Father's affair with his student.

Emily finds a note from "A" in her locker after swim practice that reads, "Hey Em! I've been replaced. You've found another friend to kiss! Spencer receives a text from "A" as she stands at her window, watching Melissa and Wren kiss, saying, "Poor Spencer. Always wants Melissa's boyfriends. But remember, if you kiss I tell.

I hear prison food makes you fat. After Ali's funeral, the Liars all receive the same text from "A": I'm still here, bitches, and I know everything. The Jenna Thing. To Kill a Mocking Girl. Can You Hear Me Now? The Liars try to avoid "A"'s messages by blocking unwanted emails and calls on their cell phones. When Spencer is escorting Wren to his motel room, "A" calls in a song dedication to the radio station, to which Hanna is listening. Reality Bites Me. Later, "A" sends Hanna the photo booth pictures of Emily and Maya, exposing to her that Emily is gay.

Ezra sees a text from "A" on Aria's phone that hints at their relationship and, assuming she has told her friends about it, breaks up with her. There's No Place Like Homecoming. At the end of the episode, the black hooded figure is seen vandalizing a Rosewood town sign. The figure spray paints over the last digit in the population census the 8 in and changes it to It is possible that "A" is referring to Emily, but this is unknown. The Homecoming Hangover. Emily sees a smashed-up motorcycle in front of Toby's house, and when she tells her friends about it, "A" texts her, "Thanks for getting Toby out of my way.

Spencer receives a text from "A" threatening her to do Ali's memorial "right. The Perfect Storm. At the end of the episode, the black gloved figure anonymously sends a file to the Rosewood Police Department. The file contains footage of Alison the night she disappeared. Before filling in Anonymous in the top left corner of the envelope, "A" scrawls the letter 'A', then a few seconds later, fills in the remaining letters.

This leaves no doubt that "A" and the black gloved figure are one and the same. Keep Your Friends Close. In the same episode, at the climax of the episode, Hanna seems to figure out who "A" is while spying in the forest. But before she can reveal the identity of "A," she is run down by a car while running to the other liars and loses consciousness.

Just then, the girls receive a text from "A" claiming responsibility for the hit and run. In the hospital, after her accident, Hanna tells the girls that Noel Kahn wrote the message on the back of Ezra's car and he is presumed to be "A". However, this is proved untrue when "A" plants the answers to three midterm exams in Noel's locker, because he was going to tell the principal that Aria and Ezra were dating.

Salt Meets Wound. Hanna gets back to her house and Mona decides to throw a "Welcome Back Party". After the party, the money Ashley had stolen from the bank is missing and "A" can now blackmail Hanna. If she does what they say, Hanna will get her Mother's money back. In the same episode, "A" decides to break up Spencer and Alex by confirming Alex's opportunity to go to Sweden, even though Alex did not want to go.

Spencer, being the only one that knew about this, was blamed. Alex has yet to be seen in the series since. We then see "A" slipping the hundred dollar bills from Hanna's kitchen into a creepy clown piggy bank. Know Your Frenemies.

Later, "A" decides to give them the entire video of Alison's disappearance. That is when the liars suspect Ian as the murderer of Alison. Careful What U Wish 4. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that "A" had been among the guests at the school's dance marathon. Clearly, "A" had gone to the dance in order to dictate to Hanna her dance instructions for the evening, and deliver Hanna's paycheck to her coat pockets.

It becomes clear that "A" had commissioned the bead lady to fashion a fake Alison bracelet and a fake Jenna bracelet, placing the order under Spencer Hastings' name. At the end of the same episode, the eccentric old woman prepares a cup of tea for her house guest. The black gloved figure takes it from her as the lady comments on the beautiful black gloved figure's eyes. She also tells the guest not to worry Je Suis une Amie. At the end of the episode, the black gloved figure is listening to a record playing a French tutorial for English speakers, while arranging some clue-like objects.

There is a wrench, a pipe, a knife, a rope resembling a noose, and a marble box which rests on a candlestick, which seems fiddled with somehow.

The record skips, repeating "Je Suis" I am three times. The New Normal. Apparently, "A" has a sense of humor. At the end of the episode, the black gloved figure approaches Mrs. Potter's grave, which reads The Badass Seed. In the last scene after the trophy fallout , it is presumably showing a room in "A"s house. There are four cages, each containing a white rat, animal feed, and a wheel. Each cage has the name of each liar taped to the top of it.

The cage labeled 'Spencer' is missing a rat, however. Earlier, "A" had planted a phony trophy with rats blood in the props room compartment in the school's drama room for the liars to find.

A Person of Interest. The Neumann's bag, which Jenna had taken from Ian, is filled with ice on the bed of the motel room that "A" must have rented.

A recording of Jenna's flute music is playing on the stereo, whereas Spencer actually thought Jenna was practicing inside.

At the end of the episode, the black gloved figure is sitting comfortably in a room somewhere, beside a bowl of popcorn, watching the footage of the girl's reaction to "A"'s text on Spencer's front lawn, which let them know that Spencer is now a person of interest in Alison's murder investigation.

Someone to Watch Over Me. At the end of the episode, we see "A" preparing a gift for Hanna; a glass heart with Hanna's name on it, smashed by "A" with a hammer and some crazy glue with a custom made note: Dear Hanna, try putting the pieces back together -A. Monsters in the End. At the end of the episode, the black gloved figure is seen swiping the key from underneath Ezra's doormat.

For Whom the Bell Tolls. Spencer is saved from being murdered by Ian by a hooded figure that is believed to be "A. Although, she didn't kill Ian and saw him walk away. After Ian disappears from the church, "A" sends the girls a text assuring them that their nightmare is not over.

Sullivan's office for the liars to see during their session. At the end of the episode, "A" is seen in Emily's home erasing her computer hard drive which contains all the videos. When the liars sit at separate lunch tables, "A" sends them all the same text: Look at you, all alone in a crowd. I win! Xoxo - A. My Name Is Trouble. After Emily tears up the fake Danby letter and tosses it in her trash can, an unharmed replica of the letter gets sent to the Field's residence. Emily scrambles to her trash can to find the torn up letter, but instead finds a letter from "A.

Later on in the episode, after Spencer pawns Melissa's engagement ring for what she hopes is only 48 hours, "A" finds the cash to buy it from the Pawn Shop owner. After Hanna's visit to Dr. Although the message isn't signed by "A", it is pretty obvious based on Ezra's degree and the text message, that "A" ravaged her office after Hanna's visit. At the end of the episode, "A" stages the suicide of Ian Thomas. When the girls run to Melissa's aid, "A" puts Ian's phone in Spencer's bag and leaves unnoticed.

This is the same phone "A" was using when texting Melissa, pretending to be Ian. The Devil You Know. It is revealed that "A" wrote Ian's suicide note. As Spencer is about to, "A" calls Ian's phone which Melissa finds and becomes convinced that Spencer was pretending to be Ian. In the same episode, "A" reveals to the girls via video that Ian may not have killed Alison.

It reveals the full video of her and Ian on the night of her disappearance. It shows Ian getting up and walking away from a giggly, happy Alison, smiling at the camera. They go in search of the projector, but "A" runs away, projector in hand. At the end of the episode, "A" tampers with the tapes so that in the middle of the fashion show, the screen picture changes to make Alison look like the devil, with fire around and peeling, black eyes. The screen flashes, "the bitch is dead," and the music changes from sentimental to hellish rock.

The girls flee from the runway as well as Jessica DiLaurentis. Spencer turns it off, leaving the audience ill stricken. At the end of the episode, "A" is seen using a syringe to siphon liquid Human Growth Hormone HGH , and injecting it into Emily's tube of pain relief cream. While Emily is with Samara and her friends, "A" sends her a message, ordering her to get Zoey's phone number. Emily obviously had not wanted to, but since "A" had the results that showed the presence of the hormones in her body, she had no choice.

Touched by an 'A'-ngel. Emily opens an individual-sized box of Alpha-Bits cereal at school to find it only contains "A's," and "A" has left her a message in a plastic capsule used for cereal box toys.

Later, "A" crashes Emily's massage, giving her the massage instead of the professional, without Emily realizing until she sees the letter "A" etched into the condensation of her water glass. At the end of the day, "A" takes Emily's psychological therapy session when Emily doesn't show up. It is revealed that "A" has been a consistent patient of Dr. While Dr. Sullivan is perusing the files in her office, a black hooded figure is seen standing outside her window, watching the woman inside.

Sullivan scans "A's" file, which shows that "A" has an obsession with revenge and refers to her enemies as "nosey bitches. Sullivan calls the girls, wishing to tell them who "A" is. They show up to her office, but she is missing. Something "A" takes credit for in a text message. At the end of the episode, the black hooded figure is seen removing a sound device, which had been planted under the bobble head Freud in Dr. Sullivan's office. Over My Dead Body.

Sullivan in a booth at an unknown diner. Sullivan tells her captor that she's done everything they've asked. Full of money? Sullivan looks disgusted and leaves. Next, a waitress approaches the table where "A" is sitting, fills her coffee cup, and inquires how her pretty-eyed patron is doing.

In this prequel episode, "A" sends Alison two texts. One when she is in the costume store, and one at the end. From the second text, it becomes clear that "A" had posed in the doll-mask and burlap cowl while in The Haunted House and possibly also in the costume store.

Alison had gotten away though when she kneed "A" and ran for it. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares. The liars trick "A" by pretending to fight with each other over "evidence" of "A's" identity, which in reality doesn't exist. They hope this will reveal "A's" identity to them by forcing "A" to meet them in person.

This plan fails, but they come away with "A's" cell phone. At the beginning of the episode, someone calls "A's" phone from a blocked number. When Emily is volunteering at a crisis center to fill her community service, she reads a transcript that sounds much like the situation that happened with Hanna, Aria, Spencer and Emily.

When the person calls back again, Spencer and Emily's boss tells them to listen in and take notes. They realize that the caller is Lucas and he must be a helper for "A. Let the Water Hold Me Down. Hanna and Mona get into an argument, resulting in Hanna running into the bathroom crying, she quiets down when she hears someone else enter, after a while, she notices the sink is overflowing. She sees a small boat floating in it and a piece of paper that says, "Life is but a dream, Hanna.

And I'm your worst nightmare - A". At the end of the episode, "A" is seen climbing some scaffolding and loosening a bolt in the wall of an unknown location, which is later revealed to be the barn in Spencer's backyard. The Blond Leading the Blind. Toby has a broken arm and Spencer ends the relationship. The final picture "A" burns up is not seen. A Kiss Before Lying. At the end of the episode, "A" is seen unlocking the drawer of Mr.

Hastings' desk and taking a gun out. At the end of the episode, "A" watches Emily through her window as she tries to call Maya.

Breaking the Code. At the end of the episode, a gloved figure is seen shooting at a target, with Mr. Hastings' stolen gun. Father Knows Best. At the end of the episode, "A" is seen putting two quarters into the newspaper holder for the day's copy of the Rosewood Observer.

She takes a paper, featuring a huge picture of Maya on the cover, with the headline "Missing Girl. Eye of the Beholder. It is assumed by the girls that "A" was the one who texted Jenna and brought her over to Jason's house, shortly after setting it on fire, with the intention for Jenna to die there. Hanna pulls Jenna out after coming back for Ali's bag that Jason gave the Liars. The house blows up, but only the downstairs is damaged. The final scene shows a gloved figure rummaging through the wreckage from the fire, and planting a police badge at the scene.

If These Dolls Could Talk. At the end of the episode, Martha tells "A" she kept her end of the deal, but the giant mess she has to clean up is much more than she bargained for. Following all of the twists on Pretty Little Liars can be dizzying. At the beginning of the series, it's assumed that Alison DiLaurentis is dead, as she has been missing for quite some time.

It's later revealed that she is alive and the body that was thought to be Alison's was actually a girl named Bethany Young via Elite Daily. Well, Bethany's life was taken the same night Alison disappeared, and, when her body is found a year later , it is assumed to be Alison's.

Dental records seemingly verify Alison's identity, although we later learn that her records were switched with Bethany's. All of this could have been avoided with a simple DNA test, but nope, that would have been too easy for Pretty Little Liars. Think of how much of this mess could have been avoided if forensic investigators had just pulled a hair from Bethany's head.

It's tricky to keep track of all of the convoluted family ties on Pretty Little Liars. She is later committed to Radley after accidentally dropping a young Alison into a scalding hot bath, but she was really sent there because her intensely transphobic father didn't approve of her wanting to wear dresses. While Jason is unaware that he's actually dating his adopted sibling, Charlotte is well aware of their connection when she seeks him out. It would have been bad enough for Charlotte to seduce her own brother, but it turns out that she and Jason are also biological cousins.

We have absolutely no idea why the Pretty Little Liars writers were compelled to insert this kind of storyline into a teen show, but that's the world of PLL for you. Pretty Little Liars ' Radley Sanitarium houses a number of mentally ill patients over the years, including CeCe Drake and Mona Vanderwaal, who was the first person to take on the identity of A. Even Spencer spent some time there. All in all, the place is tied to some pretty bad memories, so it seems like an unusual choice when Hanna's mom later buys it and turns it into a posh hotel.

She doesn't even change the name of the place, and The Radley becomes the gang's hangout spot after the show's five-year time jump. What's even weirder, though, is that the Liars seem to have no qualms about regularly hanging out in a place that has some dark associations.

It's possible that the other residents of Rosewood could easily put the past behind them and enjoy all that the new Radley has to offer, but it's puzzling that the Liars are so cool with it. There are a lot of break-ins on Pretty Little Liars. People are always sneaking around to the point that the Liars don't feel safe in their own homes. Yet at no point do any of them get their parents to install a security system.

It's actually pretty surprising that none of the families have one installed to begin with, especially as it seems like most of them are fairly affluent and could have probably easily afforded to put in a security system at some point.

On the part of the writers, it makes sense that no one would have a security system. It's a lot easier, after all, to have someone stalk your main characters if their homes are easily broken into. Realistically, though, it makes no sense that none of the Liars have a security system in their homes, or that they don't come up with an excuse for having their parents' install one after all of the trouble with A starts.

Not all of the things that only adults notice on Pretty Little Liars are negative. One of the strongest things about the show is one that a lot of kids likely don't notice while watching it. Pretty Little Liars is quite diverse in more ways than one. Not only does Emily, who is portrayed as " Filipino Korean Irish Scottish " American, provide some much-needed representation, but the character, who is played by Shay Mitchell , also embraces her sexuality over the course of the show and eventually marries Alison.

While not all of the representation on the show was great — the show attracted a lot of criticism for its portrayal of Pretty Little Liars ' sole trans character, CeCe Drake — it did include a lot more diversity than other shows on the air at the time.

Per GLAAD's website , the awards "recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer LGBTQ community and the issues that affect their lives.

Where are all the parents on Pretty Little Liars? It's no wonder that none of the Liars feel comfortable telling their parents what's happening to them considering that most of them are never around. While all of their parents certainly seem like they care about their kids, they're away from home so much that it's hard to believe that the Liars are only high school students.

The Liars go out at all hours of the day and night, have seemingly unsupervised sleepovers , and can basically get away with anything. Sure, there are a few times that they get caught doing something out of line and are punished for it, like the time Aria's parents found out that she's dating her teacher, but overall they all seem pretty lenient. If only they had been a little more overbearing and eavesdropped on a few conversations or checked their kids' phones, they might have been kept more in the loop.

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