We start off this week with a glimpse of the upcoming Hanna-Emily roommate relationship. Hanna tells the other PLLs that “It’s going to be like a sleepover that never ends.” Hm… Staying up until 5 a.m. having dance parties, eating junk food and gossiping is fun for one night, but forever? Sounds suspiciously close to torture.
Hanna’s kitchen: the PLLs decide that they have to trust Garrett, since they dragged him into the whole mystery mess. I have no idea why they have to trust him, or why they would trust anybody at this point. But hey—their murder mystery, their call. They still feel bad/weird about the fashion show, which was admittedly terrible. All of them now feel that A may be the one behind Ali’s murder.
Hanna gets a food basket with a sketchy card. “WHAT FUN/ TWO LITTLE LIARS UNDER ONE ROOF. YOU’RE MAKING IT SO EASY – A” Hanna throws away the candy, because it’s not even good.
Aria’s house: There’s going to be a classy dinner party at Aria’s house later in the week, so Aria and her mom have to pick out a dress for it two days beforehand, obvi. Mike runs out the door before Aria’s dad can ask him about it (the dinner party, not Aria’s dress).
Hanna’s kitchen: Emily makes a really beautiful omelet. She makes the best breakfast I’ve ever seen. Gosh. I want that breakfast. Who knew the PLLs were such talented cooks? Before the shot cuts, we see Emily wince and rub her shoulder. Dun dun dun.
Spencer’s house: Spencer and her dad discuss the job they’ve hired Toby for: something to do with fixing the barn or somesuch. We find out that Jason is no longer allowed to build a fence, because it was going on to Spencer’s family’s property. Spencer’s dad really seems to have a problem with the whole DeLaurentis family.
At Hollis: Aria tells Ezra not to come to the dinner party. He wants to come, saying it’ll be just the baby step they need to start coming clean with Aria’s parents about being a couple. My opinion? No matter how many baby steps Aria and Ezra take, the words “affair with teacher” are going to wipe away any progress faster than you can say “lawsuit.”
At school: Hanna sees Caleb and someone else fighting because Caleb “fixed” the guy’s phone, and now the guy won’t pay for it. Hanna offers to help Caleb with money so he won’t have to do sketchy things like illegally “fix” people’s phones, but Caleb gets mad and says he can fight his own battles.
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Aria’s house: Mike says that he can’t come to the family party. He says he’s busy. Aria’s dad yells at him, but it’s really not that intimidating because Aria’s dad’s name is Byron, and how intimidating can you be with a name like Byron? Mike is becoming more and more sinister as a character; he never has any expression on his face besides pure disgust, and the last shot in his room is of a rearview mirror he’s attached to his desk that says “Parents” on it.
Spencer’s yard: Toby’s beginning work and he and Spencer are chatting when her dad comes over and starts talking to him. Toby made sketches for things they could do with the barn, and Mr. Hastings approves. It’s a totally cute moment. In fact, Spoby is becoming almost disgustingly cute. When are the pretty little rifts going to appear?
At school: Aria’s mom is talking to Jason. Apparently he’s going to talk to “at-risk” students about his former drug problems. Aria comes in and Jason says, “Hello, Aria,” in such a creepy way that I actually thought he was Nicolas Cage for a second. OH SNAP. JASON’S COMING TO THE DINNER PARTY. Now all of Aria’s potential flames (all of whom are quite a few years older than her, I might add) are coming to the party. After Jason leaves, Aria’s mom asks her who could have been responsible for the fashion show debacle but Aria won’t say anything.
Hanna’s room: Uh oh… trouble in paradise. Emily doesn’t like that Hanna sings loudly while doing homework. Hanna doesn’t get mad though, but instead asks if Emily is okay. Nice friend. There’s still something wrong with Emily’s shoulder.
At school: Emily wants Spencer to talk to Garrett. They talk about Ezra coming to the dinner party.
Garrett and Spencer talk about the person they’re trying to find. HE says all loose ends will tie back to Ian, but we all know that’s not true—if it was, this show wouldn’t exist and we would be a lot more productive/normal as people.
Hanna’s mom and Aria’s mom talk about who could have engineered the disaster at the fashion show. Aria’s mom thinks that weird stuff has been happening for a while. Hanna’s mom agrees. Hanna’s mom thinks they shouldn’t have separated the girls and that it was all Spencer’s dad’s fault, since he always buys off problems. That hurts, Papa Hastings. But seriously, they should send the PLLs to therapy again. They really didn’t get much out of those five-minute sessions with Anne the fashionable psychologist.
Spencer’s yard: Toby’s working again when he finds a hockey stick that says “Hastings” on it buried in the ground. Spencer’s dad magically appears and takes it. He’ll “take care of it.” Debatable.
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Aria’s house: Party time! While making small talk with one of the couples, Aria offers to babysit for their kid sometime. I can’t help but think that if that actually happened, Mike would steal the baby and A would leave notes all over the house. It’s a recipe for disaster. Ezra shows up. Then… Jason shows up. I have to say that I’m really not liking Jason. The 90’s haircut (just begging for a double denim outfit), the weird puppy-dog looks he gives Aria… he’s rating high on my creep meter at the moment. Then again, he’s not Aria’s teacher. Touché.
Spencer’s house: Toby tells Spencer about the hockey stick and her dad’s reaction. FLASHBACK: To Ali, Aria and Spencer hanging out. Ali wanted to learn how to play field hockey and Spencer gave her the stick that Toby found in the yard.
Back in the present: Spencer suggests that the stick might be the murder weapon. FLASHBACK: To Jason showing up at the field hockey powwow and trying to hit Alison with the hockey stick, then Alison trying to hit Jason with the hockey stick. He tells her that she “won’t get a second chance.” Totally sketch. Back in the present, Spencer tells this to Aria on the phone but Aria doesn’t want to believe that Jason could have killed Ali. We learn that if the fence had been built, the hockey stick never would have been found.
Hanna’s house: Emily goes to the library to study, and Hanna and Caleb start making out.
Aria’s house: Ezra and Jason talk about biking. It’s incredibly awkward, but in a good way. Then the police show up because Mike broke into a house. That’s an embarrassing party pooper if I ever saw one, but I am glad Mike’s finally going to be held responsible for his sketchy actions. Aria’s parents go to pick him up, and Aria is left alone with two hunky specimens vying for her attention.
Spencer’s house: Toby’s about to leave when Spencer’s dad arrives home. He assures Toby that the hockey stick was “nothing” and he shouldn’t mention it to Spencer. Toby tells him that he already told her, but that Spencer didn’t think anything of it. The lies are so thick I could cut them with… well, maybe an axe or something.
Aria’s house: Ezra asks Aria about Jason. He’s JEALOUS in caps lock, though I wouldn’t be. Jason may be a threat for now, but once Aria sees his more Nicolas Cage-like qualities she’ll drop him like a hot potato. In the other room, Aria mentions to Jason how upset she is about Mike. Jason assures her that Mike isn’t stealing because of her, but because of misplaced guilt, whatever that is. Ezra’s watching from the kitchen and getting angry.
The police station: Byron is really mad at Mike and yells at him, while Aria’s mom wonders how they could have missed that their kid was stealing from every house in town. It’s tense.
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Aria’s house: Ezra and Jason talk awkwardly about how Ezra knows the family and whether he “had Aria… in class.” It’s a beautiful thing. Aria goes into Mike’s room and finds Jenna’s ceramic candleholder. Aria freaks out about this and kicks Ezra and Jason out of the house. Ezra’s really upset because he’s being treated the same as Jason. Poor guy.
Hanna’s room: Caleb talks to a client on the phone. Hanna wants him to stop doing sketchy stuff, but he tells her to stop pushing. Caleb starts telling her about his past as part of a grand theft auto ring. Compared to that, he says, the “phone fixing” stuff isn’t bad at all. Hanna’s the first person he’s ever told about his past. That’s kind of cute, I guess.
Spencer’s house: Spencer’s dad is trying to burn the hockey stick. Spencer tries to stop him, saying it could be evidence, but he tells her that they don’t need anymore evidence. He just wants to move on. Spencer’s really upset, and this is a genuinely sad moment.
Later at Spencer’s house: Spencer and Toby talk about her dad. Spencer says her dad thinks she only wants attention, and that they have to solve the crime to prove him wrong. They can’t prove anything, however, since the police don’t know what weapon Ali was attacked with. Toby says the police do know, they’re just holding back.
Hanna’s house: Emily and Hanna talk about Caleb and Danby. Hanna’s parents get home and they’re all giggly. Then they start making out and go up the stairs. Ew.
Aria’s house: Aria asks Mike what the heck he was doing stealing from a blind girl, showing him the candleholder. Hang on… I don’t remember Hanna ever having a problem hitting a blind girl, or, now that I think of it, all the PLLs having a problem blinding a girl. But whatever. Mike says he didn’t steal the candleholder from Jenna. He stole it from Garrett. Aria’s shocked and appalled.
In Garrett’s car: Spencer talks to Garrett. I don’t understand why the PLLs keep getting in cars with people. It’s clearly not safe. She asks him what the murder weapon was. He reassures her that the killer was Ian, and she tells him she’s not so sure. Then she gets a text form Aria saying she can’t trust Garrett. But she’s in his car, so that’s totally awkward.
The A teaser is A using a syringe to inject liquid into some kind of bottle. CreeEEEpy…