Four friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, whilst unraveling the mystery of the murder of their best friend.
I used to LOVE this show. Like I would camp out every night it was on, break out the popcorn and glue my eyes to the screen like a fangirl for an hour. Now the episodes are just disappointing. Four seasons later we still don't know who killed Ali or who the entire 'A' team is. I understand the show needs to retain some mystery but I would enjoy it much more if I knew I was actually going to get a piece of the puzzle each week.
A quick summary for those who don't watch regularly:
Ali and four of her closest friends did everything together in quiet little Rosewood, PA. Being oh so manipulative (well as manipulative as a 7th grader can get anyway) Ali made lots of enemies until finally one day she went missing. A year later her body is found and a funeral is held. The four friends receive texts from 'A' after the service. Is Ali still alive???
[The logical answer is no. They found her body (I think twice as of season 4 right now) so obviously she is NOT sending texts from the grave.]
But A threatens to bring all the girls' secrets to light if they don't do what A wants. A long series of events leads us to find out how-ish Ali was murdered and we're still figuring out whodunnit.
These girls are only in high school but still, shouldn't someone have figured out what happened by now?? Everyone has to keep what they know a secret because telling someone means A might find out and then ambush them with more threats. But if you've been watching the show thus far then you know that A always knows EVERYTHING, regardless of who the girls tell or don't tell.
Then because it's ABC Family there's drama within the drama. Foster kids, divorces, cheating on spouses all make a regular appearance on Pretty Little Liars. No one in Rosewood is perfect but they all want to appear that way.
That is the one bone to pick I've been having with this show lately. There isn't any mystery anymore. The only thing that matters is who is having a relationship with whom and how does so-and-so know this other person? This season is at the heart of the really boring detective work so I'm not very impressed with the storylines.
They have this poor character, Emily (the lesbian--so she's got more than enough drama there) fighting for a swimming scholarship, slightly addicted to pain killers and constantly in and out of the hospital. No wonder her doctor called child services! Well and the fact that she's a horrible liar. She bruised her shoulder after dodging a car and landing on rocks but told her doctor that she fell off her bike. WHAT? What kind of lie is that?? But she HAD to lie because of course, the doctor MIGHT be A...you never know...
So that's how I'm feeling about the show right now. Who knows, it could get better, the next season is supposed to be the last so they might pick it up a bit. I really hope they do because this show could have a really great ending, if they play their cards right.
3 stars because I still watch it every week so someone on the advertising committee is doing something right.
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