We’re back again, bitches! Episodes 2.12 (“Over My Dead Body”) and 2.13 (“The First Secret”) are wildly different and we treat them as such. The first has it all: creepy dolls! Ali visitation! Stopping weddings! Answers to lingering questions! But Emily’s appropriative Halloween costume in the second episode makes us sad and mad, and Deepa provides context with infuriating facts. We hope you accept a longer episode as an apology for our absence.

Theme song composed by Ashok R. Chandran.

Chickpeas Oh My Gosh!
Deepa’s Literary Analysis
  • Deepa fails at figuring out what James Joyce book Meredith is reading, but Deepa did so much research for this episode that all is forgiven
Grounding PLL in Indigenous History
Things We Referenced Related to PLL
Things We Referenced Completely Unrelated to PLL 
  • The phenomenon where people in survival situations envision another person helping them is called Third Man Syndrome 
  • 2008, but you were probably there
  • Notting Hill is boring
  • deeper cuts! (aka Deepa’s newsletter)
  • Fuck Sweetgreen for having a founder who is both Zionist and horrible in other ways??
Fashion Analysis

Our least favorite outfits were both Aria outfits: Cameron hated her shredded black top look, while Deepa disliked her pink rosette dress with a totally not matching necklace

Aria in the hallway at Hollis College; she is wearing a black shredded top over a white tank top and black pants. She also has large hanging earrings in a sort of art deco triangle style
Aria in the hallway at Hollis College; she is wearing a black shredded top over a white tank top and black pants. She also has large hanging earrings in a sort of art deco triangle style
Aria in her room in front of her closet, wearing a dress a sleeveless dress with pink rosettes and a black belt and also wearing an owl necklace with bright blue eyes
Aria in her room in front of her closet, wearing a dress a sleeveless dress with pink rosettes and a black belt and also wearing an owl necklace with bright blue eyes

Meanwhile our favorites were both outfits for Hanna’s dad’s wedding: Deepa cheated a little and picked Caleb’s suit, while Cameron liked Emily’s dress that never actually made it to the wedding

Caleb and Hanna standing arm-in-arm at the church. Caleb is wearing a black suit with a black, white, and purple tie
Caleb and Hanna standing arm-in-arm at the church. Caleb is wearing a black suit with a black, white, and purple tie
Emily sitting on the ground looking stunned while the other Liars crouch around her, looking worried. Emily is wearing a light blue sleeveless dress with off-the-shoulder sleeves and small white polka dots
Emily sitting on the ground looking stunned while the other Liars crouch around her, looking worried. Emily is wearing a light blue sleeveless dress with off-the-shoulder sleeves and small white polka dots

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