We start with a guest spot by pop culture analyst Stitch of Stitch’s Media Mix and the podcast Pages & Prejudice! Then we discuss episodes 2.14, “Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares”, and 2.15, “A Hot Piece of A”. Our show notes are too long for a longer summary and things we discuss unrelated to PLL, oops!

Also, we recorded this weeks ago, but fuck America and fuck white supremacy.

Content notes: mentions of rape and sexual assault, incest, and adult/minor abuse

Theme song by Ashok R. Chandran.

Chickpeas Oh My Gosh
Stitch’s Media & Fandom Criticism!
Deepa’s Literary Analysis
Sports Corner with Cameron 
Things We Referenced Related to PLL
  • A 2021 ranking of PLL love interests
  • Ezra and Aria adopting in Original Sin
  • Alison and Emily’s divorce in The Perfectionists
Fashion Analysis

For outfits, Cameron did a 180 and loved one of Hanna’s club-appropriate dresses, while Deepa liked Aria’s green lacy top and Mona’s party outfit

Hanna is walking while drinking coffee in the school courtyard. She is wearing a lacy black and blue dress with a black cardigan over it
Hanna is walking while drinking coffee in the school courtyard. She is wearing a lacy black and blue dress with a black cardigan over it
Aria stands next to Spencer and Hanna. Aria is wearing a dark green lacy top with a beaded red necklace
Aria stands next to Spencer and Hanna. Aria is wearing a dark green lacy top with a beaded red necklace
Mona at the party with Noel Kahn. Mona is wearing a dress with a large print of a white and red flower, a wide cream and light brown waist belt, and large red leaf earrings
Mona at the party with Noel Kahn. Mona is wearing a dress with a large print of a white and red flower, a wide cream and light brown waist belt, and large red leaf earrings

Meanwhile, we both hated Aria necklaces: Deepa disliked the giant gold pendant with a hole in it, while Cameron loathed the spider necklace (and accompanying outfit)

Aria standing in the school hallway facing. She is wearing a gold necklace with a large flat gold pendant that is an irregular shape with a similarly irregular hole in the middle of it
Aria standing in the school hallway facing. She is wearing a gold necklace with a large flat gold pendant that is an irregular shape with a similarly irregular hole in the middle of it
Aria stands in the hallway of her home facing her dad. Aria is wearing a black leather zipper dress over a maroon dark-red top with black leather boots and matching maroon socks. She's also wearing a large black beaded spider necklace.
Aria stands in the hallway of her home facing her dad. Aria is wearing a black leather zipper dress over a maroon dark-red top with black leather boots and matching maroon socks. She’s also wearing a large black beaded spider necklace.

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