It’s season finale time again! We had an impromptu in-person recording to cover 2.24, ”If These Dolls Could Talk”, and 2.25, “UnmAsked”, where we got things we’ve been waiting for all season like Lost Woods Resort; Mona and Caleb kissing for… reasons; the A reveal; and, of course, DOLL HOSPITAL. We are confused about many different plot points, whether Mona actually caused the Liars to take Hanna away from her, and how peanut butter flavor could be confused for toffee. Turns out one of the Liars really is the unequivocal worst dressed, and we have data to prove it. See you next season, bitches!

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Deepa’s Literary Analysis
  • Ezra’s “forbidden love” (gross) collection includes Tristan and Isolde, a medieval chivalric romance (assumed to be 12th century Celtic in origin, later folded into the Arthurian legend), and the letters of (Peter) Abelard and Heloise, who were real-life 12th century French theologians.
  • Psycho is in fact a book by Robert Bloch, but neither of us have ever read it, so… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Things We Referenced Somewhat Related to PLL
  • The plethora of Psycho references in this episode, including everything about Harold and the Lost Woods Resort, and Mona’s internal monologue at the end
  • Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’s “feminist” take on Psycho by…putting a dude in the shower
Things We Referenced Completely Unrelated to PLL
  • The Annabelle doll legend – Unpacking The Eerie has a fun episode about this! 
  • If you like creepy doll content, we recommend The Conjuring, M3GAN, and the creepy doll episodes of Supernatural (“Playthings”) and อังคารคลุมโปง: เอ็กซ์ตรีม | Terror Tuesday: Extreme (“Our Little Sister”)
Fashion Analysis

Our favorite outfits were both from the same scene: Cameron loved Hanna’s dark gray top, while Deepa enjoyed Aria’s dress with paisley pattern and a nice belt

Hanna seated at Spencer’s kitchen counter, leaning forward on her elbows. She is wearing a dark gray sleeveless top with a vee neck and sparkly studs or beads
Hanna seated at Spencer’s kitchen counter, leaning forward on her elbows. She is wearing a dark gray sleeveless top with a vee neck and sparkly studs or beads
Aria also seated at the kitchen counter, wearing a sleeveless dress with colorful paisley patterns over a black background
Aria also seated at the kitchen counter, wearing a sleeveless dress with colorful paisley patterns over a black background
Wider shot of Aria, where you can see she has a beaded yellow waist belt over the dress and black boots on as well
Wider shot of Aria, where you can see she has a beaded yellow waist belt over the dress and black boots on as well

Meanwhile, Deepa hated Spencer’s babydoll dress (the cardigan was nice though), and Cameron loathed both Aria’s door-knocker necklace and her outfit with a graphic tee cut into the longest fringe and bright red boots

Hanna, Spencer, and Emily standing on a sidewalk looking concerned. Spencer is wearing light blue dress with a lace collar, silver buttons above the waist, and a thin white leather belt at the waist, along with a long burnt-orange cardigan
Hanna, Spencer, and Emily standing on a sidewalk looking concerned. Spencer is wearing light blue dress with a lace collar, silver buttons above the waist, and a thin white leather belt at the waist, along with a long burnt-orange cardigan
Aria also seated at the kitchen counter, wearing a sleeveless dress with colorful paisley patterns over a black background
Aria also seated at the kitchen counter, wearing a sleeveless dress with colorful paisley patterns over a black background
Aria in Ezra’s kitchen. She is wearing a dark gray t-shirt with a graphic of bright red lips. At the waist, the shirt is cut into strips of fringe that go past her gray jeans. She’s also wearing a sparkly black scarf around her neck
Aria in Ezra’s kitchen. She is wearing a dark gray t-shirt with a graphic of bright red lips. At the waist, the shirt is cut into strips of fringe that go past her gray jeans. She’s also wearing a sparkly black scarf around her neck
Wider shot of Aria in the same outfit; she is now wearing a blue leather jacket over the t-shirt, but we can see that the fringe goes down almost to her ankles, and that she is also wearing bright red knee-high heeled boots
Wider shot of Aria in the same outfit; she is now wearing a blue leather jacket over the t-shirt, but we can see that the fringe goes down almost to her ankles, and that she is also wearing bright red knee-high heeled boots

We also discussed a few other outfits: Hanna’s snakeskin blazer, which Cameron liked; the Liars’ masquerade ball dresses, which we both disliked; and Mona’s A outfit reveal, which defies criticism

Hanna in her kitchen, looking at papers on the counter. She is wearing a blue top and long gold necklace with a snakeskin blazer over it
Hanna in her kitchen, looking at papers on the counter. She is wearing a blue top and long gold necklace with a snakeskin blazer over it
The Liars entering the masquerade ball together, all wearing floor-length gowns and masquerade-style masks. Spencer’s is mustard yellow with black accents; Emily’s is dark blue with a corset-style at the top and ruffles that look like fish scales from the waist down; Hanna’s is Renaissance style white and gold, which she is wearing along with a white flower crown-style tiara; and Aria’s is black and red alternating stripes, which she is wearing with elbow-length black gloves
The Liars entering the masquerade ball together, all wearing floor-length gowns and masquerade-style masks. Spencer’s is mustard yellow with black accents; Emily’s is dark blue with a corset-style at the top and ruffles that look like fish scales from the waist down; Hanna’s is Renaissance style white and gold, which she is wearing along with a white flower crown-style tiara; and Aria’s is black and red alternating stripes, which she is wearing with elbow-length black gloves
Mona standing in a room at the Lost Woods Resort, looking angry. She is wearing a black hoodie with the hood up, while still in the dark eyeliner and lipstick she was wearing at the ball
Mona standing in a room at the Lost Woods Resort, looking angry. She is wearing a black hoodie with the hood up, while still in the dark eyeliner and lipstick she was wearing at the ball

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