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Tyler Blackburn Caleb Rivers. Lucy Hale Aria Montgomery. Ian Harding Ezra Fitz. Shay Mitchell Emily Fields. Andrea Parker Mary Drake. Janel Parrish Mona Vanderwaal. Sasha Pieterse Alison DiLaurentis. Laura Leighton Ashley Marin. Holly Marie Combs Ella Montgomery. Chad Lowe Byron Montgomery. Bianca Lawson Maya St. Leslie Morganstein Executive Producer. Marlene King Executive Producer. Oliver Goldstick Executive Producer. Norman Buckley Director.

Ron Lagomarsino Director. Marlene King Writer. Sara Shepard Writer. Go back. More trailers. Dexter: New Blood: Season 1. The Shrink Next Door: Season 1. No Score Yet.

Yellowstone: Season 4. Blade Runner: Black Lotus: Season 1. Gentefied: Season 2. Shay Mitchell, who played Emily, had already started branching out with the comedy Mother's Day and had landed a role in the horror film "Cadaver" shortly after the show ended. If all fans, past and present, can agree on one thing about "Pretty Little Liars," it's this: the show was stressful to watch. From the up-and-down relationships and the breakups we're looking at you, Aria and Ezra to the untimely deaths to the coverups to the murders, viewers really didn't know what to expect from one episode to the next.

And it looks like the emotional toll that the show took not only impacted the viewers, but the show's creator as well. In an interview with TV Line , I. Marlene King divulged that "Pretty Little Liars" was heavy and occupied a ton of space for her. All that mythology was taking up so much space in my brain, and I can now release it. Among the award shows that exist, one is both brutally honest and a direct reflection of the fans — the Teen Choice Awards. The awards rely on votes from viewers, which makes the popularity of certain TV shows painfully clear.

The program swept all three categories, solidifying its place on the stage, as noted by Entertainment Weekly.

Three years later, "Pretty Little Liars" made such a huge dent in the awards swept up at the Teen Choice Awards that it was easy to think that the show had won every category.

That was the show's peak, and by the time the Teen Choice Awards rolled around, "Pretty Little Liars" only snagged two awards. Leave it to teens to tell you exactly what they think. Some hated Toby and Spencer together, while others thought that Jenna was behind everything. Still other viewers thought that Aria and Ezra were just not it, while other fans had theories as to who "A" was and who really killed Allison.

Well, as "Pretty Little Liars" progressed, fan theories began to be either proven or debunked, and by the time the two-hour series finale rolled around, fans were so enveloped in the "Uber A" mystery. But, as noted by Refinery29 , some fans were so upset with the Pretty Little Liars' series finale that they wrote their own endings. Yes, you read that correctly. Some viewers were upset that one of the main villains of the show, Bethany, didn't even appear on screen until Season 6.

Others were confused by the whole "evil British twin" thing that went down with Spencer and Alex Drake. And here's the thing that caps all the frustration off — there were 13 deaths in "Pretty Little Liars," and few of them were explained. We'll leave it to the fans to make themselves feel better about the ending.

While fans and theorists alike can critique and complain about "Pretty Little Liars," the show had massive influence not just on its audience, but on the teen television scene as a whole. As per Collider , the show paved the way for a new generation of young adult dramas, not just because of its engaging plot, but because of the ways in which social media was used to further the show's audience and appeal.

Until "Pretty Little Liars" burst onto the scene, the only young adult show that even dared to be as dramatic was "The Vampire Diaries. Think of "Pretty Little Liars", and then think of "Riverdale" — the parallels between the tones of both shows are enormous.

Think about " Euphoria " and the ways in which Zendaya's character went through it in high school. So many shows owe much to "Pretty Little Liars," whether it's obvious or not. Diehard "Pretty Little Liars" fans were met with amazing news shortly after the show wrapped — a spinoff, "Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists," was in the works. The show brought back fan favorites like Alison and Mona, but despite the success of the original program, " The Perfectionists " did not stick and, as noted by The Hollywood Reporter , was canceled in after just one season.

Given the ratings, it's no wonder that the show didn't last long. Of course, it did leave many fans very upset, with some even taking to Twitter to air their grievances. What about the storyline? But most important, it really shows us how annoying Paige is. Yes, she was closeted and angry and secretly in love with Emily when she was making threatening and homophobic comments, but at her core, Paige is the worst. Thank god for Spencer and her pill problems, which gives this train wreck the jolt of energy it desperately needs.

The last thing we needed weeks before the finale was an unnecessary storyline, and a juvenile one at that. Emily still has no idea whether she wants this Maya thing to happen or not. Besides that, it introduces some questions about whether the N. Club being dumb and a moot point in the end. Emily tries to get her mom to accept her homosexuality, which goes poorly. Noel Kahn starts trying to blackmail Ezra for grades, and Lucas and Jenna make some big admissions. Look busy.

Caleb reconnects with his birth mother, and we see more colluding between Jenna and Garrett. Overall, a comparatively low-key episode. The Hastings family is looking as suspicious as ever. This episode focuses on that misguided mission. Plus, A creepily films the Liars from inside her bedroom closet. Hellish events ensue that make them question their decision. The Wilden problem continues to pester Hanna and her mom, and Spencer thinks she finds Toby dead in the forest, kicking off a too-long narrative arc of her feeling emotionally desolate and lashing out at her friends.

Yes, that would be traumatic, but Despondent Spencer is not nearly as fun as Scheming and Sleuthing Spencer, so it gets old pretty fast. They really have nothing better to do after all of these years?

To clarify: Paige is the worst. Aria continues to almost sabotage her relationship with Ezra, and expose him to threat of legal repercussions for sleeping with a teenager. The best part, though, is when the Liars all keep Emily from taking unearned treats at a church blood drive. These guys. But a fight between Hanna and Caleb over his involvement with Jenna leads to Hanna slapping her across the face. Yes, Hanna slaps a blind girl! Spencer is keeping a secret that alienates her from the group, and her self-loathing starts to hit tedious levels.

It does, however, also include Sara Harvey breaking into the narrative by stalking Emily and showing up at her house uninvited. Go away, Sara Harvey! Meanwhile, the cops investigate new evidence in the case of who murdered Alison, and Paige takes Emily to a rural bar to do some heinous karaoke to Pink songs.

Spencer threatens her with not-so-incriminating images of when she looked unattractive at an equestrian summer camp years ago. It ends with Hanna apparently sending a naked picture of Kate to all of her phone contacts, causing shock and disgust at the school. Toby has also started doing grounds work at the Hastings house, where he uncovers, with Spencer, the murder weapon that killed Alison.

Paige finally gets vulnerable with Emily. Hanna and Caleb get closer, and Spencer starts batting her lashes at Toby. Sexy time! There is, however, an Alison flashback that lays some necessary emotional groundwork between her and Emily. Con: the arrival of the psychotic Lyndon James.

Pro: Ella joining the dating website MainLineMate. Con: Hanna and Caleb temporarily breaking up. There is some forward movement though: She does manage to obtain a disturbing notebook that used to belong to Bethany Young. No one out-lies Mona Vanderwaal. You guys are like a band of Vikings. Sullivan because their parents insist, but the doctor throws a curveball and makes the rude suggestion they be kept apart from one another for a brief time. Hanna and Mona have a falling-out.

Toby is on the outs in the Hastings house. But things get more exciting when Melissa receives a text from Ian, who is supposed to be dead. Spencer is arrested for murdering Bethany Young — the body buried on the DiLaurentis property that everyone thought was Alison — and since all the Liars think Alison is shady at this point, they plot to take her down so Spencer can go free.

This will seem like a super-bad idea when they decide to trust Alison again a little later. Since Holbrook only exists for you to hope someone will hit him with a metal rod, this is great. The goal of this new and improved A seems to be figuring out who murdered Charlotte, which makes sense on paper. No amount of Spencer and Caleb making out can salvage how that goes. Jenna can still hear so this never works out, but they still try.