Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Pretty Little Liars: Touched By An 'A'-ngel

"Nos Animadverto Totus: We See All"

The surprises, secrets, and lies never stop in Rosewood. Tonight's episode once again proved that the show is still packed with drama, and not showing any signs of slowing down. This episode was directed by Chad Lowe who plays Aria's father Byron.



Spencer and Toby are packing up Ian's things, and stumble upon and old yearbook. They look up his activities and see the N.A.T. club, which Spencer does not recognize. They look through yearbooks from before and after that year, none list the club. However, they notice that the other two members are Garret Reynolds and Jason DiLaurentis. She then finds a T-shirt that says "Nos Animadverto Totus", which is Latin for "We See All". Spencer now suspects that Jason and Garret were a part of Ian's perverted actions of videotaping the girls, and that one of them may have killed Alison for having the evidence. Spencer worries about Aria, and confides in Ezra. She tells him that she knows about his relationship with Aria and warns him about how dangerous Jason is, even telling him about the pictures they found. Neither of them notice that Aria's mom is watching. Spencer later walks downstairs at her house to find Jenna in her living room. Jenna warns her to stop digging, and insists that she is heading into danger. Spencer throws her out and asks her to say hi to Garret, letting her know that she is aware of their relationship. Aria later lets Spencer know that she isn't angry at her for telling Ezra.


Hanna's mother wants her to try to be happy for her father finding love with Isabel. Hanna skips the college fair at school to go to her bridesmaid dress fitting with Mona. Mona mocks the dress and Hanna's new family. But the two are surprised when Hanna's soon to be step-sister Kate shows up and invites them to join her for lunch. Mona is surprised at how fashionable and classy Kate appears and accepts the invitation for both of them, to Hanna's dismay. Mona lies about her horse riding skills which leads to the girls being invited to join them for a ride. Mona has the girls go ahead while she attempts to show Hanna the ropes. The two end up losing the horses and having to search for them. Hanna accuses Mona of only showing interest in Kate because of her class. Hanna later apologizes when they get back. She goes on to rant and insult Kate and her mother, which is heard over the intercom. Hanna rushes out to apologize but an upset Kate walks away with her friends. At home, Hanna expects an angry phone call from her father, but instead gets a pleasant one telling her mother that things went well. Hanna is put on the phone with Kate and apologizes for what she said. Kate tells her not to worry about it and lets her know that she is seeking revenge against Hanna, then welcomes her into the family.


"A" seems to be targeting Emily, which is leaving Emily tense and stressed. Hanna's mother gives Emily a gift certificate to a spa to get a massage. While eating her cereal she notices that all the letters are A's and gets a message in the box from "A" tell her that the weakest link is the easiest to break. She also runs into their former therapist, Dr. Sullivan who offers to talk to her again if she wants. Emily tells her that there is still stuff that they have not shared with her, but Emily needs to. Emily goes to get a relaxing massage later that day. The masseuse steps out but later as Emily is face down, she feels an amazing massage. Shortly after, the masseuse returns and apologizes running late. Emily is horrified to find out that someone else was massaging her, and sees "A" left their initial on a glass of water. As she gets ready to call Dr. Sullivan, she gets a message from "A" remind her how easily they can get their hands around her neck. Emily is now upset knowing that if she had looked up from the table that she would finally know who "A" is. She does not tell her friends about her plans to see Dr. Sullivan again.


Aria questions Jason about the pictures her friends found at his place. He tells her that the pictures were taken by Alison, he was just developing them. He also claims he moved the equipment because it's expensive and he feared it would be stolen. Aria apologizes but points out how bad it looked. Meanwhile Aria's mother runs into Dr. Sullivan and asks about getting Mike into a therapist. It's the college fair at school and Aria see Ezra. She goes to approach him but changes her mind when she sees him with Jackie. Later he walks over to chat with her but gets the cold shoulder. She tells him that Jackie still likes him and she doesn't trust her. Ezra assures her that he has no feelings for Jackie anymore. Aria accidentally lets it slip that she kissed Jason. Before Ezra can react, Jackie walks over and request his help. Jackie lets Aria know that college will be good for her, and make her see how naive she is now. Jason later sits with Aria and shows her the pictures that Alison took. He informs her of a box of Alison's that he found, which intrigues Aria but he assures her that it's just filled with girl stuff. He still offers to let her see it and she follows him to his place. Once they get their he goes to get it from his shed while she chooses to wait in the yard. Ezra pulls up and tells Aria that Spencer warned him about Jason, and he knows about the pictures. He tells her that he doesn't want to lose her, and he is tired of hiding. Ezra is ready to go public with their relationship and wants to start with her parents. The two share a kiss witnessed by Jason, who then gives Aria the box of Alison's. Aria thanks him gets in the car with Ezra. At home Aria's mother asks her to help Mike get used to the idea of going to therapy. She then tells her that she saw Ezra with Spencer and questions if something is going on. Aria assures her nothing is going on but questions how she would feel about it. Ella makes it clear to her daughter that she would feel betrayed if she found out Ezra took advantage of his role as a teacher. Aria realizes it may not go well telling her parents about Ezra.

Jenna tells Garret that the girls know about them, and are still digging. She tells him that it's time to talk to Jason. Later Garret shows up at Jason's and asks him where they stand now.

The Liars really seem to be spilling secrets this season. Slowly they are letting their walls down and we may be getting closer to them finally telling people about "A". We give this episode an B+, it may not be the most intense and things did not seem to flow as well but it is building things up nicely. There are two more episodes left before the show goes on hiatus.

Next Week: "I Must Confess"


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