Pretty Little Localisers: Prologue
An introduction to our Pretty Little Liars re-watch and retrospective.
I'm still here bitches, and I know everything. -A
My colleagues, Sophie and Charlotte (of PPC Localisation fame), and I all agree that if 2010s television was an Olympic sport, Pretty Little Liars takes the gold. Pretty Little Liars (2010-17) was an American mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King that aired weekly on ABC Family. Then we figured what better way to sing the show’s praises than committing to a 4 month watch-a-long? And so Pretty Little Localisers was born.
Join us biweekly as we make our way through every episode of Pretty Little Liars. Is it camp? Is it prestige television? Was the ending really That Bad? Should all the male characters be in jail? Let’s find out together.
How will it work?
We have a fortnightly deadline (give or take) to complete each season, which will end on 29th December should all go to plan. Our golden rule is that no one may begin the next season until we are all caught up; after all, PLL is first and foremost about friendship. And murder.
We have created a five-tier ranking system so we can compare the average scores of episodes, both by-season and across the entire series. The system goes as follows:
1 Star = Paige
2 Stars = Byron
3 Stars = Tippy the Bird
4 Stars = Allison
5 Stars = Mona
Below you can find a little glimpse into our most/least cherished parts of the show, then we will compare our answers in 160 episodes time to see if anything has changed.
Charlotte
Favourite season?
Season 5.
Least favourite season?
Season 7.
Favourite character?
Mona.
Least favourite character?
Paige.
Most iconic moment?
The entire episode of ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’.
Favourite message from A?
Pam Fields in jail.
Sophie
Favourite season?
Season 4.
Least favourite season?
Season 7.
Favourite character?
Tippy the Bird.
Least favourite character?
Sarah Harvey.
Most iconic moment?
Ella Montgomery getting stuck in the car with the bees.
Favourite message from A?
‘Call off your techno-boy-toy or I tell the cops what your mom keeps in the lasagna box.’
Emily
Favourite season?
Season 1.
Least favourite season?
Season 7.
Favourite character?
Spencer Hastings.
Least favourite character?
Darren Wilden.
Most iconic moment?
Ezra lying about chickpeas.
Favourite message from A?
‘give me the killer or i’ll use your eggs’ written on a carton of eggs.
Buckle up, bitches. Let the games begin. Kick off: September 1st.
- C, S, E