PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: My Unpopular Opinions on the Popular Show

And.... we're back!! My unpopular opinions about Pretty Little Liars... is Paige really that bad a character? Were the dollhouse episodes actually that good? And, most scandalous of all, why the show never struck me as being the best with female friendship.
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[@SerenaSkybourne]

What do you think of Paige's character? I personally was not a fan. UPCOMING VIDEO TOPICS: ranking the couples of PLL best and worst PLL characters More theories about A reveals and the show PLL: the perfectionists PLL upcoming reboots when they are out an analysis on all of the A’s- what worked, what didn’t Any other PLL video requests you have! then.... gossip girl Revenge The vampire diaries The Selection reboot reviewing Barbie movies charmed Maybe the originals, legacies, desperate housewives insta: serena_sky1_

[@rivyr7029]

I was mostly indifferent about her. I didn’t really care for her as a character or for her as Emily’s love interest (I preferred Maya) but people shouldn’t have bullied Paige’s actress

[@SerenaSkybourne]

@@rivyr7029 agreed 100%

[@isabelzuka4438]

Okay, now that you mentioned Barbie, I NEED a Barbie movie ranking video. I need more people my age coming out as a Barbie fan

[@SerenaSkybourne]

@@isabelzuka4438 Barbie is the best, i'm going to cover every movie

[@isabelzuka4438]

@@SerenaSkybourne For that alone you get a sub ♡

[@theangelproductions]

I thought it was gross how Hanna was always trying to pressure Sean into having sex, then stole and crashed his car when he refused.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

yep, she was being so gross. And Mona pressurizing Hanna to sleep with Sean and hurry up with it

[@SocialExperiment232]

I knowww I thought this was so wrong like yo this is rape girl calm down

[@tabathaalshalhoub1653]

And she didn’t even *like* Sean as a person. She only wanted to be his gf for the status. So that makes it 100x worse. But Mona was A and kept pushing Hannah and pushing her and really bullying her to sexually harass him. Gross 🤮

[@elsie1998]

Thats one of the topics PLL handles badly, like Hanna's eating disorder, Ezra being a groomer, Wren and Ian kissing their girlfriend's little sister or Radley being a dark hole instead of a safe place for someone who's mentally ill. If Sean pressured Hanna, it would've been a scandal.

[@Echo-mg5em]

This is true-I think it stemmed from Hanna still struggling with her body, Alison was still in her head telling her she’d never be thin enough, no guy would ever want her. So it wasn’t that she wanted Sean so much as she wanted to prove Alison wrong, to show that she was good enough. Getting Sean to want her was an extension of her need to shut that cruel voice out, but it made her more like Alison in that she was disregarding his own feelings. That said, I did appreciate their showing a teenage guy on tv who was comfortable saying no when he wasn’t ready, most tv shows portray boys as obsessive and even agressive in their quests for sex.

[@hannaparoledelectrice1869]

I wish Emily hadn't hurt her shoulder and went into a professional swimming career. She deserved so much better than what the writers gave to her

[@jennawhite1277]

For worst couples: There's literally a moment in the first few episodes when Ezra sees the threats from A on Aria's phone and freaks out on her, even after she says the person who sent that ISN'T A FRIEND. If he were a responsible adult, he would have been like "what does that mean? you're being threatened?" But he was a creep who kept dating children, so his reaction was instead completely based on covering for himself.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

this is so sad and accurate

[@aminas31]

if he told the police about it, he'd also have to tell them about their relationship which i doubt he'd want to do... gross

[@MissTriana127]

LMAO IM REWATCHING PLL ATM AND I JUST WATCHED THE EP UR TALKING AB HAHAJDJSN

[@tobennaokoli4450]

Then he said crap like “I thought you said you were mature enough.” And well you know how grooming works at this point…

[@cassiehartleyy8849]

and in reality this makes no sense given what we know later about ezra completely watching the girls and having known about A, there was no reason to yell at her there as he would have known what was happening. Unless he wasn’t all set up with cameras at that point but i doubt it since he said he purposely sought aria out at the bar and planned to get close to her

[@Mer_girl]

We need a video as to why Mona is actually the best character in the whole series uwu

[@hannahhh2269]

Couldn't agree more

[@taylorgayhart9497]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who was upset about how Mona was done dirty! The girls forgive Alison but they can’t forgive Mona?

[@alexwallar8608]

@@taylorgayhart9497 Well the Liars had more of a bond with Alison then with Mona

[@venety5422]

She honestly was and her acting was always great too!

[@Mollyanholly]

@@venety5422 janel was so under rated

[@ellielouise9625]

I truly believe that if Aria had been revealed as A in the finale, Lucy would have been praised SO much for how she portrayed the character and kept every little detail as a hint to it through the series. She deserved better

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Exactly, she was done so dirty. She was being slightly aggressive in her acting and stuff because SHE THOUGHT ARIA WAS A!

[@veritasvanburen_]

Also Haleb was BY FAR the best. Alison’s redemption was forced for Emison shippers, Ezria had noncery, and Spoby comes 2nd because Toby literally joined the A team, gave some shitty excuse ‘I was protecting you’ for turning Spencer CLINICALLY INSANE and then was just forgiven in a heartbeat. At least when Caleb returned from Ravenswood after breaking Hanna’s heart they took more time with her forgiving him. Spencer was telling Toby how he destroyed her then 5 mins later they’re having sex.

[@lesbiangoddess290]

I agree completely

[@doyouwannajump]

exactly caleb clearly loved hanna more than anything else and wouldve done anything to prove it.

[@alexwallar8608]

I ship Emison but I admit they could've been done better

[@lydiapruser3143]

all the ships are toxic imo, didn't Caleb track Hannas for a period?

[@rivyr7029]

@@lydiapruser3143 To be fair, the girls are constantly being threatened, stalked, and cyber-bullied. They also had just come from the torture that was the dollhouse, so under their circumstances, I can see where he was coming. Besides, he only did it ONCE and NEVER did it again. It would be toxic if he kept repeating this behavior

[@azuki_O]

The problem with the friendship in the show is that the girls are linked in their friendship around that very toxic person, it breaks when she disappears, and then they're forced back together because of A. Their friendship is not genuine, it's not love for each other, it's circumstances that brings them together. And they go through such traumatic events how can it last. So no, for me it was never about female friendship.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

THANKYOUUUU

[@noonstyles3973]

I half agree w you . Yes it was centred around a toxic person and every time they got together it was either to find A or is Ali alive or cece being released BUT during all these events they did grow up with each other and become true friends

[@jasonmoukala8909]

Um they definitely all love each other 😂😂😂

[@jasonmoukala8909]

You realize that they were always there for each other right? They definitely loved each other 😂😂😂

[@Missmagazinebura]

Kk so what are they if not friends ? Investigators?

[@sagehdent4518]

personally I think Toby was done so dirty by the show and so many of his storylines later on made no sense and felt so out of place for him, he was always one of my favourites from the start! also why did they forget that him and Emily were friends?

[@SerenaSkybourne]

THANKYOU he was so iconic and by the sixth season had become kind of dull

[@haylieamygoth3407]

I think Emily& Toby had more chemistry than Him& Spencer. I love the LGBT inclusion but Toby had more chemistry than any of Emily’s love interests with the exception of Maya.

[@rivyr7029]

Honestly, I kind of liked that they subverted Caleb’s character a bit. At first, you think he’s a bad boy and up to no good, but then you realize that he’s just misunderstood. It also validates Hanna seeing him for who he is when everyone else judged him and weren’t even thinking about being friends with him. She always knew the real him even when everyone wrote him off as a street punk/criminal

[@SerenaSkybourne]

I agree in the sense that I loved seeing the soft and more vulnerable side of his personality, however, I feel like he lost some of that charm from the earlier seasons xx

[@mr.worldwide5971]

@@SerenaSkybourne this exactly

[@genericusername702]

It seems to be some part of Hanna's character in a sense, the same thing happens with Mona. I know it happens with Toby and Emily as well but I definitely feel like the trait is more unexpected in Hanna

[@rivyr7029]

@@genericusername702 Yup and it’s even better that she gave Caleb a fair chance. If she hadn’t they wouldn’t have had his hacking skills to help them especially when they didn’t know of Amina would be on their side or not, so it was good to have someone they were sure was 100% on their side

[@genericusername702]

@@rivyr7029 yeah I definitely appreciate Caleb. While I would also enjoy some variety in relationships, i thought Calebs dedication and defense of Hanna was reliable. Ans that’s needed in a show where everything changes back and forth and up and down every few episodes

[@annesilva3542]

When I started watching PLL I honestly thought Ezra was a passing love interest, that A was gonna reveal their disgusting thing and he was gonna go to jail... imagine my shock when that never happened, I kept waiting and waiting until they got married. It’s like idk Aria is brainwashed into being in this relationship

[@SocialExperiment232]

I knowwww every night I’d go to bed praying A would kill him. I can’t believe they sold a literal statutory rape as a” true love” thing. Especially since they never ever had any sort of experience that would justify the “soulmate” label. They met at a bar where they immediately fucked. Then they randomly met to alternate between making out and arguing then we found out he was just using her then they get married??? Yeah beautiful love story.

[@SocialExperiment232]

Especially since in the books he gets arrested and fired. As he should have.

[@erindanko3900]

in the books, ezra does get arrested !!!

[@hayleym1483]

@@erindanko3900 I prefer the books literally only for this reason.

[@QTpatootie95]

that's what happened in the books lol

[@spiritfang36aj47]

It annoyed me how we found out Alison and Cece were sisters, but then we found out they were cousins, then we found out there was a secret Aunt then we found out spencer was actually Ceces sister and Alisons cousin and then we find out there’s a secret evil twin sister. Like- it just felt confusing because we were running around in circles and at points I forgot if Cece and Alison were friends, cousins or sisters just because of how confusing their family tree was getting.

[@ellay2715]

My sister and I legitimately drew a Dilaurentis/Hastings/Drake family tree when we were watching the show 💀

[@awaywiththefaeries9464]

@@ellay2715 I used to ship Jason and Aria and I remember thinking about how you could essentially create a family tree including the majority of the Liars (excluding Hanna).

[@ellay2715]

@@awaywiththefaeries9464 Omg so true! In the books Hanna married mike so if that happened in the show they’d all be related 💀

[@codezero7981]

pretty sure Marlene wouldn't be against the idea of all the liars having secret twins 💀

[@simplesimply3753]

Yeah by time the cousin reveal came I stopped caring about the family tree. Pretty much everyone was with everyone at some point.

[@analiesestrawberries7195]

The best couple is definitely Hanna and Caleb. They were perfectly matched and I loved seeing them together. I didn’t even buy it when they fought. I could understand small fights because Hanna could be fiery but their break ups were never believable to me. I always saw it as the writers wanting to add some drama but I knew they would get back together later.

[@rivyr7029]

Yeah that Ravenswood breakup was pointless because Caleb didn’t even like the girl Miranda like that and they didn’t even do anything. The writers also forced their last breakup just so Spaleb could happen out of nowhere. Before the time jump there were no signs of Haleb breaking up and that they’d be stable, but the writers were thirsting for drama and had no ideas for the last two seasons, so they just pulled things out of their you know what

[@bubblezzxxd15]

@@rivyr7029 I didn't watch the last couple seasons, why would they put Spencer and Caleb together?! Spencer would never do that to Hannah

[@rivyr7029]

@@bubblezzxxd15 There was a time jump where Hanna was engaged to someone else and Toby was with someone else. Haleb had broken up due to Hanna not having time for their relationship on important days, and so that’s how all of that went down. Spencer and Caleb hooked up and got together after the time jump. Spencer and Caleb asked if Hanna and Toby were ok with it, but obviously they weren’t and there were times where Spencer sensed Hanna wasn’t okay with it despite Hanna saying otherwise. I know some people have different opinions on this, but I still think Spaleb shouldn’t have happened, especially since it wasn’t built up properly and seemed like a rebound relationship. I think the writers put them together for a quick way to start some drama and get a love triangle going.

[@amywonderland9297]

@@rivyr7029 But she asked and Hanna said it was okay. Of course it was weird for Hanna but she's a grown woman. If she had an issue with it she should of said so. What she shouldn't of done was kiss Caleb while he's dating her best friend. That wasn't okay. I get mad when people go after Spencer for dating him, when a. It's been YEARS since he's even seen Hanna let alone dated her! They grew really close in those years yet out of love for Hanna they never acted on their feelings. Hanna was engaged to someone else! Would people rather Caleb and Spencer just be unhappy while Hanna possibly got married? I feel awful for Spencer as she had to cover up Hanna's crime after finding out Hanna kissed her boyfriend. That's loyalty XD

[@rivyr7029]

@@amywonderland9297 I mentioned that Hanna said it was okay in my post when I said she was saying otherwise. While yes, Spencer did ask and Hanna was with someone else, Spencer did see that Hanna wasn’t 100% okay with it (see the 6x14 phone conversation and 6x15 when Spencer saw Hanna’s reaction to Caleb caressing Spencer’s hand). People go on and on about how smart Spencer and Caleb are, but want us to also believe that they didn’t notice their best friends being uncomfortable about it despite given the “okay”. It’s not that we wanted Caleb and Spencer to be unhappy, but it really felt like they were rebounding, which seemed to be the case especially on Caleb’s part. I’d say that they all were to blame for the love triangle happening

[@user-lr5ge5yj1y]

Ok, my fist opinion: Ezra and Aria shouldn't have ended together.

[@lovely_beca]

YES! I agreed.

[@vaas_3735]

they should and they

[@lesbiangoddess290]

It was ILLEGAL

[@isabelzuka4438]

I couldn't agree more

[@SocialExperiment232]

This ruined the show for me. I will never rewatch it because they literally glorified a statutory rape and turned it into a happily ever after like “seee he might have began by manipulating her into a relationship so he could find out information for a book when she was 16 and he was her teacher... but he married her so it’s ok” noooo it’s not!

[@BeccasaurousRex270]

I’ve noticed in all your videos you missed out how Alli gave birth to Emily’s blonde hair blue eyed babies. It’s like they forgot the twins aren’t biologically Allison’s babies, they’re Emily’s.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

yep, im covering that in my next video- its so bad

[@kamaryn_]

Omg i didnt even notice that wow

[@andreamolinar6883]

Personally the fact that the twins look NOTHING like Emily just further adds to my ability to ignore the whole A implanting Emily’s embryos in Ali without either’s permission storyline. In my head, those are Ali’s and the creepy doctor’s biological daughters but Emily chooses to be their parent when Emison gets together. I think that way the two are coming together more organically since no matter how much I love Emison, the way they got together was so forced. (Also I never understood A’s motives for implanting Emily’s embryos in Ali? Alex Drake must have been an Emison shipper too because it’s just a weird thing to do.)

[@tas64]

It's definitely weird but Emily mentioned in the show that she was mixed race so it's possible.

[@I.Q69]

Wasn't it revealed that Wren was the father of the twins? If not revealed it was hinted. In addition, Wren and Emily could have both have blue eyes and blond hair genes in their family which was not passed on to either Emily or Wren.

[@isabelzuka4438]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like Ezra and Aria. I always thought he was creepy

[@SerenaSkybourne]

yesss hes kinda weird

[@kyaria8888]

But whenever Ezra tried to break it off in season One Aria wanted it to keep going. Aria pushed the relationship. Why does he get so much blame?

[@ailbhesweeney2826]

Because she’s below the age of consent. She’s literally not old enough to make that decision

[@ailbhesweeney2826]

Also there r special rules about teachers and students even when the student is old enough to consent because they r suppose to a support figure and this is an abuse of that position

[@tabathaalshalhoub1653]

@@kyaria8888 Aria broke it off at the end of the first episode and Ezra pushed it. So, after he wanted to be with her, even if later he backs off a little, he still put it in her mind that they’re soul mates. Also, it’s extra super gross because he *knew* who she was & how old she was. He *forced* a relationship and literally groomed her. I think she should’ve been A for that reason, too. She was abused and used and Ezra is a POS who should’ve been killed by A (maybe season 6, maybe earlier. And also, no Nicole. That was gross, too)

[@RachaelTheRed]

I think with Mona, her friendship with the girls needed to be all or nothing. What annoyed me was that they acted like she was the devil but then got all buddy buddy when it was convenient. They either needed to bring her in to their group completely or not at all.

[@aminas31]

they were only nice to her when it was beneficial, when she could help them because of her intelligence and technology, but after she helped they just kicked her out and didn't talk to her

[@sabalvasan3796]

Personally if one of the liars had to have a twin I think it should have been aria. It would have made a lot more sense especially when Eddie lane asked her if she looked familiar when she volunteered at Radley. Idk just my opinion. Ps love your videos

[@SerenaSkybourne]

xxxx

[@barbs8019]

omg...😯 that’s soo smart!

[@foxymama2003]

@Sabal Vasan, they could have easily had Aria and her twin be Byron’s children of an affair and they separate the twins with one going to the mom and Ella agreeing to raise Aria and never tell her the truth. That would also have given an extra edge to the pain and betrayal Ella feels when she finds out that he had another affair! Perhaps in a freaky twist, have the twins’ mom be one of HIS students (thereby adding to the whole ick factor of Aria dating Ezra), who might have suffered from the trauma (maybe a drug addiction that makes the twin’s childhood difficult) and the twin hates Aria and her friends for having everything she didn’t. It would have been much more believable than a Spencer twin and they could have had a storyline of Ezra finding this out in the research for his book and instead of telling Aria, he could have blackmailed her parents into letting him date Aria. That would also close the plot of why Byron and Ella let him continue to date Aria instead of reporting his illegal behavior to the police like most parents would!

[@alexandrakimbink3198]

Who is Eddie Lane? His name was Eddie Lamb.

[@AaronW-ww4ds]

If they stuck to the books it would have been Alison who was the twin and pretty sure Alison was A in the books too and she was the unstable one who made out it was her twin Courtney who was the unstable one its the one things I hate about book to TV or movie adaptions they stray way from the source material with movies can kind of get since it needs to be compressed into around 2 hours where TV shows get seasons so they get more time to get very close to the books especially major plot points/events

[@Kristina-qd8cy]

My unpopular opinion is that Aria and Jason should’ve had a much bigger storyline. They always had an infactuiation with each other. the writers couldve encluded more throwbacks to aria and jason around the time ali was «alive». A plot of «my best friends brother» type of thing, that never really went away. we saw glimps of it; like at Ian’s funeral. But they should have spent more time on them. always loved their chemesty. The little revisit in the timejump was just unnessesary. If they we’re gonna do it, they should’ve done it right, and well.

[@erindanko3900]

one of my favorite tropes is 'best friends brother', so i would have LOVED to see more of their relationship or even see a friendship brew between mona and aria before mona dates mike. just something to include that trope, since i feel this show covers almost every realistic love trope well except for that one

[@Kristina-qd8cy]

​@@erindanko3900 YESSS this^^!!! I'm rewatching pll rn and I'm currently on season 4, another love-affair I loved n forgot about until now was the Hanna and Officer Holbrook fling. I might be a sinner for this, but the tension ahh!!!! the writers should've dove more into it. I do stan Haleb so hard, but he was away for almost half a season. And the Hanna x Holbrook plot could've been a nice distraction. Illegal and forbidden but undeniable chemistry. I could see him developing a love for her, but denying it bacuse of their situation... but because of his feelings, he´s fighting to keep her protected from the police department, while covering up the fact that they actually like each other. messy but passionate. Her feeling safe w him typa thing. Id absolutely love it. so sad they didn't feed into it

[@erindanko3900]

@@Kristina-qd8cy wait because that is so true. i always thought they had great chemistry!

[@Kristina-qd8cy]

@@erindanko3900 yess frr, but he was with Ali in season 5 in the Christmas episode. Lemme not get into it tho cuz that just didn't make any sense

[@priyamsinghbhardwaj6648]

Thank you for saying this. I loved Jason and Aria.

[@kennedycrawford9332]

i wish with the dollhouse that we saw more of the after effect :/ we only ever saw hannah want to redo her room because she was traumatized but other than that they just totally moved on from it also a lot of times they only show ptsd for like one episode and then suddenly it’s like it never happened

[@isabelzuka4438]

I always thought that the whole dollhouse storyline was too rushed. Like first they get kidnapped and in the next episode, they get rescued. I know there is a time jump but WHY WAS THERE A TIME JUMP? The whole concept of the dollhouse was so interesting, I would've watched an entire season of the girls being trapped in it. Overall, the whole dollhouse storyline deserved more time, maybe then the writing would've been better since they have more time to show their feelings and fear.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

@@isabelzuka4438 YES!! Why skim over that storyline??

[@Yisabeilaa]

They did that all the time. For exemple the girls killed several people during the show and seemed to move on so quickly afterwards

[@Unti1tmrw]

@@SerenaSkybourne What I think they were trying to is, leave it to the viewers to interpret what traumatized them so much and have some flashbacks here and there. Which could’ve worked so well as it could’ve been an emotional storyline where even after the time jump they were still really destroyed mentally. But the writers fucked it up and forgot about it and didn’t do it well. I’ve seen shows do this where they do that, have the characters affected by it and etc. and then drop it like a bomb what happened. If PLL’s writers were smart and good at their job they could’ve made the show so fuc*ing good by exploring the aftermath of it all.

[@codezero7981]

@@isabelzuka4438 the liars should have been in the dollhouse for like 3 full episodes so the viewers can gasp the horror and despair they faced while being kidnapped.

[@ninagardner9866]

the entire plot line of mary, jessica, spencer, cece, and ali made so confused i will NEVER understand. 😙

[@SerenaSkybourne]

yess it was so messy, all over the place.

[@maliablossom7340]

That family tree is just- Alison AND Spencer have a weird ass family

[@starsrox7427]

Besides the obvious reasons Ezria shouldn't date, I lost it when Aria kind of cheated on Ezra with Jason in season 2 and also how easily she dated Noel. She even kissed Ezra's brother. They act like they are meant to be but are attracted to anyone and everyone in a split of a second. How are we suppose to root for your love (especially when its forbidden) when you treat it like an infatuation? Moreover, they were a random hookup in the first place. There was no indication of love or intense connection in their first meeting so them not being able to leave each other and being in love out of nowhere after discovering they were student and teacher didn't make any sense.I would get so annoyed when they would appear on screen to be honest.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

me too, their relationship didnt even seem genuine. At points it was forced, awkward and always full of petty arguments.

[@kkbp1998]

I know I'm late but, literally my thoughts exactly. I hated them together. After they met, they hooked up in the bathroom, wtf? lol how could you automatically fall in love with someone you made out with next to a toilet? It was pretty clear to me that they got off on the fact that it was wrong. I never once believed that they were actually in love, it just felt like a sick fantasy that they couldn't let go of.

[@Quinn91202]

I fast forwarded every scene they had together

[@elenpena42564]

The thing about Paige is that she commits the worst crime a fictional character can commit, and that is being annoying. An audience is more forgiving or a character who is an awful person but is entertaining than a character who hasn't technically done anything that bad, but makes you want to change the channel on their scenes. When it comes to fiction is easier to enjoy a well written (or at least fun) character who has done terrible things than a character who is just boring or annoying

[@katelyn364]

Where were they going with the NAT club? Why was Melissa feared by so many like Jenna and Shawna? Were they ever going to get into the weird dynamic of all the people who were a little bit older than them? Jason..Ian..Garrett.. I don’t understand why all of them besides Jason died due to connections with that club. Also, does anyone remember the mask that Spencer found of Melissa and how there was significance to it, but of course it wasn’t explained even remotely? The show had SO much to work with and instead they manipulated the fans to pay attention and hang on a little bit longer for utter crap. I cannot tell you how many nights I’d waste watching this show and theorizing with my friends on the phone afterwards for the ultimate reveal to be what it is. I love PLL, I’m just a bit passionate and aggravated. Thank you for making these videos, I love ranting! 💕💕💕

[@SerenaSkybourne]

love youuuu

[@TheWonderGirl23]

Years of theories, researching, debating, listening, reading, watching, and discussing this show. I would never take it back the PLL fandom was awesome. I was more of the detective fan rather the shipping fan though. I came for the mystery 🤣🤣 If nothing else the detective PLL fandom could write an Emmy nominated and awarded mystery series like it was nothing .😆😆😆

[@sofiarrey]

the amount of time they spent on unnecessary characters that were never relevant to the story, they could've spent it on fixing plot holes and making storylines that make sense. love your video!!

[@SerenaSkybourne]

I completely agree 💞💞

[@emillee-raine]

I feel like the only person who started to at least bond with Mona was Spencer. There were times when you can tell they could've been friends eventually but Spencer still had trust issues and Mona did to, but they had respect for each other. Like in the reveal where Mona killed Cece. I think Mona suggested Spencer being the killer was because she knew Spencer knew already or was going to figure it out. They had a love/hate situation. I wanted to see more of their dynamic

[@alenciaga21]

Same with Aria and Jenna. I wanted them to be real friends in the end

[@liam06farrell35]

my unpopular opinions: 1 - ezra and aria never should’ve been endgame. ezra should’ve been killed off in season 4 or should’ve left the show earlier. 2 - the cece and alex reveals could’ve been really good reveals if they’d been written better. for example, the alex reveal in my opinion would’ve been affective if spencer was the one who got kidnapped at the beginning of season 7 and since she’d come back, it was actually Alex. 3 - so much of seasons 3-5 is super unnecessary, literally like a season and a half should’ve been cut out. 4 - red coat storyline was boring af, like why was it needed. 5 - maya is emily’s only effective love interest. 6 - alison should’ve stayed dead or been A. after season 5, her character was boring and useless and the only thing she contributed was the elliot storyline. 7 - seasons 1-2 was the height of the show. 8 - spoby isn’t anything special. the best relationship of the show is haleb.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

incredible, I'll mention this in one of my future vids and credit you xx

[@shannonblegh1919]

I’ll probably get hate for this lol but my unpopular opinion is that I really disliked Aria’s character. Lucy did fantastic as her, but I could never like her character. I hated how much time they put into Aria and Ezra (not even because of the student-teacher dynamic) I just didn’t like her for so many reasons. Making her A would’ve been great.

[@aminas31]

definitely, she should've been ad with ali

[@squeaky748]

Ella: I'm not condoning this relationship Also Ella: condones relationship

[@velvetdawson617]

I think the reason Emaya and Emison worked were because Emily was boring as hell and Maya and Alison could make it interesting. I also feel like we just saw soooooo much of Paily, and the reason people hated Paige so much was because PAIGE DIDNT HAVE HER OWN NICHE, she was always replacing Alison, or Maya or something so instead of being Paige, she was a cheap replacment and we all wanted the real thing

[@SerenaSkybourne]

YES

[@maliablossom7340]

For me personally I just didn’t like the dynamic between Emily and Paige. Emily is a sweetheart, a good girl. It seemed like Paige was so dry though... she didn’t bring anything to the relationship and I honestly disliked her personality from the start... feel like Emily gave her way too much lee away for things. It’s like Paige controlled the relationship honestly and I didn’t like that. With Alison and Emily there didn’t seem to be a ‘boss’ in the relationship because both parties were there for each other. But the writers made Paige like Emily’s sidekick that she just needed

[@tabathaalshalhoub1653]

25:30 Agreed!!! In fact, I think the 5 year jump *proves* that Aria should have been A. The show wasn’t about friendship because if they had been friends, they would have stayed friends after high school. *but they didn’t!!* they went four separate ways!! They were forced to be “friends” in high school due to Alison, then A. They were a support group, not real friends. And none of them shared interests. Emily was into swimming, but no one else was. Hannah was into fashion, wanted to be a designer, but not any of the others. I mean, they had four distinct interests and they all went their four separate ways after high school. They wouldn’t have even got back into a friendship again if not for another A. Sooooo I think that’s why Aria should have been A. Because she wanted to punish them for not being real, true, genuine friends.

[@LaraOmar]

I like this theory

[@tasmihamohammed2018]

I think Jaria should have been endgame or at least more screentime between Jason and Aria or Jason and Spencer, we could have seen their common struggle with drugs, how their relationship develops as half brothers and sisters, and the struggles.

[@justjoannak]

Agreed!

[@lol1ipopsxox]

jaria for life!

[@kategratz9397]

PLS bring attention to the fact that spencer has been through the most out of all of the girls. Like with all she went through with her family, and her psychotic break, and being shot. that type thing. LOVE these videos!

[@SerenaSkybourne]

youre so lovely, thankyou! and yes, spencer went through hell and back

[@Mjspc]

I don’t really think the topic of friendship works with the show lol they should’ve made Aria “A” non of these girls seemed like real friends to each other lol

[@coffeeaddictkittyy.b4158]

I agree so much aria as A would have been PERFECT

[@TimesOfDay]

Also I'd like to point out that many of the people who call Paige "controlling" ship Alison and Emily like Alison is not controlling and manipulative??

[@hannahlafave9916]

i love how she said "the bar is extremely low" and touched the ground 😂😂 i always wish aria was A too!

[@SerenaSkybourne]

lmao that was unintentional 😂

[@Peachiebun]

This might be a “big” topic but what about a list of the clues/“red herrings” that meant nothing or led nowhere. Like “varjack”, Beach hottie/board shorts, Eddie Lamb, Sara Harvey etc.

[@emmylia]

the beach hottie/board shorts thing was revealed to be related to ezra wasn’t it?

[@erindanko3900]

@@emmylia i'm pretty sure beach hottie was wilden & board shorts was ezra

[@emmylia]

@@erindanko3900 oh yeah maybe… i kinda always thought board shorts and beach hottie were the same person for some reason lol, but eh there was a lot of stuff going on in pll so it was a lil hard to keep track of everything😆

[@aminas31]

also tippi the bird, nat club... what was that??

[@EiscueBall]

My main unpopular opinion is that The second A shouldn’t have been a single person, but a group of people. It’s totally impossible for a single person to pull off everything that A did throughout season 3 to 6. I wanted the A team to ACTUALLY be a Team lol, conformed by Ezra, Wren, Melissa, Paige, Jenna, Wilden, Shana and Cece. I think they could’ve even make a twist where all Rosewood inhabitants were against the liars, but that may be way too complicated haha

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

Complicated wasn’t the issue for them, look at the DilLaurentis-Hastings family bush because it doesn’t look like a tree

[@millieboon]

Haven’t watched pll in a while but did we ever find out why Alison was the way we saw her in the flash backs. Like she went way beyond being a mean girl or a bit of bitch she was like an mythical creature and was larger than life where even adults didn’t want to mess with her, she was so mischievous but her failed redemp ruined her

[@mr.worldwide5971]

i think it was cus of her mum and stuff

[@tabathaalshalhoub1653]

Yeah, she was a sociopath. So, that’s why her redemption arc didn’t work. You can’t just “fix” sociopaths. They’re born without empathy & Alison just *snap* turning into a loving & caring person just makes the writers idiots.

[@winxclubfairiesrule1]

I think that was leftover from the books. Alison was the one who had the twin. One was bitchy and mean and the other was actually nice and sweet.

[@tabathaalshalhoub1653]

@@winxclubfairiesrule1 I think I’ll have to read the books now lol

[@winxclubfairiesrule1]

@@tabathaalshalhoub1653 they are absolutely amazing. A lot of the stuff we wish had happened (I won't go into details) in the show happened in the books. There is also a slight supernatural context towards the end(I think, it's been years since I read them) maybe I need to reread them

[@mr.perfectlyfine95]

I feel like Hanna was the most realistic

[@m.donez8]

I was a young teen when pll first came out and I remember me and my friends thinking Aria and Ezra’s relationship was creepy. Everyone else was romanticizing the teacher/student relationship, but we were genuinely concerned

[@nuokiie]

oh also thoughts on how the show handled serious topics e.g- bulimia, addiction, mental health and grooming (cough cough ezra)

[@nachogames101]

I don’t know if this is an unpopular opinion or not: I didn’t like Spencer and Caleb’s relationship. It was very unnecessary.

[@Ella]

really it seemed like there was no direction and basically marlene king just wanted to do that whole thing of oh someone guessed my twist? guess i'll change it. so many unanswered questions still as well!!

[@natalie-ej8yx]

the only couples i actually liked were emily and maya, and hanna and caleb. ngl tho i kinda liked jason and aria and spencer and wren though.

[@veritasvanburen_]

21:13 The only reason people can accurately say ‘the show’s about female friendship’ is because all the main cast are female. But quality over quantity - there’s six of them, that doesn’t mean the friendships are always compassionate, coherent and genuinely supportive.

[@nuokiie]

your opinion on all the parents as parents/partners etc would be cool ! coz i think a lot of the parents have their eek moments that are unnoticed but also some of the stuff the fans sh*t on the parents for rlly aren’t that bad and are kinda understandable

[@delenas]

since ezra kept breaking up with aria and retracting from the relationship/pinning the blame on her when it turned out he knew her age all along, wasn't he sort of lovebombing in order to get stuff out of her for the book? which is not only pedophilic, it's abusive..?

[@Amira-ig2mp]

Spencer acting when Aria confronts her was so spot on, I enjoyed watching it

[@nuhanayab1467]

10:19 omg I remember watching this scene and feeling so terrible for Spencer 😭

[@wickywicky3811]

Yeah, that really angered me because Hanna and Emily knew the stuff Spencer told them about Ezra being A and they still were like... ah no, gotta trust the predator over our own best friend, the one that is super smart and has figured out a lot of things.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

@@wickywicky3811 exactly- worst friends ever

[@oli.4409]

i really do think cece worked as the second A, but spencers evil twin as the final A? no hahaha

[@101poumi]

Appanrelty Marlene wanted wren to be A but he couldn’t.

[@the_petty_crocker]

So here for the Lucy Hale love! She is so underrated and unappreciated.

[@katelyn364]

Yes, I agree. Not to downplay or disrespect her career, but I feel like if PLL wasn’t so bad that she would get way better opportunities than weird Blumhouse horror movies and canceled CW dramas. She also had a country music career that never really took off and I wonder if that’s due to the shifting success of PLL.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

she is UNREAL

[@doyouwannajump]

shes a queen not enough people appreciate her talent

[@SerenaSkybourne]

@@doyouwannajump she is incredibly talented

[@sabalvasan3796]

I love her so much. She’s amazing.

[@lesbiangoddess290]

My unpopular opinion: 1) ezra and aria: 🚨🚔🚔🚔🤮 and if you dont think so wtf is wrong with you 2) allison was a too good to be true villian I know but people seem to forget how much of a terrible person she was, she gave her friends mental illnesses 3) yeah paige is ok, but she is so DULL. 4) emily, poor emily, she was so underwritten. Overall the show was an absolute mess but it was our mess.

[@nicoleackerman205]

I could get behind Cece being A if it made sense but what they wrote gave her no motive for being mad at the liars. Who she should have got revenge on was Kenneth ,Jessica, or her actual Mom Mary not the liars. At the time I was angry but like you I still had hope that the final A would be better and resolve things but it did not.

[@anyyy9786]

I absolutely hated Aria's and Ezra's relationship and I was always routing for Jason and Aria to be Endgame, I think they had way more chemistry and potential

[@poorvabharambe2041]

OMDSSSS THANK YOU ABOUT MONA! I feel like no one agrees but I hated the way they treated Mona like she was really trying and would've helped if she wasn't always shunned.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

mona deserved better

[@wizzomslizzo239]

i feel the same way about Mona like her character was so exciting but I think the characters never truly forgave her because if you rewatch 1&2 you remember all the stuff Mona has done to them and it makes sense but idk I feel that so much that happened in the show the audience forgets all the stuff Mona does

[@Awjikis]

She was an amazing character but I understand why they treated her bad (not condoning it in an my way but she did haunt/stalk/torture them for months) because she hated Ali?

[@LydiaIsSweet]

yes, especially because they forgave and forgot characters that had done WAY WORSE to them than her. sure she was "-A" but so was Toby and Ezrat... and Alison was forgiven despite bullying them their whole lives. I feel like you have to be a love interest to be forgiven in an instant which is just ridiculous double standards. but also, mona as being the "lone wolf" was an integral part of what made her character and motivations so interesting so maybe it did work out in her favor. the Liar bunch are quite bland anyway apart from maybe Spencer and Hanna.

[@TheWonderGirl23]

Unpopular opinion, if they would not have stretched the timeline and keep the characters teenagers forever. The timeline and mysteries would have made sense. For six seasons they could have ended the finale as the remaining characters dealing with the reveal of the total mystery as adults just starting their adult careers. The final season would have been a documentary coming to Rosewoods to bring the alive characters on the anniversary of Alison Dilaurentis death. The final season would have came from the perspective of the final A bosses. With the remaining alive liars interviews woven in between. The documentary crew would have came about by the leaking of the NAT tapes tying the timeline together on who was who on the night Alison died.

[@rivyr7029]

Yeah the problem with Cece reveal was the motive and some of the plot holes it left behind. I admit that even though I would have preferred Uber A to be someone else, I would have accepted it more if the motive made sense and was really well written.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

exactly, it wouldn't have been awful.

[@jacksonmcnuggets7488]

They wrote Mona being a szchizo killing Cece so well and the way they explained Mary drakes story as a twin and relating it back to Jessica’s death scene back in season 4 SO WELL, If only they gave monas end to aria and Mary’s story to Alex drake and just had it connected to the beginning

[@emilyjimenez4082]

I actually didn’t hate the supernatural stuff. It seemed like the only possible explanation for everything

[@who8776]

too

[@azuki_O]

Lol true!

[@amywonderland9297]

I think Ravenswood should of been a completely separate show. If they wanted to use the actor for it, they could of just changed his name or something but trying to mush those two completely different shows together just made both shows a bit too ridiculous for me.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

@@amywonderland9297 I didn't mind it but it made me roll my eyes at points because of how tacky it was

[@amywonderland9297]

@@SerenaSkybourne It just came completely out of nowhere. If the Supernatural shit was in it or hinted at early on that's one thing but you cant decide four seasons in to suddenly bring in ghosts and shit.... (didn't watch it but from what I understand ghosts or spirits are involved?)

[@kategratz9397]

OKAY LET ME RANT. Spencer was such a genuine friend to Hanna and loved her so much, to the point where SHE ASKED FOR PERMISSION to date Caleb. Hanna told her it was okay and then stabbed Spencer in the back by kissing Caleb and flirting with him in front of her, like what kind of friend is that? idk it just bothers me that Hanna acted like she had the right to start dating Caleb again whenever she wanted even though they had been broken up for years.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

yep, if you see me 'everything wrong with pll' video, I go on a whole rant about Hanna's character. Not my fav

[@kategratz9397]

@@SerenaSkybourne they did her so dirty

[@alexiaoneal9018]

But if it was the other way spencer would have flipped out on Hanna if she dated Toby I didn’t like Spencer after the time jump she seem different

[@illeanacopper]

the reason why Paige is hated so much is probably because of lesbophobia tbh. Lesbians have to be perfect if they want to be accepted and if we ever act in a certain way we are painted as worse than men. Ezra litteraly dated his students and 2 underage girls, kept files on all of the girls, spied on them, had a lair full of pictures of alison (mind you, a child) yet he is a fan favorite. it just speaks about how people just hate lesbians

[@mr.worldwide5971]

she tried to DROWN emily ...

[@CathrynDianne]

Nah I’m just not down with Emily dating someone who tried to drown her sorry 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@illeanacopper]

OMG I HAD TOTALLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT

[@illeanacopper]

YOU ARE RIGHT

[@himanshisobti6937]

Finally a channel that does videos about PLL because there is just so much to talk about this show

[@oranjezicht]

I would love to hear more about your opinion of Mona, her character, her development, and how could they have used her better as in putting her in Aria's place.

[@KennethJamesYT]

I LOVE the dollhouse- but they DEFINITELY missed out. I wish they spent a few more episodes on it and focused on the psychological/torture aspects of it. I think it would have been SOOO MUCH BETTER if they went in the direction of Saw, where we get to see sick traps and gore. There was SOOO much story they could have told with the dollhouse but I feel like they wanted it to be funny- Hanna saying “Bite Me” and Mona saying “A has a soul” was COMICAL

[@SerenaSkybourne]

i honestly couldn't tell if they were trying to be funny or scary

[@abbeyroad7121]

About Aria’s parents finding out, I think they didn’t made a big deal because the Dad slept or dated a student in University, at least that how they justify the parents don’t freaking out and going to the police. Which I’m against totally, in real life parents would of gone to the police for sure

[@starsrox7427]

I truly don't understand why the fans raved about these girls' friendship. They were in a typical toxic friendship group: just people you hangout with and talk to who you will lose contact with after high school and this show was mostly based in high school. They were brought together by Alison and had a surface level friendship. There was nothing deep between them since day 1. They were tortured and traumatized by essentially the same person so they had no choice but to lean on one another. The one thing they build together throughout the show was loyalty so it would be understandable that they would would feel betrayed and shocked if one of the liars/Aria was A but other than that, I feel no special bond between them. The writers missed out big time by listening to fans. I feel the same way with most of the main romantic relationships too. PLL was less storytelling and more fan service.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Thankyou- they seemed like they didn't even know each other and were just there to help each other stop A.

[@PaolaRL]

Yes! Yes! Yes! You are spot on 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@manud8629]

I love Paige, I know i'm alone, but I feel she was the best match for Emily. (To be fair it's not that hard because Emily is very boring). I feel like she was really trying for this relashionship but Emily was too busy being toxic chasing A with the girls. Good for her she moved on and became a decent adult and escape Roswood. Btw you could do a video about cringy moments in Pll like Aria's ugly crie, Hanna's dance, Ezra in santa's underwear with his students, Ali's bad wig, Spencer english accent etc... I think it could be fun. Good video :)

[@illeanacopper]

i’m also a big Paige fan! she is actually one of the only characters that grew as a person which was so refreshing

[@spiritfang36aj47]

I actually liked Paige. She was cute with Emily and times but personally I’m an Alison x Emily shipper however I did really like Paige

[@BrianaNicolee]

I'm an Emaya shipper, but I don't hate Paige & I will never understand why the PLL fandom hated Paige so much. The only thing I can think of is when she almost drowned Emily, but if we're going to be mad at her for that, we should be mad at damn near everyone...

[@manud8629]

@@BrianaNicolee so true everyone sucks in PLL realistically. I think people don't like Paige because she not as "pretty" than the other girls. Maybe i'm wrong but I always get this vibe from the fandom even though she's pretty bad ass.

[@frecklesmcgeeee]

I think a cool video could be just some of the crazy forgotten movements in this show. the girls and A get into so much shenanigans over the years, seeing the escalation laid out would be super fun

[@R34G4N]

agree!

[@SerenaSkybourne]

@@frecklesmcgeeee What sort of crazy moments? i'm actually curious, thats an interesting idea!

[@ruizetzazie]

No, I'm sorry but Shay Mitchell is not an actress at all. You were talking about her lack of chemistry with Paige, and then I though : who does Emily has chemistry with ? Hmm.. NO ONE ! Not even the other girls, or other love interests, or... even her mom lol... If you look at Troian, something is always happening whoever she interacts with (Ezra, Caleb -that's why they made them a couple instead of anyone else-, Mona, even with Paige on season 3). The gap is huge between these two (between Troian and the whole cast yes, but especially with Shay)

[@opheliedebroise9446]

I so much agree on the double standard around Paige, it reminds me of the hated Jenny had in Gossip Girl when she was litterlay one of the less problematic character in the show ! Loving your videos btw, i'm binge watching them haha

[@SerenaSkybourne]

aww haha good timing, a new one just came out!

[@opheliedebroise9446]

@@SerenaSkybourne Defo watching it next x

[@user-lr5ge5yj1y]

I think the problem with the show is that the writers just added a bunch of plots in the chapters just to make time to make the "Big reveal". Like you said the whole "Maggy and malcolm's" plot for Aria, when Ella's fiance flirted with Hanna when she was in the middle of her breakdown, the whole "Miss Aria You're A Killer, Not Ezra's Wife" I mean WHAT DID MAYA KNOW?? Also those plots are so unnecessary that no one ever talks about that anymore, they just forget. If they took out all of the unnecessary filling plots and actual worked on completing the plots they already had, the show would have been AMAZING. (Hope this makes sense, english is not my first language) love your videos and sharing my thoughts and theories with you because none of my friends like PLL.

[@MrMagicBoo]

I thought Sean’s characterisation was so... weird 😅. In the pilot, Hanna is the one trying to pressure him into sex, then it seems the writers were like “hmmm maybe our protagonist shouldn’t do that”, then they did a complete 180 on his character and made him a complete douche 😅

[@MrMagicBoo]

So excited for the rest of the videos!!

[@SerenaSkybourne]

love youu!!!

[@WhatTheFoxTris]

"I'm sure he's great in other stuff he's in" ...like as Paolo in the Lizzie McGuire Movie? XD I don't even call him Garrett, just Paolo

[@Melissdan]

WAIT THAT WAS PAOLO??? OMG I DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE HIM! 😭

[@WhatTheFoxTris]

@@Melissdan you gotta go rewatch now!(;

[@lanyisintrouble3003]

Whaaaaat? It was him? I had no clue

[@champagnemami888]

I have a love-hate relationship with the whole idea of aria being A, like yes it would’ve been the shock that we wished for and an intriguing way to end the seven seasons but I feel like one thing that ppl don’t get is that if aria had been revealed as AD that would have ruined her character. Think about it, every single scene that had happened before that reveal, every single sparia, haria, emria and arison moment would never feel like the same and feel invalid knowing that all that time aria was hurting them all along.

[@stylincici1244]

I don’t think some of the ships were fan service. If people looked at the writing in season 6B, they would have seen that the writers were hinting at and setting up for at least Haleb and Ezria (Im not a fan of that ship) to get back together which is why those were the two ships to have a “moment” in 6x20. I get that people wanted a ship to be endgame, but it’s really getting old when people like to use fan service every time the ship they want to end up together isn’t in the writer’s plans. I know the writing for the mystery was questionable, but since they focused more on ships in the later seasons, they did at least do something in that regard, though some of the writing for other ships could have been done better.

[@maliablossom7340]

Idk for me season 7 felt like fam service for the relationships because it was basically about getting the old relationships back together more than AD

[@farrahlake8751]

@@maliablossom7340 For some ships maybe, but the hints and breadcrumbs the writers left in 6B were setting up for some ships to get back together. Remember, everything was written and filmed before fans knew about the new relationships on the show

[@sadwhitesoxfan17]

Here's my unpopular opinion. I actually like Spaleb, maybe they are not endgame. But they do match. They're both smart, witty, emotional,.ambitious. You know? They're unnecessarily hated.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Absolutely

[@TheWonderGirl23]

I think Spaleb should have been endgame it was realistic enough. I was a big Toby and Spencer fan but buy the time they were adults Spencer, Hannah, Caleb, and Toby were completely different people in different seasons of their life. That was pure fan service.

[@sadwhitesoxfan17]

@@TheWonderGirl23 you have The BALLS that i dont. Congrats.👌

[@b.riverdale5153]

@@TheWonderGirl23 Personally, I felt that they were all the same after the time jump. They even started doing the same stupid things in relation to the mystery. Though, I’ll agree that Spencer’s and Toby’s breakup did make them seem like they no longer wanted to be together

[@elenagordon9206]

@@b.riverdale5153 yup especially when Caleb chose Hanna over Spencer

[@headinthebooks904]

Love these deep dives in to the show! Some of my opinions Caleb and Hannah are the best couple. Janet played Mona perfectly The time jump was done horribly. The reveal wasn’t as good as the build up. Season ratings best to worse 6,5,2,3,4,1,7 ☺️

[@KaeDaBraat]

Janel Parrish. Not Janet.

[@BrianaNicolee]

Aria & Ezra were so annoying. Seriously. The ship would have sailed with literally ANYONE ELSE other than Ezra, especially Jason or Noel. Emily was better with Maya or Samara, I loved Hanna & Caleb, Spencer & Toby were cute, & Alison & Mona should've developed a friendship.

[@jabi4139]

I don’t like Spencer after she started dating Caleb. I know she asked for permission, but she still saw that her friend wasn’t okay with it and I don’t think she should have dated him seeing that she was uncomfortable with it.

[@user-uh6iu9tz9q]

this is exactly my opinion! but everyone always brings up the “hanna said it was ok” like ANYONE could tell she was uncomfortable with them and still loved caleb

[@kaylabounds0615]

I don't like Spencer and Caleb, but I don't understand why Spencer's getting the judgement here. If anyone should be disliked for the situation it's Hannah. Like Caleb and Spencer had feelings, they were two consenting adults. Like honestly Spencer didn't need to ask for Hannah's blessing but did so because she wanted to not hurt Hannah who REALLY shouldn't care because Hannah's engaged and so is Toby at this point. If Hannah accepted a ring it shouldn't matter who her single ex decides to date in the first place. If Hannah knew she had feelings for Caleb still, she should have told Spencer that she wasn't okay with it. Hannah is a grown ass woman, at least in her mid-20's. Not a teen. Like a grown ass woman she needs to own up to how she feels, instead of being Moody towards the pair and holding his hand right in front of Spencer. Like Caleb cheated on Spencer in that moment and it wasn't okay of him. As for Hannah a true friend wouldn't do that to you. She should own up to her feelings instead of expecting Spencer to drop a relationship without actually telling Spencer to. Like giving signs isn't mature. Say whay you feel, say what you mean, and there would be less issues here. I LOVE Hannah and Caleb together, but that doesn't justify what Hannah did and I want to what exactly Spencer did wrong because I don't get it.

[@rivyr7029]

@@kaylabounds0615 I get where you’re coming from, and like the original commenter said, yes, we know Hanna gave her the okay, but that doesn’t change the fact that Spencer saw that Hanna was uncomfortable with it (see 6x14 Spanna phone conversation and 6x15 scene). Yes, Hanna should have been honest with herself, we’re not denying that, but if you see your friend (whom you’ve known for years and you guys know each other lie about things) isn’t really okay with it despite what she said, I just don’t think you should keep going even if they are in another relationship. Friends over everything else. Even Hanna said she wouldn’t do anything with Wren because he’s basically Spencer’s ex whatever even though she was with Toby.

[@kaylabounds0615]

@@rivyr7029 So it's a bad situation all around. Spencer did something that made her friend uncomfortable and it wasn't what a good friend does. Hannah went behind her friends back and kissed Spencer's boyfriend which isn't what a good friend does. Caleb Cheated on Spencer with Hannah which cheating isn't okay. I just think blame should be 3 way street because ALL of these supposed friends treated each other terribly.

[@rivyr7029]

@@kaylabounds0615 Yeah, no doubt the love triangle is all of their fault because they all played some kind of role in it. I’m definitely not denying that

[@ABornot2B]

Just found your channel and I'm OBSESSED. Please make a video about all (or most) of the examples the writers seemed like they were building up to something but completely abandoned it

[@SerenaSkybourne]

it's on the list, brilliant idea! xx

[@frecklesmcgeeee]

I was so excited as soon as you brought up lucy hale! rewatching this show as an adult, i’m realizing just how great she is! I can’t help but be taken out of a scene whenever she has to cry on the show, just because she’s one of the only convincing criers, especially on a teen drama like this

[@kimfortier9300]

My unpopular opinions (sorry for the novel): - I don't like Hanna and Caleb's relationship. They had beautiful times, I'm not saying the opposite, and I actually believe they loved each other at some point, but honestly there were a lot of times where I thought to myself that Caleb should only have been his high school sweetheart. The more the seasons went on, the more their relationship irritated me. - That's not an unpopular opinion, but I wish Aria, or even Allison, was Big A. - Every time I listen to the show, I pass the moments between Aria and Ezra, because they make me uncomfortable. It would have bothered me less if they hadn't ended up together and had consequences for their relationship when she told her parents (like they call the police for example). - As much as I love Toby, I think the writers completely messed his character towards the end. I love the Toby from the first few seasons, his relationship with Spencer, his friendship with Emily. It just started to go wrong when they put him in the A team, and everything that has happened in the last few seasons with Yvonne and A.D. He definitely deserved better. - I loved Yvonne and I wanted her to survive so badly. I didn't want her to end up with Toby, but she deserved so much happiness. I liked Jordan a lot too. - Allison's return didn't bother me so much. I understand her change for her to be a better person after all she's been through, but I think it was poorly executed. - The relationship between Allison and Emily didn't bother me and the more I listen to the series again, the more I appreciate the fact that they divorced (revealed in the spin-off, that I have no plans to listen), because they weren't meant to be together. It shows that not all couples are meant to be. But their relationship was botched, even though they weren't supposed to stay together. - I liked the relationship between Caleb and Spencer, simply because it was refreshing, even though my favorite relationship is Spencer and Toby. - I have a love / hate relationship with all of the parents on the show, except Emily's parents, who I like. - I liked that Mary Drake was Spencer's birth mother, but I wish I had seen more and had more clues in previous seasons, as well as a real impact in Spencer's life. - I like Hanna, but she wasn't my favorite character. I wish the writers had developped Hanna's eating disorder (her struggles and her recovery (an healthy one)) and had a relationship with Mike. - I love Mona and the complexity of her character, but I didn't want her to be friends with the girls, the girls having been hurt so much by her. Besides, I would have liked us to see more about the fragility of the friendship of the four girls, because even if they all care about each other, they were all ready at one point to stab the others in the back. - If Noel hadn't been an asshole, I wish Aria had a relationship with him. On the other hand, I would have been interested to see her with Jason (especially if she had been Big A, it would have been interesting to see the outcome of all this). - I loved the relationship between Travis and Hanna and I would have preferred it to have been developed. - Honestly, Emily had such a flat relationship that for me, the one with Allison was the most exciting.

[@toomuchbongwater]

can't wait to see more PLL videos in the future 🥰 it's feels like the empty void inside of me is getting filled lmao

[@SerenaSkybourne]

awww haha 🥰

[@riottkicks2258]

Also, I feel so bad for Mona. Sure she was "A" but all she wanted was to be their friends. Mike was one of my fave characters, I love how he challenged her about her relationship with Ezra (plus he had such a good glow up in s6) I much preffered Hanna in the beginning seasons.

[@livinlifelibra3899]

This also plays into the fact the the liars needed to stop playing innocent and realized their actions hurt people. Neither them or Allison truly apologize for what they did or didn’t do in the past.

[@TheBepjr]

@@livinlifelibra3899 Their actions actually effected and affected the people they accused of being A. Noel, Lucas, Toby at one point in time got accused of hurting Ali in season 1, Melissa (well we could talk all night), Jenna (she was cruel but at least in season 4 she told Emily to tell Toby she was sorry for hurting him.), and others. Heck Andrew in 6A snapped at Aria and left town. Those guys/girls didn't just go crazy, it was the actions of the Liars that pushed them to that level.

[@strawberryh3ntai995]

I have seen exactly 3 episodes of PLL (episode 1 and 2 and then the series finale because I thought it would be funny) (it was) but let me tell ya I have watched all of your PLL videos because I just like hearing you talk about it. A+ Edit: I'm so invested from watching these videos Im probably gonna crack and watch the first few seasons at least on HBO max

[@SerenaSkybourne]

you are so sweet I can't 😭

[@Val_Far]

Video Ideas: 1. If you have read or ever would read the book series, comparisons video series. You can do a video on changes. Things kept the same. Which parts you like better, show vs. books. Things you would have changed for the show. Things you think they shouldn't have changed. Character analyses. I think there's a lot you could do with it, if the books are something you're interested in. 2. The fashion. You've stated it was a major draw for you. It is for a lot of people. I'd really like your take on the worst in particular. I know Aria is the artsy one, so yeah, her look is supposed to be creative, and most outfits were, but A LOT was stuff I just hated to the point it was distracting.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

I'll definitely cover both the fashion and the books x

[@nicloren2220]

how you can see both sides the good and the bad is amazing and you are so insightful about this. i love it

[@SerenaSkybourne]

💓💓

[@prettyinpink1222]

Your content is such a comfort watch for me right now. Thank you 💛

[@SerenaSkybourne]

🥰🥰

[@ClairesUniverse]

just found your channel and I'm doing a video binge! Love your PLL commentary/analysis videos!

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Welcome aboard! xxx

[@Aster_Risk]

I haven't even finished this show, but I love hearing you talk about it. Your videos are great for listening to while I'm working.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Wow, thank you!

[@rachelsands1860]

love the vid! i just finished the series and one of my biggest issues is that there was barely any mention of hannah's eating disorder. they could have come up with an amazing storyline that was impactful and taught the audience something, but it was just brushed off. like she was the friend who liked to eat a lot and many of A's texts prayed upon her fear of body image, without an explanation on how she really felt about comments like that. it was just wasted potential that they could have used for her to confide in her friends and caleb even more.

[@ife0m4a]

i’m genuinely beginning to think i’m the only person who didn’t mind paige 🧍🏾‍♀️

[@caroline8066]

She was annoying at first ,but i feel like her character developed well later , so i started to like her

[@aminas31]

you are

[@taylorpeterson6684]

my unpopular opinion is that I actually really loved spencer and caleb together and wish they got more screen time. I still do really like caleb and hannah, and toby and spencer but I liked putting spencer and caleb together it just felt so different and new and actually entertaining

[@SerenaSkybourne]

cool theory!

[@lovestadance]

same. where hanna and caleb felt like they were two sides of the same coin, spencer and caleb were completely different and had an interesting dynamic and great chemistry. they could have been endgame imo.

[@pllxoxo1539]

I always thought Spaleb was something that was only meant to last for a short time in order to delay Haleb from getting back together

[@littleferret5494]

@@pllxoxo1539 Yeah, it seemed like the writers needed some drama for a short time. That explains why their relationship was short-lived.

[@elenagordon9206]

@@pllxoxo1539 same

[@m0nk5y51]

Ur videos are so entertaining, I always look forward to an upload. Ur so underrated 😩🤚

[@SerenaSkybourne]

You're the best!

[@m0nk5y51]

@@SerenaSkybourne ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@weepingwillow314]

I remember being so shook when I read the books, like the moment Aria's relationship with Ezera was found out, it stopped and she never saw him again and its crazy to think its been one of the main plot points of her character in the show.

[@noxglow9862]

I absolutely love your videos! Something I always finds missing from PLL reviews is talking about the books as well, they weren't also the most coherent and un-problematic thing, but they handled the A thing a thousand times better than the show. I would love to see your take on that!

[@SerenaSkybourne]

great idea!

[@Ana-yh4th]

I have actually started rewatching PLL (running out of media to consume during lockdown and it's a fun show) and was disappointed with the lack of KZbin commentary compared with other shows of that time. So excited I got recommended your channel, really enjoy your perspective on the show. I think everyone agrees that all the A reveals after Mona were lackluster, if not just plain non sense and disappointing, but would be interested (when you do the A video) to hear your perspective on if they kept the same people as A and A.D. how they could have handled it better. Like, for example, a better set up for Alex Drake than the horse saving the day lol if that makes sense.

[@SerenaSkybourne]

Yes in my breakdown of all the A reveals I'll talk about how the reveals could have been executed and scripted better. And aww thankyou, I love doing this PLL series 💕

[@simplyjuannie5128]

The "love letter" to the fans felt more like a "dear john" letter.

[@Maya-jk1vr]

I love all those ideas, I recently just finished PLL and completely agree with your Aria and Alison ending. I always said that when alison was dead it was WAY more thrilling, like having the ghost of a toxic friend in the heads of the girls was super scary and ICONIC, alsion still had so much control even gone, it just sucks that didn't carry on. But I did feel like Cece reveal left me with a sorta satisfied feeling but it sucks SO much they didn't continue with all the aria hints because that could of have been a MASSIVE game changer for the show x

[@mansooralbuhumaid6563]

love these videos!! is nice to go back to pll years later

[@SerenaSkybourne]

thankyou sm xx