We’re not here to defend Pretty Little Liars’ never-ending insanity. Rather we’re scrutinizing and laughing about all the weirdest things that have happened over the course of the show’s six seasons. Below you’ll find roof jumping, bathroom hookups, and killer bees. And that’s just the least of it.
1. Aria hooks up with Ezra in a bar
One of the first encounters we have with Aria is her bathroom rendezvous with Fitz. It’s odd not because he’ll later be found teaching her high school English class... we raised our eyebrows because of the brazen lack of care for hygiene.
2. The twin thing
Remember the recurring spooky blond twins from the Halloween episodes? Many fans thought they finally had confirmation that the show was going the way of the books, but the young girls’ inclusion was forgotten in later seasons.
3. Mona hits Hanna with her car
We know Mona was supposed to have some kind of psychological problem but running over her bestie with a car? Not cool!
4. Melissa buries Bethany Young alive
For a long time, we theorized that Bethany Young was Alison’s long lost twin sister, but learning that her death simply accounted for the body in Alison’s grave was quite a stretch. On top of that, Melissa was the one who buried her. Alive. Where’s a helping hand from Mrs. Grunwald when you need one?
5. Aria is trapped with a dead Garrett on the A train
This one is just plain gross. We really don’t understand why the liars thought it was a good idea to go to a Halloween party on a train with no escape, but c’est la vie!
6. Spencer has a sudden drug problem
So the writers needed to somehow explain Spencer’s involvement—and lack of memory about—Alison’s disappearance. This is what they came up with. But let it be known that we don’t appreciate them dropping unsubstantiated storylines into the mix like this.
7. The N.A.T. club
Jason, Garrett and Ian formed a secret club to secretly film teenage girls. Um, ew.
8. Paige tries to drown Emily, and then they fall in love
Okay, so maybe Paige wasn’t trying to drown Emily. But this is a pretty hostile start for any coupling. Forgive and forget must come into play here.
9. Spencer finds “Toby’s” body in the woods
Hmmm. Mona places a body in the woods to make Spencer believe Toby is dead. Toby is obviously not dead. We still don’t have an explanation for this development, though. Typical.
10. Ezra is a mole researching and writing a tell-all about former girlfriend/seemingly dead Alison
We honestly didn’t see this one coming. Like, at all. We were just happy with the revelation that he might have fooled us as A, but of course it had to get more complicated.
11. A car drives through Emily’s house
No offense, but shouldn’t Emily’s mom be low on A’s list of priorities? A obviously gave zero f—ks where this one was concerned.
12. Melissa’s pregnancy
Did Melissa have a miscarriage? Fake her pregnancy all along? We really don’t know. Speculation exists as to why Melissa returned to the show sans newborn, but that’s all we’ve got.
13. Emily stabs Maya’s “cousin Nate”…
Maya’s death is still one of the most debated issues among PLL fans. To try to wrap this mystery up and divert some viewers’ focus from what was probably meant to be a B-story anyway, Maya’s former boyfriend, who was posing as her cousin Nate, tries to kill Paige. Long story short, there is a lighthouse involved.
14. ...who then shoots Caleb
But before “Nate” could die he just had to shoot Caleb. Hanna’s man is all right, but he definitely learned a valuable lesson. Always make sure the guy is actually dead before putting your gun down.
15. Ezra has a secret love child… that isn’t really his
Ezra Fitz, you are not the father!
16. Emily’s swim career ends after she hits her shoulder on a rock
This is, like, the most random thing that has ever happened on this show. And that’s really saying something.
17. Bees attack Aria’s mom in her car
In another attempt to target the liars’ parents, Ella Montgomery gets swarmed by bees. A is nothing if not original.
18. Aria pushes Shana off a theater stage killing her
Shana was A. Or was she just on the A team? Oh well, the important thing is that Aria lightly bumped her off a stage that set about five feet off the ground, which caused her to die. Unlike all other PLL deaths, this one surprisingly comes back to bite no one.
19. Hanna opens a teddy bear filled with guts
In one of A’s gutsiest—pun intended—moves yet, a harmless looking stuffed animal spills some type of guts all over Hanna. It’s just unnecessary yuckiness at this point, folks.
20. A jumps across the top of Manhattan buildings after shooting Ezra
We get that Shana was a swimmer or whatever, but leave the acrobatics to Spider-Man, okay?
21. Toby’s house explodes
Oy vey! Where did A get a bomb?
22. The coffee shop fiancé of Aria’s mom hits on Hanna
There’s no denying this guy, whose name we’ve already forgotten, was hot. So why’d he have to turn into such a creep? It did give us the chance to see Caleb punch him, so we’re not exactly complaining either.
23. The girls’ senior year is four seasons long
The PLLs started their final year of high school in Season 3. It is now Season 6. Do the math.
24. Mona falls off a cliff
When Mona revealed herself as the original A, she ended up tumbling off a cliff. As we quickly learned, though, apparently nothing kills Mona.
25. Mona tries to fake her death Gone Girl style
When Aria’s brother Mike revealed that Mona had been planning to fake her death and pin it on Alison, we thought she couldn’t get any stranger. But add to that the fact that she was storing her own blood in a tiny fridge housed in her bedroom. Girl, you crazy!
26. Mona’s “dead” body in the trunk
In the PLL-verse you’re not dead until we see your body. Well, consider that rule debunked.
27. Mona is alive
Mona surviving yet another incident is not what surprised us. That she was held in Charles’ dollhouse and forced to pretend she was Alison? We wouldn’t have guessed that in our wildest nightmares.
28. The dollhouse
Charles’ dollhouse stunt made for some of the most terrifying and satisfying episodes ever. But that’s not to say this idea wasn’t majorly messed up. We guess that’s what made it so wonderfully PLL.
29. Sara Harvey reappears
We’re not sure what Sara’s deal is yet. Or why it was important to bring her back into the fold this late in the A game. Could it be that Sara is Big A? If so, that would definitely top our list of weirdness.
30. Who is Charles?
Oh, Charles. You’ve been labeled an imaginary friend, a psychopath, a possible twin, and a dead person in your short tenure on PLL. But you’ll always be a mystery to us, buddy.
31. We STILL don’t know who A is
The A saga—at least this portion of it—is supposed to come to a close by mid-Season 6. But we have a feeling we won’t truly be safe until the show’s series finale.
Which of these moments do you find the weirdest, collegiettes?
