By Taylor Loughlin – Entertainment Editor

If fans thought that the “Pretty Little Liars” Christmas Special was going to tell them anything about who the infamous ‘A’ is, they were wrong.

“How the ‘A’ Stole Christmas” mainly set the tone for season 5B. The girls are still trying to figure out who has been tormenting with them for the past five years but fans who have been continuously watching the show all have their own ideas and predictions. This is the first year the show did a Christmas special. Fans look forward to the annual Halloween episode, but were disappointed this year when they found out that it wasn’t what they were expecting.

It seems as though to make up for having a subpar Halloween episode, they decided to throw in an extra creepy Christmas Carol type experience. Alison DiLaurentis is visited by Mona’s ghost who shows Alison her past, a flashback, where she finds two identical presents, one for her and the other for a mystery girl. Putting that part into the show proves to fans that their “twin” theory may be correct after all. It also shows Alison’s mother repeatedly telling her daughter not to mention the extra gift to her father because it would make him want to leave their family. She is training Alison to become the perfect liar at such a young age.

The episode was expected, but was unnecessary. Most of the events that happened in the hour-long special could’ve been put into a regular showing when the season airs again on January 6. The writers of this show do a great job of building up suspense and then disappointing viewers when the next episode rolls around. It almost seems dragged on. Since 2010, viewers still have no clue on who ‘A’ is and it doesn’t look like they will anytime soon. Marlene King, the producer of the show, had mentioned on her Twitter that the show was renewed for another two seasons.

For most of the episode, it shows Alison being visited by Mona’s ghost who showed her the first lie she ever told. Fans did see get to see a creepy preview into Alison’s future. The rest of it was the girls searching Ali’s house trying to not get caught by ‘A’. Overall, the episode was mediocre. After waiting for five months, the episode didn’t satisfy most fans.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars