By Olivia Augustine – Staff Reporter

“Pretty Little Liars” was created by I. Marlene King and aired from 2010-2017. This show is based off of the book series “Pretty Little Liars” by Sara Shepard. This show has won many Teen Choice Awards. 

“Pretty Little Liars” is a TV show about a group of friends who live in Rosewood, Pennsylvania. This group of friends is tormented by someone named “A” after their friend Alison DiLaurentis goes missing and is found dead, and they are trying to find out why. 

This show starred Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery, Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin, Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings, Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields, and Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis. Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily spend most of their time uncovering the secrets Alison left behind. Alison left behind a lot of secrets that they didn’t know about. With each secret they uncover they pin the blame of Alison’s death on the people that the secret was about. 

Each season “A” is a different person, but they don’t know that until they all get a text message from “A”  after the person they thought was “A” was in jail. “A” finds out all of the secrets before they do and sends them text messages saying that they will tell their parents a secret that they know about them. 

A memorable scene from “Pretty Little Liars” is when Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily are standing outside of the church after Alison’s funeral and “A” texts them for the first time. They are shocked and all look around after reading the text. That is just the beginning of what “A” does to them. 

Another memorable scene is when Mona, Spencer, and Toby are at the lodge waiting for Aria, Hanna, and Emily, so they can all find out who “Red Coat” is. “Red Coat” is the leader of the “A Team.” They all want to know who she is and why she is tormenting them. The lodge is set on fire and Mona and Hanna saw Alison pull them out. They had assumed that Mona knew who “Red Coat” was, but she didn’t. Now Mona has to be careful because “Red Coat” is sending her “A” text messages.  

A less exciting point in the show is when Aria, Hanna, Spencer, Emily, Alison, and Mona are kidnapped and locked in a real life dollhouse. This episode was creepy because Mona was missing and then they got kidnapped and found Mona in the dollhouse, where they were also trapped. These girls were scared for their lives. They had no idea who kidnapped them and there was no way to escape without being caught. They had to work together to keep each other safe and alive. 

Comparing “Pretty Little Liars” and “Riverdale” these shows are very similar. These shows are both thrillers. In “Riverdale” Betty, Veronica, Archie, and Jughead try to find out who is tormenting people in the town they live in. Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily are trying to find out who killed Alison and who is tormenting them. Both friends groups work together to find out who is behind the damage that is caused. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

(Some information courtesy of TVinsider.com)