*everyone complains to marlene*

*marlene gets mad*

me: but did you die?

You know who else is pissed about the finale?

The actual prom queen during Jason’s senior year. Poor girl.

PRETTY, LITTLE (BIG) PLOTHOLES:

As Marlene King said, “We knew in the beginning that we couldn't sustain the series on one "A." We let Mona be the original A, and let the audience guide us on how far we could go before answering that one question. I did not plan on dragging it out as long as possible.” - Source

So let me just point out a few big plot holes in this show after last night’s episode to further showcase how she REALLY did not plan on dragging this show out because wow, talk about a mess!

1.) Jason meets Cece for the first time in school:

But remember she was in the yearbook voted as PROM QUEEN and was even in drama and debate club. Um, how would Cece even win high school prom in a school she never attended? 

2.) As we found out in the S6 summer finale, Marion was already admitted to Radley the same time young Bethany and young Charles were. 

Then Bethany pushed Marion off the roof and blamed it on Charles who was around 9-12 years old, but DEFINITELY A LOT OLDER than Ali and Marion’s son, Toby, right?

SO HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS SCENE BETWEEN TEEN TOBY AND TEEN ALI IN THE FLASHBACK WHEN THEY WERE CAUGHT BY MARION?

Shouldn’t she be already dead? AND then we learn during this flashback that Marion was JUST admitted to Radley. Even though in the finale, we saw her in Radley already with Charles and Bethany. 

YIKES. 

And last plot hole...

Cece said that Wilden changed the report for Marion’s death. Based on last night’s episode, Marion’s death took place when Cece/Charles was still a kid. Wilden and Cece are around the same age, maybe Wilden is a few years older but still would make him a teenager if Charles was only around 9-12 during Marion’s death. So it can’t be possible for Wilden to change the report because he would have been way too young to be a cop! 

So there it is. Those are just some major plot holes and I’m sureeee there are many more but I won’t include all of it. Apparently there are two timelines going on where Marion died when Charles was in his 20s. Or the timeline where Marion died when Charles was a kid. This is a pretty big screw-up and very embarrassing. (Or wishful thinking is that Marion didn’t die when Bethany pushed her off the first time, lol but I don’t think so...)

I was happy about transgender Charles/Cece and all that after letting it sink in for me last night, and Vanessa Ray’s acting was fantastic. BUT WOW, the massive plot holes ruined it for me. If this all tied up together, I would have been amazed but the writing last night was a mess. Maybe Lucy was right, maybe the writers were drunk when they were writing this. It’s a little insulting too of Marlene that she would think the viewers would be fooled or not smart enough to figure this out. And that’s what angers me the most. She had us all believe that all questions would be answered. But what a friggin’ let-down that was. She claimed that all questions will be answered which is pretty far-fetched already seeing as this show’s writing isn’t as good as Breaking Bad, GOT, etc and the episode is only an hour long.

I don’t really understand why they didn’t just make Wren the big A. It would have made a lot more sense. And all the clues were pointing out to him which apparently those clues are pointless? “Nosey bitches”, Wren’s drawing, his moving to London where Spencer was also attacked by A. I don’t get why the writers passed up on such a great, logical opportunity. MAYBE he’s gonna be that big “he” in the time jump. Here’s to hoping again but honestly I don’t even have any expectations anymore because it’ll just lead to disappointment.

And no way in hell am I taking the excuse “Rosewood is a magical place, nothing is real in Rosewood, just focus on the redemption, etc...” No thanks. This show did mystery well in season 1 and season 2 without the defense of it being unrealistic. So what happened after that? The writers had no solid plan and if they did, then they planned it out poorly. 

I’ll still finish this show whatever happens, but mainly for the romance and the friendship and the family, and the wonderful patient cast. But for mystery? I don’t care anymore because it’s comedic crap. 

a very short recap (not really a recap) of tonight’s episode:

a very short recap (not really a recap) of tonight’s episode:

It had happened on more than one occasion but it wasn’t statistically enough to be deemed a routine. Ezra did not have a problem with her visits, for he received pleasant and equal benefits from them and he imagined she would agree. At the moment they remained in silence, their bare chests heaving from the exertion that had just taken place under the tangled sheets. Ezra felt Aria shift herself closer to his body then she lifted his arm and placed it behind her while she rested her head on top of his chest. He loved this about her––how comfortable she still felt around him, even more so now that they were no longer together. It made him believe that he was inviting and that she remained to remotely trust him especially in such an intimate vulnerability. The woman always knew how to make him feel good about himself. After all she was no stranger to the works of the ego. Ezra often wondered if she did things like that on purpose. The way her fingers played with the tufts of his chest hair. Or how she would kiss him on the lips, call him a sweet name and all the while smiling warmly at him before leaving the apartment. Nothing had ever felt more wonderful.

I know Spencer and Aria weren't going to die in this episode obviously, but this scene really just broke my heart. I don't know what it was, but props to the director, it really gave that genuine feeling that this was their end. The progression of the glass freezing, Aria's hand pressed against the glass and then the shot of Emily's face, and that thought of watching your best friends die right in front of your eyes. It was such a devastating scene. One of my favorites for sure.  

a very short recap (not really a recap) of tonight’s episode:

ashley marin has so much game, shes gotta be A

[ezra finds out aria's college letter] [ezra starts to cry, runs into the wood, aria chases him] aria: ezRA!!!!11!! [ezra sees random ferris wheel, climbs up] aria: EZRA?!!!! [ezra turns around, sees aria next to him] aria: WHEN I WROTE THAT LETTER, I DIDNT KNOW I WAS GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU! ezra: [yells] ARIA, DOON'TTTT!!!! aria: I'M SO SORRY. IM A JERK. IM SUCH A JERK. [ezra cries, mascara runs down his face]

*a year later* hanna: hey jason jason: hanna, what did i say earlier?... hanna: *sighs* hanna: hey dad...

JASHLEY IS SO HOT IM NOT EVEN GONNA LIE