‘Pretty Little Liars’ Headed to NY Comic-Con

Pretty Little Liars is heading to New York Comic-Con. Which will probably surprise some people, because it’s not the typical thing that would appear at the event. But it does have a big bad villain and heroes trying to defeat her.

PLL isn’t the only ABC Family show heading to New York. The new hit show Stitchers will also be appearing and upcoming Shadowhunters will be there too. Stitchers and PLL will have back to back panels on Friday, October 9 at 11/10c am in room 1A06 and the cast of Shadowhunters will appear on Saturday, October 10 at 11am on the Empire Stage.

Lucy Hale (Aria Montgomery), Ashley Benson (Hanna Marin), Shay Mitchell (Emily Fields), Troian Bellisario (Spencer Hastings) and Sasha Pieterse (Alison DiLaurentis) will be discussing the ‘A’ reveal and what’s next for the series.

According to TVLine, executive producers I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick and Joseph Dougherty will also be in attendance and will bring new footage of the five-year time jump with them.

I was super excited when I heard the liars would be at NY Comic-Con, especially seeing as I already got my three day passes!

The drama is a little different from what you see at these cons, unless it’s San Diego, and that’s filled with TV shows.

I’m curious how popular this panel will be. I’m not sure how many people who are going are also fans of the show. The ABC Family drama has a huge fan base, but maybe not necessarily the same fans that go to NY Comic-Con.

I was also surprised to see that the panel will be in one of the panel rooms and not the Main Stage or the Empire Stage. This makes me think that the organizers don’t think it’s going to be very big, but could it be bigger than they realize?

Last year was my first year at NY Comic-Con and I had no idea how any of it worked. I read the doors opened at 10, but I didn’t realize that if you wanted to go to the big panels, you had to get there a lot earlier than that. I read that people lined up at 5 am in the morning for The Walking Dead. I would have been one of those people, if I knew that’s what you were supposed to do.

On Sunday I knew what the deal was and I arrived at about 7am to line up to see the Gotham panel. I was able to get my wristband for that and then rush over to see The Following panel on the Empire Stage. There was a lot of time spent in lines that day, but it was well worth it.

I’m not sure how it will work for PLL, but you can be sure that I’ll be in line early to see them.

We still don’t know who will be appearing on the Main Stage. Could The Walking Dead be returning? Heroes Reborn could be huge too. Will they want to promote their new show? There’s a lot of comic movies coming out too, could those films be in attendance? And lets not forget about Star Wars, which is right around the corner.

There’s a lot of possibilities, but who will NY Comic-Con get?

Are you going to be lining up to see Pretty Little Liars at NY Comic Con?

The Top 5 Looks From ‘PLL’ Season 6 So Far

Dances are always great on PLL for all the fashion!

The first part of season six of Pretty Little Liars is over and with it they brought a lot of great fashion, as usual.

We may have a long wait for new episodes this winter, but we can still re-watch every episode to recount all the ‘A’ clues and all the great fashion!

I always say that Aria and Hanna are my favorite fashionistas on PLL, and it shows in my top five best looks from season six so far. Sadly Spencer and Emily didn’t make my list, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love those liars too. I just love everything Aria and Hanna wear!

5. Hanna, episode 6

I’m obsessed with the floral Orsola moto jacket by Guess that Hanna wore in this episode. I fell in love with this jacket as soon as she appeared on screen. The Malone silk cropped top by Rebecca Minkoff with tulip-style overlay really added another element to this look.

4. Hanna, episode 5

Hanna looked so grown up in this episode and totally changed my mind about fruit printed clothes! She wore a pineapple print full cotton skirt by MSGM and a black blazer. I loved that her necklace and classic saddle flap crossbody bag matched with the pineapples. I love coordinating like this.

3. Aria, episode 4 

I’ve never been a fan of rompers, but when I saw Aria in the animal print romper by MinkPink, I totally changed my mind. I love tigers, but I liked how the romper mixed the tiger print with the zebra print. It was just so cute that I liked it without the jacket.

I also loved the long-sleeve white and black colorblocked cropped jacket she wore by Rachel Roy. I would so wear the jacket with jeans too.

2. Hanna, episode 8

I love when Hanna wears dresses and I think the dress she wore in this episode definitely ranks as one of my favorite dresses of all the seasons. She wore a snake print shift dress by Sam Edelman and a razor buckled belt by Alexander McQueen. I love how Hanna seems to always add a belt to her dresses. It’s steps up her look and I like the purple, green and black in this dress.

1. Aria, episode 9

For the most part I wanted to keep the prom dresses off this list, because then the list would be of all the prom dresses. But I loved Aria’s cropped top and skirt. It was great for the dance, but I feel like she could wear this outside of a school dance too. It really helped that I felt she was channeling Ariel in this look, even if Lucy Hale says it was Snow White. The altered cropped top and  floral-print ball skirt are by Alice & Olivia.

What are your favorite looks from season six so far?

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Are You Having ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Withdrawals Yet?

It’s only the first week without Pretty Little Liars and I’m already missing Aria, Hanna, Spencer and Emily. Are you?

When the liars return this winter they will be in a very different place in their lives and there will be a new mystery. The ABC Family drama as we know it, will be no more.

But we still have five and half seasons of the mystery of ‘A’ to enjoy and now’s the time to put all the clues together and see if CeCe fits in with everything. We didn’t even meet her till episode seven of season three.

We have plenty of time before the winter premiere to watch and re-watch season three to six to see if everything fits.

In the meantime here are five episodes to get started with and to help fill the void the liars have left us:

Over My Dead Body: Season 2 Episode, 12

‘A’ really stepped up her game in this episode. She made the girls believe that Dr. Sullivan was in danger and set them up to be in question over Alison’s murder.

What I loved about the episode was the snippets that we saw. We kept jumping back and forth in time to find out how the liars ended up covered in dirt and at the police station.

While this episode may have nothing to do with piecing together everything to follow CeCe as ‘A’, it’s a great place to start with binge watching PLL till we get brand new episodes this winter.

 

This is a Dark Ride: Season 3 Episode 12

Sure you can look for clues in this episode, but this is just a great episode. Since it doesn’t look like we are getting a Halloween special this year, just relive this great one!

This is one of the best PLL episodes of all time. You’ve got the great costumes, numerous ‘A’ clues, lots of suspense, boyfriend surprises and of course, Aria almost being pushed off the train!

Sure we want to re-examine all the clues that show CeCe is ‘A’, but we have months to gather the evidence. We should just enjoy some of the episodes too. It’s going to be a long drought before the girls are back!

 

Taking This One to the Grave: Season 5 Episode 12

I was absolutely shocked and devastated by this episode. I was so upset that Mona was dead and then I loved it even more when we found out Mona faked her death and ‘A’ had taken her. I also loved how Mona was actually working with the liars, even if it was short lived.

I just totally didn’t see this coming. I know a lot of people like to figure out what’s going to happen next, but I prefer when I’m surprised and this episode was the biggest surprise for me. I was so relieved when Mona was alive though.

This is a great episode and you can try to spot those clues that point to CeCe!

 

How the ‘A’ Stole Christmas: Season 5, Episode 13

In season five we didn’t get a Halloween episode, but we did get a nice Christmas episode! This episode is sure to be littered with ‘A’ clues, especially seeing as CeCe is in the episode.

But once again the girls are on the hunt for clues, but this time for ‘A’ being Alison. And of course there’s so much great fashion with the Ice Ball. And Ali has started an army of her own, people she poached from Mona’s army.

The episode has a pinch of Christmas cheer, sexy Santas, ‘A’ clues, suspense, danger and the last word from ‘A’: Merry Christmas, Bitches  – A.

 

Welcome to the Dollhouse: Season 5, Episode 25

This was one of the best episodes ever of PLL. ‘A’ was getting scarier and scarier and then she just took her dolls and started to play with them. After watching this season finale I thought, how can the show ever out do this finale? And if they can’t, the show should just come to end. Up to this point each finale has outdone the last. So far, still, so good, but now that we will have a new mystery, who knows.

We get up close and personal with ‘A’ in this episode. Is there anything in here that points to CeCe?

These are all great episodes to start with while we are waiting for PLL to come back. But you could just start from the beginning too. All episodes are on Netflix, so happy ‘A’ hunting!

‘Pretty Little Liars’ Review: The Shocking ‘A’ Reveal

I never imagined that CeCe would be A, but I always thought that A was a girl!

I knew A was a girl! Even when we found out Charles was A, I kept thinking that doesn’t make any sense, A has to be a girl.

There was so much hype around this episode and it’s been six years in the making that I wondered how it could all live up to expectations, but it was so good.

I loved the twist that CeCe was A. We never saw that coming, not after we were told Charles was A.

Pretty Little Liars is breaking new ground making their villain transgender and explaining Charlotte’s story so beautifully. She loved playing with her dolls. Sure Charlotte wasn’t well, but maybe if she got the love that she deserved. Mrs. D liked her lies though and taught Charlotte how to be A.

So Mona was A from the beginning and then CeCe took over the game. We always assumed there was a leader from the start, but it was just Mona. Mona was pretty evil, but CeCe stepped up the game.

I never trusted Sara, but how exactly did CeCe and Sara partner up? We didn’t get all of our questions answered. Melissa and Jenna were never mentioned in the timeline. Those characters played a part in all of this too. And who killed Mrs. D? That is the big question left unanswered. So the #SummerofAnswers didn’t answer everything.

We did finally find out what happened to Toby’s mom though. Bethany killed her and blamed it on Charles. Now we understand the cover up.

Wilden knew who CeCe was the whole time. He knew who killed Ali (when we though she was dead), so why did he torture the girls so much? Oh right, he was just a bad guy. He did take money for all of those cover ups after all.

CeCe hit Ali on the head thinking it was Bethany and Mona hit Bethany on the head thinking it was Ali. Two major screw ups.

That night Mona helped Ali get out of town, but she had just hit her on the head? That is crazy! Was it guilt? Not that Mona should have tried to kill Ali, but Ali was not nice to people back then. She certainly had something coming to her.

Whatever happened to the moms? We never got a conclusion to that storyline for their little adventure.

Five years later someone else is after Ali, but who? CeCe said the game is over. The girls go back to Rosewood to protect Alison. Five years have past and what have the girls been up to? There’s a new mystery coming this winter.

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‘PLL’: All the Fashion from the Enchanted Forest Prom

Spencer: Nora gown by Walter Mendez, Emily: Michael Costello fall 2015 collection dress, Hanna: Sherri Hill fall 2015 collection dress, Aria: Kesten fitted cropped tank and Tina floral-print ball skirt by Alice and Olivia.

I was so excited for the ‘Last Dance’ episode because of all the fashion! The girls managed to go to their prom, but either way they had some pretty amazing dresses. I wish my prom dress was that pretty and creative. I wish my prom was that gorgeous too. How much did it all cost?

I know Lucy Hale posted a picture on Instagram of her dress captioned, ‘Snow White’, but I really think she’s channeling Ariel in this dress. Snow White makes sense too, but when I first saw a sneak peek of the dress, I thought, The Little Mermaid.

If you want to recreate Aria’s look, you can come pretty close. The top is a Kesten fitted cropped tank by Alice & Olivia, but it’s altered. Whether you recreate Aria’s Snow White/Ariel look or create your own look, the Alice & Olivia top is on finale sale for $79.20!

The skirt is also by Alice & Olivia. The Tina floral-print ball skirt is also on sale for $418.

Spencer’s dress was actually inspired by Ariel. This gorgeous blue Nora gown by Walter Mendez will be a little harder to get your hands on, unless you have the money to spend. The Nora gown costs $1,695. This was an absolutely stunning dress, but the least creative out of the four liars.

Ali’s dress definitely had a hint of Belle shinning through. I just loved the ball skirt. This would be the prefect dress for prom, if it wasn’t so much. You can buy the Alloy evening dress by Tarik Ediz in several colors for $1,390.

Could Hanna not have looked more gorgeous? She was playing Cinderella in this Sherri Hill fall 2015 collection dress and her prince came and found her. This fashionista looks good in just about everything she wears. I loved her eye make-up. It darkened up the fairy tale look and went great with the dark fairy tale theme of the dance. Even if they weren’t actually suppose to be there. Unfortunately, you can’t purchase the dress online, but you can look at the other Sherri Hill dresses. Leave it to Hanna to add a belt to this already great dress. She wore a delicate Tracery belt from Anthropologie and it just made the dress even more stunning.

I have left Emily for last because she had the most creative look of all of them. Em’s whole look was very much inspired by an evil queen. The Michael Costello fall 2015 collection dress may not be the most beautiful dress on its own, but add the great accessories and that eye make-up and she has the most creative look for the Enchanted Forest prom. The accessories are all by Marianna Harutunian. The earrings can be purchased on Etsy for $60, the crown for $250 and the nail tips for $48.

Now lets hope they don’t ruin this dresses too much when they go #FAcetoface with A.

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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Review: One Last Dance

They made it to their prom, but for all the wrong reasons.

Only one week till we really know who A is! But Ali knows already. It’s going to be a very long week.

I was so mad that the liars weren’t allowed to go to their own prom. After all they’ve been through they deserve that normal high school experience. They managed to get to their own prom, but they were keeping an eye on Ali, so it wasn’t the magical night they hoped for.

There was some magic though. It was so moving hearing Spence talk about her speech and realizing it was all about Toby. If they weren’t only in high school, I’d say it was a proposal.

Caleb and Hanna had their own fairy tale moment. Caleb was hiding something, but not what Hanna thought. He’s finally using his skills for good and he can pay for a life in New York for them and Hanna’s tuition.

Aria and Ezra’s moment wasn’t so magical though. Aria told Ezra not to follow her and Ezra wasn’t, he’s going to Thailand for the summer. Is this really the end for them? I’m so happy that Aria has something after all of this is done. I’m so proud of her for winning that contest and getting the amazing internship, but there may be no happy ending for this couple.

I’m still weary about Sara. It’s sweet that she came to see Emily at her prom, but I still don’t trust her. I didn’t trust Clarke, he was hiding something, but he was one of the good guys. Could Sara be good too?

Ali even has potential for a happy ending. Lorenzo came to see her after all. I guess Spencer’s words got through to him. If it was your long lost brother, wouldn’t you do the same?

Some of my favorite scenes this week were of the mothers. We don’t get to see them too often and rarely all together. I love Ella and Ashley. Pam and Veronica also have had their moments.

Secrets were coming out as the ladies drank their wine and kept an eyes on their girls. But too many glasses of wine led to them wanting answers. I now see where the liars get it from.

Ella is convinced they just met Charles, but is Rhys, Charles? All clues point to him, but if the big reveal isn’t until next week, A maybe someone else.

Now the liars’ mothers are all locked away in Mr. D’s basement and where is he? Why was his door open? Did Charles come and take him away too?

Ashely ponders how their girls survived much worse than their situation. They stand their worrying about their girls in the barn. They have no idea that the four girls went to prom to follow Ali.

I think the moms will be fine. Charles just wants them out of the way for whatever is coming.

Next week all will be revealed. I guess it’s time to write down every question we ever had and see if the writers answer all of them. Last year’s season finale was epic. And I thought, how could they ever top this? This is only a summer finale, but with everything going to be revealed, it needs to be the best episode ever.

It’s so hard to give fans what they want and stay true to the story. Sometimes you have to sacrifice one for the other. This isn’t a series finale though, even if it does feel like one. It is ending the big mystery and this story needs have a great finish.

Pretty Little Liars has yet to disappoint me. It sucked me in and hasn’t let go. For me I’ve only been watching for a couple of months, but I’m on the edge of my seat waiting for A, Red Coat and everything else to be out in the open. For those people who have watched for six long years, I’m sure you are more than ready to have this mystery be solved.

The count down begins to the reveal of A. Can you handle the anticipation?

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‘PLL’: All the Fashion from Season 6 Episode 8

Hanna: d-ring high neck romper and a sheepskin leather biker jacket by Topshop, Spencer: gathered seam dress by Zara, Aria: Sidecca black and green ballerina printed halter double strapped dress

It was Aria’s big night on Tuesday and she looked great with the Sidecca black and green ballerina printed halter double strapped dress. She wanted to make a statement with her dress, that sadly got overshadowed by A once again. But I think she had the art gallery scene vibe going on, just like she wanted.

Aria’s style has been slightly different this season, but all of her pieces have gone great with her new hair cut. I don’t think she would have looked as good in this dress with her longer hair. Her new hair style allows her to change things up.

Spencer dressed up for the occasion too! She wore a gathered seam dress by Zara. This dress is still available and is on sale for $29.99. To really match Spencer’s look, make sure to top it off with a belt. Nordstrom carries a similar belt to the one she wore.

I would have thought Hanna would have worn a nice dress to support Aria at the gallery, but she wore a d-ring high neck romper and a sheepskin leather biker jacket by Topshop. It was a nice romper, but not quite appropriate for the occasion. I loved the biker jacket, but I have a thing for biker jackets. I don’t think it was the right choice for the art show though.

I absolutely loved the snake print shift dress by Sam Edelman Hanna wore with a razor buckled belt by Alexander McQueen. I loved the colors and the design. Hanna always looks great in dresses and I love when they all add a belt to complete their look. The dress doesn’t quite look the same without the belt.

She should have worn the snake print dress to the gallery.

The shift dress is on sale at Lord & Taylor for $71.40, the belt is unfortunately sold out.

I also loved the shirt Aria was wearing in the beginning of the episode. She wore a muscle tank with a beaded snake by Haute Hippie. The shirt was so simple and elegant.

Next week is prom, so stay tuned for a lot of great fashion from the dance!

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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Review: ‘A’ Wants His Dolls Back

We knew something was coming when A and Red Coat were working security at the gallery.

Whenever the girls meet someone I’m always suspicious of them. Could this be A getting to them? And once again I was nervous about Clarke and I was right to be.

If Rhys is A, then Clarke is working with A. If he’s not A, it still looks really suspicious. Why was he going into a abandoned doll factory? I was already questioning him more when he said it was a first for him at the gallery and then Aria had to remind him he won an award before. He then had to come up with excuses to why his parents weren’t there, which were all valid excuses, if he didn’t all ready fumble.

To be fair, most of the girls met their significant other through not so great circumstances. Caleb fell for Hanna because he was getting paid by Jenna to do work and Ezra used his chance meeting with Aria to investigate Ali’s murder. Toby and Spencer fell for each other when they were being framed and investigating Jenna. So none of these couples have a great ‘how we met’ story. But in the end these guys have really been there for the girls. So we tend to over look how they met. Hopefully that doesn’t come back to haunt us.

Just take Emily’s new budding romance with Sara, also not a great ‘how we met’ story.

Ezra thinks A is desperate, but this is just typical A. What’s scary is the fact that A is not just sending messages to the liars anymore, Tanner got a message of her own. A wants his dolls back.

I still want to know why A is obsessed with Aria, Spencer, Emily and Hanna. Assuming A is Charles, it made sense that it all started with Ali, but why her friends? Was he jealous of Ali and wanted to play with the girls instead. Because at first the messages did seem like they were from Ali.

I was almost thinking Ali had changed then she went and stole Lorenzo’s badge. While I think she genuinely likes this guy, you can’t stop the curiosity these girls have and for Ali that’s even more because this is her brother. Even though she doesn’t know the boy, she still feels for him and wants to know him.

Hanna was so mean when she spoke about Charles. She’s so angry, but she needs to realize this is different for Ali. It is her brother they are talking about and even if she doesn’t know him, that doesn’t change the emotions she’s having right now.

And what is Hanna’s mom going to do when she finds out Hanna gave back the scholarship money? How will she pay for college? I realize the money may be dirty or just something A can rip back later, but Hanna still needs to think about her future.

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen red coat! Was that who sent Charles a gift last week? Soon we will finally know who red coat is too. It’s all leading to the summer finale now. We can finally have all of the answeres revealed.

It’s crazy that the school and the parents want the liars not to go to prom. I get how dangerous it is right now, but it’s prom! I don’t know how they convince their parents to let them go, but as you’ll see from the promo they are all at the dance. And Ali goes there to meet Charles.

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‘PLL’: All the Fashion from Season 6 Episode 7

Hanna had a very different look this week. She was very sophisticated up top and then very casual on the bottom half with ripped jeans.

I thought the jacket didn’t really match her usual style, but the shirt kind of made it a bit better.

The Agnette jacket is by IRO and is actually altered, the top is twister jersey and lace by Maje and the Jessica low rise jeggings are by Ditto.

I really liked the the Iris stripe cold shoulder top by Tanya Taylor Aria was wearing. I think she should have worn this with out the jacket the entire episode. Only because it’s such a cute shirt with the shoulders cut out and what’s the point of wearing a jacket over it when you can’t see that element of the shirt? If you like this shirt too, it can be yours for $197.78 at Nordstorm.

The Augie denim and leather jacket is by Bcbgmaxazria and is sadly no longer available.

I love Spencer, but I’m not always a fan of her fashion, but I really liked her look this week. The color looked so good on her. She wore a floral-print button-front dress by Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply with a lavender cardigan. She looked really pretty this week.

I also loved Mona’s look from this week. I don’t know what any of it is, but I loved that blue printed shirt and I especially loved those earrings!

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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Review: Do We Finally Know Who ‘A’ Is?

Is this really A?

I’m wondering if Charles is really A. We are supposed to come face to face with A in two episodes and every time A is revealed, it turns out that person isn’t A. Charles clearly ties into everything, but is he really A?

I love how the liars go after A by themselves. It’s the fun of the whole show, but everything just blew up in their faces this week. There were a lot of mistakes and no one won in the end. They should have went to the police with their chips to begin with. Then they could have gotten them professionally removed and maybe the police could have traced them back to A. Or at very least given them a clue. I mean whoever put those chips in them, had to have known how to do it or have access to someone who knew how to do it.

The second mistake was a complete accident: Toby eating the weed laced candy. But that could have been avoided if Spencer would have been honest with Toby. He said no secrets and that’s exactly what got them into that mess.

Lastly, Ali calling the police was a little too late, since everything was already in motion. Communication was the top mistake. Jason could have technically gone alone with the police watching his back. But everyone wants to do it alone. Ashley was right to be so mad at Hanna. She’s about to go off to college, she can’t be still chasing down A.

Will that scholarship money backfire though? Ashley already deposited the check. Could this be a bad omen from A? It all goes back to Mrs. D and Radley, as per usual.

Could this be the end of Toby and Spencer for good? She couldn’t trust him enough to tell him everything and that ended up with Toby eating too many laced candies. Could his job be in jeopardy now? Not to mention he could have gotten seriously hurt. I don’t know if Spencer can fix this one.

Why was Emily getting so jealous over Sara and Claire? I realize Claire said some not so nice things about Sara years ago, but so have all the liars about Ali. Sara even admitted she didn’t like the person she was back then.

I think it’s good that Sara is moving out. I don’t know if we can trust Sara, but I feel a little better that Sara is taking this opportunity to move out. I just don’t think a relationship based on bonding over being kidnapped, is a great place to start. Sara could be good for Emily, but lets takedown A and move past being kidnapped first.

I was so happy to see Mike back. He’s grown up a lot and I really like him and Mona together. I want to see more of Mona and Mike. Mike use to be just the little brother and Mona was always the enemy. Though I’ve loved Mona since she was revealed as A no matter what side she’s been on since then. Before she was A, she was just a bitch.

I’m so excited for Aria being a finalist in a prestigious photography fellowship competition! She deserves this. Her trauma has inspired some creative shots. I just wish she could get back to writing again. That’s been a passion of hers for a long time.

Next week the liars are trying to put a face to the name:

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