| Pretty Little Liars Season 2 | |||
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| Country of origin | United States | ||
| No. of episodes | 25 | ||
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| Original channel | ABC Family | ||
| Original run | June 14, 2011[1] | ||
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The second season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, began airing on June 14, 2011 on ABC Family.[1] It follows the lives of four teenage girls, Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale), Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario), Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson), and Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell), who are dealing with the mysterious disappearance and death of their former best friend and queen bee, Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse), along with other problems in their personal & social lives. Outcomes of Alison's death include messages from an anonymous source that we know as "A". This person knows everything about the girls, including some terrible things that they did in their past with Alison. The second continues from the season finale of the previous season, in which Ian Thomas (Ryan Merriman), Spencer's brother-in-law, is presumed to have been killed in an incident at the top of a bell tower but is also accused of murdering Alison.
It was announced in June that a special Halloween-themed flashback episode would air as part of ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween lineup. This increased the episode count from 24 to 25. The season premiere brought in 3.68 million viewers, which was higher than the season 1 premiere.
The Halloween flashback episode premiered on October 19, 2011, while the season resumed on Monday, January 2, 2012.[2] On December 13, 2011, it was announced that the identity of A would be revealed in the Spring Finale. Plus, the season finale will see someone arrested for the murder of Alison, as well as the death of a beloved character - excluding the four female leads.[3][4] Filming of season two wrapped on December 16, 2011.[5]
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Janel Parrish, Tammin Sursok and Bianca Lawson return in the second season as Mona Vanderwaal, Jenna Marshall and Maya St. Germain. Also returning are Tyler Blackburn, Yani Gellman, Torrey DeVitto, Lindsey Shaw, Claire Holt, Keegan Allen, Brant Daugherty, Brendan Robinson and Julian Morris, who will all reprise their roles from the first season.[6][7][8] Annabeth Gish appears as Anne Sullivan, a therapist whom the girls' parents feel can help them on their problems.[9]Andrea Parker will play Jessica DiLaurentis, Alison's mother, who returns to Rosewood to help out with a fashion show being held in Alison's honour.[10] Actor Drew Van Acker also joined the cast playing Jason DiLaurentis, replacing Parker Bagley.
Season two picks up immediately where season one left off. After telling the police about Ian’s death and then the cops finding no body, the girls are now seen as liars by the town. With their parents concerned for their daughters, the girls are now forced to seek counseling from a therapist. But will the girls be able to entrust everything in her? “Where’s Ian?” “Who is A?” will continue to be the mysteries of this season, though Marlene King stated that there will be a whole new mystery that is going to be introduced right away and will be a huge one that’ll have people talking. With the girls being forced to separate and the ever so sinister “A” watching their every move, things in Rosewood are about to get a whole lot crazier![14][15]
Spencer Hastings has a lot on her shoulders. Not only does her family not believe her account on Ian, but they are now forbidding her to see Toby; with his family as well. Will she find a way to keep seeing Toby without her family knowing or will she give in to her parents’ demands? And with a person like “A” watching her every move, caution will definitely need to be had. "A" forces Spencer to break up with Toby only to end up being comforted by Wren after he brings her home leading to them kissing.
After suffering a broken heart from Caleb’s betrayal, Hanna will find herself confronted again with the man who caused it all. Will she be able to forgive him and reconnect, or is their relationship a thing of the past? Caleb finds his mother, leaving Hanna to go to Arizona, they make up after Hanna demanded that his foster mom keep sending him checks. They are still, happily in love.The possibility of finding out about Mona’s deception, Hanna’s got a lot of complications to deal with before she can find peace of mind. Hanna and Caleb reunite, only to find him going to California to visit his mother. Hanna's daddy issues continue as she breaks up the wedding between him and Isabel, with Hanna revealing her father and mother hooked up before the wedding.
After learning Ezra’s ex-fiancee Jackie Molina is working with him and Ezra hiding it from her, Aria now finds herself hurt and betrayed. Things are now bittersweet for her because if she stays with him, she can finally have a normal relationship that other couples have without hiding out in his apartment. However, she must also face the fact that his ex is now in the picture. Besides having to decide if the relationship is worth it, she also has to deal with her family having more secrets in the house and her brother Mike continuing to grow in his rebellious ways. Aria's relationship with Ezra will also be tempted by the arrival of a new love interest who will be age appropriate, Jason DiLaurentis. In the winter premiere, Ezra and Aria will reveal their relationship to her parents. They reveal their relationship in the episode "Through Danger, Toils, and Snares" but Byron and Ella's reaction is not what they hoped for.
Emily's love life won't be the only thing with complications this season. After being informed by her mother that the Fields family will be moving to Texas, Emily is now faced with the dilemma of moving. But moving might not be her only option as she soon discovers there's something she can do to keep herself in Rosewood. But will she go to the extremes to stay? She has a chance to get a scholarships, and that will prevent her from moving, but her family needs proof. Emily had a hard time being "A"s new target and went under a lot of stress which leads her to make a deal with "A" in the winter premiere.
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| 23 | 1 | "It's Alive" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King | June 14, 2011 | 3.68[16] |
| After a long night involving sleeping off the shame of being called "liars" by the entire town, the girls' parents have gathered for an intervention to send the girls to group therapy. Their shrink, Dr. Anne, is a kind, caring and genuine adult that the girls feel they can really trust. Despite this, they are reluctant to be completely honest with her. Things remain awkward as Aria gives Ezra the cold shoulder. When Aria finally considers reconciling and visits Ezra's apartment, their relationship worsens when Ezra admits that he was still in love with his ex, Jackie, when he and Aria first met. After an awkward encounter Aria leaves early only to be greeted by a text from A. The picture attached has been taken of the inside of Ezra's apartment and cryptically asks what's missing. Aria realizes that the spare key usually found under the doormat is missing. Lucas brings Caleb back to Rosewood for Hanna but she's too hurt to take him back. Caleb explains that he wrote her a letter and gave it to Mona, who threw it away. Hanna confronts Mona about the letter, but leaves when she realizes to her shock that Noel Khan and Mona are dating. Emily is struggling to deal with her impending move to Texas and losing her friends, including Toby, who she re-bonds with as they wait for Spencer to join them in secret. Spencer then cancels as she is having some difficulties with family at home: Melissa, distraught over her missing husband, Ian, threatens not to let Spencer anywhere near the baby. She decides to make up with Spencer, however, even telling her the unborn baby's name, Taylor. The girls resolve to spill at least some of their secrets to Dr. Anne. However, just as they are about to tell her, A leaves them a message to warn them that A knows what they are going to do. The girls then notice that Ezra's diploma, the missing piece from his apartment, is sitting on a shelf in the doctor's office. The girls freak out and leave before they can tell Dr. Anne their secrets. Dr. Anne later contacts the girls' parents and recommends that they take some time apart due to their "unstable" behavior during their last therapy session, meaning that the girls aren't allowed to see each other for a while. After Spencer finds a text message on Melissa's phone, she suspects that the caller is Ian. She joins up with Aria, Hanna, and Emily, and they send a message back to the caller to determine whether it is Ian by asking what the name of his and Melissa's unborn baby is. When the caller answers correctly, the girls fear that Ian is still alive. The final scene shows someone, presumably A, in Emily's room deleting files of A's messages and the copy of the video. | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | "The Goodbye Look" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | June 21, 2011 | 2.66[17] |
| With the girls being forced to go their separate ways for a bit, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer need each other now more than ever. The Liars find that Jason Dilaurentis has moved back into Rosewood, with a very suspicious attitude. They think back to when Alison had broken into his room and find out a secret of his. Samara and Emily start to hang out, but Emily struggles with her family's impending move to Texas. However, when a college athletic scout approaches her after a swim meet, she sees an opportunity that could keep her in Rosewood. She tries to convince her parents that the athletic scout "basically offered" her a scholarship to college, but she has to have a record of continuity. When she asks for a formal letter of this offer, the scout tells her there's no guarantee she'll get it. Her mom tells Emily that someone has been breaking into everyone's houses stealing camping supplies. Hanna's father returns to town, but Hanna doesn't trust him after seeing him marry into a brand new family. Mona tries to get Hanna's forgiveness by talking to Aria for advice - but Aria tells her that she's not allowed to talk to Hanna, so Mona's on her own. Mona also asks Aria to pick a goodbye present for Ezra's last day, since she knows him better "from the play." Aria continues to be in a rough patch with Ezra, especially when they have a date, but he has to miss it for a board meeting at his new school. Spencer thinks that her sister is hiding something to protect Ian. She also discovers that Toby, much to her dismay, has a new job with the Rosewood construction company - so that he can be free of his parents with the money he earns - only to be let go on his first day due to a conflict with the clients over Toby's reputation. Spencer tries to find out what Jason is up to, only to be interrogated by Jason about Ian's apparent death. The Liars discuss the fact that the only evidence they had (on Emily's computer) has been deleted, and that now they need to stick together no matter how many lies they have to tell. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "My Name Is Trouble" | Elodie Keene | Oliver Goldstick | June 28, 2011 | 2.78[18] |
| The episode kicks off with a dream by Spencer that "A" is about to attack all the girls as they are hanging out together in a movie theater. The dream is then interrupted by Melissa, who rudely awakens Spencer as she searched for her lost wedding ring. Spencer then begins to suspect Melissa has been talking to Ian since she leaves the room to take calls and lies about leaving the house. Hanna's dad is staying in Rosewood, and Hanna is a bit confused to how she feels about that and why her mother is not reacting in romantic manners to Tom's appearance. Emily creates a fake letter saying she will be accepted into Danby University if she continues to swim anchor for Rosewood Swim Team. Aria takes a pottery class at Hollis to help follow the therapists orders to have separate time. But she runs into someone unexpected in that class- Jenna. Toby begins work for Jason DiLaurentis, in order to save up for a truck so he can begin his job in Yardley and finally get away from his parents and sister Jenna. Spencer suspects that Jason is housing Ian because of the shadows in the upstairs windows and the bloody gauze in the garbage. The end shows Melissa receiving what looks like pain killers from Wren, most likely for Ian. | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Blind Dates" | Dean White | Charlie Craig | July 5, 2011 | 2.42[19] |
| To celebrate Emily’s ("A"-orchestrated) "acceptance" to Danby University, Pam invites Samara over for dinner. Samara is able to convince Pam that Danby won’t be the only school interested in offering Emily a scholarship, giving Emily time to figure out what to do next. Lucas worries about his upcoming date with Danielle, so he asks Hanna to double with him and tells her to bring Caleb. Unfortunately it backfires. Danielle thinks that Hanna is interested in Lucas! To convince Danielle that there is no longer anything between her and Lucas, Hanna and Caleb pretend to be on a real date. Hanna goes to the therapist alone for the first time, but isn’t willing to open up to her. However, after Lucas thanks her for helping him with Danielle, Hanna realizes that she can’t allow Ali to control her life anymore. She goes to see Dr. Sullivan again and confronts her past. After the session, Dr. Sullivan’s office was found trashed and ruined, with the words "Nosey Bitches Die" written on the wall with a red ink. Meanwhile, Aria learns that Mike has been lying about playing basketball after school every day, and wonders what he’s up to. And Spencer goes to Wren to ask him for help in tracking down Ian, but he refuses. She is finally able to convince him to trick Melissa into bringing him to Ian, so Spencer can follow them there. When Wren gets the word, the Liars follow Melissa in a car to a cabin in the woods and when they see Melissa walk in, a few seconds later Melissa screams, and they run ahead, and when they enter the cabin, they see Ian's dead body sitting up against the wall, along with a gun and a suicide note, in which he has confessed to Alison's murder. We also see A getting Spencer's bag and putting Ian's cellphone in it while she was outside with her friends after finding Ian dead. | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | "The Devil You Know" | Michael Grossman | Maya Goldsmith | July 12, 2011 | 2.42[20] |
| Emily, Aria, Hanna, and Spencer learn that Ian's suicide note wasn't real, it was just made up of A text messages. Aria's brother Mike is caught trying to break into Jason DiLaurentis' house and is also the one that stole things from Emily's garage and pushed Aria in Spencer's house. Aria also struggles in her relationship with Ezra, not knowing how or when to go public. Melissa tells Spencer that her baby is a girl and while talking to Melissa, Ian's phone goes off in Spencer's bag making it look like Spencer was pretending to be Ian by texting Melissa. Hanna meets Caleb's foster mom, Janet, and says that if she doesn't continue giving Caleb his money until he is 18, then Hanna is going to bring Janet to court. While Emily is at a delivery store, she comes across Logan Reed, the guy Ian got to deliver the $10,000 to the girls. Logan then tells Emily that he never met Ian and that he was hired by a woman on the phone. At Ian's funeral, Aria talks to Jason who tells her he thought he could have possibly killed Alison while he was drunk the night of her death and his suspicions were raised when he woke up the next morning with a note that read "I know what you did." Emily's clues from A's texts lead the girls to Alison's grave where A plays the video of Ian presumably killing Alison with the added part of Ali shown to be unharmed revealing she was still alive and Ian may not have been her murderer. Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer face an unknown evil. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Never Letting Go" | J. Miller Tobin | Bryan M. Holdman | July 19, 2011 | 2.53[21] |
| Jessica DiLaurentis, Alison's mother (Andrea Parker), returns to Rosewood and meets with the girls because she wants to have a fashion show in Alison's honor. The girls questioningly agree, and are in for a real surprise by the ever mysterious "A". Aria continues to mingle with Ali's mysterious older brother Jason while questioning her relationship with Ezra. Spencer and Toby continue in their relationship. Jessica DiLaurentis returns to town and requests that the Liars participate in the Rosewood Charity Fashion Show. | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Surface Tension" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | July 26, 2011 | 2.36[22] |
| Aria's parents throw a dinner party, putting Aria face-to-face with both Ezra and Jason. The awkward night is interrupted when Mike gets arrested for breaking into another house. Emily tries to get used to living with the Marins, while Hanna tries to come to terms with Caleb's "sketchy" business. While doing landscaping work for the Hastings, Toby finds an old hockey stick buried in the backyard, and Spencer's father becomes visibly nervous but burns it in the fire saying it doesn't mean anything. Toby later tells Spencer about it, and she thinks it might be the weapon used to kill Ali. Ashley and Ella begin to wonder if there isn't something more serious going on in the girls' lives that they don't know. After searching through Mike's bag of stolen items, Aria realizes that Officer Garrett cannot be trusted, just as Spencer sits in the car telling Garrett she doesn't know if she believes that Ian killed Ali anymore. In the end A injects steroids into Emily's lotion. The Liars are ill at ease when they each have to confront complicated matters. | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Save the Date" | Chris Grismer | Matt Witten | August 2, 2011 | 2.41[23] |
| Emily has been juggling a lot of secrets and lies lately, and with a surprise visit from her father before a big swim meet, the pressure gets to be too much for her - sending her to the hospital with an ulcer. But with the prospect of having to come clean to her father about Danby, Emily realizes she has bigger problems when “A” reveals his/her part in Emily's swim career. Wren turns out to be her doctor in the hospital. While visiting Emily, Spencer and Aria take the opportunity to try and do more digging around about the cause of Alison's death and how the broken field hockey stick may play a part in the last few moments of their friend's life. Meanwhile, Hanna struggles with the prospect of losing both men in her life when her father's wedding "Save the Date" arrives, and the possibility of Caleb running out of Rosewood before his past can come back to haunt him. In the ending scene at the hospital, a janitor leaves the morgue and a body, presumably A's, gets out of its bed. The pressure becomes too much for Emily and lands her in the hospital. | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | "Picture This" | Patrick Norris | Jonell Lennon | August 9, 2011 | 2.54[24] |
| Spencer begins to suspect more and more about Jason after finding his broken hockey stick in her yard, and deciding that he was the one who stole the missing page in Alison's autopsy file. While spying on him in his front yard and seeing how protective he is over the shed in his yard, she and Emily decide to break in and see what is so mysterious in it. While in the shed, they find pictures of Aria while she is sleeping, and a box of cameras and spying equipment. This leads the girls to realizing that Jason is spying on Aria, and could be spying on all of them. Meanwhile, Emily is under a ton of pressure. First, A put steroids in her pain cream which caused her blood tests to show signs of human growth hormones. Ashley Marin allows Emily to have Samara and some of Samara's friends over for a small get together, and A forces Emily to give her phone number to one of Samara's friends, Zoey. A tells Emily that if she doesn't get Zoey's number, she will tell everyone that Emily is taking steroids. Samara's other friend catches Emily giving Zoey her number and then later tells Samara which ends Emily's relationship with her. Aria begins to have continuous dreams about Jason, which she feels is threatening her relationship with Ezra. She tries to spend more time with Ezra, but her dreams continue. Along with this, Aria is also trying to figure out why Mike is robbing houses. Later at the park, Jason kisses Aria, but she tells him she is already taken, leading Jason to think she's afraid of him. Hanna discovers that the man following Caleb is not a police man, but instead a private investigator hired by his birth mother to find him. Caleb receives her phone number and is not sure whether to call her or not. However, Hanna convinces him that he should call his mother since the story of what happened to her and why she left Caleb have been torturing Caleb for twelve years. Caleb calls his mother and has a heartfelt phone conversation with her, leading him to leave Rosewood and go to California to see her. However, he notes that he will come back soon; after Caleb's departure Hanna calls her father and tells him that she will be a bridesmaid for his wedding and show up for the fitting. Spencer and Emily return to Jason's shed, only to find that he has discovered someone was in it and he has removed everything in it and only left the flashlight they dropped before. In the end, we see A developing a photograph of Spencer and Emily entering Jason's shed in Jason's darkroom. The Liars focus in on Jason, in more ways than one. | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | "Touched by an 'A'-ngel" | Chad Lowe | Charlie Craig & Maya Goldsmith | August 16, 2011 | 2.30[25] |
| Aria finds herself in a difficult position when trying to process Spencer and Emily’s news about Jason, while dealing with what happened at the park and her undeniable feelings for him. Aria reveals to Emily and Spencer that Jason kissed her, but she rejected him, and in turn, Emily and Spencer reveal that Jason has been taking pictures of her while she was sleeping; as well as having a darkroom in his shed. Aria talks to Jason about what her friends told her about him, and he finds out that Emily and Spencer were the ones who broke into his shed the other night. He then tells Aria that Ali was the one who took the pictures of Aria, and he had found the pictures in a box underneath Ali's floorboards in her room when he was renovating it. Spencer reveals to Ezra that she knows about his and Aria's relationship and that Jason has feelings for Aria, and Aria's mother suspects that Spencer and Ezra are hooking up when she sees them conversing in his car. While Jason finds Ali's box and gives it to Aria, Ezra arrives to tell her that he doesn't want to ruin their relationship by keeping it in the shadows and he wants to start by telling her parents about them. Jason comes back to see them in a loving kiss and tells Aria that he knows she is "unavailable" as she is about to leave. Ella tells Aria that she thinks Spencer and Ezra have something going on; Aria finds out that she would feel betrayed if Aria told her about her relationship with Mr. Fitz; Ella decides to send Mike to a therapist. Mona pushes Hanna to try to play nice with her future step-sister, Kate, at her bridesmaids fitting, which ends up with the two riding horses at an equestrian club. However, a conversation with Mona involving Hanna insulting Isabel and Kate results in Hanna making a new enemy, with Kate threatening to break her like a horse. Meanwhile, Spencer and Toby find Ian's old yearbook while packing up his belongings and they find out that Jason, Ian, and Garrett were all in the "NAT Club"; the name is based on a Latin phrase meaning "we see all". Jenna pays a visit to Spencer's house and demands she stop digging for information because Ali's killer was killed, and she finds out that Spencer knows about her and Garrett. "A" has determined that Emily is the weakest link and decides that it's time she breaks, and when Emily visits a spa for a massage appointment, "A" discreetly massages her before the actual masseuse starts, pushing Emily to her breaking point. Emily tries to call their therapist, Anne Sullivan, but she gets a text from A. Emily goes to the girls for emotional support and they discuss the NAT club, thinking "A" could be a group of people who have been stalking them together. Garrett and Jenna pay a visit to Jason after Jenna tells him that Spencer knows about their relationship. In the end, "A" is seen talking to the girls' therapist, Dr. Anne Sullivan. Complex situations land the Liars in hot water. | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | "I Must Confess" | Norman Buckley | Oliver Goldstick | August 23, 2011 | 2.63[26] |
| After being pushed around, threatened and more by “A,” Emily is at a breaking point and her friends know that something drastic has to be done to save her. The girls turn to the only person they have come to trust and know that she can’t let their secrets out – Dr. Anne Sullivan. Finally being able to reveal the torment that “A” has put them through to someone outside of the tight-knit group gives the girls a sense of relief and Emily a new sense of courage. Hanna's grandmother arrives in town for Tom's rehearsal dinner, making sure to let it be known that she doesn't want the wedding to happen. Kate seeks her revenge on Hanna for what she said at the ranch. Byron and Ella continue to argue about how to help Mike, while Mike finally manages to open up to Aria. Spencer's father tells her that he committed a crime to help the DiLaurentis family and that Jason had motive to kill Alison, and he inadvertently tells her that the DiLaurentis family has some dirt against them. Emily, still feeling more courageous because of her talk with Dr. Sullivan, calls Maya and they meet for dinner. During that dinner, Dr. Sullivan studies her files and soon figures out who "A" is. She calls Emily and tells her to get the other girls and meet her at her office; however, when they arrive, she is gone and "A" texts the message "The doctor is out." In the end, A is seen removing the files and the bug from Dr. Sullivan's office. Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer finally decide to tell someone about "A." | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Over My Dead Body" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King | August 30, 2011 | 2.98[27] |
| "A" has given each of the four girls an important task to save Dr. Sullivan. They have until 7PM to save their trusted confidant, who is revealed to be still alive. They each receive wind-up dolls that speak out their missions. Aria's task is to get rid of Jackie with proof of Jackie's plagiarism. Spencer must break up with Toby in order to keep him safe from "A". Hanna must stop her father's wedding by telling Isabel about her parents' affair. Emily has to follow A's directions, and winds up getting trapped in a barn with a car engine running. Emily passes out and is later saved from the death of carbon monoxide poisoning by "A" and dragged out of the barn. Emily has a conversation with Alison in a dream, and when Emily asks her who "A" is, Alison ambiguously replies, "Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead." Emily then wakes up to find the other three girls beside her. Emily notices a shovel that hadn't been present when she arrived at the barn. A message on the shovel reveals the coordinates of Dr. Sullivan's location in the forest. The four assume that Dr. Sullivan was buried alive, but when they dig up the "burial ground", they only find her boots and a dummy. They are cornered by the police and taken into custody (ironically, this is the deadline for saving Dr. Sullivan), and Detective Wilden is back in Rosewood to interrogate the four and accuse them of homicide. Towards the end of the episode, it is revealed during a conversation between Jenna and Garrett that they had written the note Jason received the night Ali died that said "I know what you did" and Garrett gives Jenna the missing page 5 of Alison's autopsy report which he plans for Jenna to burn. The episode concludes with "A" at a diner with Dr. Sullivan, who coldly states, "I've done everything you've asked me to do." "A" gives her an envelope and Dr. Sullivan disgustedly leaves the diner. A waitress approaches A's table and asks, "How you doing, pretty eyes? You want a piece of pie?" "A" sends the Liars on a hunt to destroy lives in order to save another. | ||||||
| 35 | 13 | "The First Secret" | Dana W. Gonzales | I. Marlene King | October 19, 2011 | 2.47[28] |
| It's the Halloween before Alison disappeared and where all of the secrets and lies began for Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer. The gang goes to a Halloween party hosted by Noel. Alison gets kidnapped by A. Alison sends the gang text messages claiming for help. In the end Alison claims that Noel and Alison were pranking them. When they return to the party Noel explains that he has been there the whole entire time. We also see Aria and Alison discovering Byron's affair with Meredith as well as Byron telling Aria to keep it a secret from Ella. | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | "Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | January 2, 2012 | 3.34[29] |
| It's exactly a month after "A" framed the girls for Alison's murder. Spencer rejects Toby and the gift he made her, Caleb returns to Hanna; not to mention we see a jealous side of Lucas, and Ezra and Aria come out with their relationship. The relationship between Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer changes following their arrest. Spencer and Emily fight which is to fool 'A'. The girls make "A" believe they know something. Emily meets "A" and shows them an empty box and tells them they fooled him/her. "A" attacks Emily and nearly strangles her, but the Liars show up and corner "A" but "A" shatters the glass from the ceiling by throwing up a pot and makes a run for it and gets hit by Hanna's car during the escape. The girls chase after "A," but lose him/her and just when Spencer declares they have nothing, they see a very important piece that "A" accidentally left behind when they got struck by Hanna's car...."A's" cell phone. The girls pick up the phone in shock just as "A" meanwhile goes to his/her car and realizes they left it behind. The episode ends as "A" punches his/her car in anger and the glass shattering from the window and side view mirror. | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | "A Hot Piece of 'A'"[30] | January 9, 2012[31] | |||
| Spencer, Hanna, Aria and Emily realize that "A" is not acting alone and his/her "helper" may be closer than they think. | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Let the Water Hold Me Down"[32] | January 16, 2012[31] | |||
| Hanna starts to crumble under pressure of her secrets, and feels opening up to Caleb might be the solution she is looking for. while Spencer follows a blind lead. | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Blond Leading the Blind"[33] | January 23, 2012[31] | |||
| Love is a powerful motivator for Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer, especially if it means keeping their loved ones safe. | ||||||
| 40 | 18 | "A Kiss Before Lying"[34] | January 30, 2012[31] | |||
| With Hanna's stepsister Kate now attending Rosewood High, Hanna needs Aria, Spencer, and Emily more than ever before. | ||||||
| 41 | 19 | "The Naked Truth" | February 6, 2012[31] | |||
| 42 | 20 | "CTRL: A" | February 13, 2012[31] | |||
| 43 | 21 | February 20, 2012[31] | ||||
| 44 | 22 | February 27, 2012[31] | ||||
| 45 | 23 | "Eye of the Beholder"[35] | Melanie Mayron | Joseph Dougherty | March 5, 2012[31] | |
| Someone from Emily's past will come back, upbringing past emotions and feelings. Hanna and her friends are willing to do all it takes to get Kate to leave Rosewood, as she is now A's new target. | ||||||
| 46 | 24 | March 12, 2012[31] | ||||
| 47 | 25 | March 19, 2012[31] | ||||
| "A" 's identity will be revealed, the killer of Allison is revealed and a beloved character will die. | ||||||
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