In the build up to “Game Over, Charles” the cast and crew of PLL seemed to imply that we would feel sorry for Charles after learning the reasons why he was “A” and that he has a soul. Sasha Pieterse (Alison on PLL) thought the “A” reveal was disheartening and sad. PLL showrunner Marlene King told BuzzFeed “It’s the second-to-last scene in the season finale and the tears started pouring down.” And when MTV asked if we will empathize with “A”, Marlene answered “All of my favorite villains are not just villains for no reason. There’s always something. And it’s always more interesting to have a reason. For example, when we found out Mona was original A, we understood why. Mona was a villain, but she became a very likable character — before her demise. And we redeemed Paige. We were introduced to Paige in a villainous way. She certainly wasn’t good to Emily. And then she became such a beloved character on our show. So it’s really important for us to show that you’re never really defined by one action, or one motivation. We’re not all a sum of one mistake.”
After watching the PLL summer finale “Game Over, Charles”, did you feel for CeCe or empathize with her? The DiLaurentis’s family secrets had nothing to do with the Liars. And CeCe didn’t have much of a personal connection to the Liars or any reason to hate them. The only reason CeCe gave for hating the Liars is that they were glad Alison was gone. The Liars had admitted to having mixed feelings towards Alison, since Alison bullied and manipulated them before she disappeared. However, they all devoted years to finding out what happened to Alison. They tried to rescue Alison when they found out she was alive. Even though CeCe knew about that, she still kidnapped the Liars and tortured them.
It’s hard to shed any tears for CeCe after what she put the Liars through, especially when her reason for continuing the “A” game after New York was that it was addictive and she was good at it. There wasn’t any justifiable reason for what she did to the Liars ever since she took the “A” game over from Mona. Driving a car through Emily’s house, locking Aria and Spencer in the freezer and all the other times she almost killed the Liars and tried to ruin their lives. Plus, she blew up Toby's house and went after Aria's brother Mike.
CeCe claimed to love her family, but she almost killed Jason in the elevator in “What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted” episode 3x19, even though Jason hadn’t done anything to deserve her wrath. She also tried to strangle Alison with a scarf in “Run, Ali, Run” episode 5x06.
Side note: Does anyone think this timeline makes sense? In “’A’ is for A-l-i-v-e” episode 4x01 we saw Toby’s mom in a flashback. In the flashback, we saw Alison and Toby as teenagers in Toby’s room. They are about to kiss when Toby’s mom comes in. If Bethany Young really killed Toby’s mom when she and Charles were still young kids, then Toby’s mom wouldn’t have been alive when Toby and Alison were teens. Charles is a few years older than Alison.
Did you feel bad for “A” after hearing CeCe’s backstory? What did you think of CeCe being revealed as “A”? Did you think Mona being “A” was a better reveal back in the season two finale? Were you happy with “Game Over, Charles” or were you disappointed?
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