With CeCe in the back of his police car, Officer Barry Maple tells CeCe to hit him in the head and take the car.
CeCe thinks it was her mom, Jessica DiLaurentis, who bribed Officer Maple to help her.
Monday, October 19, 2015
CeCe & Officer Maple Deleted Scene from PLL “Game Over, Charles” 6x10
Officer Barry Maple helps CeCe (Charlotte DiLaurentis) escape police custody in this deleted scene from the summer finale “Game Over, Charles” 6x10.
With CeCe in the back of his police car, Officer Barry Maple tells CeCe to hit him in the head and take the car.
CeCe thinks it was her mom, Jessica DiLaurentis, who bribed Officer Maple to help her.
With CeCe in the back of his police car, Officer Barry Maple tells CeCe to hit him in the head and take the car.
CeCe thinks it was her mom, Jessica DiLaurentis, who bribed Officer Maple to help her.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Vanessa Ray on 'A': CeCe’s a Broken Doll
Vanessa Ray, who plays CeCe Drake on PLL, talked about her complicated character and CeCe’s obsession with dolls.
"She's a broken doll herself, and so she plays with the dolls. Being 'A,' it's cool. I kinda feel like I get to be a little bit bitchy and have a reason for it now!" Vanessa said.
Vanessa was excited about “A”’s nomination at the Teen Choice Awards 2015. "I can't believe that I got nominated for it! It's cool because it's actually like, the show really is 'A' and I'm lucky enough to get to embody that,” she said.
"She's a broken doll herself, and so she plays with the dolls. Being 'A,' it's cool. I kinda feel like I get to be a little bit bitchy and have a reason for it now!" Vanessa said.
Vanessa was excited about “A”’s nomination at the Teen Choice Awards 2015. "I can't believe that I got nominated for it! It's cool because it's actually like, the show really is 'A' and I'm lucky enough to get to embody that,” she said.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
PLL Showrunner Marlene King Defends CeCe as “A” Reveal
A lot of PLL fans were angry and disappointed when they found out CeCe Drake was “A” and took to social media to point out plot holes and express frustration at inconsistencies.
However, PLL showrunner Marlene King is standing by her decision to make CeCe Drake “A”. Marlene doesn’t think most PLL fans are upset at the reveal. “I think the majority of fans really were happy about it. I think no matter who you pick as A there are always going to be the people who want it to be someone else. We had a similar reaction when we revealed Mona was “A” and then as we got to know her character more and got further down the road, I think people couldn’t imagine anybody else being original “A.” We’ll find that the same thing happens with Charlotte,” Marlene told Zap2it.
When asked if fans will find inconsistencies with the CeCe reveal, Marlene said no. “No, it makes a lot of sense. We knew three and a half years ago that this was going to be who “A” was. I don’t re-watch episodes very often, but when I was getting ready to write this, I went back and watched every Cece scene, every Cece episode and we tell you she’s “A” several times. You will see the clues. I was like, “I can’t believe we did that, I can’t believe we were so bold!”
Marlene also said that she decided Sara Harvey was Red Coat and the Black Widow early on. “We’ve been looking for a way to play it out for a couple seasons, it really clicked. It was a good time to bring back Sara Harvey.”
Were you happy or disappointed with the reveal that CeCe was “A”?
However, PLL showrunner Marlene King is standing by her decision to make CeCe Drake “A”. Marlene doesn’t think most PLL fans are upset at the reveal. “I think the majority of fans really were happy about it. I think no matter who you pick as A there are always going to be the people who want it to be someone else. We had a similar reaction when we revealed Mona was “A” and then as we got to know her character more and got further down the road, I think people couldn’t imagine anybody else being original “A.” We’ll find that the same thing happens with Charlotte,” Marlene told Zap2it.
When asked if fans will find inconsistencies with the CeCe reveal, Marlene said no. “No, it makes a lot of sense. We knew three and a half years ago that this was going to be who “A” was. I don’t re-watch episodes very often, but when I was getting ready to write this, I went back and watched every Cece scene, every Cece episode and we tell you she’s “A” several times. You will see the clues. I was like, “I can’t believe we did that, I can’t believe we were so bold!”
Marlene also said that she decided Sara Harvey was Red Coat and the Black Widow early on. “We’ve been looking for a way to play it out for a couple seasons, it really clicked. It was a good time to bring back Sara Harvey.”
Were you happy or disappointed with the reveal that CeCe was “A”?
Saturday, August 15, 2015
PLL Season 6B Spoilers: CeCe/Charlotte in Sanitarium and Sara in Hospital
“Game Over, Charles” ended with the Liars happy to be “A”-free, but it wasn’t clear what happened to CeCe (Charlotte) and Sara Harvey. Looks like we haven't seen the last of either one of them.
Sara Harvey will be sticking around for the second half of season 6. In the PLL winter promo, we see Emily and Sara at a cemetery. Plus, we know something happened to Sara, since the Liars said “What happened to her wasn’t our fault” when Emily mentions that Sara is being released from the hospital. PLL showrunner Marlene Kings told MTV what happened to Sara is “part of the mystery going forward”.
Meanwhile, CeCe ended up in a sanitarium after the game ended in “Game Over, Charles”. Despite everything she did to the Liars, Alison and Jason want to help CeCe. This was shown in a scene that ended up getting deleted from the episode. “And there was a single shot we didn’t get to put in the episode, because we just ran out of time, but I’m sure it will be on the DVD, where Allison and Jason and Dr. Sullivan are visiting Charlotte in the sanitarium — so that’s where she went afterwards,” Marlene said.
You’d think Jason would be upset that he dated his sister and that she tried to kill him, but it looks like Jason has also forgiven CeCe. “Everything is very complicated in Rosewood, but I think he’s happy to have some closure that he isn’t crazy. Crazy is in the family, but his parents told him that Charles was an imaginary friend, and because of that, Jason grew up to be this tortured soul that always felt that something was missing because his brother was gone. So, he wants to be there for Charlotte now and help to become the family she never had. But thank god they never had sex,” Marlene said.
So we will definitely be seeing more of Sara Harvey when PLL returns for the winter premiere. And Marlene King has tweeted that we will see Charlotte after the time jump.
Sara Harvey will be sticking around for the second half of season 6. In the PLL winter promo, we see Emily and Sara at a cemetery. Plus, we know something happened to Sara, since the Liars said “What happened to her wasn’t our fault” when Emily mentions that Sara is being released from the hospital. PLL showrunner Marlene Kings told MTV what happened to Sara is “part of the mystery going forward”.
Meanwhile, CeCe ended up in a sanitarium after the game ended in “Game Over, Charles”. Despite everything she did to the Liars, Alison and Jason want to help CeCe. This was shown in a scene that ended up getting deleted from the episode. “And there was a single shot we didn’t get to put in the episode, because we just ran out of time, but I’m sure it will be on the DVD, where Allison and Jason and Dr. Sullivan are visiting Charlotte in the sanitarium — so that’s where she went afterwards,” Marlene said.
You’d think Jason would be upset that he dated his sister and that she tried to kill him, but it looks like Jason has also forgiven CeCe. “Everything is very complicated in Rosewood, but I think he’s happy to have some closure that he isn’t crazy. Crazy is in the family, but his parents told him that Charles was an imaginary friend, and because of that, Jason grew up to be this tortured soul that always felt that something was missing because his brother was gone. So, he wants to be there for Charlotte now and help to become the family she never had. But thank god they never had sex,” Marlene said.
So we will definitely be seeing more of Sara Harvey when PLL returns for the winter premiere. And Marlene King has tweeted that we will see Charlotte after the time jump.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Answers to Burning PLL Questions: Who Killed Garrett, Who Killed Ian and Who was in the Barrel
“Game Over, Charles” was supposed to answer all questions, but after the episode there were still some issues that weren’t addressed in the summer finale. PLL showrunner Marlene King talked to Entertainment Weekly and gave answers to some of those burning questions.
Who killed Garrett and put Aria in the box with his dead body?
“Wilden. Garrett found out that Wilden was a dirty cop and was going to tell. [Wilden] was acting on his own”, Marlene said.
Who killed Melissa’s boyfriend Ian Thomas?
“Ian killed himself but Mona staged the note and the crime scene”.
Whose body was in the barrel? (The barrel the Liars thought contained Mona’s dead body)
“Charlotte stole a cadaver from a medical school”.
Who tried to kill Jenna the night Emily jumped in the lake and rescued her?
“That was Charlotte because Jenna knew Ali was alive.”
Alison pulled Hanna out of the fire at Thornhill Lodge. So who pulled out the other Liars?
“Sara Harvey! And the person who set the fire was Shana.”
What else has Charlotte/CeCe done?
CeCe killed Wilden, almost killed her brother Jason in the elevator, kidnapped Emily and almost sawed her in half, blew up Toby’s house, did creepy dental work on Hanna, put the finger bones in the wedding dresses at the charity fashion show (the bones were from medical school corpses again) and put the snake in Spencer’s dressing room.
Of course, there are still more unresolved questions. Here are a few unanswered questions.
Marlene said Wilden acted alone and killed Garrett. But we heard a guy and a girl’s voice when the box was being pushed off the train. So who was the girl pushing the box? And who put Aria in the box if Wilden was just trying to shut Garrett up? Wilden wouldn’t have a reason to kill Aria, too. And Aria used a screwdriver to stab whoever was pushing her off the train. We later saw Jason with an injury.
Why did Ian kill himself? Since the suicide note was planted by Mona, we don’t know why Ian really killed himself.
Is Wren involved in any of this? He colored a red coat in an illustration at Radley, implying that he knew more than he let on. And when CeCe visited Mona in Radley, she was wearing a red coat. Wren admitted to getting CeCe a visitor’s pass to see Mona. If CeCe was still a patient at Radley, why would she have a visitor’s pass?
If CeCe didn’t really kidnap Sara, how did Sara end up being Red Coat and the Black Widow?
Spencer’s sister Melissa Hastings was non-existent in “Game Over, Charles”, but CeCe and Melissa were arguing the night Alison disappeared. What was going on between the two of them? And what was the significance of the N.A.T. club?
Who killed Jessica DiLaurentis?
Do you have any questions that weren’t answered in the PLL summer finale “Game Over, Charles”?
Who killed Garrett and put Aria in the box with his dead body?
“Wilden. Garrett found out that Wilden was a dirty cop and was going to tell. [Wilden] was acting on his own”, Marlene said.
Who killed Melissa’s boyfriend Ian Thomas?
“Ian killed himself but Mona staged the note and the crime scene”.
Whose body was in the barrel? (The barrel the Liars thought contained Mona’s dead body)
“Charlotte stole a cadaver from a medical school”.
Who tried to kill Jenna the night Emily jumped in the lake and rescued her?
“That was Charlotte because Jenna knew Ali was alive.”
Alison pulled Hanna out of the fire at Thornhill Lodge. So who pulled out the other Liars?
“Sara Harvey! And the person who set the fire was Shana.”
What else has Charlotte/CeCe done?
CeCe killed Wilden, almost killed her brother Jason in the elevator, kidnapped Emily and almost sawed her in half, blew up Toby’s house, did creepy dental work on Hanna, put the finger bones in the wedding dresses at the charity fashion show (the bones were from medical school corpses again) and put the snake in Spencer’s dressing room.
Of course, there are still more unresolved questions. Here are a few unanswered questions.
Marlene said Wilden acted alone and killed Garrett. But we heard a guy and a girl’s voice when the box was being pushed off the train. So who was the girl pushing the box? And who put Aria in the box if Wilden was just trying to shut Garrett up? Wilden wouldn’t have a reason to kill Aria, too. And Aria used a screwdriver to stab whoever was pushing her off the train. We later saw Jason with an injury.
Why did Ian kill himself? Since the suicide note was planted by Mona, we don’t know why Ian really killed himself.
Is Wren involved in any of this? He colored a red coat in an illustration at Radley, implying that he knew more than he let on. And when CeCe visited Mona in Radley, she was wearing a red coat. Wren admitted to getting CeCe a visitor’s pass to see Mona. If CeCe was still a patient at Radley, why would she have a visitor’s pass?
If CeCe didn’t really kidnap Sara, how did Sara end up being Red Coat and the Black Widow?
Spencer’s sister Melissa Hastings was non-existent in “Game Over, Charles”, but CeCe and Melissa were arguing the night Alison disappeared. What was going on between the two of them? And what was the significance of the N.A.T. club?
Who killed Jessica DiLaurentis?
Do you have any questions that weren’t answered in the PLL summer finale “Game Over, Charles”?
Sympathy for CeCe Drake in PLL 6x10 “Game Over, Charles”?
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?
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?
Recap of PLL 6x10 “Game Over, Charles”: CeCe Drake, AKA Charlotte, is "A"
In Pretty Little Liars "Game Over, Charles" episode 6x10 we finally come face-to-face with “A” and hear “A”’s backstory. The huge reveal is that “A” is CeCe Drake. Red Coat and the Black Widow are actually the same person: Sara Harvey. We find out who killed Bethany Young, who hit Alison on the head with the rock and who murdered Toby's mom.
“Game Over, Charles” starts with the Liars and Alison running to a rooftop. They find “A”, wearing a black hoodie, ready to jump off the edge. The police show up on the street below.
Surprisingly, the Liars try to save “A”’s life. Alison promises to help “A”. Spencer says that the game isn’t over, even if they now know who “A” is. Aria knows Charles has spent his whole life trying to get back to his family and it isn’t too late. Hanna heard “A”’s story and she understands.
Charles prepares to jump off the building and all the girls scream.
Flashback to earlier that night at prom. The Liars call the DiLaurentis house, but no one answers. The girls have no idea that their moms are still trapped in the DiLaurentis basement.
At the dance, Aria realizes that they aren’t alone. Someone is watching them. Turns out it is Mona, dressed as Little Red Riding Hood.
Mona has been following Alison since yesterday morning. She’s been blue snarfing Alison and saw that Alison received texts from Charles. Unfortunately, she lost Alison when the Liars jumped Clark. Unlike Aria, Mona already knew Clark was a cop from the bulge in his pants.
Mona was able to decrypt the signal source. Charles has his own cellular network. The servers are located at the Carissimi Group. The Liars head to the Carissimi office and Sara says she’ll call Lt. Tanner.
Alison wakes up in Radley. There are photos on the wall of her with her mom when she was little. Alison looks through the bars on the door and sees her dad and Jason unconscious on the floor.
At the Carissimi office, the girls try to guess the security code for the door. They try Charles’s birthday and Mrs. DiLaurentis’s birthday, but those don’t work. Sara suggests that they try September 7. Charles gave her a red, white and blue cupcake five days after he took her. Charles gave her a cupcake every year on 9/7.
That code opens the door and the Liars enter an empty room. A secret panel opens and leads them into another room. Hanna wonders if they just walked into “A”’s brain. They notice a security camera on the wall and realize that “A” probably knows they are there. Sara doesn’t come in with them and she waits outside the door. The door suddenly closes, separating the Liars from Sara.
The Liars watch a hologram showing a live video feed of Alison talking to “A”. Alison, looking at Jason and her dad, asks “A” why her brother and dad were killed.
“A” turns around and we see that Charles DiLaurentis is CeCe Drake. Alison doesn’t understand why CeCe would do this to her. They were supposed to be BFFs. Alison risked everything to help CeCe escape the country. CeCe doesn’t think a passport and a plane ticket amounted to very much. Besides, she doesn’t want to talk about Alison. Tonight is all about CeCe Drake.
CeCe looks into the camera and sings to the Liars “Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister”.
The Liars realize Lt. Tanner won’t show up and help them. They suspect that Lt. Tanner is working with CeCe, since someone must have helped CeCe escape police custody.
CeCe claims that no one ever understood how much she loved Alison. Charles never left Alison’s side from the moment she was born. He viewed Alison as his own living doll. And when his doll was sad, he was sad too.
In a flashback, we see Charles having a tea party. Alison, who is a baby in the flashback, cries in her crib. Charles tried to get his mom’s attention, but she was outside and couldn’t hear anything. A bath always made Charles feel better, so he started the water and put Alison in the tub. He accidentally dropped Alison into the water and their dad rushed in and rescued Alison.
After that incident, Kenneth and Jessica DiLaurentis had Charles commited to Radley. Jessica DiLaurentis told Charles that she would always love him. Jessica was clearly devastated to leave Charles at Radley, but Kenneth thought it had to be done. It wasn’t the first time Charles did something like that. Kenneth couldn’t risk Charles harming Jason or baby Alison.
Back in the present, CeCe insists that Alison drowning in the bathtub was an accident. She thinks their dad used that as an excuse to get rid of her. She always used to ask their mom to buy her dresses, but their dad refused. She would play dress up in their mom’s closet, but Kenneth caught her one day. He never visited her in Radley.
CeCe assures Alison that Jason and Kenneth are still alive. They can hear everything, but they can’t move. Watching the live feed of this conversation, Mona realizes that CeCe must have used that same drug on her when she was stuffed in the trunk of the car and taken to the dollhouse. Jason and Kenneth are now in a living nightmare that they can’t wake up from. The Liars feel sorry for Jason, but not for Alison's dad.
Jessica DiLaurentis and Aunt Carol visited Radley, but CeCe spent the next seven years basically alone. Turns out one of the yellow dresses Alison found when she was little was for CeCe. Their mom would buy Alison and CeCe matching outfits.
We get another flashback of a young Charles wearing a dress and a scarf on the roof of Radley. Charles is talking to Bethany Young and they both think up ways to escape Radley. Toby Cavanaugh’s mom, Marion, comes up to the rooftop. Charles hides, since he can’t have anyone see him in a dress. Bethany Young decides to pushes Toby’s mom off the roof. Bethany then blames Charles for pushing Toby’s mom off the roof. No one believed Charles, so Jessica DiLaurentis paid Officer Wilden to make sure the death was ruled a suicide. Charles was diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder after that, which would have been an accurate diagnosis for Bethany Young.
Spencer is furious that Mrs. DiLaurentis sacrificed Toby for Charles. Thinking his own mother chose to leave him traumatized and changed Toby. Mrs. DiLaurentis treated people like dolls and Charles must have learned that from her.
Charles spent the next two years doped up on tranquilizers. At that point, Mrs. DiLaurentis decided to help Charles by faking his death. They had a funeral and symbolically buried Charles in Aunt Carol’s backyard. Charles became Charlotte and was taken back to Radley.
Mrs. DiLaurentis convinced Radley to let CeCe (Charlotte) out to attend classes at UPenn. CeCe quickly became bored of school. One day classes were cancled because of a bomb threat. CeCe took that opportunity to sneak back to Rosewood. She flirted with Jason and ended up dating him. She’s quick to clarify that she never actually slept with Jason, though.
Jessica DiLaurentis didn’t know CeCe was Charlotte until the day the DiLaurentis family left for their summer trip to Cape May. Jason invited his girlfriend, CeCe, on the trip. Jessica is scared of Kenneth’s reaction, but Kenneth doesn’t recognize CeCe.
Alison and CeCe grew close that summer (remember Alison's pregnancy scare?). Alison doesn’t get why CeCe wouldn’t have told her the truth. CeCe was going to tell Alison who she really was, but Bethany Young ruined everything. Bethany found out that Jessica was having an affair with her dad. She stole CeCe’s clothes and snuck out of Radley to hurt Jessica. CeCe rushed to the DiLaurentis house to save her mom. She saw Alison, mistook her for Bethany, and hit her on the head with a rock.
Jessica covered up for CeCe and buried Alison in the yard. Crying, CeCe begged her mom to forgive her. Jessica wasn’t ready to forgive CeCe, but she helped protect her. Once again, Jessica bribed Officer Wilden to keep quiet about Alison's death. Officer Wilden took CeCe back to Radley.
CeCe thought it would take a while for her mom to forgive her, but she didn’t realize that her mom wouldn’t ever completely forgive her for killing Alison.
Crying, Mona realizes that she killed Bethany Young. Mona saw Bethany in the yard, but thought she was Alison. At that moment, she kept hearing every awful thing Alison ever said to her. In a blind rage, Mona hit her with a shovel. If CeCe hit Alison, then the person Mona hit and killed must have been Bethany Young. Spencer, pissed that Bethany killed Toby’s mom, reassures Mona and tells her that Bethany wasn’t an innocent person. Spencer doesn’t tell Mona that Melissa was the one who ultimately killed Bethany Young, since Melissa buried Bethany Young alive in a misguided attempt to protect Spencer.
Mona finds out that CeCe had unlimited money to torture the Liars because of some great investments. Apparently, CeCe is the real Wolf of Wall Street. Also, Rhys Matthews is legit. CeCe hired him as a decoy.
CeCe was already locked up in Radley again when Mona was admitted. Mona was completely drugged, so it was easy for CeCe to manipulate her. Mona thought CeCe was Alison. CeCe got Mona to tell her about the Liars. CeCe was furious when Mona said the Liars were happy that Alison was gone. The Liars were supposed to be Alison’s friends. CeCe thinks the Liars got what they deserved.
CeCe stopped visiting Mona when Mona went off her meds. She couldn’t trust Mona. After all, Hanna was Mona’s legit friend. That didn’t stop Mona from running Hanna over with her car. Where’s the loyalty in that? Still, CeCe needed Mona’s help to get out of Radley. She sent Mona riddles and twisted rhymes and used Mona to carry out her plans.
Mona apologizes to Hanna for hitting her with her car. Hanna knows Mona’s sorry. Looks like everything is forgiven between the former besties.
Eventually, CeCe noticed a blonde in a red coat watching the Liars. She knew Alison would show up if the Liars were in trouble, so CeCe lured the Liars to the Thornhill Lodge to see if Alison was really alive.
CeCe used a decoy, Red Coat, to distract the Liars. CeCe reveals that Sara Harvey is Red Coat. It was Sara’s job to keep Mona busy while CeCe trapped the Liars in the lodge. Then Shana showed up and all hell broke loose. Emily, watching the hologram, immediately denies that Sara could be Red Coat.
Alison asks why CeCe kept playing the “A” game if she really did care about her. New York was the perfect chance to end the “A” game. The Liars thought “A” was dead and CeCe left the country. CeCe couldn’t stop playing, though. The “A” game was like a drug and she was really good at playing.
CeCe attacked Alison in her living room because Alison was about to leave Rosewood and CeCe couldn’t lose Alison again. CeCe insists that she isn’t a bad person. She only got mad when Alison didn’t listen. Even though she crashed a car into Emily’s house and almost froze Aria and Spencer to death, none of them actually died. CeCe loves all her dolls, which is why the Liars are still alive.
Of course, CeCe isn’t against killing when she thinks it is necessary. She had to shut Wilden up when he found out Alison was still alive. In another reveal, we find out that Sara Harvey is also the Black Widow. CeCe sent Sara to Wilden’s funeral to make sure he was really dead.
At this point, even Emily can’t deny that Sara Harvey can’t be trusted. Spencer realizes that Sara never called Lt. Tanner because she was working for “A” the whole time.
A motion detector goes off and the Liars see Red Coat setting up a bomb. CeCe plans to blow up Radley. The Liars find a way out of the Carissimi room, with a little help from Mona’s awesome stiletto heel that’s actually a weapon. The Liars race out to get to Alison, but Mona stays behind. She wants to continue watching the hologram and get more answers.
CeCe continues her story and we find out she didn’t kill Jessica DiLaurentis. CeCe came home to find Jessica already dead. CeCe was devastated to lose the only person who ever really loved her.
At this point, CeCe is ready to blow up Radley and take Alison, Jason and Kenneth down with her. Luckily, the Liars arrive just in time to stop the bomb.
The Liars confront Sara Harvey, who is busy activating the bomb. Luckily, one of Spencer's many skills includes bomb deactivation. Spencer successfully deactivates the bomb. Alison comes running out and begs her friends to help her with CeCe, who is up on the roof. Sara claims that she tried to keep Emily safe. Unable to hold back her anger, Emily punches Sara.
The Liars race to the roof and try to convince CeCe not to jump off. CeCe climbs down from the ledge and says “Game over”.
Guess the Liars really didn’t go to graduation because we skip straight to the girls leaving Rosewood and heading off to college. Emily is going to Pepperdine University, so she packs tons of flip flops for sunny California. Aria is heading to Savannah and Spencer is heading to Georgetown. Alison is staying in Rosewood.
The Liars exchange heartfelt goodbyes and Spencer quotes Winne the Pooh with “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard”.
Flash forward to five years later. Alison, now married, is a teacher. Her new name is Mrs. Rollins. (Did Alison marry psychologist Dr. Rollins?). The Liars, who came back to Rosewood to help save Alison from someone who is after her, rush into her classroom. It’s too late, they say. He’s already here.
What did you think of CeCe Drake, aka Charlotte, being revealed as “A”? Were you surprised that Sara Harvey is both Red Coat and the Black Widow? Do you think Sara helped CeCe because they were friends or was she coerced? How could CeCe have kept Sara in the dollhouse while she was also locked away at Radley, assuming Bethany really was kidnapped around Labor Day? And who do you think really killed Jessica DiLaurentis?
“Game Over, Charles” starts with the Liars and Alison running to a rooftop. They find “A”, wearing a black hoodie, ready to jump off the edge. The police show up on the street below.
Surprisingly, the Liars try to save “A”’s life. Alison promises to help “A”. Spencer says that the game isn’t over, even if they now know who “A” is. Aria knows Charles has spent his whole life trying to get back to his family and it isn’t too late. Hanna heard “A”’s story and she understands.
Charles prepares to jump off the building and all the girls scream.
Flashback to earlier that night at prom. The Liars call the DiLaurentis house, but no one answers. The girls have no idea that their moms are still trapped in the DiLaurentis basement.
At the dance, Aria realizes that they aren’t alone. Someone is watching them. Turns out it is Mona, dressed as Little Red Riding Hood.
Mona has been following Alison since yesterday morning. She’s been blue snarfing Alison and saw that Alison received texts from Charles. Unfortunately, she lost Alison when the Liars jumped Clark. Unlike Aria, Mona already knew Clark was a cop from the bulge in his pants.
Mona was able to decrypt the signal source. Charles has his own cellular network. The servers are located at the Carissimi Group. The Liars head to the Carissimi office and Sara says she’ll call Lt. Tanner.
Alison wakes up in Radley. There are photos on the wall of her with her mom when she was little. Alison looks through the bars on the door and sees her dad and Jason unconscious on the floor.
At the Carissimi office, the girls try to guess the security code for the door. They try Charles’s birthday and Mrs. DiLaurentis’s birthday, but those don’t work. Sara suggests that they try September 7. Charles gave her a red, white and blue cupcake five days after he took her. Charles gave her a cupcake every year on 9/7.
That code opens the door and the Liars enter an empty room. A secret panel opens and leads them into another room. Hanna wonders if they just walked into “A”’s brain. They notice a security camera on the wall and realize that “A” probably knows they are there. Sara doesn’t come in with them and she waits outside the door. The door suddenly closes, separating the Liars from Sara.
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“A” turns around and we see that Charles DiLaurentis is CeCe Drake. Alison doesn’t understand why CeCe would do this to her. They were supposed to be BFFs. Alison risked everything to help CeCe escape the country. CeCe doesn’t think a passport and a plane ticket amounted to very much. Besides, she doesn’t want to talk about Alison. Tonight is all about CeCe Drake.
CeCe looks into the camera and sings to the Liars “Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister”.
The Liars realize Lt. Tanner won’t show up and help them. They suspect that Lt. Tanner is working with CeCe, since someone must have helped CeCe escape police custody.
CeCe claims that no one ever understood how much she loved Alison. Charles never left Alison’s side from the moment she was born. He viewed Alison as his own living doll. And when his doll was sad, he was sad too.
In a flashback, we see Charles having a tea party. Alison, who is a baby in the flashback, cries in her crib. Charles tried to get his mom’s attention, but she was outside and couldn’t hear anything. A bath always made Charles feel better, so he started the water and put Alison in the tub. He accidentally dropped Alison into the water and their dad rushed in and rescued Alison.
After that incident, Kenneth and Jessica DiLaurentis had Charles commited to Radley. Jessica DiLaurentis told Charles that she would always love him. Jessica was clearly devastated to leave Charles at Radley, but Kenneth thought it had to be done. It wasn’t the first time Charles did something like that. Kenneth couldn’t risk Charles harming Jason or baby Alison.
Back in the present, CeCe insists that Alison drowning in the bathtub was an accident. She thinks their dad used that as an excuse to get rid of her. She always used to ask their mom to buy her dresses, but their dad refused. She would play dress up in their mom’s closet, but Kenneth caught her one day. He never visited her in Radley.
CeCe assures Alison that Jason and Kenneth are still alive. They can hear everything, but they can’t move. Watching the live feed of this conversation, Mona realizes that CeCe must have used that same drug on her when she was stuffed in the trunk of the car and taken to the dollhouse. Jason and Kenneth are now in a living nightmare that they can’t wake up from. The Liars feel sorry for Jason, but not for Alison's dad.
Jessica DiLaurentis and Aunt Carol visited Radley, but CeCe spent the next seven years basically alone. Turns out one of the yellow dresses Alison found when she was little was for CeCe. Their mom would buy Alison and CeCe matching outfits.
We get another flashback of a young Charles wearing a dress and a scarf on the roof of Radley. Charles is talking to Bethany Young and they both think up ways to escape Radley. Toby Cavanaugh’s mom, Marion, comes up to the rooftop. Charles hides, since he can’t have anyone see him in a dress. Bethany Young decides to pushes Toby’s mom off the roof. Bethany then blames Charles for pushing Toby’s mom off the roof. No one believed Charles, so Jessica DiLaurentis paid Officer Wilden to make sure the death was ruled a suicide. Charles was diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder after that, which would have been an accurate diagnosis for Bethany Young.
Spencer is furious that Mrs. DiLaurentis sacrificed Toby for Charles. Thinking his own mother chose to leave him traumatized and changed Toby. Mrs. DiLaurentis treated people like dolls and Charles must have learned that from her.
Charles spent the next two years doped up on tranquilizers. At that point, Mrs. DiLaurentis decided to help Charles by faking his death. They had a funeral and symbolically buried Charles in Aunt Carol’s backyard. Charles became Charlotte and was taken back to Radley.
Mrs. DiLaurentis convinced Radley to let CeCe (Charlotte) out to attend classes at UPenn. CeCe quickly became bored of school. One day classes were cancled because of a bomb threat. CeCe took that opportunity to sneak back to Rosewood. She flirted with Jason and ended up dating him. She’s quick to clarify that she never actually slept with Jason, though.
Jessica DiLaurentis didn’t know CeCe was Charlotte until the day the DiLaurentis family left for their summer trip to Cape May. Jason invited his girlfriend, CeCe, on the trip. Jessica is scared of Kenneth’s reaction, but Kenneth doesn’t recognize CeCe.
Alison and CeCe grew close that summer (remember Alison's pregnancy scare?). Alison doesn’t get why CeCe wouldn’t have told her the truth. CeCe was going to tell Alison who she really was, but Bethany Young ruined everything. Bethany found out that Jessica was having an affair with her dad. She stole CeCe’s clothes and snuck out of Radley to hurt Jessica. CeCe rushed to the DiLaurentis house to save her mom. She saw Alison, mistook her for Bethany, and hit her on the head with a rock.
Jessica covered up for CeCe and buried Alison in the yard. Crying, CeCe begged her mom to forgive her. Jessica wasn’t ready to forgive CeCe, but she helped protect her. Once again, Jessica bribed Officer Wilden to keep quiet about Alison's death. Officer Wilden took CeCe back to Radley.
CeCe thought it would take a while for her mom to forgive her, but she didn’t realize that her mom wouldn’t ever completely forgive her for killing Alison.
Crying, Mona realizes that she killed Bethany Young. Mona saw Bethany in the yard, but thought she was Alison. At that moment, she kept hearing every awful thing Alison ever said to her. In a blind rage, Mona hit her with a shovel. If CeCe hit Alison, then the person Mona hit and killed must have been Bethany Young. Spencer, pissed that Bethany killed Toby’s mom, reassures Mona and tells her that Bethany wasn’t an innocent person. Spencer doesn’t tell Mona that Melissa was the one who ultimately killed Bethany Young, since Melissa buried Bethany Young alive in a misguided attempt to protect Spencer.
Mona finds out that CeCe had unlimited money to torture the Liars because of some great investments. Apparently, CeCe is the real Wolf of Wall Street. Also, Rhys Matthews is legit. CeCe hired him as a decoy.
CeCe was already locked up in Radley again when Mona was admitted. Mona was completely drugged, so it was easy for CeCe to manipulate her. Mona thought CeCe was Alison. CeCe got Mona to tell her about the Liars. CeCe was furious when Mona said the Liars were happy that Alison was gone. The Liars were supposed to be Alison’s friends. CeCe thinks the Liars got what they deserved.
CeCe stopped visiting Mona when Mona went off her meds. She couldn’t trust Mona. After all, Hanna was Mona’s legit friend. That didn’t stop Mona from running Hanna over with her car. Where’s the loyalty in that? Still, CeCe needed Mona’s help to get out of Radley. She sent Mona riddles and twisted rhymes and used Mona to carry out her plans.
Mona apologizes to Hanna for hitting her with her car. Hanna knows Mona’s sorry. Looks like everything is forgiven between the former besties.
Eventually, CeCe noticed a blonde in a red coat watching the Liars. She knew Alison would show up if the Liars were in trouble, so CeCe lured the Liars to the Thornhill Lodge to see if Alison was really alive.
CeCe used a decoy, Red Coat, to distract the Liars. CeCe reveals that Sara Harvey is Red Coat. It was Sara’s job to keep Mona busy while CeCe trapped the Liars in the lodge. Then Shana showed up and all hell broke loose. Emily, watching the hologram, immediately denies that Sara could be Red Coat.
Alison asks why CeCe kept playing the “A” game if she really did care about her. New York was the perfect chance to end the “A” game. The Liars thought “A” was dead and CeCe left the country. CeCe couldn’t stop playing, though. The “A” game was like a drug and she was really good at playing.
CeCe attacked Alison in her living room because Alison was about to leave Rosewood and CeCe couldn’t lose Alison again. CeCe insists that she isn’t a bad person. She only got mad when Alison didn’t listen. Even though she crashed a car into Emily’s house and almost froze Aria and Spencer to death, none of them actually died. CeCe loves all her dolls, which is why the Liars are still alive.
Of course, CeCe isn’t against killing when she thinks it is necessary. She had to shut Wilden up when he found out Alison was still alive. In another reveal, we find out that Sara Harvey is also the Black Widow. CeCe sent Sara to Wilden’s funeral to make sure he was really dead.
At this point, even Emily can’t deny that Sara Harvey can’t be trusted. Spencer realizes that Sara never called Lt. Tanner because she was working for “A” the whole time.
A motion detector goes off and the Liars see Red Coat setting up a bomb. CeCe plans to blow up Radley. The Liars find a way out of the Carissimi room, with a little help from Mona’s awesome stiletto heel that’s actually a weapon. The Liars race out to get to Alison, but Mona stays behind. She wants to continue watching the hologram and get more answers.
CeCe continues her story and we find out she didn’t kill Jessica DiLaurentis. CeCe came home to find Jessica already dead. CeCe was devastated to lose the only person who ever really loved her.
At this point, CeCe is ready to blow up Radley and take Alison, Jason and Kenneth down with her. Luckily, the Liars arrive just in time to stop the bomb.
The Liars confront Sara Harvey, who is busy activating the bomb. Luckily, one of Spencer's many skills includes bomb deactivation. Spencer successfully deactivates the bomb. Alison comes running out and begs her friends to help her with CeCe, who is up on the roof. Sara claims that she tried to keep Emily safe. Unable to hold back her anger, Emily punches Sara.
The Liars race to the roof and try to convince CeCe not to jump off. CeCe climbs down from the ledge and says “Game over”.
Guess the Liars really didn’t go to graduation because we skip straight to the girls leaving Rosewood and heading off to college. Emily is going to Pepperdine University, so she packs tons of flip flops for sunny California. Aria is heading to Savannah and Spencer is heading to Georgetown. Alison is staying in Rosewood.
The Liars exchange heartfelt goodbyes and Spencer quotes Winne the Pooh with “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard”.
Flash forward to five years later. Alison, now married, is a teacher. Her new name is Mrs. Rollins. (Did Alison marry psychologist Dr. Rollins?). The Liars, who came back to Rosewood to help save Alison from someone who is after her, rush into her classroom. It’s too late, they say. He’s already here.
What did you think of CeCe Drake, aka Charlotte, being revealed as “A”? Were you surprised that Sara Harvey is both Red Coat and the Black Widow? Do you think Sara helped CeCe because they were friends or was she coerced? How could CeCe have kept Sara in the dollhouse while she was also locked away at Radley, assuming Bethany really was kidnapped around Labor Day? And who do you think really killed Jessica DiLaurentis?
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
CeCe Drake Back for PLL Season 6?
Vanessa Ray, CeCe Drake on PLL, mentioned that she might be working on Pretty Little Liars season 6.
In an interview with AfterBuzz TV, Vanessa Ray said that she might be coming back to PLL. She doesn’t have any spoilers about the show, though. She doesn’t get her script until she shows up for the table reads, so she never knows what’s going on with her character CeCe.
Vanessa Ray isn’t really bothered by the getting the PLL scripts at the last minute. When she did a season of the show Damages, she also didn’t get to study her script ahead of time.
Do you think the Liars can trust CeCe Drake? CeCe was one of the few people Alison trusted while she was on the run. There’s a lot we still don’t know about her, though. And the Rosewood police suspect that she murdered Darren Wilden. Do you think she’s working with “A”?
In an interview with AfterBuzz TV, Vanessa Ray said that she might be coming back to PLL. She doesn’t have any spoilers about the show, though. She doesn’t get her script until she shows up for the table reads, so she never knows what’s going on with her character CeCe.
Vanessa Ray isn’t really bothered by the getting the PLL scripts at the last minute. When she did a season of the show Damages, she also didn’t get to study her script ahead of time.
Do you think the Liars can trust CeCe Drake? CeCe was one of the few people Alison trusted while she was on the run. There’s a lot we still don’t know about her, though. And the Rosewood police suspect that she murdered Darren Wilden. Do you think she’s working with “A”?
Thursday, June 12, 2014
CeCe’s Not a Villain – Sort Of
So CeCe Drake is not the evil “A”
that we once suspected she was. Despite
all the stories about bad blood between CeCe and Ali, it looks like Ali and
CeCe really are besties. And there were
a lot of bad stories about their relationship.
CeCe’s former roommate from UPenn had said that Ali played a prank on CeCe that resulted in CeCe getting kicked out of UPenn. The roommate said that CeCe hated Ali and her friends after that. Not true?
CeCe’s former roommate from UPenn had said that Ali played a prank on CeCe that resulted in CeCe getting kicked out of UPenn. The roommate said that CeCe hated Ali and her friends after that. Not true?
And Mrs. DiLaurentis
claimed that she hated CeCe. Mrs.
DiLaurentis was furious when CeCe pretended to be Ali and checked into Radley, tricking Mrs. DiLaurentis into thinking Ali had been institutionalized.
Mrs. DiLaurentis banned CeCe from their house after that. Then again, CeCe was wearing the clothing
that Mrs. DiLaurentis had bought and left in Ali’s room. And Mrs. DiLaurentis paid CeCe to keep quiet
about Spencer’s fight with Ali the night Ali disappeared. Still, Mrs. DiLaurentis's belief that Ali and
CeCe brought the worst out in each other was certainly compelling.
According to Ali, CeCe
knew Ali was alive and helped her save Emily from “A” in Ravenswood. And in return, Ali was willing to give her escape plan to CeCe by handing over her fake passport and plane ticket. Seems like CeCe and Ali would do anything for each
other.
Yes, it looks like CeCe
really did kill Wilden, but CeCe wasn’t out to get the Pretty Little Liars. Does that mean she really did give Spencer’s
UPenn application to her friend in admissions?
Let’s hope so.
Hope CeCe will eventually
make a return to Rosewood.
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Burning Questions About Season Five of PLL
With the premiere of Pretty Little Liars season five fast approaching, here’s a look back at the burning questions brought up in the finale of season four.
- Who shot Ezra? Ezra told the masked person who shot him that he knew who it was. He got shot before he could say anything else. So who shot him? Assuming he survives this, will he remember who he thought it was? And will Aria forgive him for his lies?
- What happened to Ali’s mom? In the final scene of “A is for Answers”, we saw someone dragging Ms. DiLaurentis into a grave and burying her. Assuming she was murdered, who could have killed her and for what reasons? To keep her quiet about something? Or did she confront Ali’s attacker and get killed by the same person? We know that Ms. DiLaurentis witnessed the attack on Ali and may have been protecting whoever killed her. Or maybe she was blackmailed or felt threatened?
- Will CeCe be back? At the police station, Ms. DiLaurentis and CeCe exchanged a cryptic look before Ms. DiLaurentis ended up dead. And it looked like CeCe was wearing the clothes that Ms. DiLaurentis had bought (the clothes Hanna found in Ali's room). Also, Ms. DiLaurentis paid Cece to keep quiet about the fight Spencer had with Ali. Why? CeCe knows a lot more than she’s letting on. Hopefully we’ll get some answers from her now that Ali’s back.
- What is the extent of Noel’s involvement? Noel is one of the few people who knew Ali was alive and he was helping her out. Ali said Noel has his own secrets. What secrets has he been hiding? And what is his connection to Ali?
Hopefully we'll get some answers on June 10th when PLL "EscApe From New York" episode 5x01 airs.
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