Pretty Little Liars - Je Suis Une Amie recap/review

The doings of the Liars, from least to most importance. Aria will always be the least important, unless she turns out to be A. Or dies.

Aria - Isn’t (entirely) as dumb as we thought she was. She found out that her parents were up to something and followed them, with Hanna, to the high school. She discovered that they were hooking up. We are unsure how we feel about this.

Emily - Paige was still acting erratic, and it was clear that Paige really wanted to win the swimming showdown between her and Emily. But Emily wanted to win too. Paige appeared at Emily’s door, at night and in the rain, the night before the competition and apologized to Emily. She seemed depressed and like she was saying goodbye. Sure enough, Paige got into a bike accident on the way home but only sustained minor injuries. Paige did not compete in a swim meet that week, and Emily anchored the win. Afterward, Emily comforted Paige, who admitted that she had thought of ending it on the bike that night, and they swam together, just for fun. Too soon? We were liking Paige as a mean beyotch. Emily doesn’t need another sweet friend. We liked the rivalry.

Hanna - Discovered that Caleb, the cute tech geek, is living in the high school, in the walls, because his foster parents, parents, and social worker all suck. Then Hanna admitted to Aria that she had given Ella a ticket to the art exhibit. Aria was upset at her friend’s betrayal and cut off contact with Hanna. Hanna let Caleb come to her house and live in her basement, and she cried to him about her Aria problems. We approve.

Spencer - Saw an advertisement asking for a French peer tutor for Toby. She decided to be that tutor so that she could find out what he knew about Alison’s death. Spencer is upset because she thinks that someone is trying to frame her, since someone bought those bracelets under Spencer’s name. Spencer apologized to Toby for suspecting him and gave Toby a copy of The Catcher and the Rye for him to practice with (OF COURSE he likes that book). Jenna made him give it back to Spencer and fire Spencer as a tutor, but he hid a clue in the book, written in Braille. We know that Spencer will decipher it next week. Spencer and Melissa also fought about whether Ian was trustworthy. Melissa told Spencer that she knows that Spencer and Ian kissed. Then Melissa told Spencer that she was impregnated by Ian’s spawn. The never-fake Spencer did not say congratulations. We love her, so we love all developments surrounding her. Except her sister being pregnant. They better make something awesome happen because of this baby. Maybe the baby is A!

A perfectly good episode of this mystery show. There were no jaw-dropping revelations or extremely dramatic moments, but we enjoyed it. Also, bonus, we didn't have to watch Aria gallivanting around with Mr. Fitz. He wasn't in this one at all! We don't find him sexy, because he is a creeper. Also, he has a distinct Tucker Carlson vibe.

Episode Grade: A-