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The end of Pretty Little Liars is here. Whether you're sad to see the murder mystery drama come to an end or happy to finally get all the answers to your burning questions, the series finale truly marks the end of an era. There will be no more theorizing, no more black hoodies and red coats, and no more of our favorite Liars. However, thanks to streaming services like Netflix, that doesn't mean you can't relive all the lies again and again. So when will Pretty Little Liars Season 7 be on Netflix? Thankfully, fans won't have to wait long to relive all the exciting drama.
Moreover, it's a final goodbye to fans favorites characters, many of whom have grown up along with the Liars. You'll get to say goodbye to Aria, Hanna, Spencer, Emily, and Alison and see where their stories end and what's next for them after their final face-off with A.D. It's a major season that every PLL fan will want to see, even if they stopped watching at some point throughout the series.
And like I said, with all the seasons on Netflix you can binge watch the whole series from beginning to end. Once you know who A.D. is you can go back to Season 1 and start looking for any clues that pointed to the real culprit. You'll probably even see things you didn't notice the first time around and a lot of things you didn't understand before will make total sense now.
With all seven seasons on Netflix you can relive all the drama, murders, romance, and lies as much as you want. If you're all caught up, you can watch the two-hour series finale on Freeform at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 27. Just make sure to have some tissues nearby; it'll probably be a tearjerker.
Plays up the drama of teens' lives, making everything look much more exciting, sexy, beautiful, and mysterious than it is in real life. Bullying is central to the plot, as teens are stalked and blackmailed by an unknown person. Emotional betrayal is common, as are theft, extramarital affairs, and manipulation (though much has consequences for those involved). Problematic messages about consent: a high school teacher engaging in a relationship with his student. But some moments underscore the importance of strong friendships and family relationships.
The teen characters test limits with drugs, shoplifting, etc. Some parents share happy relationships and are involved with their kids, while others set examples that create challenges for teens, including having affairs, using sex as a tool, and keeping secrets from their partners. Many scenes show teens obsessing over their appearance and clothing, being portrayed as catty and clique-ish. On the plus side, adversity gives the characters a chance to work through it and emerge stronger, which most do. Most characters mature and loyalties shift, but many remain untrustworthy.
The show is led by four young women who are the heroes of their own stories as they turn to each other in the face of an unknown stalker. But their emotional well-being is often tied up in romantic relationships, with a big focus on looks. While racial diversity is lacking in Rosewood, the show includes queer characters. A main character (played by bisexual actor Shay Mitchell) comes out in the first season, and the show follows her experiences without stereotypes. But a trans character is villainized and dead-named, and queer relationships are portrayed as less stable than heterosexual ones. Most characters are upper-middle-class, prioritizing their looks with the latest fashion trends, though wealthy characters are acknowledged as privileged.
Story centers on the murder of a teen, and violent acts are sprinkled throughout the seven seasons. Dead bodies are shown. Multiple shootings (not all fatal). Teens' lives are threatened, and some characters disappear. The relationship between a teen and her teacher would be considered statutory rape in the real world, though that's not how it's framed here. In later seasons, a character is killed (accidentally) and the death is covered up. Later seasons are also a bit bloodier, with a (non-fatal) stabbing as the camera lingers on pooling blood.
Kissing, cuddling. It's implied that a few characters have sex; nothing graphic shown. Nudity is limited to the occasional guy walking around shirtless. A student and teacher carry on a romantic relationship despite the illegality of it. Teens often wear skimpy clothing and talk about being "sexy." Older characters in later seasons have often settled into stable relationships.
Based on a book series of the same name by Sara Shepard. The story is driven by phones, with multiple depictions of expensive technology, especially for that time. Characters sporadically mention brands. Wealth and materialism are major themes.
Occasional teen drinking and drug use, including smoking pot. But there are often consequences, as when a character gets sick and vomits. In later seasons, adults drink often, generally at dinner or at parties.
Parents need to know that Pretty Little Liars is a TV drama series based on the book series by Sara Shephard. The teen characters engage in lots of naughty behavior over seven seasons, including theft, defying parents' rules, breaking and entering, and general gossipy mockery. The story centers on an intense, ongoing incident of bullying by an unidentified person who threatens to reveal damaging secrets about the four main characters. Multiple queer storylines are front and center throughout the show, both in main and side characters, though racial diversity is lacking. Intense physical and sexual encounters stop just before the act itself (though they're referenced later). Violence includes murder, blood, and dead bodies. You can also expect language like "bitch," "damn," "ass," etc., and misguided choices lead characters into dangerous situations (made possible by an extreme lack of parental influence). That said, mature teens and adults will find this series to be an enticing blend of drama, mystery, and suspense.
In PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, friends Aria (Lucy Hale), Hanna (Ashley Benson), Emily (Shay Mitchell), and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) are drawn back together a year after the disappearance of their best friend, Alison (Sasha Pieterse). The four reconnect after Alison's murdered body is discovered, and they begin receiving threatening messages from an omniscient person called "A," who uses their deepest secrets as leverage to dictate their every move and imply their involvement in Alison's murder. The friends set out to unmask their anonymous tormentor and prove their innocence but instead get drawn into a series of mysteries that raise more questions than they answer about Alison's fate and the motives of the people they thought they knew best. The deeper they dig, the more ground "A" seems to gain, staying a step ahead of them at every turn and threatening exposure that could unravel their lives and the lives of their families, friends, and significant others.
Based on the YA novels by Sara Shepard, this series is rich in suspense, mystery, and beautiful, fashionable characters who skirt the rules to achieve their own goals. Pretty Little Liars will keep viewers guessing and coming back for more, but the downside is its skewed impression of what high school really looks like. Main characters dress for school like they're on the cover of a magazine, and they have no shortage of time and no parental oversight to keep them from chasing down murder suspects, cozying up with a hunky teacher, or breaking into private property in pursuit of clues.
That's the bad news, but it's not the whole story. Positive takeaways can be found from the characters' evolutions as a result of A's bullying, which makes them rethink their past actions as queen bees and become more empathetic to those on the social fringe. True, the girls don't always model great behavior, and they certainly don't incur the repercussions they might have for their actions in the real world. But in their defense, they're motivated by a sense of self-preservation and a quest for the truth. The bottom line? If your young teen is champing at the bit for more grown-up TV, Pretty Little Liars is worth considering -- provided that you're proactive in talking about the issues it raises, including sexuality, relationships and consent, peer pressure, and bullying. Viewers should know that later seasons of the show take place after a five-year time jump; the older 20-somethings often deal with more mature problems, drink, refer to their sex lives, and participate in a crime with lingering aftereffects.
Families can talk about bullying. What instances of bullying exist in Pretty Little Liars? What different forms can bullying take? Is any one form more or less harmful than another? What role does technology play in bullying now?
Teens: Do you think this series paints an accurate portrait of teen life? Are the characters' troubles relatable to you? Why, or why not? What kinds of stereotypes does this show reinforce or challenge? How does what you see of teen life on TV or in movies influence your own life? Parents: Talk to teens about the role models and messages in shows like this.
How do your relationships with your friends compare to those of the four main characters? Are there things you'll discuss with your friends but not your parents? To whom would you turn if you were in a dangerous situation? How could the teens have handled their situation differently? Have you ever been betrayed by a friend?
Talk about the relationship between the teen and her teacher. What are the laws around teens and adults having romantic or sexual relationships? Why is a relationship between a teen and an adult problematic? Does this show glamorize this type of relationship?
A pretty, blonde woman paces in the glass cage where she is being held captive. She chokes back tears and threads paper into a typewriter. In voiceover, we hear the poem she is writing. Despite the tension of the moment, as I watch I can think only one thing: this poem kind of sucks.
Where to start with the problems with this poem? First of all, inverted fairy tales (western fairy tales, at least) have been done to death in contemporary poetry and fiction. The idea that the fairy tales we hear as children will not deliver in reality is not new ground. The poem itself is also fairly unfocused, trying to handle too many heavy issues (class differences, sexual assault by a family member, parental neglect, relationship violence) without giving any of them the space they deserve. If I were to give feedback on this piece in a class or workshop, I would advise Beck to pick ONE issue she wants to write about, and save the others for future poems. The poem also lacks interesting language, opting instead for cliche-sounding, but ultimately nonsensical, similes.
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