Pretty Little Liars Literary Theories

Sorry guys. I know that I haven’t posted in a while, but after hearing all of the Spencer twin theories, I had to post once again. At first I thought that it was another red herring, but then I found the girl in season 7! Do you remember Spencer’s crazy dream? It was in season 5. She had an exorcist like dream with the girl from “Dance Moms.” Later in the episodes, the girls go to Radley’s basement. In the basement, Spencer has a flashback about the dream when she looks at a girl’s photograph on the wall.

At the time, I thought it might be a photo of Charlie.

Do you remember the scene after Aria’s parents’ wedding? We know that A was eating a piece of wedding cake, so we know that A was there. In the next episode, the liars are cleaning up from the wedding. Aria tells Hannah that the piece of cake she has picked up has lipstick on the fork. Does this mean that A is a girl? Or  is it another dude dressed as a girl. Or is A a dude dressed as a girl. Anyways, the next scene shows Aria going through her photos. She discovered that A was there,

If you look at the photograph before it, you will see the girl. She looks a lot like Spencer!

In the Two Crows, when a guy plays Aria and Ezra’s song, there is a boy walking from the jukebox. It is actually a girl dressed as a guy. It is this same girl.

Anyways, when Alli is in the hospital with the good-not-doctor, Archer, there is a scene where this girl can be seen smiling.It is our first good look at Spencer’s twin/sister. The girl looks a lot like Spencer. She looks a lot like Melissa, but she is definitely the girl in the photo at Radley. This is A! She has been seen in scenes all the way back to season 5.  I am glad to introduce you to A!. She is smiling because she finally has Alli. Look for her in more episodes. She is everywhere.

We know that Carissimi means “beloved” in Italian, but can it be a bigger clue.

First, there are a few obvious things. Carissimi could be an anagram for Missiriac, which is a town in France. However, I think that it could be read backwards. Read backwards it says.”I miss I-R-A-C.” According to wikipedia, IRAC  an acronym that generally stands for: Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion. It functions as a methodology for legal analysis. The IRAC format is mostly used in hypothetical questions in law school and bar exams. The only law school peeps are the Hastings. My mind goes to Melissa immediately. Remember the whole scary law firm episode? The girls visited the FLW law firm. Of course with the PLL writers we may never know. It it wasn’t for the extra “I” it would read, “I miss rac.” That could be Rachel or a Cavanaugh. I have no clue, but those are just some theories.......

Please do not steal any of this. I takes a lot of pondering and time to put it together. Just give credit where it is deserved.

So who is Charles? Well, we do have some clues. We know that Charles was hanging around in the Christmas special. We do not know exactly who he is. The Christmas special was inspired by Charles Dickens, “A Christmas Carol.” I mean a ghost that revisits Ali to warn her.

So what other clues does Dickens have to offer?

All of these screenshots were taken from the same episode. Emily is in the library waiting to take her SAT’s. She has a flashback to her and Ali. I assumed the first time that I watched it that Ali was just messing with Em. She was by the way. But what if it is a bigger clue than we thought.

Ali quotes from Charles Dickens “Great Expectations.” The “I loved her against all reason” quote. But then Em looks inside of the book. We see that certain things are highlighted.

The first is the quote Ali said. Here is the second quote.

“I entered, and he securing it, and locked it, and took the key out. “Yes,” said he facing around after DOGGEDLY preceding me a few steps toward the house. “Here I am.”

The next highlighted text go as follows:

“Ah,” said he, dryly. “But, then you’ve got to be a scholar.”

There are several things here. So, is the person who fell in love with  Ali a scholar? It seems to be a clue. I mean, I have never had any literature teacher mark this quote as important.

Whoever it is must be fond of a scholar who is in love with Ali. Because he follows Pip around like a dog.

Other parts from this chapter are very interesting.

It talks about how his house is like a home for a dormouse. It reminds me A putting them in a dollhouse.

Right below the text where he asks Pip if he has become a scholar, he says, “Ah burn me if I know.”

We know from this week’s six second promo (I feel I must insert a, “Really, Marlene,” here) that A is looking at a tape of the girls after Wilden’s funeral. So I went back to season 4 to that episode. A appears at the end of the episode with a burnt mask.

It is important to note that this also plays into the Phantom of the Opera theme. Why would A need to wear a mask? Because his/her face was burnt.

At first, I thought that it was referring to Jenna, but then I remembered the Thornhill Lodge fire. I mean it doesn’t make sense. If A loves Ali, then why did he hold Mona hostage? If he released Mona, then Ali would not be in jail. He wants Ali in his collection, too. In the promo (yes, only six seconds) we see another fire. Whoever A is idolized Ali. He/she either loved someone who loved Ali or he was taught to love Ali him/herself.

This also plays into the Shana clues. Remember when Ali asked Jenna what she did to turn Shana against her? Jenna said that Ali did that all by herself. But in the Wilden funeral episode, Mona said that not only did Shana and Ali know each other from before Shana came to Rosewood, but that Jenna knew Shana before she came to Rosewood, too.

So, is Charles a scholar? I thought the Andrew is Charles thing was too simple, but he is a scholar. Who else is a scholar? Mr. Montgomery’s ex-girl fling, Meredith,  was a scholar. Ezra’s ex, Jackie, was also a scholar. How about dudes? Well, there aren’t too many.

What is more, is that in Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House,” the story is about a little girl, Esther, whose mother has her out of wedlock. She goes to live with her aunt while her mother believes that she is dead. There is also a mystery about a lawsuit going on. A lawyer is hired to investigate. The only clue to what is going on is a person only with the name of Nemo. (Sounds like  Varjak to me.) When the detective arrives to talk to Nemo, he finds him dead. The only person who holds the clue is a homeless boy named Jo. (Sounding familiar yet?) This sounds like the entire Varjak story. Esther eventually meets Jo. She finds Jo sick with small pox. She takes care of Jo and becomes sick herself. She almost dies, but lives. The problem is that she was once beautiful, but the small pox left her scarred. Whoa! All of this goes with the disfigurement clues! Who of the above list of scholars became scarred after helping a homeless person? The only homeless people on the show are Ali, once homeless, Ce Ce, Caleb, and Cyrus. All of these Dickens clues point to Charles DiLaurentis. What do you think?

Since I am having PLL withdrawals, I have been re-watching some old episodes to get rid of the Spencer-like shakes,

In the Ravenswood episode, the girls to see the “Great Charlemagne.” Marlene, our favorite PLL writer, said that Charlemagne was a clue. What does this after to do with Wren? In the words of Ali, “Wait for it.” I promise that it is good.

The girls thought A was after Mona. Charlemagne made Emily disappear at the same time he was distracting the girls by making Aria disappear.

Next the girls get another package which is Mona in a coffin.

A sends  a text that says, “Find her before the cops or they will think you killed her.”

The end of the episode shows Mona meeting with Shana. Shana tells Mona that someone agreed to do something because, “She doesn’t have a choice.”

It seems that there are two A’s. One has to do with Charlemagne and Charles. The other is Uber A.

Spencer said that magic works because people “want to believe in something that they know cannot be true.”

What is there to figure out from all of this. It was Uber A-s plan to make Mona disappear way before Mona went missing. For some reason the plan was delayed. Mona, who was working with A, made a plan to disappear. Then Charlemagne, or Charles came into the picture and stole the game. He was an unforseen rival for Mona. Remember that there are now three A’s. In the episode where Ali is found guilty. A is seen putting a dark-haired doll in jail with Ali. I thought Caleb was the dark-haired doll because Tanner was going after Caleb next. What if Mona is the next person to go to jail for faking her own death. What if A frames Mona into looking like the whole Charles thing is a set up?

Spencer said that people believe in something they know cannot be true. Does this mean that the whole Charles DiLaurentis thing is a bunch of baloney? We want to believe that there is a Charles DiLaurentis with a soul? We want to believe that Mona knows nothing?

Here is the biggest clue yet. A’s lair was on the Campbell’s apple farm.

Did Wren just talk about apple crates and magic before hitting on Spencer? YES HE DID! Spencer replies, “You know design?”

A hat trick in sports is three consecutive wins. Uber-A is using three other A’s. Mona, Charlamagne, and the anti-Ali team to make sure the liars get what they deserve. With three plans, nothing can go wrong.

What’s more is that Gehry the architect Wren is talking about went to chemical engineering school before getting his doctorate in design. Think about the drugs used on the girls. Roofies, or flora-whatever Toby said are not legal in the US. They are legal in the UK. Was that why Mona wasn’t taking her meds in Radley? Was Wren prescribing her roofies? (By the way, I thought GHB was the new date rape drug, not something old school like roofies.) Was she saving her medicine for her disappearance? Did someone else take the roofies and make a spray?

Enter Riley. Remember Aria’s boy toy from Syracuse U? Here he is pictured. At first I thought that he was wearing a dog tag. As I looked closer, I noticed that it is a tooth of some kind and a symbol. Looks Bata or voo doo related to me.

I know that this one is far fetched, but his parents met in chem lab. THAT IS WHAT HE SAID! So he has a knowledge of chemistry.

Remember James Leland? He was the dude posing as a professor in architecture from SU. Yes, architecture just like Gehry. Riley is from Syracuse and would know about James Leland. Riley said that his parents didn’t approve of his music. We really don’t even know Riley’s age. He might not be there on a tour of the school. He could just be posing to get a free room. And the dude who pretended to be James Leland looks awfully like a DiLaurentis!

Plus Riley looks an awful lot like the older boy in Charles’ movie. Don’t you think?

So what does all of this mean? Uber A is still in control. Uber A has completed a hat trick. I am not sure how all of these other players fill in the gap, Wren knows more than he is letting on.  Wren obviously knows that the hat trick is inspired by the trips to the apple farm. We know that Charles is pretty obsessed with Spencer from all of the pics Marlene tweeted. Not just with Ali. Spencer and Melissa went there too. Wren obviously knew about this plan a long time ago. How do the other pieces fit? Please give us a clue, Marlene! Thoughts?

Remember the crazy episode where Spencer goes to the sleezy pawn shop to pawn Melissa’s ring to buy Toby a car? At the beginning of the scene it shows the other liars in the skid row part of town.

BATA which was the sticker on Cyrus’ car is also painted in graffiti on the wall behind Emily.

What’s more, is that you can see C-MAN painted. Is that Cyrus? Someone struck out C-MAN and wrote something else, but I can’t make it out. Does anyone have any ideas?

It seems that Ali and Cyrus were both at the pawn shop. Is that how Ali got the money that Cyrus stole? Seems she has some explaining to do.

At the end of the scene, the writers pay homage to both the Great Gatsby and Rear Window. It shows the eyes in spectacles from Gatsby which is supposed to be represents God’s eyes. Then the doctor’s name is Dr. Lars Thorwald. Dr. Thorwald is the man who is accused of committing murder in the “Rear Window” Alfred Hitchcock movie. This just proves that this was A’s plan the entire time. See my A-train post. 

If anyone can make out the letters, please comment. I see PAOL. Let me know your thoughts.

Things to remember about tonight.......

1. Alison is still a liar and does what is best for Alison-no matter what has happened in season 5b.

2. The A reveal tonight is not the “Uber A.” We have two more seasons to go guys.