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Several people have commented on Andrew's recent creepiness: his being a little hot and cold with Aria, his remarks about Mona, his being outside Mona's house, etc. These do point to him being A, for the following reasons:

1. His remarks about Mona || These speak of some form of bitterness towards the girl. Whether it's purely academic jealousy or something that runs a little more pathological, we can't be sure, but it seemed clear enough that he had some words to say about her.

2. His being hot and cold with Aria || Is he just using her to gather a little more intel, to see if they are as close as he think they might be? Just because they're barking up the wrong tree doesn't necessarily mean that they couldn't somehow accidentally trip him up. Just think of David Berkowitz and the parking ticket.

3. His being outside Mona's house || His face looks like it says it all.

4. His being at The Brew || A was evidently at The Brew, as shown when Emily heard the music playing from the magic Whisper Room (or whatever it's called, I can't remember at the moment). Andrew was there too, picking up a coffee. Or so it looks.

5. His intelligence || This connects with the first point. Andrew's really smart -- arguably on Mona's level, seeing as he saw her as an academic threat. Mona was amazing with technology in a way that I don't think a lot of fans really understood; indeed, we never really saw a lot of evidence until I think about S4. It's very possible that Andrew's got those same computer smarts as well.

However.

These all seem to make things rather obvious, and if there's one thing we know about Pretty Little Liars, it's that nothing is obvious. I think these points can actually be used to argue for his innocence, and it comes down to one person:

Aria.

Think about it in this way:

Andrew's tutoring Aria when she asks if he can drive her and Emily (I think?) somewhere (I forget the episode number, but y'all will likely know -- I'm super tired over here), to find out where Mike is going. Aria assures Andrew that all is good and that he can leave, but we later find out that he stays and helps them against Cyrus.

Andrew's not an idiot. It's clear to him that Aria's mixed up with something, and the fact that he's into her makes him want to look into it a bit more -- let's say to make sure that she's going to be alright.

Something happens along this private investigation. Maybe it's something she says, maybe it's the way she acts -- maybe it's what happened in Mike's room -- but he begins to think that maybe Aria is in deep trouble, but that she might possibly be to blame. Perhaps she's the bad guy -- but he's a human, he's into her, so he's unsure.

So back to 1. His remarks about Mona || I'm not an actor, but I watch waaay too much TV, and Andrew (and I mean the character, not the actor) didn't seem totally convincing to me when he said those things. It felt a little more like he was testing Aria to see where she stands re Mona's death.

2. His being hot and cold with Aria || I always felt like there were instances where he was somewhat more affectionate than in others. I think this possibly plays down to him not being sure about what she's involved with. Her reaction to his bad-mouthing Mona probably assures him that she's not the bad guy.

3. His being outside Mona's house || Even if Aria's not the bad guy, there's still something going on, so Andrew's keeping tabs on her, trying to figure what in the name of chicken parma is going on. It's weird to him that she's going to Mona's house with her friends, so there's obviously waaaay more happening.

4. His being at The Brew || He was getting coffee. That's all, folks.

5. His intelligence || He's using it to figure out what's going on with maybe/maybe-not-girlfriend, not to bring them all down.

So what's the deal with the icepick?

I think its appearance and Andrew's appearance are coincidental. All it tells us is that it's going to lead us back to the abandoned ice cream factory with all the blood stains. I think these blood stains probably belong to Sara Harvey, but you never know with this show.

So is A for Andrew? I personally don't think so.

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