Recap of 'Pretty Little Liars' Season 5 Episode 21: Bloody Hell
There are only a few weeks left until "Pretty Little Liars" finally reveals who A is! You know, for the millionth time. But now that Alison DiLaurentis has been cleared in the A-game, the list of suspects is growing at an exponential rate. At this point, anyone could be the "PLL" puppet master, but one thing's for sure: tensions are rising in Rosewood. And we're not just talking about the sexual tension between Spencer Hastings and literally every man on this show who isn't Toby Cavanaugh. Sigh, their vague breakup is still so raw. *crying*
All the liars are committed to helping Ali (especially Hanna who's ready to reignite their friendship), but Spencer doesn't have time to spring into action because she hops across the pond to London. Thankfully, she appears to be over her unfortunate bunny mural phase, and decides to take an interview at Oxford while staying at her sister Melissa's apartment. Sounds great, except for the fact that A goes on the transcontinental attack by planting a vial of blood in her bag. Said blood ends up leaking all over the place during Spencer's interview, everything gets super awkward, and she heads back to her sister's flat to have a meltdown. But fear not! Melissa's roommate gives Spence a meditative therapy session (that's not weird or anything), and balance is restored to the universe. Also, who wants to bet that these two will be hooking up in 3, 2, 1....
Now that Ali knows the truth about Mona's death, she's all about getting out of jail –– which potentially means throwing Mike Montgomery under the bus. Poor Aria's concerned that her little brother could be A's next target due to his ability to exonerate Ali, so she asks Mrs. Hastings what kind of trouble he would be in for hiding evidence (answer: so much). After sending Aria into a panic, a suspicious Mrs. Hastings visits Ali in jail and agrees to coach her in preparation for the witness stand –– but she discovers something in Ali's file that prompts her to ask Spencer not to come home. Mysterious doesn't even begin to describe it.
And now, some burning questions....
1. Who planted the blood in Spencer's bag? Because let's not forget that her semi-evil sister, Melissa Hastings, lives in London...
2. Ummmm...did Aria just cheat on Ezra? We know he wants her to spread those wings and fly, but we're not sure he meant straight into another man's arms. Plus, isn't Andrew a bit young for Aria, being that he's her actual age?
3. Who is Varjack? Is this yet another one of A's pseudonyms?
4. Why doesn't Mrs. Hastings want Spencer to come back stateside? And more importantly, are she and Melissa's roommate about to hook up? What about Toby? Is no teen relationship sacred?!
5. It's great that Ali didn't kill Mona, but can the liars really trust her? Not so sure about that.