Toby Cavanaugh In Memoriam?
Goodbye Toblerone. Thanks for all the hard work.
The Real Mystery: How Ripe is Caleb Right Now?
We strive to be as accurate as possible here at the podcast, and corrections are always welcome. Some listeners were uncertain, and Benji's OCD demanded a thorough investigation of the question: has Caleb really been going commando for the past two days in the same clothes with no shower?
Let's take a look.
Midway through s06e20, Caleb gets dressed after some Spaleb sex. He does not appear to be wearing underwear.
Happier times.
Peter Hastings wanted to hide from the election with Spence, so Caleb is rushed out the door before he can button up his maroon shirt.
Later, with Hanna at the Lost Woods Resort, he's added this dark jacket with weird lapels to the ensemble.
Caleb's got the same outfit on that night when the squad rushes into their own strobe-light trap.
At the end of s06e20. He's still got the jacket on over the maroon shirt. Toby's like, "Bro..."
By the start of s07e01, he appears to be growing aware about his own stank.
Back at the Hastings House, he's taken the jacket off, but he's still wearing the same jeans and maroon shirt.
Later, during the stakeout with Mona. She's smelling it. He's been wearing the same clothes and running around all over the place for over 24 hours now.
Back at the command center that night. Caleb is politely standing apart from the squad, and upwind.
Now you might hypothesize that maybe he took a break at some point to freshen up. But remember: A) Caleb is homeless right now. And B) He yells at anyone who isn't totally focused on rescuing Hanna.
Near the end of s07e01. Caleb's been in these same clothes, commando, for nearly 2 days now.
So there you have it. We'll be monitoring this situation as the season progresses. Somewhere, Sara Harvey is shaking her head.
"Laugh all you want, I smell amazing!"
Pretty Little Suicide Squad
Proof that Bohemian Rhapsody works with anything. Mona Vanderwaal > Hot Topic Joker. If you haven't seen the Suicide Squad trailer, go watch this first to fully get the joke.
-Benjamin Light
Maps of Rosewood
Hey there,
A while back, Marco and I made some maps for the PLL crew before we visited the set. Here they are for your amusement. They are, of course, totally unofficial and done purely from our memory and impressions of the Rosewood geography.
Benjamin Light's map
Marco Sparks's map
-Benjamin Light
Who is this Monster?
I thought it would be a good time to throw a little Season 6A video together, since there's a chance we might know who A is in a couple of days, and I wanted to do a suspects rundown. Enjoy.
-Benjamin Light
Pretty Little Gone Girls
I have a present for you. I finally finished my 5B recap video, done in the style of the Gone Girl trailer. I think it turned out all right.
Can't wait for Season 6! Enjoy!
The Theory
Sometimes on the podcast we will mention "The Theory" and not expand further, and inevitably, someone on Twitter asks for clarification. I guess I should probably write it down somewhere. We talked about this in the pilot episode towards the end, but I'll give a brief summary here. I originally came up with this after binge-watching the first season and a half of the show over a few days on Netflix.
DISCLAIMER: I don't actually think that this is going to be the secret twist ending of the show. I just think it's fun to watch the show this way, though if you are an Emily or Hanna fan, you may disagree.
The Theory: Emily and Hanna are not real. Emily is Spencer's imagined best friend/alter ego, and Hanna is Aria's. Tulpas, if you will. Aria and Spencer are the only two real people of the four liars, and they are both profoundly insane. Spencer is the killer, and Aria is A.
Now, when we start bringing Ali and Mona into this in the later seasons, it gets pretty dodgy, but it's especially fun to watch the first few seasons this way, noting things like seating arrangements of the liars, which characters drive the plot, how they interact with each other, etc.
Evidence for:
- Aria and Spencer are both clearly nuts
- Spencer and Emily both seem to live near Ali and Toby
- Hanna's parents are divorced due to her dad's infidelity, Aria's parents separate early in the show due to Byron's infidelity
- Spencer and Emily are both good students, tall, and athletic
- Aria and Hanna both love fashion
- Emily was friends with Toby first until her prime self Spencer stole him away
- Sparia often team up for major plot developments. E.g. they investigate the Lost Woods Resort while Hanna and Emily wait in the motel room; they meet with Jonah the cell phone guy, the go to Noel Kahn's cabin with CeCe, etc.
And feel free to handwave in your own reasons from here.
-Benjamin
The Liar With the Dragon Tattoo
Hello,
I could not help myself, and cut another Pretty Little Liars video. This one is a recap of Season 5A, pre-finale. There are spoilers for s05e11 here, and the rest of Season 5, so you've been warned.
Hope you enjoy, and check out the other PLL video I posted while you're at it.
-Benjamin Light
Check out this PLL video on our Website Page!
I spent way way way too much time on this. Enjoy.
Video montage/tribute/recap of seasons 1-4 of the ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars, set to L'estasi dell'oro (The Ecstasy of Gold) by Ennio Morricone, Bandini remix and original. Eat your heart out, Breaking Bad.
You're always better off with a really good lie
As promised, we finally got around to working on the PLL podcast episodes we had in the can. More to come, but here's a taste. Go to the PLL section of the site for each episode. Should be up on iTunes shortly.