But most important, it really shows us how annoying Paige is. “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Lie, Lie Again” (Season 1, episode 15)Ī rare episode featuring the original actor who played Jason, who lasted only for a single appearance. You’re telling us that Caleb, who loves Hanna unconditionally, would choose to leave her so he can go back to Ravenswood and sleuth around with a random girl he barely knows? All because this chick “needs” him in this mysterious trash town? If that wasn’t bad enough, Sara Harvey’s name gets uttered for the first time. “Who’s in the Box?” (Season 4, episode 14) From the good to the bad to the what-the-hell, here is your complete guide to PLL.ġ60. Episodes with outstanding reveals, especially strong character chemistry, or well-executed themes (no one does Halloween like PLL) floated to the top of the list, while the prevalence of supernatural occurrences or excessive focus on tangential stories sank other episodes closer to the bottom. In honor of their journey, Vulture ranked every episode of Pretty Little Liars from worst to best. This Nancy Drew-meets- Gossip Girl dramedy accumulated a staggering number of loose ends, unsolved mysteries, unanswered questions, and entirely implausible plot lines over the course of its seven seasons, but at its core there were always four friends (okay, five, after Alison returns from the dead) trying to keep each other safe from harm while trading one-liners. Those who stuck with the show for its entire run will quickly tell you: The joy of PLL comes not just from suspending your disbelief, but reveling in it. Photo-Illustration: Vulture and Photo by FreeformĪfter seven years and 160 episodes, Freeform’s lovably batty murder-mystery Pretty Little Liars has finally been laid to rest.