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| Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Episodes 4 & 5: We Love a Halloween Episode | 10 Sep 2024 | 01:32:01 | |
Of course we'd come around on the series when it had its Halloween episode! We come in excited to discuss Imogen throwing a rager, how sweet all the love interests are (for now...), everybody pairing off, and how the show flipped our views on Karen/Kelly. We also dig into some difficult reveals about Tabby and Mouse, the show incorporating Tabby's film language better, the devastating Ouija board scene and the hilarious Monster Mash death. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Episodes 2 & 3: De facto Spirit Queen | 03 Sep 2024 | 01:28:01 | |
Outside of some big moments, it's a bit of slower week and unfortunately not really hitting our hopes so far. We discuss the rollout of the mystery, our theories on which twin survived, theorize on who the actual targets are, Noa's rote characterization, try to parse out who Mouse actually is, Faran's extremely fair weather attitude and the coalition of moms. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Episode 1: Rancid Vibes (Complimentary) | 27 Aug 2024 | 01:36:01 | |
We're back with the start of Original Sin and we have a ton to talk about! We discuss our thoughts on the big changes in tone, how this relates to other PLL series and our preferences for horror. We also run through our favorite characters, the start of the mystery, horrible and pathetic older men, the intricacies of the dance world and movie/tv depictions of Swan Lake. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 9 & 10: Exit the Professor | 13 Aug 2024 | 01:16:15 | |
We reach the end of the Perfectionists and it's abrupt close to its only season. While we're feeling a bit ambivalent to the show as a whole we still have plenty to discuss including Taylor's batman origin story, new and weird revelations about Mason, Jeremy driving a speed boat (and missing his glasses), the nature of Beacon Guard, and run off some potential theories about the Professor's identity. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 7 & 8: Stop Trying to Make A Happen | 06 Aug 2024 | 01:15:07 | |
We've unfortunately got a lot of complaints this week as the show dilly dallies to its conclusion. We discuss how this show isn't setup to be so short, how it messes up all of its romantic plotlines, the irrationality of continuing to trust Claire, the show trying to pull a gotcha on Ali, Jeremy's hilarious freak out, Dylan's inability to not make bad decisions, Ava's puzzling economic situation and the lack of focus on how threatening Beacon Guard actually is. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 5 & 6: Of Course There's A Fashion Show | 30 Jul 2024 | 01:11:12 | |
The Perfectionists is still finding its footing and unfortunately we're only 4 episodes away from the end. We discuss our confusion around Beacon Guard, Mona's motivations, Ali's involvement, trusting Claire & all of Taylor's actions over these episodes. We also run through the return of hit and runs and fashion shows, Mason turning on a dime, IT references, Booker terrorizing children, Ali not intervening when Zach behaves like an ass & Ava's social media career. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 3 & 4: Does No One Lock Their Doors? | 23 Jul 2024 | 01:20:32 | |
We get a lot of setup this week as the fake friends slowly find that maybe they could be actual friends? That is until Caitlin is exposed as a huge snitch. We discuss why Ava is the sole victim of the group, Ali's divorced dad vibes, Mona's potentially steamy chess romance (and why we need more of this), Jeremy's sketchy behavior (aka being British), Mason stepping into being the evil torturer, try to parse important questions like who's doing all the A-related menacing, did Nolan actually have a secret place with all their secrets and why every leaves their doors unlocked. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 1 & 2: The Safest School in Oregon* | 16 Jul 2024 | 01:20:45 | |
We're back with the PLL sequel series and it might actually be good?? We're surprised by how much we enjoy the new location, the new focus on surveillance technology and controlling people and our new cast of characters. We're not quite as enthused with the focus on Alison and Mona's newfound focus on "equations" but if it keeps up the quality we'll be happy. We also discuss menacing Mini Coopers, bi-phobia across both series, and trying to figure out what Alison's job is. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episode 160: The Diamond of the Season | 02 Jul 2024 | 02:43:16 | |
We record a massive episode discussing the series finale but mostly answering questions about the series! We discuss Emily's memories of originally watching the finale, how big of a mess it is, the accent vs. Troian's amazing acting, Wren's absolute nightmare, the relative happy endings and all the big plot holes. We then dive into a list of questions regarding our thoughts on the series. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 158 & 159: Is That A Body In Your Trunk? | 25 Jun 2024 | 01:24:41 | |
Well that's the show finished, all the plot threads are wrapped up and everyone has their happily ever after. Wait I'm receiving a note now... Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 156 & 157: Mona's Jailhouse Rock | 18 Jun 2024 | 01:23:58 | |
We are so close to the end now! There's plenty to puzzle over as we unpack Emison's continued domesticity, Haleb annoying Spencer, Spencer and Marco's great dynamic, Mona stepping up (and potentially looking very guilty), Aria getting way too into being AD's employee, Fitz saying the quiet part out loud, and that tremendous dance scene. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 154 & 155: Father Ted | 11 Jun 2024 | 01:44:22 | |
PLL realizes it's approaching the end and suddenly decides to back up a whole dump truck of lore. We discuss Charlotte's father, Lucas somehow also being involved, Peter continuing to be the absolute worst, Nicole not being given a chance to speak, Aria getting in way over her head, Wren suddenly appearing, Ali's pregnancy and Emily crossing a huge line, and Paige heading off and taking her bad vibes with her. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 152 & 153: Holden Aria Together | 04 Jun 2024 | 01:10:45 | |
PLL serves up a whole plate of nothing this week so much that there wasn't enough to do theory corner. We still manage to gather ourselves to discuss teenagers with bad vibes, Emily being a massive narc, Hanna's fashion nightmares, the Hasting's kicking Spencer out of the house, how effective the show is at bringing back old characters & Aria's surprise visitor. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 150 & 151: Heads Will Roll | 28 May 2024 | 01:38:39 | |
The moment Emily has been waiting for; Noel's head rolls down the stairs like a bowling ball. What a magical moment in a supremely fun and silly episode. We discuss Hanna going Azriel-mode, whether or not Mona was supposed to have been keeping an eye on Noel, Jenna and Noel's trap and overestimating just how much the girls know. Also the Delaurentis/Drake/Hastings family tree gets even wilder as we struggle to match how everyone is related to one another. I can't stress enough that these episodes were a great time. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 148 & 149: Can You Hear the Spirits Hanna? | 21 May 2024 | 01:37:09 | |
This Noel guy seems pretty terrible huh? And Paige and Grunwald are now suddenly back? We discuss the return of old characters, they had vibes from Noel and Paige (though different degrees to be sure), and Hanna going rogue. We also run through our annoyance at the Nicole plot line, Emily not talking to Sabrina, the return of Jason (and Jaria), our suspicions of Marco and whether it’s acceptable to call it RHS. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 146 & 147: Jenna Understands the Importance of Networking | 14 May 2024 | 01:26:04 | |
These episodes introduce a bunch of new information without any context so our brains are scrambling trying to piece it all together. We discuss Jenna’s closeness to Charlotte, whether Mary can be trusted, the introduction of Jesus Jason, Halebs bad vibes and Hanna’s character change, Toby’s wretched reveal and cackle at the possibility of Nicole’s fate. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 144 & 145: Return of the Girlbosses | 07 May 2024 | 01:36:48 | |
Jenna's back! Mona's back! Noel is also back too I guess, but more importantly it's a girlboss conference happening in Rosewood. This is all juxtaposed to some very intense goings on as everyone has to confront their trauma whether it be some heartbreaking scenes of Spaleb, Ali reliving horrifying experiences, or Hanna completely shellshocked. We also run through how bad the girls are at covering up crimes and the big final proposal. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 142 & 143: Vehicular Girlbossing | 30 Apr 2024 | 01:12:24 | |
We've got a couple of slower episodes until we end up with a bang. We discuss the horror of Ali's confinement, try and parse what the hell is up with Rollins, Spaleb's rocky ending (and great emotional scene), our annoyance with the new Hanna, our fondness for Sabrina, Emily steamrolling yet again and going in circles with Ezria. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episode 141: Aria's Misplaced Priorities | 23 Apr 2024 | 01:10:43 | |
Season 6 ends on a ridiculous twist that we can’t help but laugh at. We discuss the A’s (or AD now) expensive masks, how they got in and out of Ali’s house without anyone noticing, Halebs stupid stupid plan and their stupid stupid actions, whether the friends should trust Mona, forcing all the characters back into previous relationships and ask who Toby voted for in the election. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 139 & 140: Dumb 23 Year Old Behavior | 16 Apr 2024 | 01:44:13 | |
Season 6 ends on a ridiculous twist that we can’t help but laugh at. We discuss the A’s (or AD now) expensive masks, how they got in and out of Ali’s house without anyone noticing, Halebs stupid stupid plan and their stupid stupid actions, whether the friends should trust Mona, forcing all the characters back into previous relationships and ask who Toby voted for in the election. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 137 & 138: Actually, He's Writing About His Other Kidnapped Girlfriend | 09 Apr 2024 | 01:38:31 | |
We're really only two episodes away from the end of the season? It seems fairly mystery light so far so we'll see what happens. There is still other things to discuss like Fitz definitely not writing a book about Aria, Ashley living in the past, Mike being the least favorite child, and heavy topics around Spoby's past, Mona working for a republican campaign, and why it's right to leak info and attack a pro life candidate. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 135 & 136: Is Melissa "Girlbossing" Again? | 02 Apr 2024 | 01:34:36 | |
It's not an especially exciting week but there's still plenty to discuss like Ella's flop period, the girls' very support new boyfriends, Sara showing up at high school, Ali's apparently secret romance, Caleb turning the tables on "Evil Emoji", Aria finishing Fitz's story and Melissa's suspicious luggage. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 133 & 134: Shopping In Other People's Carts | 26 Mar 2024 | 01:33:39 | |
Love is blossoming in Rosewood but not everyone is happy about this. We discuss Spaleb actually getting together and whether Hanna and Toby are actually over their exes. We also cover Aria's new found feralness, Lucas being a tech CEO, Byron's shady dealings, Fitz's no good very bad time, Emily's long spiral and continue to puzzle over just what Mona's politics are. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 131 & 132: Introducing the Radley | 19 Mar 2024 | 01:19:17 | |
We jump ahead five years and find things are very different in Rosewood. We discuss the ramifications of Spaleb, the hot new hotel in town, Aria's need for secret relationships, Fitz's very concerning visit to Columbia, Ali's turn to a conservative housewife and try to decipher what political party Mona is lobbying for. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 129 & 130: Game Over | 12 Mar 2024 | 01:31:47 | |
That sure was a rough finale! We discuss the frankly baffling that has poorly executed and problematic reveals, the transphobic narratives the show plays into, the huge plot holes that result from all the answers and the strange decisions made for the structure and set design for the episode. But first, we discuss episode 9 where the moms have a horrible night, there's another maze at the dance and the teachers treat our kidnapping victims like dirt. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 127 & 128: Toby Ate My Weed Gummies | 05 Mar 2024 | 01:27:19 | |
The moment Emily's been waiting for: Toby gets too high. We excitedly talk about the wild scene of the Charles confrontation and try to ascertain how many gummies he ate. We also cover Sara and Emily's relationship, the suspicious Carissimi Group, Ali and Mona teaming up, how Ali's plans have really fallen off, and the art gallery fiasco with lots and lots of tangents in between. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 125 & 126: Emancipation Tattoos | 27 Feb 2024 | 01:14:13 | |
A bit of a down week as the show slowly starts to gear up for the big Charles reveal. We discuss the show pretending Leslie is important, Sara and Emily hooking up, Clark trying to woo Aria and failing, Dean returning and taking a creepy turn, Spencer's short addiction arc and Mona stepping into her Jenna era. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 123 & 124: Jason's Imaginary Friend | 20 Feb 2024 | 01:24:11 | |
Note: Lots of Riverdale spoilers in this episode (from 07:11-10:13) Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episode 121 & 122: Brenton Ruins This Podcast | 06 Feb 2024 | 01:28:01 | |
About halfway through the episode, Brenton spoils the A reveal for himself on a random wikipedia entry. Watch him cause himself immense psychic damage in real time. For those watching along, we cover up any potential spoilers so you don't end up like Brenton. Before then we discuss the escalation of A, the girls escaping, Toby's new boyfriend and the half baked plan of Caleb and Fitz. After we recover ourselves from spoilers, we discuss the girls' arcs recovering from trauma and guesses on what the hell is actually going on. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episode 120: Welcome to the Dollhouse | 30 Jan 2024 | 00:58:45 | |
Massive tone shift on this episode as the show takes a dark turn into gritty serial killer territory. We discuss our reactions to the episode, our worries for the change in tone and mystery setup, Mona being built different, bot’s clubhouse investigations & new theories on A’s identity. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 118 & 119: The Trial of the Century | 23 Jan 2024 | 01:19:37 | |
Alison’s on trial! We watched two fantastic episodes and are excited to dig into Ali’s poor legal defense, the town finding out about Ashley and Jason, the Liar’s making extremely bad decisions, how much a little boy Mike is and guesses on what happens next. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 116 & 117: Escape to London | 16 Jan 2024 | 01:19:38 | |
Things may be breaking extremely bad for the liars, but at least Spencer had a nice getaway in London. We discuss the Hasting’s continued lies, A menacing abroad, Spencer's flirtations, continuing to ask what is up with Talia, the end of Spoby and Ezria? Hanna getting locked up & trying to parse through which of Ali’s lies are public knowledge. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 114 & 115: Mona's Blood Drive | 08 Jan 2024 | 01:13:57 | |
We get big time reveals this week! We cheer for the intricate plan laid out here and the rare plot focus on Mike. We also try to parse what exactly is going on with Talia, Toby's continued policing, church gossip and the show pulling Andrew off the bench. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 112 & 113: Mike’s Suspicious Gummies | 02 Jan 2024 | 01:20:48 | |
We ring in 2024 discussing Fitz’s self reflection and relationship wheel spinning, Caleb being upgraded to regular spy partner, Toby’s continued character assassination, the new characters in Rosewood & Mikes sour candy drop. Brenton also finally finished Unbelievable (PLL book 4) and runs through his thoughts. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 110 & 111: Pickle or Sludge? | 26 Dec 2023 | 01:06:23 | |
Lots of setup this week but everybody is wondering what's in the barrel?? We discuss Toby being an annoying cop, Spencer and Caleb's team up (and one of us gets scared this might make a ship), new characters Talia and Johnny and the Ashley's ridiculous affair. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 108 & 109: A Very Mona Christmas | 19 Dec 2023 | 01:15:39 | |
It's holiday special time and much to Brenton's dismay, it's not a complete retelling of a Christmas Carol focusing on Ali and Mona (although the bits we do get are great). We discuss the lesser of the holiday specials, Mona's amazing ghost form, the focus on fan service and Ali getting arrested. Episode 71 content warnings: murder, death, gaslighting, bullying, grooming Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 106 & 107: Mona's Software Slays BTW | 12 Dec 2023 | 01:19:13 | |
So uh, what just happened? We got a really really big reveal? And then a gutting twist? We’re overflowing with riches here and we are incredibly excited to dig in. And boy is there a lot to get into. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 104 & 105: Jenna's Mom's Cabin | 05 Dec 2023 | 01:14:23 | |
We make an absolutely startling discovery at the top of this episode. We also discuss some other less important details like Ali's secret plans and shifty behavior, Caleb's trust in Hanna, the horrible men in Aria's life and the great potential if the show actually had Mona and Hanna team up. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 102 & 103: Haleb's Emo Era | 28 Nov 2023 | 01:23:07 | |
We're very excited to be back watching PLL again. We shake off the rust and remind ourselves of the wild happenings in season 5, Haleb's dark turn, timeline shenanigans, not believing Hanna(!), Alison's sneaky moves, terribly thought our plans and spying on Melissa. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Perfect (Pretty Little Liars Book 3) Part 2: Fitz Behind Bars | 14 Nov 2023 | 01:08:14 | |
This episode covers chapters 20-the end. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Perfect (Pretty Little Liars Book 3) Part 1: Aria's Goth Phase | 31 Oct 2023 | 01:14:15 | |
This episode covers chapters 1-19. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Flawless (Pretty Little Liars Book 2) Part 2: Not So Flawless | 17 Oct 2023 | 01:09:47 | |
This episode covers chapters 18-the end of the book. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Flawless (Pretty Little Liars Book 2) Part 1: Michelangelo’s Not Feeling Very Cowabunga | 03 Oct 2023 | 01:26:10 | |
This episode covers chapters 1-18 Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Book 1 Part 3: This is Only the Beginning | 19 Sep 2023 | 01:31:52 | |
This episode covers chapters 17-end of the book. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Book 1 Part 2: Kill the Part of You That Cringes | 05 Sep 2023 | 01:11:49 | |
This episode covers chapters 6-16. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Book 1 Part 1: Smoking Cigarettes & Thriving Abroad | 22 Aug 2023 | 01:15:54 | |
We're back covering the first five chapters of the PLL book! Enjoy an extended segment of us comparing book versions and all the weird references they edited out. Then we dive into all the changes that were made in the TV adaption and all the things we're liking so far in the book. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Dead Ends Update: SAG-AFTRA Strike & Switching to PLL Books | 01 Aug 2023 | 00:25:59 | |
In solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA strike, we're going to pause our coverage of PLL the tv show and instead switch to covering the book series. Coverage for that will begin in a couple weeks and we'll share more details on chapters discussed ahead of that initial episode. For the time being, enjoy us talking about the changes and ramble a bit about the books. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episode 100 & 101: The Big Back to School Day | 25 Jul 2023 | 01:23:22 | |
PLL reaches episode 100 and we find it kind of strange that the story centers on Alison. We discuss the drawbacks of having a new 5th perspective, her going back to school and the lack of interesting storylines with defanged Ali. We also run through Caleb’s big return, the murky situation with new A, the beginnings of Emison and the Hastings shady secrets. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 98 & 99: Hanna & Mona’s Healthy Friendship | 18 Jul 2023 | 01:18:08 | |
We’ve gotten a couple of mediocre episodes but that doesn’t stop us from digging into all things Mona and Hanna this week. We discuss Hanna’s soul searching, Mona’s affection for her, their summer of friendship and what secrets Mona actually knows. We’re also caught in the Ezria whirlpool again, the Hastings keep getting sketchier, everyone continues to blame Jason and Aria really needs to start covering her tracks. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||
| Pretty Little Liars Episodes 96 & 97: Exit Stage Left | 11 Jul 2023 | 01:08:51 | |
We can’t believe that this wasn’t part of a two-parter to close season 4, the action of the opener season 5 seems essential! We discuss the consequences of meeting up with Alison, Cece’s action bonafides, Melissa’s secret info and new club, and Shanas abrupt end. We also shake our heads at the big lie that sets up the new status quo in Rosewood. Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. | |||