Woo! The premiere has finally arrived!
If you missed it and are somehow incapable of watching re-runs, I hope this helps!
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The girls are doing community service for “tampering with evidence”, even though the cops suspect that they are the murderers (Spencer’s mom, helped them, being a lawyer and all).
Emily wants to make a deal with A and gets in a fight with Spencer about it while Garett watches (somewhat creepily) from the shadows.
Everyone is upset with Hanna for messing up her dad’s marriage. Hanna’s mom is also concerned about the girls drifting apart, with special concern about Emily (who is still living at Hanna’s place).
Mike has been seeing a therapist and seems okay with it. Aria has an awkward run in with Ezra. Aria’s mom thinks that Spencer and Ezra are hooking up, and that’s interfering with their relationship. Well, that and the fact that Jackie is kind of/sort of threatening Aria, forcing her to dump Ezra.
Garett is on the phone when Spencer walks in. Spencer is suspicious of him and Jenna (she’s snippy about it). She thinks it’s weird that they were framed for murder right before Jenna and Garett went public, also his former friendship with Jason (who has been missing since their arrest) strikes her as notable.
Emily is healthy again (ulcer cleared) but her swim coach still doesn’t want a criminal on the team.
A texts Emily. The text says that she’s her favourite and asks to make a deal. Emily sees a monologue written on the school blackboard and circles the word “yes”, assuming that A is watching. She then receives a note in a book (borrowed from Spencer) that says “10 tonight”.
Lucas is trying to get pics of Hanna off of the internet, and she’s grateful considering how horrible she looks picking up trash in an orange jumpsuit.
Toby and Spencer meet by his truck. Spencer seems annoyed at Emily and hates being told about their friendship. Toby made a rocking chair for Spencer (for some reason). She refuses it, but Toby says he’s not giving up. In a blow-up, Spencer yells about how Jenna is dating Garett, and she did not make it sound flattering.
Emily enters a sketchy green-house place, but instead of A, the other girls show up. As it turns out, they were setting a trap for A so that he/she would come after Emily. They have a plan that involves fake evidence.
Caleb shows up and makes-out with Hanna in front of Lucas.
Toby asks Emily about Spencer, but she doesn’t say anything. He feels like everyone is shutting him out.
Aria is caught by Jackie, who threatens her when Ezra shows up (awkwardly). Ezra now knows why Aria broke up with him (because of Jackie, btw). Ezra wishes he had told Aria’s mother about them when he had the chance.
Caleb thanks Lucas for keeping an eye on Hanna. Caleb says he still feels like an outsider when he goes home to his real mother. He says he’ll stay in Rosewood until he finishes school. Lucas says it’s still okay for Caleb to stay at his place, but he’s acting weird.
Spencer and Emily have a fake fight about “the box” (evidence). Emily receives a text from A that says “see you tonight, bff”.
Ezra and Aria tell Aria’s parents about their relationship. They don’t take it well. They try to kick him out when Mike comes down and punches Ezra in the face. Ezra leaves.
Aria’s mom seems suspicious about where Aria got the idea to get involved with a teacher (her cheating dad, hint hint). Aria is sent to her room, which is bad considering she has to meet the girls and possibly A soon.
Ezra banishes Jackie, claiming that he won’t let her do anything to Aria.
Spencer and Hanna are getting ready to go when Toby shows up to confront Spencer and Hanna’s dad decides to come over. Toby feels like Spencer has replaced Alison’s bitch leader position. Hanna’s dad says that him and the new family are moving to Rosewood.
Emily shows up to the meeting place, alone.
Mike helps Aria sneak out.
Emily is face to face with A, threatening him/her with the box which supposedly has evidence in it. When Emily reveals that she is without evidence and that the whole thing was a trap, A flips sh#t and tries to take out Emily.
Fortunately, Spencer and Aria show up. Unfortunately, A distracts them and escapes. After running outside, A is hit by a car (Hanna’s) but continues to run away.
A escapes and Spencer is pissed. That is until she realizes that when Hanna hit A with her car, A’s cellphone fell on the ground.
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I’m gonna be honest, I was expecting a little more from this premiere. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t as intense I thought it would be. Then again, the finale of the last season was really intense and kind of hard to compete with XD
