Episode 8, “Please Do Talk About Me When I’m Gone.” I have a lot of comments apparently… xD
“Where did she get that from, a movie?” “Ali was a movie.” Great line and totally true! So Alison.
The Marin money issue wasn’t in the books, but I kind of like it. It brings Laura Leighton into the show a little more [she’s a phenomenal actress] and gives a bit more insight into Hanna by doing so. Although I have to say that I think Hanna is becoming a little too nice a little too fast… she was a straight bitch for 2 books before Lucas entered the picture [and he did soften her, let’s all admit] but even afterwards, she never stopped being a pain in everyone’s ass [and I say that with love because she’s my favorite in the books]. In the show, though, Hanna has become incredibly nice incredibly fast. I feel like she’s not just the same character as she was in the books – or, rather, that they haven’t developed her general persona enough in the show. Especially when she goes on to sell her purses to help her mom buy groceries. First of all, the Hanna in the books would never have done that. Second of all, if she did sell her purses for money, they would not have gone to household groceries. She’d have sold the old purses to buy the latest one. Hanna is a rather self-centered character and she’s becoming OOC in the show.
Not liking the Jason they’ve invented in the show either. In the books, he is neither polished nor anal. He’s a little more mature when he returns in the books, I think, but still a little emo and a helluva lot less annoying. Anyone else get irked the moment he opened his mouth?
“… He just kept smiling like he was running for office.” Omg, that’s exactly what he seemed like! Ugh, politician. He totally had that vibe, though, which is really funny!
Loving that Hanna said “goober.” xD
The scene where Emily asked Maya on a date was super cute! They had great chemistry there and it was a lot of fun to watch them goof around while talking about dating. “Hmm. I’ll think about it.” =D
I like what they’re doing with Emily’s dad. In the books, he was nothing more than a background character, someone who melded with Mrs. Fields because they acted together in everything. By making him a soldier, and by making Emily so obviously attached to him because she rarely sees him, they give him more power as a character. I’m excited to see what goes down when he returns.
Loving that Lucas got to take pictures of people’s lockers. That’s all I’m going to say on that. 
I don’t like that Hanna is selling her stuff because I think it’s OOC [btw, for those who don’t know, that’s Out Of Character], but the scene where Lucas offers to sell them for her is adorable. Have I mentioned how much I love this pairing?
Wilden is slimy. Just had to get that out.
Interesting that Ali would tell Jenna she was afraid of the girls. I’m curious about why… I mean, readers of the books can probably think of a few possibilities, but I’m not coming up with anything solid. All of the secrets Ali knew were dirty, but not dangerous. Or could it be that someone is lying? Was Ali, back in the hospital, or is Jenna?
You know, I kind of got a little Byron/Ashley vibe this episode, but I pushed it aside when I first watched the episode. After all, Byron is clearly still head over heels for Ella. I completely forgot about it until I saw this promo for next week’s episode…
The two of them alone in the Marin kitchen for the second episode in a row? Anyone else wondering if the writers are toying with this idea?
“We’re having a look into Toby Cavanaugh’s locker.” “Why, do you think he’s hiding in there?” It was such a cynical line by Jason, but I still laughed. Not even sure it was meant to be comedic. xD
“He did or somebody else did using his phone.” I kind of feel like that lines gives too much away. =[ This wasn’t in the books so I can’t say anything for sure about this, but the way that line was delivered and how it ended that scene before the commercial break made it stand out more than I think it should have. It points super strongly at Jenna, who would have obvious access to Toby’s phone. I would have felt ten times cleverer if I’d jumped to Jenna without the last half of that sentence because it would have been sneaky. They’re obviously trying to put Toby as a suspect in Ali’s murder, but that line takes it right back to Jenna. I think they should have left off the end of the sentence altogether. Maybe I’m just nitpicking, I dunno, but it just doesn’t sit well with me.
I feel so bad for Lucas when he shows up at Hanna’s house! The shot with Hanna’s expression when she sees him is super short, but she’s obviously shocked and mortified that he’s there. It’s like she’s got this whole separate world for her Lucas time and it shouldn’t mix with her popular crowd time. She acts so awkward that he’s there! Then he runs out because of the obvious negative energy floating, whether from Hanna or Sean in the kitchen. I have such a soft spot for Lucas. Don’t you? =]
Emily taking the initiative in the movie scene, whoa! Emily is so shy, that’s a little OOC too – in their relationship, Maya is the one who’s always taking control – but it wasn’t such a bad thing. They’re cute. =]
“Wilden shouldn’t have told me, but he was easy to shake up like most bullies.” There is a lot of information in that line, especially in the tone Parker delivered it with. “Wilden shouldn’t have told me” could simply mean that Wilden shouldn’t be discussing an ongoing investigation, but combined with the expression on his face and the tone of his voice, I feel like there’s an underlying message that Jason may use this information. Chances are it’s just Jason being a protective older brother who wants to find out what happened to his sister, so should Toby show up, he’ll just punch him in the face and force Toby to tell him what happened. It still had that slight air of mischief and mystery, though. “He was easy to shake up” really made me feel like Jason was proud of his manipulative abilities. Manipulation… Ali flashback, anyone? He really is her older brother. Combined with the previous part of this line, which gave me a creeper vibe, this heightens the danger alarm going off in my head. “Like most bullies” really doesn’t imply anything about Jason, except that he may have been bullied by Wilden [wasn’t in the books, but you never know what they’ll do with the show]. It was an interesting little fact about Wilden that they slipped in there, probably without half the viewers realizing it. In high school, Wilden was a bully. I really hope they go into more detail about just what Wilden was like in high school. It would be interesting to see it portrayed on screen.
I’m curious to hear what you all think about Alison telling Jason that Spencer was responsible for Jenna’s accident. Not only did it mean she admitted to her brother that Toby didn’t do it, but she thrusts the blame onto someone else. Why would she bring it up? Could it be that Jason somehow already knew Toby wasn’t responsible and when Ali was caught in the lie, she covered it up with another? I don’t know why she would tell Jason half the truth for no apparent reason. What do you think?
“You are just like Alison aren’t you?” “In some ways, even worse.” I really like this line just because it points out that Jason knew how horrible Ali was. In the books, it talks about parents loving Alison because they thought she was perfect, blah blah blah. It’s good to see that her family saw through to who she really was.
Noel [Brant Daugherty] is really hot. He may be the hottest guy on the show, I think. How about you? The hottest guy in Rosewood is…?
As OOC as it for Hanna to sell her stuff [again I mention it, but...], everything that came from it was adorable. The scene with Hanna and Ashley was amazing, they were both awesome. =D
On second thought, I may have to take back what I said about Noel. Ian [Ryan Merriman] is really hot too. That’s a hard one.
Btw, for those who remember Ian from the first episode [he briefly is in a flashback with Melissa], this is not the same actor. The previous actor who was in the flashback is Carlo Marks, who was recast due to unknown reasons. Since Ryan is some serious eye candy, though, I’m not too upset.
The memorial was sweet. I really loved Jenna’s speech.
A copy of Alison’s bracelet… it didn’t happen in the books, but anyone who’s read the books has an idea where this might be going… I hate that, if they’re headed that direction, they’ve brought it up so outright so early.
I have to say that desecrating Ali’s memorial bench is low, even for A. And public. All of A’s actions have been taken in private, where no one but the girls can see. The most A has done is send a text where Ezra received it, which may or may not have been on purpose. Ruining the bench is a very public action that everyone is bound to see and investigate. Rather un-A-like. But that’s all going to change in the next episode anyway…
That’s enough from me! What did you think?
