Pretty Little Liars Recap: The Dumbbell Jar

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By Hypnotoad | Thursday, June 21, 2012 | 10:49 pm | 14 Comments
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Jenna’s reading a book in braille because, you know, old habits die hard.  The other girls are discussing what Jenna’s game plan is and they all agree that Aria should talk to Jenna. Hanna wants to push a table out in front of Jenna (hee) and Spencer tells her she has the subtlety of a hand grenade.  Hanna’s all, “Thank you!” like she doesn’t get it.  Hee.  You guys, I love Hanna.  I would want to be friends with Hanna.  But it wouldn’t work out because her life is so full of DUH-RAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMA!  Spencer says Melissa’s coming home tomorrow and her mom will probably tell them about being Garrett’s lawyer.  Right after Melissa’s shocking-except-not reveal that she had a miscarriage.  

Ooooooooooh, Lucas is in trouble!  And also, Lucas looks hot.  I like angry Lucas.

“You get back here, you good-for-nothing Pacey Witter!”

Lucas sees Hanna and then flees.  Lucas has stubble.  Me likey.  Hanna tracks him down in an empty classroom, because this is Rosewood High and there are a multitude of empty, unlocked classrooms.  Hanna asks him about what’s going on; Lucas has a letter that he’s supposed to give to his parents about his bad attitude and bad grades, but instead of giving it to them, he just lights it on fire and throws it a trash can.  Rebel!  Hanna tries to put it out with a rolled-up magazine, because nothing stops fire like paper, but luckily Caleb shows up and puts it out with a bottle of water.  Don’t worry, girls — his hippie hair was not singed.  Credits.

Hanna talks to Caleb about Lucas over coffee.  Does Caleb still live with Lucas?  Or did he miss the air vents so much that he went back to them?  I don’t know.  Caleb says that Lucas is rebelling because he’s been a goody-goody.  Oh.  And Caleb adds that he hasn’t talked to Lucas since he moved out of Lucas’s house.  Thank you!  Thank you, PLL, for an answer to an unanswered question!  Only 426 more to answer . . .  Hanna asks Caleb to talk to Lucas and he will, but Hanna has to do something for him.

“Oooh, I hope it involves cup –”

 

“IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CUPCAKES.  GOD.”

Caleb asks Hanna not to visit Mona any more and Hanna pretty much ignores his request.

Later, Aria’s agreed to be Jenna’s accompanist and Jenna tells her to come over after school.  At lunch, the girls discuss Jenna and how they’re screwed if the police find all their coffin-keepsakes, so Aria needs to look for the other earring or other evidence at Jenna’s house.  Em gets a text from Aria’s mom with her grade from the make-up test (let’s assume it’s actually an email to make things easier) and it turns out she got a 94%, which is weird, because Emily didn’t even finish the test.  Em thinks that someone went into the school computer and changed her grade so it looks like she cheated.  Or something.

In another empty classroom, Lucas is looking into a microscope, because why not?  Caleb arrives to talk to Lucas but Lucas is not in a talking mood.  Lucas says that Hanna’s not really worried about him.  Caleb says that he knows that Mona is/was “A,” and Lucas is all, “That’s just the tip of the iceberg — there’s more under the surface.”  Ooooh, broody!  I like broody Lucas.  He tells Caleb that icebergs roll over and display all the nasty gunk underneath, so Caleb should prepare himself.  

Em goes to talk to Ella about the make-up test, explaining that she didn’t finish it and giving Ella her theory of someone changing the grade.  Ella gets weird and is all, I want you to understand that the grade is accurate; just keep working.  This is kind of creepy.  What’s going on, you guys?  Who blackmailed Ella or whatever?  Was it Ezra?  Was it Lucky Leon?  Hmmmm . . .

Un-pregnant Melissa is sweeping up the fireplace when Spencer shows up.  Melissa says she’s tired and then Veronica shows up, saying that she has to talk to both of them and breaks the news that she’s defending Garrett.  Spencer and her mom argue back and forth with Spencer saying that Garrett’s guilty and Veronica saying that Garrett’s alibi or story or whatever is compelling and a good argument.  Spencer asks Melissa to say something, but Melissa’s all, “Any interest I had in this ended three months ago.”  You know, when her baby died.  Allegedly!!  Allegedly.

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Hypnotoad is a 2009 graduate of the MFA Writing program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was a staple of the Chicago Quickies reading series, has been published in various Art Institute publications, and served as an actor/playwright for the Curious Theatre Branch's Rhinoceros Festival. His works have been online at Fiction At Work and is included in their short story collection. A victim of the crappy economy, he is now living back in Kansas. With his parents. His days now consist of perusing Yahoo Hot Jobs, and sporadically posting horrible ideas on his blog. Good times.

14 Comments

  1. 1
    chamar62590 Chamar
    Posted June 21, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    If melissa has been faking her pregnancy longer than we thought, maybe she could have been the one hannah hit with her car, and possibly lost the baby then? Maybe?

  2. 2
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 6:57 am

    Every time I think I have it figured out I realize that I really don’t. Could we focus on one or two story lines instead of the 36 we have going right now.

  3. 3
    keebler elf
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 10:06 am

    if melissa was faking her pregnancy then she could have been the black swan at that dance…im kind of convinced that spencer’s family does not love her

  4. 4
    thisbuggs4u
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 11:19 am

    Yeah, I knew Jenna could see! told you so, told you so :)

    Melissa was never pregnant! I think she somehow has Wren and Garrett in on this whole thing. That body could be 1 of 2 people. Alison and or Ian. Although, since we never saw Ian’s body after he took a dive off the bell tower, I am going to assume that he is one of the gloved ones! Somehow Veronica ties into this whole flucked up mess, I just have not figured that out yet!

  5. 5
    keebler elf
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    @thisbuggs4u ian was killed, they think it was suicide but it was probably A

  6. 6
    thisbuggs4u
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    True Keebler. That is my speculation about Ian. We assume he killed himself. But I thought he got “wrapped” around that rope…hence my wonderingd about him being part the black gloved ones.

  7. 7
    Hypnotoad Hypnotoad
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 6:46 pm

    I thought Ian shot himself (or, I suppose, was set up to look like he shot himself). Right?

  8. 8
    thisbuggs4u
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    No, I thought he had chased one of the girls up the belltower at church or something, fell and it had looked like he hung himself. When the girls called 911 the police showed up and all we saw was the rope, no Ian…That is why I am thinking that Ian can me one of the hoodie/gloved people…I can be wrong. :)

    But totes Melissa=never pregnant! and Wren is in on that secret!!

  9. 9
    keebler elf
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    when i said he was killed i meant he was shot, but yeah what hypnotoad said!

  10. 10
    Hypnotoad Hypnotoad
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    thisbuggs4u — That happened, but then they later found Ian in an abandoned greenhouse or barn or Applebee’s (whatever) shot in the head with a suicide note. It happened in episode 4 of season 2:

    http://www.tvgasm.com/recaps/pretty-little-liars-damnby.html

    He might NOT be dead, but it’d be a helluva weird twist if he wasn’t. I’m actually surprised I remembered that. Usually I can’t keep the 1,412 plots on this show straight.

  11. 11
    thisbuggs4u
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    Ok. thanks hypno!! I will go back and read that one :) I missed half of one of these “seasons”. Must have been season 2 because I have season 1 on DVD….so that is what I thought happened to Ian.

    But it is nice to know that Caleb is not living with Lucas….But where IS he living? oh this show…

  12. 12
    plockeness monster plockeness monster
    Posted June 24, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    Lucas is starting to look like a well fed, homeless person.

  13. 13
    plockeness monster plockeness monster
    Posted June 24, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    Way to call the fake pregnancy, Hypno!!! And all of your screen caps are amazingly hilarious. Also loving “The Bronze” refs. Almost done with the final season!!!

    Keebler – good theory about Melissa being the black swan!!! Did we ever get to see said swan’s hair color???

  14. 14
    plockeness monster plockeness monster
    Posted June 24, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    Andddd, is the greenhouse that Ian had the same one the pll’s met up at a few times??

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