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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Wraps Up Summer School With An Unsurprising Reveal [Review]

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Tabby (chandler-kinney) holds a pitchfork aimed at the camera

As mentioned last week, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School essentially set itself up so that any character could be unmasked as the S02 killer. Alas the reveal is still something of an uninspired let down.

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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Struggles To Show, Not Tell in Penultimate Episode of S02 [Review]

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Another busy episode of Pretty Little Liars spreads itself too thin in an effort to build anticipation for the S02 finale.

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PLL: Summer School’s Liars Finally Become Suspicious of Dr. Sullivan [S02E05 Review]

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Dr. Sullivan (Annabeth Gish) sits in bed with her left leg in a cast

After weeks of looking at everyone except their incredibly suspicious therapist, our five Pretty Little Liars finally zero in on the extremely shady Dr. Sullivan (Annabeth Gish).

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A Busy ‘Pretty Little Liars: Summer School’ Loses The Plot [S02E04 Review]

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Imogen (bailee-madison) holds a knife and a baby

One of the strengths of Max’s Pretty Little Liars is how diverse its cast is. This week, that expansive cast of characters is also its downfall as the show is stretched thin with each of our liars’ individual subplots.

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Misogyny is Alive and Well in Millwood in Episode 3 of ‘Pretty Little Liars: Summer School’ [Review]

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Imogen (bailee madison) is threatened by bloody rose, who holds a knife

After a solid reintroduction to Millwood last week, the third episode of “Summer School” sets aside the Bloody Rose Waters danger until the last few minutes to focus on…misogyny.

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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Hits A Soft Reset for S02: ‘Summer School’ [Review]

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After a somewhat satisfying, albeit uneven first season of teen slasher antics, Max’s Pretty Little Liars reboot (revamp?) returns for a second season: Summer School.

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