Bros Watch PLL Too - A Pretty Little Liars podcast
271 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 590 ratingsBenjamin Light and Marco Sparks break down each episode of Pretty Little Liars in ever increasing detail. This feed covers Pretty Little Liars seasons 1-7 and The Perfectionists season 1.
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PLL Commentary - s06e01 “Game On, Charles”
December 19, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBThe Bros conclude the Dollhouse arc with special guest Janina, looking at the Season 6 premier of Pretty Little Liars. Let’s all pour one out for the last time Ali gets to be an interesting character on the show! Also, “It’s Andrew Babe!” After the commentary, there’s a little more Trouble talk, so beware of spoilers!
PLL Commentary - s05e25 “Welcome to the Dollhouse”
December 12, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBWe’re back for more commentary episodes, this time with a guest all the way from Germany! Janina joins us to cover the first half of the infamous Dollhouse arc, where Pretty Little Liars really ascended to new levels of insanity. After the commentary, we talk a little Trouble, so beware of spoilers as we poll Janina for how well we did on the European setting for Trouble Takes a Holiday.
Podcast Extra - “Clueless”
December 05, 2022 08:00 - 2 hours - 56.1 MBIn a Headcanon crossover episode, the Bros are joined by Kate to talk about the grandmother of all modern teen movies: Amy Heckerling’s Clueless. The Girl from the Aerosmith video shows limitless charm as Cher, the ditzy queen of Bronson Alcott High, and the stellar supporting cast of future stars makes this teen retelling of “Emma” a classic.
PLL Commentary - s05e13 “How the ‘A’ Stole Christmas”
November 27, 2022 08:33 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBThanksgiving is over, and it’s time to get in the holiday cheer with a commentary track for the PLL Christmas Episode. Elizabeth Kyle joins us again to talk Winter Ball fashion, inappropriate student-teacher Santa fetish group sex, and whatever happened to Ali’s legs! And for dessert, we share our thoughts on Midnights by Taylor Swift.
PLL Commentary - s03e13 “This is a Dark Ride” take 2
November 24, 2022 00:20 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBAn episode so good, we did it again. We’re joined on the podcast by Elizabeth Kyle to talk over the classic Ghost Train episode. Aria: still A! Pastor Ted: still sucks! Ghost Trains: still not a real thing! Be on the lookout for some light spoilery Trouble talk at the end.
Podcast Extra! “Do Revenge”
November 16, 2022 08:05 - 2 hours - 67.6 MBHey everyone, we’re back! For this special episode of the pod, we are joined by Rose Coffey, the winner of our Trouble book contest. Rose joins us to talk Do Revenge, the Mean Girls-meets-Strangers on a Train teen comedy on Netflix starring Maya Hawke, Camila Mendes, and (the best part of PLL: Original Sin) Maia Reficco. At the end of the episode, we have some very spoilery discussion of Trouble Takes a Holiday, so make sure you’ve visited mynameistrouble.com and caught up on all three books...
s01e10 “Final Girls”
October 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBA and A’s handler are exposed, along with the secret rapist, and we’re finally done with this stupid show. The “guilty” are “punished” by the “killer” after the big “twist” reveal cooked up by these “writers.” It’s all so dumb. Anyway, our new book is out!
s01e09 “Dead and Buried”
September 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBWe’re almost done. Two to go for this trash show. The writers pretended the plot was over at the end of the last episode, so we’re treated to a lame recap where they try to lampshade their poor storytelling. A bunch of stuff happens off screen, and we’re told, not shown, a bunch of random stuff to move the plot along. The evil Sheriff is revealed to be more evil, and the secret rapist becomes rather obvious. People got paid to write this…
s01e08 “Bad Blood”
September 15, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBThe Sinners concoct a dumb, pointless plan to gather up a bunch of bloody cotton balls from the school Blood Drive, so they can test them en masse to see if one of the students is the father of Imogen’s rape baby. Oh, and Crazy Joe comes back, acts super threatening, seems to clearly be A and then k-words himself, so of course he’s not A. Help.
s01e07 “Carnival of Souls”
September 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBImogen encourages Tabby to go to the cops about her assault, but isn’t ready to go yet herself. Instead, she’s doing the old, “high school project to take care of a fake baby with a romantic interest” plot line, which is extra gross because… you know. Mouse has more drama with her creepy LARPing dude Steve, and tricks her mom into revealing one of the more boring deep dark secrets imaginable. Faran is suddenly dealing with chronic pain and tells her mom off and is even more empowered and mak...
s01e06 “Scars”
September 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBImogen and Tabby bond over their shared trauma and take a trip to fake-ass Rosewood to talk to fake-ass Eddie Lamb at the fake-ass Radley Hotel. Noa, Faran, and Mouse are stuck in some theater kid after school special nonsense. But don’t worry, folks, everything is super empowering and totally on fleek. Straight bussin’ fr fr no cap.
s01e05 “The Night He Came Home”
August 25, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBThe Sinners throw a High School Rager™ to raise money to save the local rec center—er, pay Imogen’s mortgage. Everyone talks to each other like they’re in a flame war on Tumblr. It’s Halloween. There’s lots of costumes, but no Adam Lambert or even Giant Drag making an appearance. I hate this show. Help!
s01e04 “The (Fe)Male Gaze”
August 18, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBThis week on the pod, Imogen’s been thinking about her mom, and she’s got some unkind words for the rotting bitch. Mouse has like five lines. Faran might be the worst. Noa gets chased around and scared into selling her useless mom out. And Tabby has a super-fun sexual assault mystery plot line! We’d rather be watching the show where Caleb and Toby are driving through town on the way to infiltrate some Actual Bad Guys.
s01e03 “Aftermath”
August 11, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBKaren is dead! Or was it secretly Kelly? Who cares? It’s not like we’d seen enough of them for it to mean anything. The “Liars” are lying about the one thing it would make sense to tell the truth about, and telling the truth about everything else. The writers don’t seem interested in developing characters or creating tension, and the direction is somehow even worse. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THE CAMERA???
s01e02 “The Spirit Queen”
August 04, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBSomething finally happens on the show this week, despite the whole, “We’re gonna kill Karen Beasley!” thing being a complete lie. Imogen has feeling about being Sprit Queen like her mom when she also bullied a girl like her mom (but she doesn’t know that yet). Mouse is very upset about the killing of some dirty rodent. Faran doesn’t have much to do. Tabby makes way too many horror movie references. And Noa blackmails the Sheriff so she can go to the dance. Oh, and “Karen” is “killed” by “A.”
s01e01 “Spirit Week”
July 28, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 57.4 MBAfter a long slumber, the Bros have awoken and attended the red carpet premiere of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, a show featuring no pretty little liars, no originality, and not enough sin. We only watched this once, and this is all from memory, so if we get something wrong, blame Warner Bros for not inviting us to the after party. Also, we’re doing a giveaway. Listen for details and a chance to win Pretty Little Liars: The Complete series, on Digital.
PLL Commentary - s01e22 “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
May 24, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MBThis week on the pod, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e22 “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” The Liars finally take things into their own hands by trying to blackmail Ian with a burner phone. Aria is upset with Ezra’s lies of omission about Jackie Molina. Garrett tries to use his friendship with Emily’s family to get her to spill Liar secrets. Hanna is despondent about her Caleb breakup. And Spencer gets in a car crash and fights with Ian in the church belfry.
PLL Commentary - s01e21 “Monsters in the End”
May 18, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBThis week on the pod, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e21 “Monsters in the End.” It’s Founder’s Day or something in Rosewood, which means creepy clowns on stilts and haunted houses for Spencer to be terrorized in. Elsewhere, Aria terrorizes us all with her paper bag selfies and complaints about Ezra’s Website Page. Caleb tries to talk to a heartbroken Hanna, but Mona is gatekeeping him away. And Emily finds a new love interest when Paige bails on her.
PLL Commentary - s01e20 “Someone to Watch Over Me”
May 10, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 21.8 MBThis week on the pod, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e20 “Someone to Watch Over Me.” Spencer doesn’t feel safe around Ian and her parents sure don’t care. Hanna discover’s Caleb’s betrayal and slaps the smile off Jenna Thing’s face. Aria’s parents are fighting again when they discover she’s got a boy in her life. And Emily is flummoxed when Paige goes on a date with Sean.
PLL Commentary - s01e19 “A Person of Interest”
May 05, 2021 07:39 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week on the pod, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e19 “A Person of Interest.” Caleb gives Hanna what Sean refused to. Aria cosplays as Ezra’s undersexed wife, but he’s more focused on the Jenna Thing’s semi-autobiographical essay. Paige gets Emily to sing karaoke, and Spencer is the big spoon with Toby on a stakeout.
PLL Commentary - s01e18 “The Badass Seed”
April 26, 2021 08:57 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MBThis week on the pod, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e18 “The Badass Seed.” Aria is a terrible stage manager and everyone in the whole school can tell there’s something going on between her and Ezra. Hanna gets a peak at Caleb in the shower, and it’s weird with him afterward. Emily gets to have scenes with Toby one more time before he’s Spencer’s forever, and speaking of Spence, she’s discovers a new clue and for the first and last time, trusts the police with it.
PLL Commentary - s01e17 “The New Normal”
April 19, 2021 09:09 - 47 minutes - 22 MBThis week on the pod, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e17 “The New Normal.” Hanna is letting the Artful Dodger sleep in her basement, and he comes in handy when he clocks James Leland as a lying goldbricker trying to con her mom vis a vis dead old Mrs. Potter’s safety deposit box. Aria is perturbed when her Dad thinks there’s something going on between Ezra and Ella. Emily has to deal with Paige’s homophobic dad, and then Paige showing her tongue down her throat. ...
PLL Commentary - s01e16 “Je Suis une Amie”
April 12, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBThis week on the pod, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e16 “Je Suis une Amie.” Spencer is newly interested in Sad Boi Toby Cavanaugh. Aria is freaking out because it seems like her mom was at the same museum where she went on a date with Ezra, and is clearly lying about it. Hanna bonds with Rosewood Bad Boy and all around total babe Caleb Rivers by pointing out which of her classmates he can exploit, and how. And Emily is living in the greatest Melissa Etheridge vi...
PLL Commentary - s01e15 “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Lie, Lie Again”
April 06, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBThis week on the pod, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e15 “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Lie, Lie Again.” Hanna betrays Aria so that A will put out a hit on Mrs. Potter. Emily has a meet-cute moment with Paige where Paige tries to drown her. Ezra goes on a fancy adult date with his child girlfriend Aria. And an old, haunting photo of Ali from That Night reminds Spencer that she kinda did want to murder her friend.
PLL Commentary - s03e23 “I’m Your Puppet”
March 22, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 26.7 MBPull our strings and we’ll wink at you, we’re your puppets! Special guest Sarah won the Trouble contest, and picked Benji’s favorite episode of Pretty Little Liars to talk about. It’s s03e23 “I’m Your Puppet.” Please enjoy this commentary track where we discuss how to fence a hot bell, The Dark Spencer Saga, Pam suddenly working for the cops, Aria’s encounter with Red Coat in the morgue, and so much more.
PLL Commentary - s05e09 “March of Crimes”
March 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBSpecial guest this week! It’s Demi, winner of our recent Trouble contest, to talk about Pretty Little Liars s05e09 “March of Crimes.” So. Much. Twinning! Aria is being a terrible friend to Hanna about Baker Bro Zach’s lecherous behavior. Spencer confronts Caleb about all the Haleb drinking. Emily is in Girl Detective mode, stealing locker combos and breaking into cars. And Noel Kahn is hiding under a blanket. What a fun ep!
PLL Commentary - s01e14 “Careful What U Wish 4”
March 08, 2021 08:00 - 51 minutes - 24 MBThis week on the pod, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e14 “Careful What U Wish 4.” Aria’s old babysitter Simone aka Meg Manning is making eyes at Ezra Fitz, and Aria will NOT stand for it. Spencer thinks Ian has stolen her laptop to erase the incriminating video of him and Ali in the woods, Emily is getting drunk and dropping hard truth bombs after Maya gets distant at True North, and Hanna is forced to dance with Lucas at the Dance-a-thon all night, finally endin...
PLL Commentary - s01e13 “Know Your Frenemies”
March 01, 2021 10:02 - 49 minutes - 23.2 MBCheck out our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e13 “Know Your Frenemies.” Aria can’t complain, because A saved her relationship. Maya gets shipped off to “juvie camp” because nosy Pam found a joint and some roach clips, so the other liars coordinate an evening of lovemaking for Emily, lending her Spencer’s bed. That’s a sentence. Hanna bears the brunt of A’s attentions, being forced to eat cupcakes and recall the time Ali tried to give her an eating disorder. And of course, Spence...
PLL Commentary - s01e12 “Salt Meets Wound”
February 22, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBThis week on the pod, we’re taking Pretty Little Liars s01e12 “Salt Meets Wound.” Mona throws a surprise Get Well Party for Hanna and A steals all the Marin Girls’ lasagna money. Alex can’t handle the class conflict with Spencer Hastings, Maya comes to dinner at the Fields house and Pam cannot handle it, and Aria just can’t believe that Noel Kahn would blackmail her sleazy teacher.
PLL Commentary - s01e11 “Moments Later”
February 15, 2021 10:45 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBAria comes clean to the Liars about the Ezra business, Spencer has to deal with shirtless Ian, Hanna’s got Lucas shooting his shot and dead Alison visiting her when she’s hazy on painkillers, and Emily comes out to her parents. It’s the first episode of season 1B of Pretty Little Liars, s01e10 “Moments Later.” Is this Noel Kahn’s origin story?
PLL Commentary - s01e10 “Keep Your Friends Close”
February 08, 2021 08:00 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MBThis week on the pod, we’re skipping s01e09 because we already did a commentary track for that pod last summer with the excellent LaToya Ferguson. Instead, we’re talking Pretty Little Liars s01e10 “Keep Your Friends Close” aka the Camp Mona episode. Mona breaks up with Hanna for being a bad friends and getting detained by the FBI, Aria attempts to emotionally manipulate the guy who’s grooming her, Spencer is looking for clues like Nancy Drew, and Emily is getting closer with Maya, and closer...
PLL Commentary - s01e08 “Please, Do Talk About Me When I’m Gone”
February 01, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 23.2 MBOur commentary pods continue with a revisit of Pretty Little Liars s01e08, “Please, Do Talk About Me When I’m Gone.” Old Jason is here, with all his oily anti-charm, looking to stick a foot up Wilden’s ass just to prove he can do it. Spencer pushes her sister on Ian out of guilt, Aria deigns to go on a date with Noel Kahn (Hi Noel Kahn!), Hanna sells her stolen goods online to buy groceries with the help of soft boi Lucas, and Emily is feeling things as she starts to move on from her Ali inf...
PLL Commentary - s01e07 “The Homecoming Hangover”
January 18, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 25.3 MBThis week on the pod: is Toby dead? That’s right, we’re doing our commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e07 “The Homecoming Hangover.” Jenna has a creepy dog that talks to Emily and tells her to kill. Spencer walks into the club kitchen like she owns the place, because she practically does. Sean tries to show up Hanna by sending flowers to Aria, and the Shusher shuts that right down with extreme prejudice, and then interrogates substitute Sara Shepard about Ezra Fitz’s whereabouts.
PLL Commentary - s01e06 “There’s No Place Like Homecoming”
December 28, 2020 19:51 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBPIXIE SITH LORD PIXIE SITH LORD PIXIE SITH LORD PIXIE SITH LORD PIXIE SITH LORD PIXIE SITH LORD PIXIE SITH LORD PIXIE SITH LORD PIXIE SITH LORD PIXIE SITH LORD. Pretty Little Liars s01e06 “There’s No Place Like Homecoming.”
PLL Commentary - s02e24 “If These Dolls Could Talk”
December 14, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBWe’re joined this week by special guest Courtney and jumping ahead to the end of Season 2 to do a commentary track on Pretty Little Liars s02e24 “If These Dolls Could Talk. Jenna can see! Aria blackmails her parents! Mona devises a scheme that requires her to make out with Hanna’s boyfriend to catch A. The devious genius. Follow us, end up like us.
PLL Commentary - s01e05 “Reality Bites Me”
December 07, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 24 MBEzra. Dawg. Major party foul bringing your high school girlfriend to the bar poetry reading, bro. Your boy Hardy is trying to be chill about this, but, like, dude. Seriously. Also, Toby is that kid who goes to the cafe to read The Catcher in the Rye so everyone will see him reading The Catcher in the Rye. He’s barking up the wrong tree with Emily. Meanwhile Spencer seeks out a ball boy to anger her father with, and the psychiatrist thinks Hanna might have a Martha personality. WHY DID YOU SA...
PLL Commentary - s01e04 “Can You Hear Me Now?”
November 23, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBNothing says Thanksgiving like Ezra’s gangly legs on a bike. We spy with our little eye, something that begins with a commentary track for Pretty Little Liars s01e04 “Can You Hear Me Now.” The liars have the only good idea in the entire run of the show: just blocking A’s calls. Also, this is the first collaboration between writer Joseph Dougherty and director Norman Buckley. Cheers!
PLL Commentary - s01e03 “To Kill a Mocking Girl”
November 09, 2020 08:00 - 52 minutes - 24.4 MBThe Bros are back again, no guests this time, to continue doing commentary tracks for Pretty Little Liars. This week, we’re doing s01e03 “To Kill a Mocking Girl.” First appearance of Keegan Allen aka Toblerone Toby Cavanaugh! Meredith being a scamp! The Hastings Family ladies and their wonderful dynamic! Enjoy!
PLL Commentary - s05e05 “Miss Me x 100”
November 02, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBThis is it folks, the last of our commentary podcasts (for now). Norman Buckley is back to give us all the behind-the-scenes trivia about the 100th episode of Pretty Little Liars: s05e05 “Miss Me x 100.” Remember when Caleb returned to Rosewood as a ghost with short hair and we had to see Ezra’s hair legs in the sex scene. Oh yeah.
PLL Commentary - s04e19 “Shadow Play”
October 30, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBWe’re very pleased to have writer and director Joseph Dougherty on the podcast for one of our very favorite episodes of PLL. That’s right, we’re doing a commentary track for s04e19 “Shadow Play.” Joe gives us a ton of insight into the behind the scenes work of producing the famous black & white episode of PLL, and it is a delight.
PLL Commentary - s04e12 “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t”
October 28, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBJourney with us to spooky Ravenswood for this special Halloween episode of PLL. We’re joined by director Norman Buckley to lay down a commentary track for s04e12 “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t,” aka the one where we learn about the A-ness of Ezra. How is Emily chained to a conveyor belt? Nevermind, look, it’s CeCe in a Red Coat, and Aria doing kickboxing!
PLL Commentary - s03e16 “Misery Loves Company”
October 26, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 25.8 MBA very special welcome to Pretty Little Liars’ showrunner and creator I. Marlene King, who has joined us to provide commentary for the first episode she directed, s03e16 “Misery Loves Company.” Stephen King homages and creepy dolls abound. You know why we picked you, right?
PLL Commentary - s04e10 “The Mirror Has Three Faces”
October 23, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBSomeone’s been living in the DiLaurentis basement! We’re joined by special guest Lesley Fera, aka Veronica Hastings herself to provide commentary for s04e10 “The Mirror Has Three Faces.” Some great Mona vs Veronica scenes in this ep, in addition to Wren being super sus, Toby still hung up on his loser mom, and Red Coat creeping in mirrors.
PLL Commentary - s04e04 “Face Time”
October 21, 2020 07:35 - 54 minutes - 25.5 MBWhere do you go when you need to trade information in exchange for a mask of your own face? Howabout special guests Joseph Dougherty and Norman Buckley, the filmmaker’s behind today’s commentary track for s04e04 “Face Time.” We’ve got some classic scenes to discuss, like Melissa and Spencer at the lake, Lt. Tanner humoring Hanna in the park, and whether Aria is hurt or injured.
PLL Commentary - s04e03 “Cat’s Cradle”
October 19, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBThe 10-year anniversary celebration rolls in with a special double-guest commentary track for s04e03 “Cat’s Cradle.” We are joined by writer Joseph Dougherty and director Norman Buckley to talk Baker Bro Zach, Aria’s distaste for dudes who don’t like her black & white movies, and the one and only Hector Lime, Merchant of Masks and Secrets.
PLL Commentary - s03e21 “Out of Sight, Out of Mind”
October 16, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 27.2 MBWhat better way to ring in the 10-year anniversary of Pretty Little Liars than rolling a cop car into the lake? This time on the pod, we’re joined once again by special guest Melanie Mayron, the director of the episode, to provide live commentary for s03e21 “Out of Sight, Out of Mind,” aka, the one where Spencer loses it and ends up in a mental hospital at the end.
PLL Commentary - s03e13 “This is a Dark Ride”
October 14, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MBIt’s the Halloween Horror Train episode!! LaToya Ferguson of PLL Annotations fame joins us to celebrate 10 years of Pretty Little Liars by doing a commentary track for s03e13 “This is a Dark Ride.” Ashley is visited by a ghost! Adam Lambert flirts with Aria! Hanna and Mona almost share their first kiss! What an episode!
PLL Commentary - s02e23 “Eye of the Beholder”
October 12, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 24.6 MBDuncan the teenage flyboy! Jenna getting blown up! We continue to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Pretty Little Liars with this commentary track for s03e23 “Eye of the Beholder,” featuring special guest Melanie Mayron, the director of the episode.
PLL Commentary - s02e16 “Let the Water Hold Me Down”
October 09, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBHanna bashed Lucas with an oar and now she’s stressing! This week on the pod we’re joined by writer Bryan M. Holdman to discuss this classic episode of Pretty Little Liars. We hear some great insights into the writing process, and have a lot of fun watching Spencer interact with Mona.
PLL Commentary - s01e09 “The Perfect Storm”
October 07, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBSettle in for a trip back to the closest thing Pretty Little Liars has to a bottle episode, with season 1’s The Perfect Storm. We are joined by LaToya Ferguson of PLL Annotations and That’s So Aria fame to talk over all this hijinx of Aria singing, Emily’s muddy shoes, and Veronica Hastings handing Wilden his ass.