[nick2951]

I think Andrew is simply a Hired Gun/Hoodie and is simply doing A's Dirty Work for him/her. The only reason I would consider Andrew to be A is if they elevate the actor from a recurring character to a permanent role for Season 6.

If he is simply a Hoodie; is he there because of blackmail by Uber A for shady things or is there because of some sort of grudge with the Liars? We know he is tied for top spot in the Senior Class along with Spencer and Mona so maybe he is working for A in order to stifle the competition.

[nick2951]

Originally Posted by Mich1111 (View Post) A twin has to exist unless MK is trolling. We are being hit over the head with twin hints. The question is who has the twin? Is it Ali? Is it Mona? Is it Jason? Other?

Mona having a twin makes the most sense given the sheer number of personalities she has and it would negate the fanbase's many questions on how she is alive (if the spoilers are 100% true) given that we saw what looked like a quite dead body in the trunk of A's car

[BlondieLeigh]

I know Mona being alive basically negates all that Grunwald has said (unless it's a twin and not Mona), but assuming she actually was betrayed, Andrew may fit that They were on the same school team, so we know they had some form of relationship. Maybe she thought they were friends?

[nick2951]

Or Andrew was on the A-Team at some time or another, either by choice or blackmail, and Mona made the mistake of blindly trusting him. A friend of mine, who is open to the idea of Andrew being Uber A, pointed out that Andrew's line in the previous episode before last about "Mona taking all the credit" was pertaining that Mona was taking the credit of her being A when it was him all along.

[Innocence]

Originally Posted by Carmilla (View Post) A is not gonna be someone the show made into a big red herring, so Melissa, Toby, Paige, those characters are all out.

Based on what exactly? If I was going to surprise people with A, choosing someone who had already supposedly been cleared would be a decent way to do it. It certainly wouldn't be the first time, that premise is used in shows a lot.

[SpencerFan]

Originally Posted by Innocence (View Post) Based on what exactly? If I was going to surprise people with A, choosing someone who had already supposedly been cleared would be a decent way to do it. It certainly wouldn't be the first time, that premise is used in shows a lot.

[IBelieveInMiracles]

Originally Posted by Innocence (View Post) Based on what exactly? If I was going to surprise people with A, choosing someone who had already supposedly been cleared would be a decent way to do it. It certainly wouldn't be the first time, that premise is used in shows a lot.

^But it can't just be about surprising people, whoever A is also has to make sense, has to make the entirety of the show make sense. It has to tie everything together not just shock people. Right? Or is that expecting way too much from these writers? Lol.

[Innocence]

Originally Posted by IBelieveInMiracles (View Post) ^But it can't just be about surprising people, whoever A is also has to make sense, has to make the entirety of the show make sense. It has to tie everything together not just shock people. Right? Or is that expecting way too much from these writers? Lol.

I watched Gossip Girl, so my expectations for big reveals are as low as can be.

[jediwands]

Originally Posted by nick2951 (View Post) Or Andrew was on the A-Team at some time or another, either by choice or blackmail, and Mona made the mistake of blindly trusting him. A friend of mine, who is open to the idea of Andrew being Uber A, pointed out that Andrew's line in the previous episode before last about "Mona taking all the credit" was pertaining that Mona was taking the credit of her being A when it was him all along.

I think your friend has great speculation. I never thought of the Andrew comment like that. It could absolutely be the case. I remember in season 3 when Mona and Spencer were going at it on the Decathlon Team. While it was clear Andrew was siding with Spencer (though some of that could have been because he wanted to get into her pants) he didn't seem to have a large issue with Mona. Something definitely happened later on to cause his change of attitude.

I also find this quote in the past interesting:

Andrew: War is a game. You have to play with a smile. Spencer: Stop quoting Mona! Andrew: That's Winston Churchill.

Could be overthinking it but if Andrew's involved it's an interesting comment, possibly showing he's behind the scenes up to no good but no one suspects him.

[bookcrookliza]

Originally Posted by Mich1111 (View Post) I remember in season 3 when Mona and Spencer were going at it on the Decathlon Team. While it was clear Andrew was siding with Spencer (though some of that could have been because he wanted to get into her pants) he didn't seem to have a large issue with Mona. Something definitely happened later on to cause his change of attitude.

I was thinking of that too! It didn't seem like Andrew disliked Mona really back then at least, which is why his comments about her sort of threw me off.

[xmag]

What if it's one of the parents who has a twin? We know that Byron Montgomery has a brother with mental illness. Maybe that brother killed the real Byron and took over his life? And being mentally ill, he would torture Aria's friends and families? Although, would that make us sad for him, if it was Byron's twin ?

Or, Ella Montgomery? I would be more sad for her than for Byron, that's for sure. Or mama Marin? We have been told a few times that Ashley Marin has done some wild things in her past, maybe she gave birth to Bethany and abandoned her? Or maybe she has a twin sister who hates her, has something on her that she doesn't want anybody to know and whom she is fighting?

I know I would be shocked if A was one of the parents. Okay, maybe not the Hastings. But if it's Ella, or Ashley, or Emily's parents, yeah shocked and sad. Byron, shocked, not so sure about sad. The Hastings? I wouldn't care much. Melissa? It depends on the backstory for her becoming A.

[nick2951]

The general problem with one of the parents being A is that it would more border on ridiculous than actual shock. Having a parent go after the teenage girls in such a way makes no sense given the way that A has acted; it would be more weird than creepy in my opinion. A acts in such a pretty way that openly displays his/her adolescence so it fits that he/she is closer to the girl's age than one of the parents whom all appear to be in their 40s.

Also, someone on Facebook stated that Andrew was in the first episode sitting behind Mona; I looked and it could be him but I am not sure- does anybody else see it?

[fox24]

A is Alison people should quit trying to make other people happen lol. Yeah an adult would have automatically went to the police on everything they had on the liars and their families. They wouldn't play cat and mouse for months

[GRITS83]

I'm not sure anyone else has mentioned this but in the promo for the finale, the voice welcoming Spencer to "the dollhouse" is Mona. I've listened to it several times and it is definitely her.

[xmag]

Originally Posted by nick2951 (View Post) The general problem with one of the parents being A is that it would more border on ridiculous than actual shock. Having a parent go after the teenage girls in such a way makes no sense given the way that A has acted; it would be more weird than creepy in my opinion. A acts in such a pretty way that openly displays his/her adolescence so it fits that he/she is closer to the girl's age than one of the parents whom all appear to be in their 40s.

I don't know, Monay for the first two seasons made sense, with the kind of stuff that A did. But this A... seems vicious, adult in his or her way to frame the girls and the parents, too. It's hard to reconcile a teenager with all those deaths and chaos A brings, bringing the worst out of everyone, framing, all that money and time involved, unless it's a parent with time and money on his or her hands. Or someone working hand in hand with a parent.

And besides, I prefer that to the popular theory on reddit today that Hanna is A. If she is, I'm ready to throw my computer out the window. And send the bill for a new laptop to Marlene.