Pretty Little Liars - "Misery Loves Company" (3x16): Episode Discussion 3

**majesdane** · 01-22-2013, 07:21 PM

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3x16: Misery Loves Company
Janaury 22, 2013 @ 8:00 p.m. Eastern

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Aria is down for the count when sidelined by the flu, so Hanna and Emily are on their own to follow up on a new clue. Surprisingly, Meredith steps up to help take care of Aria while her father is away, but when it starts to look like Meredith may have ulterior motives to her nursing Aria back to health, Hanna and Emily turn their attention towards saving their friend. Is Meredith just trying to start anew with Aria and be her number one fan, or is there reason for her friends to be concerned?

Meanwhile, Spencer takes a break from all the sleuthing to surprise Toby for their anniversary.

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**paper rings** · 01-22-2013, 07:23 PM

TFTNT

SRBleyton4ever · 01-22-2013, 07:23 PM

tftnt

going through these like wildfire tonight

Static Waves · 01-22-2013, 07:25 PM

we did ittttt

*Stephie* · 01-22-2013, 07:25 PM

we've made it

i'll be back tomorrow to discuss this crazy ep!

**majesdane** · 01-22-2013, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRBleyton4ever (View Post)

tftnt

going through these like wildfire tonight

I love it!

Inesal · 01-22-2013, 07:33 PM

This is an important crossroads for PLL. The next moves could further it as one of the most deserved addictive shows on television or, by pandering, both cheapen the show and lower the stakes.

Does the show have the guts to present a popular teen male character as someone who is evil or will the show cowardly opt out making Toby more a victim than a nemesis. The latter is probable. One can already picture Toby/Spencer shippers hoping for Toby to redeem himself. Even more horrifying, many fans may actually want these two to reconcile. At a time when too many shows play on the bad boy with a good heart mentality (both a fantasy and a cliche). Hopefully the show will take a mature position. At a time when apologies are too often made for horrific behavior by abusive men, the worst thing the show could do is depict Toby from a victimized mode or to depict Spencer as forgiving him (or worse promoting she should forgive him).

Toby had sex with Spencer when he knew he was purposefully destroying her life. This is as vile and disgusting as it gets. It is the action of a monster. The show can play dumb and go well he had his reasons and still can be saved as a love interest. To do so would be to revel in a dangerous mindset. The next few episodes will be important indeed.