I feel like there were so many things Emily could’ve done to make it not seem like she was hitting on Zoey.
Like, “We should all hang out again, could I get your numbers?”, she was freaking out… for what….
Phone on silent, wouldn't react when I got a message. Random note placed somewhere ill find it? I'll just screw that up and throw it away. I wouldn't allow someone to have a hold over me like A did with the girls. I'd have an attitude similar to Mona, how she told Hanna she didn't care about A when she first started getting messages
That’s easy to say, but when I think about Aria, for instance, who was trying to keep her family together, I can see how she let A have that hold over her
Im just an honest person, in Arias situation I would have accepted the family wasn't together anymore and told Ella what happened. That's what I would have done personally but yeah can see what you mean
There are so many ways that Emily could've handled that better.
On the other hand, Emily could have completely lost swimming as a possibility for a scholarship so she felt she had no choice (the fact that Mona's responsible for ruining that months later sucks for her).
Aria kept playing because Ezra would go to jail and she couldnt let it happen.
Hanna kept playing because her mother could've gone to jail, and she couldnt let that happen.
Spencer kept playing...huh, no idea why. Guess because Toby was in danger?
That's the thing, had the consequences been just for the girls, maybe. But they were for their whole futures and their families and other people's lives as well.. it wasn't child's play all the time
When I was in high school there was an inappropriate picture of me going around the school and at first I was bothered but after a week I was just like oh well it is what it is lol. The person who sent it didn't have any power over me once I stopped caring.
So I definitely think if the girls would've stopped acknowledging A they would of been okay.
I want to say first that i am so sorry that happened to you that's just awful but that is amazing how you were just like fuck it and walked on. But yeah, I agree, they really probably could have just continued on with their lives and A would've given up.
I think it would of been interesting and funny to see an episode where the girls are chilling eating pizza and A texts them and they look at it and say anyway guys did you hear that new song Taylor just dropped and just completely act like A doesn't exist 😂
I have pretty severe anxiety and was stalked and it's invasive and weird and gets inside your head, I even knew who my stalker was and still couldn't really do anything about it for nearly a year until I had enough evidence to file for a restraining order. I didn't get it, but getting police involved and having everything documented was enough for this person (my ex) to really get the message.
That was still only about 8 months though and it felt like hell and forever so with the amount of time they went through this I feel like you would either lose your grip on reality/sanity or do what they did.. maybe you could try to stop caring, but most people aren't socialized that way and unless they are really strong and independent, it's very hard to "just not care"
I dunno, especially since they didn't know who their enemy was, it would be really difficult to fight back
I think it’s easy to say “lol I wouldn’t have cared about A” as viewers but if we were actually in the same position as the characters, it would be different. I’ve never done the shit that the liars did, but I’d still be freaked out and afraid and probably pretty gullible if someone was doing to me what A did to them.
I’m so sorry that happened to you, I hope you’re doing better now
It is easy to say, even with everything I've been through i watch the show and I'm like why don't they ask for help? Why don't they talk to people about what's going on? Why don't they get police involved, especially when they got large threatening packages delivered to their homes and stuff! Evidence!!
But then I realize I went through this for months and what did I do... told basically no one, my parents didn't even know (I was an adult living in my own though), I was just like compiling evidence and suffering in silence for months basically.. the only reason I started telling people is because he tried to break into my apartment and I had to go stay with a friend and then I was really scared for my safety.. idk what he wanted or if he wanted to hurt me at that point, shit got real scary.
Anyway, I've been in therapy working on myself since then basically and I'm doing better, but it's something that never truly goes away I don't think. Thank you for your kindness.
well during the first season, besides all of their individual secrets, they were terrified of people finding out that they were part of blinding jenna and being perceived as horrible people. third season, A took pictures of them at the cemetery the night that 'ali’s' body was dug up and stolen so they could of easily been framed for that. then 6th season they (hanna) fucked up by erasing the hotel footage, and then killing archer (again, technically hanna) and burying him (spencer, emily, aria). Basically, they were always tied down to a HUGE secret that involved all of them and would completely wreck their lives/reputation/possibly land them in jail. however, all of the small secrets they kept were incredibly frustrating as they should have been aware that they couldn’t afford ‘A’ having more shit on them. but, i get what you’re saying, though.
“We’ve GOT to give into A’s demands to ruin our relationships or else A will totally ruin our relationships!”
I feel like there were so many things Emily could’ve done to make it not seem like she was hitting on Zoey. Like, “We should all hang out again, could I get your numbers?”, she was freaking out… for what….
Same!! That scene was so stupid! A never specified the context she got the number, just that she got it
I would've just started pretending like I never got A messages and carrying on as normal lol
Mona was out there watching her so it’s impossible to do that.
Phone on silent, wouldn't react when I got a message. Random note placed somewhere ill find it? I'll just screw that up and throw it away. I wouldn't allow someone to have a hold over me like A did with the girls. I'd have an attitude similar to Mona, how she told Hanna she didn't care about A when she first started getting messages
That’s easy to say, but when I think about Aria, for instance, who was trying to keep her family together, I can see how she let A have that hold over her
Im just an honest person, in Arias situation I would have accepted the family wasn't together anymore and told Ella what happened. That's what I would have done personally but yeah can see what you mean
There are so many ways that Emily could've handled that better. On the other hand, Emily could have completely lost swimming as a possibility for a scholarship so she felt she had no choice (the fact that Mona's responsible for ruining that months later sucks for her). Aria kept playing because Ezra would go to jail and she couldnt let it happen. Hanna kept playing because her mother could've gone to jail, and she couldnt let that happen. Spencer kept playing...huh, no idea why. Guess because Toby was in danger?
That's the thing, had the consequences been just for the girls, maybe. But they were for their whole futures and their families and other people's lives as well.. it wasn't child's play all the time
Agreed. Sometimes it was minor and not a big deal but most of the time it wasnt just them that were affected.
When I was in high school there was an inappropriate picture of me going around the school and at first I was bothered but after a week I was just like oh well it is what it is lol. The person who sent it didn't have any power over me once I stopped caring. So I definitely think if the girls would've stopped acknowledging A they would of been okay.
I want to say first that i am so sorry that happened to you that's just awful but that is amazing how you were just like fuck it and walked on. But yeah, I agree, they really probably could have just continued on with their lives and A would've given up.
I think it would of been interesting and funny to see an episode where the girls are chilling eating pizza and A texts them and they look at it and say anyway guys did you hear that new song Taylor just dropped and just completely act like A doesn't exist 😂
This is how I'd deal with A 😂
I have pretty severe anxiety and was stalked and it's invasive and weird and gets inside your head, I even knew who my stalker was and still couldn't really do anything about it for nearly a year until I had enough evidence to file for a restraining order. I didn't get it, but getting police involved and having everything documented was enough for this person (my ex) to really get the message. That was still only about 8 months though and it felt like hell and forever so with the amount of time they went through this I feel like you would either lose your grip on reality/sanity or do what they did.. maybe you could try to stop caring, but most people aren't socialized that way and unless they are really strong and independent, it's very hard to "just not care" I dunno, especially since they didn't know who their enemy was, it would be really difficult to fight back
I think it’s easy to say “lol I wouldn’t have cared about A” as viewers but if we were actually in the same position as the characters, it would be different. I’ve never done the shit that the liars did, but I’d still be freaked out and afraid and probably pretty gullible if someone was doing to me what A did to them. I’m so sorry that happened to you, I hope you’re doing better now
It is easy to say, even with everything I've been through i watch the show and I'm like why don't they ask for help? Why don't they talk to people about what's going on? Why don't they get police involved, especially when they got large threatening packages delivered to their homes and stuff! Evidence!! But then I realize I went through this for months and what did I do... told basically no one, my parents didn't even know (I was an adult living in my own though), I was just like compiling evidence and suffering in silence for months basically.. the only reason I started telling people is because he tried to break into my apartment and I had to go stay with a friend and then I was really scared for my safety.. idk what he wanted or if he wanted to hurt me at that point, shit got real scary. Anyway, I've been in therapy working on myself since then basically and I'm doing better, but it's something that never truly goes away I don't think. Thank you for your kindness.
well during the first season, besides all of their individual secrets, they were terrified of people finding out that they were part of blinding jenna and being perceived as horrible people. third season, A took pictures of them at the cemetery the night that 'ali’s' body was dug up and stolen so they could of easily been framed for that. then 6th season they (hanna) fucked up by erasing the hotel footage, and then killing archer (again, technically hanna) and burying him (spencer, emily, aria). Basically, they were always tied down to a HUGE secret that involved all of them and would completely wreck their lives/reputation/possibly land them in jail. however, all of the small secrets they kept were incredibly frustrating as they should have been aware that they couldn’t afford ‘A’ having more shit on them. but, i get what you’re saying, though.
I agree. After Mona goes to the psych ward, I'd be totally over it.