MY ANALYSIS AFTER 5 mother f#ck!ng 25
Firstly I DID enjoy watching this episode, it was the creepiest yet. I was worried I wouldn’t want to analyise the show anymore - but I do. It did however feel like a bit of a disconnect from the rest of the series. But heres what I think: (oh and I am ok with refering to -A as a male but It feels too wierd to use “Charles” at the moment so I’m sticking with -A)
-A IS MENTALLY ILL - -A must have been incarcerated at Radley back in the days when the children’s ward was operational. This fits with the chimes and the regimented routine -A has for the girls in the dollhouse. It is all a replication of the institutional way -A would have known from being at Radley. All the “Welcome home” stuff in the dollhouse rooms is probably how -A hoped to return to their family one day.
LOST CHILDHOOD - So many references throughout the show that indicate missing out on a normal upbringing.
WHAT ALISON IS CAPABLE OF - Peter & Veronica emphasised that they “know what Alison is capable of”. Ashley mentioned this recently as well. Alison has said it about herself to Byron. So This tells me that Alison may have contributed to -A’s incarceration at Radley.
DOLL HOUSE IS UNDERGROUND - This fits with what the grunwald was saying about Mona’s location. It also ties in with the war clues if it is some kinda of bunker. It is also symbolic of everything being buried!
-A’S RESOURCES - It has always been evident that -A has loads of money. Now with the elaborate spy equipment and dollhouse in a bunker....-A has more than just $$. If -A is meant to be a Dilaurentis (like Jason’s twin) then I guess it is family money.
APPLES - They have been a re-occuring symbol on the show. Apple picking is -A’s fond childhood memory from a time he wishes he could go back to. Like ‘Charles Foster Kane’ from ‘Citizen Kane’. Kane had a snow globe that reminded him of his sled from his childhood. Which makes Alison’s snowglobe finally make sense. it’s someone picking apples. This was Charles reminder of a time when he was happy and Alison took it, she took his childhood...
-A’S INTENTIONS - If -A has always had it in for Alison and -A wanted to see her punished or die, then why was Alison(Mona) -A’s favorite?
-A STEELING THE GAME - They really made a point of Mona being the original game maker and -A only stole the game from Mona. This sits a bit iffy with me because I don’t think Mona’s was truly mentally ill and her motive never matched her actions. I really wanted a better connection to Mona and -A. Not just a bit of chit chat at Radley and Mona gets taken over. I wanted Mona to have been unknowingly working for -A all along. It appears -A has been around since Alison was a baby so why not make them the silent leader of the -A team from the start.
EZRA’S RESEARCH - Thank goodness it is finally being used
VERONICA & PETER - Thank goodness their skills and smarts are finally coming into play.
BETHANY - Was Bethany in love with Charles at Radley. Is this why Charles is after Ali and the girls. Because they hurt Bethany. I was so sure that Bethany was still alive and the body was switched. hmmm
THE 2 YELLOW DRESSES - Is this to point out that Mrs D has a soft spot for other people’s children. Or was Charles a cross dresser.
DOES -A WORK - He has more than just money. He had access to the date rape drugs and gas. He is a capable of Hacking. He did that thing with Hanna’s tooth. He must have trained somewhere. It’s just too wierd.
ANDREW CAMPBELL- They made the obvious connetion to him with the “ Old Campbell Barn”. They said he played a big role in this episode. I really hope he plays a big role for the right reason’s not the wrong ones. I am hoping that they meant “Old” as in the Campbell’s don’t own it anymore. I hope Andrew just knows something and that he is acting alone to try and find the girls.
TRAINS - If the picture of the train in Ezra’s cabin was a version of a psych evalutaion picture (like wren’s family at the farm) Then -A might have some affinity with trains. This is interesting because the police van’s GPS went offline near the railway crossing. Also the train set in the dollhouse playroom was the same as the one Ezra played with Malcolm when they were bonding. This also makes me draw a large connection to the halloween ghost train episode. I am sure -A snuck out of Radley that night alongside Mona and he was on the train. please see THIS POST
THE GAME - The game is breaking someone mentally. Mona said: “It wanted me to become Alison, so that’s who I am when it’s watching, It thinks it beat me, but I’m still here, I am the one who is winning the game” this must have been what Alison did to Charles and what Charles is going to do back to Alison by taking away the girls.
THE NAT CLUB - How does NAT and all the killings tie into this. My guess is that the NAT was filming for -A/Charles. Meaning the NAT club knew about his existence and he has been killing them off before they can expose him.
MARION CAVANAUGH - she must fit into this somewhere. hmmm
A’s LAIR - is different to the Lair we have seen black veil in. If Blackveil is meant to be endgame. Then I am guessing that Black veil is a totally seperate entity to -A. She has her own lair and does her own things and is the one who stole the stuff from Mona’s RV. She has tippi and is going to figure this out on her own.
THE FAMILIES - Mrs D was holding a little girl that had two older brothers. Then you have the manequins in A’s memorabillia room that was parents daughter and younger son. the same as the ones in Aria’s room. Are the manequins a representation of -A’s family or Was -A just more fond of Aria’s family.
WHO IS CHARLES - It seems that Charles is one of the twin boys in the film with Mrs D and a baby girl. If they are infact twins. The obvious choice is a twin for Jason. Making the baby girl Alison. And that is where my mind is going. Especially since they hinted at the Hastings secrets and that would make Charles Mr H’s son too. I hope this is the case. BUT there are other possibilities, remember Mrs D treated Bethany like a daughter because she was having an affair with Bethany’s dad. It could be the same in the film and:
Maybe none of the children in the film are Mrs D’s.
Maybe the boys are not Mrs D’s, but the girl is Alison
Maybe one boy is Jason and the other is another boy to someone else who is his age and just looks similar to him and the girl is Bethany.
Finally I just wan’t to comment on the future of the show.....Are we to assume that it is going to take some time before the liars are found??? is this the change to the show the writers were talking about. we are now just going to be watching them like on big brother. Or are we going to be learning about -A/Charles and the main girls won’t be in it that much.
