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Here are my thoughts from last night's 2-hour series finale: 1. I was very disappointed by the way the first hour of this finale was essentially wasted. Other than Spencer ( Troian Bellisario ) getting clonked on the head by Mona ( Janel Parrish ) at the very end, the entire first episode consisted of relationship talk, wedding proposals and PG-13-level sex scenes. The writers could have used that time a little more productively, perhaps introducing us to Spencer's twin, Alex (also Bellisario), sooner so her story didn't seem so rushed. 2. I have mixed feelings about the whole evil twin reveal. It was, admittedly, a clever move, especially when it was tied in with some earlier head-scratching scenes that made me question how Spencer seemed to either be in two places at once or move from one place to another at superhuman speed. However, I also felt a little cheated. Rosewood has so many potential bad guys to choose from and it was a little disappointing it wasn't so...

Here are my thoughts from last night's episode: 1.As soon as I learned Mary Drake ( Andrea Parker ) had not, in fact, left Rosewood, I correctly predicted she would confess to Archer Dunhill's ( Huw Collins ) murder. I'm going to applaud the writers on that twist because it was a plausible way of keeping the PLLs out of prison and, even though Mary didn't kill Dunhill, she did kill her sister and belongs behind bars. As a result, there's no need to feel sorry for her. 2. The episode also confirms what I mentioned last week, Lieutenant Tanner ( Roma Maffia ) isn't out to get the liars. I think she knows they killed Dunhill but also suspects it wasn't intentional and, because of that, was quick to accept Mary's confession despite overwhelming evidence that points to them. 3. That being said, the PLLs sure did seem like they were bound and determined to go to prison. Someone goes out of their way to hide a body for them and their first instinct is ...

Some thoughts I had from last night's episode: 1. Well, it looks like the band is back together.  Hanna ( Ashley Benson ) and Caleb ( Tyler Blackburn ) are married, Aria ( Lucy Hale ) and Ezra ( Ian Harding ) got their relationship back on track, Emily ( Shay Mitchell ) and Alison ( Sasha Pieterse ) made their relationship public and Spencer ( Troian Bellisario ) and Toby ( Keegan Allen ) are a couple again. So, basically, what I fully expected to happen when the series fast-forwarded 5 years and everyone looked like they had moved on. 2. Speaking of Toby, he sure seems to have gotten over Yvonne's ( Kara Royster ) death pretty fast. It really makes me wonder if he ever really loved her. Oh, and just how long has it been since she died. I was under the impression it was days. But, judging by the fact he now desperately needs a shave and haircut, it must have been much longer than that. Either that, or he's turning into a werewolf. 3. Despite the PLLs apprehension w...