Character Analysis Of The Show 'Pretty Little Liars'

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Everybody speaks lies and embrace secrets, but not to the degree of the characters of the show Pretty Little Liars. With the opening theme song, four characters, Aria, Spencer, Hannah, and Emily, prepare for a funeral for Allison, their friend that mysteriously disappeared a year ago. "Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead," the lyrics of the theme song intensify the darkness of the production, while the last few words generate an atmosphere for the ominous occurrences that are approaching the fictional town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania.
The production focuses on a set of teenagers who are friends with Allison, who surreptitiously convinces her friends to share their secrets, thus developing her loyalty to them. Once Allison disappeared, she left a mystery of who was responsible for her disappearance, dragging her friends into her dark secrets. Her body is later found, and the girls, who drifted apart after Allison went missing, start to reconnect, but their troubles are only beginning. After the funeral, all four of the girls receive messages from a stoker who calls himself or herself 'A'. ‘A' exposes many of the girl's dark secrets that only Allison knew of, leading the girls to wonder if Allison might be alive after all. ‘A' causes trouble for the girls and intervenes in their life, threatening not only their lives, but also the lives of those around them. On the road to discovering who ‘A' is, the girls come across numerous clues that incriminate people that they trust and love. Many citizens of the town seem involved in the mystery of their friend's death, making the entire town seem like a place of danger and discomfort.
Four friends soon join together to solve the mystery of what happened to Allison while ...

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... poor quality, each character overacting or underacting, but I am not bothered by the lack of talent. The over dramatic reactions over minor situations make the show seem like a lifetime of scandalous excitement, increasing my glorification of it every week and the more I come alive with its contents. Every worry of mine disappears during the show, so that the thrill of uncovering a devastating mystery whisks away every worry of mine, each episode getting me closer to the truth. The show is the perfect amount of mystery and drama to me. Where else could I find a show that involves mystery and deception, yet it also blends in the drama of a popular soap opera of the relatable life of four teenage girls in high school? Many other mystery shows are too gruesome and gory, while most soap operas have a lacking plot. I have found the perfect balance of my interests.

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