In this episode we cover 2.04, “Blind Dates”, and 2.05, “The Devil You Know”. We start with the most dramatic shit and then work our way through the rest. We discuss Mona’s jealousy and time management skills, Melissa’s resentment, and how the Rosewood timewarp impacts therapy modalities. Deepa recounts the one time Deepa got trapped in a graveyard and we wonder if the DiLaurentis house is haunted.

Our awesome theme song is composed by Ashok R. Chandran! You can find his other work at his website.

Episode Transcript: Read it at Buzzsprout!

Chickpeas Oh My Gosh! Turns out in India most people actually use other types of legumes like tuvar dal to make this dish, but Deepa’s family uses chickpeas! So here is the recipe for Sivarajan Family Paruppu Vada with Chickpeas

Fashion Analysis: Our best and worst outfits! Also Cameron was right, Spencer was wearing horses…

Deepa’s Literary Analysis

• The billboard at the beginning of 2.04 is a reference to both the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg in The Great Gatsby and to Lars Thorwarld, the villain in Rear Window
• We didn’t talk about this in the episode because Deepa only noticed after, but Emily reads The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers at one point, which is apparently a story about a character to whom others reveal their secrets

Things We Referenced Related to PLL: 

• Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, which we have not yet watched

Things We Referenced Completely Unrelated to PLL: 

• Scouting in Friday Night Lights (again!)
• The romance novel the PLL fanfiction is from is Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair by Laura Piper Lee
• Gal pals! Sportsmanship! 
• The JustGiirlyyThings tumblr

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