So "A"'s name is Charles DiLaurentis. Was this always your plan, to have Charles be "A," or has it evolved as the show has gone on over the last first years?
I started dropped references in some of my earlier episodes, like if you go back to season three where the girls see the mime and the mime's name is Charlemagne, which is the root name for Charles. So we've been dropping little nuggets along the way. And those anagrams that came out a couple episodes ago—it means a lot of different things, but one of the six or seven things it means is Charles DiLaurentis. I want to say that I had this idea in the back of my mind and I played with it for a couple of months before I pitched it to the room, sort of saying, ‘Is this going to work?' And I didn't get one negative reaction. But we did not tell the studio or the network until not too long ago. [Laughs.]
Did you ever consider having someone else be "A" before landing on Charles DiLaurentis?
We did. When we decided that we were going to reveal that Mona was original "A," which was always our intention, we started to think, well, someone needs to steal the game from her. Who is Big "A"? And I had three people in mind, all of whom were great choices. But then I made this immediate shift and said, "Well, what do you think of this?" And everybody really liked it. Just by the looks on people's faces, we all knew it was just so exciting and interesting.
Can you say who the other two people were?
No. [Laughs.]
Will you ever reveal the other "A" candidates?
I will say. When the show ends, I will say.
I started dropped references in some of my earlier episodes, like if you go back to season three where the girls see the mime and the mime's name is Charlemagne
Mess, I'm not even going to watch the finale. **** this show, this is even worse than Cece being A. Literally a character that's never even been mentioned before. The book twins was an interesting and complex twist, this is just something random that Marlene thought of when Keegan was ****ing her with his long ass nose on some dark, miserable night.
Mess, I'm not even going to watch the finale. **** this show, this is even worse than Cece being A. Literally a character that's never even been mentioned before. The book twins was an interesting and complex twist, this is just something random that Marlene thought of when Keegan was ****ing her with his long ass nose on some dark, miserable night.
So I'm assuming it was Charles who broke into Mona's house. Obviously wearing a wig and mask BUT what was it that Mona figured out about Alison right before she "died". Uuugh
Idk how this is supposed to entice excitement among the fans but k.
