Nope... and we never found out what was in that bag Ian gave her.
TYLER BLACKBURN TALKS KILLER 'PLL' FINALE
Caleb was a man with a plan in last night's Pretty Little Liars summer finale ... it just turns out that bringing a gun to a knife fight was not the best plan as he was accidentally shot in the stomach (but by whom?) and taken to Rosewood General, where he's currently in surgery.
Thankfully
Tyler Blackburn confirmed to me this morning that Caleb does not die -- the character not only factors in to the Halloween episode, but also season 3B (airing in January)! So what did Tyler think about PLL's summer finale? Read on to find out!
TheInsider.com: What did you think of the episode?
Tyler Blackburn: It was so crazy! Obviously you read scripts and know what's coming, but the finished product was so mind-blowing. I got chills. It was really, really good. I feel like there was so much thrown in your face. I'm sure people are still in shock a little bit.
Insider.com: The first time you read the finale script, what went through your mind?
Tyler: I got a little freaked out ... but I also knew I wasn't going to die. It was a moment of "Oh God..." but it was just one of the many surprises about reading this script at the table read. We filmed a few different "A" reveals, so we didn't actually know what was going to be used. It was mysterious to all of us until last night.
Insider.com: Who were the other unmasked "A's"?
Tyler: They shot Toby, Caleb and Paige all in the black hoodie at the end. Obviously they went with Toby, which is crazy!
Insider.com: Any part of you disappointed that Caleb wasn't chosen?
Tyler: I would have been happy either way – it would have been an amazing twist. This mystery of "Who is A?" has taken over the world, so to be an "A" would have been kind of monumental. But at the same time, I'm digging being the guy who gets shot too.
Insider.com: I don't know that Hanna would agree there. Ashley Benson just broke my heart in that crying scene, what did you make of her performance?
Tyler: What's so funny is, on set, I was watching on the monitors and she just goes there so quickly and so genuinely but as soon as they yell cut, she's on her phone texting. It’' the craziest thing to watch. But Ashley has an extremely emotional availability and it's moving to watch. Watching it, it broke my heart. She almost made me cry last night.
Insider.com: What does the future hold for Hanna and Caleb?
Tyler: I think they're going to have to be more secretive about their relationship moving forward because of "A" – but in a way, that makes it a little more exciting because they'll have to keep it secret. Their [relationship is] extremely resilient. I feel like it's going to continue being a rollercoaster given the nature of the show, but I do think they're a really solid couple and that's what I like most about them. I feel like they're Bonnie and Clyde. They have each other's backs.
Insider.com: You know Bonnie & Clyde get shot to death in the end, right?
Tyler: [laughs] Yea, but I feel like that could happen. It's PLL! But that's the thing, they will have each others back until the end.
Insider.com: Speaking of getting shot, exactly who shot Caleb remains a mystery. Will season 3B address what happened in the lighthouse?
Tyler: You'll get more information about [what happened in the lighthouse] but for now, it's something that should remain a mystery. I don't want to say too much because it was designed to leave some open questions. You'll have to wait and see.
Insider.com: Is Caleb in the Halloween episode?
Tyler: Yeah. There's some mystery attached to how, but he does make an appearance.
Insider.com: This season Caleb really cemented himself as the fifth PLL. How cool is it to see him become so important to the core of this show?
Tyler: It was really cool. You can only play the naive dude for so long. It was great to get in on the action – and the fact he's so willing to help shows how passionate he is for Hanna and her friends. He wants to help. I think that's part of his nature. He's been through so much, he's learned to survive and I think he's only going to continue being helpful to them moving forward.
Insider.com: Looking at season 3B, what are you excited for fans to see with Caleb?
Tyler: We're still shooting season three and I like the direction it's going in. He has a lot of integrity, he's like a knight in shining armor in a lot of ways, and I think those two [qualities] will continue to be a common thread through the rest of season three. Obviously I don't know the writer's plan after that, but I hope he always maintains a bit of his badass-ness. I want him to help [the PLLs] but at the same time, I want him to stick to his guns and rise to the occasion and shake some things up!
Insider.com: Well, congrats on surviving another Pretty Little Liars finale. I feel like that is an accomplishment in and of itself.
Tyler: [laughs] I know! They're dropping like flies around here man.
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Pretty Little Liars: We Get The Scoop On #TheBetrAyal From Maya’s Killer!
Sterling Sulieman who plays Nate on “Pretty Little Liars” called in to “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” on Wednesday to chat about last night’s shocking summer season finale! If you haven’t seen it, SPOILER ALERT…we found out who killed Maya and who betrayed them all! It was finally revealed that Sterling’s character Nate was the one who killed Maya and Toby betrayed them all. In addition to that we also found out that Caleb got shot and Nate is dead.
When Did Sterling Find Out He was Being Killed Off?
Last night his character, Nate was killed by Emily. So, how long did he know of his fateful end?
“I knew for 2 weeks before it happened,” Sterling tells us. So, did he spill this PLL secret to any of his friends or family? “I have to admit, I did tell my mom pretty quickly. I needed to give her the heads up that I was going to be dying. That I was going to be playing a bad guy, but I still had been raised right. It’s fine.”
When Did Sterling Find Out He Was Maya’s Killer?
“It wasn’t until later on that they confirmed with me that I was going to be a bad guy. In the beginning they kept it from me as well, actually.”
Nate Shot Caleb!
So, is Caleb okay…is he still alive?
“I can’t tell you things you don’t know,” Sterling says. “I gave it my best effort, that’s for definite.” So, what will happen to Hanna and Caleb’s relationship?
“I don’t know much more than you do, a lot of secrets. Not only on screen, but off screen as well.”
On Toby Being The Betrayer:
“He looks like he’s up to no good,” Sterling says. So, now the viewers know that who the Betrayer is, but the girls on the show do not.
“That will be fun to watch, the girls trying to figure out what is going on.”
Is Sterling Dating Any Of The Pretty Little Liars?
“No. Unfortunately, no I’m not,” he confesses, but if he could date one of them which one would he choose? “Probably Shay [Mitchell].” Sterling and Shay’s characters on the show, Nate and Emily, shared a steamy on screen kiss a couple weeks ago. So, how many times did they rehearse that scene? “There were no rehearsals, but we got quite a few takes!”
On The PLL Secrets:
“I found out some of the stuff last night. They taped several endings, because people can’t keep a secret that well on set.”
On Working on PLL:
“Nothing but fun over there. Especially working with all those girls. They’re all real fun, real sweet, and you never know what’s going to happen. It’s great!”
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Marlene King Teases Pretty Little Liars Season 3B, Halloween Special and A Team Drama
Alloy Entertainment scored a MUST-READ exclusive interview with Executive Producer and PLL mastermind, Marlene King, and it begins with the top question on everyone's mind -
Has Toby always been on the A-Team? It turns out he wasn't, and we'll find out "when he [joined] as the show continues," Marlene reveals.
Alloy Entertainment: First and foremost…OMG. Toby is A! Has he always been on the A team or did he recently join?
Marlene King: Toby was not always on the A team. And you’ll find out as the show continues when he did join the A team.
Alloy Entertainment: The A Team seems virtually unstoppable. Is Mona the brains of the operation or is someone else running the A show?
Marlene King: You will have to keep watching the show to find out. That’s a spoiler that I can’t give out. That’s something we explore when we go back to season 3B.
Alloy Entertainment: You knew all along who the betrayer was but how was it watching the final cut? How did the cast and crew react?
Marlene King: It was very shocking. Actually, a lot of the writers, producers and actors came out to the back lot the day we shot the reveal of Toby in the black hoodie, and we all watched it live. It was really exciting. You knew it was going to be special and different, but when we saw Keegan turn for the first time and reveal that angry face to us — his black hoodie face — it was shocking! We all got goosebumps, and then we all watched it together last night during the east coast stream in my office. [laughs] There were definitely a lot of screams and hoots and hollers our end as well.
Alloy Entertainment: Who had the funniest reaction to the huge twist at the end?
Marlene King: I showed it a couple of days ago to Ashley and Shay, and I actually started video taping because they could not stop screaming like for the last 15 minutes. They screamed constantly — people kept coming into my office asking if everybody was alright because that’s how expressive they were. And then they were crying in the end so I was like, ‘Okay, this is special.’ [laughs]
Alloy Entertainment: We can totally relate! One minute we’re laughing the next crying and then suddenly we’re screaming in shock.
Marlene King: [laughs] A lot of mixed emotions.
Alloy Entertainment: The Toby and Spencer sex scene was very reminiscent of Buffy and Angel’s first time. Girl loves guy. Girl sleeps with guy. Guy turns out to be evil. Was Spoby’s romantic moment added into the mid-season finale for dramatic effect…or was it simply a logical step in the exploration of their relationship?
Marlene King: It wasn’t really for dramatic effect but it definitely enhanced the drama when we found out that Toby was A and you certainly feel really bad for Spencer that she slept with somebody who we know is the ultimate betrayer. But it also felt like it was something her character would want to do because he’s been gone for so long, and she’s sort of alluded to Hanna the fact that she thought she may never have Toby back again. So once she saw him after that long absence it felt like it was the perfect place for her to go ahead and dive into those waters.
Alloy Entertainment: Mona cruised out of Radley Sanitarium with no problem at all. Does she have more any Rosewood excursions planned later on in the season?
Marlene King: Yes, definitely. I think that what we hoped to come across with the finale is that Mona has been a little out of commission — but now she’s back in commission, and from this point on we are going to [see that] she that has access as we can see to the pretty little liars and you’re going to see a lot more of old A behavior in the show.
Alloy Entertainment: You recently directed your first episode of Pretty Little Liars entitled “Misery Loves Company”! What was the experience like?
Marlene King: It’s the very first time I have ever directed anything, so I was thrilled to have it be an episode of PLL. I think the most rewarding part was getting to spend those 7 days with the cast and crew and be the person responsible for taking notes on the page to the screen. It was very satisfying in that way — it was sort of a real full-circle moment for me. I haven’t gotten to be on set that much since the pilot so it was really great to spend that time with the cast. It’s the 3rd one when we come back [with new episodes], but I got to work with all my favorite people so it was a special experience for sure.
Alloy Entertainment: How was directing different from writing or producing the episodes?
Marlene King: It’s very different- the hours aren’t very great, I’ll tell you that. [laughs] But it was really exciting in the sense that when you’re putting it on the page you try to envision it on screen. And then when you’re interpreting for the screen you have to put on your thinking cap and it’s all about telling the story in the most compelling way possible. Overall, it was great fun to wear the director hat.
Alloy Entertainment: The upcoming Halloween special, “This Is A Dark Ride,” looks so creepy and intense. What inspired this year’s spooky episode?
Marlene King: The writer of this year’s episode is Joe Doughtery and he’s one of our executive producers as well. A year ago, when we were making the last Halloween, I spotted an advertisement in a magazine for the Napa Valley Halloween train and ripped it out because I knew Joe was going to want it this year. I said, “Joe, what do you think of this?” and he had about 9 months to percolate and come up with his version for what would be a great Halloween train. And he loves classic movies so it was a wonderful fit to come up with this sort of glamorous theme and in spite of its glam our its also an extremely scary episode. It’s really a perfect stand alone Halloween event for us.
Alloy Entertainment: Was there an actual train used or was it special effects?
Marlene King: There was an actual train. We have 3 cars of an actual train on our Stage 8 of the Warner Bros. back lot that were lifted and moved around so it was a very ambitious episode — but absolutely beautiful and visually compelling too.
Alloy Entertainment: We’re stoked for the web series, Pretty Dirty Secrets. Will these webisodes tie back into the main storyline of PLL episode 3.13?
Marlene King: For sure. I know fans go through big withdrawal having to wait months for another episode so we’re hoping that it’s sort of little treats and nuggets of candy to keep them happy until we get to Halloween.
Alloy Entertainment: Where do you get all the ideas for the costumes? They are so eerie — we don’t know where you come up with such mesmerizing yet terrifying ones!
Marlene King: All the costumes are so much fun and there are so many treacherous people on the Halloween train this year. Last year, for Halloween, we knew that the zombie was the one person we’re supposed to look out for, but this year there are multiple people we’re supposed to look out for in multiple cool and scary costumes.
Alloy Entertainment: So back to last night’s episode! Do we have reason to be worried about Aria and Ezra — will Maggie’s sudden appearance stir up trouble between them at all?
Marlene King: I wouldn’t say stir up trouble as much as I would say it does complicate their relationship and presents sort of realistic and truthful issues that they have to deal with. Overall, I think it was a nice twist that she didn’t show up and be a horrible person to everyone. Even Aria was surprised by the fact that she’s not like his ex Jackie — she wasn’t this malicious person.
Alloy Entertainment: We HAVE to know — will little Malcolm be in any upcoming scenes? He’s adorable!
Marlene King: I hope so — we’re not finished completely. We’re not finished with Season 3B so we’re not really sure if we will or not but I hope so.
Alloy Entertainment: We’ve got a Pailey question as well. A lot of viewers would like to know why did Emily run and hug Hanna instead of Paige during the ambulance scene? After all, Paige was almost murdered that night and could have used a bit of comfort.
Marlene King: Well I think if you go back and you watch, the police are talking to Paige and the police are talking to Emily and you can see Hanna [crying], and Emily knows that Caleb has been shot. You can see how much pain Hanna is in and Paige makes the ultimate sacrifice by interrupting the police who are talking to Emily so she can get away and be with her friend. And we just felt that it was the ultimate sacrifice for that character to put herself out there because she does recognize the unconditional friendship that those girls have, and that’s what we love about Paige.
Alloy Entertainment: Would you categorize that scene from PLL Episode 3.12 as ‘Paige’s Redemption’?
Marlene King: I think it was Paige’s redemption. After being locked up in the closet, she definitely deserved to have her moment.
Alloy Entertainment: Last time we spotted Jenna, she was skipping town. Will she return at all in Season 3?
Marlene King: She isn’t in any episode that we filmed yet but she’s definitely still a part of our world.
Alloy Entertainment: If there’s one thing we truly appreciate about Pretty Little Liars, is that you always include great literature on the show. And Troian Bellisario recently tweeted a sneak peek photo of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Is there a specific reason why this play was chosen [similarly to "The Bad Seed"]? Or it just something they’re reading for class?
Marlene King: It definitely is something they’re reading for English class, but it’s also thematic to the episode that she tweeted about which I think is 3.17. So yeah we try to do that as often as possible we love our literature references and our old movie references. I’ll tell you also in 3.16 Emily is reading Lord of the Flies and that really plays into that episode as well.
Alloy Entertainment: We were lucky to have Brendan Robinson chatting live with fans on our twitter account @littleliars. However, we missed Lucas during the episode! Will fans eventually find out why he’s been acting so agitated and creepy lately?
Marlene King: Yes the Lucas fans will definitely get some resolution to what’s been going on with him.
Alloy Entertainment: The fan reactions to “The Lady Killer” were brilliant and super entertaining! What did you think about all the videos, black hoodie pictures, and twitter trends?
Marlene King: I love the videos that people recording of themselves watching and how a lot of fans sent pictures of their black hoodie party reactions before and after the reveal of Toby. I mean, it’s fun for all of us — all the writers and producers just love getting that feedback and live tweeting and sharing the experience with the fans. It’s really why we do what we do and its rewarding for us just to be a part of it in that way.
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The costume chasing her has long ears.
