Episodes 2.20 & 2.21: "Hanna, There Was An Exclamation Point”

We're back, sorry for another unexpected break in updating! Today we cover Episodes 2.20, “CTRL A” and 2.21, “Breaking the Code”. We talk about how hard Mona is working, how chaotic and horny Peter is, and how Caleb is the only one who seems to know his rights. We are once again so sad and mad about Maya's fate, the show’s anti-Blackness, more trauma for queer characters, and the show pushing the Paige agenda. Important questions: where is Peter's office gun? Who kills Jessica DiLaurentis? And is MMA, in fact, the most masculine sport? 

Theme song by Ashok R. Chandran.

Chickpeas Oh My Gosh: Basically-Tabbouleh Quinoa Salad 

Fashion Analysis: Our best and worst outfits!

Deepa’s Literary Analysis

• The file names on Caleb’s computer include such gems as “Mask Project” (or should it be...masc project??), “Ping-Pong”, and “Cool Downloads”

Sports Corner with Cameron

• You can get a double black belt! But it’s not called that apparently
• It’s always ableism and eugenics in sports
• The End of Sport podcast on concussions and risk in tackle football
• Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates’s report on abuse in the NWSL
• Pro women’s soccer players are significantly more prone to ACL tears than men’s soccer players

Things We Referenced Related to PLL

• Toby’s eventual wife dies in a very Grey’s Anatomy-like episode
• Cameron says Hastings Law School, but meant to say Hollis Law School (oops)

Things We Referenced Completely Unrelated to PLL

• Hearts in One Tree Hill – Lucas' heart condition and the scene where the dog eats a heart meant for Dan’s transplant! Someone wrote an in-depth oral history of that scene
• School shooting episodes of high school shows like Degrassi 
• “Trouty Mouth” from Glee (you don’t need context, just watch it)
• The condom/quinoa thing is unfortunately not canon Marcel the Shell; it is an inside joke

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