Season 1 Finale: "Pretty Girls Make Graves"

Today we cover the season one finale, “For Whom the Bell Tolls”! We start by reading “reviews” of the podcast. We’re still upset with Hanna, we feel bad for Aria, and we’re glad Spencer gets a nap. We speculate about the period of time between Ian’s deaths and what Noel Kahn is up to. We spend some time reflecting on the season overall and our podcasting process. The podcast is taking a short break, but we’ll be back before you know it, bitches! 

Content notes: Apart from stuff in PLL itself, which we don’t usually warn for, we discuss age of consent laws and sexual abuse of minors from 14:55 to 20:50, including specifically the show Broadchurch beginning at 17:40 that includes discussion of murder of a child in the show by his abuser.

And once again: we stand in full support of Palestinian liberation and believe that Israel should end its genocidal violence and occupation. If you don’t agree, please fuck off.

Episode Transcript: Read it on Buzzsprout!

Chickpea Recipe: Kale Ragout, but don’t forget to replace the cannellini beans with chickpeas!

Fashion Analysis: Our worst and best outfits!

Deepa’s Literary Analysis

• “For whom the bell tolls” was originally a quote from a poem by John Donne, then the name of a novel by Ernest Hemingway, but it’s probably unrelated to the episode except for the belltower
• Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac is the novel that Toby is reading in one scene, and Deepa appreciated this scathing review of it by Irving Feldman
• The quote “pretty girls make graves” from Dharma Bums (which became the name of a song by the Smiths and a band) did feel very PLL

Things We Referenced Related to PLL

• Brant Daugherty, Janel Parrish (and a bonus), and Sasha Pieterse being on Dancing with the Stars
• The Brandi Carlile song that plays in the episode is “Hiding My Heart”, and the Florence + the Machine song at the end is, appropriately, “I’m Not Calling You A Liar”

Things We Referenced Completely Unrelated to PLL

• Dharma and Greg (and Criminal Minds because of the actor who plays Hotchner)
• Clue and Yvette’s death being the scariest
• Broadchurch and its fucked up perspective on what sexual abuse/violence is or isn’t

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