Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017) User Reviews

Addicting!

[secretsoaps · 8/10 · 22 June 2010]

From the first episode I was hooked. This became my new guilty pleasure and it sometimes hurts waiting for the next episode every week. I have never read the books, and I don't want to start now in fear that I'll spoil it for myself. Here are some reasons why you should watch Pretty Little Liars.

Great Cast! - The casting was really done well. Although Spencer does look a bit older than the rest of the girls, it still is great. They all have great chemistry with each other on screen, it really makes it believable. I believe every single one of these girls its crazy, and I am like on the edge of my seat wondering who is "A".

Great Story! - At the end of each episode i get mad! Its like damn gotta wait another week for another one. Its so addicting. It really is, just watch it.

Secret Life is a mess, This is A lot BETTER!!! This should be on Mondays instead of Tuesdays!

Interesting subplots, exciting to follow

[PixyStixi · 8/10 · 22 January 2011]

Pretty Little Liars is an interesting teen drama shown on ABC Family. The plot of the show involves a circle of four female friends who become engrossed in a missing persons case when the "queen bee" of their group, Allison, goes missing and the remaining friends find themselves being blackmailed by "A" who seems to know an awful lot of their secrets.

Unlike the other ABC Family teen dramas (i.e. - Secret Life of the American Teenager) I found that Pretty Little Liars has much better character development and the actors who portray them are all very believable and talented. Each character has their own interesting subplot which is what really drives the show. The initial idea of teenage girls being blackmailed definitely was not interesting to me but after the first episode I found myself hooked. I felt like I had to know what happened next to each character, even the ones that seem to have more minor roles.

This may not be a show that will win huge awards since it is definitely meant to appeal to a specific demographic, but it is refreshing to see a teen drama that is not completely based around sex and deals with other common issues too. This show is interesting enough that even if you are not a teenage girl it is still fun to watch and less feminine or religiously biased than other ABC Family series out there.

Way too confusing and ridiculous...

[zacharia94 · 23 May 2013]

I used to watch this show, and for the first few seasons it held my interest. But come ON---I don't even care who "A" is anymore. Talk about milking a single plot! I finally stopped watching since the plot just kept getting more and more confusing and ridiculous, with references to characters and things that happened years ago suddenly coming back with no rhyme or reason, endless new bizarre and nonsensical twists and turns, and the always omni-present "A" who seems to know everyone's thoughts and actions while simultaneously thwarting attempts to uncover his/her identity. A decent show that the writers messed up in a big way! If you watch this show, you need a scorecard to keep track of the zillions of characters bouncing in and out at random.

Binge watched this in 3 weeks!

[dontquoteme · 10/10 · 20 February 2019]

Look a lot is improbable...and you need to suspend reality. This is just plain fun. Fun trying to figure all the bad guys are fun to watch the twists. It's pure escapism. The reviews saying it's bad acting is a crock. I can't believe how many times the actors need to cry each episode and it's never a dry cry. The acting is great and so is the writing, very clever. It's best binged...i would have been frustrated waiting each week.

You gotta love the drama.

[Imme-van-Gorp · 9/10 · 1 February 2021]

Season One: 9/10

Season Two: 8/10

Themes: Drama, High School, Romance, Mystery, Suspense, Missing Person, Lgbtq+, Lesbian, Crime Solving, Anonymous Bully, Teacher-Student Relationship & Blackmail.

Top five characters: 1) Spencer Hastings, 2) Caleb Rivers, 3) Hanna Marin, 4) Emily Fields and 5) Toby Cavanaugh.

Somewhat addicting

[movie_buff37 · 6/10 · 22 July 2010]

Pretty Little Liars is one of those shows that is not fantastic but drags you in and won't let you go until you find out what's next.There is enough mystery in the identity of A to keep you watching for more clues.

It keeps you guessing. The show has a touch of Gossip Girl, with the mystery texts and the high class rich kids who can buy their way out of anything. It's got a lot of clichés and some bad drama but it's worth a shot.

It is definitely not the best show out there, but it has it's moments. If you are having some withdrawls from your favourite dramas this summer, this may just satisfy you until September.

my favorite show

[mariajoaou27 · 7/10 · 8 August 2012]

I started watching this last summer. I was bored and a friend recommended me this series. I'm not a big fan of scary drama, but I was addicted from episode one.

The characters are unbelievably interesting, and every little detail makes sense. It's the kind of show that keeps you wishing you had more and more episodes available to watch. It's really thought-provoking-- meaning, a lot of theories and ideas are going to start popping up in your head and you'll find yourself addicted to this show soon enough.

If you haven't watched it yet, do yourself a favor and do it. It's absolutely brilliant.

late to the game

[dollfacecrafter · 10/10 · 5 October 2021]

Just started this, almost done with season 1, I love it, it is fun to watch, I love the girl's outfits, who wears that to high school ? Everyone wore jeans in my high school, no fashion sense at all. Love the Teacher/Student relationship, it is taboo, but intriguing and very realistic! And the boys are so cute, Caleb is about the cutest thing I have seen , he is a great character. Cant wait for more.

Fun but Repetitive

[sunnyn-58680 · 6/10 · 3 January 2023]

Who's A? Could it be this person? No. It's actually this other person. Just kidding! It's another person! Could it be this other person you barely remember?

This is a fun watch. The main characters are all likable and get some great development over the course of the series. The series gets very formulaic and repetitive over time. By the end of season 6, where they finally revealed A, I did not care anymore. The seasons are long and there are some really fun twists and turns, but this could have benefitted from shorter seasons. The teacher-student relationship was extremely creepy and it was gross that they dragged it on for the entire series.

Absolutely brilliant

[chloegalley · 10/10 · 12 July 2019]

So I decided to watch pretty little liars on Netflix I was hooked from the minute it started. Bit far fetched in places but was very entertaining to watch. In my opinion the last episode was done brilliant and the acting was good especially from girl who played Spencer's. Ignore some of the negative comments and watch it and decided for yourself well worth the watch

Watch now!

[cosgriff8 · 10/10 · 13 August 2018]

Pretty Little Liars is the best show, so addictive, I watched all 7 seasons within 3 weeks. I'm watching it over again because it was just so good!

OMG I LOVE THIS SHOW

[proudlypatriotic · 9/10 · 26 January 2019]

I can't believe it took me this long to find PRETTY LITTLE LIARS. WOW. I can't stop watching it - this is an addictive show, no doubt.

I love the cast - each girl plays her character so very well. (HANNA IS MY FAVE) All are believable. And, geez the plot twists keep you on your toes, don't they???!!!! The boys are good, too...and the moms. A great deal of chemistry between the actors and actresses- which helps this series work at a very high level.

Lots of drama that you care about- lots of love, attraction, heartbreak, confusion, gossip, and a crime or two here and there!

Beginning of the 2nd Season and I just found out something I literally could NOT believe. (I won't tell you- you should go find out).

So glad I found this show- just finished watching BREAKING BAD..and, although I thoght that was a great show, too...it was so dark, ttis one is generally not "dark," but it does have some seriously heavy plot lines....it's no lightwsight, belive e.

7/10

[verasta-46276 · 7/10 · 9 September 2020]

Wish they stoped at like third or fourth season. I feel like they have been just wanted more money so they continued making more episodes without a good idea and then just ruined the story. Ok, maybe not ruined but it definitely became boring toward the end. I liked the cast.

Amazing!

[borjance · 10/10 · 21 June 2018]

This is so good. It is the perfect mix of a drama and mystery series. It hookes you at the beginning and it keeps going stronger and stronger! It is if not the best teenage drama ever! Great for all ages, no disturbing images (well no scary images)

Season after season it's just getting repetitive

[nikolamiljkovic-68061 · 7/10 · 14 October 2020]

If you asked me years ago when this show had 3-4 seasons I would definitely give it a ten but the storyline is just getting repetitive and you get a little bit bored and that's why I'm giving it a low 7.First four seasons and maybe fifth are from another planet,acting and plot were very well executed and acting was on point but after that story just gets more boring and boring.The ending is something not expected but I don't like it because after everything the girls gone through that ending was jus bizarre.Overall it's good series to watch and entertaining.

Pretty Little Good Show

[akatsunara · 7/10 · 5 August 2012]

Addicting & Very Enticing! It's one of those shows that bring you in with the first couples of episodes. The characters are very interesting and the acting is pretty good. Lots of clichés & some annoying/bad drama, but a lot of suspense, character development & thrilling scenes & story/plot-lines. One of my most favourite attributes of the show are the corny, yet funny and outrageous one-liners that make me crack up so hard and become even more obsessed with the show.

The show is absolutely addicting from the get-go and only drops out a bit towards the middle of Season 2 but quickly picks up with a very surprising, yet entertaining season finale.

Some of the side/back stories are boring and uncalled for, but others are completely enticing and makes you crave for more Pretty Little Liars! The show keeps you guessing, answers the questions but with more questions. It's a never-ending Roller Coaster ride with some small misses and big hits.

I'll give this a 9 star, only because I've criticized it a bit. (Which Was Traumatic For Me.) But, 10 for my overall obsession with the show and the complete awesomeness the show itself leaks.

Rosewood Will Never Leave You.

perfect show

[teentvaddict · 10/10 · 28 July 2013]

This show saved my life. I love it, it instilled passion and motivation in me when I had lost it all due to my illness. It made me care again. I was intrigued by the plot, mystery, and drama. Somehow it gave me my life back. The characters are all so relatable. I identify the most with Hanna and Spencer. Most of all, it covers REAL issues. Hanna's ED, her dad leaving, Mike's depression after the parents divorce, Spencer's struggle to be perfect in her family, Emily coming out to her parents. This show has a lot of depth. It's fantastic. Please watch this show! You won't regret it. It can be very intense but also comedic at times. I think that everyone can relate to at least one character.

Entertaining

[gtiff-97360 · 8/10 · 8 September 2018]

I think the show was intense and very interesting with suspense. The show could have continued to tie up the rest of the loose ends. At times I was having dreams about being in the woods haha.

Sure beats Secret Life..

[sienna21 · 8/10 · 23 June 2011]

I'd give this show an 8 out of 10 because as many faults as it has, I can't help but watch. I was extremely disappointed with the first episode. They introduced way to many characters all at once. I understand that a lot of those people were important to the story line but it would have been better if they did it differently. After that I found little interest in the show and only caught bits while channel switching, but after hearing all the hype I decided to watch some of the later episodes. Despite how unbelievable they were..I was hooked! I could not wait for the next season and so far I've been pretty impressed. The story line has been okay, definitely far better than Secret Life, but how long is this going to happen? I mean the whole point of the show is figuring out who A is, which I'm assuming won't be until the last episode. So how many seasons are these girls going to be able to run around getting threatening text messages? Im not sure where they are going with the story but I'm interested in seeing what happens.

A review of the overall series of pretty little liars

[bernab97 · 6/10 · 12 August 2012]

This series is somehow good. It has mystery in it and that is what makes you want to see the next episode. This show would be a lot better if it would not involve all of that boy drama that the main characters have to deal with. The first season starts not so good but acceptable, but it starts getting better by the time. The second season is good but then the third season falls into a repetitive events that the second season has. Many of the situations that the characters need to face you have already seen on the second season. In overall pretty little liars is a good series filled with mystery but also filled with guy drama and with a lot of repetitive situations, pretty little liars is good but it can be better.

Absolutely amazing!

[bornrockstar5 · 9/10 · 20 March 2011]

You know when sometimes you stumble upon peoples/shows/movies on IMDb and they look intriguing so you decide to watch. This was one for me. I found this one night as I was going through Ashley Benson's profile, and good thing I did because I absolutely love it.

Its an amazing show and keeps you hooked for every single minute. I just cannot wait to find out who A is.

Everything in this show is interconnected. You can't miss a single episode.

It's about four girls- Aria, Hannah, Emily and Spencer who are trying to find out what happened to Ally, the somewhat leader of their clique, who disappeared one summer night.

I really recommend this to everyone.

Getting more disappointing.

[nonattached · 6/10 · 23 June 2013]

In the first season, everything was great. I love watching pretty high school girls trying to solve a murder. Every episode was another clue and they all were connected. By the way, I couldn't help myself to look what they wore.

Second season was a little disorganised, but it still was exciting. They were still pretty, "A" still was smart, there still was clues that can lead a murderer.

In the beginning of third season, thing started to get complicated. There was a lot of suspects and meetings that could never fit in a few hours in that night. At the second half of the third season, there was numberless clues, revealing meaningless secrets and so much people connected to Alison's murder but not really connected to each other. It seemed everyone have a reason to kill her and torture the other four girls. Everyone living in the town was a suspect, including murder and torture victims and their families.

I don't know where this series are going, I don't watch or care it anymore. Whatever writers do, there is going to be some unexplained points. In my opinion, it was 8.5 at the beginning, but now it's getting worse and worse.

By the way, they are wearing ridiculous outfits now.

Mystery

[rafaelalopopastore · 10/10 · 8 April 2019]

I watches this series loving it, because honestly this series is for anyone who likes mystery, action, love and sadness. It has everything and that is one of the main reasons why i was so sad it ended. But still, i recommend it!!

Really addictive, can't wait for another episode

[enemari · 8/10 · 27 September 2010]

I find this series to be a bit funny, mostly kinda sad, but very entertaining.

It starts off with 5 girls - Spencer, Hanna, Aria, Emily and Alison. Mystically Alison disappears one night while all of them were out in a barn, having fun.

So a year later her body was found and investigation started. Not much later those 4 other girls started getting text messages from Alison, or so it seemed. Also the investigation is fun to observe + those messages make things really weird and spooky, but very addictive and catchy.

Hoping to find out what happened to Alison soon enough.

I must say I'm a total fan of this series, tho it might not be the best one out there, but addicted and loving it.

Probably one of the best shows I ever watched

[akrckoska · 10/10 · 12 June 2019]

The whole show kept me interested and I watched twice cause it gets you addicted