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Are we ever going to see an example of him keeping them safe? Because it seems as of right now he let A do so much to the girls even though he had A's movements tracked down on a timeline.

I really think that Ezra's abusive tendancies need to be adressed in the show but I didn't really expect an answer. Falling in love isn't an excuse for the way Ezra has treated Aria. He's a sexual predator. He, a twenty something college graduate, seduced and manipulated a high school junior in order to further his own career. Thats literally being a predator.

Hi Marlene! I'm a huge fan of Pretty Little Liars and have been watching from the beginning with no plans to stop and I have been hoping you would do something like this because I have a couple of questions I would really love if you could answer.

First has to do with Toby. From season one (or two I'm not sure exactly) there have been references towards Pretty Eyes as A, and it was revealed that Toby was A, however Mona said she recruited him after he got his buckscounty job in the middle of the third season. Is this an oversight? Also I feel like there has been such a huge shift in his character from that time, and him being A wasnt really explained. It was said that Toby was there in order to protect Spencer but she ended up going on a downward mental spiral and he almost framed Paige for murder. After this storyline it didnt really make sense for the whole mother storyline because it didnt give spencer the time to heal and question him over his dealings with A. Is there any chance that they are going to reflect on this further because I really feel like it puts a damper on their relationship.

My next question has to do with Ezra. The show does a good job at showing how Alison was abusive towards the girls in many different ways, however it paints Ezra in a very heroic/positive light and I really think that since your audience is mainly teenage girls and your show is about female friendship, it's really irresponsible for this show to be painting that kind of message. Ezra didn't know that Alison was underage when seeing her but he DID know that Aria was underage when he pursued a romantic and sexual relationship with her. AND THEN he became her teacher which put him in such a position that gave him so much power over her. Also, in the episode were Aria is in his cabin he shows really really abusive behavior towards her, he tells her that he needs to be the person she trusts most, that she needs to distance herself from her friends, and he also gaslighted her emotions when she said she was uncomfortable. Not to mention he was having surveillance done on them, now like Toby he said it was for his book on Alison/to keep them safe but he hasnt shown ANY indication that he was trying to keep them safe, considering he did NOTHING about A even though he knew about her/him. And now I feel like him getting shot is putting him on track for a redemption arc which is really troubling.

Also GRRM has talked about gardening/architect writing and I was wondering what you and your team are? Do you have a clear endgame planned from the beginning or do you sort of make it up as you go along?

I'm sure that there are more questions that I'm forgetting but these are the three that really stick out to me, this show to me and so many other viewers is about the girls and their friendship and to have these two glaring flaws without the text itself calling out these two characters (and Wren) on their behavior is putting a damper on all of the good things that this show has to offer!!

edit: clarifying that Toby (with Monas help) was going to frame Paige. Sorry for the length!