Talk:Miss Me x 100/@comment-69.181.200.235-20140704170651/@comment-71.178.133.88-20140704223243

^This. Spencer had a preexisting condition with mental health issues and prescription drug abuse. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that she hadn't told Toby about that part of her life.

Also Ezra stated in the show that he knew exactly who Aria was when he met her. At this point none of the liars got an A text. His initial reason for getting with Aria was research for his book about Alison. Now, sure, once he realized what was happening he might have had Aria's interests at heart because he developed feelings for her. But to be clear this started as a career move (writing a great book) and still not being over Alison.

Also I'm not sure how all of Ezra's research was "helping" the liars? Had he told them of his suspicions of Mrs. D earlier, maybe they could have found out some stuff from her before she died. Other than stopping Shana on the roof, I have yet to see how Ezra helped the liars at all. He had all of this info about Ali's past,  suspects, etc and did not share any of it with the girls.

And again, to be fair, a lot of the hate for Ezria is based on the fact that Aria is basically attached to him at the hip. Large segments of a show that is supposed to be mystery/thriller are devoted to romantic scenes with them. This one romance is almost all of Aria's plot. Spoby might be just as bad (I disagree but see your point) but Spoby doesn't dominate Spencers plots. She is usually the only one doing actual investigating and finding clues.