Talk:'A' is for A-l-i-v-e/@comment-6194614-20130405000501

This is my view on the current status quo or Rosewood, PA: Considering the fact that Alison is alive and Red Coat, I think she's still the Liars' friends. However, I could be wrong. I know the producers said that they weren't exploring the twin theory but maybe they didn't mean that period. Maybe they just meant not until season 5...

Theory 1.0: Alison was tortured by "A," who we eventually found out was Mona. However despite torturing the Liars, we can't be entirely sure if she was the same person who tortured Ali. If this is true, then it's possible Alison knew Mona was "A" early on via as Vivian Darkbloom. Maybe she didn't know Mona was working for Big-A?

Theory 2.0: Alison found out about "A" (whether it was Mona or someone else at the time) and decided to take over in order to get info and infiltrate the "A"-Team as a whole.

Theory 3.0: Alison was tortured by "A," killed by her even. At the time, Courtney is up in the psych ward. She finds out about her long lost twin, goes to rosewood and infiltrates the A-Team by becoming Red Coat. This could back up the tweet by Oliver Goldstick on how Red Coat is who we think it is, but she's not definitive.

Theory 4.0: This theory somewhat heads down a supernatural path...Ali is tortured by "A," only to be revealed that Ali herself has a split personality. "A" is part of her imagination. She creates Vivian Darkbloom but becomes wrapped up in her alter ego, causing her to think she's her instead of herself. She dies but at the same time, she doesn't. Her current state of life falls into the gray area between dead and alive. It's like physically she's gone, but intellectually she's still here on Earth. This could explain Mona's statement, "She's everywhere but she's nowhere!" This theory has elements that make homages to psychological thrillers like "Still Small Voices" and "Mulholland Dr."