Talk:Through a Glass, Darkly/@comment-25556607-20150104182748/@comment-25937133-20150104225857

1. Only introduce new characters if they are relevant. Otherewise I'd rather see characters like Jason, Mike, and Melissa get more screen time. Mike is mostly a clean slate and they could go a lot with him. Jason and Melissa are just so fascinatingly shady that they are always interesting to have around. Hell, even Ali's dad they could do a lot with given that he hasn't been explored at all and could potentially have some ties to the mystery.

2. They need another real antagonist besides A. Sort of like Jenna was in the earlier seasons. It keeps things fresh.

3. They need to break up Ezria or Spoby. Too much of the same stale stuff from them. Personally I'd rather have Ezra as it seems Toby will at least be marginally relevant to the 'A' plot being a cop. I think having Aria end up with Noel or Jason would be cool. Maybe get a few answers from whichever one she ends up with as well. Killing Ezra would be the best way to do that (I think he should have just died in 5x01, that would have been the perfect way for him to go). But as stated, Marlene wouldn't dare upset the shippers.

4. I'd like to see a few more "normal life" things like they had in season 1-2. 'A' blackmailing them with their secrets (normal-ish ones like with the Ian kiss and Hanna's mom's bank theft thing). Right now the show just jumps from love scene to a mystery scene. I think having fewer romantic plots and a few more plots that humanize the characters (still wanting normal stuff like when Hanna wanted the "queen" and Emily wanted to anchor for swimming). Basically, I'd love to see more of the old-school 'A' messing with their daily lives. It gave 'A' such an omnipotent presence. I liked how 'A' just screwed with them more in seasons 1-2. Like putting HGH in Emily's cream etc. Now it's mostly threatening notes. Which is cool; but should be built upon.

5. Fix some of the plot holes. Give the audience answers to smaller questions. They have too many loose ends that I have trouble caring about because I'm not sure if they are intentionally loose ends, or if they are just plot holes that will be ignored forever. Hard to know what is relevant any more.

6. After the Ali trial/drama is done with, I'd like to see the PLL's take a more aggressive stance on fighting 'A.' Like Mona was hacking computers and shit, I liked having Caleb and Toby tracking down the plane from the lodge fire etc. It would be cool if at this point the PLL's were more proactive like that. It would breath some life into the show. I'm hoping that with Caleb teaching Aria some computer programming basics, we might get a bit more of this proactive stance.