Talk:Through a Glass, Darkly/@comment-5742688-20150107180825/@comment-4786757-20150107183452

I know it s a show but what's happening to Alison can realistically happen in real life. All her  life she was pretty much  this spoiled mean girl. She took her friends and family for granted. Heck, her relationship with her own brother is so strained and a toxic one at that. Her parents were enablers that didn't stop her behaviour. Alison didn't treat the Liars like people. She saw them as her possessions. They really were in many ways, Alison's dolls. There for her to play with them and put them back when she was bored. After all that's happened to her, she wants to be able to count on her friends. But they are sick of her behavior and all the secrets she continues to keep to herself.

Jenna explained it perfectly to Alison. Shana was Alison's friend first but was driven away because of Ali's action's. She's still a wolf in sheep's clothing and until she actually is honest with The Liars, things will remain icy and strained. However, in the episode Mike makes a good point about Mona that also applies to real life. When someone passes,  there are people who you can automatically see as "fake" when talking about the deceased. In my opinion, Mona's death is the Liars' fault just as much as Mona had it coming. If they had not followed Alison's orders and pushed Nerdy Mona they could have gotten to know her. Alison is an easy scapegoat for them nowadays because she's ALIVE. It's something they couldn't do when they believed her to be dead.