Mona Vanderwaal/Season 2

Season 2[]

It's Alive[]

When Hanna finds out from Caleb that Mona never forwarded Caleb's goodbye letter to her, but instead lied. She is distressed and angry with Mona and Caleb. Noel Kahn returns to school, and Mona begins dating him, to Hanna's surprise. Hanna is angry with her friend for lying to her but agrees not to judge her for dating Noel. Eventually, Hanna confronts Mona later, just before her date with Noel. When Hanna leaves, Noel detects something wrong, and Mona just sulks.

The Goodbye Look[]

Mona tries to invite Hanna to sit with her, but Hanna is still too sore at her to be her friend again, so all five girls sit at separate lunch tables, eating alone. Hanna and Mona eventually rekindle their friendship; Mona calls it spiritual. They agree to keep their romantic lives out of the discussion for the time being, while their friendship repairs, in order to avoid more arguments. However, Hanna does find out why Mona is dating Noel: "He has bad-boy cred now too."

Never Letting Go[]

Mona takes over as the boss of the fashion show. Spencer expresses an intense dislike for Mona's attitude. Despite her bossiness and aggression, she is able to have the show run smoothly until "A" sabotages the CD. In an open display of favoritism, Mona appoints Noel as fashion show DJ.

Touched by an 'A'-ngel[]

Mona accompanies Hanna in blowing off school to try on her bridesmaid dress for Isabel Randall's wedding. Before meeting her, Mona had formed a negative opinion of Kate, however, when she meets Kate Randall, she immediately takes a liking to her style and accepts her an invitation to lunch and later a horse farm. The girls had managed to lose Kate's horses. Hanna snaps at Mona, accusing her of befriending Kate for selfish reasons, and Mona counters that Hanna has been bad-tempered ever since Caleb left. She listens to Hanna when she expresses her negative feelings towards her step-family. Mona does seem sincerely apologetic about her mistake and the fallout Hanna has with Kate and her friends.

I Must Confess[]

The girls tell Dr. Sullivan about A. That day, Dr. Sullivan attends the school in an assembly to talk about bullying, and about people threatening you. Mona is seen during Dr. Sullivan's assembly on cyber-bullying and rolls her eyes at Hanna, mouthing the word "boring." Ironically, Mona is "A" and probably cared a lot more about what Dr. Sullivan was saying.

The First Secret[]

In October of 2008, Mona is insulted by Alison after trying unsuccessfully to sit with her and the other girls in the school cafeteria. Rebuffed, Mona goes next to Lucas' table. Later on, in the school hallways, she witnesses Alison bullying Lucas. When Alison walks away, Lucas growls that she will get what's coming to her, and Mona nods uncomfortably in silent agreement. At Noel's Halloween bash, Mona is dressed as Catwoman. Alison doesn't seem to recognize her when Mona approaches Alison and with a warm hello. When Alison asks if she knows her, Mona mysteriously responds no, but Alison will. When Jenna saunters away from her own exchange with Alison, Mona declares Jenna the best Gaga, and the two introduce themselves, seeming to start a friendship.

A Hot Piece of A[]

When Hanna plans a surprise birthday party for Caleb she does not invite Mona, thinking her still against Caleb. However, she invites herself and Noel, claiming they're friends now. Hanna agrees, and the couple saunters away together in the Rosewood High hallways. At the party, Mona and Noel question Hanna's decision to order 12 pizzas with green peppers as Noel is allergic. After the boat fiasco, Mona is seen with Noel outside, dripping wet, after they "took a dip" in the lake.

Let the Water Hold Me Down[]

The next day in school, Mona expresses her worry to Hanna that she is losing Noel. Apparently, he spent most of the previous night on the phone, and she had to convince him to go skinny dipping just to get his attention. As Mona walks with Hanna in the school hallways, they see a student taking down Hanna's homecoming picture; Mona barks at him in her friend's defense. When she continues speaking, Hanna is completely inattentive. Mona is hurt by her friend's insensitivity, and Hanna rushes to a bathroom stall, leaving her pal behind. Later, Spencer sees Mona getting off the train in Rosewood. Mona tells Spencer that Noel broke up with her, looking heart-broken. She offers Spencer some of the cashmere sweaters she had bought. Spencer declines and comforts Mona with empowering words, telling her she's better than Noel. Mona thanks her and gives Spencer a rare compliment.

The Blond Leading the Blind[]

Hanna tries to console Mona over her break-up with Noel, but Mona is still upset with Hanna. Mona grabs a necklace out of her locker and tries to return it to Noel, who is standing nearby. He promptly dumps it in the trash and laughs when Mona begins to cry. Hanna follows a tearful Mona into the bathroom and tries to comfort her, though she can't seem to find the right words. They agree to use their fake IDs at Rive Gauche later that night. But, when they get there, Hanna and Mona spot Jenna and Noel sitting together in Rive Gauche.

The Naked Truth[]

Mona is her usual impertinent self during the school "Truth-Up Day" Program. Ashley runs Mona's and Emily's focus group, and Mona mocks and gives attitude, even to her best friend's mom. Mona looks on as Emily is told off by Vice Principal Tamborelli, and Emily notices her staring. She decides to approach Mona about it. She apologizes to Mona for letting Alison torture her all those years. Even though Mona puts on her nonchalant exterior, she seems genuinely affected by the apology. She sides with Emily and lets her know Tamborelli isn't so lily-white himself. She hacks a computer and confronts Tamborelli with his own shady dealings, securing Emily's place back on the team. Mona shows a more friendly side to the girls.

Breaking the Code[]

When Mona begins to receive texts from "A," Hanna confesses that "A" is someone who is tormenting her and her friends. Mona replies that if she can live through Alison, she can survive this anonymous texting. Later, Mona shows Hanna an incident report from when Hanna shoplifted the sunglasses. The report was put into Mona's mailbox by "A." Mona had to give the incident report to the Rosewood Observer or else she'd be filling out a police report herself. The next day, Mona reveals that she went to the jewelry store and returned the necklace she stole. The store owners called the police and her mom is working out a deal. Hanna thanks her and Mona replies that she wouldn't do anything to hurt her best friend and her mom. At school, when Hanna passes by Mona's table, Hanna invites Mona to sit with her, Aria, and Emily. Mona was reluctant first but eventually agrees to sit with them.

Father Knows Best[]

Hanna tells Mona that Caleb is in Montecito with his family as they walk down Main Street at night. Then she asks if Mona has gotten any new texts from "A." She says no and begins to complain about the community service she has to do. Aria, Mona, Spencer, and Emily all converge on Hanna, who informs them her mom is "hot on the A trail." Ashley thinks the police report was sent to Hanna, not Mona, and gave it to Wilden because she thinks it will keep them safe. Mona has an idea. It requires a big lie and apparently she is terrible at that. She asks which one of them is the best liar and they all point to Aria. Slightly affronted, she asks Mona what lies she has to tell.

Eye of the Beholder[]

In the hall at school, Mona hands Hanna an old cell phone which will bill to her account and stay off her mom's radar. When she leaves, Spencer makes a joke about Mona's sense of entitlement. Mona makes some jokes and threats about Jenna to Hanna, unhappy about how she poached Noel Kahn right out from under her. She expresses that Spencer should be grateful she's not with Toby anymore, but Hanna knows how much Spencer has been hurting, she isn't so sure. Mona tells Hanna that Spencer is really smart and helped her through a tough breakup. Hanna wishes she could get Toby away from Jenna for 5 minutes to talk some sense into him. Mona immediately formulates a plan to remind Toby of who Jenna is.

If These Dolls Could Talk[]

marches up to Hanna in the hall, upset about the latest text from "A" that says if she doesn't break up "Hanna and her hottie" she'll go back to being "a junior high hottie." When Caleb shows up, Mona leaves but promises to be there afterward for their slumber party. At Hanna's request, Mona and Caleb watch Melissa while in a car. They make awkward small talk until Mona explains that though neither of them wants to be there, they are doing it for Hanna. She describes how her close friendship with Hanna changed once Caleb entered the picture and admits that she had been jealous of their relationship. Emily texts Mona "Showtime," and they proceed to make out as Melissa walks out of a building. Caleb pulls away, but Mona assures him they are doing it "for Hanna" and kisses him again and Melissa takes notice.

UnmAsked[]

Mona attends the Rosewood Masquerade Ball with the other girls and later goes with Spencer to the Lost Woods hotel after Spencer deduces that "A" had rented the room next to the one Alison was staying in. In the room, they find sketches of a Black Swan costume and conclude that "A" must be wearing it at the ball. She leaves the hotel room while Spencer continues to search. A few minutes later, Mona returns to the room wearing a black hoodie. Mona admits she's "A" and congratulates Spencer on figuring it out, right before knocking her out. They drive on the road where she offers Spencer to join her or disappear. Spencer gets out of the car and when the others arrive, she attacks Spencer but falls off a cliff. She survives, however, and is institutionalized. She revels on how everything when according to plan and appears to have a partner.