Monily is the friendship pairing between Emily Fields and Mona Vanderwaal. The two had known each other since before the events of The First Secret, but didn't become friends until Taking This One to the Grave. Due to Ali's dislike for Mona, the two didn't talk all that much and only began to once Mona was popular alongside Hanna.
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Relationship
The relationship between Mona and Emily started out under bad pretenses, as Emily was friends with Alison DiLaurentis, Mona's High School bully and tormentor. Emily often stood by as Alison bullied Mona, never intervening or stopping Alison. It wasn't until later, when Hanna, Emily, and the other Liars became friends again, that Emily and Mona started interacting once more. This time, it was friendlier and more helpful; Mona even helped Emily get back on the swim-team. After Mona was revealed to have been A, and the one who tormented and stalked Emily, she never fully trusted her again. They briefly became friendly again before Mona's mysterious "death", and helped one another escape A's Dollhouse. Mona later helped Emily find out who performed the insemination procedure on Alison, which brought the girls a little closer, until Mona was revealed to be Charlotte DiLaurentis' killer. The two are currently friendly for the sake of Hanna.
Series
Pilot Aria asks Emily if that's Hanna, as she doesn't recognize her at first due to her make-over. Emily informs her that Hanna is the new "It-Girl", and then points out Mona, informing her that the two are best friends now.



Misery Loves Company Emily is in her car outside of Rosewood High School, waiting for Caleb as she had plans to follow him. She sees Mona exit the school and watches her for a moment. When Mona looks in her direction, Emily crouches down in an attempt to hide, and Mona has a hard look on her face before she smiles and joins her friends. Emily watches Mona sit down at a table with a group of people, and then leaves to follow Caleb.
Under The Gun Emily confronts Mona during lunch, and tells her that she wants to know what A has on Toby. Mona comments that everyone like to know, and Emily tells her that she wants in. Mona doesn't understand what she wants in on, and Emily tells her that she wants in on whatever it is that Mona is doing. She lists things that Mona knew or was ahead of, and says that she has the fast-track on A while everyone else is lost. Mona sighs and admits that she isn't the one pulling the strings anymore, and that everything that they've both done, A has proof of. If they make one wrong move they all go up in flames, and Emily walks away a few seconds later. Cover For Me
Trivia
- Emily stood by and watched as Alison bullied Mona, which lead to resentment on Mona's part.
- Mona helped Emily get back onto the swim team in "The Naked Truth".
- Mona tortured Emily as A, although she tried to make-up for it later after being released from Radley Sanitarium.
- Mona told Emily that she wasn't the on pulling the strings anymore, and warned her to be careful.
- Emily and Mona were both held captive in A's Dollhouse together, and helped each other to escape.
- Mona has known of Emily's real feelings for Alison, and had known for a long time.
- Mona helped Emily find Alison's sperm donor and the clinic that performed the insemination procedure.
- She knew that Emily was in love with Alison.
- While searching for Emily and Alison's sperm donor, Monily pretended to be a couple in order to get information out of a doctor who worked at the clinic that performed the insemination procedure.
Quotes
Emily: Mona... I know that you heard what Tamborelli said to me. And I'm not proud of the stuff that went down when Alison was still here. She treated you badly and I... I let her. I never tried to stop her. And I should have. I'm sorry. |
Emily: Mona, wait. I can't blackmail a school official. Mona: Honey, you can't be a shark if your toothless. |
Emily: Why would you do this for me? Mona: It was fun. It's what friends do. But now, you gotta help me. What do people wear to a swim meet? If I show I up in my wedges are they gonna get mushy? [Both girls laugh] |
Mona (to Emily): You always were the weakest link. |
Emily (to Spencer and Aria): Think like Mona. Just for a second. |
Mona: You can tell Ali you love her in front of me, Em. That hasn't been a secret since we were in Brownies. |
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