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Scream For Me is the eighth episode of Season 5 of Pretty Little Liars. It aired on July 29th, 2014.
Summary[]
The episode opens with Spencer , Hanna , Aria and Emily singing in choir, while Alison is being questioned by Lieutenant Tanner. Tanner asks Alison if she had spoken to Shana before her abduction, Alison tells her she hadn’t spoken to anyone. Tanner asks Alison if she ever tried to contact Shana. Alison is confused as to why all of her questions are about Shana instead of her mother. As the school bell rings, Tanner tells Alison that the police have many theories.
The liars ask Alison what her and Tanner were talking about. Alison informs them it was all about Shana. Ali then shows the girls her songbook. All of the A notes are circled in it. Spencer flips to the end of the book and finds an A note, "Glad to here you singing again, last time you were all choked up -A."
A tired and hungover Hanna is searching through her messy locker. Spencer and Emily walk towards her. They tell Hanna they are very concerned about her well being and ask her to apologize to Aria for informing Sydney about New York.
At the front of the school, as Aria is giving Ezra an update over the phone, she spots her mother walking towards her. They greet each other. Ella asks Aria if she can introduce as her maid of honour at her engagment party. Aria is thrilled and says, "yes."
In the locker room, Emily tries to do some Hanna damage control by talking to Sydney about Hannah’s drunken confession, saying Hanna made up being in New York. But Sydney tells Emily that she doesn't recall Hanna mentioning New York. Sydney also accidentally broke the news that Emily was voted the new assistant coach. Emily wasn't as excited as Sydney expected.
Caleb was going to show up for lunch, but slept in, much to Hanna’s dismay. Ali shows up with water, but no food. Hanna apologizes for her attitude at Emily’s dinner. Ali's timing was impeccable as she asks to crash at Hanna's since her dad will be out of town.
In Spencer's living room, Spencer and Toby mull over Bethany's horrific drawings. Spencer knows this is tough for Toby, considering his past with Radley. Toby reveals to Spencer that he has enrolled at the Harrisburg Police Academy. At first, Spencer chuckles and doesn't believe him. Toby informs Spencer that he would have access to all of the police reports, he also tells Spencer that it would be quite refreshing to have a police officer in Rosewood who actually cares.
At Radley, Aria asks one of the nurses where she can find Eddie Lamb. The nurse informs Aria that yesterday was his last day. Aria looks surprised and asks how she can reach him. The nurse gets angry and tells Aria to go to the day room. Aria sneaks into Big Rhonda's room to return the sketchbook she stole from her. As Aria puts it back, Rhonda walks in. Rhonda tells Aria she can forget she was there, but it might cost her something.
Hanna walks in on Ashley and Alison having a conversation. Alison is telling Ashley how the thought of her family got her through the last two years. Hanna’s mom tells Hanna that Alison will be staying with them for a few days, until her father returns. She asks Alison to relax and take a hot bath with her bath salts. Ashley is astounded that Ali had stayed so strong despite everything. Hanna’s mom is planning dinner, but Hanna says she's leaving to go help Caleb study for his exit exams. Before leaving, Hanna reminds her mom that she asked to use the bath salts a lot of times (but never got to).
It turns out, all Rhonda wanted was a bag of Cheetos and a soda. She blabbed all about Bethany. Mrs. D. had signed her out multiple times to take her to the circus and to her horse named Custard at some stable that Mrs. D. gave her. A nurse caught them before she could reveal any more. She shouted at Aria for giving Rhonda soda as she's a diabetic.
Drunk Hanna got hungry and hit up The Brew. Zack offered to cook her up a tuna sandwich, with a side of heavy flirting. As she left, he definitely put his hand on her back. This turned Hanna off and she left feeling violated. At Caleb’s, Hanna started worrying about her skirt length, but Caleb settled the question with an intense makeout session.
Sydney pays Emily a visit at her house to ask if she's going to accept the assistant coaching position. She had a sweatshirt made for Emily that says, “Assistant Coach” on it. She mentions something to Emily about when she was in New York, and Emily catches her in a lie. Earlier she had told Emily that she didn’t remember anything Hanna said about New York. She tries to cover her tracks and says her “brain is mushed” from being under water so much.
Ella barges in on Aria at home, and demands to know why she blew off the maid of honor meeting at the bridal shop. Ella thinks Aria blew it off because she doesn’t want her to get married again. After Aria apologizes, Ella agrees to reschedule the meeting, and warns her not to miss it.
The next morning, a frightened Alison tells Ashley that someone tried to break in her window, so she slept in the closet. Hanna’s mom comforted her and even took the day off to stay with her.
That day in school, Hanna skipped language lab, but walked in hungover after class. She was so hungover that she had a crispy treat stuck in her hair. She started complaining about having Alison as a roommate and, she spilled about the weird moment with Zack. Spencer and Emily were a little hesitant about Hanna’s story, considering her current state and the fact that Ella was about to marry Zack.
Spencer and Emily checked out the horse stable to find out more about Bethany. Apparently, Bethany threw a fit and threw a bucket at Mrs. DiLaurentis after she tried to bribe her and asked her to call her Aunt Jessie.
Hanna who is still creeped out by her run-in with Zack, as she sits in her car he unwelcomely climbs in to talk. He was totally into the idea of hooking up with Hanna. He wrote his number down and told her to hit him up. Then, he put his hand on her leg. It was obvious that Hanna felt uncomfortable.
Ashley and Ali discuss dinner plans for the two of them because Hanna was again planning to be absent. She walks downstairs while making dinner reservations on the telephone when she sees the window open. She spins around to see that the front door is ajar as well. There's a man in the house with a knife. Ali and Ashley are frightened, but he bolts as soon as Hanna’s mom dials 911. Detective Tanner shows up at the Marin house to question them. Noticing Tanner is giving Ali the third degree, Ashley interrupts and tells her to stop treating Alison like a criminal instead of a victim. Hanna heads to Aria’s soaking wet to tell her about Zack. She confesses that Zack wanted to hook up with her. Aria didn't go for it. “You’re the problem, Hanna," she screamed. “You’re always the problem.” Aria didn't believe a word of Hanna’s story and wasn't going to let her self-destruct and bring her mom down too.
At the stables, Spencer discovers Melissa’s riding helmet, causing Spencer to want to dig some more. She gets that opportunity when someone locks them in the stall! The horse in the next stall over is freaking out and even kicked Spencer as they tried to escape. Later, Toby stops by Spencer’s to check on her. Toby tells Spencer he's extremely tired of feeling so powerless. Spencer apologizes for dissing Toby’s decision to join the police force. Considering the recent turn of events, she's now all for it.
After Hanna revealed about Zack getting a little close to her, Aria watches Zack like a hawk. Is she starting to believe Hanna?
Ali packs up a few extra things at her house to take to Hanna’s. Spencer and Emily are freaking out about the break-in, but Ali tells them there's no reason to worry. She explains that she had Noel Kahn break into Hanna’s house. “I needed someone who mattered, to stop questioning my story,” Ali said about Hanna’s mom. The episode closes with a black hooded figure walking through a room that would appear to be Spencer's, touching the riding helmet and flipping up a hidden panel under a couch cushion. In it is the recording of Ali’s medical exam and the paper copy of the exam she gave to Spencer.
Notes[]
- Ella returns for a three episode arc.
- Toby tells Spencer that he enrolled at the Harrisburg police academy.
- Declan, a horseback riding instructor, tells Spencer and Emily that Mrs. DiLaurentis told Bethany to call her Aunt Jessie.
- While locked in the stables with Emily, Spencer gets something in her eye after a horse kicks the fence, and as a result, she will see an eye doctor in the next episode.
- Zack openly flirts with Hanna. First, letting his hand linger on her back, and secondly by giving her his number and by caressing her leg.
- Alison reveals to Emily and Spencer that she asked Noel to break into Hanna’s house, as she needed someone who mattered, someone like Hanna’s mom, to stop questioning what happened to her.
Title and Background[]
- The title was revealed in an interview by eonline and confirmed by Maya Goldsmith.
- Noel Kahn was hired by Ali to break into the Marin house. This could be an analogy for "Scream For Me".
Main Cast[]
- Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings
- Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin
- Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery
- Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields
- Janel Parrish as Mona Vanderwaal
- Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis
Supporting Cast[]
- Keegan Allen as Toby Cavanaugh
- Tyler Blackburn as Caleb Rivers
- Laura Leighton as Ashley Marin
- Chloe Bridges as Sydney Driscoll
- Holly Marie Combs as Ella Montgomery
- Roma Maffia as Linda Tanner
- Steve Talley as Zack
- Ambrit Millhouse as Big Rhonda
- Sarah Zinsser as Nurse Lisa
- Lee Roy Kunz as Declan
Trivia[]
- The table read was on May 29, 2014.
- Filming began May 30, 2014 and wrapped June 9, 2014.
- The episode was watched live by 1.80 million viewers, making it the least watched episode of the series to date.
Featured Music[]
- "What Child Is This?" by Pretty Little Liars Cast - (The girls sing in the choir while Tanner questions Alison about Shana).
- "Peaches" by In The Valley Below - (Hanna drinks whiskey while Caleb suggests places where they could travel).
- "Alright" by The TVC - (Emily listens to music in her room as Sydney arrives).
- "Dust and Bones" by Night Terrors of 1927 - (Zack hits on Hanna).
- "What Child Is This?" by The Silver Lake Chorus - (A is in Spencer's bedroom, looking at Melissa riding hat, before opening a secret compartment in Spencer's armchair).
Gallery[]
 Scream For Me has a photo gallery. |
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