The third season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 5, 2012, on ABC Family and concluded on March 19, 2013. On November 29, 2011, ABC Family renewed the series for a third season, consisting of 24 episodes.
On October 4, 2012, ABC Family renewed the series for a fourth season, consisting of 24 episodes.
Overview The third season takes place five months following the discovery that Mona Vanderwaal (Janel Parrish) was the elusive "A" that had been creatively and relentlessly tormenting the four main characters, Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale), Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario), Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson), and Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell) for the past year. The first half of the season addresses the issue of whether or not Garrett Reynolds (Yani Gellman) actually killed or was involved in the murder of the girls' former friend and queen bee, Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse) and who killed Maya St. Germain (Bianca Lawson) in the season two finale, while the second half deals with the reveal that Toby Cavanaugh (Keegan Allen) is a member of the A-Team. While dealing with Maya's death Emily finds comfort with Paige McCullers (Lindsey Shaw) and the two enter a relationship. The girls see the arrival of CeCe Drake (Vanessa Ray) to Rosewood, a sister like figure to Alison. Spencer discovering the information about Toby sends her on a dark path, until Mona fakes Toby's death, which sends Spencer completely over the edge, leading to her being admitted to Radley.
All this time, the girls continue to see Red Coat, a mysterious blonde in a red trench coat who is believed to be the leader of the A-Team. Mona visits Spencer at Radley and offers her the chance to join the A-Team, which Spencer, who wants answers on Toby, accepts. Spencer is released from Radley and comes home, but is unbeknownst to the girls, working with Mona/"A" to set up a party so that Red Coat can meet them all. As promised, Mona arranges Spencer a meeting with Toby, who is alive and well and reveals that he joined the A-Team to keep Spencer safe. Spencer and Toby then begin working on the inside to discover Red Coat's identity at the party. Red Coat flies in on a plane and Spencer and Toby go into the woods to watch her, while the girls corner Mona, as someone locks them inside the Lodge and sets it on fire. Spencer loses Red Coat in the woods, as the Lodge burns down with the girls inside. Hanna, unconscious, wakes up briefly, as she is pulled out of the Lodge by Red Coat, whom she sees as Alison DiLaurentis.
Cast
Main cast Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin Tyler Blackburn as Caleb Rivers Holly Marie Combs as Ella Montgomery Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery Ian Harding as Ezra Fitz Laura Leighton as Ashley Marin Chad Lowe as Byron Montgomery Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields Janel Parrish as Mona Vanderwaal Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis
Recurring cast Keegan Allen as Toby Cavanaugh Lindsey Shaw as Paige McCullers Bryce Johnson as Darren Wilden Julian Morris as Wren Kingston Tammin Sursok as Jenna Marshall Torrey DeVitto as Melissa Hastings Lesley Fera as Veronica Hastings Drew Van Acker as Jason DiLaurentis Edward Kerr as Ted Wilson Sterling Sulieman as Lyndon James/"Nate St. Germain Vanessa Ray as CeCe Drake Brendan Robinson as Lucas Gottesman Nia Peeples as Pam Fields Yani Gellman as Garrett Reynolds
Guest cast Bianca Lawson as Maya St. Germain Missy Franklin as herself Adam Lambert as himself Amanda Schull as Meredith Sorenson Gregg Sulkin as Wesley Fitzgerald Téo Briones as Malcolm Cutler Aeriél Miranda as Shana Fring Brant Daugherty as Noel Kahn Steve Talley as Zack Larisa Oleynik as Maggie Cutler Bernard Curry as Jamie Doyle Jim Titus as Officer Barry Maple Annabeth Gish as Anne Sullivan Mary Page Keller as Dianne Fitzgerald Brandon W. Jones as Andrew Campbell Reggie Austin as Eddie Lamb Andrew Elvis Miller as Miles Corwin Nolan North as Peter Hastings Jim Abele as Kenneth DiLaurentis Robbie Amell as Eric Kahn Flynn Morrison as Malcolm Alexander Nifong as Sam
Episodes
Ratings
Live + SD ratings No. inseries No. inseason Episode Air date Time slot (EST)a Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) Rank (18-49) 48 1 "It Happened 'That Night Tuesdays8:00 p.m. 1.1 2.93 12 49 2 "Blood is the New Black" 1.1 2.66 13 50 3 "Kingdom of the Blind" 1.0 2.44 14 51 4 "Bird of a Feather" 1.0 2.36 17 52 5 "That Girl Is Poison" 0.9 2.38 20 53 6 "The Remains of the 'A 1.0 2.27 12 54 7 "Crazy" 1.0 2.43 14 55 8 "Stolen Kisses" 0.9 2.22 12 56 9 "The Kahn Game" 1.0 2.45 9 57 10 "What Lies Beneath" 0.9 2.27 13 58 11 "Single Fright Female" 1.1 2.40 10 59 12 "The Lady Killer" 1.3 2.98 6 60 13 "This Is a Dark Ride" 1.2 2.85 8 61 14 "She's Better Now" 1.4 3.21 6 62 15 "Mona-Mania" 1.1 2.48 10 63 16 "Misery Loves Company" 1.2 2.68 5 64 17 "Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Inferno" 1.2 2.85 6 65 18 "Dead to Me" 1.2 2.75 8 66 19 "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted" 1.1 2.41 11 67 20 "Hot Water" 1.1 2.61 8 68 21 "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" 1.2 2.71 6 69 22 "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" 1.2 2.56 6 70 23 "I'm Your Puppet" 1.0 2.41 7 71 24 "A DAngerous GAme" 1.2 2.87 4
DVD release The Complete Third Season Set detailsSpecial features 24 episodes 1062 minutes (Region 1); 1018 minutes (Region 2); 1021 minutes (Region 4) 5-disc set 1.85:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Subtitles: English, Spanish and French (Region 1) English, Spanish, Danish, French, Arabic, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, English for the Hearing Impaired (Regions 2 and 4)Deleted scenes: Episodes: 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21 Pretty Little Liars and the "A" Network - Who is "A"? The Lady Killer Episode - Alternate endings Bonus Webisodes - More Rosewood's secrets revealed! Gag Reel Release dates
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