"Template:Ep/1x06" is the 6th episode in Season 1 of Pretty Little Liars. This episode aired July 13, 2010.
Synopsis
Hanna, Spencer, and Emily arrive at Aria’s to console her with Chinese take-out and rag mags – thinking she’s sullen from her father’s affair being revealed to her mother by "A," when in fact she’s bruised from her tiff with Ezra. While discussing their plans for homecoming dance, the girls open their fortune cookies to find another prank from "A," notes cluing them into the fact that she will attend homecoming as well.
At school, Hanna attends a "Real Love Waits" meetings to keep an eye on Sean and his new friend Amber. There, Hanna finds an unlikely friend in Lucas. Aria tries to approach Mr. Fitz, but he is unresponsive to her attempts. Maya and Emily aren't very warm towards each other either; Maya says she isn't going to homecoming, but at least the girls agree to hang out at some point.
At lunch, Spencer urges Hanna to try and steal Jenna’s file from the psychiatrist’s office that’s in the same building as where she works, certain that it contains the key to the identity of "A," or at the very least what the Cavanaughs are hiding. They then catch sight of Toby, who temporarily picks up his shirt long enough for the girls to spot a tattoo that says "9 01 Free At Last." Next, Toby surprises Emily with tickets to Homecoming. She’s nervous to accept because of what her friends may think, but can’t deny her burgeoning attraction to him either.
Meanwhile, Spencer is worried about how things will go over when she brings Alex to the dance. Mona's snide comments don't help, but the PLL's are reassuring. Spencer is on the homecoming committe, so she is painting for the dance when Alex shows up to school wanting to know what Spencer is wearing so that he can buy a matching suit. He also forks over cash for their tickets; Spencer tries to refuse, but Alex insists, slipping the money into her back pocket.
No place like homecoming
Then, Hanna makes a false move in nudging Maya to attend Homecoming and makes a comment that Emily wants her to come. Hanna knows that Emily is anxious about what others will think of the person Emily wants as her date to the dance, but is not prepared to hear that her date is Toby.
Later, Toby meets with Jenna, who warns Toby that Emily will hate him when she finds out his secret. Toby is resentful, but he has no choice but to lead his blind step-sister to where she needs to go.
After school, Hanna goes to Mrs. Ackard's office building to try and sneak into the psychologist's office, but there are workers doing construction there. So, she rigs the door so that they can get back in later over the weekend.
just as Melissa gleefully accepts the chance to chaperone the event, and takes the opportunity to drive a wedge between her sister Spencer and new beau Alex; she makes Alex believe that Spencer only invited him to anger their father. Aria
Homecoming couples
and Ezra’s efforts to keep things platonic are thrown a curveball when they’re both assigned the same booth to administer. There, Aria reaffirms that "A" is not a friend, only someone messing with her. At the dance, the girls convene, convincing Hanna to steal the file once they discover Toby’s tattoo – "9/01, Free at Last", presumably memorializing the date Alison disappeared. When Aria volunteers to keep Sean occupied on the dance floor while Hanna slips out to retrieve the file, she sends the newly-crowned
Melissa announces homecoming winners.
Homecoming King mixed signals and makes Ezra jealous. Hanna misses being crowned, and Sean is photographed standing alone. Meanwhile, Ezra tells Aria that based on the night, he thinks it's a good idea that they don't see each other. Emily confronts Maya at the dance and asks her why Hanna thought they were going together. Frustrated and hurt, Maya reminds Emily that she was minding her own business; it was Emily that was complicating things after she claimed she needed space. Toby whisks Emily away to the Chem Lab to confide in her privately about his big secret, which the girls have just uncovered in what turns out to be Toby's file that Hanna retrieved from the psychiatrist, not Jenna’s. They send Emily a text message claiming that Toby killed Alison, making her more and more unsettled. As Toby tries to explain, she pushes him into the cabinet of beakers, injuring him badly before hurting herself as she runs away and trips on the train of her dress, hitting the hard floor and falling unconscious. At the end of the episode, Toby is dropping an unconscious Emily off at the emergency room and driving away.
Notes
- Right before Toby comes into the cafeteria, when Mona is sitting with Hanna and Spencer, Hanna sets her lip-gloss on the table, standing up. In the next shot, it is flat on the table.
Guest Stars
- Tammin Sursok as Jenna Marshall
- Chuck Hittinger as Sean Ackard
- Diego Boneta as Alex Santiago
- Brendan Robinson as Lucas Gottesman
- Rose Abdoo as Fortune Teller
- Brian Letscher as Mr. Gazzaro
- Keegan Allen as Toby Cavanaugh
- Carlson Young as Amber Victorino
- Jill Holden as Mrs. Welch
- Robert Keith Wyatt as Chewy
- Zachary Christopher Fay as Homecoming Student
Featured Music
- "Hold On" by St. Lola & The Fields
- "Worry About You" by 2AM Club
- "Same Night Sky" by 2AM Club
- "Only For Me" by 2AM Club
- "Make You Mine" by 2AM Club
- "Let Me Down Easy" by 2AM Club
Memorable Quotes
Aria: How did I just go from wearing mom jeans to being Samantha Ronson? |
Maya: Dance music isn't really my thing. I'm not really gaga for Gaga. |
Mona: If we start slipping up, you and I will be right back at the bottom again. Hanna: Yeah, well, I feel like I lost a few things on the way up. |
Emily: I'd think you would think homecoming is lame. Toby: It is pretty lame. But you're not. |
Spencer: Where's Alex? Melissa: He left. Spencer: What? Melissa: He left. Do you need me to Tweet it to you? |