Welcome to the "Pretty Little Liars
A-List Wrap Party."
I'm Ji Mai, a "PLL" fanatic,
and your host for tonight.
I've got an exclusive VIP access
to the hottest party in Hollywood.
[upbeat music]
♪
I am so excited for this wrap party,
but I'm also a little sad too.
- I mean, this is our last one. - Oh, I'm so excited.
I think this is awesome mainly just because
it's the best crew that I've ever worked with.
Can't believe it's been seven years.
Wrap parties are always fun,
and this is our final wrap party
so it's gonna be really awesome.
I'm very, very excited.
We've been working hard for seven years
so it's just time for us to celebrate.
Everyone deserves to have a really good night.
I'm sure craziness will ensue.
You guys, we're about to turn up
with the entire "PLL" squad.
I'm gonna dig up some dirt, get you some juicy secrets.
Are you ready? 'Cause its about to be on.
The "Pretty Little Liars A-List Wrap Party."
♪
Here we are inside the private A-List room
of the series final wrap party
with the five prettiest little liars on television.
Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson,
Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, and Sasha Pieterse.
How are you guys?
- all: Good. - Yeah.
Okay, mind blown with this last episode.
Did you have any idea that it would end like this?
- No. - Some of us did.
I think, Troian, you've known for a while.
You knew for a while, right?
- We didn't know. - Mm-mm.
- I... - But you've always... I think
some of us go to Marlene and we're like "So, tell us."
- Marlene did not tell me. - Yeah.
Marlene would not tell me this time though.
I did not know anything.
I actually overheard the ending
from another castmate and I didn't want to know.
- What? - I genuinely did not want
- to know until the end and so... - What do you mean?
Like you're walking by the water cooler and somebody...
- Who was it? - Drew Van Acker.
- What? - Oh, come on.
He knew, and that's how I found out.
Drew ruined it for me, but I loved it.
Okay, so you found out through Drew?
- Yeah. - And then, Shay,
you were saying somebody else knew before you?
Yeah, I mean, I think sometimes
throughout the years, you know,
some of us will go and ask the writers
to kind of explain to us what's gonna happen,
but for this one, yeah, I think Troian,
you were the first one out of us
to know what was gonna happen.
- Which makes sense. - That's so true to you,
even on your character on the show,
like, of course Troian would be the first to know.
How did you find out?
I found out because I'm A.D.
- Yeah, she's A.D. - I had to know.
I understand. When I was watching, you know,
it all go down after it was revealed,
you, Alex, the whole thing, I literally was like,
"I don't think I can still talk about this yet
because it's still so unreal."
This is seven years of not knowing.
- Yeah. - So how did you find out?
Was it a script you read, like...
No, no, no, I was always somebody
- who really liked to know... - Okay. Yeah.
And I like to know what was coming up
and I was constantly just asking Marlene like,
"Please tell me, please tell me, please tell me."
Finally she sort of pulled me aside privately.
I think that was two years ago now.
- What? - Wow! Wait.
- Yeah. - It was that long ago?
Well, she was thinking in terms of the end game.
Oh, it's just so nerve-racking
because I feel like that's
the biggest responsibility for "Pretty Little Liars"
is who carries out the final "dun-dun-dun."
So that's an honor for you to be...
- I's a total honor... - Yeah.
But at the same time, like, it was so much fun
to get to play Alex and Spencer in the finale,
but also, like, every scene that we got to share,
you know, together, like,
just us closing out our storylines
with, you know, watching the two of you
close out your storyline
and watching, like, the Ezria wedding,
which I still get so scared talking about these things.
I feel like I'm spoiling things.
You guys have seen everything.
- There's nothing I can spoil. - Oh, my gosh.
Now you mentioned about emotional moments
watching the girls in the finale episode.
What was epic to you guys?
What was hard to shoot?
What was the mood like?
Our good-bye scene in the script,
we didn't shoot it on the last day
but the dialogue was just even hard to say.
I think they only got, like, one good take
because my voice was cracking
and I, like, couldn't actually get the words out.
Yeah, it was weird to get the direction.
Marlene had to come in and be like,
"Could you be less emotional?"
- It was sad. - Yeah.
All right, Shay, Sasha,
fans have been all about Emison
since, like, day one.
Did you guys ever think
that these two would get their happy ending?
- Kind of. - Kind of, yeah, I don't know.
Emily's had so many girlfriends.
I think I've had more relationships
on this show than anybody.
So it's been a revolving door
of, like, girlfriends for Emily,
but I think, I mean,
that's definitely what the fans wanted and,
you know, we've worked together since the beginning.
And Alison had so many terrible relationships,
and Emily I think was the only one that,
like, truly loved her in that way.
- Right. - So, her recognizing that
I think was really sweet and important.
- Yeah. - Right.
What was it like shooting the proposal scene?
It was funny, yeah.
I think it was very fitting that it wast smooth,
- like we were in an argument. - Yeah.
We're not going to sleep
until you tell me what's in that purse.
You make me a better woman because you searched for one.
Do you promise to do that every day
- for the rest of our lives? - I love you too.
Shooting the scenes with our daughters was very fun
- 'cause you had one... - Yeah.
- I know! - Twin that was crying
the whole time, and one that was happy.
So we'd have to kind of switch.
- Yeah. - And then in, like,
a couple of our takes even
I'm pretending to have one in this arm,
but they would only show this baby...
Yeah, 'cause the other one was crying.
But I'm still moving this arm, yeah.
But not only that, they actually do look identical.
And the only way that we could really tell them apart
was their earrings, yeah.
One had pink flowers, the other one had blue.
It was really cute, yeah.
Oh, my gosh, and Lucy for you, too.
Ezria was the only relationship
that started way back in the pilot episode.
So how did it feel to have something that,
like, lasted for so long?
You know what, the fans of Ezria, they deserved that.
It felt right, like, I mean, it was... the strangest thing
was reciting those vows though.
I don't know, it just felt very real.
I don't know, it was weird.
But I can't image them not being together.
I mean, they've been through everything, so.
Right, wait I just have to rewind you to
when you were saying it felt so real. What do you mean?
No I was just... not that I want to marry Ian
in real life,
but that having to say that in real life
would feel very strange, yeah.
Yes, it actually takes you through what it's like to say
that to somebody, and look into their eyes and...
Nerve-racking, and in that moment
we could never break eye contact
- for the whole scene. - Right.
And I could tell internally he was laughing,
and I internally was laughing
'cause he does this thing with his mouth.
I was like, "Just don't do this to me."
- I know. - Because usually it's just
hard to get through scenes with him,
so it was funny.
And the fans appreciated it much.
So, Ashley, I have to ask you,
Hannah was the closest to Mona throughout the series
and I want to know at the very end,
did Hannah suspect Mona was Team A.D.
or did she think she was playing
the game the whole time? What do you think?
Even when Mona... I mean, after she tried to kill me,
like, running me over with a car, like,
Hannah still wanted to be by her side and stick up for her.
Why would you bring her to my rehearsal dinner?
I'm sorry, okay? I didn't know what else to do.
The last time we saw Mona she tried
to push you off the bell tower.
Yeah, and she feels bad about that.
Is Mona a good person? Like, is Mona bad?
No, I think she's good.
You know, the game was a very big thing
and it's a huge secret between me and the girls,
and when Hannah broke that trust
and introduced the game
to Mona she needed Mon's help.
She knew that Mon's mind could get them to
where they had to be to finish the game...
- Right. - So Mona really
helped them out.
And how did you feel when you found out
that Haleb was pregnant?
I always told Marlene
I wanted to have kids on the show.
So that was her little way of sneaking in
that I was gonna have a kid.
- [laughter] - Oh!
There's so much juiciness here. I love this.
Okay, well, we have to sneak into a break right now,
but we'll have more of the cast
with an exclusive on-the-set,
behind-the-scenes look at the finale.
But first, we gave each of our liars
a little time to think about what they've done
and to come clean in our photo booth confessions.
You'll be seeing their confessions
all through the night.
Don't even think about leaving this party.
I's just started, guys.
♪
This show changed my life
because you made this a success.
You tweeted with us, you Instagrammed with us,
you watched every episode.
You were there through everything.
I would not be sitting here
giving you this message if it weren't for all of you.
So I thank you from the very bottom of my heart.
You've made the experience
one that will be the best of my life,
and I love you guys so much.
♪
Remember when you were a total bitch to us?
Yeah, yeah.
- What are you doing here? - Yeah.
Welcome back to the "Pretty Little Liars
A-List Wrap Party."
We were just chatting about what it's like to be
wrapping up the show after seven life-changing seasons.
My favorite moments since I follow
all you guys on socials
is when you posted about your last table read.
That was a really emotional moment.
What was going on through your minds, you guys?
It was sad having everyone in the same room,
and coming together, and crazy.
It was just a very weird moment,
and emotions definitely took over.
- Right. - I had so many tissues
in front of me, yeah.
- Aw. - Welcome to Episode 720
of "Pretty Little Liars," "Till Death Do Us Part."
No, this isn't about money.
I's about having a home, and parents,
and friends who risk their lives for each other.
Knowing it never really ends. [applause]
Even the grown men executives were crying.
No way.
Yes, there were men in suits crying.
But it just... it goes to show how special the show was...
I think it's just bad because when you connect eyes with,
like, somebody... like, every time I see,
like, Ashle's crying then I bawled,
and I'm bawling, then she bawl... it's, like...
- Yeah, yeah. - Yeah, everybody was crying
in that room that day.
I think it sunk in, like, this is the last time
I will ever play this character
and I feel like Aria became part of my identity
because like I said we spent our 20s on the show.
That's when you're growing up
and figuring yourself out and...
Yeah, and we also remember that room
when we had our first table read,
like, I know what everybody was wearing...
- Yeah, I know. - I remember that so vividly.
It was the same room we had our first
and last table read in the same...
Yeah, that wasn't hard.
- Hey, that's awesome. - Yeah.
All right, if you weren't casted your character
and you could be casted another character,
who would you want to be?
- I've always said Mona. - Really?
I really like Mona. Yeah, just because
she's been, like, eight different characters.
There's kind of a little Mona in all of us I feel like.
Yeah, split personality? Yeah, totally.
I've always said Spencer because I love the character,
but I think it's because it's Troian.
There could be no other Spencer.
Right.
That actually kind of reminds me
of we were doing a scene together
and I was looking at Sasha playing Alison and, like,
we were all, like, lovey-dovey and, like, we're all friends
and I was thinking that she was, like,
gonna marry Emily and I was like,
"Remember when you were a total bitch to us?"
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Yes. - What are you doing here?
- What a change! - All right, Troian,
tell us about your role.
I mean, with the Alex and being a different character
but looking the same, and the British accent.
It was just a total blast and the crew, like,
joined in with me doing the accent.
It was, like, almost, like, British Day
whenever I would come and everybody would... everybody
just kept on talking to me in a British accent
and I was like, "Well, this makes it easier for me
to continue, I guess."
But yeah, it was a total blast.
Doing scenes with yourself is insane
because I would come in and Marlene would be like,
"Okay, who do you want to rehearse as first?
Do you want to be Alex or Spencer?"
And I would say, "All right,
"well, I want to be Alex because she's the one
"who has the freedom to move around in the scene
because Spencer's chained to the bed."
- Who are you? - [laughs] Really?
How hard did Mona hit you?
I'm just a girl who met a man when he came in from the rain.
That's really cool to picture now,
now that we've seen how it played out
to see what you were actually doing behind the scenes.
Yeah.
Who did you channel to get that Alex?
Were there any inspirations or any moments in your life
that you needed to get to get that grit and that?
Actually I watched a lot of, like, Sid Vicious.
- I wanted her to feel... - Oh, my gosh.
Very, very punk and Sid Vicious just,
like, didn't care at all about the way
that he was coming across.
He just did whatever he wanted.
That to me was Alex, especially
because it's such a contrast
to I think the way Alex views Spencer
which is so strung up,
and tight, and, like, all of this.
So whenever I wanted to be Alex I wanted to just be,
like, a mess and, like, spit and yell and everything.
Alex looked like a hot ball of fun.
I wouldn't have minded, like, meeting Alex...
- She's a hot mess, yeah. - In a pub somewhere.
How does it feel now after a long seven-year journey
to, I mean, literally after this wrap party
know that you're not going to come back,
and you're not going to work together...
- Don't say that. - And you're not gonna see
a lot of this crew.
How does that feel?
I think I'm gonna miss the people the most,
that's the thing.
I's like, our crew is hands down
the most amazing people I've ever worked with,
and they're not all gonna be
in the same place at the same time.
But it is a small world.
Like, I'm sure one day down the line
I'll work with Jill who does sound, or Carlos...
- Yes. - Who does B-camera, like,
I'm stoked to see what everyone does
'cause I know we're all gonna go off
and do really cool things
and take these fans from the show.
I know they're gonna support us in whatever we do.
- What about for you, Ashley? - I think that the show ended
at the time that it was supposed to and I think
that we're all very proud
of how successful the show has been
and just knowing that we've touched so many people's lives
and the last episode was truly our best episode ever.
I mean, we're always going to be a family.
This is not the end for any of us,
so tonight our wrap party, it's not like,
"Oh, my God, I'm never gonna see you again."
I's, "I can't wait to see you again,
or work with you or whatever," you know?
- Really, really cool. - I's just kind of crazy
'cause, like, growing up with, like, "Dawson's Creek"
or "The O.C." and when those shows ended
I remember how, like, heartbroken I was,
- and now that's, like, our show. - Yeah.
The last day of shooting was such an emotional day,
not only because of what you guys are sharing,
but your fans knew this too.
I mean, Ashley, you shared on Snapchat you were crying
and I felt it through your emotions
that you were really... things come to the end.
I know, Shay, for you too, you were getting emotional.
What was that like for you guys shooting the ending,
getting emotional,
and then also how are you conveying this to your fans?
I Snapchatted just because I thought it was really cool
for the fans to see, like, our last moments
together and, like, how we are with our crew
and the relationships that we've built
and, you know, it was all, like,
just a very genuine feeling that we were just, like,
leaving something that's been so much a part of our lives
for the last seven years and I think it was really cool
for the fans to know, like,
this is our last day, her's what it looks like,
her's what we're going through and...
How much we care about everyone.
Yeah, I think it was really cool
for them to see our last day
because we share it with them...
Right, they've been
a part of our journey for the entire way...
We share every... yeah, for the seven years.
So, like, when the final moments
you also want to share it with them,
even if our eyelashes are coming off
and we're crying our eyes out, you know?
Right, I cried, it was so hard.
Since we know this was going
to be a monumental occasion
we sent a camera crew to the set for the last day
of shooting for the final episode.
We wanted to see what that was like for all of you,
and of course share it with all your fans.
So let's take a look at it right now.
That's what those cameras were for.
- All right, now we know. - Now we know.
Rolling sound.
Action.
♪
[cheers and applause]
The last day was very strange.
I had never felt a feeling of feeling really sad
but at the same time excited.
I'm excited about the future, but I'm so sad
and upset to leave behind something
that means the world to me.
The last day was really hard.
There were so many emotions
and I came to set and I started crying.
I just remember being like... [gasping sobs]
Like, not being able to breathe.
I just remember being totally punch-drunk.
I was shooting in every scene twice, fighting with myself.
Well, I am Spencer now!
It was just completely overwhelming.
Every time we saw someone we couldn't look them in the eye
because we would literally automatically start crying.
Action. - It was a big wedding scene.
All the girls were there which felt right.
It felt right to do that scene on the last day,
and actually the last take,
the last camera shot was me crying
so it totally worked 'cause I was already upset.
That is a series wrap on Sasha Pieterse!
[cheers and applause]
There was no dry eye at all.
We were all hugging and, you know,
crying and laughing at the same time.
This is such an amazing experience
and it's a celebration.
Troian Bellisario!
[cheers and applause]
It was all gonna be over and there was nothing
that you could do to stop the passage of time.
Ashley Benson! [cheers and applause]
We've had the best cast, and the crew,
and everyone who's been working with us
have done such an incredible job
making an amazing show.
Shay Mitchell! [cheers and applause]
Being on the show for these past seven seasons
has been the best time of my life.
- Lucy Hale! - It was emotional.
I don't think there was a dry eye in the house
from all the crew members, to the cast, to the producers.
Thank you for working so hard, and being so fantastic,
and to seven seasons of love I say cheers.
- all: Cheers! - [cheers and applause]
This party is just getting started.
We'll be right back with the cast
and the mischievous mind behind the show.
Don't go anywhere, or else.
♪
I's weird saying good-bye to you
because it's not a good-bye.
I just wanted to say thank you for everything.
You guys are so amazing.
We did this all for you,
and it was seriously worth every second.
A lot of you have said how much "PLL" has affected you
and I want you to know that you guys have affected us
and just, like, a really big thank you.
I have so much gratitude in my heart.
♪
Everybody has said to me... everyone on this couch
has said to me that they wanted to be "A" at some point in time.
No way!
And now the party can really get started
because we have the mastermind behind "Pretty Little Liars"
with us, the woman who developed the series
and directed the finale along with so many other episodes,
Marlene King is in the house!
[cheers and applause]
And looking fashionably fierce, too.
Thank you, well, these guys taught me everything I know.
So we all just watched the most epic finale ever.
Did you have this ending in mind?
And how long have you been planning it?
Well, definitely for years.
I didn't know sort of scene by scene by scene
what it was going to be like until a few months
before we started shooting it,
even a few weeks for some things,
but we knew who A.D. was, and who A.D. was going to be,
and what the connections to all the dots were going to be.
So for years, really.
I see, and for you, ladies,
what was your favorite plot twist in the finale?
I would say Alex, yeah.
That was the ultimate plot twist.
That was the biggest plot twist.
As a writer, some of the fun was convincing the audience
that Spencer was A.D.
for I think several acts before then we realize
that wasn't Spencer at all, that was Alex.
Did you guys ever, you know,
try to give her ideas with who A.D. should be or...
Everybody has said to me... everyone on this couch...
I don't know if Shay has said it,
but everybody else has said
that they wanted to be "A" at some point in time.
- I think everyone wanted... - No way!
I think every character...
- Brendan... - Brendan.
Everybody on the show wanted to be "A."
Oh, Brendan.
I's sort of the most coveted role on the show.
Everybody wants to be either bad,
or A.D., or a combination of both.
- Right. - And Lucy got to really have
a turn this year too
which I thought was really fun.
Marlene was so amazing and gave me the best storyline
I could have asked for so it was fun
to go to the bad side for a little bit,
but she came around in the end, so.
- You got to wear the hoodie. - I got to wear the hoodie.
That's all I wanted, yeah.
Also, can I just say that was really fun?
Because I got to direct the episode.
- After, okay. - Then you just come in after.
And then once he kind of starts to chip away at that...
Just have him cross this out.
Yeah, and action.
It was so clear that I guess you had been, like,
thinking about it for a while
because the second that I put, like, the camera on her
and I was like, "All right, go nuts,
I want to see what you do with this,"
it was like she had made every choice.
I'd been preparing for many years.
And I've also never seen you so evil,
and I was like, "Yup, you got it."
Looking over the last seven seasons, "Pretty Little Liars"
has tackled a lot of social issues.
Which do you think had the most impact on your audience?
I think two... one of them
is just the whole idea of bullying.
Bullying online, and bullying at school.
I's so prevalent in society,
and the show tackles it literally every episode.
And also sexuality, Emily's coming out story.
People forget, seven years ago it was still...
and I think it still is now a big deal.
- It still is. - If you don't live
on the East Coast or the West Coast,
you know, you're struggling.
And so I think we're all extremely proud
of giving a face to a young woman
who came out to her friends
and was unconditionally accepted by everyone.
Have you had any stories where fans have come up to you
and told you what "Pretty Little Liars" has done for them?
- Oh, my God, all the time. - Yeah, all the time.
- All the time. - I've had older women
come up to me and saying
that they wished that the show was on
when they were in school, you know, so that
they could've had somebody that they would relate to
and it's just really nice to know
that as entertaining as our show is,
it also has that impact on their lives
in a very important way, yeah.
And I had... somebody sent me a letter
that I kept on my desk, and I shared with you...
- You brought it to me, yeah. - And everyone.
It was a transgender college student
who had tried to commit suicide
and when she came out of the hospital
all she had was "Pretty Little Liars"
and she binge-watched it and came out of her depression.
Those kind of things are so meaningful to us.
Wow, I know as a fan myself,
when I get to bond with other people
who have watched "Pretty Little Liars"
it brings you into this in-crowd
where you just understand that it's a bond,
it's a sisterhood, it's a relatability
and it's an empathy for everybody
and what they're going through out there
and I love that "Pretty Little Liars"
brought that to everybody.
'Cause crazy as it is, I always say,
and I've always said it, it's a story about friendship.
Well, I couldn't have imagined this day
without you guys.
Let's take a selfie before the photographer gets here.
Yeah.
I's a story about unconditional friendship
- between these five people... - Yes.
And that's what the heart of the show is.
Aw, well, thank you so much for joining us.
Now you can get back to the rest of your party
while we get ready for some more surprises.
Coming up next we have a very special look back
at seven seasons of mystery and murder
that you're not gonna want to miss.
♪
I just want to say thank you so much from the bottom
of my heart for supporting us
and this show for the past seven years.
You guys are the best fans and honestly if it weren't for you
we wouldn't have been able to have this amazing experience.
Thank you so much.
I hope you love the ending, and, yeah, here we go.
Let's see whats coming up.
♪
When you're that young, you're, like, 15 and someone
says they want to kill you, like, I would tell my parents.
And also "A" was always threatening to kill you.
Totally.
Welcome back to the "Pretty Little Liars
A-List Wrap Party."
The series has come to an end,
so we're partying like there's no tomorrow,
and we're giving the girls their last chance
to reveal their secrets.
So, ladies, I want to know, what was it like for you guys
when you first met each other?
Like first impressions compared
to what you know of each other today?
I remember thinking about Shay,
she's really glamorous and beautiful
and she's got great hair. And she's so smart.
I don't know if a lot of people know that about Shay.
She's so smart, and worldly, and cultured.
And what I remember about Troian is at the table read,
I was like, "I love her voice."
It was so, like, husky, and raspy.
And so that was my first, initial reaction.
And she's just one of those people that whatever she does,
she does it really well.
I's, like, annoying, but awesome at the same time.
But Ashley and I go way back.
We met on MySpace when we were 15.
- Get out! - Oh, my God, my mermaid hair.
- What? - Your mermaid hair.
It was a beautiful photo.
- And that horrible bikini. - You looked great.
Oh, my gosh, that's crazy. What about for you, Troian?
What was your first impression of the ladies?
My favorite actually embarrassing story
about the first time that I experienced Sasha
was we were in the bathroom together and I assumed
that she was my age at the time which was like...
- I assumed she was a young 20s. - Yeah.
I was, like, washing my hand and I was like "God,
"the way that you play Alison,
"you got that, like, mean girl,
that, like, middle school mean girl."
I was like, "You just brought me back to,
like, being, like, 12, or 13 or something like that."
And I had no idea that she was actually...
- 12. - Only 12.
- It was 12. - Just turned 12.
And she was very polite about it
and she was like, "Oh, thank you, I'm so..."
- Wait. - But I just remember, like,
looking at her and being like, yeah, like,
you've got this character down and I didn't realize that
there was a 10-year age difference between us.
- That's crazy. - That's insane.
There's nobody else who could've played Alison.
- How? - Literally nobody.
We had the best Alison under the sun.
- Aw, that's so sweet. - Thanks.
All right, so for you, Shay, what's a funny memory you have
of these ladies when you first met them?
Funny memory I have is when we shot the pilot in Vancouver.
I'm Canadian so I'm used to the cold, and I just remember
looking at all of them with, like, massive jackets on
and to me I was like, "This is a nice fall day."
- It was December. - I know it was,
but for me it wast...
- It was freezing cold. - That cold.
- It was so cold. - Yes, it was.
We were outside fighting,
and it started snowing and we were in bikinis.
No, for that scene, but I wast there.
She's asking my first impression when I first saw you guys,
and we were walking to Thanksgiving dinner.
So in my mind...
It was look at these California bitches.
I was like, yeah,
they all have big jackets on and...
All right, so I want to know, what would you guys do
if the things that happened
to your characters happened to you in real life?
I would change my phone number,
and I would've gone to the police.
And your parents. I would've told my parents.
If someone was harassing me like that, I would 100%
tell my parents before it got that bad.
Sasha, for real, at that young of an age...
For reals.
When you're getting random text messages and somebody...
Totally, but I have a close relationship
with my parents so maybe that's why.
I think anybody would call the police ASAP.
Yeah, but, no, think about it.
At that age, when you're that young,
you're like 15 and someone says
they want to kill you? Like, I would tell my parents.
And also, "A" was always threatening to kill you.
Yeah, regular.
Like, those are the messages to you is, like...
- Totally. - They were really violent.
Or, like, Lucy, when you were stuck in a box.
[panting and whimpering]
[screams]
What would you do in real life?
I'm 100% certain I could take anyone out.
I know I'm small, but I feel like I could've...
whoever put me in that box,
I feel like I could knock them out in real life.
- I would find a way. - See?
I would never be put in that position...
- Well, it's true. - Because it would just never...
I also think we wouldn't have gone
in the forest as often as we did.
- Yes, stop going in the woods. - You know, like, I think
I would've learned my lesson, yeah.
And stop going to the woods in heels.
In heels, like, quit wearing your heels
- running through the woods. - That's my new Instagram bio,
"Stop going into the woods with heels."
Now, with so many characters being murdered in the show,
what was the most surprising death?
Which was something you guys didn't expect?
In order to actually surprise me on the show
it would have to be somebody like Toby, or like Caleb,
or like Spencer, you know what I mean?
That would be actually shocking.
Is that the same for all of you ladies, too?
I think I was still shocked when my dad died,
- that was kind of... - Yeah.
Oh, yeah I forgot your dad died. That was sad.
Well, it happened in the jump, right?
- Yeah, yeah. - What'd you say?
- I forgot her dad died. - Ashle's like,
"Oh, yeah, I forgot your dad died."
Your dad died, yeah, yeah.
I think that was also the thing, why it was never
so surprising whenever anybody died on our show,
because they would just come back for flashbacks.
- Right. - Right.
You know what I mean? So you knew when somebody died
you'd be talking to Ashley
and be like, "Oh, man, it sucks that you're dying
but, like, now I'll probably see you more."
Like, we saw Andrea way more after Jessica died.
- Totally, yeah. - You know?
- Yeah. - Because we did lose
so many beloved
and not so beloved characters over the years,
we thought we should take one last look back
at those who didn't make it out of Rosewood alive.
This is our "Pretty Little Liars" in memoriam.
[somber pop music]
♪
♪ See your face
♪ In front of me
♪ Lost in love
♪ And make believe
♪ When we're close time stands still ♪
♪ And all is silent
♪ In your eyes I can see the truth ♪
♪
♪ In the night as we stand here and all is quiet ♪
♪ These are the words that are meant for you ♪
♪ So hear me now
♪ Fragile sounds of my heart ♪
♪ Beating loud for you to hear ♪
♪
♪ See me now
♪ As a part of your dreams ♪
♪ Before I'm gone and you won't see ♪
♪ Only when I see your eyes ♪
♪ The love so pure it shines so bright ♪
♪ And I know exactly why I feel the way I do ♪
♪ Never leave
♪ I heard you say
When we come back I'm going to be asking the questions
that you fans have been dying to have answered.
So stick around, the "Pretty Little Liars
A-List Wrap Party" has just started.
[upbeat music]
I just wanted to say thank you for supporting us.
Thank you for giving us
a reason to be together for seven years.
And I'm just super excited to see what happens next.
I'm so, so happy that I will always,
always have this show to watch episode
after episode for seven seasons
and I can just go and visit all my friends,
and that's all because of you.
♪
So we've had a lot of funny moments, a lot of laughs,
- a lot of like... - A lot of boob grabbing.
Boob grabbing, nipple grazing.
To each other.
There's boob grabbing on the set?
Welcome back, guys, we were just talking about you.
Well, not you personally but you fans in general
'cause "Pretty Little Liars" fans
are among the most passionate
and like to get very personal, wouldn't you guys say?
- Yeah. - So let's find out
what's some of their most burning questions.
- You guys ready for this? - both: Sure.
Okay, if you could've changed one thing
about your characters what would it be,
and why would you change it?
- Shay, you can go. - Yeah.
They all think that I'm gonna say her wardrobe.
- I'm not like Emily style-wise. - I think we know this.
Seeing on Instagram you love a good, pretty piece of fashion.
Definitely do. I don't really know
if there is much I would change about Emily.
- Really? - No.
I really do like how she was.
So if you were gonna pick one item of clothing
that Emily could start wearing, what would it be?
- Heels. - Yeah, probably heels.
- Yeah. - Okay, nice.
What about for you, Ashley?
- Nothing. - Nothing at all?
- No. - You loved your character
- just the way she was? - Mm-hmm.
But that's, like, being an actor, like, for me,
like, Acting 101 is not judging the character.
I think when you judge and be like, "Why was she doing that?"
you get... that's the wrong thing.
Ari's not me.
Although I would not act like Aria,
or do the decisions she made,
that's who she is, that's how she's written.
You have to accept that, you know?
Troian, I feel like you're very similar to Spencer
because Spencer is very intelligent
and I mean, those sides are the same.
Is there anything you would have changed about Spencer?
No, I agree.
I really, I mean, there's...
I could not have said it better than Lucy
- and they are who they are... - Right.
And we feel lucky to have portrayed them
for as long as we did.
Yeah, now who was your favorite villain on "PLL"?
I mean, I love some old school Ali.
I was just gonna say the same thing.
I really do.
I think Ali's my favorite villain.
But Mona too, like, I love dark Mona.
I love Mona and Radley, you know, she's crazy.
- Yes. - And I love Alex.
I love Alex. I also love
when we thought that Spencer was bad for a second,
and when she was in the insane asylum that was interesting.
Ooh, that was juicy.
You weren't really a villain.
Felt very much "Girl Interrupted"
- for you in those moments. - Yeah, I loved that.
What's one thing you ladies will miss about one another?
One thing. I know there's a lot.
You guys have covered some but what's the one thing?
- For each person? - Yeah.
I would say, well, for Troian she's the advice,
you know, go to her, and also she explains words.
Like, we'd read a word and Ashley
and I would be like, "Troian, what does it mean?"
- No, you wouldn't. - She's the dictionary.
You guys would get into a competition...
- We would argue, we would. - About who was right about it,
and then you'd be like, "Troian, what is that?"
And then all of a sudden you guys would start,
- like, hitting each other. - Yeah, I know.
You'd be like, "Got it right, got it right."
- Yeah, we would do that. - Troian's you're human Siri.
- Yeah. - Ashley, I'm gonna miss
the uncomfortable moments she puts you in
when she does her pranks and jokes with the crew and cast.
I mean, one time she actually made our hair person think
that she burned Ashley on the arm...
- Oh, my God! - And I had to sit in it.
- That's so wrong! - And I was so uncomfortable
because I knew she was joking
but, like, she just lets you sit in it
until it's uncomfortable.
And I'm like, "Okay, we need to tell her
that you're joking," you know, and she just doesn't.
- Ashley, that's evil. - Yeah.
- I love it. - Luce,
I'm gonna miss your little...
she's, like, the most, best gift giver,
best, like, arts and crafts,
so, like, I always see her working
on something and every sing... you know,
she really does give the best gifts.
- Aw, thanks. - And Sash, I mean,
my partner in this.
We've had a lot of funny moments, you know?
We have a lot of... a lot of laughs.
A lot of laughs, a lot of, like...
- A lot of boob grabbing. - Boob grabbing, nipple grazing.
Protecting each other. Yeah.
There's boob grabbing on the set?
Oh, yeah. No, no, no, in scenes.
In, like, our sex scenes and...
Oh, got it.
You know I'm here for you, right?
Why are you getting so sentimental?
I'm trying to create a vibe here,
and it definitely is not sweet.
I was just actually thinking, like, the thing that
I'm gonna miss the most is that on our set
I don't think I've ever laughed harder.
Like, there were just so many moments at 3:00 a.m.
when I thought I was going to pass out
if I had to run through the woods
in my heels one more time and then, like,
Ashley would say something and I would literally just,
like, fall to the ground in the wood chips
of the Warner Brothers back lot.
And I just don't... I don't feel like
I've ever had that much consistent fun.
I'm gonna miss going to work and everyone has a good time,
but the second that camera rolls everyone knows their lines.
Like, this is the most fun group of girls,
but also the most professional.
There was never a moment where I was like, "Oh, my God!
Why don't they know their lines?"
Or, "Why aren't they..." and then the second someone
yells cut it's back to being goofy.
So it was the equal amount of work and fun.
I can actually see that here even today.
There's so much glam, obviously you guys
have to get dressed for the wrap party.
You ladies were on time. Glam was wrapped,
outfits together, everybody in position.
I mean, you're very, very professional
and you guys know the drill.
You're amazing.
Which brings me to ask, do you think you would be open
to a reunion years from now, let's say, like,
a 10-year reunion show or anything like that?
I would definitely be open to a reunion
just 'cause I would want to see everybody
and it would very much depend on what it was for,
and what the characters
were gonna be doing next and why we were doing it.
I mean, I would never want to pass up an opportunity
to do that, you know what I mean?
But I think the great thing about our friendship
is that I feel like I can have that with the girls
with or without a reunion.
So I think the reunion will have to be...
it would have to be pretty special
and I think we would all really want it
to be something that would be...
- Yeah, meaningful. - Do it justice.
- Yeah, to do it justice. - Right.
I don't feel like you ladies would lose much touch anyway.
I can see that when you guys have children,
or start a new company I feel like you guys
would be there to support one another.
- Yeah. - Well, don't kick off
your party shoes just yet
because we still have so much more fun
that you can't miss, guys.
You got to grab a snack but come right back for more
of the "Pretty Little Liars A-List After Party."
♪ ♪
I just want to thank you guys,
our fans for being with us these last seven years.
I's been so crazy and we wouldn't be able
to have done all these seasons without you.
Your support means the world to us.
I's been so fun getting to meet all of you guys
and seeing your feedback on Twitter,
and talking with you guys.
So thank you so much, we love you,
we wouldn't be here without you.
♪
Are there any secrets that you could finally let out now?
Dirty secret.
Yeah, I'm so glad that I can finally just,
like, air out all that dirty laundry.
Hey, you 're back!
So we're just getting into the juicy stuff.
I have a huge question for you guys.
I want to know, now that the series is over,
are there any secrets that you guys
have kept from your family, from your friends,
that you could finally let out now?
- Dirty secrets. - Right.
Yeah, I'm so glad that I can finally just,
like, air out all that dirty laundry.
Was there a moment that you guys had to keep a secret
and it was so hard
whether it was your family asking you,
bothering you, your fans, that you were like,
"Oh, I can't wait till this just gets free"?
My family, like, learned to quit asking me I think,
like, season two because...
- Oh, really? - Yeah, they just quit asking
- because they knew I couldn't. - Yeah, I mean,
and I think now everyone knows the storyline
so we... it's been nice to not have to keep anything.
- Right. - What are secrets from the set
that most fans wouldn't know?
- We hide our phones... - Insane asylum... yeah.
Like, we always... like, they're all...
- There's always a phone... - Around us right now.
We all have our phones here but, like...
Where's your phone, you guys?
Show it, where's your phone?
Mine is actually downstairs, so.
Really funny.
- So, we hide them always. - Oh, nice.
You could have your real phone but...
Real phone in the scene,
it's just our character's case.
Not mine.
I had this, like, old 1999 cell phone
for the longest time.
All right, who is the highest maintenance on set?
Who takes the longest to get ready?
- Ian Harding. - The boys take forever.
Wait, seriously?
They take forever to come down, like, dressed...
- Yes. - What?
They take the longest to change.
They've got hair and socks
to worry about, what?
You'd be shocked.
And out of you guys here,
who would you say is gonna be the most on time?
- I'm always late. - I'm always five minutes late
because I always have to get coffee.
And who's lowest maintenance
if there wasn't glam, God forbid?
Who would be like, "That's fine, let's shoot"?
Probably Troian. Or Ashley, yeah.
Oh, for real?
Oh, but you need your coffee and you're good?
- Mm-hmm. - So over the last seven years
what has fan support meant to you?
You guys have seen it change
and grow to a huge, unbelievable amount today.
What has it meant for you in your personal life?
I think because it's been so huge internationally
it's cool for me cause my family's in South Africa
and so that's how my family
sees me is, you know, through the show.
And just the fact... I saw the other day, like,
our show is in the top five shows
almost in every country.
- Yeah, that's crazy. - Wow.
Which is mind-blowing. Mind-blowing.
- Yeah. - And I think you only
kind of realize that when you get out
because we're always shooting on a sound stage.
You don't really know
how other people are reacting to the show,
and you really notice that when you travel
and you go abroad and you realize
that it's really globally successful.
- I's crazy. - Yeah.
- Wow. - And they're so into it.
They're little investigators and, like, they know more...
- Brazil. Brazil? - About our show than we do.
- When we went to Brazil? - Oh, my gosh, yes.
My favorite story about Shay is, you know,
this was very... this was, like, season two.
- Season two. - We got off the plane
and there were hundreds of little girls there
and I was like, "Oh, my God, who is here?
Like, someone really famous is here."
both: We were so excited.
- Someone here is, like... - And then we realized,
oh, like, they were there to see us
and I had never experienced that.
I still haven't experienced anything
- like that since then, so. - No, no.
both: Lucy, Shay, come down!
That's... they would yell that from the hotel.
- Oh! - It was funny.
- That was a fun trip. - That's so sweet, aw.
Any memorable fan gifts that you've gotten, or letters?
- I think tattoos on bodies. - Yes.
I think there's a guy that has all of our faces tattooed.
There's a guy that has all of our faces.
- Who we met. - Yeah, who we met.
I met in Germany and he had my face first...
- Yeah, I met him... - And then slowly but surely.
At a Beyoncé concert and he has everybody's
And he has all of our faces.
- Yeah. - That's some dedication.
Yeah.
I don't know who the artist was,
but they actually are great.
- They look pretty good. - They did a good job?
They did a really good job.
Yeah, you wouldn't want your bad side
- on this person's arm forever. - No, right.
- That's good. - Yeah.
They're just amazing, they're really supportive.
Well, because you fans are so special
we wanted to give you one last chance to say good-bye,
so let's take a look at our fan farewells.
all: We're "Pretty Little Liars" biggest fans!
There's so much that I'm gonna miss about the show.
The girls' fashion,
all the friendships, being a little bit afraid
every time I got a text message
because what if it was from "A"?
What we're gonna miss most of all is live tweeting
with all the other "Pretty Little Liars" fans.
Thank you for seven years of just pure enjoyment,
and laughter, and hysterical crying.
Emily's coming out was one of my favorite storylines
because it helped me deal with my own struggles.
How lucky am I to have a show
that makes saying good-bye so hard?
This is Anne from Mexico,
and I have the most amazing memories
from live-tweeting with the cast,
the crew, all the fans.
Through all seven seasons there's never a dull moment.
As dedicated fans,
we'll miss seeing you all on the screens.
I's so hard to make something so special
to so many people, but you did it,
and it was awesome, so congratulations.
Thank you to the cast and crew of "Pretty Little Liars"
for making my Tuesday nights amazing.
Thank you, and farewell, my friends.
Thank you for everything.
- I love you all to death. - Thank you.
Congratulations on a wonderful show.
- We'll miss you. - both: We love you!
Thanks for the wonderful memories,
"Pretty Little Liars."
all: Shh!
Hello, you pretty little liars.
I's me, Eric Stonestreet, here,
saying congratulations on seven years
of such a fun show that so many people enjoyed.
- I'm gonna miss it. - Hey, what's up?
I'm Adrienne Houghton from "The Real"
and I am such a huge fan of "Pretty Little Liars."
You guys keep me at the edge of my seat every week.
Congratulations, "Pretty Little Liars"
- on seven seasons. - We will miss you.
Since it's the final season of "Pretty Little Liars"
I'm really gonna miss running home
to watch the final episode.
both: Congratulations, "Pretty Little Liars,"
on seven seasons, we'll miss you.
And I wish you all the best,
you pretty little liars, you.
♪
This has been a great night, and I'm sorry to say
that the party and the series really is over.
I can't believe I'm saying that.
Now it's time for all of us to say good-bye to the show
that has kept us guessing, and gasping, and texting,
and tweeting for seven unforgettable seasons.
From the cast and crew of "Pretty Little Liars,"
thanks for coming to our "A-List Wrap Party,"
and remember, two can keep a secret
if one of them is dead.
Good night, everybody,
Ladies, congratulations. Cheers.
all: Cheers.
Cheers.
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