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Pretty Little Liars Season 3 Episode 1

It Happened 'That Night

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AIRED: Jun 05, 2012

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A summer has passed and the girls reunite in Rosewood and try to get over whats happened.

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Pretty Little Liars' Season 3 Premiere: "I Play With Body Parts"

The final scene of "It Happened Last Night" gave us a hint of a much darker “A,” the perfect cap to an episode that already felt more mature than those of last season.

By Louis Peitzman, Jun 06, 2012

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Pretty little liars

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By jojoswagga13, Jan 04, 2013

It wAs. So amazing
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It Happened One Night

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By thefanof, Jun 19, 2012

My first time watching this show and I have to say that I get why people are addicted to this show. They got me hooked after one episode, and I am buried in the "A" drama already.

The acting in this episode was a little suspect, but they have the right balance of building their relationships with family and significant others, and then building on their long-running premise. An exciting show and I think they added a new fan in me.moreless
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Pretty Little Liars Premire Season 3

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By Queenkate83, Jun 08, 2012

I loved Lucy Hale in this episode but im really upset that her parents are getting a divorced bc of her Ezra's relationship i think that's just so annoying and not needed and defiantly unexpected. but i love the story line bc knowing the show they will end up getting back together but we will see what happens anyway i hate that Emily is so depressed bc of Mya's death totally understandable though but i dont like that she's depressed. i hate that Hannah is going to see "A" Mona in the hospital she should stay away for her own protection and i also hated that Spencer went to go see Garret but overall good episodemoreless
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Here we go again! - A

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By Chocolatier, Jun 06, 2012

Well...here we go again! Ring that bell because round two has begun. The opener to season 3 was a lot of fun and had some great moments that paid homage to the pilot episode that really made it seem like we're starting this crazy ride all over again.

So what has happened? Five months have passed, the girls are all sporting shorter, trendier hairstyles and A has been locked up...or so they think.

The episode mixed the sweetness of young love with the disturbing nature that comes with the show, focusing on all the couples as they celebrate a life free from A, but when Alison's body goes missing and mysterious texts start to appear, the girls once again lie when they're in the wrong place at the wrong time. While it may not be the smartest thing to do, you can understand that they've been through enough drama to not want to get involved in anything else. While the girls seem to be communicating openly once again they're all hiding individual secrets, we have Hannah who has been secretly visiting mona and running into Wren (is he going to throw a possible wrench in the caleb/hannah relationship?) and Spencer has been dodging calls from jailbird Garrett who seems to have the answers to some of the mystery. Aria is dealing with the same old parental issues while having panic attacks (I can't blame her) and Emily is going off the deep end in a struggle to remain positive in a world run by A.

Overall it was a great episode, the girls want to move on but they're never going to be able to, and just as they thought things were getting better, A reappears with photos to blackmail them. It's a drama filled world and I can't wait to see where they are heading and if the girls will have any victories at all in the process. Hopefully the strength of their friendship can keep them all from going over the edge, but I look forward to seeing at least one of them (bets are on Aria or Emily) completely break down as struggle to handle another year of being tortured by 'Team A'.

Lastly it did seem sweet that they were reverting back to many of the things that happened in the pilot, the entire first portion was eerily reminiscent of the night that Alison disappeared right down to Spencer's "I've looked everywhere"; to the song when Hannah was shopping, Aria twirling around in her dress in front of the mirror and reminiscing with Ezra (question, has only a year gone by?) about the moment they first met.

Keep the drama coming, but hopefully there will be some reprieve for these poor girls, I have a feeling Jenna will be coming back to give them hell though! We are in for quite a ride so here we go again!

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Amazing episode

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By Fan67859, Jun 06, 2012

The season premiere was full of twists and turns and shocking scenes. The episode was very thrilling. Great episode to start season 3
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Lucy Hale	Aria Montgomery
Ashley Benson	Hanna Marin
Shay Mitchell	Emily Fields
Troian Bellisario	Spencer Hastings
Laura Leighton	Ashley Marin
Ian Harding	Ezra Fitz

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Yani Gellman	Garrett Reynolds	Recurring Role
Keegan Allen	Toby Cavanaugh	Recurring Role
Julian Morris	Wren Kim	Recurring Role

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- The song is playing at the end of this episode, "Hands of Time" by Rachel Diggs, is the same song played at the end of the pilot episode.
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- The car Emily sees while jogging is the same car Jenna was driving in the season two finale. Both cars have the license plate number of CHD-2463, and are a light blue Mustang convertible.
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- It is revealed that Ella and Byron were married November 22, 1987 at 2:00pm; St. Barnard's Church 22 Church Street Rosewood, PA
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- It is revealed that Ella's parents' names are Jack and Judy Rose.
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- We learn that Ella's middle name is Jane and her madden name is Rose when Aria is helping her mom pack her things and opens her parents' wedding album.
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- Right before Hanna exits the store with her mother she remembers that she had forgotten to take off a necklace she had been trying on. When she takes it off she clearly does not re-clasp it, yet when it's shown hanging from the mannequin's hand in which Hanna put it; the necklace is clasped and hanging from its wrist.
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- International Air Dates:
  Canada: June 5, 2012 on MuchMusic
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- Tyler Blackburn (Caleb Rivers) and Janel Parrish (Mona Vanderwall) become series regulars with this episode.
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- Although credited, Chad Lowe (Byron Montgomery) does not appear in this episode.
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