I think by now it's pretty evident I don't care who/what A is and what he/she/it wants. I am in it for the girls and their friendships and ships and family. For all I care A could be a consortium of bored Dutch housewives having some weird fun, or zombie Alison out for brains. Whatever :)
I love how desperate Caleb is to talk to Hanna and how oddly vulnerable he seems. And I love the way Aria sticks up for her friend. But the main reason this scene has gotten capped was because of Aria's Mom's face when she thinks this is the boy Aria is dating. Because that is pretty much my face during every Caleb scene.
I don't like them being miserable - they are my happy shiny ship! Ezra/Aria are my comfort food one and Spencer/Toby is the angsty drama one. I need Hanna/Caleb to be my happy place! Oh, and the way they look at each other, and how he tries to apologize and...and...and. Make up for my sanity! The sweetly vulnerable queen bee and the boy with nowhere to go need to be together asap.
Every one of their scenes makes me love them more and more. Also, by now they seem to show their soulmatey status by color-coordinating :) Though honestly, show, they have enough obstacles without their parents telling them they shouldn’t see each other…
The whole sequence through these two eps of Caleb trying to get to Hanna and get a second chance - it's pretty much written just to my specs even if it did get me all horribly weepy. I don't know what got me more - the scene with Hanna's Mom, who is being wonderful (and a responsible adult!) and Caleb clearly wishing he had a Mom like that, or Mona (boo hiss!!!!) taking his note to give to Hanna but tearing it up and throwing it out - and he told Hanna he loved her in it!!! *sob sob sob* Or Hanna seeing him as he gets on the bus and not calling after him because she didn't get his note. Or the always-awesome Lucas bringing Caleb back because he found out about the note business and because he wants Hanna to be happy. Oh, hell, the very fact that Caleb came back - he has nothing to hold him in this town except for Hanna, but he came back for Hanna even if she doesn't seem to want him - because even a chance with her is worth it. It kills me kills me kils me.
Some Aria/Ezra cuteness. I confess by now I am losing interest in them compared to the awesomeness of the other ships.
Oh holy God. I thought I was going to hyperventilate right then and there. But the way he just stands there, not making a move, letting her pick whether to be seen with him or not. And the way she runs to him, not caring if everyone sees. And this is so huge - the logical Spencer not caring at all about the pros-and-cons, and Toby, the boy who has people cross the street when he approaches, having someone who so openly shows everyone she is his. I am having so many feelings, I could probably stockpile them. Though I do wonder if whoever locked Spencer in that teeny shed did it so she would get all emotionally unbalanced and thus forget caution and seek Toby out (because there is the whole issue with perception for her possible jury trial).
This is pretty much the last way a gal wants to see her boyfriend shirtless - being made to have sex with another girl. Spencer, you have my permission for a mindwipe. OK, let me see if I figured it out - Jenna was making Toby have sex with her (I sympathize with the lusting, Jenna, because he's really hot, but if you need to threaten him with rape charges to get him into bed, it isn't worth it), Ian the pervert was taping it, Ali found out about the taping and got pissed because she was in love with Ian and didn't want him to jerk off to other girls, so she blinded Jenna on purpose as a punishment (by making up that insane story and starting the fire). And then she blackmailed Toby to take the fall, blackmailed Jenna with the tape to keep quiet and also leave for good, and this way was planning to get Ian back all to herself. Jesus, the girl was a psycho. Also, all of this would have been avoided if the good people of the town used blinds. I mean, who thinks it's a good idea to be sexing your stepbrother in front of an open window?
OK, a hot guy with a book? That is pretty much nirvana, as far as I am concerned. :) I do love how she totally falls asleep in his arms/on his lap, despite all the stress from the plan to catch Ian that night, because she must feel utterly protected. Also, there was this exchange:
Spencer: "Look, I've never had a safe place to land. But now I feel like I do, so I want you to stay safe."
Toby: "If you need anything tonight, I'll be there for you."
Spencer: "I love knowing that."
Dangermousie: AWWWWWWWWW.
Bring on s2!!!
Spencer and Toby made me ridiculously happy in this ep. It helped that they were the only couple that did not make me groan in frustration. I did love how they managed to see each other, despite their families saying they can't, and how they just work together. Plus, cuddles!
And now we have entrant n1 in the driving me nuts sweepstakes. I honestly do not get why Aria is upset that Ezra had a serious girlfriend to whom he was engaged, a relationship that was over before Aria and Ezra met. And her constant freak out about it, to me, is an age thing. No matter how mature she is, she is a teenager. When you date in your thirties, you expect your significant other to have had some serious relationships before you (or even a marriage, who knows). Even in your twenties, the chances are, your partner is likely to have dated steadily before. But Aria is 17 (or 16?). So to her it's a huge huge deal. It's realistic but I wish they'd move on past it, because I am not 17 any more myself and so to me it's getting a bit much.
OK, I keep dwelling on the whole Jenna thing (side note - does it never occur to anyone in this show to lock their laptops?) Once again, the whole priorities thing comes up - Toby went to reform school and Jenna covered up for Alison and did all that other stuff because of the whole 'step-siblings who sleep with each other' thing. At least Toby's actions make some sense - he was clearly desperate to get away from Jenna by whichever means necessary, and was probably worried Jenna was going to say he raped her, but Jenna's actions are totally out of proportion - the way she treats that tape is as if it shows Jenna and Toby making WMDs in their room. Maybe it's because I watch kdramas and the Borgias, but why is it a huge thing - why is Jenna is willing to risk so much to get her hands on the tape? What did she think would happen to her if the tape surfaced? I mean, Jenna blackmailing Toby into sex is the problem, not the fact that he is her stepbrother - people do not get jailed for having sex with their step-siblings. And I am pretty sure blackmailing someone into sex is a crime, but realistically, chances of a prosecutor taking on that case are slim to nil. I guess her reputation is that important to Jenna but still - when people start getting murdered, perhaps a priority reorganization is in order. And the cop who is risking his career and committing a crime so as to protect Jenna from something which won't land her in jail? Is WTF...
May I say how much I love Lucas and how cool he is? Seriously, he went all the way to God know what to bring Caleb back and to let him know about the note, because he wants Hanna to be happy.
Entrant n2 in the 'they are driving me insane' category. I mean, I totally get Hanna feeling betrayed because she opened up to Caleb, but I want her to get over it soon. I mean, he didn't cheat on her or eat a baby. And he apologized and did the right thing as soon as he could.
But oh, God, they make me melt. Melt melt melt. I am not sure what I loved more:
Hanna: "You are not allowed to do that."
Caleb: "What?"
Hanna: "You are not allowed to look at like me like that"
Or Caleb telling Hanna: "Most of my life I've felt alone even when I was with people. That was until I met you."
Or his "If you let me, I know I would make it up to you. Because I love you."
You see why I desperately want her to take him back? But I love that while he wanted/hoped she would forgive him and give them another chance, he didn't push - he just wanted her to know the truth about how he felt.
God, they are perfect. And you know, if this is the end of Hanna/Caleb, this would be such a note of grace on which to end it - because she now knows that what was between them was real. Though if it is the end of them, we are going to have nasty nasty words, show!!!
I friend!ship these two so much.
