'Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists' Exclusive Interview

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00:00We're back! We're back!

00:02So, new town, new mystery.

00:04That's right. Absolutely.

00:06Allison is new to Beacon Heights.

00:08She is.

00:09Is there a deeper reason why she's there?

00:12Absolutely, and to be honest, I don't even know all of it.

00:16You definitely start to understand. It's a mystery that's still being unfolded.

00:20Absolutely, but it's so worth it to be invested in it because it is very interesting.

00:25And part of the reason is Mona, of course.

00:28But, of course, she doesn't understand the full mystery behind it as well.

00:32It's a really fun mystery that I think is going to take some time to dole out,

00:35which is what's exciting about it.

00:37It's worth it, but also this is the first murder in Beacon Heights.

00:41And it's like a seemingly perfect town.

00:43Yeah, yeah.

00:44But that's what makes it creepy, exactly.

00:47Darkness follows Allison everywhere she goes, yes.

00:50What can you say about Allison and Mona's dynamic?

00:53Are they frenemies, allies?

00:55It's interesting, I think you see, this is what's fun, right?

00:57I think fans are excited to finally see Ally and Mona scenes.

01:01Yeah.

01:01Because from the few that we've had in life, we've been enemies.

01:05Yeah.

01:05Straight two frenemies.

01:07And now you get to really see them form a friendship.

01:10Yeah, they start to rely on each other.

01:11They both need each other, and I think they both start to like each other.

01:15Yeah.

01:16Which I think neither of them were really expecting.

01:18And they end up with a very sweet, very truthful friendship.

01:21Although I do love our slap scenes.

01:23I do love it.

01:24Yeah, you might get one.

01:25Yeah, you might, yeah.

01:26Yeah, they are fun.

01:28There is a murder mystery at the heart of this, I guess.

01:31Can we expect like an A-type figure on this show?

01:33Possibly.

01:35We'll see.

01:35Might be PTSD for these two.

01:37I know, right?

01:38A is buried, but some of the tactics aren't.

01:43I'm looking at.

01:43I think the general theme of the show is still very much like somebody watching, somebody

01:48knows your secrets, watch your back.

01:51And in that way, it is very much, again, in the vein of A, but not necessarily A.

01:57Right.

01:58Yeah.

01:58Different agendas, different reasons.

01:59Which you're just going to have to watch and see.

02:01Absolutely.

02:02And it's interesting.

02:03Will, Alice and Mona have been through so much.

02:06Yes.

02:07Will these past sort of continue to haunt them?

02:09Will we sort of see that impact in the perfectionists?

02:12Yeah, and I think you almost see it immediately with Allison.

02:14She's very confused, because her whole reason for going to Beacon Heights is for a fresh start,

02:18and to prove that she can be a better person, and she's not her old self.

02:23And almost immediately, some of her past is exposed, and she doesn't like it.

02:31Yeah.

02:32I think they both have some PTSD, and for Mona, I think she's so badly trying to like fight

02:37the person that she was, you know, how addicted she was to the dark side, and being in charge,

02:41and being this kind of puppet master.

02:42And she's like, no.

02:44You know, I'm going to try this different life.

02:47And she is always kind of tempted by the dark side.

02:50Yeah.

02:51So you'll see her kind of fall off a little bit, and then Allison comes in and kind of

02:54tries to help her.

02:55And it's a sweet friendship.

02:56Okay.

02:57Bring you back to life.

02:58Yeah.

02:59When I fall down the rabbit hole.

03:00Like, hey, come back.

03:01I need you.

03:02Okay, let me get you.

03:03And you two are coming from Pretty Little Liars.

03:06When fans found out that Emily wasn't going to be a part of the show, they were a little

03:10panicked.

03:11What would you...

03:12I understand.

03:13How would you describe their relationship status?

03:14Well, I mean, Emily and the babies are completely on Allison's mind all the time.

03:19And I think, you know, Marlene knows what she's doing.

03:24And you can't always please everybody.

03:26And the realistic side is people are busy.

03:28But honestly, I think she's handling it in the perfect way.

03:33The dust is settling with A. You know, that's not a thing anymore.

03:36And they're adults.

03:37And they have this family.

03:38And they're trying to figure out who they are as people.

03:42And, you know, a lot has happened.

03:44And Allison's done a lot of bad things.

03:46And she's hurt Emily in a lot of ways in the past.

03:49And I think a lot of it's based on trust.

03:51And so she's trying to get her masters and trying to become a professor.

03:56And at the same time, she's teaching.

03:57But her whole reason is so that she can get back to her family and make a better life for

04:02them.

04:03But, you know, it doesn't always work out that way.

04:05And we'll see how that unfolds.

04:06Any romance potential for Mona?

04:08That's a possibility.

04:10I think what's fun about Mona that you're starting to see, you know, is that she, with the help

04:14of Allison, realizes, you know, she can't always just be a lone wolf.

04:18She has to let people in sometimes.

04:19If she wants to have a happy, full life.

04:21And that starts with friendships, with our friendship.

04:23But it also could be something with a relationship, you know.

04:26I mean, she found love once before with Mike.

04:30And I don't think she's really opened herself up to that possibility again.

04:33So Allison kind of says to her, like, you know, you should just try to put yourself out there a little bit more.

04:37Like, let people in.

04:38I'm a little harsher than that.

04:39I'm like, hey, can you connect with the real people?

04:40Yeah, pretty much.

04:41You're right.

04:42I was sugarcoating it.

04:43You're kind of mean about that.

04:44Okay.

04:45I am kind of mean about that.

04:46But the little push helps Mona to kind of put herself out there.

04:48And you might see a little spark.

04:49We'll see.

04:50It could be fun.

04:51I think she deserves it.

04:52I'm just kidding.

04:53She totally deserves it.

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