Warning: This post contains spoilers from the season 1 finale of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.
The Liars got their answers.
the masked creep), to get back at the women who caused Angela’s death.
Robert Stanton on ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’.HBO Max
Additionally, Tabby and Imogen confronted Chip (Carson Rowland) about sexually assaulting them and he confessed.
(Imogen stabbed Archie shortly before giving birth.
Beasley was stabbed by his own wife, which he deserved.)
Maia Reficco, Malia Pyles, Chandler Kinney, Bailee Madison, and Zaria on ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’.HBO Max
As for Clanton, he was arrested.
He didn’t stay down for long.
EW spoke with co-showrunnersRoberto Aguirre-Sacasaand Lindsay Calhoon Bring about the many twists and turns of those final episodes.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Let’s start with “A.”
What did you like about having “A” be Principal Clanton and, of course, Archie?
InFriday the 13th, it’s very famously Pamela Voorhees.
So we knew that we wanted an aria about why this was happening.
The two things that we talked about, one is: So much of this is happening at school.
How does “A” know about this?
Okay, well maybe it’s someone at school.
And then honestly, we love the actor who plays Principal Clanton, Robert [Stanton].
And we thought Robert could pull off a monologue.
He could be the puppet master.
Now I just I want to know what Archie’s face looks like!
LINDSAY CALHOON BRING:He’s got a face only a mother could love.
AGUIRRE-SACASA:Horribly disfigured.
BRING:It’s funny, we did actually put up a fight for that line.
We loved that line.
We’d gotten the note to cut that.
AGUIRRE-SACASA:Twice, on two different passes.
And, as Roberto said, [we love] these amazing villain monologues.
And so we loved that line.
Obviously you end on this amazing cliffhanger of Archie gone wild, but with Clanton caught.
If we get a season 2, are we still seeing Archie?
Or do you feel like that story is closed and it would focus on a new mystery?
AGUIRRE-SACASA:We’ve talked a little bit about it.
It’s always good to have that.
BRING:And just like Archie is out there, the brain behind the operation is out there too.
He’s in jail, but he’s with us.
So they’re both out there.
That’s also a classic horror thing.
There’s never been a sequel that hasn’t begun with someone escaping from an insane asylum.
[Laughs] No, I mean, I think it’s just a fun thing.
It started because when we were doing the road trip [to Rosewood].
And then we had Ravenswood, 30 miles.
And then it was, “Can we throw other things on there?”
And we were, “Yeah, let’s throw Riverdale on there.
And let’s throw Greendale.”
It was all these imaginary towns.
Isn’t that where it started, Lindsay?
I think we were literally looking to fill a sign that ultimately didn’t get shot.
I actually pushed that more than Roberto because I’m such a fan.
So whenever I can find ways to slip that in, I think Roberto relents to me.
Originally, Andrew Waters was going to be the name of “A.”
And Andrew Waters existed in the script for months.
So we sort of scrambled and sent dozens of options.
And I loved it!
AGUIRRE-SACASA:It was fate.
What made you want to tell that specific story?
AGUIRRE-SACASA:I give the props to Lindsay.
And how when young women leave their house, sometimes not even their houses are safe spaces, sadly.
They go out and there are threats everywhere.
BRING:It’s a tricky story to tell.
It’s an ambitious story to tell in a heightened horror slasher show.
And I’m really proud of that story.
I hope that it’s a conversation starter for people.
And I really took that to heart and thought about it.
I landed on this idea that this is a coming-of-rage story.
Sexual assault affects everyone, not just women, but we were telling a female story specifically.
And I’m so proud of it, but also I think we both felt the responsibility.
The last thing I want to say is: Thank you for giving Imogen’s baby to my favoritePLLcouple.
AGUIRRE-SACASA:She’ll have a nice life, right?
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sinis available on HBO Max now.
