"Game On, Charles" | |
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Pretty Little Liars episode | |
Aria, Hanna, Emily and Spencer are put in a morgue after Charles drugged them when they came back to the dollhouse.
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Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 1 |
Directed by | Chad Lowe |
Story by | I. Marlene King |
Teleplay by |
I. Marlene King Lijah J. Barasz |
Featured music | "Don't Fence Me In" "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" "Walkin' After Midnight" "Hush, Little Baby" |
Original air date | June 2, 2015 |
Running time | 43 minutes |
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"Game On, Charles" is the first episode of the sixth season of the American mystery drama series Pretty Little Liars, and is the 121st episode overall. It originally aired on June 2, 2015, ABC Family and serves as the season premiere of the sixth season. The episode was directed by Chad Lowe and was written by showrunner I. Marlene King and Lijah J. Barasz.
In the episode, Aria, Emily, Hanna, Spencer and Mona are let back into the dollhouse, and are trapped by 'A' for over three weeks and are subjected to unseen consequences trapped. After being let out of their rooms, the Liars plan to escape the dollhouse. Meanwhile, back home in Rosewood, Ezra, Toby, Caleb and Alison tries their best to find the girls as they try to contact 'A' and get directions to the dollhouse, in addition to keeping the police away from their plan.
"Game On, Charles" was watched by 2.38 million viewers and garnered a 1.1 rating, down from the previous episode, the fifth-season finale, and down 13 percent from the fifth-season premiere a year ago. The episode was met with positive reviews from television critics as many were pleased with the darker tone the show had developed. In addition, many felt satisfied with the story line's much needed progression in regards to the 'A' mystery.
As Aria (Lucy Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Hanna (Ashley Benson), Spencer (Troian Bellisario) and Mona Vanderwaal (Janel Parrish) try to escape 'A's dollhouse, they are seen by an unknown girl in a yellow top who has been staying in the dollhouse for a long period of time. The girls are locked outside the dollhouse for two days without food or water until they are let back in by Charles. However, Charles attacks the Liars inside the dollhouse, drugs them and puts them in a morgue. When they are ordered to go back to their rooms, the Liars are subjected to more torture over the next three weeks.