Game Over, Charles

"Game Over, Charles"
Pretty Little Liars episode
Aria, Spencer, Mona, Emily and Hanna at the Carissimi Group headquarters as they find out who 'A' is.
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 10
Directed by	I. Marlene King
Written by	I. Marlene King
Featured music	"How Does It Feel"
Original air date	August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)
Running time	42 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Vanessa Ray as CeCe Drake/Charlotte DiLaurentis Andrea Parker as Jessica DiLaurentis Drew Van Acker as Jason DiLaurentis Jim Abele as Kenneth DiLaurentis Dre Davis as Sara Harvey Jim Titus as Barry Maple Bryce Johnson as Darren Wilden Karla Droege as Marion Cavanaugh Jessica Belkin as Bethany Young Wyatt Hodge as Little Charles Dylan Garza as Teenager Charles
Episode chronology
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"Game Over, Charles", the tenth episode of sixth season, serves as the mid-season finale. It is the 130th episode, overall, of the ABC Family mystery drama series Pretty Little Liars. It originally aired on August 11, 2015, on ABC Family. It was written and directed by showrunner I. Marlene King. ABC Family promoted the finale with the slogan "#facetoface", which served as an indication that the mysterious villain "A" would be revealed in the mid-season finale.

In the episode, Alison, Aria, Emily, Hanna, Spencer and Mona finally uncover the true identity of "A," who turns out to be CeCe Drake, and they learn why she has been tormenting them. In addition, the episode includes a time jump, as the Liars return to Rosewood after being away for five years.

"Game Over, Charles" was watched by 3.09 million viewers and garnered a 1.4 rating, making it the most-watched episode of the sixth season, and the most-watched episode since the fourth season finale "A Is for Answers," up from the previous episode. The mid-season finale received a lukewarm reception from television critics and fans.

At the prom, Aria (Lucy Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Hanna (Ashley Benson), Spencer (Troian Bellisario) and Sara Harvey (Dre Davis) meet Mona (Janel Parrish), who reveals that she has been following Alison (Sasha Pieterse) all night to protect her. Mona locates Alison's phone at the Carissimi Group building, and the girls head to the company's headquarters. There, Spencer breaks into a restricted room after Sara remembers a specific date meaningful to Charles, which is the code for unlocking the door. While the girls enter the room, Sara refuses to accompany them. They discover a hologram which monitors a live feed of the room that Alison has been taken to. As the girls witness Alison discovering Jason and Mr. DiLaurentis's unconscious bodies, they realize she's alone with "A," who is revealed to be CeCe Drake (Vanessa Ray).