Why is mona a

The final moments of episode 18 hint that Mona might not really be A. Caleb and Ezra use a cell phone tower to trace A. It's there that Pretty Little Liars viewers see that Mona is inspecting the board.

She's not the one behind it — but she's determined to find out who is. Mic has ongoing Pretty Little Liars coverage. Check out our main Pretty Little Liars hub here. By Amanda Buckle. Mona, frightened and injured, tries to crawl away but to no avail. In a flashback, Mona holds a flashlight up to her face as sits on her bed reading to Hanna. And spy on them. You would have all the control, and nobody would ever know it was you. When they discuss Alison, Mona believes if she didn't recognize anyone as they had forgotten her, Alison would go insane.

Pretty Isn't the Point. In a flashback, Mona is on her phone with Lesli when Mike comes into her room. Mike notices the blood vials and asks what it all is, and after having picked up one of the vials, Mike wonders what the hell is going on. Taking the vile back, Mona tells him not to touch it. The Melody Lingers On. Welcome to the Dollhouse. Inside A's dollhouse, the liars hear a piano sound playing. They enter the room the sound is coming from and see someone sitting at the piano wearing an Ali mask.

When the figure takes off her mask it is revealed to be Mona. Mona had never died, she was just captured in the dollhouse. Mona helps explain the dollhouse to the liars, but for most of the episode, she pretends that she thinks she is Ali. It is only while they are escaping when there is no power and A cannot hear them that she reveals that she knows she is Mona and A is forcing her to act like she is Ali.

When A is revealed to be Charles and Mona sees his lair, she says "A has a soul. She, like the girls, was trapped with the girls outside the dollhouse until A lets them back in after days.

When A gases the hallways he kidnaps Mona. She appears again in a Candy Stripper uniform and tells the girls that the girls that three rings mean they have to go to their rooms or else. Three weeks later, she is trapped in a hole and is emotionally unstable. She is rescued by the girls and is later seen with an ambulance. Mona returns to Rosewood and reveals to Hanna that she is afraid of Alison planning some revenge since Mona was the one who sent her to jail. Hanna declares that Alison changed and they all got bigger worries now.

Mona states that she also might get punished by the police for trying to fake her murder, but Hanna tells her that they are looking for Charles now. As Mona is afraid to go to the police department on her own, she asks Hanna to drive her. On their way to the Rosewood PD they stop by The Brew , Lesli walks over to them, she's angry with Mona for being summoned by the police, because they made her an accomplice for the faked murder.

She tells her that all she worked for is now in jeopardy because she thought Mona is a victim. While Mona listens quietly how Lesli blames everything on her, Hanna steps in, saying that Mona never tried to hurt her and she doesn't like her tone.

Mona apologizes to Lesli, but she doesn't care and tells her to never contact her again and walks out. It gets revealed that Lesli stayed in Radley long enough to know Mona and Charles. When Mona calls Lesli to tell her that she failed to get the files and the Liars know about Lesli's stay at Radley now, Lesli freaks out. She declares that she only asked for one thing, but Mona screwed it up.

No Stone Unturned. While Aria, Hanna, and Spencer are at the lab, trying to lure escaped animals back into their cages, the lights go off. A light turns back on and Mona stands in front of the girls. She did it so the campus police won't find them. However, the girls think she is working with A, who they strongly believe is Lesli. Spencer gives Charles' medical files to Mona to prove that he is dead, but Mona quickly shoots the idea down upon seeing the medications Charles was on.

She explains that no one would want his organs and he wasn't an eligible donor. The girls claim that they have a picture which shows that "A" is a girl. Mona says that if they have a picture, it's because A wanted them to have it. Campus security shows up but the girls stay hidden. O Brother, Where Art Thou.

Mona is in her room with Aria, Hanna, and Spencer. Even though Lesli promised to be there, she didn't come. Lesli texts Mona, telling her she is afraid this kind of confrontation might set her stability back.

Aria wants to drive to Lesli's because she is sure, she knows more about Charles. Mona tells her, if Lesli did, she would have told her and Mona would have told them. Spencer asks if she saw a guy, who could have been Charles, the night Alison disappeared. Mona states she wished she had seen somebody, but she didn't.

Aria asks her, who she met at Radley and who might have stolen the game from her, but Mona doesn't remember who she was talking to, because she has been on drugs. Mike visits Mona to bring back the dolls from Aria. He wants to talk to her, but Mona refuses and asks him to leave. She says, she knows what she put him through and she made the wrong decisions. Mona declares she might have deserved to be in the dollhouse.

Mike states what she did, doesn't matter to him, because all that matters is that she is alive. After telling Mona that she has to forgive herself, he takes her hand and asks if she wants him to leave. She shakes her head and they lean in for a kiss. Game Over, Charles. The Liars and Sara follow a person in a red cape, who reveals herself as Mona. She informs the girls that she has been following Alison since yesterday's morning but lost her when they stopped Clark Wilkins , who she knew was a cop.

Mona states that she has been snarfing Alison since she came back to town and that she started receiving texts from Charles the day before.

She finds out that the signal source is coming from the Carissimi group and they go there. At the Carissimi group, the girls listen to Charlotte's story. When it is revealed that Charlotte hit Alison, Mona tells the liars that she was the one who hit Bethany, because she thought it was Alison. As they find out that Charlotte brought her family to Radley, the girls rush to get there, but Mona stays and says that she needs to know how the story ends.

Five years later, she is present at a rally for Veronica Hastings campaign where she and Spencer talk and she asks if Spencer if she still has nightmare from the Dollhouse because she still does. Mona is also present at the hearing to decide whether Charlotte should be released or not. To everyone's surprise. She tearfully says that Charlotte deserves to be at home with her family. The Gloves Are On. It's revealed by Damien, a reporter, that Mona initially wanted to work on Mrs.

Hastings' campaign but was turned away, so she went to work on Mrs. Hasting's opponent's campaign instead. Mona recovers Yvonne's phone after Spencer uses it to look for evidence. When asked if she set this up to spark a conflict between Toby, Yvonne and her, Mona compares it to high school drama saying "We don't do those kinds of things anymore, do we Spencer?

Where Somebody Waits For Me. While at a boutique, Mona reveals to Spencer that she told Yvonne to leave her phone at their meeting to prove that she couldn't trust her, but didn't tell Yvonne that Spencer took the phone. Mona tells Spencer that she's sorry about Veronica and prays that she'll be okay, causing Spencer to ask why she went through all the trouble.

Mona says that the campaign plans on leaking the report, which is wrong, and that she doesn't believe that Yvonne or her mom knows. Mona quickly realizes that Spencer had no idea that Veronica was sick and apologizes.

Mona approaches Spencer and angrily confronts her about the leak of Yvonne's abortion. She does something genuinely good and ends up paying for it. Mona adds that the Phillips campaign is now going through everything and Mona files of Veronica are discovered which causes her termination and damaged credibility.

Later, Mona attends Hanna's shower with a wedding dream book that they made the summer of eighth grade as a present. After Aria gets burned, her shower gift is shown to be among the damaged gifts. Saddened, she feels her good intentions that look like trash. Emily sees her key chain which looks like the one a witness described for the police about Charlotte's mysterious caller. She gets in the car with Emily. Did You Miss Me? She reveals to Emily that she called Charlotte to meet her at "The Two Crows" to talk about what Charlotte still had on her, but Charlotte never showed up.

Later, she encounters Sara and tells her to leave the girls alone. However, Sara taunts her by telling her no matter what good deeds Mona does, none of the girls are going to trust her and without her games Mona will be alone forever. Hush Hush Sweet Liars. She goes to the Hastings' campaign to make amends and later help the girls, Caleb, Toby and Ezra set a trap to catch Uber A. Tick Tock, Bitches.

After Ezra questions the group whether or not they will be able to find the identity of Charlotte's killer within 24 hours, Mona tells the group that "This is the first time we've all been working together, that's what makes it different. Mona also adds that she's sure each one of the people in that room have some idea of who killed Charlotte.

Mona is at the Hasting' kitchen island reading off the names on the slips of paper in the bowl. This is their method of getting an anonymous popular vote of who they think killed Charlotte. They follow her, Caleb and Mona. They tail her to a lot where a few men are loading up misc. Mona tells him to cut the lights, which he obeys. Hit and Run, Run, Run.

Mona is seen again driving the car The Liars were driving when they killed Elliot. The car is fixed and Mona says she got it fixed where the people won't ask questions or give answers.

She got suspicious of Elliott when Ali started going insane. She tracked Elliott's phone and found the car with the bloody windshield. She says burning the car would've been a "bonehead move". She asks Hanna and Aria where Rollins' burner phone and both are confused as to what she is talking about. Mona and The Liars are at the Radley discussing their next move. She says that they know they can't be sure of anything. She is also stunned that Jenna is back in Rosewood.

Mona tries tracking the burner phone and is unsuccessful. Mona apologizes to Hanna and states she wanted to help, but Hanna says she has. Hanna tells Mona that she and Jordan broke up. Hanna realizes she lost her bracelet in Elliott's car. At the car, Mona is keeping watch. Mona keeps urging Hanna to hurry up and Hanna finds her bracelet. They hear a phone ring and Mona finds the burner phone and is surprised to hear Jenna on the phone. The DArkest Knight. She is with the Liars and Caleb to figure out where Hanna is.

Hanna eventually calls her for assistance with Noel Kahn. At the motel Hanna has him held up, Mona berates her saying that the next she does this to call her first. While feeling through Noel she discovers the thumb drive containing proof that he helped Charlotte in the dollhouse. She tries to convince Hanna that this proof alone is enough to put him in jail. Hanna refuses to say she needs to hear him say that he is A. She decides to coach Hanna on a false story explain to the cops as to why she disappeared.

When they return the motel room with the other girls, Noel has escaped and has Hanna's video camera. Alison is in her new Beacon Heights home when she hears odd noises coming from her basement. She is about to descend to the basement when there's a knock at the door. She goes to the door and is surprised by Mona, who is holding a kitchen knife.

Moments later Mona raises a pastry box and calmly states that she brought pie. Mona sets the pie on the table and sits as Alison asks why she's here. Mona explains that she works at BHU for recruitment and admissions.

She returned to the States to devote her time on her passions, including game design. She left France after the reasons she was there escaped her. Alison is still not following, so she elaborates that ten months ago she was hired at BHU to refine their faculty selection process, and chose her to come.

Alison is angered she wasn't told but admits she wouldn't have come if she did ask. Mona admits she wanted to come here for a fresh start, and it was easier to gain people's trust when you haven't given them enough reasons not to. Alison relates - Emily loves her but is struggling with the past. Sometimes they're happy, sometimes they're not, which is why Alison is ready to shed her past as a mean girl.

She wants to help the students, and Mona says she will as she begins to pack up the pie. That's when Alison notices Beacon Guard, which Mona explains it's the school's security system. She says she'll give Alison a tour tomorrow as she packs the pie, and asks Alison to store it for later. As she leaves, Mona, looking at the mirror, comments that Alison is as determined as ever. They pass the Taylor Hotchkiss Memorial Garden, dedicated the Hotchkiss daughter who milled herself a year ago.

Alison asks how Mona knew her, to which she says she simply searched her up. Mona adds that Alison is now living in her house, but the furniture is all brand new much to Alison's distress. Mona entered her apartment immediately after she discovered Nolan's keycard being used to access her apartment. Everything seemed where she left it, aside from an ominous giant present box on her desk.

She carefully opened it and was both surprised and creeped out to discover it was filled with cupcakes that spelled out, " Can we be pals? The next day, Mona gathered Alison and the Perfectionists together.

The Perfectionists explain that they think the person targeting them, and the one who ran Caitlin over with the car is none other than Dana Booker. Mona seemed hesitant to believe that and reminded them that just the other day they were convinced it was Mason Gregory. She added that someone else was acting suspicious - Taylor. Alison questioned her issue with Taylor, to which Mona explained that someone broke into her apartment and left her cupcakes.

Dylan remarked that it didn't sound too bad, a statement he retracted after Mona offered him one of the untouched " Can we be pals? She sat the box next to Dylan as she explained that whoever left her the message used Nolan 's ID card to access her apartment. Alison wanted to know how she knew that, to which Mona hesitated before admitting that she stole Taylor's RV and hid it in the woods.

Everyone was shocked at her admittance, but Mona quickly explained that it was a mini Beacon Guard. Alison remarked that she had seen the RV and it was junk. Mona than reminded her of the underground dollhouse she was trapped in. The dollhouse appeared to be a bunker on the outside, too. Ava remarked that they had to Google the pair, to which Mona stated that they were minors at the time so all the records were sealed. Dylan asked where they grew up, to which both Alison and Mona responded Rosewood , Pennsylvania.

Alison looked at Mona then and reminded her of the time that A forced Hanna to eat cupcakes, to which Caitlin asked who A was. Mona looked at the group and raised her hand but quickly explained that it was a long time ago. However, what Dana was doing to the Perfectionists was different, as she was an adult.

As Alison conversed with the Perfectionists Mona leaned on the kitchen island until she stated that her side of the plan would be to find whoever left her those cupcakes. She hoped it wasn't Dana and explained to Caitlin that it was because Dana is on the inside. She looked to Alison then admitting that she hoped she was wrong about Taylor, too.

Alison explained to the Perfectionists that if Dana was on the inside they would need one of their own there too - and they couldn't get more inside then a Hotchkiss. Mason Gregory : Hookup see: Masona. Hanna Marin : - Best friends see " Manna ". After Alison's disappearance, the four girls Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily grew apart, and Hanna grew closer to Mona, as they had many common interests.

They both loved vogue, they both wanted to be popular and together they gave themselves full makeovers and became the 'it' girls of the school. They love to go to the mall and shoplift. In the season 2 finale, It is revealed that Mona is the elusive A tormenting the girls. However, the two of them started up their friendship again, with Hanna even letting Mona stay with her after she was released from a psychiatric facility.

Mona helped Hanna several times, and Hanna learned to trust Mona again even after all she did to her. Alison and Mona have a complicated and long history, mainly due to Alison's antagonistic ways towards Mona while the pair were in High School. Alison often bullied, mocked, and shunned Mona, nicknaming her, "Loser Mona", and turning everyone in the school against her and making her an outsider. This caused Mona to loathe Ali, and she became the infamous villain known as, "A", to punish her and her friends.

She planned to kill Alison one night, and followed her out and through the woods. She hit her over the head, but was shocked to see that it wasn't Alison but Bethany Young. Later that night, Mona was driving home when she saw Alison walking. She pulled over and realized that Alison had been buried that night. Mona than gave her a ride to the Lost Woods Resort and told her to run away.

Alison the disappeared, and Mona became the original A to punish Alison's friends for bullying her. When Alison returned, Mona was originally afraid, but the girls eventually settled into an understanding after a miniature war took place. Mona then faked her death and framed Alison as the murderer. She did so in the hopes of catching the new A and becoming a hero.

However, her plan backfired and she was kidnapped by A and Alison was sent to prison. Alison then helped to find Mona and The Liars, and the two settled into an understanding once more. In the present day, Mona and Alison are friendly towards one another for the sake of Hanna, but still, have a large distrust for one another. Additionally, Mona is the killer of Alison's adoptive sister and biological cousin, Charlotte DiLaurentis. They are no longer enemies and have stopped tormenting one another.

They aren't considered friends and mainly tolerate one another when in public settings. Mona and Spencer were educational rivals throughout High School, and when it was revealed that Mona was A, Spencer and Mona became enemies. Over the years, they have become friends due to Mona's relationship with Hanna.

In many episodes, Mona says things that the Liars don't understand but Spencer can. Spencer also helped the other Liars free Mona from the whole she was in at the Dollhouse.

She also agreed to be "friendly" towards Mona for the sake of Hanna. Emily Fields : - Friendly see Monily. Originally, Emily only knew Mona through her negative interactions with Alison. After Alison's disappearance, Emily became a distant friend to Mona due to Hanna's friendship with both of them.

When Mona started receiving texts from A, Emily grew closer to Mona but they still weren't considered one another friends. After Mona was revealed to be the infamous A torturing them, Emily didn't trust Mona and never fully had. Years later, Mona helped Emily and the other Liars find out information about Charlotte, and Archer , who Alison's sperm donor was and the doctor who performed the procedure and helped her along with the other Liars beat Liars Lament.

The two are now friendly with one another. Emily doesn't completely trust Mona and probably never will, with Mona wanting to earn Emily and everyone else's trust. Aria Montgomery : - Frenemies see Monaria. The pair barely interacted before Alison's disappearance, though Mona knew her as the girl who did nothing to stop Alison's bullying. One day Alison and Aria were walking one day when Mona tried to follow them. She wanted to hang out with the pair.

Aria told Alison maybe they should wait, but is convinced to run away from her. Their relationship didn't seem to get any better when Mona started dating Aria's younger brother, Mike.

Aria did not trust Mona, due to what she's done in the past. Eventually, Aria warmed up to Mike and Mona's relationship. Years later, Mona was the first to figure out Aria was on the A. Leona and Mona have an interesting relationship, as Leona has only interacted with Mona on a few occasions. Following Alison's return, Leona was afraid that Alison's tormenting and bullying had begun again with her daughter, and confronted Hanna about it.

Over the Christmas holiday, they planned to leave town to visit their family. Mona had to stay behind to handle some things but promised to meet her mother there. When Mona was believed to be dead she went after Alison as she believed that Ali had killed Mona and knew where her daughter's body was. When Mona returned to Rosewood from the Dollhouse, Leona picked her daughter up from the hospital and the pair went on a spa trip together.

They also visited Saratoga together. Lucas Gottesman : - Friends and former allies. Lucas and Mona initially bonded over their mutual hatred for Alison. They both feared Alison resuming her bullying when she returned to Rosewood High following her disappearance. Lucas was a member of "Mona's Army", and helped her attempt to stop Alison from rising to popularity again. Their goal was to stop her from bullying anyone else. Additionally, Lucas was rather nice to Mona when they were both at the bottom of the social rankings in high school.

This made Mona feel better when Alison would torment her. Lesli and Mona met when the duo were both patients at Radley Sanitarium. No one knew about the pair's friendship except for Mona's mother, Leona.

Lesli first appeared after Mona's faked death and seemed genuinely upset about the fact her friend was dead. She also helped Mona put Alison in prison, by falsifying and exaggerating the evidence for her.

However, when Mona returned, Lesli lashed out at Mona and blamed her for the fact that she was now an accessory to Mona's crime faking her death. In an attempt to make it up to Lesli, Mona tried to steal Lesli's Radley file so that the Liars wouldn't find out that she was in Radley and knew of Charles.

Mona failed and this lead Lesli to lash out at Mona and the two consequently stopped being friends. Pretty Little Liars Wiki Explore. Pretty Little Liars. Paige McCullers Maya St. Pilot Sex, Lies and Alibis The Perfectionists The Good Girls. The Professor The Professor's Experiment. Original Sin. Episodes Chapter One: Spirit Week. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Mona Vanderwaal. History Talk 0. Do you like this video?

Play Sound. This article is about Mona Vanderwaal, a television character. You may be looking for Mona Vanderwaal Book Character. Dying before I find out who you are, bitch! First Relationship: Started: " Bite Your Tongue " Ended: " Cover For Me " Reason: Mona admits to Emily that she started dating Mike so she could get closer to Aria Montgomery and find out information for Ezra , but she fell for him and didn't want to drag him into her mess, so she ended the relationship.

Mona [to Hanna]: This sounds totally gay, but if I saw you struttin' it in that dress and kickin' up those heels, I would think about doing you. Hanna: We had so much fun last summer.

Mona: And some of it was even legal. Mona [to Lucas]: You can go now. This beauty doesn't need a beast. Mona: I was eating three almonds a day, and you were getting liposuction? Mona [to Hanna]: I'm making sure you don't host a pity party for yourself and invite a cheese cake. Mona [about her birthday gifts]: Whatever it is, I'm sure I'll love it. And if not, I'll return it. Emily: I can't blackmail a school official. Mona: Honey, you can't be a shark if you're toothless.

Mona: Frankly, I'd like to take that cane and whack her like a pinata. Mona [to Spencer]: You're not the only genius in this car. You, bitches, underestimated me. Mona: It's easier to forgive an enemy than it is to forgive a friend. Mona [to Spencer]: I admire you Spencer, so I'm going to let you choose how this ends tonight. You can join the 'A-Team' or disappear. But just because I'm not A anymore, doesn't mean I can't recon your asses when I need to. Mona: And who's looking cray-cray now, Spencer?

Mona: Looks like someone's been skipping their anger management class. Hanna: You were on the Halloween train dressed like Caleb. Story from TV Shows. The wild ride of Pretty Little Liars is almost up, as the premiere of the final half-season 7B is imminent.

The ABC Family-turned-Freeform drama has had more twists, turns, and unexpected murders than nearly every other show on television. After countless insane plots, it's easy to forget every single person who has donned "A's" hood or attacked the liars. Thankfully, we've assembled every person who's been an "A" or helped the plotting figure terrorize the Liars.