Episode Report Card Jacob Clifton: A+ | 60 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT The Smartest Guy In The Room
By Jacob Clifton | Season 4 | Episode 17 | Aired on 01.28.2014
I would say too, briefly*, that in the work the show has done over the seasons, using the girls' typological functions -- this is that Jungian Hogwarts quaternity stuff again, we haven't talked about it in a while -- to help them confront their shadows, it's only proper that Alison's return from the dead would reverse us, and begin the trip back out of the Labyrinth.
It's so central, in fact, that I wouldn't be surprised if the Black Swan showed up again, in some form or another. A huge part of growing up is when you start seeing how relying solely on your virtues -- dwelling in the house of your best accomplishment -- is a great way to erode and eventually to atrophy and rot. You see it all the time: The Smartest Guy In The Room becomes fat and lazy, or driven by demons. The Kingdom's Richest Duchess has heart palpitations, strange nightmares. Mothers waste away when their children grow up. Prophets starve. We're designed to fall down so we can figure out new ways to get up again.
Emily is the heart, now she's drowning in emotions. Hanna's the soul, which Caleb has ripped out and run away with. Aria is the spirit, getting everything it ever dreamed or wanted, choking on it; getting contradictory static from the highly perceptive intuition that's always guided her. And Spencer's the brain, of course. And it's damn near gonna kill her.
That's how they get you. Always.
*(Further Disclaimer: It should be apparent by now that this recap is insane. I can tell you that I am operating on sub-Spencer amounts of sleep to bring this to you. I heard you like Spencer Hastings so I Spencer Hastingsed this recap so you can Spencer while you Spencer. No Study Aids, though: Eventually the recap does actually end.)
MAGGIE
Aria spots Maggie on the one street of the town, and runs right over to beef with her.
Maggie: "Oh hi, little girl. I am just going to park here for a minute before I mail my... Oh shit. It's you."
Aria: "Fuckin' A it's me. Why did you pull this Malcolm shit on Ezra again? At this point it's just for bonus shittiness."
Maggie: "Yep. Nailed it, first try. So that's still going on, huh?"
Aria: "If he's not gonna kick your figurative ass, I'll do the real one."
Maggie: "Lucky boy. Students like you, I mean."
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