Did Pretty Little Liars Groom Us?

Sloan Stowe November 26, 2023
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Where I turn my ADHD hyperfixations into analyses on tv and film :)

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For more information, please go to https://www.rainn.org/. In this video, I analyze the TV series, Pretty Little Liars, and its problematic relationships between the main protagonists and their love interests, including a teacher-student relationship. Chapters: 00:00-02:36 intro 02:37-04:11 disclaimers 04:12-06:44 conception 06:45-08:55 ezra + aria intro 08:56-9:47 underage relationships 9:48-17:25 wren + spencer grooming pattern 17:26-18:59 effects on audience 19:00-19:49 morality 19:50-23:34 the problem with “mature for your age” 23:35-24:26 perception framing 24:27-25:34 music 25:35-28:07 “leveling” power dynamics 28:08-30:35 “right” vs wrong 30:36-31:34 villainizing characters 31:35-33:03 making ezria lovable 33:04-35:10 the soulmate problem 35:11-39:20 the writers room 39:21-41:33 pll on underage relationships 41:34-44:22 the effects of tv 44:23-47:56 ezra’s reveal 47:57-51:28 aria’s letter 51:29-52:08 ezria endgame 52:09- 54:53 why? 54:54-55:46 merch 55:47-57:23 family values 57:24-59:54 blame game 59:55-01:00:55 why now? 01:00:56-01:02:17 what now? Art by Joyblivion on IG Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drAKCd125i8 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pretty-little-liars-addresses-its-statutory-rape-problem-but-not-in-the-way-we-hoped_n_5937f09ee4b0ce1e740956e6 https://deadline.com/2011/03/pretty-little-liars-showrunner-marlene-king-115975/amp/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_MgL04DQVI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdQiFckohfY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X0Z4DzdscA&t=130s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgzzCBwqyKY https://www.rainn.org/statistics/children-and-teens https://ew.com/tv/pretty-little-liars-best-couples/?slide=5632818#5632818 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpZ2nSXGNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooFlqITZOuI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bccGPU5X38 https://lulamag.com/meet-eliou-harry-styles-favourite-jewellery-brand/ https://wordwall.net/resource/61699508/underage-relationships-in-pretty-little-liars https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/25/how-prevalent-teacher-pupil-relationships https://poshmark.com/listing/Rare-Pretty-little-liars-5fff992d3a0db99d766a3992?srsltid=AfmBOopTNGeIlqCxVexi61QLvHnOkAQbAceYTN51_2YAW0QQZNHVp3lACP4#utm_source=gdm_unpaid https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/leslie-moonves-donald-trump-may-871464/ https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/arts/television/08liars.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121026010957/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/09/%e2%80%9cpretty-little-liars%e2%80%9d-stands-as-abc-family%e2%80%99s-no-1-series-launch-on-record-across-target-demos/53617/ - Nielsen research https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/employment-and-labor-laws/states/california/wage-and-hour/child-labor/entertainment-industry/ https://academic.oup.com/columbia-scholarship-online/book/13232/chapter-abstract/166546353?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://ezriaisendgame.tumblr.com/post/75013069302/make-me-wonder-if-aria-and-ezras-relationship-will https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/a45133/lucy-hale-pretty-little-liars-final-season/ https://www.tvguide.com/news/pretty-little-liars-1021649/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drAKCd125i8 https://www.thedailystar.net/daily-star-books/news/john-green-slams-tumblr-user-accusing-him-sexual-abuse-3195161 https://pagesix.com/2010/08/10/ian-harding-ezra-arias-relationship-is-once-in-a-lifetime-love/ https://www.tvguide.com/news/pretty-little-liars-1030928/ https://www.tvboblevy.com/companion-content https://ew.com/tv/making-of-pretty-little-liars-original-sin/

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