Why was Alex Drake adopted?

Alex was born minutes after Spencer, and her existence was unknown to Peter and Veronica. Mary, desperate to escape Radley, allowed Doctor Cochran to arrange Alex's adoption in exchange for $500,000 and a resignation from the psychiatric hospital.

Why was Alex Drake given up for adoption?

Her existence was kept from the Hastings as a desperate Mary allowed Dr. Cochran to arrange Alex's adoption in exchange for $500,000. The money bought Mary a way out of Radley. Alex was given to a wealthy British family who eventually adopted her.

Why was Spencer's twin adopted?

Jessica, Mary's sister, told Veronica Hastings that Mary was pregnant with Veronica's husband, Peter Hastings's child. Veronica couldn't stand the thought of the child being forgotten, so she agreed to adopt her.

Was Spencer's twin A the whole time?

It turns out that Spencer (Troian Bellisario) had an evil twin this entire time, and that "A.D." refers to her initials — Alex Drake. The jaw-dropping reveal may have meant the end of Pretty Little Liars, but it also recontextualized how we should have been watching the show.

Is Alex Drake Spencer's twin?

Alex is Spencer's identical twin sister, whose existence was unknown until the series' final episode. During an interview to Elle, Bellisario disclosed that Marlene King, the show's creator, was planning to introduce Spencer's twin since 2014, when the show's fifth season began airing.

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Did Alison know CeCe was her sister?

After Charlotte was murdered, Alison learned that Charlotte was actually her adoptive sister and biological cousin, due to Charlotte's birth-mother being Mary Drake, Jessica's twin sister.

Who is the little girl Hanna's mom sees?

Biography. She is one of the twins in "The First Secret" and the little girl in "This Is A Dark Ride". She is a mysterious girl, in which Alison DiLaurentis's horror story, was killed by her twin sister, who is portrayed by Madison Carabello. Miranda and Madison are twins in real life, as well.

Who was Alison afraid of?

Grunwald knew that Charles is who Alison feared, but because she can't really "see" with her gift, she instead "feels" in her soul whether or not someone can be trusted.

Who tortured Hanna in the barn?

"Spencer's" Appearance In The Shed

At the beginning of season seven, Hanna is being tortured in some sort of wooden shed. As she's in complete despair, Spencer comes to her and gives her comfort, telling her she's going to be OK. When this happened, we thought it was just a dream. But turns out, it was Alex.

How are Alison and CeCe related?

A turned out to be CeCe Drake, the adopted sister of Alison DiLaurentis, who went missing and was presumed dead by the end of the show's pilot episode. After a five-year time jump, A.D. picked up where A left off.

Are CeCe and Spencer sisters?

As Jenna is preparing to shoot her again, out of revenge for her and Charlotte, Mary Drake comes in and knocks Jenna out. Mary then cradles Spencer's body and reveals that she is indeed Spencer's mother, making Spencer the biological sister of Cece Drake.

Did Melissa know Spencer was adopted?

It's much more likely that if Melissa did ever ask her parents questions about Spencer, they just said she was adopted, meaning Melissa may not even know Spencer's still her half-sister. Still, it's also possible that her parents finally confessed the whole truth to her when the truth about Jason was revealed.

Was it Spencer or Alex who slept with Toby?

Alex had sex with Bearded Toby last week—not Spencer. Alex was in the airport from episode 15—not Spencer. This clears everything up. But revenge wasn't enough for Alex: She became jealous of the life Spencer had and wanted to become her.

Why did Alex Drake like Aria?

Alex clearly respects loyalty. It what drew her to the liars. Aria's loyalty to Ezra and even the girls (despite it being broken for a few episodes, she did have limits and showed remorse.) attracted Alex to her, and Alex who probably chose Aria just because of Team Sparia found someone she really liked.

Why is A named A in Pretty Little Liars?

CeCe/Charlotte reveals herself as "A" and tells her story; saying that she is transgender, was formerly known as Charles DiLaurentis, and became "A" because the Liars were happy that Alison was gone.

Is Miranda Collins A ghost?

She was the first main character in Ravenswood to be killed, although, she has made appearances as a ghost ever since.

Is Caleb Rivers A ghost?

He's the second ghost of the five from 1918 to be seen in the present day.

Who was the beach hottie in PLL?

Beach Hottie is the pseudynym Alison used in her journals to describe relationship between her and another man in Cape May. This person turned out to be Darren Wilden.

Why was Byron with Alison?

The Liars discover that Byron was with Alison the Night she was killed because Alison was blackmailing him about the affair he had with Meredith. That night, he got Ella to drink wine and pass out, and he went to meet with Ali.

Who was trying to push Aria off the train?

'A' is for A-l-i-v-e Mona tells the girls that she didn't try to push Aria off the train, but knows who did. She shows them a video of Wilden and a second Queen of Hearts, who Mona says is Melissa.

Did Hanna know Mona was A?

At this moment, Hanna had just found out Mona was "A", so Mona must have felt like she had no other option but to get rid of her BFF. Luckily, this hit-and-run didn't kill Hanna, but of course, it did erase any memory of Mona being "A".

Who dug up Ali's grave?

Mona confirmed in "A DAngerous GAme" that she was at the cemetery and Red Coat wore a mask. Hanna, Spencer, and Aria find Emily at the graveyard. Emily is holding a shovel, and is standing over Alison's recently dug up grave.

Are CeCe and Jason siblings?

Charlotte DiLaurentis

She is the biological cousin of Alison and Jason DiLaurentis, but their adoptive sister. She is also the biological half-sister of Spencer, as they share a mother.

Who pushed Toby's mom?

Marion Cavanaugh and Bethany Young

During the big A reveal, we found out that Bethany Young was the one behind the death of Toby's mother. She decided to push her off the roof in Radley when all she had to do was distract her.