Free Fall (Pretty Little Liars)

Spencer (Troian Bellisario) is eager to tell Aria (Lucy Hale) that Ezra (Ian Harding) is “A”, but Hanna (Ashley Benson) and Emily (Shay Mitchell) are not sure when the best time is.

Spencer tries to explain to Hanna and Emily the inconsistencies she discovered in Alison’s journal, which leads to a plan to lure Ezra out of obscurity using a bag of money for Ali.

[1][2] The episode features recurring appearances from Keegan Allen as Toby Cavanaugh, Cody Christian as Mike Montgomery, and Lesley Fera as Veronica Hastings.

“Free Fall” premiered on February 18, 2014 on ABC Family to an audience of 2.56 million viewers, up eighteen percent from the previous episode.

[4] Teresa Lopez of TV Fanatic rated the episode 5 stars, commenting that "it actually exceeded my expectations" and called it "quite the exciting hour of television.

"[5] Nick Campbell of TV.com praised the writers of the episode for Ezra’s storyline and for Hanna and Emily’s dialogue, making comparisons to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Shaggy and Scooby-Doo.

[6] Jessica Goldstein of Vulture also highlighted Emily and Hanna’s dialogue, writing that she "gets all the best one-liners" and praised Lesley Fera’s character for showing good parenting when confronted with Spencer’s addiction.