"The DArkest Knight" is tenth episode of the seventh season of the American mystery drama television series Pretty Little Liars.

The installment was directed by Arlene Sanford and written by showrunner I. Marlene King and executive producer Maya Goldsmith.

The Liars manage to distract the guards and drive to where Hanna kept Noel hostage only to find that he escaped.

They find a text with an address and a 10 p.m. meeting time, stating they would swap the USB for the camera with which Hanna filmed herself torturing Noel earlier.

The episode was written by the series' creator and main collaborator I. Marlene King with executive producer Maya Goldsmith.

The installment features songs "Waving Wild" by Arum Rae, "Paradise" by Clementine & the Galaxy, "In the Light" by the Lumineers, and "In Too Deep" by the Sweeplings.

The episode first aired in the United States on August 30, 2016, to a viewership of 1.33 million Americans, and garnered a 0.7 rating in the 18–49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research.

[7] Louisa Mellor of Den of Geek commented, "I'm really looking forward to seeing what PLL looks like when it isn't holding anything back.

Benitez of Cryptic Rock gave the episode a good review, calling it a "Mid-Season finale to die for.

"[9] Mark Trammell of TV Equals praised the episode, stating, "While a little too much time was spend on the mid-season finale dealing with all the various ‘ships in play for my tastes, the ending confrontation more than made up for it, and if you’d told me we’d ever see the day that [the series] featured a full-on decapitation, I’d have told you that you were crazier than a roomful of Radley patients, and yet, here it was.

"[10] On the other side, the episode received an unfavorable review from Paul Dailly, from TVFanatic, who labeled it as "one of the weakest finales to date."