History YMMV / Prettylittleliars

* {{Narm}}: The cringe-making scene with Emily being chased at Homecoming and screaming for help. Admittedly Creator/ShayMitchell, gorgeous beyond belief though she may be, has always been the least likely of the four leads to get praise for her acting, but good grief... (In fairness, she does get a LOT better as the series goes on.)

** Any character who opposed Ezria is this, even when they're right about their relationship.

** Alison DiLaurentis is probably the biggest example (in the show's continuity at least). Flashbacks show she was a highly manipulative AlphaBitch whose destructive tendencies ruined a lot of people's lives, but there is a lingering question of whether the worst thing she did (blind Jenna Marshall) was worth the worst thing that happened to her ([[spoiler:be forced to fake her death and go on the run for several years ''otherwise she would be murdered'']]). [[spoiler:And now that she's returned, fans are torn between thinking that she's become genuinely remorseful or that she's just the same as before and is merely limited in her depravity by the fact that there's still a crazy person trying to ruin her life, and that she'll pick up right where she left off once this "-A" thing finally blows over]]. Her divisiveness also informs fan opinions of characters like [[spoiler:Mona]], whose actions can suddenly look a lot better or a lot worse when put in perspective.

** Alison is probably the biggest example (in the show's continuity at least). Flashbacks show she was a highly manipulative AlphaBitch whose destructive tendencies ruined a lot of people's lives, but there is a lingering question of whether the worst thing she did (blind Jenna Marshall) was worth the worst thing that happened to her ([[spoiler:be forced to fake her death and go on the run for several years ''otherwise she would be murdered'']]). [[spoiler:And now that she's returned, fans are torn between thinking that she's become genuinely remorseful or that she's just the same as before and is merely limited in her depravity by the fact that there's still a crazy person trying to ruin her life, and that she'll pick up right where she left off once this "-A" thing finally blows over]]. Her divisiveness also informs fan opinions of characters like [[spoiler:Mona]], whose actions can suddenly look a lot better or a lot worse when put in perspective.

** The nuclear level boredom introduced with the Ezria plotlines in Season 3 have turned the fandom into people who can't stand Ezria and people who will defend it to their death. The fact that Aria and Ezra aren't being targeted by A while the other three liars are constantly having their lives and love life screwed with isn't helping.

** Wayne Fields, the only father of the liars who [[spoiler: never cheated on his wife,]] is beloved by fans for being an OpenMindedParent when [[spoiler: Emily came out]] and when he prioritized her well-being over an athletic scholarship, even coming home from his deployments just to make sure she’s safe. He’s even memorable for being a BigDamnHeroes during one scene. The fandom was sad [[spoiler: when he passed away during the time skip, describing him as the only good dad in the series.]]

** The main 4 Liars, especially Spencer, have a habit of believing that whoever A is trying to frame for being Ali's[[spoiler:, Maya's, or Bethany's]] killer or being A is absolutely guilty, and that there is no chance that they could be framed, and yelling at and being very unpleasant and hostile towards them or anyone who thinks they may not be guilty. After [[spoiler:Toby, Jenna, Caleb, Ian, Jason, Garrett, Lucas, Melissa, Byron, Mike, Ezra, Ali, Noel, and less important characters like Leslie]] they would learn to start gathering more evidence before jumping to conclusions. Especially since they keep being framed for different crimes, with Toby and Spencer constantly saying that they don't jump to conclusions for this reason... before jumping to conclusions.