2. Spencer goes crazy – As tough as it was to watch, Spencer’s emotional breakdown was a long time coming and one of the more honest portrayals we’ve seen in a while.

3. Haleb – Their tempestuous nature kept us on our toes and kept us hoping against hope that Caleb would stay for love.

4. Hanna is forced to eat cupcakes by A – Hanna’s insecurities about her weight are called to the fore when she’s forced to eat cupcakes by A…a move that’s utterly psychologically manipulative.

5. Spoby – Spencer is a tricky woman and Toby manages to keep up with her, which we love.

6. “The last book I finished was ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar.’” – Hanna – Hanna is many things, utterly honest amongst them. Her owning up to the fact that she’s not a reader is adorable, especially when contrasted with how literary the show is.

7. Aria finds out Ezra is stalking her – This was unnerving to say the least and helped many a connection be made.

8. Shana is A – The show does many things, including planting numerous red flags and false herrings. This one during the season 5 premiere kept us guessing like never before.

9. Alison is alive – This had our mouths hitting the floor and sent the Liars into respective tailspins. It was intense to say the least.

10. Hanna and Caleb have sex in the tent – This moment as steamy to say the least. It proved the connection between Hanna and Caleb and was tender and intense.

11. Emison – While the status of this relationship is now uncertain, the unpredictable nature of Emison has been one of our favorite things to watch unfold throughout the 100 episodes.

12. Mona hits Hanna with her car – We didn’t think it would happen, but it did. There’s not much more to say about this moment than don’t get on Mona’s bad side.

13. Jenna can see – While it’s not permanent, Jenna regaining her sight was emotional, to say the least.

14. Nate is not Maya’s cousin, and his name is Lyndon James – As if the residents of Rosewood don’t have enough to deal with, Nate aka Lyndon James was a wrench in the system that caused a few shocks, and eventually his death.

15. Aria’s mom gets trapped in car and stung by bees – Aria’s mom has gone through a lot on the show, but getting stung by a swarm of bees has to be one of the worst.

16. Hanna’s mom sleeps with Wilden to protect Hanna – In a moment that definitely made us cringe with empathy, Hanna’s mom slept with Wilden to protect her daughter, proving a mother’s love is boundless.

17. Caleb is found sleeping in the schools vents – This was sad and made Caleb even more charming and complicated. While pity isn’t a trait we adore, we couldn’t help but be stirred by Caleb in the school vents.

18. Paige pushes Emily under water – In a shocking twist of events, Paige pushes Emily underwater moments after they shared an emotional connection. The show is great at many things, but most of all pivoting off emotional moments and delivering gut punches.

19. Ian gets hung by churches bell tower – The bell tower chase between Ian and Spencer was emotionally fraught and the madness seemed to end with Ian hanging off the bell tower…that is until the police showed up and Ian was mysteriously gone, again upping the tension in this moment.

20. Ian is found dead in a barn – Relatedly, Ian died that night but wasn’t found until several weeks later in the episode “Blind Dates” where it looks like he killed himself…but was in fact killed by A.

21. Spencer fools around with Melissa’s fiancé Wren – For many reasons this was emotionally fraught, least of all that Spencer wasn’t being true to herself.

22. Adam Lambert makes a guest appearance – Adam Lambert has guested on several of our favorite shows, but his appearance on PLL really was the convergence of many of our favorite things.

23. A car crashes into Emily’s house, almost killing her mom – Emily is a complicated character and a car crash that almost killed her mom necessitated her to take emotional stock of her life and what she’s being doing with it.

24. Mike and Mona – Mona’s a tricky character to root for but her reunion with Mike was both sweet and suspect.

25. Aria and Jake – the connection between these two is undeniable and it was refreshing to see Aria branch out beyond Ezra, for once.

26. Jake teaches Aria to fight – Relatedly, it’s awesome that Jake was able to teach Aria how to actually fight, a skill set that is much needed and long overdue.

27. Noel Kahn – While Noel isn’t our favorite match for Aria, there’s plenty to admire there…and we do.

28. The intro – As we’ve said before, theme songs can make or break a show. The first three words of this intro are so quintessentially PLL that they’ve become iconic in their own right.

29. Ezra and Aria kiss in the rain – A moment that kicked of the epic Ezria romance, this romantic kiss in the rain has been a favorite for many season.

30. Aria’s pink streaks – A serious throwback, the pink streaks Aria rocked in season 1 are gone, but never forgotten.

31. Hanna’s new do – We’re used to seeing Hanna a certain way but her new, raven do shook things up in the best way.

32. Caleb’s uncle is really his dad – Caleb is nothing if not complicated. The revelation that his uncle is really his dad proved this more than almost anything before or after.

33. Mona comes back to school – Mona’s return to school put the Liars on edge and launched a cascade effect in subsequent episodes to come.

34. Mona finds brain in her locker – This moment was shocking, as many are, but also had a certain gross factor that made it noteworthy out of the many.

35. The B&W episode – While this is a hard thing to pull off, the Liars looked glam and kept us watching in this special black and white episode.

36. Cool Decal on Emily’s wall in her bedroom – This isn’t a moment so much as a shout out to the set design team of the show. While all of the girls have rooms that are amazing, Emily’s flower sprouting decal is especially swoon worthy.

37. Toby falls off his ladder – Based off A’s move in the episode prior, Toby fell off the ladder…only to prove that A will extract punishment and mayhem by any means necessary.

38. Spencer finds out Toby is part of the A team – This moment was heartbreaking to watch and again proved the adage of trust no one.

39. The girls find a note in Hanna’s tooth – Finding a note in a tooth is creepy beyond belief, and the performance behind it was amazing.

40. Ezra has a hot younger brother, played by Gregg Sulkin – Of COURSE Ezra has a hot younger brother…the fact that it was one of our faves Gregg Sulkin, only made it all the better.

41. Halloween Costumes – Less a particular moment and more a shout out to several, we love seeing what the Liars get into each Halloween and especially their costumes (hello inspo!)

42. S02 finale dance – Lest we ever forget that the girls are first and foremost, high school girls, moments like the finale dance in S2 remind us…albeit always with a twist.

43. Shana dates Jenna – A relationship that began to be explore in a finale, the unexpected pairing of Shana and Jenna proved surprising.

44. enna is in love with her step brother Toby –

45. Melissa and Spencer fight at the doctor – Few fights are as bad as fights between sisters, and the one between Melissa and Spencer when secrets about pregnancy are revealed is epic.

46. Jenna almost drowns – This moment set in motion a chain of unfortunate events that will take seasons to unravel.

47. Lucas gets pushed off of the boat he’s on with Hanna – Rule 101 of personal safety in a thrilling show is not to get in enclosed spaces…boats apply. Too bad Lucas didn’t get the memo.

48. Aria kills Shana – While the girls each have had to struggle with demons, the moment Aria kills Shana was shocking…and sure to stay with her for a long time.

49. For her moms’ funeral, Ali puts on the same dress her mother wore to her funeral – In the ultimate fashion faux pas; Ali grabbed the same dress to wear to her mother’s funeral that her mother wore to…hers. Can you say awkward?

50. Mona and Hanna shoplift – Shoplifting is pretty common amongst certain groups of teen girls, however, it didn’t make it any less tense, wrong, or anxiety inducing.

51. Bird chirps a phone number to Spencer – In one of the crazier plot devices, Spencer manages to figure out that Tippi was chirping her a phone number. Makes sense.

52. Mona has dolls of the four girls – And in one of the creepier twists, Mona has dolls of the four liars. Mona is many things, stable is not one of them.

53. Emily trapped in Box and almost gets sawed in half – Emily has almost died may, many times in PLL…but one of the scariest is when she got trapped in a box and almost sawed in half. Can you imagine a worse way to go?

54. Emily gets trapped in warehouse, suffocates, and is saved by Ali – Another near miss for Emily, she almost expires by suffocating…until Ali saves her in one of our favorite Emison moments.

55. Ali gets a dog – Pepe, the new family dog at the DiLaurentis home is predictably adorable, and predictably has an amazing nose on him.

56. Jason is trapped in an elevator that falls down the shaft, injuring him – Another good horror trope that is used is the good old elevator shaft, which nearly took Jason out. Thankfully it wasn’t his time yet.

57. Emily’s father saves her after being trapped at school – In a moment that evoked father-daughter sweetness amidst craziness, Emily’s dad saves her after she’s trapped at school.

58. Aria trashes Ezra’s apartment – Aria finally lets loose and works through some of the tough emotions by trashing Ezra’s apartment. You go girl.

59. Spencer kisses the tennis boy – Spencer can’t be all-good all the time, as evidenced by her dalliance with her tennis pro.

60. Paige asks Emily to a secluded pub – Emily’s exploration of her sexuality is one of the more compelling plot lines of the series…this moment ranks up there as one of the more interesting ones on that journey.

61. Hanna’s mom takes her to a throwing plate ring – A phenomenon that is new to us but totally makes sense, Hanna gets some aggression out at the suggestion of her mom by throwing plates. Hey, we may try it sometime.

62. Ali’s new dog finds her mom buried in Spencer’s backyard – In one of the more creepy moments of the series, Pepe finds Mrs. DiLaurentis buried in the backyard and a whole other set of drama unfolds as a result.

63. Spencer starts taking drugs – Spencer is high strung…so much so that at one point she felt drugs were the only option for her. This plotline gave Troin Bellisario a chance to flex her acting chops.

64. Hanna ruins her dads 2^nd wedding – For anyone who comes from a divorced home, Hanna ruining her dad’s wedding was both understandable and cringe worthy.

65. Hanna’s stepsister Kate posts a naked photo of herself, only she Photoshop’s it – The relationship between stepsisters can be very complicated – the Photoshop brouhaha between Hanna and Kate over the naked photo only demonstrates this.

66. Ezra has a son – One of the biggest emotional roller coasters for Ezria was the emergence of Malcom…who ended up not being Ezra’s son.

67. The girls end up at a cemetery where a video of Ali is playing, and on it is Ian – One of the darker revelations was when Ian showed up on the video of Ali the girls watched in the cemetery. It caused a domino effect that would continue for many subsequent episodes.

68. The girls attend the Rosewood Charity Fashion Show with clothes Ali picked out for them, only when a video montage plays it makes fun of Ali – The girls are flawed, their relationship with Ali complicated, and one of the most demonstrative moments of this was the fiasco of a fashion show.

69. The girls throw fireworks at Toby’s house, blinding Jenna – Blinding Jenna proved to be one of the most emotionally fraught moments of the entire series and it all started with fireworks at Toby’s house.

70. The four girls and Mona are trapped in a fire at Spencer’s cabin – We’ve mentioned near death experiences multiple times on the show…one of the more dramatic ones was the fire in Spencer’s cabin.

71. Ali stashed money in a painting in her bedroom – Ali is a woman of many levels, one being preparedness as evidenced by her stashing money in the painting in her bedroom.

72. Emily meets up with Ali (who is alive!), Spencer stalks Emily, scaring Ali off – In the cat and mouse game that is/was tracking down Ali, a tense moment unfolded when Spencer stalked her and scared her off during her meeting with Emily.

73. The girls wear wedding gowns – In one of the creepier and yet, more prescient fashion moments, was the girls wearing wedding gowns. It brought forth turmoil of emotion that the girls are still trying to work through.

74. Hanna in complete distress over losing Caleb, makes out with Travis after playing a steamy game of pool – Understandably, Hanna went into a tailspin after Caleb left Rosewood. Less excusable is her immediate make out session with Travis.

75. Hanna smashes Sean’s car into a tree, because he wouldn’t have sex with her – As we’ve mentioned, Hanna is nothing if not emotionally invested in her relationships. In another instance of one of the Liars smashing their emotions out, Hanna smashes Sean’s car into a tree after being rebuffed.

76. Aria’s vintage camera – Aria is original through and through. One of the sweeter moments is when Ezra recognizes that and gifts her a beautiful vintage camera that speaks to her creative side.

77. Meredith drugs Aria, then locks the girls in the basement – The girls end up locked in precarious situations on more than one occasion, including the time Meredith locked the girls in a basement.

78. Aria is put in a box with dead Garrett – In a haunted house twist of events, Aria ends up in a box with a dead Garrett…and is only minimally traumatized by this turn of events.

79. Hanna sees Ali in a haze state at the hospital – One of the more successful things the show does is tow the line between over the top and emotional. When Hanna sees Ali at the hospital, it’s one of the more touching moments.

80. Hanna gets ambushed by mannequins – In what made for one of the most visually stimulating sequences, A traps Hanna in a factory with a bunch of mannequins…where she almost meets her end.

81. The N.A.T. (Nos Animadverto Totus) Club, We See All – A secret club started by Jason, Ian and Garrett, the NAT Club proved dangerous for its members as 2 out of 3 ended up dead and one severly injured.

82. CeCe Drake is Red Coat – The revelation that CeCe was in fact Red Coat was one mystery we were able to get a solution for…even if it was sad and shocking.

83. Spencer strangles Mona at a prep session – Another instance of Spencer losing it and being under too much pressure, her strangling Mona wasn’t unwarranted but it may have been a bit over the top.

84. Hanna’s mom runs over Wilden – In a shocking twist, Hanna’s mom runs Wilden over, which sparked multiple conspiracy theories from both the liars and viewers alike.

85. The girls find a dead pig in the back of Wilden’s car that was supposedly at the bottom of a lake – In one of the more disgusting moments, the girls find a dead pig in the back of Wilden’s car. Enough said.

86. Spencer sees a dead body with Toby’s exact tattoo, which makes her crazy – Many things contributed to Spencer’s breakdown, not the least of being seeing the dead body with a tattoo identical to Toby’s.

87. Spencer joins the A team – In a twist so convoluted we couldn’t believe it at the time, Spencer joined the A team. We were way shocked.

88. Ezra gets shot by Shana – In one of the more shocking finales, Ezra get’s shot by Shana, giving us one of the best cliffhangers of the series.

89. The girls are set up and get community service – Orange is not the new black for our liars, which becomes evident when the girls get set up and are assigned community service.

90. Emily gets drugged and cant remember the previous nights events – Most of S3 stems from what happened the night that Emily can’t remember, often referred to as “That Night.”

91. The girls are sent to Dr. Sullivan for obsessing over Ali’s murder – Dr. Sullivan is foisted upon the girls…and proves one of the most astute observers throughout the show.

92. Dr. Sullivan figures out that Mona is ‘A’ – Dr. Sullivan figuring out that Mona was ‘A’ demonstrated her capabilities as a therapist…and beyond.