These Boots Were Made for Stalking
"These Boots Were Made for Stalking" | |
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Pretty Little Liars episode | |
Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 12 |
Directed by | Ron Lagomarsino |
Written by | Oliver Goldstick |
Featured music | Michael Suby |
Editing by | Craig Fikse |
Original air date | April 25, 2017 |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Guest appearances | |
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"These Boots Were Made for Stalking" is the
The series focuses on a group of five women, collectively known as
Plot
After
In the girls' personal lives, Aria is afraid that Ezra's reconnection with Nicole might lead to their marriage not happening, and finds solace with friend Holden (Shane Coffey). Emily is accused by high school student Addison Derringer (Ava Allan) of being inappropriate, while Addison gathers photos of Emily with Alison (Sasha Pieterse). Paige (Lindsey Shaw) tries to resolve the situation, but Emily ends up screaming at Addison. Ultimately, Paige calls Addison's father and she's called to the Principal's room. Spencer requires her father's presence at home, ending up arguing once again with her mother (Lesley Fera) about Mary Drake.
Emily decides to play the game and, following the triumph of the mission delivered to her, she wins a piece of the board puzzle. Spencer understands that through the junction of the pieces, a map that will lead to something or someone will be revealed.
Production
"These Boots Were Made for Stalking" was directed by Ron Lagomarsino and written by Oliver Goldstick. Table-read for this episode started on July 15, 2016,[1] while filming occurred between July 20 and July 27, 2016.[2]
Casting
All ensemble cast members return for this episode. Lesley Fera,[3] Lindsey Shaw, Nicholas Gonzalez[4] and Tammin Sursok portray in a recurring capacity characters Veronica Hastings, Paige McCullers, Detective Marco Furey and Jenna Marshall, respectively. Shane Coffey portrays Holden Strauss for the second time on Season 7. Ava Allan debuts in the series portraying teenager Addison Derringer in a recurring capacity.
Title reference
The episode's previous title was revealed by showrunner
Later, it was retitled as "These Boots Were Made for Stalking", replacing the verb "are" for its past form.
Critical reception
Writing for SpoilerTV, Gavin Hetherington gave the episode a mixed review, "I like the game and it's providing the show with its final injection of life, but pretty much everything else around it is not as interesting." He further added saying the Liars' personal lives story line are "too tedious." "All in all, it was a fine episode, but with only 8 episodes to go, we need more than fine," he concluded.[5] Paul Dailly from TVFanatic gave the episode a 4 out of 5 stars rating, said it "was a solid episode that raised the stakes some more as we approach the finish line. I was so on the fence about the Jumanji-like game at first, but I'm interested in finding out who it leads to."[6]
Broadcast and ratings
Following its original airing, "These Boots Were Made for Stalking " was watched by 0.91 million Americans and earned a 0.5
References
- ^ a b I. Marlene King [@imarleneking] (July 15, 2016). "#PLLTablereadDay" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ Bryan M. Holdman [@BryanHoldman] (July 29, 2016). "@AMoravcov The day before yesterday" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ @LesleyFera (July 19, 2016). "Ahh, the home I know so well #PLL #Episode712 #LOVEthisShow" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ Gonzalez, Nicholas. "Drama keeps going. @prettylittleliars #jenna @bottleandheels". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ Hetherington, Gavin (April 26, 2017). "Pretty Little Liars - These Boots Were Made For Stalking - Review: "Liars' Lament"". Spoiler TV. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ Dailly, Paul (April 25, 2017). "Pretty Little Liars Season 7 Episode 12 Review: These Boots Were Made for Stalking". TVFanatic. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (April 26, 2017). "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 4.25.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.