favorite wlw ships: aria/spencer (pll)
something’s now going on and… i really have to tell someone about it. i really have to tell you about it. but if i’m right, then that would just break your heart. and if i’m wrong, then you’re going to hate me forever. and that would just break my heart.
Spencer: Babe, can you pass me the butter?
Aria: *Reaches for the butter*
Hanna: *Reaches for the butter*
Mona: *Running in through the door, a stick of butter in hand* You needed me, babe?
Doing some rewatching has made me really consider the friendships between the individual Liars, and I thought it would be interesting to dissect each one, discussing their dynamics with each other and who I feel had the strongest and weakest bonds. I’ll start with the core four, and may make a separate post detailing their relationships with Alison and Mona.
Hanna & Emily
If I had to label one friendship between the girls’ as the strongest, it would have to be Hanna and Emily. Not only did they never seem to get into the big blowout fights that some of the girls did, they showed each other support and love during some of the biggest moments. When Hanna found out that Emily was gay, she provided compassion and reassurance that it wouldn’t change anything between them. Emily’s first reaction to Hanna’s dismissal from the pageant that she needed to win to pay for college was to enter it and win the money for her. It’s undeniable that all of the Liars supported each other, but Hanna and Emily always seemed to go the extra mile.
Spencer & Aria
There’s always seemed to be a bit of discourse surrounding Aria and Spencer’s friendship. Are they truly the strongest friendship in the show? Is “team Sparia” overrated? Having watched their friendship play out, I think it’s indisputable that they had a close bond. There was sort of a “big sister, little sister” vibe going on in their scenes that adds to that closeness. I can’t say they had the most significant friendship as far as bigger moments and storylines, but their friendship often felt like the most normal bond between teen girls, and they tended to be the duo that “got things done” as far as the mystery and investigation.
Emily & Spencer
It seems like fans tend to fall into one of two camps when it comes to this friendship: Those who believe they were the closest out of the girls and will die on that hill, and those who don’t think they were particularly close at all. I fall more into the second group than the first. While they certainly had their great moments together and I do believe they cared for each other, their similar personalities (protective, headstrong, with a tendency toward judgmental attitudes) led to more fights between them than any other combination of Liars. They also didn’t seem to have the compassion toward each other’s problems that they often did for others (there was a coldness that permeated Emily’s attitude toward Spencer spilling her guts about Caleb, and Spencer’s reaction to Emily lamenting her stolen eggs).
Aria & Hanna
This friendship is unique in that it seemed like they were perhaps the closest out of the girls in the first season or so (even referring to each other specifically, multiple times, as “best friends”), but drifted apart as the seasons went on. Maybe this just had to do with the writers determining which combinations of Liars worked the best together, or maybe it really did have to do with the rumored tension between Lucy and Ashley starting around season three, but the fondness between Aria and Hanna seemed to diminish as the show went on, aside from a few sweet moments in later seasons.
Hanna & Spencer
I’ve always maintained that while entertaining on a show, Hanna and Spencer’s friendship would never last in real life. Between Spencer constantly correcting Hanna’s pronunciation and Hanna making snarky comments about Spencer’s intelligence and ambition, at times they almost seemed more like frenemies than friends. I would however, say that despite the snark and bickering, they seemed to have one of the most genuine and consistent relationships on the show, ignoring, of course, the love triangle disaster. Between Spencer seeking out Hanna for support after her parents’ separation, and Spencer comforting Hanna during Ashley’s time in jail, they were consistently there for each other.
Aria & Emily
Undeniably, for me, this is the weakest relationship between the four girls, which is ironic considering they were the first to reconnect at the show’s start. It always felt like the writers just…forgot to establish a deeper friendship between these two when they did all of the others. While they tried to make up for it later in the show by pairing off Aria and Emily for a good amount of storylines in season 5B and beyond, and they had their fair share of fun moments together (the stand-out being their conversation about prom in “FrAmed”), they never seemed to have the big scenes together that all of the other Liar combos did, and my perspective of their friendship weakened as a result.
Who would YOU say are the closest out of the core four Liars?
hi! this is a blog based off my favorite ships! i have an ao3: reginaswanmills. on here, i’ll be reblogging gif sets, sharing my fics, and taking requests! below is a list of ships i write for, along with certain fandoms. if you are uncertain or you want to request a ship that’s not on the list; try anyway & i’ll give you an answer! platonic & familial pairings are in italics!
once upon a time. regina mills / emma swan | regina mills & hope swan. | regina mills & henry mills. | regina mills & mary margaret ( snow white. )
greys anatomy. meredith grey / addison momtgomery. | arizona robbins / amelia shepherd. | callie torres / arizona robbins. | meredith grey / arizona robbins / cristina yang. | alex karev / meredith grey / cristina yang. | lexie grey / april kepner. | meredith grey & lexie grey.
glee. quinn fabray / finn hudson. | quinn fabray / rachel berry. | quinn fabray / brittany pierce. | quinn fabray / santana lopez. | brittany pierce / santana lopez. | rachel berry / santana lopez. | rachel berry / brittany pierce. | rachel berry / tina cohen-chang. | quinn fabray / brittany pierce / santana lopez / rachel berry. | santana lopez / brittany pierce / quinn fabray. | santana lopez / brittany pierce / rachel berry. | holly holiday / shelby corcoran. | shelby corcoran & santana lopez.
agents of shield. melinda may / phil coulson. | leo fitz / jemma simmons. | daisy johnson / jemma simmons. | lance hunter / bobbi morse / jemma simmons / leo fitz. | daisy johnson / jemma simmons / leo fitz. | daisy johnson / jemma simmons / bobbi morse. | elena rodriguez / alphonso mack / lance hunter / bobbi morse. | elena rodriguez / jemma simmons / bobbi morse. | elena rodriguez / bobbi morse. | melinda may / victoria hand. | melinda may & jemma simmons.
legacies. hope mikaelson / lizzie saltzman. | penelope park / lizzie saltzman. | hope mikaelson / penelope park / lizzie saltzman. | josie saltzman & lizzie saltzman.
gilmore girls. lorelai gilmore / luke danes. | rory gilmore / paris geller.
pretty little liars. spencer hastings / emily fields. | spencer hastings / hanna marin. | spencer hastings / aria montgomery. | hanna marin / aria montgomery. | spencer hastings / emily fields / paige mccullers. | spencer hastings / emily fields / hanna marin / aria montgomery / alison dilaurentis.
degrassi. grace cardinal / zoë rivas. | maya matlin / zig novak. | frankie hollingsworth / lola pacini. | grace cardinal / jonah haak. | grace cardinal / jonah haak / frankie hollingsworth.
riverdale. betty cooper / veronica lodge. | betty cooper / archie andrews. | betty cooper / cheryl blossom / veronica lodge.
the walking dead. andrea harrison / maggie greene. | andrea harrison / merle dixon. | andrea harrison / rick grimes. | carol peletier / daryl dixon. | jesus ( paul ) / daryl dixon. | enid rhee / carl grimes / sophia peletier. | rosita espinosa / tara chambler / maggie greene. | glenn rhee / tara chambler / maggie greene. | michonne & judith grimes. | maggie greene & judith grimes. | carol peletier & lydia.
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