honestly the pll books did a way better job at addressing/covering the abuse spencer receives from her family than how the show  //// attempted //// to

4 years ago reblog
local_offer *. local_offer abuse // local_offer sara shepard local_offer is obviously the surperior writer local_offer BECAUSE SHE ACTUALLY ADDRESSES ABUSE AS ABUSE AND DOESNT TRY TO ROMANTICIZE IT LIKE MAR/LENE K/ING local_offer BUT WITH THE SHOW ITS LIKE local_offer how are u gonna 'redeem'  spencer's abusers when u couldnt even address it as abuse in the first place local_offer or let her deal w it local_offer IT'S EASIER TO DETECT PETER'S ABUSE local_offer BC ITS PHYSICAL AND IN OUR FACES local_offer the hockey stick / him slamming his fists on her car door local_offer screaming at her local_offer i feel like w veronica's abuse local_offer u have to actually have suffered it yourself to see it local_offer bc its emotional/verbal abuse local_offer though she did yank her arm a few times idk why it got swept under the rug local_offer when you could clearly see the fear in spencer's eyes local_offer the books local_offer did a much better job local_offer at actually addressing that BOTH veronica and peter are abusive local_offer and melissa too
  1. ievarchive said: also like so same though i remember…reading the books and hurting bc the hastings were /so familiar/ their verbal and emotional abuse was so insidious and ever-apparent, like i never…literally never questioned if they would be “redeemed” like…no. they just weren’t. they were awful and it was clear (to me). the show tries to give them an arc and im like nah
  2. gothicfire-a-blog said: I NEED TO FINISH THE PLL BOOKS I READ THE FIRST 8 BUT WHEN SHE STARTED MAKING MORE I BLASTED OFF
  3. ievarchive said: were you just on my page w this
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