Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists - Alison's Lecture - "Pilot" (1x01)

MONDAY: Mona and Alison begin the tour, with Alison commenting on the philanthropy of the Hotchkiss family to build BHU from the ground up. They pass the Taylor Hotchkiss Memorial Garden, dedicated the Hotchkiss daughter who milled herself a year ago. Alison asks how Mona knew her, to which she says she simply searched her up. Mona adds that Alison is now living in her house, but the furniture is all brand new much to Alison's distress.

In a lecture hall, Alison introduces herself through the students' interactive e-board as Professor Granger's new TA. Their summer assignment was to read a book by one of her favorite authors, and asks for someone's opinions. Dylan raises his hand, eloquently responding he was struck with the idea of isolation and refers to a scene in the book. Alison agrees, noticing a distracted Ava Jalali on her laptop. She calls on her, and Ava says that Dylan is always right much to the laughter of their peers. Alison presses for more, and Ava gives an intellectual but vague and incomprehensible answer. She explains she didn't have time to read the book to grow her YouTube channel. Alison understands but says she has to come prepared next time. Caitlin raises her hand, saying it comes down to if it's okay to murder a murderer. Alison asks if she thinks so, and Caitlin says it is if they hurt a loved one. Nolan Hotchkiss cheekily says no one will hurt him. Bothered, Alison calls on him, to which he arrogantly says payback's a bitch and they derived what they got because the did terrible things. He slyly says she'd appreciate the world view, much to Alison's subtle shock. As class ends and Alison gives their homework assignment, she stops him and asks why he thinks she knows about payback. Nolan states that his mother will tell her she's here because she reminds him of his sister, but it's more than that. He leaves, leaving Alison more confused than ever.

The town of Beacon Heights seems perfect, from its top-tier college to its overachieving residents, but nothing is as it appears to be; when the high-stakes environment pushes the residents to a breaking point, someone snaps and a murder occurs. #PrettyLittleLiarsThePerfectionists #PLLThePerfectionists #PLL #PrettyLittleLiars