Bros Watch PLL Too - A Pretty Little Liars podcast

Benjamin Light and Marco Sparks

Benjamin Light and Marco Sparks break down each episode of Pretty Little Liars in ever increasing detail. This feed covers Pretty Little Liars seasons 1-7, The Perfectionists season 1, and the HBO MAX PLL reboot.

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20 episodes
Updated Dec 25, 2025
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Dec 25, 2025 · 3 hr 32 min
Podcast Extra! A conversation for the real Trouble heads, with London from the Cinema of Cruelty podcast
Merry Christmas, bitches. The Bros are checking in one last time for 2025 with an extended conversation about the writing of our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series. We’re joined by London of the Cinema of Cruelty podcast to go deep on heroes, villains, TV adaptation changes, our writer origin stories, and much more. Massive SPOILER warning! We immediately get into end-of-series details, so don’t listen until you’ve finished all five books.
Nov 4, 2025 · 1 hr 35 min
Revisiting s06e13 “The Gloves Are On”
This week on the pod we’re joined by special guest and Trouble contest winner Amanda to time jump back to January 2016, when Pretty Little Liars was giving us a taste of the Liars all grown up. Spaleb! Lucas still thinks he has a shot with Hanna! Emily went to massive lengths to conceal the fact that she dropped out! Aria is still way too codependent on Ezra. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Oct 7, 2025 · 1 hr 25 min
Bros Watch Now and Then Too
The Bros are back with special guest and Trouble contest winner Raine Fielder to talk about the four-girl romp that started it all, I. Marlene King and Lesli Linka Glatter’s Now and Then. Marco, James, and Raine talk about those old coming of age movies, kids riding bikes, and which characters resemble a proto-Pretty Little Liar. Thanks to Raine for joining us, and check out her linktree for more about her work. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Sep 23, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min
Ravenswood Wrap-up and Pretty Little Liars s05e11 “No One Here Can Love or Understand Me”
The time has come to close the chapter on Ravenswood, which the Bros do by revisiting PLL s05e11 “No One Here Can Love or Understand Me,” where Caleb tells Hanna and the audience what happened with that whole pact thing. It’s not much. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Sep 16, 2025 · 1 hr 42 min
Ravenswood s01e10 “My Haunted Heart”
Well folks, we did it. We’ve completed the first and only season of Ravenswood, an odd, half-baked show that never seemed to know what story it was trying to tell. The finale, in a word, is baffling. At least we got to see lots of Benzo. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Sep 9, 2025 · 1 hr 31 min
Ravenswood s01e09 “Along Came a Spider”
In the penultimate episode of Ravenswood, Caleb becomes obsessed with a little chapel in the property for no real reason. Luke confronts Dillon and we learn that he sacrificed Olivia to escape The Pact. Mrs. Matheson is drunk. Collins is Snape. Miranda is a loser. God, this is rough. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Sep 2, 2025 · 1 hr 26 min
Ravenswood s01e08 “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”
If I may say, this is a pretty good episode of the pod. It’s a terrible episode of TV, but I think you’ll like the podcast. We’re talking about Ravenswood s01e08, wherein multiple scenes take place where a character falls asleep. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Aug 26, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
Ravenswood s01e07 “Home is Where the Heart Is – Seriously Check the Floorboards”
This week on Ravenswood, Caleb’s Uncle Daddy shows up, along with a bunch of plot lines from early in the season that honestly we thought the writers forgot about. Springer is dead, maybe. Tess is evil, maybe. Ray Collins is a sassy bitch, definitely. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Aug 19, 2025 · 1 hr 35 min
Ravenswood s01e06 “Revival”
The Bros are back after a little hiatus, and so is Ravenswood! Caleb is newly committed to not being interested in Miranda after dumping Hanna for her. Everyone starts taking their wild assumptions as facts, and of course they are shown to be correct. Collins is moving in on the Widow Matheson. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Aug 12, 2025 · 2 hr 45 min
Podcast Extra! A SPOILER-filled Trouble Q&A with the Bros
The Bros are joined by special guest Kayla to open the kimono about their own mystery series, and its final installment: Trouble to the Last Drop. Full MASSIVE SPOILERS for the entire Trouble: Girl Detective series here, so skip this one and come back later if you still need to catch up. Ravenswood coverage will return next week with s01e06 of that show. Thanks to all the readers who wrote in with questions and supported the books! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Aug 5, 2025 · 1 hr 56 min
Ravenswood s01e05 “Scared to Death”
We’ve made it to the halfway point of Ravenswood, which means an IMK joint, directed by Norman Buckley. There’s lots of ideas and some tenuous connections, and a special guest appearance by Benzo herself! Is Caleb’s personality being slowly subsumed by OG Caleb? Is the raven the big bad? Are there any rules to these ghosts? Follow to find out. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Jul 29, 2025 · 1 hr 37 min
Ravenswood s01e04 “The Devil Has a Face”
This week on the pod, it’s time for a little “Whoops! This couple we set up has no chemistry! Abort!” plotting in s01e04 of Ravenswood. Caleb has a crush on Miranda, Luke dumps Remy for Tess. Maybe Mr. Collins and “Shelley” hooked up. Whatever, man. Oh, and apparently Miranda has psionic powers now. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Jul 22, 2025 · 2 hr 1 min
Ravenswood s01e03 “Believe”
Things are picking up on the third episode of Ravenswood! We have some plot momentum and some agency! Beware: the bros recorded this one late at night and get a little loopy. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Jul 15, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min
Ravenswood s01e02 “Death and the Maiden”
We’re delving deeper into the mysteries (?) of Ravenswood in s01e02 with a shocking (?) death, a surprising (?) reveal, and some much needed character development (?). Also, the guys sidebar about Superman for about 10 minutes. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Jul 8, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
Ravenswood s01e01 “Pilot”
This week on the pod, the Bros have finally made it to the actual Ravenswood pilot. What a weird pilot! There are some new characters, and some new mysteries, but an odd lack of intrigue and atmosphere. Maybe it needed more time in the oven? Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Jul 1, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min
Ravenswood pre-game — PLL s04e13 “Grave New World”
This week on the pod, we wrap up our Ravenswood pre-game by revisiting PLL s04e13 “Grave New World”. Wow. This is maybe not the finest episode of Pretty Little Liars. Woof! Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out now! Order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover now!
Jun 24, 2025 · 1 hr 27 min
Ravenswood pre-game — PLL s04e12 “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t”
Our journey towards Ravenswood continues with Pretty Little Liars s04e12 “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t” wherein the four liars actually go to Ravenswood because… A sent them a weird magic box with an A message, so they googled “Rosewood Magic Shop” and saw an ad for The Great Charlamange’s magic show in Ravenswood. Yeah. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out in two weeks. Pre-order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle now!
Jun 17, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min
Ravenswood pre-game — PLL s04e06 “Under the Gun”
The Bros are gearing up for Ravenswood by revisiting its early appearances in the main Pretty Little Liars show. This week we’re taking a look back at PLL s04e06 “Under the Gun,” aka the one where Spencer and Toby go to Ravenswood and it’s Rosewood except everything has a washed out blue filter on it. Don’t forget, the final book in our Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out in two weeks. Pre-order Trouble to the Last Drop on Kindle now!
Jun 3, 2025 · 18 min
Never Say Nevermore
Screw it, we’re doing Ravenswood. Also! The final book in the Trouble: Girl Detective mystery series is out July 1st! Pre-order on Kindle now!
Sep 25, 2024 · 42 min
She can’t keep us here forever
PLL: Original Sin: Summer School is canceled, and the Bros are finally free. It’s been a good ride, but all good things, etc. We’re escaping Mona’s basement and you’ll never catch us again. Also, at the end of this short episode, please enjoy a short reading of Chapter 1 of our new book, Game On, Trouble.