
Show: Pretty Little Liars
Character Status: Guest
Endgame: Dead
Orientation: Lesbian
Show Status: Still Airing
Tropes: Bury Your Gays, Evil, Predatory
Show: Pretty Little Liars
Character Status: Guest
Endgame: Dead
Orientation: Lesbian
Show Status: Still Airing
Tropes: Bury Your Gays, Evil, Predatory
Shana was a clerk from the Rosewod Halloween Spooktacular Store introduced in Season 3 when Hanna saw Paige talking to her in a lesbian bar. Later Paige revealed she and Shana had dated over the summer.
By the end of S3 Shana was seen meeting up with Jenna and in a surprise twist, it was implied they had a romantic relationship. Shana and Jenna were working together in terrorizing the four main characters in revenge for what they did to Jenna. This was later confirmed when Jenna cornered them in an empty theater and held them at gun point. Shana almost killed them until Aria intervened and knocked Shana off the theater stage to her death.
Relationship story arc with a woman: No
Relationship story arc with a man: No
Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No
Storyline during sweeps? No
[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.
One company dropped its advertising for our show in one of the early seasons, because they didn’t agree with the relationship. And I was like, “No shit, our relationship is illegal!” And Marlene said, “No, it’s not yours, it’s Emily’s relationship [that’s the problem].” So I could be seen as a statutory rapist, and people are like, “I know, but love knows no bounds, as long as there is a penis and a vagina involved.”
— Cosmopolitan, Actor Ian Harding, who plays a male teacher involved with a (female) student.
Ian Harding
April 17, 2017
— Twitter, Showrunner Marlene King, using the "It's just a TV show" argument.
Marlene King
November 17, 2016
Well, I felt terrible that people were so upset about Maya’s death. It was an important part of the storytelling, though, and important for Emily’s character to have to deal with that. I don’t really regret it, but it’s unfortunate that people were personally so upset about it.
— Vulture, Showrunner Marlene King when asked if she had any regrets.
Marlene King
January 12, 2016
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