The Darkest Knight (Pretty Little Liars)

"The Darkest Knight"
Pretty Little Liars episode
Episode no. Season 7
Episode 10
Directed by Arlene Sanford
Written by I. Marlene King & Maya Goldsmith
Produced by Jonell Lennon
Hynndie Wali
Cinematography by Larry Reibman
Editing by Robert Lattanzio
Original air date August 30, 2016
Guest appearance(s)
Episode chronology

"The Darkest Knight" is tenth episode of the seventh season of the American mystery drama television series Pretty Little Liars, which aired on August 30, 2016, on the cable network Freeform, serving as the mid-season finale. The 150th episode, it was written by the showrunner I. Marlene King and executive producer Maya Goldsmith, and directed by Arlene Sanford. "The Darkest Knight" received a Nielsen rating of 0.7 and was viewed by 1.33 million viewers, up from the previous episode. This episode is rated TV-14.

Summary

The Liars including Caleb (Tyler Blackburn) team together to find Hanna (Ashley Benson), who is revealed to have tied up an unconscious Noel (Brant Daugherty) and starts to torture him along with the help of Mona (Janel Parrish). Alison (Sasha Pieterse) reveals herself to be pregnant with someone's child, who she presumes is Archer's and turns to Emily (Shay Mitchell) for comfort. Spencer (Troian Bellisario) learns that Toby (Keegan Allen) and Yvonne (Kara Royster) are planning to leave Rosewood but they have a car accident, leaving their fate's unknown. Noel manages to escape and leads the Liars into an abandoned school for the blind where Jenna (Tammin Sursok) appears armed with a gun and tries to murder the Liars along with Noel. However, Noel, while attacking Emily and Hanna, trips on his axe and accidentally kills himself via decapitation. Jenna then shoots at the Liars, hitting Spencer. Before Jenna can finish her off, Mary Drake (Andrea Parker) knocks out Jenna and reveals that Spencer is her second child. "A.D." drags an unconscious Jenna from the house, and drives away with Jenna asking if it was they who shot Spencer.

Production

The episode was written by the series' creator and main collaborator I. Marlene King with executive producer Maya Goldsmith.[1][2] It was directed by Arlene Sanford. The title of the episode was revealed by King through Twitter on June 18, 2016.[3] The table-read for this episode occurred on June 23, 2016.[4]

Reception

The episode first aired in the United States on August 30, 2016, to a viewership of 1.33 million Americans, and garnered a 0.7 rating in the 18–49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research.[5] Values from this episode had a notorious increase from the previous episode, "The Wrath of Kahn." This episode is rated TV-14. After Live +3 DVR ratings, the episode tied for the twenty-fifth spot in Adults 18-49, finishing with a 1.1 rating among adults aged 18–49, and aired to a total viewership of 2.10 million, placing in the seventeenth spot in viewership.[6]

References

  1. ↑ I. Marlene King [imarleneking] (June 4, 2016). "I'm writing 701 w @Maya_Goldsmith. It's the first time we've penned one together. I think we just came up w a Finale-worthy title." (Tweet). Retrieved June 5, 2016 – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ I. Marlene King [imarleneking] (June 4, 2016). "710 thanks for noticing my number dyslexia. Or maybe it's just tired PLL brain." (Tweet). Retrieved June 5, 2016 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ I. Marlene King [imarleneking] (June 18, 2016). "@FridayAwakens The DArkest Knight" (Tweet). Retrieved June 20, 2016 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Bridges, Chloe (June 23, 2016). "Wuh woh @prettylittleliars". Instagram. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Welch, Alex (August 30, 2016). "Tuesday cable ratings: 'WWE Smackdown' ticks up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ Porter, Rick (September 11, 2016). "Cable Live +3 ratings, Aug. 29-Sept. 4: 'Fear the Walking Dead,' 'Rizzoli & Isles' on top again". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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