Following Tuesday's episode of Pretty Little Liars, Troian Bellisario opened up about what it's like to play an increasingly unbalanced Spencer, and even dropped a few hints about what's in store for her character this season.
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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bellisario said that the scene in the most recent episode when she viciously attacks Mona had been a long time coming.
"It felt great because we've all been having to put up with Mona's B.S. since we found out she was 'A' and she comes back to school," Bellisario told THR's Philiana Ng. "Every scene that I would have with her, I would pull the writers or directors aside and say, 'I don't know how to play this scene because if this were real life I would have a restraining order against this girl. How is everybody not shaking with rage everytime I see her?'"
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She said that director Norman Buckley replied, "Well, you are. Those are the true emotions of the moment."
Bellisario added that although we have seen a darker, angrier side of Spencer lately, this is all part of her character's sometimes painful transition to adulthood.
"You're watching a young girl be stripped away of all these expectations she's suffocating under and now being this woman rising from the ashes," she told THR. "I don't know what kind of woman she'll be but I know that it is a big change for her."
Bellisario revealed that Wren will be appearing much more often in the next few episodes, and that he and Spencer will develop a deeper connection. She also hinted that despite all that Spencer has been through in the past few episodes, she still has not hit rock bottom.
"There is an upcoming scene that is Spencer's true rock-bottom moment," she said. "It seems that as much as everybody's enjoying Spencer spiral downward, they're not really so aware of how far it's going to go. I'm excited to hear people's reactions. That should be happening pretty soon."
Pretty Little Liars airs Tuesday on ABC Family at 8/7c.
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