With every new episode of ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars, Spencer (Troian Bellisario) spirals a little bit deeper into despair and insanity and this week’s episode is set for an explosion.

Tension between Spence and the girls has been at an all time high as she continues to keep secret the real reason her and Toby (Keegan Allen) broke up. But, if you thought tension between her and the Liars was anything, just wait until you see what’s about to go down between Mona (Janel Parrish) and Spencer.

Mona has been slowly but surely digging her nails into Spence, having beat the brainiac to become captain of the decathlon team and now with the big competition here, things are about to come to a head.

From the looks of this clip, one can assume Spence has been kicked off the team just before the big event, but she won’t go down quietly.

Spencer shows up at the event and with a devious tone thanks Mona for sending Wren (Julian Morris) her way informing her that “part of my treatment plan requires me to read a case study all about a deeply disturbed teenager. Wren seems to refer to her as ‘M’ but we both know that this sociopath goes by other initials as well.”

She then goes a step further and threatens to post the entire case study on the Internet with Mona’s photo.

“And who’s looking cray cray now Spencer? Have you completely lost it? Is that why Toby left you?,” ponders Mona. Ouch!

Additional clips from the episode also show Spencer receiving a warning from “A” to not spill the beans about Toby and then shows Spence launching herself at Mona while at the competition. Is it true – has Spence completely lost it?

Watch the entire clip above and judge for yourself. Fans of the show can also live blog with Bellisario on abcfamily.com/prettylittleliars at 7PM ET/4PM PT and tweet with her at @sleepinthegardn during the episode’s east coast airing at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT.

Pretty Little Liars airs Tuesdays at 8 PM on ABC Family.

What do you think about Spencer’s downward spiral? Are you hoping the other Liars find out Toby’s real secret soon? Sound off in the comments below!

It’s a new year and there’s a new Mona (Janel Parrish) on the loose on ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars.

But the first episode of Season 3B didn’t only feature the former Radley patient back to torment our girls at Rosewood High, fans were also treated to some sketchy background info on Mr. Montgomery (Chad Lowe) and clues as to possible new “A” team members.

Before we dish on the episode though, let’s talk about how good Parrish and Keegan Allen (Toby) are at playing creepy? The actors playing the currently outed “A” team members freak me out every time they’re on screen. They are fantastic. And if Mona showed up in my bedroom in the middle of the night like that you can bet I’d be sleeping with a crowbar too — just like Aria (Lucy Hale) said she would.

Note: Spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen Tuesday’s winter premiere, “She’s Better Now.”

The winter premiere opened with Mona’s aforementioned late night visit to Hanna (Ashley Benson) and a creepy Toby knocking down a black hoodied skateboarder with his car. Meanwhile, Emily’s (Shay Mitchell) parents have gone all Defcon 1 and installed a new security system in their house to protect their daughter from anymore crazy incidents ala last summer’s midseason finale.

As expected, Mona doesn’t get the warmest reception upon her return to Rosewood High. But things come to ahead when she opens her locker to find a cow brain tacked to the door with a knife. Every smartphone on campus, of course, documents the incident as Mona throws the brain and the knife out, whispering to Lucas (Brendan Robinson) before walking away. Shortly thereafter, she was also seen talking to the janitor who the Liars remember as Harold (Travis Richey) from the Lost Woods Resort, the place where Mona had her crazy “A” lair.

When Lucas heads to Hanna’s for no other reason than to further the story, he lets her know that Mona had been sneaking out of Radley long before she had permission to. He also credits his new limp to a skateboarding accident, which gets the wheels in my head turning. (More on that below.)

Now, it appears that Rosewood High’s new janitor has a whole lot of Mona’s things in his office, including one of Allison’s (Sasha Pieterse) old journals. When the girls ditch a charity 10K to go through the stuff, they find Ali’s diary containing an entry highlighting Aria’s dad, Byron. From what we were shown in the flashback, it’s clear she was blackmailing Mr. Montgomery over his affair with Meredith (Amanda Schull) and asking for a pretty penny to keep quiet.

After Aria and the girls had a small incident with Meredith in her class, “A” had exactly what she needed to frame the girls. Meredith, in the wrong place at the wrong time thanks to a note from “A,” gets injured in a fire at the finish line. Later, Byron confronts Aria about the incident, questioning whether or not she and her friends did this, as he knows what they’re capable of. But what is Byron capable of? His accusations, tone of voice and creepy stares while listening to his daughter’s call with Spencer — which mentions “A” — indicate there is a lot more to learn about the Montgomery patriarch.

The note marks the second time Aria was “A’s” main target in the episode, after she received an “It’s a boy” basket outside Ezra’s (Ian Harding) apartment.

We also NEED to discuss Mona and her new friend Jason (Drew Van Acker). Now, without a doubt, the best line uttered in the one-hour episode had to be Spencer (Troian Bellisario) telling Toby, “he [Jason] is basically hugging a hand grenade.” But what exactly is this partnership between Spence’s half-brother and Mona? I really have no idea and that’s the writers’ point. Of course, Spence does her best to convince Jason that Mona can’t be trusted but by episodes end, we see the duo together on his steps as she cleans his wound. But where could he have gotten hurt?

With Jason’s cut and Lucas’ limp, it seems to me that we have at least two possible new candidates for the “A” team. My theory, based on what executive producer Oliver Goldstick told us about Lucas revealing too much, makes me think he was the one Toby was chasing down. Perhaps he doesn’t want part of the “A” team anymore? While maybe Jason was hurt by Aria on the “A” train (I hope not!) or the culprit who set the fire?

As with most PLL premieres, there were little answers provided but a whole lot of questions ensuring a VERY interesting season to come.

Buzz Moments:
OMG: While there weren’t any moments that made me gasp during the episode, I was SUPER creeped out when Mona showed up in Hanna’s room to plead her case. Seriously, not ok.

Thank you, TV gods.: That PLL is back! I missed this show while it was gone!

Awk-ward: Every single moment that Spencer and Toby are together (For the audience at least).

Hotness: Toby was looking all sorts of HOT and kind of creepy after he and Spencer went for a run!

Fab-u-lous: All of the PLLs were looking cute on the premiere. I particularly loved Hanna’s blue polkadot dress, which thanks to wornontv.net I found out is from Anthropolgie. Spencer’s cami/skirt combo was also one of my faves and Possessionista has all the details on where to get it!

Can. Not. Wait.: To find out what the deal is between Jason and Mona? Also, to see how Toby is revealed to the girls as a member of the “A” team! As with any and every premiere of PLL there are so many new questions to be answered!

Celebuzz (1-10): 8. An overall great episode that set up this season’s mysteries quite nicely.

Do you think Lucas was being chased by Toby? Is Jason working with the “A” team? Are you just as creeped out by Mona and Toby as I am? Sound off with your theories and observations about the winter premiere below!

Lady in red!

Pretty Little Liars star Janel Parrish hit up the Hollywood premiere of The Avengers on Wednesday night, and looked gorgeous in a Stop Starring red mini dress. Rocking some black ankle boots, she accessorized with gold jewelry and a bold red lip.

Tres chic!

Janel, who was just revealed as the devious “A” on the hit ABC Family show, tweeted about her getting ready routine and said:

Thanks to @warrentricomi salon I’m all ready for the Avengers Premier! @joeycarrera is the bomb twitter.com/JMeilanixo/sta…

— Janel Parrish (@JMeilanixo) April 12, 2012

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Also, be sure to check out The Avengers when it hits theaters on May 4!

When she came out as “A” on Pretty Little Liars, Janel Parrish – who plays Mona — had no idea how seriously viewers would take the news. Now she says she’s getting hate tweets left and right! Talking to Z100′s Elvis Duran, she reveals just how hardcore PLL fans are. 

“I’ve been getting so many angry tweets lately,” she says, taking it in stride. “I didn’t really do it!” she jokes.

“I’ve gotten a lot of ‘how could you,’ ‘you bitch,’ ‘why did you do it?’  She’s not letting it get to her, saying, “It’s amusing. I like it when fans get so into the show.”

As for the show itself, she says, “I cannot tell you if ‘A’ killed Allison,” hinting that the mystery is far from over!

At the end of this season’s finale, it appeared that someone in a red coat came to visit her at the mental facility she was sent to after going all crazy on the girls, to which Mona said: “I did everything you asked me to do.” It’s clear that she’s not in this alone! While some readers loved the reveal, some were disappointed – see how Celebuzz readers felt about the big reveal in our reader reacts post!