OK, this isn't a "Pretty Little Liars" Easter egg, but almost anyone will recognize the many references to iconic horror movies sprinkled throughout "Original Sin."
From the bucket filled with red paint in the rafters of the school dance as an homage to 1976's "Carrie" to the small text Tabby gets from "A" quoting a line from 1996's "Scream," you can barely count the visual and verbal references on one hand. Additionally, much of Tabby's dialogue establishes her as a horror-movie buff who not only makes quick-witted references to movies but also dreams of attending prestigious film schools.
"Lindsay and I, as writers and creators, are fans [of the franchise]," Aguirre-Sacasa told TVLine about their deliberate callbacks to classic horror films. "We're fanboys and fangirls. We love this stuff. We love when characters [from other shows] pop in, we love the crossover episodes."
These are all the connections we've sussed out for now, but there are sure to be more as new episodes of "Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin" premiere on HBO Max on Thursdays this summer. Aguirre-Sacasa said, "Once you hit Episode 6, the Easter eggs — and more than Easter eggs — start coming fast and furiously, up to literally the last moment of the last episode."
