Christopher Rosa | January 6, 2015 8:00 am

Pretty Small Liars fans, express joy! The second half of the fifth season premieres tonight on ABC Family. We received a little taste of Rosewood with the “ChristmAs” special last month; but, Aria (Lucy Hale), Hanna (Ashley Benson), Emily (Shay Mitchell), and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) are officially back in business. And the first question on everyone’s mind — as it has been for the past five years — is, “Who the hell is A?”

Reddit users have some pretty wild theories on who exactly lies underneath the black hoodie. There are solid arguments that one of the core four girls is A, with particular suspicions toward Aria and Hanna. But, we also have a few wildcard theories — like, um, Emily’s dad Wayne. But that’s not all Reddit users are discussing. One sleuthing user has a theory that asserts Bethany is Jessica DiLaurentis’ daughter, while another accuses Mrs. DiLaurentis of resenting her son Jason so much that she tried to make him a girl. Yup, the Internet is a wild place.

Here are nine PLL Reddit theories that are just a tad bit kooky. Take a gander, and let us know the craziest theories you’ve stumbled across in the comments below.

Aria is Huge A. 

Entertainment Tonight seems to believe this theory, as does Reddit user hashtagshowoff, and we must admit it’s pretty convincing. According to the theory, A shenanigans didn’t start happening in anticipation of Aria returned from Iceland (or, from a different perspective, in anticipation of her hot-for-teacher crush Ezra Fitz started effective at Rosewood High School). We also learn at the commencement of the show that Aria knew about her father Byron’s affair and despised lying about it to her mother Ella. But lo and behold, Ella received a letter from A that revealed the bolt from the blue, thus ending Aria’s inner frustration. Also, let’s not forget that Mona — the first A — referred to Aria as Huge A, the girls often cite Aria as the best liar, and the Aria doll seen on the show irregularly is decked out in A attire (while the other ones are dressed normally).

There are no coincidences in Rosewood.

Alison and Bethany are twins. 

leilalei believes Alison and Bethany are the rare set of twins that come from different fathers. But, at the very least, the user asserts Bethany is related to Mrs. DiLaurentis. According to the theory, Bethany is specifically the progeny of Mrs. D and Peter Hastings (the same as Jason). Both families were torn apart when it was revealed Peter was Jason’s father. Peter couldn’t let catastrophe take place again, so he sent Bethany to the Radley mental hospital. When Alison finds two identical yellow dresses in the “ChristmAs” episode, Mrs. D tells her to hide them or her father would leave them.

Could the second dress be Bethany’s, and Mrs. D hid the bolt from the blue to keep peace? Really plausible. A final straw in the coffin was when Mrs. D received a call that Alison was at Radley, only to find out it was really CeCe Drake. (The two used to impersonate one another.) She was noticeably furious over this, and the reason why could be she didn’t want Alison to find out about Bethany. This takes The Parent Trap to a whole new level.

Melissa Hastings is Huge A. 

emilyann1874 thinks Spencer’s big sister is A, but only became the hooded contender to help the four main girls. The user believes Melissa’s access to medical equipment through Wren plus her frequent absence from the show make her a viable suspect. Furthermore, every time the girls have taken evidence to the police, it has backfired. emilyann1874 alleges Melissa became A to get the girls to keep silent, which inadvertently helps them in some way. It’s also possible Melissa took the photos of the girls at Alison’s grave during season three to blackmail them into keeping hush-hush; if they revealed themselves, they would’ve gotten into much more distress. And let’s remember in season five when Melissa admitted to burying Bethany because she plotting Spencer killed her.

Was that an act of heroism? If so, then A might be akin to The Dark Knight. Just, ya know, with more lip gloss.

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