Entertainment TV Reality TV Pretty Little Liars Cast Recalls Show's 'Bait-and-Switch' Ending — and Its 'Biggest Turning Point' Troian Bellisario, Keegan Allen, Torrey DeVitto and Ashley Benson appeared on a 'Pretty Little Liars' panel at Epic Cons in Chicago earlier this month By Brendan Le Brendan Le Brendan Le is an Editorial Assistant at PEOPLE with three years of experience working as an editor and writer. People Editorial Guidelines and Sean Neumann Sean Neumann Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2019. His work has previously appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, ESPN, and more. People Editorial Guidelines Published on March 29, 2024 08:11PM EDT From left to right: Troian Bellissario, Torrey DeVitto, Keegan Allen and Ashley Benson at Epic Cons in Chicago. Photo: Adrianna Sutton Photography/ Epic Con Chicago The cast of Pretty Little Liars is on the fence about the season finale. During a panel at Epic Cons in Chicago earlier this month, former PLL cast members Troian Bellisario (Spencer Hastings), Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh), Torrey DeVitto (Melissa Hastings) and Ashley Benson (Hannah Marin) provided their thoughts on the final episode, the identity of the last “A” and the show’s most significant twist. Bellisario, 39, said of the ending, “I wish that we had gotten to introduce Alex [Drake] a lot earlier. My only frustration was that it felt like a total bait-and-switch because we waited until the very last episode. So it wasn’t as fun, I imagine, for audience members as when it was CeCe Drake.” She suggested that it would have been more satisfying if CeCe was the last antagonist because viewers “could kind of understand the motivations” and “knew the character.” Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings in 'Pretty Little Liars'. Eric McCandless/Freeform via Getty 'Pretty Little Liars' Cast: Where Are They Now? “So when all of a sudden, it had to in an hour, make sense and also close up all the storylines that everybody loved so much — that was the only thing,” the actress continued. “I loved that I had the opportunity to do that, but I wish that we had threaded it out a little bit more so that it didn’t take away from the more important storytelling points of the finale.” Reflecting on the many deaths that occurred throughout the seven-season program, the cast chose Sasha Pieterse’s Alison DiLaurentis to revive, which happened in the fifth season when she returned to the show. “That was truly the biggest turning point in the show,” Bellisario said. “When we found out she was still alive, it changed the whole fabric of the show because then there wasn’t just four of us, there was five.” Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis in 'Pretty Little Liars'. Allyson Riggs/Freeform/Getty 10 Times the 'Pretty Little Liars' Cast's Friendship Made Our Hearts Melt The cast also had another revelation while answering audience questions: Sydney Sweeney had appeared in the finale of the Freeform series. “I’m in the Twilight Zone,” a shocked DeVitto, 39, reacted. “What?” Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. After Allen, 34, confirmed the Euphoria star’s cameo, he began pacing back and forth on the stage. “It’s f---ing her,” he said. “Dude. What is the world, dude? Bro, bro.” Close