You seem to have an interesting puzzle coming together in regards to the moments leading up to, during and after Hannah's death. Paige murdering Ryan and Brian's father was definitely a surprise, and I doubt that the story ends there as we still don't know if this was done purposely or by accident, or what business Paige even had with the man. But it's nice to get some context to everything that's been going on with her, and via Shane, no less. I'm curious to see what his reaction will be to this in the next episode.
I think I have told Dallas this before but when planning it I wanted the events that took place the night Hannah died to have a beginning, middle and end. I was hoping that people would love the twist with Paige, that just adds to the mystery.
The reveal also paints Brian in a semi- better light since the reasons behind wanting to unlock Vanessa's memories, while not completely noble, are in an effort to resolve what happened to his father. Unfortunately for him, I still find the rooting interest in Jacob and Vanessa. It just seems to me that's where all the history and passion is, no matter how hard Jessica tries to insinuate herself into the picture. Plus, being able to look from the outside in, it's hard to trust a person's feelings once you learn that you were merely a means to an end. But I will say that he came off as genuine when he was telling his brother how his feelings have changed since then, which would explain why he's hesitant to tell her the real reason he sought her out. However, I do think that's his best bet at this point since the longer the misconception carries on, the worse it is going to look when Vanessa does find out.
I truly don't think Brian is a bad person, he is essentially in town to find out what happened to his father and like Ryan pointed out he has lost sight of that with being with Vanessa. I like that people root for both of them though it does seem that people do want Jacob/Vanessa to find their way back to each other. As for Brian, he should probably fess up before Vanessa finds out.
I'm still trying to work out how Jessica is involved with it all. The likelihood that she had something to do with the accident would definitely explain why the DA is desperate to see that this case stays covered up. But then why Hannah's father? To what end would a grieving father being willing to see his daughter's death not righteously repented for?
With 3 episodes left of the season Jessica's involvement will become very clear very soon. All that I can say is that I hope the payoff is well received by readers.
Oh, and I still love Callie and Tyler. It's just great when a couple-in-training can take time to enjoy the festivities around them.
I love Callie/Tyler I think their relationship is probably one of the best to write for the show, because it is so simple and unlike their siblings and the older friends there is no complicated history there. Minus his sister died, her sister was behind the wheel and they seem to now believe Vanessa was innocent. One of the hardest things I did was re-cast Callie, due to them being so popular with readers.
Thanks as always for the feeback Ty, it means a lot!
Kelly
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