From 'A' to Today: the Full Timeline of Aria Montgomery and Ezra Fitz
By James H. Sterling
The June 2017 series finale, "Till Death Do Us Part," gave the pairing their long-sought happy ending. After surviving an abduction by Alex Drake (Spencer’s British twin operating as "A.D."), the two married in an intimate ceremony surrounded by their friends. The show brushed past Aria’s infertility grief with promises of adoption, leaving the characters riding into domestic tranquility.
Five years later, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa launched Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin on HBO Max, hauling the original canon into modern critical light. In Episode 10 of the reboot's debut season, pregnant protagonist Imogen Adams reveals she decided on an open adoption for her daughter. The prospective parents are none other than Aria Montgomery and Ezra Fitz, who run a bookshop in Rosewood.
The dialogue did not let the past slide. Characters noted with pointed skepticism that Ezra had started dating Aria when she was his underage student. It was a sharp narrative course correction. While honoring the original series continuity by confirming Aria and Ezra were raising a family together, the reboot explicitly labeled the high school dynamic as predatory, reflecting the shift in audience sensibilities over the past decade.
James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.
