User:Miss X-Factor/Jenna Marshall
| Jenna Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Pretty Little Liars character | |
| First appearance | Novel: Pretty Little Liars (2006) Television: "Pilot" (episode 1.01) |
| Created by | Sara Shepard |
| Portrayed by | Tammin Sursok |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | A |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | High school student |
| Family | Daniel Cavanaugh (step-father) Toby Cavanaugh (step-brother) |
| Residence | Rosewood, Pennsylvania |
Jenna Marshall is a fictional character in the Pretty Little Liars book series by Sara Shepard, and in the ABC Family television series adaption. She is portrayed by Tammin Sursok in the show.
Television
[edit]Season 1
[edit]In the first episode, Jenna is seen being guided into Alison's funeral by Toby, much to the surprise of everyone. She is later lead out to a car by Toby moments later.[1]
In the following self-entitled episode "The Jenna Thing", she appears in the beginning of the episode walking into the Apple Rose Grille while the liars are there.[2] When she sits down, they silently get up and leave. Jenna later appears in the School Cafeteria when Aria invites her to sit with the Liars.[2] It is an awkward lunch, as Jenna purposefully frightens the girls makes reference to the group's changed dynamic since Alison's death.[2] Jenna tells them that Alison came to visit her while she was in the hospital.[2] She says that everyone misunderstood Alison but that she knew exactly who Alison was.[2] The girls are silent as they flashback to the fateful events of that night. At one point, Jenna breaks the silence by picking up Spencer's beeping phone, when she receives a text, with Spencer paranoid to receive a text from "A" with Jenna in such close proximity.[2] Obviously, no one found out about "The Jenna Thing," but with Toby knowing, they could never be sure about when the secret was going to slip and if "A" would ever play that card.[2] She also appears sitting on an bench during Spencer's run Jenna where she is seen using a phone for the blind and says "Send text now." then she turns and looks at where Spencer is standing.[2]
In "To Kill a Mocking Girl", Jenna is seen walking down the hallway with Toby while the girls are whispering to each other. She comments such as "Whisper, whisper, whisper.[3] Almost feels like Alison's still here," Later when Emily comes to thank Toby for helping her with Ben, Jenna is present which is unknown to Emily. After Emily leaves Jenna questions Toby about the reason why Emily is thanking him but he tells her it isn't what she's thinking.[3]
Jenna is seen by Hanna on her way to work at Dr Ackard's office. Jenna enters the elevator and puts on her lipstick. She asks Hanna if she likes the color (which is believed to be Jungle Red, which is Alison's color). It is unknown if Jenna knew she was talking to Hanna.[4]
In the episode "There's No Place Like Homecoming", Jenna visits Emily at her home after homingcoming in which Emily is home from being hospitalized with her seeing eye dog, Shadow. She comes under the guise of being sympathetic to Emily's plight, bringing cookies to bed-ridden Emily (which Emily does sample, despite Spencer's distrust towards them later). She knows that Toby's psychological profile is missing because the cops went looking for it, and knows that the Liars have the file, having overheard them talking about it at Homecoming. She wants Emily to return the file to her, so that she can protect her secret of having forced her step-brother into a sexual relationship. Emily is open to fulfilling Jenna's request, as she feels partially responsible for Jenna's accident, something Jenna does not fail to mention repeatedly. Emily tries to get the file back, but cannot contact the girls while her mother is around. Aria throws the file into the river. (It seems the file makes its way into "A's" hands anyway, when a figure is seen gingerly retrieving the pages from the water.) When Jenna asks for the file after Emily is back at Rosewood High, Emily vaguely tells her that the file is gone, and Jenna is put off, being put in the position where she is forced to trust Emily.[5]
In "Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone", although Jenna is resentful towards Alison and her memory, Jenna volunteers a speech at Alison's memorial dedication. She shares only kind words, mentioning Alison's visit to her in the hospital, claiming that Alison made her stronger and more in touch with her identity.[6]
In the episode "The New Normal", after Toby's house arrest bracelet is to be removed, she hails a taxi cab, so the two can ride there together. She is very upset when he declines her offer, choosing to go with Spencer in her car, rather than with her.[7]
In "The Badass Seed", Jenna offers to play flute for the school play, "The Bad Seed" and tells Mr. Fitz that she is fascinated with the play and its theme, the nature of evil.[8] She is seen talking to Ian in the episode by a similar name, taking a "Neuman's" shopping bag from him, the contents not revealed.[8] With Mr. Fitz as her guide, Jenna writes an essay to be submitted to an essay contest with vague references to the event that blinded her.[8] The essay centers around a blind girl that senses more than seeing people do.[8] It seems from the essay that the incident that blinded her was not an accident, although it leads Mr. Fitz to believe her brother is guilty, not the girls.[8] Ezra is fascinated by the story and believes it has a winning chance.[8] At the end of the episode, Aria confides to Mr. Fitz about who the real perpetrators were.[8] Jenna makes references to Aria's romantic relationship with Mr. Fitz, scaring Aria, because it is unclear how she knows about the couple.[8]
In "Someone to Watch Over Me", Jenna is seen with the owl that Hanna thought was a gift for her from Caleb. However it is a flashdrive that Jenna gave to Caleb to put information on and return to her. As the girls put the pieces together they realize that Jenna had been paying Caleb to spy on Hanna and look for a key in her house that she thought Alison had given to one of the girls. A hurt Hanna slaps Jenna for what she did and Jenna cries for it.[9]
In the season one finale entitled "For Whom the Bell Tolls", with footage of Jenna pressuring Toby Cavanaugh (Keegan Allen) to hook up with her.[10] The girls are now convinced that Ian killed Ali and was the one filming them, so they want to find out what Jenna knows.[10] The girls corner Jenna in a classroom, who tells them that Ali showed her the video the day before she disappeared — while Jenna was in the hospital — and threatened Jenna to never return to Rosewood.[10] The girls then realize that, when Ali told them to "wait for it," she was referring to the video. Jenna call Ian and warn him that the girls have the video, although Ian says he has it under control then Officer Garrett — who just got done reassuring Emily that he's on their side — show up in Jenna's room, and the two of them share a kiss.[10]
Season 2
[edit]In the second season (2011–2012), she appears in the episode "It's Alive", were Jenna and Garrett are seen spying on Jason Dilaurentis and discussing the ominous-sounding “Jason thing.”[11] Later, Jenna is secretly standing nearby as Garrett preps the girls for interrogation.[11]
In the episode "My Name Is Trouble", Jenna takes a pottery class at Hollis College alongside Aria who realizes that Jenna is in it, too. So Aria calls herself "Anita" and gets Jenna to share emotional secrets about being blind, until Jenna realizes Anita is actually Aria and totally freaks out.[12]
In the prequel episode "The First Secret",[13] Jenna is first mentioned by Toby in conversation to Emily.[13] While unpacking some of Jenna's things from the moving truck, he describes her as someone who gets whatever she wants.[13] Later, at the costume shop, Alison spots Jenna buying her one costume—a "Lady Gaga." costume.[13] She tries to intimidate her to buy a different one, declaring that that is her own costume choice for this year.[13] The new girl noncommittally agrees to think about changing her decision, but turns her attention away from Alison.[13] Before walking away, Alison offers her name, to which the girl replies that she already knows it, and her own name is Jenna.[13] They smile pleasantly, if not falsely, at each other, and Alison strolls away.[13] Later at Noel's bash, Alison notices Jenna dressed as Lady GaGa after all.[13] And Noel, dressed as a gynecologist, goes right to her.[13] When a Lady GaGa song starts playing, Ali approaches her herself. Jenna is flanked by boys, but they all scram when Alison orders them to.[13] Ali offers Jenna a spot in her clique.[13] However, Jenna replied “Thanks, but no thanks.”.[13] When Jenna saunters away victoriously, Mona declares her the best Gaga, and the two introduce themselves, seeming to start a friendship.[13]
Season 3
[edit]In the episode "Blood is the New Black", the PLL have reason to believe that Jenna is faking being blind when Toby finds prescription eye drops dated after Jenna's eye surgery with the prescription being renewed.[14] To test this theory, the PLLs planted an earring in the girls' bathroom at school. Jenna is proven to be faking the blindness because she looked at the earring.[14] They decided to keep quiet about this so that they can possibly use Jenna's secret against her later.[14]
In the episode "Kingdom of the Blind", Emily sees an flashback of Jenna driving her "that night".[15] Jenna is pressing Aria to find out how much Emily remembers from "that night".[15] The girls follow Jenna to an gun shop, in which Hanna confronts Jenna.[15] Jenna tells them she's been able to see from the first operation because "it was the only protection I had."[15] In the episode "That Girl Is Poison", Jenna, who has openly revealed she can see again, invites the girls to her birthday party.[16] Prompting Spencer to question the purpose of Jenna's party. Jenna starts flirting with Nate St. Germain.[16]
Season 4
[edit]In the fourth season (2013–2014),
In the episode "Into the Deep", Spencer and Aria overhear Jenna implying to Shana that she knows something more about Ali's death, so they hatch a plan to get Jenna alone to grill her about it.[17] While searching for Spencer, Emily finds Jenna floating facedown in the lake.[17] From the head wound, it certainly seems like someone knocked her out and left her there to drown.[17] But Jenna pulls through, and Spencer discovers the identity of person who has Jenna so scared: Cece Drake.[17]
In the season finale of season four episode "'A' Is for Answers", Alison revealed that she originally believed Jenna to be "A" in which she visited Jenna in the hospital.[18] Alison warns Jenna to never return to Rosewood though she would find out an few seconds later that Jenna is not "A".[18]
Season 5
[edit]Jenna will return in the 100th episode. Jenna has not been seen since the ninth episode of season four.[19]
Literature
[edit]Development
[edit]Characterization
[edit]Toby had described Jenna as "someone who gets whatever she wants".[13] Although Jenna is resentful towards Alison and her memory, Jenna volunteers a speech at Alison's memorial dedication in Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone. She shares only kind words, mentioning Alison's visit to her in the hospital, claiming that Alison made her stronger and more in touch with her identity.[6]
When Jenna discovers that Toby likes Emily, she is very jealous. Jenna tells Toby she turned him in to the police so he would come home and continue their relationship. Jenna also proves she can be slightly abusive and controlling, as she slaps Toby when he tells her he will "never touch her like that again.", and asks who he thinks he's talking to.[20]
Jenna is know to show a much sadder and more vulnerable side then she usually does when around people she doesn't know. She has made a beautiful pottery piece, but is frustrated that she cannot see anything, not even the shadows it produces when lit.[12]
Relationships
[edit]Jenna begans a relationship with Garrett Reynolds in the season one finale, as it is shown when Reynolds shows up in Jenna's room where the two share a kiss.[10] The two are seen sharing a very passionate relationship when the two kiss in Jenna's home.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pretty Little Liars - Pilot". ABC Family. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lansky, Sam. "Recap Roundup: Episode 1.2, "The Jenna Thing"". Wet Paint. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b Gajewski, Ryan. "Recap episode: To Kill a Mocking Girl". Wet Paint. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Lansky, Sam. "Recap: Episode 1.5, "Reality Bites Me"". Wet Paint. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Gajewski, Ryan. "Recap: There's No Place Like Homecoming". Wetpaint. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b Gajewski, Ryan. "Recap of Pretty Little Liars, Episode 1.8: "Please Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone"". Wetpaint. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Gajewski, Ryan. "Paige kisses Emily Recap of Pretty Little Liars: Season one Episode 17". WetPaint. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gajewski, Ryan. "Caleb and Hanna Kiss — and Shower Together! Recap of Pretty Little Liars Season 1, Episode 18". wetpaint. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Gajewski, Ryan. "Hanna Smacks Jenna! Pretty Little Liars: Season 1, Episode 20". Wetpaint. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Gajewski, Ryan. "Ian Dies! Pretty Little Liars Season 1 Finale". wetpaint. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b Gajewski, Ryan. "Ian's Still Alive! Recap of Pretty Little Liars: Season 2, Episode 1". wetpaint. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b Gajewski, Ryan. "Wren's Back! Recap of Pretty Little Liars Season 2, Episode 3: "My Name is Trouble"". Wetpaint. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Gajewski, Ryan. "Pretty Little Liars Season 2, Episode 13 Recap: Lucas Attacks Alison!". WetPaint. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Tranchina, Joe. "Pretty Little Liars – Season 3 Episode 2 – Recap and Review – Blood is the New Black". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d Tranchina, Joe. "Pretty Little Liars season 3 episode 3 Recap and Review: Kingdom of the Blind". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ a b Gajewski, Ryan. "Pretty Little Liars Season 3, Episode 5 Recap: Who Is April Rose?". WetPaint. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d Burt, Kayti. "Pretty Little Liars Recap: Season 4, Episode 9 — "Into the Deep"". Wet Paint. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ a b Swift, Andy. "Pretty Little Liars Season Finale Recap: Shot Through the Heart, But Who's to Blame?". TVLine. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Oh what's this?! Oh ya know... Just the 100th episode and #Jenna's return #PLL 😝😳". Instagram. April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ G, Ryan. "Pretty Little Liars: Season one Episode 12: "Salt Meets Wound"". WetPaint. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
