Worst Pretty Little Liars Characters

The Top Ten
1 Paige McCullers

She is an idiot! She tried to drown Emily and she said mean, homophobic things to her, but Emily still dates her! She is a waste of time on the show. When Toby was a loser, Marlene found a way to make him cool by making him date one of the liars and cutting his hair - then she tried to do it with Paige by making her date Emily and changing her ugly bangs! It seriously didn't work. Why did Maya have to get killed off the show when it could've been Paige instead! Maya had to be in rehab for so long, so we didn't get to see her and then SHE gets killed off, it should've been pigskin! How come Pam hated Maya, BUT NOT PAIGE? I hate Paige, I hope she dies.

How can anyone like Paige? She gets jealous of Emily because SHE KNOWS Emily is a better swimmer than her, tries to drown her, tries to kiss her while Emily is grieving over the fact that she lost Maya, and she won't stop getting into Emily's business, so she tells the police Ali is alive. For what? Because she hates her? Paige put that on herself because now she has multiple people mad at her. I'm glad Emily dumped her because Paige doesn't deserve to be with someone as great with Emily. I just don't understand how Emily loved her. There is nothing about Paige to love her! She's selfish, not to mention RUDE TOO! Remember Samara? She completely flipped out on her for no type of reason! Emily got mad at Paige so she decided to keep their "relationship" as friends. I'm actually happy Emily did that, maybe now Paige can back off now. But of course, I thought wrong. They end up being a couple, and Paige just gets way too comfortable. Even the other girls don't like her. Good thing she ...more

Paige is by far the worst character! She is so annoying every time she opens her mouth. She's always whining and complaining and blaming others for her problems and dragging Emily into her drama. Emily is loyal and sweet and ambitious...she deserves so much better than paige and I literally cringe every time Emily looks like she's falling for paige. Every one else has something intriguing about them on pll except for paige. She's just an annoying ass crybaby who acts entitled and has a stupid face. Em and maya were so cute...it broke my heart to see Em falling for paige's weird ass

I hate Paige she's super annoying and she tried to drown Emily then ends up dating her, it's weird. It's also annoying how she's always butting into Emily's business. I feel like Paige has some sort of anger issues, she kind of seems dangerous, like in the flashback with Allison and her. I don't think she's good enough for Emily. I ship Emison.

2 Aria Montgomery Aria Marie Montgomery is a fictional character and a central protagonist in the Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard.

Arias so stupid. Everyone thinks her dad is a hypocrite - even though I hate him - but the hypocrite is actually her! She gets so mad that he's dating that Meredith lady but then she goes and dates her teacher! Everyone also thinks that she and Ezra are perfect together and that she's such an inspiration to people to not fight for who you love, but really their relationship is dysfunctional and the only things Aria is inspiring us is by saying "Date your teachers, kids and you'll get straight A's on all your essays! " she thinks she has had the worse with A but A is barely doing anything to her, if she didn't stop the relationship with Ezra when she found out he was her teacher she wouldn't have a problem! Aria is a hypocritical idiot and she is a bad influence on everyone.

Aria was sometimes funny and my favourite character other times I was just like, really Aria. For one she was a cheat and a hypocrite so could not say anything about her dad's relationship. She kissed others when she had a boyfriend as if it meant nothing. She kissed Jason and Wes, Ezra's brother, and I don't think she eve told him and when she was with Jake cheated on him with Ezra because them two just can't stay away from each other for like two seconds. She was also just as bad as Ali because she ran away from Mona too and encouraged Ali's behaviour. But when it came to her friends, she was very loyal and honest... most of the time

Aria's a whiny, irrelevant brat who I could care less about. She has served almost no purpose this entire show and while all the other characters are busy actually taking action to solve their problems Aria never seems to have any other issues except those regarding Ezra. Ezria makes me nauseous and if Ezra wasn't there, Aria would have literally no storylines because she does nothing else but obsess over him. I don't care about their relationship at all and I think Aria needs to go away because she serves no purpose to the plot whatsoever.

She's just stupid and annoying! So hypocritical and the worst liar out of all of them. She's an idiot. As soon as she realized that Ezra was her teacher she should've said F it. But instead she keeps on with the stupid secret charade. She can't be a normal teenager with him. She's way too immature for a relationship like that anyway! Why or how could they ever think that it would work? So stupid. Also her scared act when trapped in the box was so boring and unbelievable. She barely reacted. Bad acting.

3 Emily Fields

At first, I liked Em well enough, and thought that she was actually the least annoying out of all the girls, but goodness, did things change. I just think that she can be too much of a hypocrite. The peak for me is that moment she was all up in Spencer's grill (she told Spence that she wished Spence would think of how she's hurting others with what she's doing) because Spencer decided not to tell them Toby's business with A and his mom (which is quite questionable, but understandable. After all, it wasn't Spencer's call). Then, several episodes later, she's stealing the key to Wilden's apartment from the PD, which has serious repercussions on her mom. HER MOM. Girl, I don't know where your priorities lie, but I just wish you'd thought that through.

Why does everyone hate Emily :(
I find her to be one of the most likeable girls on the show ( her and spencer seem like "real" girls that I could be friends with). She is sweet, loyal, and in my opinion the most independent of all the girls. She's focused on her future and swimming and she has goals for herself beyond just finding a boyfriend/girlfriend. And she just seems very comfortable in her skin especially since she came out to everyone.
The one thing I will say that annoys me about Emily is her relationship with paige. Paige is so annoying...I can't stand her! Like someone else here mentioned, it seems like Emily falls in love with anyone who likes her back, which is kind of weak.

But I still consider Emily one of my favorite characters. Definitely one of the most relatable girls, and the most believable playing a high school girl...as the other girls act and dress much older like they're in their mid 20s. Em is the only one who seems to care about typical things a ...more

She is so annoying. Every scene she has the same pathetically moronic frowning face. She always states the obvious like she's narrating what's happening. The fact that people say her storyline is inspiring to lesbo and and bisexuals is absolute rubbish - she hid in the closet for ages and then when she's finally out and has a girlfriend who isn't out she criticized her for it. I don't mean this to sound racist but I agree that she was probably only cast so that there was diversity in the race of the main cast. Her story lines are boring, she's boring, everything she has to say is boring. When she comes on screen I can't help but roll my eyes thinking what load of crap is she going to say/do this time. She is mean to the other liars and actually to pretty much everyone. Going on about her swim team like it's the most important thing in the world. Wake up and smell the coffee. Shay is very beautiful in my opinion, although I think her acting could use some improvement. But the face she ...more

She is annoying as hell, her story never changes; she is always having some relationship problem or being an ass to someone trying to help her. Also can I mention how she is always doing this disgusting duckface and her facial expressions always stays the same? It's suuper annoying and makes me want to punch her. And her voice is very annoying too, to be honest I don't like her or her personality.

4 Meredith Sorenson

Why does this an explanation as to why fans hate this character?
She's a psychotic manipulative person.
She locked Aria Hanna and Emily In the basement and did many horrible things!

Worst. Possibly second to only Hanna's father cause he takes the trophy for the worst person ever!

Meredith is a character designed to be hated. I'm not surprised she is here

5 Ezra Fitz

Ezra is legit the worst character in this whole show. Pursuing a relationship with a minor in the first place was completely gross and unacceptable, but you could almost forgive him because they met outside the school setting. Then we find out that he knew all along who Aria was and that she was a high school girl, which makes the whole thing even more disgusting cause he basically stalked an underage girl. He used her and her friends to write an expose on Alison which is unacceptable, also are we forgetting that he snuck into Hannah's bedroom, monitored all their security systems, messed with their cars, and tried to ruin Spencer's credibility when she was on to him. He only hangs out with teenagers which for some reason no one seems to think is weird. He's a vile human being and in my eyes he's one of the real villains of this show.

Ezra irritated me so much. He was always really clingy towards Aria and embarrassed her in class. He didn't like when she would just talk to other boys, even though she was a teenager and that's what they do, but had no problem her cheating on Jake when it came to them. He was always over protective and lied to Aria just as much as she lied to him. And, what do you want with two sixteen year olds. I ahted him and Aria together because it ruined her reputation and it was very unnatural.

He doesn't even have a personality. He's the most boring person on the show and is weirdly obsessed with Aria. He treats her badly when he's with her but doesn't leave her alone whenever she finds someone else to date. He's clingy and gets jealous whenever Aria even talks to a boy. I don't think he realised that she was in high school and eventually was going to have to talk to other boys. I feel my fists clenching up whenever he follows her at school and says "Miss Montgomery"

Ezra is the absolute WORST. He faked meeting Aria, knowing she was a minor, probably faked falling in love with her, etc. He literally used her to his advantage and it's disgusting. All he wanted, to start, was information about Ali for his stupid book. Creep shouldn't be writing a book if it requires STALKING YOUNG GIRLS. People go after Aria for destroying his apartment when she finds out, but you can't blame her. I would have done way worse, and I DEFINITELY wouldn't have let Ezra back in my life after that. Really? Marrying him? I'm so done with Ezra and this Ezria garbage. Not even a hot teacher! He's so gross and I cringe in all of his scenes. OH, I FORGOT. After proposing to Aria he has a dramatic-ass reunion with Nicole on live T.V.. He wouldn't have ran back to Aria if he didn't think his ex was dead.

6 Alison DiLaurentis

She manipulated and lied to her "friends".

She was mean to Mona for no reason.

She manipulated Emily into thinking she cares about her only to dump her later.

She made Hannah bulimic.

She made Jenna blind and never apologized.

She burned Toby's barn and blamed it on him.

She faked her own death after being stalked and left her "friends" alone with the stalker.

She dated a person who was filming underage girls getting undressed in their bedrooms without their knowledge and never did anything to stop it.

While she was faking her death she was still stalking the girls and made them think they were crazy just to mess with them.

She was fat-shaming other people but when she gained weight no one said anything.

She's so stupid and irritating! In the past she was such a bad character is don't understand why the girls forgave her at all. And after she came back she always dresses like a grandma and isn't trusting her friends anymore. I just hate her. She's such a superficial and egoistic character.

I kind of like Alison but I can never forgive her for bullying Mona Lucas Etc
She is just such a toxic friend to the liars. She always somehow made them feel like they were beneath her fat shaming Hanna making her bulimic toying with Emily's feelings. Alison hasn't really changed.

I don't like Ali. At all. I don't trust her and she was a terrible person. And I don't get why people like her with Emily. She doesn't love Emily, she just uses her for her personal gain

7 Shana

Didn't have a proper story line until the writers got bored and needed something to drag the season out a bit longer. So blah, next!

They gave her the worst story line. Geez. But I must say she's beautiful in person and we'll take anyone over Paige!

She's so blah. Her character does nothing for me or the show.

So boring I don't even know her surnames.

8 Kate Randall

Kate Randall is a stuck up little girl who thinks she's better than Hanna cause she's pretty(Not really lol) and smart. She also posted naked pictures of herself then blamed Hanna I'm sorry but who does that?
That was childish and quite frankly stupid.

Kate is very annoying. Girls like her get punched in the face. She already "has it all" with the beauty, brains, money, just overall miss perfect. But for some reason she still feels the need to go out of her way to torment and hate on Hannah, whose life is much more complex and Hannah is dealing with enough bs without perfect Kate fluckin things up for no reason other than being a beach

I really hate her she took Hannas dad from her! She is a spoiled brat and I wish Hanna would punch her in the face.

Kate logic: oh my step sister loses my horses? lets screw up her life!

9 Spencer Hastings

Most annoying pll character, whenever there's a victory for her it's always by stabbing someone else in the back. Think about it, the first big secrets we find out about all the other girls are centred around them being victims: Aria is the victim of her parents looming divorce because she's being forced to keep a secret, Hanna is the victim of her own low self-esteem and Emily is the victim of insecurities about her sexuality. All of these are problems that they did nothing to deserve them, but Spencer's secret was that in the summer that Alison went missing she was getting her sisters boyfriend/fiance to cheat on her sister with her, and then does exactly the same thing one year later with Wren! Ian may have been a creep, but she allowed him to be a creep, and to her sister as well. There are so many examples of this, but none so fresh as her betrayal of Hanna in the latest season, by hooking up with Caleb! The liars all went through so much together, but now she's throwing all of ...more

She was first one of my favourites, but she's starting to get annoying. She always is jumping to conclusions about everyone. Back in season 1, everyone has their secrets- Aria's family is falling apart, Hanna is harming herself, and Emily is secretly lesbian, all things that can happen to anyone and something they didn't choose. But then Spencer is over there, out because SHE was off kissing guys and ruining her sister's relationships- no one forced her to, and when Ian kissed her, she didn't stop it, she didn't tell him it was wrong. She is always thinking for herself and if it affects anyone, she doesn't care. Also girl code rule #1: don't date your best friend's ex, especially if they have been in a serious relationship since high school and he's still hung up on her. And then when she thought Ezra was A, she lost it and flipped out with only a bit of evidence, but when Toby was CONFIRMED to be A, she still tried to reason with him.

Spencer is selfish at times, and probably the least loyal of all the main characters ( several times she goes behind her friends backs and even her sister). She kissed wren right after breaking up with toby. She kissed her sisters boyfriends...twice... But she's also complex, smart, and ultimately very relatable. She seems the most determined to uncover truths about ally and other things. I actually really like Spencer's character.

The only thing I find really annoying is that ' serious' face she makes for every little stupid thing that happens. She's sooo so dramatic, which is entertaining at times but for the most part it's just annoying

Spencer can be really annoying sometimes. The fact that she kissed Ian while he was seeing Melissa, and was seeing him while Melissa and he broke was really low. And what really got me mad was the fact that Spence and Caleb had a moment and started dating each other. I'm not saying anything is wrong with that, but Spencer really likes dating ex-boyfriends, and I hate that. Just like what Aria did, when Spencer found out that Toby was A, she started getting really aggressive and rude towards her friends. Like seriously how do people do that?

10 Byron Montgomery

He is so obnoxious and makes everything about him and his ego, he also doesn't see a problem with him cheating and instead makes it about everyone else when he is in the wrong. Overall I think he is just an ass, I hate his character and particularly when he gave Ezra the new job opportunity and stops aria from doing things because he is so controlling

He has some sweet moments.. that being said, he can be extremely obnoxious. He has a huge ego, and constantly makes things about himself. Also, he cheated on Ella Montgomery then asked his daughter to lie to her. THEN, after getting a divorce with Ella, the first thing he does is date the woman he cheated on her with.

It makes me clench my fists every time he mentions scotch or coffee, which he does in every single episode.

He's a hypocrite. I hate hypocrites, it's my biggest pet peeve.

The Contenders
11 Darren Wilden

I hate every scene he is in. He's so annoying and his role in the plot seems insignificant

An absolute creep, can't believe he isn't number 1 on this list!

Poorly constructed character, so far removed from reality that no one gave a hoot when his character got bumped off

12 Peter Hastings

He always lies to Spencer and then makes her feel like she did something!

He treats Spencer like crap.

13 Toby Cavanaugh

Remember when he got so mad that Spencer and Caleb were trying to find Mona's body or something in season 5? He yelled in her face and ordered her to never conspire with Caleb again. And how he was A? I get that all these fans are all "Oh he was just doing it to protect Spencer! " If he was, I don't think he would've disappeared right after she found out. What's even worse is that he didn't come back until the season 3 finale. I also feel like they made Spencer incredibly clueless in this relationship. They made her go crazy and in my opinion it just made Toby look even worse. Does anyone remember how jerky he was when he became a cop? He arrested Jonny even though Spencer was trying to talk to him? Words cannot describe how much I hate this guy

He is adorable the way he treats spencer. But to be honest... I always thought he had better connection/conversations with Emily. I know she's gay, but spencer and toby just seem like an odd match, like they wouldn't be compatible people in real life. I don't know if wren is good or bad, but he seems like a way better match for spencer. Like they speak similarly, care about the same things, etc. And he actually challenges spencer, which toby does not. Just my opinion.

I do agree that toby is not a great actor.it really bothered me at first, but once I got into the show I was able to look past it

I couldn't stand Toby. He used to be shy and unpopular and the second he started talking to the Liars, he possessed a certain amount of cockiness that irritated me. He started walking, talking and dressing differently as the seasons went on but I liked the old Toby. He was not a big help to Spencer and whenever she was trying to do something he'd just be there and try to rub her shoulders or kiss her. If it was anyone else I'd think it was cute but I always shouted at the T.V. " JUST LEAVE HER ALONE" And when he got all hurt because Spencer told her friends about his mom he was being selfish and putting her in a position she shouldn't be in, expecting her to choose her boyfriend over best friend.
I Loved when he thought Spencer was with Wren

Terribly character, even worst acting. He enaunciates every word like he has a problem putting words together. And when words come out he smirks. And the way the character has been constructed. I think they wanted to make him into a bad boy, but it's kind of hard to do when you stumble through sentence construction and when you are not believable so they switched and made him into this perfect hard worker with unlimited patience and understanding. Basically a tool. This fits him better. No matter what they decide to do with this character it will be acted out with slowly pronounced words, a distant look indicating deep thought and a smirk when it all comes together.

14 Jackie Molina

Jackie is sweet, trying to make sure Aria is safe. She doesn't deserve to be here

15 Dianne Fitzgerald
16 Noel Kahn

I hate him so much, he and Jenna are like the most annoying and nosy couple in the whole series! He acts like he can find out everything...jeez what a smart mouth!

He is so manipulative and selfish! I was so surprised he wasn't a!

Noel Kahn is a very monster!

17 Jessica DiLaurentis

She is annoying at times but I believe that as the story unfolds it will reveal that Jessica was actually a very good person with good motives and intentions, who probably has a tragic back story. I think all the ' evil' things she has done will eventually have good explanations.

Jessica is the worst mother on the show and all the universe!

18 Pam Fields

I hate how Pam didn't accept Emily for who she is. How would Pam feel if she came out of the closet like that? I'm really disappointed in the way she reacted. She also completely blames Maya for who she is and sends her to juvie camp. Unbelievable! Maya didn't deserve that, Emily should live the way she wants to with the people she loves, and her mom ruined that for her. Nice going, Pam.

Constantly gritting her teeth and wrinkling her brow! It's like she doesn't have any other facial expressions. ALWAYS whining and second guessing everything, it's like Emily is the parent and Pam is the child.

She was annoying as hell in season 1 when she didn't accept Emily coming out of the closet. But after she came around, I began liking her. She's now one of my favorite parents

She is a homophobic racist (in the books) idiot! Why did Wayne have to die when it could've been her! I hate Pam. Poor Maya.

19 Melissa Hastings

She is terribly annoying. I just hate her and her whole snobbish, stereotyped attitude!

She always tells Spencer what to do and makes her feel like crap!

I want to punch her. She is such a crybaby and the protecting Spencer BS is pathetic as heck

Sometimes I just want to slap her.

20 Hanna Marin Hanna Olivia Marin is a fictional character created by Sara Shepard for the Pretty Little Liars book series, and later developed for the Freeform television series adaptation by I.

Hanna can be really annoying how she always disrespects her mother and her friends. She said this to Spencer "You know, I was so worried about Kate backstabbing me, I didn't even realize you were holding a knife." *Angrily leaves* This got me super mad. Why was Spencer the only victim? It's Caleb fault because it was HIS idea! Also, remember when the parents told the girls that they couldn't see each other anymore? Did you see the way Hanna moved over when her mother gently patted her? That was just rude and disrespectful. Realize how she was always a trash friend to Mona. Leaving her on her worst moments, always abandoning her, and more! Remember what Mona said to her? "I always listen to every problem you have with Caleb, and you can't even listen to my problem! " I completely agree, Mona. Completely.

Hanna is definitely NOT the worst character on this show, but... there are some moments in the earlier seasons where I really despise her.

She witnessed Mona being bullied and knows Mona is insecure about her popularity, yet when Mona tries to sit with her at lunch, she gets up, leaving her supposedly best friend alone.

I wouldn't leave the table because someone I don't like tried to sit with me. I can't imagine being that rude to my best friend. You don't treat friends like that.

I feel like that is a huge eff-you, especially to someone as unstable as Mona. What is even worse is that Hanna knows this about Mona, but I feel like she still doesn't even try to reassure her otherwise.

Even knowing she is -A, I still feel bad for Mona while rewatching the first two seasons.

I don't understand why so many people like Hanna, she isn't smart, and often holds back the rest of the liars. Not to mention what she did in 6x20 (cheating on her fiance and betraying spencer! ) don't get me wrong, I never liked spaleb and thought they were an annoying couple, but she still had no right to go ahead and make out with Caleb. If she wasn't ok with him and spencer dating than she shouldn't of said that she was. She constantly lashes out and goes rogue. Like when she followed spencer and Emily to Cicero college and buried the gun in the woods (what was she thinking?!?! ) or when she kidnapped Noel Kahn, tied him up and started cutting him with a knife...what the hell was that?
She bugged me in the series finale as well, when she was practically forcing Caleb to get her pregnant (she's 24, why is she so desperate to start a family? )
She also annoyed me in the episodes leading up to the finale, as she was trying to get Mona to play the game, I thought this was ...more

I have no idea why anybody even remotely likes Hanna. Sure, she has some witty lines and the actress is very pretty but that's kind of it. Don't get me wrong I love Ashley benson but frankly Hanna is just annoying to me. While the other liars are trying to fix other people's problems and worrying about each other, Hanna just has to come and and start whining about how it's all about her and her boyfriend and nothing else. Also I have no idea if it's just me but her storylines are just plain boring. I just hate her so much

21 Ian Thomas

He acts so nice in front of Melissa and pretty much anyone but is an ass in front of spencer. I despise him

Ian is just a bad guy. Period

22 Garrett Reynolds

Makes m cringe

23 Caleb Rivers

Caleb has been such an idiot lately. And I'm not just talking about the Haleb/Spaleb thing (I hate both ships with a passion). Even at the beginning I didn't really like him and I never shipped Haleb but after he got back from Ravenswood he acted like a total jerk. I mean Hanna's alcohol problems were quite obvious and he still drank with her - literally the whole day! And don't even get me started on the way he treated both Spencer and Hanna. Hanna was one of my favorite characters but now I feel like the Haleb relationship kinda ruined her as a person. I really liked Travis for Hanna; he was so sweet and polite - unlike Caleb.
Please note that this is just my personal opinion and I don't mean to offend anyone.

Caleb is perfect. He's the perfect friend and the perfect boyfriend. He's sweet and charming and always there for hannah. He's the underdog with a rough past, which makes us (the viewer) sympathize with him and love him. Caleb does no wrong. AND THAT'S WHY I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A.

Caleb's an idiot cheater, he cheated on Spencer an he basically cheated on Hanna when he left her for Miranda. I don't care about him!

Stop complicating things for Hanna, and just go be with Miranda in the afterlife!

24 Ella Montgomery

She is such a headache! Annoyingly feeble, her and Byron are made for each other because he is equally pathetic! No wonder Aria turned out to be such a brat! Ella can't make a decision to save her life, always has to outsource decision making to her kids and can't set boundaries at all!

I hate this girl and the show. The reason why I hate her is because what she says and does is the stupidest stuff known to mankind and it never makes any sense, I hate the T.V.-show "people" (how people like to call it)...it ruined my life, because my annoying little sister loves this stupid ass show and that's the only damn thing she talks about. Also the relationship between a weird teacher, such as Ezra and a 16 year olf chick is dangerous for society, because it makes people think that that's normal and causes many problems of pedophilia and rape. But back to the point of the worst characters in the worst T.V.-show known to mankind, Ella Montgomery. She just is stupid and dumb and annoying, which always makes we wanna punch and kick her in the face, when I have too watch this stupid ass and ridiculous with my sister.

Why doesn't Aria's auntie Phoebe and auntie Paige never pay her a visit? The Power of Three could eliminate all the many -A's in Rosewood

She annoys me so much and I cringe in every single scene she's in. I don't know why I just hate her.

25 Linda Tanner

This list is unfair..This woman is the stupidest and the immature office/cop ever to be honest I don't agree Paige being at the top of this list Tanner had to be the worst character ever in PLL history

I hate this lady, she is so mean to the liars and she looks terrible in heels. Put her after Paige!

What is her voice?

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