fans react to the midseason finale of Pretty Little Liars 

This article contains spoilers about Tuesday’s midseason finale of

. Do not read any further unless you want to know who “A” is, and other long-held show secrets.

After five long years of fake-outs, countless deaths and more creepy dolls than we’d like to dwell on for any significant amount of time, Tuesday’s midseason finale of 

Given the amount of build-up surrounding such a crucial question and the amount of carefully constructed theories now dashed to the wind, it’s no surprise that 

 fans have gotten a little heated on social media. From helpless confusion to near-blackout rage, see below for a pretty fair representation of the reaction to the latest bomb Marlene King dropped on the fandom — as well as several more questions answered neither by the finale nor even EW’s postmortem chat with the showrunner herself.

(Some NSFW language abounds — after all, who can possibly keep the cursing at bay knowing that “A” is CeCe Drake, a.k.a. Charlotte DiLaurentis, who transitioned into a woman after being assigned at birth as a boy named Charles DiLaurentis? 

Would have been far happier if #FAceToFace ended like this pic.twitter.com/Qdl50WjgXr

Me realizing how many years I’ve spent wondering who A is, just for that #FAceToFace pic.twitter.com/N53pPF8UfD

k but srsly tho im so pissed i want a refund of the past 5 years #FAceToFace

when they revealed who A was @ABCFpll #fAcetoface (Vine by @cumcabeYo) https://t.co/DWwioULQYi

Remember them? Congrat nobody else did because they are still in the basement #PLL #FAceToFace pic.twitter.com/EedZTutHWm

I fixed it… Sort of??? #FAceToFace #StillNotOverIt pic.twitter.com/jD8HmiHs1F

What I expected my reaction to the A reveal would be vs what it actually was #FAceToFace pic.twitter.com/mnLEHsjaGU

Me looking in the mirror after watching the pll finale, realising I wasted 5 years of my life #FAceToFace pic.twitter.com/rCk8QTE7xa

you think about the finale? Don’t forget to read our interview with King, where she reveals quite a few long-held secrets, and check out our recap to fill in any gaps in your memory caused by a Summer Roberts-esque rage blackout. 

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