Jason DiLaurentis
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| “ | You can leave Rosewood but Rosewood will never leave you. | ” |
| — Jason DiLaurentis
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| Jason DiLaurentis | |
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Gender: | Male |
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Age: | 23 (yearbook) |
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Hair Color: | Dirty Ash Blonde |
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Eye Color: | Green |
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Marital Status: | Single |
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Height: | 6'2" |
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Family: | Jessica DiLaurentis (Mother) Kenneth DiLaurentis (Father) Peter Hastings (Biological Father) Alison DiLaurentis (Maternal Half-Sister) Melissa Hastings (Paternal Half-Sister) Spencer Hastings (Paternal Half-Sister) Taylor Thomas (Half-Niece) |
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Romances: | Aria Montgomery (Kissed, Possible Crush) Melissa Hastings (kissed in flashback) CeCe Drake (ex-girlfriend) |
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Friends: | Ian Thomas (deceased) Garrett Reynolds Aria Montgomery (kissed) |
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Interests: | Photography Long distance biking Basketball Helping youth with substance abuse |
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Education: | Ivy League School Rosewood High School |
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Talent: | Athletic |
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Secret(s): | Used to get high on drugs (exposed) Thought he could have killed his sister (exposed) |
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Status: | Alive |
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First appearance: | Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone |
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Portrayed By: | Parker Bagley (Season 1) Drew Van Acker (Season 2) |
Jason DiLaurentis is Alison DiLaurentis' older brother and Spencer Hastings' half-brother. He was an punk/stoner a few years prior to the events of the present day. He admits to having been a substance abuser before turning his life around, graduating from an Ivy League institution and picking up more wholesome hobbies, such as long distance biking and photography. He is now offering counsel to at-risk youth on substance abuse at Rosewood High School.
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Early Life
Jason used to smoke pot and hang out with Ian Thomas. In high school, he, along with Ian and Garrett, were in a secret club called N.A.T. Interestingly, the Ivy League student had not participated in any other school clubs. It is also revealed in a flashback in Season 2, that he almost hated Alison because she would often go into his room and take his belongings. Jason later reveals that he was often jealous of Alison, and had felt that his parents thought they "lost the wrong kid." He also had a girlfriend named Rachel who he loved dearly, until she moved away and it broke his heart.
Season 1
He came back to Rosewood in "Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone" with a new clean cut look that surprised most of the girls. His purpose in returning to Rosewood was to help organize Alison's memorial. (This
Added by PhoenixRessurectionLater, in "If At First You Don't Succeed, Lie, Lie Again," Jason again returns to Rosewood. After finding "A's" picture of Alison the day she disappeared, Spencer seeks him out to show it to him. Spencer finds Jason working out on some bleachers; there, Jason tells Spencer that he and his family have received similar photos of Alison surrounding the night she disappeared and goes on to tell her that a private investigator has determined many of them to be fake. Still, he is willing to see if this one is real. Later in the episode, he opens up to Spencer about his past with drugs and lets her know that it is possible that he took that picture of Alison because he doesn't remember that night, or most of that summer, as it turns out. The vantage point of the photograph was his house and, quite possibly, his bedroom window. In this episode, Jason also reveals that planning Alison's memorial was one of the biggest challenges he has ever faced.
Season 2

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In the next episode, Garrett Reynolds is seen leaving Jason's house again. As well, Peter Hastings is seen exiting the house later that day, though he won't explain why he was there. Jason also removes the newspaper boarding up the windows of Alison's room.
When Spencer and Toby leaf through Ian's yearbook, they note that Garrett, Jason, and Ian must have been friends, all in a secret club together. Jason had written a comment in Ian's yearbook about the N.A.T. club, and the caption for that club is listed under all three yearbook pictures, though not in the glossary of clubs. Spencer finds a shirt that leads her to believe that N.A.T. basically means "We See All" and that the three were all stalkers together, creating videos and taking pictures of the local Rosewood girls, when they weren't looking. This assumption has yet to be confirmed.
Based on information revealed in "I Must Confess," it seems that Jason had been able to afford buying back his old home thanks to the money left to him in his grandmother's will. It is suggested that Jason had tried to sell a family heirloom, prompting his grandmother to change the will to exclude him a week before Alison's disappearance. After his grandmother's death some months later, Peter Hastings had doctored the documents to revert the will back to an earlier version, in which Jason was included. Peter explains to his daughter that this was done so as not to make Jason look responsible for killing his sister. The money is still rightfully his, as after Alison's death it would pass to the next relative. It is also very likely that Alison had something to do with the changed will, as she was asking questions, seemingly plotting to get the money all to herself.
The argument between Peter Hastings and Jason in "I Must Confess" is referenced in the next episode, "Over My Dead Body" when Jason shows up to the police station upon hearing the girls were arrested. Peter immediately approaches him on the side and begs him to leave. But Jason is firm in his belief that his sister would have wanted him here, to which Mr. Hastings says he did things to protect Jason. Jason underlines that he didn’t kill Ali, so there was never a need to protect him. Jason tells Peter that he bought the house because Ali was great at keeping secrets and punishing people with the truth.

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Jason is mentioned to have been out of town during the past month in "A Hot Piece of A."

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In Breaking the Code, it turns out that Jason does trust Spencer because he did give her the money which she uses to find answers.

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Season 3
In Birds of a Feather, Jason returns to town is angry that Veronica is defending Garrett. He walks into the Grille, where Spencer and her friends are eating some cake, and that is where Veronica is. Jason is clearly mad and he says that she can't avoid him forever and walks over to her. Veronica asks that they not do this here but Jason is upset that she is defending Garrett because he murdered his sister. Jason asks why she is defending him and Mrs.Hastings says that everyone desereves a fair trial. Jason than asks her if that is the only reason while looking at Melissa. Before Melissa or her mom can say anything, Jason walks away. Spencer runs outside after him to make sure he is ok. He says no but he will be while putting up a paper on a pole. He is looking for answers as to what happened to Ali's body.
Jason is at the high school for the kids he mentors while Spencer waits for him to get done. When he walks out Spencer comes up to him and asks how he is. He says that he has been better and Spencer then asks if he heard anything about what happened to Ali. Jason asks her if her mother sent her here to ask her that but Spencer says that she (Spencer) knows that he is upset and she (Spencer) wants to make sure he is ok. Jason tells her that there isnt much to go on yet and Spencer then says that maybe he should drop the reward and let the police handle it. Jason doesnt want to because they handled Ali's murder case so well, even though they didn't. Spencer says he should because he doesn't need random people calling him just to get his money. Jason says that he only needs one person to tell him the truth and this makes Spencer ask him how can he tell if someone is telling the truth. Jason assures her that he can tell if someone is lying and then asks her if she can. Spencer asks what that is supposed to mean and Jason then asks her why she thinks her mom is taking on Garrett's case. Spencer tells Jason that her mom told her that she believes Garrett is innocent. Jason tells Spencer that maybe she is taking the case because she doesn't want to see the Hastings name get tarnished. Spencer asks if he thinks she is trying to protect and Jason says that he thinks her mother has a different agenda. Spencer asks Jason if he thinks that person is Melissa but before he can respond he gets a call and takes it.
Jason is on his porch when he sees Spencer walking. He asks her if she out for a evening stroll and she says she was just trying to clear her head. Jason asks if she has had a rough night but Spencer says a rough 2 years. Jason sits on his steps and tells her that he has gotten over 200 calls from people who think they know what happened to Ali's body but none of it matters because it was all just lies. Spencer sits next to him on the steps and tells him that she cant wait to go to college next year so she can leave this town and the dysfunctional people. Jason laughs and says if only it were that easy but its not because a person can leave Rosewood but Rosewood will never leave you. Just then, Jason gets a call and says that he has to take this because he is metting up with his parents tomorrow. Spencer tells Jason to tell them that she says hi and gets up. As she is leaving, Jason tells her that he is dropping the reward because she was right, it was to much for him. Spencer then says that the truth does come out at some point and gives him a half smile and goes home. Jason then pulls out his check book and signs the $50,000 check to someone and when someone calls, Jason says to meet him in the park in 15 minutes.
Aria/Jason/Ezra Love Triangle
Jason first begins flirting with Aria when he sees her at the basketball court, while she is looking for Mike, flattering Aria. When Mike tries to break into his house, he doesn't call the police, seemingly as a favor to her.
In "The Devil You Know," Ezra won't show public affection for Aria, so she goes to talk to Jason instead, who treats her like a confidante, and the two grow closer.
In "Never Letting Go," Aria's friends think that Aria is answering a text from Ezra, when she is really answering a text from Jason. She goes to meet Jason in his car outside, and the two spend time together throughout the episode before the fashion show, talking. Later, Jason sticks up for Aria in her dressing room and gives her a ride home from the fashion show that he had attended, but Ezra had not.
In "Surface Tension," Aria finds Jason sitting in Ella's classroom after his meeting before Ella lets Aria know that Jason is also invited to dinner that night, and Aria gives him a half-smile. {C Later at school, Aria lets Spencer know that Jason is set to come over, in addition to Ezra. Spencer is alarmed as she doesn't trust Jason, but Aria is worried for the reason that it will be awkward with her boyfriend and another suitor there.
That night, Jason arrives at the Montgomery household with flowers, which he hands them to Aria. Jason and Ezra meet for the first time. Jason and Ezra get to know one another, sharing their stories about their hard-core biking. After the dinner party is broken up with the news of Mike's arrest, Jason and Aria exchange knowing looks, at which Ezra raises an eyebrow. Byron and Ella go, leaving Ezra, Jason, and Aria alone in the house. The two guys help Aria put the serving plates away. In the kitchen, Ezra questions Aria about Jason, asking who he is. She answers that he is Ali's brother, to which Ezra responds that he knows, clearly expecting a more specific answer. Aria goes back out to the living room, where Jason is sitting, under the guise of wanting to offer him coffee. But Ezra isn't oblivious to the fact that the two are whispering privately. Aria and Jason discuss Mike's arrest. Later, Aria suddenly tells Ezra and Jason to leave. So they leave, pausing briefly at the doorstop for an awkward stare-down before going their separate ways.
In "Save the Date," Aria practically ignores Ezra and avoids his kisses throughout the episode. Ezra asks if Jason is a threat to him, and Aria says "no," somewhat satisfying Ezra's curiosity. When Jason calls Aria at the end of the episode, she lies to Ezra that it is her father and turns down his offer to visit his apartment, leaving Ezra feeling rejected.
In "Picture This," Aria has sex dreams involving both Ezra and Jason. Flustered, Aria avoids Jason when he comes over. Later, Jason confesses his affection for Aria and kisses her. At first, Aria responds, but then she stops him and tells him she isn't available and leaves. It is unclear to Jason who Aria's other love interest may be. In addition, it is discovered by Spencer and Emily that he has been developing photos of Aria sleeping in his shed/darkroom. We find out soon that the pictures are taken by Alison, and that he found the roll, and developed them, thinking they were beautiful. he intended to give one to Aria as a present.
In "Touched by an 'A'-ngel," it is later found that Jason had not been the one who took the pictures of Aria; rather it had been Alison. After Jason had developed the prints, he planned to give one of the framed photographs to Aria, which he does when he sees her in the Grille. He invites her to his house, and while he is getting a box of Ali's things from inside, Ezra arrives, worried about Aria. They make up, and kiss. Jason returns just in time to see this and process that Mr. Fitz is the reason she said she wasn't available. He looks on curiously as she leaves, and later sits moping on his porch.
Quotes
Hanna [about Jason]: What else did he say? Spencer: Nothing. He just kept smiling, like he was running for office. |
Aria [about Jason]: How did he get into an Ivy League school? Spencer: It must have been affirmative action for goths and emos. |
Jason [to Spencer, about Ali]: I remember hearing the two of you getting in each others’ grills a couple times. Kept waiting for the catfight, but... Never happened. |
Jason [to Alison]: You and the Powerpuff Girls just stay out of my room! |
Jason [to Aria]: I miss that pink hair. |
Alison: Jason doesn't have friends. He has idiots who use him to get wasted and act like Animal Planet. |
Jason: I blacked out and woke up the next morning with a wicked hangover. |
Jason [at the police station about Spencer]: I think my sister would want me here. |
Jason (To Spencer): You know why we act like this don't you? Why the two of us always seem to be facing off? |
Jason (To Spencer): You can leave Rosewood but Rosewood will never leave you. |
Jason [to Spencer]: I can tell when someone's lying. Can you? |
Notes
- In Season 1, Jason badgers Detective Wilden that he should be further along in his sister's murder investigation. He is seen intimidating him in "Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone," to the point that Detective Wilden reveals private information from the investigation. In Season 2, we get a different impression of Jason's hitherto relationship with the Rosewood Police. He tells Aria in "Never Letting Go" that the police heavily interrogated him after Alison's death, instead of the other way around. It seems that there was little continuity in Jason's character from season 1 to season 2, plot-wise and character-wise.
- Wheareas Jason acts like a polished politician in Season 1, he acts informally when he first moves back into his home and Spencer comes to visit him in Season 2.
- In "Touched by an 'A'-ngel," his high school yearbook is shown to be from 2005, making him approximately 23 years old.
- In "The Naked Truth" it is revealed that Jason is Mr. Hastings' son, details are unclear but this makes him Spencer and Melissa's half-brother. Whether or not Alison is also Mr. Hastings child has not been revealed. This parallels the novel plot where Mr. Hastings has an affair with Mrs. DiLaurentis and him being the father of Alison and Courtney DiLaurentis, not Jason. However on TV, Mrs. Hastings knows about the affair, in the novels she does not.