Season One
Season one's finale was based on Vertigo with the scene of a bell tower death. Ian chases Spencer to the top in attempt to murder her but "A" saves her and pushes Ian off of the tower instead. This is a direct reference to Detective Ferguson's chase after Madeleine Elster to try to stop her from jumping to her death.
Season Two
In the second season, Hitchcock's famous film Psycho influenced the setting of 'Lost Woods Resort' from Hitchcock's Bates Motel. The shower scene was an exact reference to Psycho with the close-up camera shots of the shower head to the build up of tension until the shadow appears on the shower curtain. In this case, the scene was an anti-climax.
Hanna's shower scene:
Season Three
The third season's halloween special referred to Strangers on a Train while the finale involved an homage to North by Northwest with regards to mistaken identity. There is a large house fire in which many characters were mistakingly given the blame for. The lighter used to start the house fire was planted next to an innocent character and was marked with a map compass stating "northwest". Additionally, the iconic aeroplane scene of Cary Grant being chased down in a crop field influences the scene involving a plane Spencer sees land outside of Rosewood.
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