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Caleb may have a troubled past, but he has proven his love for Hanna and has even found himself on the edge of being let in on the truth about A. With his tech-prowess, the girls have turned to him for help when A's phone fell into their hands and he's gotten deeper and deeper into the mystery ever since. But due to Caleb's intel and defense of Hanna and the girls, he has found himself one of A's biggest targets.

PCM's Allison was more than excited to participate in a conference call with Tyler Blackburn, now a series regular, to discuss the upcoming episodes leading up to the big A reveal, dubbed "A-Day," his thoughts on the show, what he does in his spare time and much much more. He was more than happy to speak with us and we were more than happy to listen!

If you're a Caleb fan, you're going to love this interview! And if you aren't exactly a Caleb fan, well, this will likely make you one! Read everything he had to share with us about this thrilling show below!

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You're a series regular now on PLL. How does that make you feel?

I am very, very excited. I just loved every minute of working on the show, so the fact that I can work on it more and more, it's such a good feeling. I am over the moon.

Do you happen to know who A is yet?

Well, obviously I can't say a whole lot about that, but I can tell you that by the end of this season A will be revealed. So yes, I do know. I do know, but I can't give any hints or anything.

What was it about the show that piqued your interest to want to be a part of it?

Well, when I first auditioned and I got the sides for Caleb, I just thought he was a great character. I got some backstory about Hanna's character and she was sort of a spitfire, and I just felt like Caleb was able to keep up, and I liked that.

But, it's funny, when I saw a big billboard for the show-I think right before it came out-and it looked sort of edgy and it was, like four beautiful girls, and I was like, "I could totally be on that show." So then I got the audition, and I was like, "Wow, this is very fortuitous." And I auditioned, and I just felt like it was a good place for me. So it all worked out really great.

What would you say are the similarities or differences between you and Caleb?

Similarities: I think I can kind of keep up with all different personality types, but I may be not quite as troubled as Caleb and his past are. But I definitely have a brooding side, I think, that comes out sometimes but you know. That's probably how we're similar and also dissimilar.

Caleb has proven himself ready to go on the defensive for Hanna, but A is about to go straight after him now. So, are we going to continue to see Caleb being involved in the adventure and the mystery of A or is this target going to slow him down a bit?

I think that after this next week's episode it does slow down a little bit for Caleb. I think A definitely gives people these hurdles, and if they prove themselves and successfully jump over them-A doesn't necessarily back off but gives a slight amount of breathing room. So I think that's sort of what happens with Caleb. He's put in some hot water, but he does prevail in some ways.

So I think that for the rest of the season after that, he's focusing again on his relationship with Hanna, as opposed to all of this craziness. So it does shift a little bit, but he definitely helps to facilitate finding out the mystery of who A is.

Now, when you're reading the scripts, what's your general reaction? Do you find yourself shocked by what's happening or surprised by what Caleb's actions and reactions are? Did you expect Caleb to be where he is now or where he ends up in the upcoming episodes?

Well, when I read the scripts, I'm not going to lie, I get really into it because it's really well written, and it's exciting. Obviously, the mysteries are left open for us too, and once we read a script and it's like, "What does that mean?" And then it's answered in the next episode, or it's not. So it does get very exciting.

As far as where Caleb is, it's just really funny because I was supposed to do four episodes of this show, and I kept doing more, and I was like, "Wow, this is really cool, and I'm enjoying this." Then I was starting to think like, "Oh, it would be awesome if Caleb helped the girls find out who A is," and then that's kind of happening. So I am surprised, but I'm not surprised where he is at this point.

It seems there's going to have to be some sort of serious showdown between Caleb and Garrett. What can you tell us about what's going to happen with them?

Well, Garrett's just a creepy dude. He's also a cop, and Caleb has a bit of a sordid past with the law and I think that A knows that. A sort of sets it up to where Garrett and Officer Wilden are able to basically charge-not charge but assume-that Caleb has done some hacking illegally and A sort of sets Caleb up in that way.

So you wonder is Caleb going to get in trouble with the law again, and the law happens to be Garrett. I think Garrett also has some ulterior motives as well, so they're definitely out for blood. But Caleb is a tough dude, you know? He has a lot of street smarts, and he can keep up pretty well.

Are we going to see anymore of Caleb with his family that he's been introduced to, and how is that going to play into everything?

I'm not sure. I know for a fact that the rest of the season takes place in Rosewood, but third season-who knows? That would be fun if Caleb and Hanna were to go surfing in Malibu or something like that. That'd be fun.

Since A is going to be coming after Caleb, does that put a wedge also between his relationship with Hanna in any way?

You know what? Quite to the contrary, it brings them a little bit closer. Usually, it's Caleb trying to protect Hanna, but because Caleb is in hot water, Hanna has to kind of figure out how she might be able to help Caleb, and so the roles are reversed a little bit, and I think it brings them closer, actually. So I'm sure A is pretty pissed off.

The show is very girl-centric, but I'm wondering if you hear from male fans at all (straight or gay) as far as the guys watching the show?

Obviously it is a rarity, but I have for sure. I don't know their sexual orientation necessarily, but it could hardly matter either. A fan is a fan and if guys don't reach out-I mean, the thing is I know that guys have to watch it. I watch every episode, and I enjoy it not only because I work on it, but it's because it's a really good show, and it has a little bit of everything.

Yes, it's girl-centric, and there's fashion and stuff, but it's scary sometimes. You know what I mean? It's like, mystery. So I think guys would really enjoy it. I know they're out there. I know they're out there.

Have you ever come up with theories about what's going to happen next before you read the script with other cast members? Do you guys ever sit around and think, "I wonder if it's going to go this direction?"

I think a little bit, but it seems like we crank it out. I mean, it's like we film an episode, halfway through the episode we get the new scripts, almost, and it's like-it moves so fast, and the writers are just so good at their job, that we kind of just leave it to them. And we kind of-we're along for the ride, in a way, you know?