Maddie Taylor

> Why am **I** not perfect?
>  -Maddie, in Game Over.
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**Maddison "Maddie" Taylor** (born **Penelope Brooks**) is one of the characters in the MHHL series and the secret antagonist of Season 1.

Maddie made her debut in episode 10 of season 1, Back to School Season. She approached Aurora (MC) and gave began to develop a friendship with her and Lia, which seemed rather forced on her end. Maddie also made them unpack her things into her new home, as seen in The Gun, only to have them do most of the work.

After a while, Maddie was also shown to have received a note from The Host and confessed to Aurora's friends why she had moved fron Colorado to Hillsfar, saying that she had slept with her algebra teacher to pull her grade up, only to be constantly mocked by her classmates. This was later revealed to be Summer's story and also a set up. After her confession in Bridgeton Part 2, she made her reappearance in the the season 1 finale, Game Over, only to reveal that she herself, was The Host. She was confronted by Aurora and Gigi on the school rooftop, revealing why she had created the game and her relationship with Aria Martinelli. She explained how she devised the game before getting double-crossed by Gigi and shot. It is also revealed that Russo and Maddie knew each other.

After she was arrested, she was sent to the Hillsfar Mental Health Facility for having Obsessive Love Disorder (OLD), a non-medical classification of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Maddie was obsessed with Aria abnormally, following her everywhere she went. Looking back at Season 1, she also had kept some of Aria's things in a box at the house where she trapped the nine of them, which was discovered by Aurora and Ash in The Fair. Aurora approached Maddie at HMHF in Season 2 Episode 3, asking her questions regarding the Game Master, but Maddie said she knew nothing of it, and further denied claims of knowing Aria's location when visited by Ash and Storm in Season 2, Episode 9.

She continued to remain at HMHF for a while before unexpectedly showing up at Aria's funeral in Season 2, Episode 16. She lied to Aurora and her friends, telling them that her doctors believed she was finally in "stable" condition, when Clayton, who had been revealed to be Aria's secret mysterious boyfriend, visits Maddie at HMHF before breaking to her that he had murdered Aria. Apparently he had escaped Prison and decided to help her bail out by drugging the receptionists and escaping. Maddie was unaware of Clayton's presence in town to which she told Aurora about at the funeral. Maddie reunited with her other friends, receiving apologies from Bailey and Aaron for being treated badly.

## Personality and Traits

Being transferred from her previous town, Maddie acted like a complete narcissist. When speaking to Aurora for the first time, she talked about herself a lot, sounding quite condescending as well. She would always talk over Aurora, or seemingly intrude in her conversations with others. Maddie also came off to be quite selfish, and always talked to her about Ash & Storm, asking her to set her up with one of them, as if taking advantage of their so-called "friendship". Gigi described her to be an entitled bitch, which was what Maddie would act like towards others.

However, in the season 1 finale, after revealing herself as The Host, although she was once step behind for once, she was shown to be relatively smart enough to pull off such a stunt for weeks.

After being admitted to HMHF, Maddie was less arrogant and superior-sounding. In fact, it was revealed she had a past where she was treated unfairly and neglected by many. She also told Aleena in Season 2 Episode 3 that her parents were "crazy abusive", causing her to get emancipated at 16.

She wanted some attention, but not as much as Aria did.

## Appearance

Maddie usually is shown to have long brown wavy hair styled in a bun or left open. She has dark hazel eyes with a neutral skin tone. As of Season 2 Episode 16 she is shown to have much shorter, wavy hair at neck-length.