With the end of 2015 comes the end of Pretty Little Liars — sort of. Creator Marlene King has announced that after is seventh season, the show as we know it will be come to an end.
[PAUSE FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT]
But don’t lose it just yet: while the Internet imploded all over the place after believing the show had only 1.5 seasons left, King took to Twitter to clear up comments she’d made to Variety about the series’ end.
“I think that this story when we’re back will end next year at the end of season seven,” she said originally, prompting fans to combust as true fans do.
I know. Bleak. But here’s what she followed up with to kibosh the panic.
“What I said was ‘This Uber A story that starts on January 12 will end when season 7 ends,'” she clarified. “I did not say PLL will end. Just sayin 4 real.”
“Technically I was supposed to say ‘the big new bad’ but let’s get real, it’s ‘uber A,” King continued.
Now I’m not going to lie to any of you: I have absolutely no idea what any of this means because I’ve never seen an episode of Pretty Little Liars in my life. I mean, I know they’re pretty. I know they’re liars. I know that when I borrowed my friend’s book I got overwhelmed because everybody’s lives were very upsetting and dramatic. So I left PLL behind in 2011 which doesn’t matter because clearly this show doesn’t need me or my approval to thrive, since the idea of it ending in 2017 caused a global panic on par with Adele tickets going on sale.
But there you have it. For our last piece of pop culture news in 2015, you can rest assured that one of your favourite shows will not be going anywhere until nobody wants to see it, which will probably be nine years from now since they kept making Two and a Half Men at least seven years after everyone begged the creators to let it die.
So before we tap out, let’s all raise our Emoji hands in the hair and revel in the majesty that was 2015. A lot happened. A lot didn’t happen. One Direction went on a break. Taylor Swift is running for president (at some point soon I bet). Drake and I fell in love even though he doesn’t know it yet. Gigi Hadid is everywhere, and I am serious, she is standing behind you right now. 2016 can hardly compare to what we endured over the last 52 weeks, but I type this knowing I will be 100% proven wrong and we’re likely in for a doozy of a year, bless us everyone.
Can you handle it, you guys? Are you in it with me? Will Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez get back together? Will Justin finally admit that his mom did like me very much and his words were said only to hurt me? Will Zayn apologize to each of us personally for leaving One Direction so abruptly? (Probably not.)
2016, everyone. I’ll see you on the other side. (Where I’ll also call Adele from.)
