2017 Music Roundup

And just like that, another year has come and gone. I wouldn't say this year was as exciting musically as last, but we still enjoyed some bangers. Here's what I enjoyed this year:

Albums

Kehlani: SweetSexySavage
Migos: Culture
Syd: Fin
Bebe Rexha: All Your Fault Pt.1
Zara Larsson: So Good
Drake: More Life
Trey Songz: Tremaine The Album
Cashmere Cat: 9
Logic: Everybody
Dua Lipa: Dua Lipa
Halsey: Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
PartyNextDoor: Colours 2
Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Leikeli47: Wash And Set
Shoffy: Shoffy
Demi Lovato: Tell Me You Love Me
Sabrina Claudio: About Time
Kelela: Take Me Apart
Dvsn: Morning After
Snoh Aalegra: FEELS
H.E.R.: H.E.R.
Kygo: Kids In Love
Maroon 5: Red Pill Blues
Tove Lo: Blue Lips
Jaden Smith: SYRE

*bold denotes my top 5

#TeenWolf4Ever: A Farewell To The Show That Ruined My Life For 6 Years...

Wow, I truly can't believe that Teen Wolf is off forever! The series had a great run but I’m glad they stopped while they were ahead and didn’t get out of hand with these plot lines a la The Vampire Diaries. This last season was pretty good, but I wouldn’t say it was the best out of the six. I felt that the series finale that aired on Sunday 9/24 was a little blah at times. One high point of the final episode for me was when Lydia and Jackson finally reunited. I wasn’t sure how the moment was going to go when/if it happened since he was a trash boyfriend. But it was literally like nothing had ever happened and they were good friends that spoke all the time. She also knew he was gay and was waiting for him to figure it out which had me shook. Another highlight would be the montage like return of the villains from the past seasons i.e Jennifer ‘The Darach’ Blake, the Dread Doctors, and Berserkers.

I liked how the show went with a flash forward intro and then back in time to show how the fight went down. I mean, the storytelling was good, but I don’t think bringing Alec (the new wolf) into the mix so late was necessary. What were we supposed to do with the information from his story? Nothing. Especially since there’s no more story left to tell. I felt like the ending of 6A seemed to have a better closing/finale effect than did that of the actual last episode in 6B. Don’t get me wrong, seeing the gang reunite at the end and walk off in unison was a great ending but also a little corny? Predictable? I’m not sure.

Out of all 6 seasons of Teen Wolf, I’d have to say that 3B was my absolute favorite. Void Stiles/ Nogitsune had to be the best character in the series. Dylan O’Brien’s acting in those episodes was something I hadn’t seen on a show about supernatural characters. I’d compare it to that of Nina Dobrev portraying Elena, Katherine, and Amara throughout those few episodes of TVD. Overall, this show has given me a lot. It was what brought my best friend and I together, helped me realize that I loved to live tweet shows and interacting with others, and was just something different from what I’d been watching before it came along. Teen Wolf was a great show and I know I’m not the only one who is going to miss it. 

HTGAWM 'It's War' Recap: Yeah, It's About To Go Down

So I can't be the only one that’s been low-key bored with this second half of the season right? Yeah, I didn’t think so. It’s been a while since I’ve written about the show but honestly, there hasn’t been anything to share. At least not until this week’s episode. The Keating 4 have been slandering Annalise ever since she was arrested and now that she’s back home it continues and I’m over it. We still don’t know #WhoKilledWes but at this point, I’m over it and all of the buildup. That was until I realized next week is the season finale and it’s also 2 hours long! That means we’re going to find out everything (we better, or I’ll stop watching) that happened the day that Wes “died”. Let us discuss.

HTGAWM 'Who's Dead' Winter Finale Recap: I'm Still Shook

How To Get Away With Murder finally returns tomorrow and I haven’t been this excited in my life. Now, as I’m sure y’all know, Wes was the one who ended up under the sheet. The question that remains is who killed him before the fire!? Finding out that he was dead is one thing, but finding out that he was dead before he partially burned in Annalise’s house fire a la Two-Face was even crazier!

There are definitely a lot of questions that we need answered ASAP! First one being who blew up Annalise’s house? Was it Frank?  Last week, we thought he'd end up killing himself but he didnt. We didn’t see him as everyone piled into the hospital one by one. Or was it Nate? We saw him go into the house before the fire also. Next question is why did Annalise tell everyone to meet her at the house? Was she planning to light them all up? Cause that’s what it sounds like to me. Next question, is Laurel still pregnant? She was the only other person in the house besides Wes when it went up in flames. All of that smoke inhalation can't be good for her or the baby. Also, we still don’t know who the father of this child is. Next question, was Wes the anonymous source that ratted out Annalise or was there someone else?

Everyone on Twitter was dead af when we all saw that it was Wes. Many people even said that they hoped Wes wasn’t dead and that he had a twin that was instead which I thought was hilarious. I hadn’t thought about it until I learned that the show was coming back last week, the 19^th, that’s when I started freaking out again and finding as many theories as I could. But then TGIT got pushed back a week and I had time to chill. I’m very excited to see where this half of the season is going to take us, I know that we’re in for a ride because, at the end of the day, Peter Nowalk is an evil mastermind.

How To Get Away With Murder returns tomorrow at 10pm on ABC.

2016 Music Roundup: My Favorite Albums Of The Year

I realized that I didn't talk about music at all this year considering that is an aspect of entertainment I want to speak about on this blog. So I decided to compile this list. I never realized exactly how much music came out this year until I found the list on Wikipedia. We all know that albums are dropped on a weekly basis, but unless it's your job to keep up with all of those drops, the list I saw would've surprised you as well.

Below are the albums that I enjoyed this year along with my top 10* in the order of when they were released.

Albums

Anti: Rihanna

This Is Acting: Sia

Nine Track Mind: Charlie Puth

Begin: Lion Babe

The Life of Pablo: Kanye West

This Is What The Truth Feels Like: Gwen Stefani

Mind of Mine: Zayn

Lemonade: Beyonce

Views: Drake

The Colour in Anything: James Blake

99.9%: Kaytranada

Thank You: Meghan Trainor

Dangerous Woman: Ariana Grande

Chapters: Yuna

Last Year Was Complicated: Nick Jonas

Conscious: Broods

For All We Know: Nao

Generationwhy: ZHU

Glory: Britney Spears

The Divine Feminine: Mac Miller

Illuminate: Shawn Mendes

The Alter: BANKS

Mad Love: Jojo

Long Live The Angels: Emeli Sande

24k Magic: Bruno Mars

DNCE: DNCE

Starboy: The Weeknd

"Awaken, My Love!": Childish Gambino

Stoney: Post Malone

Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin': Kid Cudi

*bold titles denote favorite albums which were chosen based off of me liking more than half of the songs included on the deluxe version if applicable.

HTGAWM 'No More Blood' Recap: The End Is Nigh!

With this week’s episode in the past, we’re one week away from finding out who is under the sheet. And honestly, I’m ready for all of the mystery to be over! There have been so many times where I’ve questioned whether or not I was under the sheet based on those shocking moments so far. Last week, we found out that Wes was alive, for now, and that he had snitched on Annalise to save himself from everything to come with her and her house fire. This week, we didn’t really find out who was safe, but we’re two people closer to figuring out who isn't. Either way, I was shook by the great acting and can't wait to see who truly is gone for good. Let’s chat.