It’s been less than 24 hours since 90210 aired its series finale, and while I’m tickled that Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Liam (Matt Lanter) finally got their heads out of their beautiful butts and became engaged, there’s one less-happy plot point in need of discussing: I can’t believe the show ended with Silver (Jessica Stroup) getting cancer!

No resolution, no silver lining. The girl just has cancer, and that’s it.

But then again, maybe it was the perfect way for Silver’s journey to end. I mean, hasn’t she been consistently dumped on from day one? I believe Silver might be the most unlucky character on television today, and like any good CW journalist, I gathered evidence.

So without further adieu, I present…

Why It Totally Sucks To Be Erin Silver — A Timeline Of Tragedies:

Silver’s crappy life actually started on the original Beverly Hills, 90210. During a season four episode “Thicker Than Water,” her half-brother David fell asleep — this was during his meth/oxy-addiction period, mind you — and lost her at the park.

Flash forward to high school. Silver eventually grew out of her awkward, anti-social phase… only to discover she’s, in fact, bipolar.

She finally reconnected with her estranged mother… who then died of breast cancer.

Losing her mom was tough, but at least Silver had her sister to lean on, right? … Nope. Kelly suddenly disappeared and was never heard from again.

Silver found comfort in the arms of her loving boyfriend, Teddy. Oh, wait… he’s gay.

Her “best friend” Adrianna tampered with her bipolar medication and tried to kill her.

Adrianna then sent a naked picture of Silver to everyone in school.

Thank God high school finally ended, so Silver could get a fresh start in college, right? … Nope. Silver did not get into college.

Flash forward a few more years: Silver put her only viable embryo into a surrogate… but the baby died.

And then Silver found out she has cancer.

The end.

HollywoodLifers, are you disappointed with the end of Silver’s story line on 90210? Drop a comment with your thoughts on her five-year journey.

— Andy Swift
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Last week, Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) being crushed on stage by a barrage of flaming rubble seemed like a bad thing, but as we saw on the May 13 series finale — yes, I said series finale, and I can’t type those words without ugly crying — her accident turned out to be a good thing. Aside from a few bumps and bruises, the near-death tragedy brought everyone back together one last time!

Fearing for his one true love or whatever, Liam (Matt Lanter) canceled his trip to Australia to check up on Annie (Shenae Grimes), while Navid (Michael Steger Jr.) got a chance to play hero with Ade. Seriously, am I the only one surprised that zero rescue workers thought to check on the girl who was ON STAGE when the entire freakin’ structure collapsed?

No Silver Lining For Silver

Even Silver (Jessica Stroup) totes forgot about her potential cancer diagnosis, instead rushing make sure Adrianna — who has tried to kill Silver numerous times — was alive and well. Unfortunately, Silver’s cancer totes did not forget about her. The unluckiest girl in television history received a call from her doctor; and yes, she’s got it!

Real talk, though, I could not be more upset with the way Silver’s journey ended. After everything she’s been through — dealing with being bipolar, losing her surrogate baby, etc. — to have her end the series with cancer is just the worst. I understand the writers didn’t have enough time to wrap up every story line, but I would have preferred them to just cut all of her scenes and replace them with Whose Line Is It Anyway sketches. Like, anything other than her getting cancer.

The only teeny, tiny upside was that we got one last couple-y moment between Silver and Dixon (Tristan Wilds). I’ve been sailing the good ship #Sixon ever since season one, so I liked that they sort of almost ended up together. In a way.

UPDATE: 10 Reasons Why It Sucks To Be Erin Silver

Naomi & The Randoms

But amidst all the new drama, many things about the 90210 finale were exactly as they should have been: Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) used the tragedy to throw a relief concert to make herself look better, making way for two super-random guest stars: The Goo Goo Dolls and — wait for it – Prince Michael Jackson. She also ended up with her guy-of-the-moment, Jordan (Robbie Jones), who I’m sure would not have lasted through three episodes of season six.

#Lannie4Ever

Fortunately, the episode wasn’t a total downer. That step-skank Savannah convinced Liam to read the end of Undressed – Liam can read? – so he’d know Annie was the one for him. He hopped on his motorcycle and chased down Annie’s plane, a romantic gesture that ended in a dramatic proposal!

Yes, friends, after five seasons — and way too many unnecessary obstacles — Liam and Annie are finally engaged! All is now right in Beverly Hills, as everyone got the happy ending they deserved.

Except Silver. She still has cancer.

WATCH: AnnaLynne McCord Records Alternate Ending

Not satisfied with the way Naomi’s journey ended — it wasn’t bad, but it was pretty average — AnnaLynne McCord made good on her promise to upload an alternate “spoof” ending to YouTube. The video, which she made public after the west-coast airing of the finale, reunites Naomi with her ex-husband after a photo montage of their years together.

It’s obvious she put a lot of thought into this, so watch and enjoy:

HollywoodLifers, what did you think of the 90210 series finale? Did you prefer the show’s ending, or AnnaLynne’s? Drop your review, then read what WOULD have happened in season six, via Matt Lanter.

— Andy Swift
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3. 90210 Series Finale Pics: Silver Gets Bad News & Naomi Freaks Out

We’ve seen Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) pull some pretty sick shenanigans during the past five seasons — she’s basically Satan with boobs — but on the May 6 episode of 90210, karma finally came back to bite her. And by “bite her,” I mean “rain down fire directly onto her head.”

Ade sang ‘her’ contest-winning song after Fall Out Boy at a big fancy venue, and her performance brought the house down — literally. The lights exploded, kids were screaming; it was Carrie up in there. So is Ade, like, dead? For now, let’s just focus on the three super-insane acts that delivered Adrianna into her karma fire:

1. “All Silver cares about is that baby.” That’s a direct quote.

2. She recorded a 16 & Pregnant marathon for Navid (Michael Steger Jr.) because she thought it would be “nostalgic.”

3. When she thought Michaela died, she was visibly relieved, just so she wouldn’t have to tell anyone she was sleeping with Navid again.

So yeah, Adrianna got lit on fire. It sucks, but she had to have expected this to happen eventually.

Silver’s Horrible Life Becomes Even Worse

Meanwhile, Silver (Jessica Stroup) somehow had an even worse day than Ade — who, I repeat, was literally lit on fire. With Michaela on the lam, Teddy (Trevor Donovan) came back to Beverly Hills just to be a total dick to Silver. He would say brash things like, “Stop blaming your problems on other people,” and such!

And when Silver finally located her human-uterus, in a bar no less, Michaela revealed that she had a miscarriage! The episode suddenly became super-heavy, and if that wasn’t devastating enough, Silver had to return to the hospital after her doctor expressed new concerns.

So far, zero characters seem to be getting happy endings — and with only one episode left, I’m starting to wonder if things will turn around for everybody. Or anybody.

Annie & Liam Continue To Deny The Obvious

Speaking of closure, Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Liam (Matt Lanter) are about to put a whole lot of distance between them — not that either of them leaving the country makes any damn sense. Liam is moving to Australia with Sydney, who sucks; and Annie is escaping to Paris because she, like, can’t deal with all the drama, you know?

Annie may be many things — a hit-and-run murderer, a prostitute, a best-selling erotic novelist, etc. — but being lucky in love is nowhere on that list. She and Liam even came across the engagement ring he gave her last season, yet they still couldn’t man up about their feelings.

I do predict good things for “Leo and Annabelle” next week, though. And that’s not just a hunch.

Naomi Makes A Deal With The Devil

…Or did the Devil make a deal with Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord)? Either way, she took the fall for Elizabeth (Keke Palmer), who accidentally let this random Japanese party prince overdose on pills. So by standing in as the “mystery woman,” Naomi repaid her debt to the Evil Judge Cheryl, thus freeing Jordan (Robbie Jones) from her treacherous no-dating policy.

It felt like Naomi was playing Scandal, and it was fun.

WATCH: ’90210′ Series Finale Promo

What’s your take on this week’s episode? How do you want the series to end (next week)? Drop a comment with your review!

— Andy Swift
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90210 returns from its month-long hiatus April 15 with the final five episodes of the series — but just because the show is coming to an end, that doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty of time to hash out some new relationship drama. Charlie Weber tells HollywoodLife.com that Mark’s budding romance with Silver (Jessica Stroup) will be the “catalyst” for some major developments, including the “reigniting” of Silver’s feud with Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes)!

“Adrianna’s not happy, that’s very clear,” Charlie notes. “[Silver and Adrianna] have their own history with that kind of thing, and this definitely brings back those old feelings.”

Methinks that Silver snatching Mark out from under Adrianna will also inspire Ade to do something crazy and unexpected — you know, like hooking up with Navid.

90210 Series Finale: Will Fans Be Satisfied By The Ending?

As a long-time fan of 90210, I was bummed to learn that it’ll be ending this season, but Charlie promises the series finale will offer fans much of the closure we’re hoping for.

“I don’t think [the writers] could have done better, given the time frame they had to wrap things up,” Charlie says. “There’s no way for any ending to be perfect, so in a sense, it’ll just be perfect no matter how it ends. I think they did a very good job.”

Not only does it sound like Mark is sticking around through the end of the series, but if 90210 had gotten a sixth season, his relationship with Silver would have become even more intense.

“Mark’s in there pretty much until the end,” he tells me. “You’re going to see where his story line [with Silver] goes. The idea would have been, yes, that the Silver surrogacy story line would have become more vocal in season six. Unfortunately, we won’t get to see that; and I really mean ‘unfortunately,’ because it’s such a great set.”

HollywoodLifers, what do you think of Silver and Mark as a couple? And what do you hope will happen with their characters before the series comes to a close? Drop a comment with your predictions below!

— Andy Swift
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Now that we know our time with the 90210-ers is drawing to a close — the series finale airs May 13 — I’m reflecting on how much and why exactly I’ll miss them, which is what I pondered while watching the March 4 episode. Most of all, I’ll miss these kids’ uncanny ability to completely switch life directions on a weekly basis, then immediately achieving unfathomable success in their new field.

Take Liam (Matt Lanter), for example. The bartender-turned-model-turned-actor managed to launch a custom-surfboard company and snag himself a surfer girl this week — mere minutes after telling his bros that he wanted to launch a custom-surfboard company and snag himself a surfer girl. Her name is Sydney, and Liam really doesn’t care that she’s already married, or that her stepson is that evil chap from Glee. He will continue jumping Sydney’s bones for the foreseeable future.

Meanwhile, Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) and Annie (Shenae Grimes) spent the entire hour playing Tug-of-Bro with Mark (Charlie Weber). Annie hoped to land him a sweet chef position in NYC, but Naomi didn’t want him to leave the Off-Shore — you know, that restaurant they managed to open in a matter of days, because everyone on this show is a prodigy at everything. Mark decided to stay in Beverly Hills, which means Annie technically lost twice this week. (She also had to listen to every dirty detail of Liam’s encounter with the Sydney the surf-slut.)

Then there were Dixon (Tristan Wilds) and Silver (Jessica Stroup), who managed to record an epic last-minute music video for Michaele — or as the music industry will soon know think of her, ‘that pregnant girl whose records no one buys.’ And even though I know Dixon is supposed to be getting all flirty with the uterus, am I the only one who saw serious sparks between him and Silver? Could it be time for “Sixon” to reunite? Again? Then we’d have two things to celebrate, because Michaela is officially knocked up!

Lastly, Navid (Michael Steger) continued to wonder where he went so terribly wrong in life — he says he dropped out of Princeton because of Raj’s death, but let’s be real, they were barely friends — as he got straight-up rejected by the marketing training program of his dreams. (Twice.) He eventually managed to turn things around, but that kid from Glee — whose stepmom Liam is totally banging — looked really pissed about it, so I’m sure he’ll ruin Navid’s chances. … In the key of revenge.

Oh, did I forget to mention Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) walked in on Annie and Naomi calling her a “tramp?” It was just as awkward as it would be if Adrianna walked in on me writing one of these recaps. Poor trampy Adrianna.

HollywoodLifers, what did you think of this week’s episode? Were you disappointed in the lack of Annie-Liam progression, or was the Silver-Dixon flirting enough to satisfy your shipper cravings? Drop me a comment with your review of the hour!

— Andy Swift

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90210‘s already star-studded fifth season is getting even more stellar in the coming weeks. The show’s Nov. 12 episode, titled “Hate 2 Love,” features the arrival of Carmen Electra as Vesta, who apparently helps Silver (Jessica Stroup) become the best burlesque dancer she can be! Silver’s baby will be so proud of its mom someday.

The new photos also give us our first look at Nelly Furtado, who appears and performs as herself.

And now for five more spoilers from the episode:

1. Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) reveals she and Dixon (Tristan Wilds) are having “intimacy issues.”

2. Annie’s feelings for Colin intensify, but Riley (Riley Smith) believes Colin “isn’t who he appears to be.”

3. Alec has a GPS tracking app installed in Naomi’s (AnnaLynne McCord) phone, but Colin “reconfigures” her phone so she can expose Alec (Trai Byers).

4. Navid (Michael Steger Jr.) tries to impress Silver with the opening of the Pop Up. He also suspects that she’s secretly seeing Liam (Matt Lanter).

5. Liam and Lindsey (Peyton List) meet to talk business — but they hook up instead.

What do you think of these new photos? Are you excited to see Silver get her freak on? Are you frustrated by Annie’s endless parade of non-Liams? Drop a comment with your take on the latest developments.

— Andy Swift

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Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) proposed having one last day of “crazy Silver fun” on the Oct. 22 episode of 90210, which used to mean throwing wine bottles at your teacher and lighting your boyfriend’s front lawn on fire. Fortunately, Silver (Jessica Stroup) has grown quite a bit since season one, so she spent the day conquering her fear of acrobatics and such.

She also decided that the last step, before getting turkey basted, was a naked photo shoot with which she could immortalize her pre-baby, pre-surgery body. I’m all for female empowerment, but has Silver learned nothing from history? She’s already been involved in one naked picture scandal — courtesy of Adrianna, less than two full seasons ago — and taking new nudes is bound to get her into another one.

Dixon stands up:

Who would have thought that Riley (Riley Smith), of all people, would be the one to wheel his way into Dixon’s heart? By pushing Dixon (Tristan Wilds) to his emotional breaking point, Riley forced him to realize he could walk if he really wanted to. It was a miracle I tell you!

And that scene at the end, when Liam (Matt Lanter) brought Dixon out to “surf,” was just perfect. There were wetsuits, there was hugging, it was beautiful. A little slow motion wouldn’t have been so bad, but it was still an incredibly bromantic scene.

I’d also like to give special credit to Dixon’s new therapy buddy, played by the super underrated Jessica Parker Kennedy. She was given more material in her two scenes on 90210 than in a whole season on The Secret Circle, and she absolutely nailed the part.

Liam ‘fesses up:

Dixon’s inspirational recovery must have really tugged at Liam’s heartstrings, because he practically headed straight to the police station to blab about knocking Vanessa (Arielle Kebbel) off the balcony. But then, another miracle: The detective said Vanessa wasn’t even this chick’s real name, that she’s had multiple aliases over the past few years, and that they’ll probably never see her again.

And that’s how Liam literally got away with “murder.” *

Still, a piece of me feels like Liam is going to come clean to Annie (Shenae Grimes) about “killing” * Vanessa, just like she came clean to him about killing — not in quotes, because she actually committed manslaughter — Jasper’s homeless uncle.

* For the record, I don’t actually think Vanessa is dead, but I’m using words like “murder” for dramatic effect.

Naomi screws up:

Desperate for Alec to validate her existence as a human, Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) literally kidnapped Max’s “partner” and forced him to hang out with her. But while she was winning him over with champagne and carnival games, that weasel-of-a-man was plotting his own outing.

He kissed her — on the mouth — and had someone take pictures of it from a distance. Unaware of the photos, Naomi told Alec it would be best not to tell Max was happened, thus leaving her totally defenseless.

And completely screwed.

What did you think of this week’s 90210? Do you think Vanessa is really out of the picture? And how quickly are those pictures going to come back to bite Silver? Drop a comment with your predictions.

— Andy Swift

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Jessica Stroup — We hope your birthday bash in the 90210 will be better than Prom Night!

Happy birthday, Jessica Stroup! Your Sun in peaceable Libra and your Moon in home-loving Cancer belies your reputation as the unpredictable teenager on ’90210.’ You can thank a full house of planets in complex Scorpio for your ability to play it crazy when the scene requires your full emotional commitment. Your appetite for new projects this coming year is insatiable, as the cosmos encourage you to expand your role — or try a new one altogether!

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