Lucy Hale on the 'Pretty Little Liars' Series Finale and Her New Year's Plans 

Lucy Hale on the ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Series Finale and Her New Year’s Plans

To say that Lucy Hale has had a busy year would be the biggest understatement ever. The star just finished filming the final season of

, and she’s already slated for a mysterious new role (for which she recently dyed her hair).

Lucy will be ringing in 2017 with a bang, as she is set to host the first ever Central Time Zone party in conjunction with

had a chance to catch up with Lucy as she gets ready to kick off 2017 in New Orleans for the party, where she’ll be joined by Jason Derulo and Panic! at the Disco. We talked to her about her New Year’s resolutions, the end of

, and the big major reveal that we’ve all been waiting for.

every year. That's just become tradition for me. I was thrilled when I heard that they wanted me to host the first-ever Central Time Zone celebration in New Orleans. I know a lot about New Orleans, but I've actually only been there once. It's almost going to be like a little mini vacay as well. We've got a lot of good musical performances and have a bunch of family and friends coming down there with me, too.

LH: I always set resolutions, but this year is more general — to do more things that make me happy, be better to yourself, be kinder to yourself, along those lines.

: 2016 was big for you for a number of reasons, notably because you finished filming

LH: It was a mixture of emotions. It was obviously very sad. The cast and the crew grew really close. It was also really gratifying. It's been a long time on that show – we worked really hard. It felt like we had accomplished something really big. We left it on a good note.

And it's a really good last season. We give everyone all the answers they could have ever dreamed of. That felt good to wrap it up. It feels weird that we'll never go back for season eight – I’m still just adjusting to my new life without it.

: We’ve definitely heard that this is going to be the big season of answers. What mystery do you think fans will be most excited to see come to an end?

LH: I think mainly it's the question that the show has revolved around for seven seasons, which is

Who is behind all of this? You finally get to figure out who that is and why this person has been out to get us for so long. It kind of comes out of left field too. You see what's going on, and it makes a lot of sense. I was so scared that it would go in a direction that just didn't add up or make any sense at all. But it checked all the boxes for me, for lining up with everything, so I was happy with it and I think everyone else will be too.

: We know that the fans are very good at looking for clues. Have you seen anything online where any fans have guessed?

LH: I have seen a couple of fan theories where they got it pretty dead-on. I have no idea [how]. They just went back and re-watched episodes and figured it out. Then you get the theories that are totally wrong; they totally could make sense, but aren't right at all. It's so funny seeing all the comments on our Instagram pictures. [The fans] see wedding rings, and they see wedding veils. They piece it together. They're very smart.

: If you could sum up the Uber A reveal in one word, what would you say?

: How do you feel about Aria’s journey in the last season?

LH: The last few episodes for Aria were my favorites of the whole series because she becomes a little dark. She loses it a little bit, and we get to see a different side of her, which I've been waiting to do that for the whole series. It was fun, as an actress, to play. Since we knew it was the last season, the writers made every episode an extreme amount of fun. Just in general, we had a lot of good times with it.

: Do you have a favorite storyline that Aria has had in previous seasons?

LH: You know what? I like the whole Ezra / Aria storyline when he was writing the book and she finds out and goes crazy and trashes his apartment.

: Last question, and just for fun: If you could date any of the

LH: I would date Spencer because she seems really smart and worldly. She's a cool girl.

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