This segment originally aired on VICE News Tonight on HBO on December 23, 2016.

For some, 2016 was the best year in recent memory. But for many others it was a terrible year filled with terrible events, including the death of many celebrities — which happens every year, but this year took ones we actually liked.

Michael Kalenderian takes you through the convoluted year in memes and moments in order to find someone — or something — to blame for it all.