#america singer

[sleep-can-wait]

The only fictional relationships I'm interested in and obsess over have the character's s/o's nickname as either:

Love

My darling god/My sweet nemisis

Darling

My dear

My dark benevolent queen

OR something like:

Snob/Troll/Wifey/[Last name]

Seaweed brain/Wise girl

Sarge

OTHERWISE I DONT WANT IT

#aru shah #the pandava quintet #tpq #roshani chokshi #rick riordan presents #aiden acharya #aruden #the selection #maxerica #maxon schreave #america singer #mini kapoor mercado lopez #prince rudra of naga loka #mindy #shatter me #juliette ferrars #aaron warner #ella sommers #warnette #the cruel prince #jude duarte #jude x cardan #cardan greenbriar #juardan #a good girls guide to murder #aggtm #pippa fitz amobi #ravi singh #pipravi #as good as dead

[marlinspirkhall]

I watched the unaired Selection pilots so you don't have to

But, if you want to, you can do so here, and here (password: “selection”), credit to Media Garage on YouTube

Edit: links no longer active

The Selection (2012)

Strong Hunger Games vibes throughout, the plain-text opening screen isn't helping

Stock-footage of rolling hills gets replayed way too much

ETHAN PECK?

Unlike in the books, America only finds out she's been entered into The Selection after she gets selected, so the plot point about the photoshoot & her radiant smile being the thing which gets her selected no longer applies, I guess

Everyone in the YouTube comments was saying that Aspen and Maxon were miscast & the actors' roles should have been swapped (... No comment. I believe in you, Mr Peck)

This castle is looks too small to fit 24 TV show contestants in it

Fiona, unprompted: “Can you keep a secret, America?”

America: “I have been known to”

Fiona: “I play the violin”

Okay? (This is actually a very sweet moment and, again, Fiona may be the best actress in this)

This episode covered a significant portion of the first book, out of order, which makes me wonder if the intention was to cover all 3 books in one series.

This almost feels like half of a film, making me wonder if someone adapted a film spec script into a tv show spec script

Apparently, Fiona has a secret child and Celeste knows about it, causing Fiona to drop out on day one and tearfully warn America to “trust no one, there's no such thing as friends here”- which is a fucking wild thing to say when she's probably the only contestant who's been nice to America so far & Celeste didn't even need to get to know her to know her secrets because she has spies anyway 😭

It's worth reminding you that they have been at the palace for one entire day total

You think Queen Amberly is being fleshed out in this version but... Hmm

Amberly appears to be the one pulling the strings from behind the scenes (she confronts Celeste about extorting Fiona, tells her "she would have gone home in due time" and to "leave America to me. Anything we do to try and separate them [her and Maxom] will only make him want her more")

Again: IT HAS BEEN A DAY

America sees her servant gathering all her dresses (none of which she has used yet, bar the yellow and green ones) including the iconic blue one from the book cover. America asks what's happening and the servant replies: “Prince Maxom's orders”

Cut to America's family. They open a box with a glittering pair of high heels inside. I guess this is supposed to mirror the part of the book where Maxom cuts off the stipend for 2's and 3's who are in the selection?

If you think this version feels unfaithful to the book, just wait until you see The CW's pilot

IT HAS BEEN ONE DAY

Runtime: one day 45 minutes

Final rating: 5/10, kinda long and stiff in places and the set design was all over the place. Felt like a Hallmark movie (the set design didn't help). Probably would watch another episode of this if it was a full series or a limited series of 3-6 episodes. A little script-doctoring and a better set would work wonders.

The Selection (2013)

I cannot stress enough: this version begins with a sex scene between Maxom and a servant

Okay, I got ahead of myself; it actually begins with another hunger-games-esque black screen with text on it, text which reads “Someday, in the future”, which is read aloud by a woman's voice.

We zoom in on a much roomier-looking castle on a hill, as a random whip sound effect plays (leading into the sex scene, in which no whips are present)

All the female servants in the palace are dressed in sexy maid costumes and I wish I was kidding

The world map explaining the history of Illea is CONFUSING AS HELL, but maybe they hadn't nailed down all the details yet. I'm genuinely not sure

ANTONY HEAD?

Aspen is introduced tied to a St Andrew's cross and being watched over by a guard. America asks the guard to free him, he chases her through the streets, she circles back and cuts Aspen down

America's selection is similar to the 2012 pilot, except Aspen is present. America asks her mom why she'd enter her into the selection when “You know I'm with Aspen”, so uh, I guess they're not keeping it a secret here.

There's also no mention of Aspen being of a lower caste than her, nor of America having a job other than the vague title of "laboring class" which hangs over them all, vaguely

This is a masterclass in editing and pacing. The dialogue is okay, but the added geopolitics make no sense. Any issues with this are smoothed over by the fact that the plot keeps moving forwards at a breakneck pace to keep you distracted.

The lack of breathing room would probably be too confusing for an audience who wasn't already familiar with The Selection

The set here is absolutely beautiful but unfortunately it gives me Merlin vibes, and casting Antony Head as the king does not help with this.

Maxon attempts to pull a Mr Darcy. He then tells America that if she runs away with Aspen, the guards will beat him to a pulp and they'll both spend the rest of their lives in prison. America suggests that she make the monarchy look good so the working class don't side with the rebels. Looks like we're going full Hunger Games.

Celeste's handmaiden seems way too devoted to her; they turn out to be lovers

Just when you think Maxon might start redeeming himself, we see the palace guards swarm Aspen and kicking him. Maxom stands nearby on his horse overseeing this so there's no question of whether he did it or not

Final rating: 6/10, I would absolutely watch another episode of this. It was an absolute mess, but I've seen teen wolf, so I'm not gonna pretend I'm above it.

This feels like the kind of pilot which would get greenlit just to attract hateviewers.

Summary:

Neither protagonist had red hair and neither adaptation was trying particularly hard to give it to her (2012: dark red box dye. 2013: blonde!)

These actors are doing their best and some of them even seem to be having fun (good for them)

In the 2013 pilot, the writers lampshade America running around “like an action hero”, but she promptly forgets how to do that by the midpoint of the episode, so w/e

It feels like the 2013 pilot was a reworking of the 2012 pilot, because there were too many similarities carried over from one script to another which weren't present in the original book, like Fiona having a secret relationship.

I forgot to mention that Aspen has a brother in the 2013 pilot. He seems to be adapted from the palace guard who has a relationship with one of the contestants in a later book.

I can't get over how fucking weird of a decision it is to make the kind and likeable love interest into a power-corrupt despot, but it does feel more true to an actual monarchy. I assume they were trying to give Maxon a bad-boy vibe, which doesn't make much sense because that's supposed to be Aspen's whole deal.

There was a whole subplot in both pilots where an advisor character is revealed to be working with the rebels at the end of the episode

Extremely funny to me that the 2012 pilot makes a point of mentioning that sex before marriage is illegal and the 2013 pilot opens with premarital sex with the prince regent

#The Selection series #The Selection #Kiera Cass #Anthony Head #Ethan Peck #dystopian fiction #YA fiction #undescribed #America Singer #Prince Maxon #long post

[mellendraws]

I’m a puddle 🫠

#Prince Maxon #maxon schreave #maxon x america #America singer #the selection #the selection series #YA Books #Book Illustration #bookish art #artists on tumblr #Fanart #mine

[riddles-n-games]

Maxon: “the epitome of all things good”

America: every intrusive thought come to life

#the selection #america singer #maxon schreave #maxerica #selection memes #the selection series #the selection fandom

[mrswarnerxo]

wait is the selection an actual good book? ive read the first book but i forgot about it already but people say that the main character (i forgot her name) is a pick me so IS IT??

#the selection #books #book recommendations #book rant #bookish #america singer #belles randoms💋 #belles blog💋

[arteliisa]

The Selection🩵👑

#art #artists on tumblr #art process #illustration #drawing #artist #traditional art #sketch #sketchblr #sketchbook #the selection #america singer #maxon and america #maxerica #kiera cass #dystopian #romance #bookblr #bookworm #book fanart #book fandom #book quotes #fanart #marker art #markers #watercolor #watercolor art #traditional illustration #traditional painting

[tyhxrondxle]

fell first/fell harder trope but it’s my favorite ships

evajacks: eva fell first, jacks fell harder

maxon/america: maxon fell first, america harder

alex/henry: henry first/alex harder

peeta/katniss: peeta first/katniss harder

kaz/inej: inej first/kaz harder

wolfstar: remus first/sirius harder (but my headcanon is that sirius fell first too)

starchaser: james first and harder (he is THE lovesick fool, he invented being madly in love)

dorlene: dorcas first/marlene harder

neil/andrew: andrew first/neil harder

percy/annabeth: same time same love

aridante: dante first/ari harder

baz/simon: baz first/simon harder (but like lovesick fool dead in love would give his life to make baz happy)

ty/kit: kit first/same love

ronan/adam: ronan first/adam harder (though I still headcanon ronan as the biggest lovesick)

i would love to know about ur fav ships🫣🫣

#kit herondale #ty blackthorn #jacks #evangeline fox #maxon schreave #america singer #alex claremont #henry fox mountchristen windsor #peeta mellark #katniss everdeen #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #wolfstar #sirius black #remus lupin #james potter #regulus black #marlene mckinnon #dorcas meadowes #neil josten #andrew minyard #aristotle mendoza #baz pitch #simon snow #ronan lynch #adam parrish

[dearlyamerica]

america: we’ve decided to never go to bed angry

maxon: we’ve been awake all week

america: WELL IF SOMEONE WOULD JUST ADMIT THAT THEY’RE WRONG–

#the selection #the selection series #maxon schreave #america singer #maxerica #text post

[the-selection-series123]

Maxon trying to explain away America finding him and Celeste hooking up in the hallway...😅😂

#the selection #maxon and america #the selection series #kiera cass #maxon schreave #america singer #america #america schreave #aspen and america #captain america #the elite by kiera cass #the elite #the one by kiera cass #panic! at the disco

[lorcandidlucienwill]

Remember when Feyre gifted her jewelry she had gotten from Tamlin to that water-wraith during the Tithe? I am now wondering if SJM got the idea for that scene from The One from the Selection series. In the Selection, there was this Selection tradition called the Convicting, where the Elite girls send a convicted man to jail to show they are willing to obey the laws of the country. The tyrannical king sent people who had committed minor crimes such as theft (which they did because they were extremely poor owing to a corrupt system) and gave them exceptionally harsh sentences because they were rebels. America, the main character, had been assigned a convict sentenced to life in prison for stealing clothes for his daughters (of course the real reason was because he was a rebel leader and the King wanted to spite America for being defiant). America then took off the jewelry Maxon had given her and gave it to the man to pay off his debt to the king. The other elite girls got mad at America for spitting on tradition and stealing the show, etc. etc. So, I can't help but wonder if SJM is comparing Tamlin to King Clarkson? If so... bro. Tamlin is not sentencing mild criminals to harsh sentences in prison for being rebels; he's just collecting taxes as any government can and should. He's not the villain here; he can't just make exceptions for people or else everybody will think they can get away with not paying tithe.

#tamlin #pro tamlin #feyre archeron #sjm critical #america singer #maxon schreave #maxon and america #did sjm copy this scene? #because this was the exact scene that popped into my head when i thought of this

[strawberryshortpace]

I’m re-reading the selection series and I feel like more people should read the spin-off with America and Maxon’s daughter cause the lessons are lessoning

She wants to be seen as serious and professional so she forbids herself from showing any feeling that might have her deemed ‘emotional’

She stays away from doing/liking feminine things cause it might make people take her less seriously

She doesn’t even consider romance as a possibility since it might make her facade crack and have people think she’s too weak to rule

And the series is her learning that she can be feminine and show her emotions AND be the most powerful person in the kingdom. She can have a crown AND find love

#I saw yet another post about a story about a #‘strong female character who needs no man’ #and those stories are fun #especially since we didn’t get them for so long #but now it’s so overdone and I want to see this #I want to see more stories that allow women to be both #the selection #the selection series #america singer #maxon schreave

[girlsdit]

from redeeming love (like or reblog)

#abbey cowen icons #abbey cowen #abigail cowen icons #abigail cowen #redeeming love #angel icons #sarah icons #redeeming love icons #girls icons #movies icons #fate the winx saga #winx #fate the winx club #bloom #america singer #the selection

[kpop-locks]

꒰ ˀˀ ↷ idols ; as the selection ”♡ᵎ ꒱

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don’t repost our work or claim it as yours

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[mellendraws]

Maxon and America own my pathetic heart 🥹

#America singer #Prince Maxon #maxon schreave #maxon x america #Maxerica #the selection #the selection series #mine #Fanart #Book Illustration #bookish art #YA Books #artists on tumblr

[riddles-n-games]

You know, I find it such a sad thing that just around the time that Marlee and America’s friendship was blossoming, it was nipped in the bud and coincided with America and Maxon’s lovey-dovey romantic side of their relationship falling apart before they had trust issues. I miss that part of the Selection the most.

#the selection #the selection series #the selection fandom #america singer #marlee tames #maxon schreave #maxon and america #maxerica

[space---girl]

It's getting to that time in the semester where I start rereading books I loved in middle school

#the selection #unhooked #america singer #maxon schreave #six of crows #school #college #books and reading #books #tbr list