#quick take

My takes so far (without giving too much away):

- Wes Studi and Gary Farmer - Reservation Dogs bringing out the OG's the first two episodes of season 2!

- curse of the white wizard

- Cheese, you adorable one, you! So glad to see my favorite character once again.

- Janet and Jackson and Mariah and Carey

- the dueling prayers! 😂😂😂

- "Now I'm free! Free Fallin!"

'Reservation Dogs' hit it out of the park the first two episodes of season 2. I haven't laughed that hard in such a long time.

Heeeeey anon how are you doing!? Merry Christmas! 💕

Ooohh so I hope you don’t mind that I drabbled this!

𝙼𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝙻𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚖𝚊𝚜

As the snow fell in rushed flurries outside, the aroma from the minted hot chocolate that you were making in the kitchen wafted through the small space of the apartment you and Bucky shared together.

The lights on the Christmas tree blinked in a warm light, the presents that sat under the tree were unwrapped and being used. Soft Christmas music played from your playlist.

With two mugs of hot chocolate in your hands, you walked over to where Bucky was sat in the chair that overlooked the city, a hardcover book resting in the palm of his hands.

“Here you go, my love.” Your voice was as soft as the white mushy snow outside. Bucky glanced up from his book and invited you in with that warm smile of his.

“Thank you doll.” He takes the mug from your hands gently and brings it under his nose where he inhales the minty smell. “It smells so good.” He takes a small sip, moaning from how the mint flavored chocolate dances on his tastebuds.

“I’m glad you like it. It turned out perfect.” You take a seat opposite him, taking the opportunity to marvel and his god-like features. How you ever got so lucky, you’d never understand it. Bucky cherished you, loved you.

Imagine him having an Asian girlfriend who shows him how to make rice for the first time.

His mind fucking explodes when she tells him how to perfectly measure the water.

I don't know if it's just my quarantine brain talking but I am super nervous about this! I don't think I can verbally tell people that I fucken ***love**** the love story that is The Selection. The ups and downs of America and Maxon's relationship is so well done I am ***in love*** with their love. I also pictured them in a very specific way that is actually not based on their descriptions lol so having this real life interpretation is gonna drive a wedge to my fantasy and I don't like that!

But I think I am also tired of these love triangles that was so prominent in many YA stories (see twilight, hunger games). Those love triangles were pretty trash. The movie adoptions really don't do them justice. Like the boys they pick to play them are actually not good and sometimes can't act at all. Also usually the boys end up failing to match the star power that is the main girl. Since this series is all about a love triangle, it seems like this movie is going to go that direction. And I definitely do not want my favorite love story to be tarnished like that!

I am also hoping this isn't the same white washed drama that is so so over done. the book failed the diversity criteria and did even worse with the ONLY Asian character who end up making it to the final round. Like the author's description and behavior of Elise was awful and I skip her part entirely because it makes me mad cuz it was so one dimensional and just sprinkled with like pity compliments that it hurts to read.

Since it's going to be directed by a WOC I have high hopes this isn't just another white girl story and it can be something unique and truly telling a story that is engaging and challenges the expectations of what we assume to be the norm. This story is about a big palace and european-inspired formal wear and behavior and expectations which is fine I guess . But it's also about social class and power struggles and inequality and I think the book failed to really capture the struggles of the working class folks and really talk about the world outside of the beautiful palace so I hope that this movie would be able to change that. hunger games is a good example of writing a compelling social critique story while mixing in the romance stuff and I hope it's the same here.

Other thoughts that just popped into my head:

I'm gonna be hella annoyed if they don't pick good people for it. Since America is a red head, the choices are gonna be super narrow and I don't know any actress who have red hair that fits America. I'll be sad as hell if they pick some like 14 year old from Disney channel to play America. And then be more annoyed if the guy they pick for Maxon is like +5 yrs her senior like age gaps matter!!

I hope they acknowledge that Maxon isn't actually white. And he is played by a POC!

I am excited to see how they design the big beautiful dresses!! I am a sucker for beautiful ball gowns!!!

They better use at least one Taylor Swift song because the book basically embodies Taylor Swift's music! I made a playlist for the series and it's just filled with TS music. My (prob hopeless) hope is that they throw in Enchanted in the move.

I also realized I might not like it cuz it is about a 17 yo going through this massive dating game. I am old as balls now so I can't relate to the struggles of a 17 yo anymore and I think all teenagers are still dumb and can't possibly do anything until their frontal lobe is fully developed.

I also have hope this will be good or at least satisfying because Netflix did good with To All The Boys I've Loved Before.