![]() ![]() I appreciated the details including the bandaid on the finger and the lipstick on the microphone. The stage felt very much like an artificial stage lacking a magical atmosphere or any real sense of musical event. A sequence that’s supposed to be a grand spectacle due to its iconic significance becomes borderline offensive with atrocious lip synching and choppy editing with a back and forth between the fans and the musical group that feels chaotic and disjointed. Which brings me to the exact moment it happened the Astrodome concert towards the end of episode 8. The last two episodes were so bad that it ruined the entire series for me. Reminding audiences that heartbreak can inspire the most beautiful songs. Ricky’s subtleness and profound heartbreak transcends through the screen making it perhaps one of the most emotionally moving sequences in this whole series. Selena notices Ricky’s reaction and realizes the song carries an emotional weight which prompts Selena to learn the origin of the song. ![]() Ricky’s face is subtle as he watches Selena singing, then gradually becomes overwhelmed with emotions the moment Suzzette places her hand on his shoulder to complement his songwriting. Selena is in the studio recording “No Me Queda Mas” while Ricky, the band’s keyboardist, and A.B are sitting across from her in the next room. She struggles to be on time to her meetings, forgets to contact music producers, misses lunch with her mother and sister, all while trying to interview potential candidates for her soon to open boutique.Įpisode 6 titled “Lo Mas Bello” is responsible for making me shed a tear or two. Although I was distracted by Serratos performance (not once did I believe I was seeing Selena), her ambition to open the boutique & her fashion line kept my interest.Įpisode 5, Oh No, gives insight to being Selena for 24 hours. ![]() I was on board to learn about Selena’s dreams outside of her singing career. Abraham and A.B take a back seat while Suzette and Selena (with Chris) take center stage.Įpisodes 1-7 were decent. In the first half I wasn’t completely fond of the supporting cast but it appears they became comfortable with their characters as the series progressed. On the other hand, the supporting cast portraying Abraham, A.B, Suzette, and Marcella, were great. Her lack of chemistry with Jesse Posey, who plays Chris Perez, makes every single one of their scenes nearly unbearable to watch (and in part 2 it’s a good amount of screen time together). During many of the singing numbers the lip synching was off and many of the iconic music videos felt lazy. She still fails to convey Selena’s essence, organic charisma, and onstage presence. This version of Selena comes across as a poor imitation of JLo’s Selena. I was hoping Serrato’s interpretation of the queen of Tejano music would improve as the series progressed, but instead it gradually became frustrating to watch her throughout part 2. An interesting detail, I wasn’t aware of, was that Selena wrote Bidi Bidi Bom Bom. ![]() But it does have a few compelling stories including songs’ origins, Selena’s struggle going solo on her English album, and Yolanda’s involvement in Selena’s life. The episodes, titled after some of her beloved songs (or lyrics from them), continue to consist of ugly wigs, horrible green screen sequences (mainly while driving), and a weak script. For the remainder of the first episode Selena is heartbroken and attempts to move on. For which she responds “…I want to be remembered as somebody who gave it her all” and for that reason she deserved to have her story told in a superior manner.Ĭonsisting of 9 episodes, like part 1, Part 2 of Selena: The Series takes off right where part 1 left off, in a parking lot as the bus drives away leaving Chris behind after Abraham finds out Selena and Chris were romantically involved. When you’re gone, how do you want to be remembered? Selena is asked in an interview before her Astrodome concert. ![]()
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