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I’m sorry… I just finished the Mark of Athena for the first time. What was that? and why did I leave House of Hades home?

It is 1 am… but if I had the next book I would start it now. Tomorrow I will defy a possible snowstorm in summer tires bc I NEED THE NEXT BOOK.

#like I knew what was going to happen to Percy and annabeth but I didn’t think it was this book #can’t imagine waiting a full year to know whats next #had to make sure I’m going to get more Percy povs in the upcoming books #percy jackson #pjo series #mark of athena

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Oh no, Hangman is having the time of his life and just being a dog. So ripping his enemies apart, rolling around in their corpses, snacking on some of them. Maybe even zoomies?

This part made me sad because the people filming this put the Hangman in the pile of defeated monsters while the Dawn Mare got to stand up on top. :'(

The fire doggy deserved to be up there with them! 😭😭😭

#the idea of hangman zoomies is so cute #the bad kids posing for victory and discussing what to do next etc. and hangman is just coming crazy in the background #fantasy high #dimension 20 #d20 #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #d20 fhjy #dropout.tv #the bad kids #fhjy spoilers #d20 spoilers

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You guys just have to trust me on this one and click here okay?

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As an aro im kinda glad that I live in Finland. Here Valentine’s Day is “ystävän päivä”, translates to friends day.

So it’s more about your friends and platonic love than in most places. It is still a very romantic day and people will give flowers to their partners etc. nut it isn’t as pronounced.

Anyways my aro ass is absolutely going to spend today with my friends who I love dearly

#valentines day #aroace spec #aro #aromanitc #platonic #I absolutely love how we got aro trending at Valentine’s Day #iconic

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Okay, I just want to know

WHO THE FUCK is seeing bad acting?!

Like I can see people criticisiyng the writing (if I squint)

But the acting?!

Every week I’ve been fuking amazed how good the actors are for the trio. And all the other major characters are SPOT ON

WHERE IS THE BAD ACTING HUH?!

I actually really love the change from them meeting the deadline for the war? Posiedon surrendering to Zeus so quickly just to save Percy really drives it home to Percy that his dad does care about him. When Camp Half Blood welcomes Percy home it doesn't matter that he failed-- he did what matters and it shows them Percy is willing to sacrifice himself for others. Also?? People saying the acting/writing is bad but I really don't think it is?? I really enjoyed the series, and I thought everyone did a good job. Sure, there were some moments where you can't help but go "oh that's a big change from the book!" But instead of booing, you just got roll with it because it can be pretty enjoyable.

#I will fight anyone who says this (especially about the main trio) #i’m sorry #I’m gonna calm down now #there is a reason Leah got nominated #percy jackson #pjo series

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i’ve had this sitting in my drafts for about two weeks 😁

#invited my friend a new pjo fan to watch the finale with me just to see her reaction #it was worth it #luke castellan #pjo spoilers #percy jackson spoilers #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo series

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Ok idk who is watching the new PJO show, but omg the final episode killed me. The betrayal scene with luke was one of my favorite changes, even though I def miss the scorpion. Luke was really sympathetic in the books for me, but a couple parts of him just made it a lot harder to see his point. Obviously the weird thing with Annabeth, which I feel like is being change in the show thank gods, but also the the scorpion scene. It made it almost seem like all of luke’s kindness towards percy was always made with the attempt of making it easier to use him to deliver the bolt and that he didn’t care at all about percy, bc he had absolutely no issue with killing percy when he was in the way. This always seemed weird to me, that luke was so willing to kill a demigod, who’s death wouldn’t have really benefited him at that point. The change, with luke trying to get him to go with him, was just so much more in line with his character for me. He cared about percy, he cared about the demigods, he didn’t want them caught in the crossfire.

#YES #The show makes more sense for Like and his arc #but I’ll always have that vivid image of the book scene with the scorpion #not to mention the feeling of betrayal that came with it #in the show the Luke’s betrayal doesn’t feel as big I guess #but that could just be me knowing what happens #pjo tv show #luke castellan #percy jackson

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Okay, I have a lot of thoughts about the show and the discourse I have been seeing about it. This is going to be long and possibly all over the place but I just want to share. If you disagree, that’s fine. Just don’t hate because you have a different opinion. Deal?

I want to start this by saying I am a new fan. I did not read the PJO books when I was a kid. I watched the first two episodes when they came out in Dec purely out of curiosity and was just immediately in love with the world. So in true ADHD hyperfixation fashion, I devoured Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus books and I am currently on Book 1 of Trials of Apollo. And maybe it's because I am a newer fan but a lot of the gripes I see about PJOTV just don’t make sense to me and I feel like they really are just rooted in nostalgia. Watching the show and all the interviews of the cast and crew, it is clear to me they wrote this season with the intention and hope that they would get to make all 5 seasons, and possibly even further. I can see how all the changes make sense when looking at the narrative as a whole. They are really setting up this world and this story in a way that I think lends more to the future of this narrative better than The Lighting Thief book does.

I also want to say I have yet to find a book to screen adaptation that is beat for beat accurate. So much of what works in novels, especially novels told in first person, just does not translate to third person screen adaptations. Ultimately, literature and film/TV are art forms and what works for one may not work for another and the creators are allowed to make changes, especially when it is for the overall good of the product.

To start, the exposition dumping didn’t really bother me that much although I agree it is there and noticeable. Now, I watched the first two episodes before reading the books but after reading the books, I think the exposition is just as noticeable in the books as it is in the show. Percy walks into this world without knowing or believing in any of it. In the book, he learns about this world through the people around him explaining it in dialogue. It is just condensed a little more in the show which makes it feel a little heavier. Nonetheless, fantasy tends to have a lot of exposition because there are a lot of things you as a reader/ viewer need to know at the start of the story. It is part of the nature of the genre, especially when it is intended for a younger audience. Exposition that seems clunky to an older viewer is probably not going to feel the same way to a younger audience member (which is the target audience).

The biggest complaint I see, and disagree with, is that the kids are “too smart which ruins the suspense.” Annabeth has been at camp since she was 7 and it is clear, both in the books and the show, she is determined to prove that she is strong and capable and intelligent. She has been training to go out on a quest since she was 7 years old. Annabeth would have been studying these monsters and these myths so of course she can figure out the traps. They aren’t that hard to figure out, even for someone who isn’t super knowledgeable about Greek mythology.

Grover’s job is a protector of demigods. It makes sense he knows these myths like the back of his hand. I imagine that after Thalia, Grover would have studied and worked so hard to prove he was ready for another chance. Grover in the books also fell a little flat in The Lighting Thief to me because it seemed like most of his personality was just to be scared and funny until later books. I love what they did with Grover in the show because he feels like an actual character with his own goals, intelligence, trauma and authority.

Now onto Percy… I have so many thoughts about Show Percy so bear with me.

While I was reading the books, I was confused as to why Sally didn’t teach Percy about Greek mythology. Book Sally seemed to just hope Percy being attacked by monsters and going to camp isn’t going to happen or just assumes that when it does happen, Percy will figure it out. Sally always knew what would happen to her son, at least to some extent, so why wouldn’t she do everything in her power to prepare her son for this life she knows is inevitable? I loved the addition of her teaching Percy about Greek Mythology and Ancient Greek because it makes so much sense because I never saw her as a just “sit back and wait” kind of character. Percy is her son, her baby, her miracle. She is terrified for him (which we see in EP 7 in the flashbacks) and, to me, it makes sense she would do everything in her mortal power to prepare him in a way that doesn’t scare him or reveal to him who he actually is. (It is also such a beautiful call back to Rick telling his son these stories as a kid, like I just think that is beautiful).

While on the subject of Ancient Greek, I saw someone complain how Percy doesn’t inherently know Ancient Greek in the Olympus scene in EP 8. “Poseidon and Zeus looked at each other. They had a quick, intense discussion in Ancient Greek. I only caught one word. Father.” - The Lightning Thief, page 343. This moment was literally pulled straight from the book! Percy talks about Annabeth tutoring him in Ancient Greek in the book (The Lighting Thief, page 107) and I loved how the show changed it to be his mom that taught him because of the previous reasons I gave above.

In general, Percy is an unreliable narrator. We see that in The Last Olympian when Rachel painted him defeating Antaeus. Percy is shocked at how he looks. We also see this in Heroes of Olympus where he is constantly talked about as this powerful and sometimes scary person whereas Percy never describes himself as anything other than kind of mediocre. Percy is constantly underestimating his intelligence and power in his POV because at his core he is still an insecure kid who was bullied and uses humor as a defense mechanism. But no matter what he thinks, he is smart and powerful and capable and I love that we get to see that in the show because it isn’t in first person.

In the books I was constantly frustrated that they weren’t seeing the traps. Aunty Em’s is so clearly out of place and weird and creepy but the Book Trio just ignores it? Also the Medusa story change was beautiful and needed and added so much depth to what was a very simple scene in the books. The Crusty’s scene was jarring at first, but in hindsight it didn't bother me either because Hermes told them about the entrance. Why wouldn’t he tell them about the trap too? The way Hermes is portrayed, I get the sense that he really wants Percy to succeed, in the books and show, and that he is holding onto hope that somehow, someway, he can still save his son. Why would he send them somewhere just to lead them into a trap that does not benefit Hermes in any way? (And us not seeing that conversation happen is showing and not telling BTW)

Also, the overall claim that Percy, Annabeth and Grover know everything is just… wrong. (@pareiwheeler made a post about this that really made me realize this so go read their post too: https://www.tumblr.com/pareiwheeler/740600563986808832/theres-know-mystery-or-suspense-they-know) They know the small things but the big things? They didn’t think Luke was the thief, they didn't know it was Kronos, they didn’t know they would lose the fourth pearl, they didn’t know the casino would mess with time, they didn’t know the shoes were a trap, etc etc. They walk into these situations thinking they are prepared, thinking they know everything they need to but they DON’T And that is where the suspense lies, in the overarching storyline that is the driving force of the plot. Not in these moment to moment scenes that are not the main conflict.

Now onto the smaller changes that, in my opinion, benefit the overall narrative of this story.

Missing the solstice deadline: Not only is Percy choosing to continue the quest despite missing the deadline such a great character moment for him but this ups the stakes so much!! Zeus and Poseidon are currently at war for the last two episodes of the show and even if they don’t talk about it much, that knowledge is still there in the characters' heads and in the viewers’. Every moment they take in the Underworld, you are watching with the knowledge that war is raging above. And it's a great way to show the kind of hero Percy is and what he will become. Percy doesn’t care he “failed” because he didn’t come all this way just to run back to camp with his tail tucked between his legs because that is not Percy. Percy sneaks out of camp twice to go on quests he was not invited on because he will not let someone’s rules get in his way while he is protecting people he cares about. Percy doesn’t want war to happen so with even the slightest chance he can stop Zeus and Poseidon, he takes it! Also the addition of Poseidon stepping in and saving Percy from Zeus was beautiful.

I also loved that Poseidon gave them 4 pearls instead of 3 because such a small detail shows how Poseidon cares about Percy and Sally. And, plot wise, it didn’t change anything. Percy still left the Underworld without his mom. But starting with 4 pearls gives them hope that they actually can complete the quest AND save Sally. Percy leaving the Underworld without Sally is so much more impactful in the show than the books because of this tiny detail change.

The fact that the pearls take them to the east coast rather than the west coast works well too. I loved that they returned to the cabin because of how important that cabin is not only to Percy and Sally but also to Poseidon.

Hermes being added to the Lotus Casino and bringing in Luke’s background earlier on was beautiful and Lin Manuel Miranda’s performance was one of the standouts for me. It is such a beautiful moment and you can see the anguish in Hermes at his feeling powerless and I think it sets up Percy learning about Luke’s family in The Last Olympian in a great way. This is one of those moments where you can tell the writers and showrunners are playing the long game with this series.

Last but not least, the change in the betrayal scene. I love it. I do. Not only in the changes in the way it happens but how they characterized Luke. Luke clearly does not want to hurt Percy, he wants Percy to help him and to come with Luke because he cares about him. The prophecy states “You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend” and Luke in the book didn’t really seem to care about Percy or view him as a friend at the end of it. But Show Luke? He cares about Percy and he is heartbroken that Percy doesn’t side with him. Also the addition of Annabeth hearing Luke’s betrayal first hand was brilliant, in my opinion. Not only were Walker, Charlie and Leah ACTING but it was so much more impactful that Annabeth sees Luke turn and chooses Percy in that moment. And I don’t think it will change much of Annabeth’s actions in the future because you can see how hurt she is and how desperately she still wants him to come back and be good.

Anyway, I think the show is brilliantly done. That isn’t to say it doesn’t have its faults but nothing is perfect and if you were expecting this show to be 100% perfect then I think you just set your expectations too high because that is not realistic.

If you made it to the end of this, I love you. The Percy Jackson brain rot is real and if we don’t get an S2 announcement soon I’m going to riot

#percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson #pjo tv show #pjo fandom #pjo series #pjo spoilers #pjo disney+ #pjo #pjoverse #percy series #everything about this #couldn’t have said it better myself #read the books in middle school but for some reason they didn’t really stick #read them again a few years back and just fell in love #now making my way through the testin of the books

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Thank you! I was hoping someone else had the same reaction

percy jackson show brought back the actor who played Charon in the movie to play Procrustes in the tv show which was great but my tumblria ass just went

#not thinking about supernatural? in 2024? less likely than you think #percy jackson #percy jackson show #spn #I was wayyy too happy to see him

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Watch Echo. Please. Please.

I cannot stress enough how important it is to see this kind of representation, this kind of investment from a company like Marvel, in telling indigenous peoples' stories. They consulted with the Choctaw nation, they DUBBED THE ENTIRE SERIES IN CHOCTAW. Choctaw is an endangered language! Fewer than 500 people remain that speak it fluently! And here it is, preserved in a Marvel Show about a Native Super Hero!!!!

I know you have MCU fatigue, I get it. I understand that some of the disney+ Marvel shows have been underwhelming. But I am BEGGING YOU. Just watch Echo. Just give it a chance, give Her a chance. The world is a better place with stories like this in it, and the only way we will get more of them is if we show companies like Marvel that their investment isn't a waste.

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I am simultaneously deliriously in love with the ending of Loki season 2 and absolutely loathe it

On one hand…Shakespearean tragedy at its finest, essentially circling back to Loki’s original Thor 2011 character arc by reversing it, and Loki has literally ascended to godhood. In the end, Loki’s ultimate selfless sacrifice was to sit upon the highest throne in the multiverse, and that to me is tragically ironically beautiful

On the other hand…Loki being alone makes me want to burn Marvel studios to the ground and do other unspeakable things

Best and worst ending of all time f u Eric Martin

#loki #loki spoilers #no one won #oh i love it and i hate it at the same time #and that’s why it’s so good

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Oh Yeah

I guess I just

#loki #loki season 2 #loki series #loki god of mischief #loki god of stories #loki s2finale #its almost thee am and I just now finished it #how am I supposed to sleep now #I’m not okay #also that was fuking beautiful #the finale is masterpiece

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mental state today is at a "spn rewatch" kinda low

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As it turns out, there is a slight problem with that…. I cannot (legally) stream it ANYWHERE ANYMORE

I would have to either pirate it (which just isn’t a nice watching experience) or BUY THE DVD

Are you fucking kidding me?!

Well, I guess it’s time to rewatch Merlin

#seriously? #merlin bbc #merlin

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Well, I guess it’s time to rewatch Merlin

#merlin bbc #merlin

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You know, When I was figuring out my sexuality, I keep seeing memes about how once you figure out your sexuality, next will come the gender crisis.

Back then my thought was “nah, that won’t happen to me. I know I’m a woman”

Well….

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“Hollywood is gonna grind to a halt!! Nothing new will come out!! What then??” The shows and movies I haven’t seen already are literally countless and also I am a serial rewatcher

#rewatch the shows #i doubt you’ve seen ALL the possible movies and shows #books also exist #wga strike #wga solidarity #sag aftra strike #sag aftra solidarity #it would take me months just to get through every star trek