#annabeth is book smart

[caramelmacchiato07]

ok so you know how percy’s friends and people he’s acquainted with are like oh your head is so full of kelp or whatever (like that he’s not smart and it’s been like that through pjo and hoo). THINK ABOUT IT! PERCY IS ACTUALLY REALLY SMART. witty and sarcastic, but he also is really quick on his feet. like over half the time he defeats his enemies by OUTSMARTING them. like whenever he iris messaged camp to expose luke poisoning thalias tree to mr d and camp half blood (sea of monsters), like that’s really really genius. im not saying annabeth isn’t smart at all, because man that girl she is amazing and is smart in every way. book smart, strategy, wits, etc. but i just feel like percy being smart is always overlooked, he may not be smarter than annabeth but percy’s still super smart and witty and quick. sorry i needed to rant about that :/

#percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #percy pjo #pjo #heroes of olympus #rick riordan #annabeth is book smart #percy is street smart

[mo-mode]

The Biblically Accurate Trio in TLT

#it’s not that they don’t have the other two it’s that they all had their smarts privileges revoked #Annabeth lost her street smarts and common sense privileges when she tried to buy all that candy with only $200 #Percy lost his common sense and book smarts privileges when he couldn’t figure out he was a son of Poseidon after using literal water powers #grover lost his book smarts and street smarts privileges after trying to reason with Medusa and a cop respectively #they’re all my children tho #don’t worry they’ll get their privileges back #eventually #percy jackson #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo tv show #percy jackson tv show #pjo spoilers #percy jackson the lightning thief #pjo series #annabeth chase #grover underwood

[indestinatus]

↪ Percy & Annabeth (2023) | The Lightening Thief (2005)

#percy jackson #percabeth #annabeth chase #pjo series #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #dailypercabeth #pjosource #percyjacksonedit #percabethedit #mygifs #part 1 of infinite parts of this #i'm rereading the book and gotta say #they're pretty smart adaptating it #it also looks like she's sleeping on his legs :') #*mygraphics

[ofswordsandpens]

I'm sincerely very happy for anyone who is enjoying the show but every time I see takes that the show has improved the book characterizations or that the book characters are underdeveloped in comparison to the show...

#our experiences are very different lmao #pjo show crit #sure the show isn't completely out yet #but id argue that the characters (namely the trio) seem way more developed and well-rounded in the book by this point in time (episode 4) #and look im not saying every change the show has made is bad #but by and far there has yet to be a change to characterization that feels like an IMPROVEMENT from the source material lmao #the closest contender I'd say is show Percy does seem a tad angrier than book Percy #but again I wouldn't call that an improvement... its just different and I think that /change/ works because it feels like the same essence #but even that has had some issues because I feel like the show has inadvertently cut down some of Percy's canon book empathy here and there #I think the show has nailed Annabeth's pride and intelligence and her warped worship of her mother #... but they've also made her hyper competent to the point that she's not making half of the mistakes she did in the book #which ISNT good because book annabeth is smart but she isn't infallible #its a big point that she has the theoretical intelligence but none of the real world experience/application #she gets tricked by medusa and goes to visit the Arch just cause she loves architecture and that's okay!! she's twelve and a nerd! #I also dont like that they've cut/toned down her little crush on Luke #actually they've not even showcased the familial bond between annabeth and Luke either in the show so like lmao #and then grover #by now grover's fear of failure and repeating this past mistakes and wanting a license has already been acknowledged in the books at least #in the show?? not so much #and his canon book suspicions and wariness of medusa... were given to annabeth #like medusa in the book was Grover's moment to shine cause his instincts were right! #and in the book fight he even very intentionally attacked medusa #but his highlights there were cut completely in the show #and finally sally #...idk who that is in the show but that's NOT my sally jackson #percy jackson #mine

[1indigoisles]

*Annabeth, Percy, and Grover standing in front of a door, trying to open it*

Grover: Let me-

Annabeth: Maybe there's a complex machinery to it. Maybe Hephaestus built it as a test for demigods, if I could just figure it out...

Grover: But wouldn't it be-

Percy: Maybe it's not that complicated. Maybe it's just a normal door and we could just use one of your hairpins to pick the lock. Hand me one, would you?

Grover: I don't think-

Annabeth: I don't have any hairpins, Seaweed Brain. What do you think I am, Aphrodite's kid?

Grover: *fed up at this point* *walks to the door* *pointedly twists the door-knob* *door opens*

Annabeth:

Percy:

#in a battle between book smarts and street smarts #common sense always wins #Percy Jackson #Annabeth Chase #Grover Underwood #pjo tv show #pjo #pjo headcanon #pjo series #percy jackon and the olympians

[twinsarekeepers]

Reading y’all’s takes on Annabeth in the show is actually painful and I understand why they cut out all her “stupid” moments in the book.

#book!annabeth gets to walk into medusa’s lair and the lotus casino unwittingly and still be seen as the smartest in the room #leahbeth knows everything about monsters and quests and guesses the trap instantly but she’s not actually smart #i wonder why #i hate this fucking fandom #pjotv #percy jackson #annabeth chase #leahbeth #leah sava jeffries #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo tv show

[nomattertheoceans]

I've been reading the Percy Jackson books for the first time over the past two weeks! Just finished "The Battle of the Labyrinth" last night (which btw is my favorite of the series so far!!)

I have now gained a new obsession but it might not be what you think

#like i swear to god i did not expect to be absolutely enthralled by the protagonist's mom kahskahfjkaja #she's just so fascinating to me #she's so kind and smart and she has given EVERYTHING for her son okay #like her staying married to an abuser for years to protect him omg she deserves the world #like when Poseidon called her a queen in the first book he was 100% right alright she is a queen #the woman murdered her abuser with a monster's head LIKE THAT'S SO AWESOME #also i cannot explain how obsessed i am with her relationship with Poseidon okay #like. do i want her to still have feelings for him? yes. do i need poseidon to pine and long for her from the distance?? ABSOLUTELY YES. #like realistically it's more likely that be does not but I need it okay #like at first i wanted them to be reunited because you know. of course i did. #but i am perfectly content with her finding love and happiness with a mortal man and Poseidon pining for her from the distance #like listen. this woman is amazing and she deserves to have an immortal all powerful god unable to get over her alright SHE DESERVES IT #but the way he just showed up at Percy's birthday party and called her as beautiful as ever????? omg??? BECAUSE YES SHE IS #and she blushed??? be still my beating heart #kahskahfksja honestly laughing at myself right now like I'm just over here watching a Sally Jackson tele novela in my head #AND HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE #percy jackson #no spoilers please if you see this post i know very little about the story and I'm thoroughly enjoying myself that way #also jsut as an fyi i am also a little obsessed with Percy and Annabeth kajakshdjshsha they are too cute and intense #sally jackson #percy jackson and the olympians

[cortanasdaisies]

even hera could never erase percy’s memories of annabeth bro she already gave him amnesia and yet his first thought was to come home to god knows where but it should be where annabeth is

#percy jackson #annabeth chase #grover underwood #percabeth #seaweed brain #smart girl #rick riordan #ya books #percy jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus #the son of neptune #who tf was jason grace

[huntingrays]

headcanon: whenever leo meets someone new, he (at some point) tries to get them with the “updog” joke. he hasn’t gotten anyone to fall for it except (to his great surprise) annabeth

#pjo #heroes of olympus #leo valdez #annabeth chase #hc that he almost got Frank and Hazel but they just asked ‘what’s that?’ instead #but i fully believe that no matter how smart annabeth is she would fall for it #since she ran away at a young age and is just naturally inquisitive #she immediately became leo’s favorite person the moment she fell for it #he also won’t let her forget it #leo updog valdez #you can argue book Annabeth might not fall for it but show Annabeth def would

[radiohead-spiderman]

Annabeth Chase vs Hermione Granger (this is half serious pls do not get upset at this)

We don’t even have to have the Percy vs Harry argument because we, for the most part all agree, that Percy Jackson wipes the FLOOR with Harry “private school” Potter, however, I’ve seen a lot of people compare Annabeth and Hermione and I wanna look more into that, I am a die hard Hermione AND Annabeth fan so ZERO ill will shall be spoke of either of them(unless need be)

I could point out how their general personalities are different but I’m going to start with their trios, starting with, Grover and Percy would NEVER treat Annabeth the way, that Ron and Harry treat Hermione, let me explain,

If Annabeth were to try to dismantle an unjust system built on the mistreatment of house elves, Percy and Grover would’ve IMMEDIATELY been on board, along with the fact that they’d praise her for it. When Hermione was trying to dismantle the way house elves were treated and tried to fix it, Ron and Harry just kinda went “You’re trying to change an unjust system that treats house elves as sub servant?? Well NERD NERD, it’s this way for a reason NERD, your stupid puke badges are DUMB” obviously I’m paraphrasing and being slightly dramatic, but that was basically it.

Before I get yelled at, yes, Hermione had her flaws, yes, Hermione sometimes sucked, HOWEVER, Ron and Harry treated her like dog shit sometimes, that’s not a controversial take or me hating on either Ron or Harry, that’s just canon. You could argue that Percy and or Grover treated Annabeth bad sometimes, but to counter that, no??? They had spats, yeah, sure, WHO doesn’t but NOT to the extent that Ron and Harry were literally ignoring her for, (checks my notes) telling McGonagall about the wizard equivalent of a Ferrari that Harry received with zero clue who it was from, while a serial killer was running loose.

Romione vs Percabeth, Percabeth OBVIOUSLY wins, however, I like Romione so I will be pointing out the positives in it as well as the negatives, while I’ve seen people argue that Romione is unhealthy or toxic(though they’re often dramione shippers??? The call is coming from inside the house) I’d however disagree, Hermione and Ron had a build up, and, by the end of the series(BOOK not movie) they were like THE most compatible of Hermione’s love interests, excluding maybe Viktor, they’re not unhealthy nor were they toxic, all of the arguments and everything that we saw and or read was setting it up, Ron and Hermione, objectively are the most compatible of BOTH of their other love interests, that’s not to say that they’re the healthiest ever, but I’d say their relationship is fairly healthy.

Percabeth is everything to me, and one of the healthiest written relationships I think I’ve ever seen, so, no deep diving into it, here I don’t think.

Anyways, moving on, the “Hermione vs Annabeth” or “Annabeth would totally win against Hermione” debate, I have reached a conclusive consensus,

They wouldn’t fight.

They just wouldn’t, sure, put them in a fight to the death and Annabeth Chase is winning, but still, they just wouldn’t fight.

#stop trying to make my girls fight #they would talk about their interests together #they would never fight because two smart hot people would resolve their differences without violence #stop trying to make smart hot people fight guys #I still love Ron and Harry don’t attack me for this they were dicks in the third and fourth books though #anyways this is why Rick Riordian is a better author than JKR #I love you Annabeth Chase #I love you Hermione Granger #screw jkr #SCREEEWWWWWW jkr #annabeth chase #hermione granger #percy jackson #Percy Jackson and Harry Potter #harry potter #I’ve read both PJO and Harry Potter #ron weasley

[arc-angel-o]

In light of the first wise girl in the show, I'm rereading the book, and I'm pretty sure clarisse is the first one to call annabeth that???

#evidence its childrens book author for smart ass #claribeth #clarisse la rue #annabeth chase #the lightning thief #percabeth #riordanverse #pjo series #pjo tv show #pjo tv #pjo #percy jackson

[rotisseries]

if I had a dollar for every time I saw this used as justification for why actually! it's totally cool that the trio have already known the gimmick of every single obstacle they run into, in a way that conveniently allows them to avoid every point of real conflict or stakes or potential action in this action adventure series!! i would have enough money to pay the cgi department to animate riptide's transformation

#annabeth is not a fucking idiot either and she knows the myths in the books and she still gets trapped by things!! #cause first and foremost going into every conflict of every episode wanting to see your protags slowly realize the danger #only for them to just be like. yeah so we know this is a trap right. yeah don't get caught right. that's fucking boring sorry #they did not do that in the books because it's fucking boring to watch #also they're 12. “they read the myths and they're not idiots!!” I also read the myths and was not an idiot #and I would still get caught by these damn traps omfg😭😭😭 they're TWELVE!! WITH ADHD #MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE 12 YEAR OLDS WITH POOR IMPULSE CONTROL PLEASE. SO MANY OF THE TRAPS REQUIRE IMPULSE CONTROL TO BEAT #I would've been like oh my god waterbeds!!! oh my god a free casino with video games!! AND THEY DO THAT IN THE BOOKS. THEY ALL DO THAT. #NOT JUST PERCY. ALL OF THEM #not even addressing that this is post is probably also about him recognizing that it's kronos let's not talk about that I'm not doing that #also. percy is smart but it's not in the way they're doing it in the show alright but like. topic for another day #pjo #pjo tv show #pjo disney+

[greekgrad07]

let percy be dumb again

#i’m so serious #is he smart? absolutely #is he also dumb? yes #we exist #this kid should not know all this shit about mythology at this point #why does he know literally everything in the show?? #that’s annabeth’s domain #i miss clueless percy who was fighting against the gatekeepers #his internal dialogue was the verbalization of the smoking ben affleck photo and i am not getting that #show percy was supposed to be the dumb blonde stereotype book annabeth was fighting #anyway #percy jackson #pjo

[soapywankenopy]

Hey Rick,

Hey Screenwriters,

Hey Showrunners,

GIVE ME OBLIVIOUS PERCY BACK!!!

#percy jackson #pjo #i just wish they didn't figure everything out as soon as they see it #it's an ongoing issue #i love this show #but its characterization of percy is missing the crucial aspect of his denseness #don't get me wrong #he's not stupid #he's just a little airheaded sometimes #and that's what made me relate to him #this is also a problem for grover and annabeth #these kids are too smart #like they aren't stupid in the books #they're just kind of oblivious #its ok for them to not be super smart all the time #yes even annabeth #she's wise but that doesn't mean she's always smart #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo show #pjo series #pjo disney+ #pjo adaptation #percy jackson spoilers #percy and grover #percy and annabeth #percy series #percy pjo #smart percy jackson #dumb percy jackson #wise girl

[theamazingannie]

One thing I really don’t like about the pjo show is they are very tell not show about EVERYTHING. One thing I loved from the books is them teasing who the monster or god they were meeting was and getting the chance to pull from prior Greek mythology knowledge and figure it out myself. It was like a game and, yeah, most of the time it was someone new and I couldn’t guess but it was still fun having a tease up until a reveal and THEN they would share the story for those who didn’t know. The show just keeps straight up telling the audience who everyone is and instead of unknowingly walking into a trap and building suspense they go in expecting something to happen and then have a less exciting trap happen later (Medusa and the Lotus Hotel being the main ones). It’s like they both want to cut the teasing because the book readers already know and want to explain things simply to show watchers who probably aren’t well versed in Greek mythology but it takes all the whimsy away. One part I loved in the Lotus scenes in the book was Percy figuring out that they were in a time warp because he meets the kid from the 1970s and realizes what’s going on but in the show he notices cuz it’s…dark outside? Like yeah okay it works but going “it’s dark outside even tho it feels like it’s been 20 minutes and that means we are in a time warp and oh yeah the flowers are in the air even tho I’ve given no reason prior to have figured that out” is not NEARLY as compelling as “I lost track of time cuz I was having fun but huh this guy I’m playing with talks weird and dresses weird and oh boy he’s from the 1970s and now that I’m pulled out enough to look around I see that everyone here is wearing period clothes and this is trouble”. I know the extras were wearing period clothes but it never cuts to them long enough to make it seem like it’s anything but a costume that would be typical in a Vegas casino. You can argue that the Hermes scene wasn’t pointless but aside from Grover’s scenes to an extent it just wasn’t compelling and not just in an inaccurate adaptation way

#I honestly have more to say about this but the post is already too long #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson #I don’t want to be a hater but also I see far too many people say that everything about the show is perfect and it rubs me wrong #like yeah the movie was awful and people should stop trashing the show to raise up the movie #but the show also isn’t as good as the books #and I didn’t expect it to be but so many of these changes just don’t make sense #and others just sour the whole thing altogether #as a note I do plan to keep watching it and I do enjoy it for the most part #I will shout praises for Aryan and the percabeth scenes #but a lot of the plot stuff just isn’t great #and another thing that I want to say but don’t want to make another complain post for: #I’m tired of Percy being too well versed in mythology and Annabeth too smart and knowledgeable and never messing up #it contributes to the tell not show because they always seem to know what’s going to happen before it happens #they’re not as caught by surprise and they’re too competent #these may be powerful demigods but they’re also 12 year old children #Percy is new to all of this and Annabeth hasn’t been to the real world in five years #she shouldn’t be able to recognize monsters immediately because she’s used to the monsters she fights to be obvious #once they figure it out yeah she should know their story and how to fight them #but why does she know immediately? #and why does Percy when as protagonist he should be a stand in for the ignorant audience? #they should be explaining things to him not the other way around #idk again I’m a hater but I also don’t think I’m wrong here #it’s a children’s show but that doesn’t mean they have to speak plainly about everything #even does takes the time to let’s the kids figure shit out

[khrysos-karnifex]

"Piper McLean," Annabeth grumbled, "that was without a doubt the dumbest risk I’ve ever seen anyone take, and I date a dumb risk-taker."

THEN DATE ANOTHER ONE ANNABETH

#percy jackon and the olympians #annabeth chase #piper mclean #pipabeth #playing fall out 4 with HoO audio book to get double dose of sapphic pipers #i just know annabeth is into piper guys #her love for smart idiot goofballs can’t be confined to one person #just let her have more moments with piper and you’ll see ok just trust me im not crazy