the Percy Jackson reboot is kinda weird
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You skipped the best line! “You met god?! Like… Jesus??”
OMG LITERALLY!
Frrrr!!!
best part in the first ep 😭
What master do you serve?
@@pamoweiberezi5315What master do I serve? What am I supposed to say? Jesus??
Fun fact, Rick Rhodian wrote a 12 page essay of how bad the first film was, and how was going to flop and send it to the director and writers.
Based Uncle Rick.
And yet they still made the sh!t movies
@themilkman5004 your joking?
@@Multifandom04 I know you did not say the movies were good. Go back to your cave you troll.
@@Multifandom04 They most deffo were not. :/
Personally I think tv shows should go back to the 20+ episodes format rather than the 8-10 they're using nowadays, almost everything feels rushed because of that... especially when the source material are such iconic books
True. Like it’s way better than the movie but it’s still doesn’t have the full potential it could have with these iconic books. Hope it changes for the better though.
i feel like for this show it's better to have long episodes and they probably wouldn't be able to do that with 20+ episodes
Miss the 20+ episodes
the biggest problem is also that we only get 8-10 episodes with like max 24 minute content cause half of the episode is recap and credits 💀 if they was an hour long content like game of thrones did then 8-10 episodes would be fine too
@@Mimi-lk2tb 100% agree! Last week chapter felt too short, and in twitter they're saying next chapters are gonna be the same... hopefully next season they consider this and make them longer :(
Somehow the trio already know EVERYTHING. They know aunty em is medusa, they know ares, they know what the lotus casino is and what it will do to them. Half of the fight is supposed to be them using their knowledge and skills to figure it out. Now there's no tension, no suspense, stuff just happens.
And also, in the books, before Percy jumps off the arch, he prays to his father for the first time and asks for protection. It's a really significant moment because it's the first time Percy accepts his father and along with that the Greek world. In the series he just falls.
But for him to pray for his father at that moment in the book also didn't make sense and is bad for both characters, him accepting him when so far his feelings towards the guy were pretty bad is honestly nonsense and Poseidon only helping if he prays for him even if he's about to die just makes you hate the guy even more, this was better for both characters imo.
@@snowflakes7344
This is EXACTLY why I hated the show
they’re seriously simplifying it for little kids it’s annoying. i’m sorry but not everything needs to be made for 5 year olds to understand
I'd have to disagree; Annabeth is mad smart, Grover is 24, and Percy's mom told him stories about anything & everything Gods; they clearly didn't know everything but this type of stuff was common sense for them(atleast for Beth and Grover--) and THEY WERE literally always figuring it out as they went. Also you could clearly see in a lot of the shots how confused Percy was because Grover and Annabeth never told him anything(js like in the books) and since your talking ab the Medusa scene, if you remember; Percy actually was so confused and only looked away from her bcs Grover and Annabeth did too. Stop blaming the show js because you cant pay attention.
The most unrealistic part of this series is that a kid named “Nancy BOBOFIT” wouldn’t be bullied constantly in middle school
That’s why she became a bully, if they were scared of her then they couldn’t say shit. Either that or the phrase “every bully has a bully”
Maybe she bullies people because she knows she's next lmao, "Damn I got a dumb name I gotta attack first"
she doesn't get bullied cause her father is the Bobofet
It could have been worse. Her parents could have been a fan of the anime and named their daughter Bobobo-bo Bo Bobofit.
I feel like she might have knocked out the first kid to try
The show actually opens exactly the way the book does
Just the fact that they actually got it right that the Fury was a MATH teacher is already just a huge step up from the movies. I will never understand how the first movie fumbled that part when it's literally the TITLE OF THE FIRST CHAPTER of the book.
@@LokiLiesGodthe whole fury scene was awful in this show they might aswell never had it
@@monkeydluffy7735Oh luffy, you have so much to learn
yea it does
Honestly, most of this TV show seems accurate to the book even if it is fast paced for a TV show. Only thing that’s wrong is Annabeth. Where is the smart witty warrior girl that we read about?
Honestly I'm most mad at how they portrayed Sally and Gabe's relationship. The whole point was to show how much Sally was willing to sacrifice to protect Percy. Here, they made Gabe just seem like some mildly annoying housemate instead of the abusive stepfather and husband he was. He literally hit Sally in the books. She's scared of him but stays anyway for Percy. She is not able to boss him around like in the show. This would also water down how and why Percy is so protective of her, which we read about even until the moment Paul Blofis tells him he's going to propose to Sally.
And Medusa episode is so dispointing. They just deafeat medusa in 5 second.😅😅 No fighting sence at all, put invisible hat on Medusa head WTF. (thats not even include in the book). The flim had better than this series.
@@thihathawzin6734they literally know it was her within seconds. The Movie did it better. sue me
I actually like this Gabe. Hrs funny tbh. And he seems to have an actual eorking relationship with Sally and has some respect for her.
Really hope he doednt get murdered lol
@@coatrak1357oh well you havent read the books
I thought this too
"His mom dies then he wakes up in camp"
You completely left out the part where he yells out and fights and kills the Minotaur. I would say that is a pretty strong reaction.
yeah but he used his sword, in the books he did it with his bare hands, idk why they lessened his feat
@@nathangebreselassie8515that sword gets knocked out, Percy still ripped out the horn and killed it with his bare hands.
I still think he should have cried or something. He seemed completely fine the next day and that's really weird considering his mom died.
@@faiths7777 Speaking from experience, that's not how grief works, especially at that age. Shock and numbness hit first and then the sadness sinks in once your brain catches up. Under normal circumstances he probably would've cried just after it happened, but he was busy fighting a minotaur and then promptly got knocked out. With how much new info he's learning and how he's completely occupied 90% of the time, him acting "normal" makes sense.
@@MrSignman65also not to mention, while he was still in that state, bro found out his mom was probably still alive, but w hades
If you read the book you'll notice it is very fast paced. It is meant to keep kids engaged while reading, even If they have ADHD
Yeah, I thought the show was WAY slower paced than the books so far
Edit: grammar
I think everyone forgets how short the books are
Thank you! I don’t think it ever occurred to me that that was the reason it was so fast paced but you’re absolutely right! Percy Jackson was my favorite book series, I was able to get into it way easier than Harry Potter and, lo and behold, I got diagnosed with ADHD a few years later lol
@@Wagamama-xw2uy they had about 300 pages each
@@bastienx3420 and for how much happened in those 300 pages it was incredibly fast paced
Honestly, Percy being bombarded with all the lifechanging info at once is exactly how the whole book series goes. He is pushed into these circumstances and thrown some random info and he has to survive. So the show does do the justice.
Exactly😂 Poor guy can't catch a break
And as soon as he shows up to said "safe haven" he has to go on a quest to hades 😂
And I hope this show succeeds and goes on, because Percy grows up to own AN OCEAN OF SASS! Percy in Son of Neptune is the height os his personality and in Trials of Apollo he's just "I'm so done with this shit..." in hte most relatable way possible.
yeah I just think it's acted a little weird
Yeah but it’s sort of weird how little he reacts to the things he’s being told and what he experiences lol
Honestly Percy's lack of reaction in a lot of these scenarios is kinda reasonable. Imagine you're a 12 year old and find out your best friend is a magical creature, the mix of shock, processing the information and the "how cool is this" factor works well for a kid. It was way worse in the film where Percy was pretty much an adult.
I feel like you have a warped view of what it's like to be 12 in today's age. No one older than 9 is gonna believe that kinda stuff while the Internet exists💀
@@jpraise6771 Percy Jackson was set before we had this much technology, also the kid doesn't believe in any of this stuff, which is exactly why it would be cool and shocking for a child to find out that it's actually real.
@@jenostheascended7818 Percy literally grew up seeing things as a child and that reacting to them usually get him trouble. Basically the kid kinda develop a keep it cool attitude way before things are revealed to be true. Its a kinda a reflexive reaction from him un the same way he immediately acts a "please don't bully me" interaction when a new kid comes to him.
@@jpraise6771well good thing this is a fictional character. As in not from the real world today
@@jpraise6771 Did you miss the whole part where he was seeing things? He even denied it at first saying it's just a bad joke and that "nobody believes that".
That scream clarisse did when Percy broke her spear was the best acting I’ve seen so far
True She had a few minutes but she gave more acting than the main trio especially Annabeth's and Percy's actors
@@multistanhuhue1601 Percy's actor is good but Annabeth's acting is just bad. Hopefully it'll get better after she grows up a bit and gets more experience.
@@kostkostkos2514 Percy's actor has his good moments woth sarcasm but for Annabeth.. they set her up they cast actress that look completly different setting high expectations for her acting
That wasn’t scripted that’s why Percy looked actually afraid
@@Kami.YahMonettLMaO
I just want to say that Percy 100% reacted to his mom's death. He tries to talk to her via burnt offerings, literally avenges her by killing the minotaur, and thinks about her and brings up her death multiple times. He was in shock, but he definitely reacts
and he has ADHD, so that adds to some of the “welp, i’m over my mom’s death now!” vibes
His mood also obviously changes, I noticed it especially during the capture the flag game
@@jesusisking3935Thats not how ADHD works
@@politereminder6284 Dude, as someone with ADHD, that's exactly how it works.
@@mehwishmanha9250 Explain please. Perhaps I have misunderstood you.
I thought it was funny and weird how Grover just randomly screams “I’m 24” and no one seems to register it.
THAT WAS SO FUNNT
I know!!! You know they’re gonna expand going that in the zoo truck scene
I always thought that was because right before that Sally was saying something like "Boys, hold on" so Grover corrected her, saying "I'm actually 24" meaning he is not exactly a little boy anymore. No?
IKR MY FRIEND AND I WATCHING LAUGHED SO HARD. LIKE GROVER, BABY, NOW IS NOT THE TIME
@@phuongnguyenha8903i don’t think so but it’s a good point to me is more like he wanted to say it quickly so no one would notice and make a big deal about it
As accurate to the books as this show is trying to be, it's definitely got weird pacing. It's like watching perfectly cut screams.
Yeah, I’m like one of the biggest PJ readers and when I first saw this I ligit had a mental list of things that were wrong 😂 along with the pacing making it all kinda weird like nothing really lines up
The book is very fast paced so I don't know what y'all are talking about
I agree. Some scenes felt like they were stitched together with no context or some scenes were cut. I watched with my sister who has never read the books before and the way they jumped from scene to scene confused her.
@@jeffersonhassan4558It’s not about how quick it goes, it’s like some parts are weirdly long and some just are barely touched on even if they are massive moments
Its trying to be accurate? Luke is asian and annabeth is a short black girl
The major gripe I have with the show is how everything seems anticlimactic. They immediately figure out that Auntie Em is Medusa and kill her by just putting Annabeth's invisibility cap on her and slicing her head off, instead of a full-on chase/fight scene using their ingenuity. Really powerful monster chasing you? Just immediately pop Medusa's head out. Other than that, it feels good. The casting feels odd for some characters, mainly Annabeth and Luke. Luke doesn't feel like the guy to turn on the gods and steal Zeus' lightning bolt, nor one of the best warriors in camp. Annabeth just feels like a robot; she's too stiff, too monotone. Good show, though
Yes exactly!! There's no suspense or tension. Luke and Annabel are so dull compared to their book counterparts. (I don't blame the actors cuz they're just children.)
I couldn't agree with you more. I am so bored by the show, because they are over-explaining everything. Monsters appear and they immediately figure out who they are or the monsters and gods explain themselves. All the exitement is gone.
@@fairychambermythandmagicEXACTLY! There’s no tension! The only reason the show is good is because of the acting 😭
At this point it’s more interesting when he’s in the human world !!
Ummmmm....
I mean to be fair, Luke's not SUPPOSED to feel like an obvious antagonist? It's literally supposed to be a twist for people who don't know the story. If they made him "seem" too much like the puppet of Kronos you'd be complaining just as much about it on the other end of the spectrum.
All and all the first "season" was a fantastic adaptation of the first book, especially now that they're all out and you can watch them back to back. I fully expect it to get even better not only just because of the series' plot thickening but also because the kid actors' talents are only gonna get better too as the series progresses
To be fair, Luke’s initial role was always this “tour guide” esque position. As leader of the Hermes cabin, he’d be in charge of explaining all of it to anyone new, just by the nature of his responsibilities. Of course his role is very different later on, but at the beginning he is very much a plot device lol
Luke's one of the best characters written by Riordan
ALSO,CHARLES IS SOO HOT
the plot twist gotta hurt more after this ig (+ should have added some more scenes but it is what it is)
Yes! I knew him from the Diary of a Future President series I used to watch years ago lol@@shahanahsan05
frrr i like more that he’s the one guiding percy bc that plot twist will hurt 10x more than it did in the books
@@shahanahsan05please be a child saying this
@@CaritheEntertainerthe actor that plays Luke is 19
They kinda did the step dad wrong, like at least in the movie he was a jerk and unlikeable but in the show he’s just kinda a burn out with no life. He’s supposed to be this super rude abusive guy who Percy’s mom only stays with bc his ‘stench’ is so much that he shields Percy from the monsters.
Right? He's supposed to be so abusive they killed him. But now he's just a looser. Movie Gabe definitely was done better. Also his and Sally's relationship was done better in the movies. But that's like 1 thing the movie got right (other than the casting. If they had casted for heroes of Olympus the cast would have been fire. But they were to old for the movies they did)
Yeah gave was waaaay worse in the books. He’s actually kinda likeable in this wtf???? 😂
Monsters avoid stinky people, or is that a metaphor?
Nah its woke disney so they cant have the mom be weak, and they cant have the gf be white
@@no-xo9kzthe guy definitely couldn’t pull of manipulation either. He’s just kind of a dumbass goofy guy with a gambling addiction, which could still be bad but you’d have to depict it.
The way they did it, it definitely seems like the mom has the upper hand and is the dominant partner in the relationship.
Coming from an OG PJ fan:
Although I like the show as is, there are definitely a couple things I would do differently. The humor, for one, is a big part for me. There was so much humor and sarcasm in the books that I feel was mostly glossed over by the show, and what jokes there as few and far between, at least for me. You’re supposed to believe that Percy and the gang are bouncing off each other and just joking around, but the humor of the script feels almost stale. I don’t know if that will get better over time, but I hope so.
Another thing ( a bit more minor) is that so far, it doesn’t feel like Percy is really the “leader” of the quest. It’s mostly just Annabeth and Grover carrying him along like a puppet. I know that there’s supposed to be shock and Percy trying to scramble to keep up with his new life as a demigod, but it feels like he just lags behind everyone else, when in the books, Rick created a great balance of Percy stepping up as a leader, while also being a teammate to Annabeth and Grover.
Just my thoughts ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I have the exact same thoughts. The humor is so important for the tone and it's just not right.
I think they made Percy that way to make him relatable and realistic to how a 12 year old would really feel and act through all this, where in the books he is an overpowered 12 year old savage taking on the god damn world, challenging anything and anyone no matter, and annabeth and Grover need to hold him back from jumping everyone and remind him he is not invincible and can actually die😆😂🤣
Idk which I like more tbh, the books are so good but I was about to fall of a chair many times by how savage Percy is, and how insanely unrealistic everything is (yess I know it is already, cuz well Greek gods exists) but like I just felt unnatural despite the premises of the book. Show Percy is more relatable, a confused 12 year old stumbling through everything figuring it out as he goes, yet still brave and very Percy like with savage jokes.
So I honestly like both alot.
You're spot on with the lack of humor in the show. There are so many good lines in the book that never made their way into the show. When they're at the Arch in St. Louis and they meet Echidna, Percy goes, "Like the animal from Australia?" And Echidna responds with something like, "I hated how they named that animal after me!" It's obviously funnier in the book.
I think the show is so far taking itself a little too seriously (although the most recent episode in the Lotus Casino does have some more comedic bits ), even though a lot of the humor that comes from the books is the sometimes goofy and ridiculous mashup between Greek mythology and the modern world. Hopefully this just means that the later seasons will have something to grow on. The actors will mature and be better able to work off the writing.
I wouldn't exect it to be different. From we can see with how gabe was more like a rude housemate than an abusive husband, they are not going to allow a white boy to somehow be stronger than a girl (especially a black girl, cause ofc she had to be) or a black guy, or lead them in any way.
That's one of many reasons why woke stuff just doesn't work. It selfsabotages by needing some characters (girls and POC) people to ALWAYS win, so it ends up demanding that everything around them gets dragged down so they can be better.
Honestly I like the humor better here because it's not over the top every other line is a one liner MCU bullshit. Percy in the first movie adaptation once or twice made me say "ha, hm, that's kinda funny".
Percy in this series, when he's allowed to be funny, actually made me legit laugh. Especially during his first exchange with Mr. D. I definitely get more of a genuine smartass tone from this Percy.
I'll take your point about there being less comedy in general on the whole tho and imo I feel like it's just simply an over-correction from the first adaptation which we all know Riodan didn't like, cuz man if you rewatch the first movies alot of the humor DID age like generic cliche MCU one liner quips instead of being actually genuine humor.
I'm sure they'll find a balance in the future seasons.
The part where it cuts to Percy flossing was to me a perfect example of something not in the books, but completely fits Percy's character. Staying true to the essence of the characters is the most important part, and I think the show is doing that well so far!
Percy would NEVER dance
Percy, given 5 minutes of not being in near-death situations or getting info-dumped about his new life as a a sort-of-orphan: let's figure out how that dance thing works while stood on the edge of a cliff thing
Absolutely 100% in character
lol it was lowkey brilliant, i think they have understood the spirit of the characters really well
@@Beth-zs2jr no it isn’t
@@Thdarkonex3 it is and again Rick himself was involved in this. If he didnt think Percy WOULD do something like that. He would have asked to do something diffrent💀
9:53 Its actually kinda morbid why all the kids are around the same age. Its because kids are only susceptible to being easily tracked by monsters as they near Percy’s age but demigods don’t tend to make it into their adult years because they are hunted down and killed
Well that and when they do reach adulthood they're kind of on their own because camp halfblood is like a training summer camp to prepare them for the rest of their lives.
Yeah, the books never really go into what happens after Camp Halfblood. I can't imagine it's all that great. Imagine living a 9 to 5 job after fighting man-eating monsters throughout childhood. Though I bet you could sell the drachmas and other antiques that crop up from time to time for a pretty penny. Gold's still worth quite a bit, after all.
Although, from what we do know, divine kids that survive tend to end up being pretty important in the mundane side, as the World Wars are, apparently, sparked off by or instigated as a proxy war between the Big Three's divine offspring.
@@Darkgun231 they actually kinda do. adults, as they said, can blend in easier (depending on their godly parent), but a lot of celebrities and historical figures are confirmed half-bloods, too. i think, for returning to normal life - though i don't remember the details - the camp helps set you up with fake documents or whatever, if needed. but they're the minority (of greeks, obviously the romans etc are a different story)
@@Darkgun231 There's also a book where Percy goes to college, *The Chalice of the Gods*. Haven't read it yet, but I assume it answers more questions about what demigods do as adults, other than wreck shit lol
@@user-gp5yz5yz4xactually Percy is trying to get into the New Rome college iirc, which is in Camp Jupiter, that DOES have more opportunities for demigods to live well and longer, as well as their offspring. That's something he realized CHB lacked - the perspective of having a future. The greeks just lived for as long as they could before either blending into society or dying young bc that's what happens to most of them eventually.
That being said, Clarisse and one of the Stoll twins are said to be attending regular human college in Trials of Apollo.
Came here to defend this show with my life
Its terrible and inaccurate
No it’s not
Not a single character is accurate at all….
He meant to say terribly dope and interestingly accurate don’t get mad bro
Same
One of my biggest complaints, aside from the pacing, is how much overt exposition there is. Sometimes if feels like they’re trying to spell it out really loudly and slowly. It’s so clumsy, and it’s generally better to show than tell.
I think the bit where he threw her into the fountain could have been better - in the book it was described as something like he shoved her without shoving her, like the water reached up and pulled her under. In the show he just kinda does a funny hand motion.
He uses the force in the show💀
'Shoved her without shoving her' , You can clearly see in the show how confused he is ab the fact she got pushed in. He constantly tells everyone 'I didn't touch her' but she still got shoved in. So in my opinion the whole 'shoved her without shoving her' came to life extremely well.
Nah then that'd be "pulling" Not shoving. That's YOUR PERSONAL IMAGINATION. I always imagined it the way they showed it.
i was so confused i had to slow down the clip just to see if water actually touched her because percy cannot manipulate air
Saying that Percy had no reaction to his mother dying, while also skipping over the scene where he kills the minotaur is wild.
And where he tries to speak to her with the blue sweets
yes, he had no reaction to his mother dying in the moment of her death. We should see a glimpse of sadness or anger in this scene, but he just... looking at her, being worry. That doesn't work, and making a point that ,,killing minotaur'' is reaction to her death is just misunderstanding. Percy deciding to kill minotaur is and ACTION based on reaction of his mother's death.
@@LannasMissingLink Blue sweets are pretty important detail about Percy's and Sally's relationship.
@JallerS ah yeah I know. I read the books
He was dead pan emotionless like he forget his cue that his imaginary mom died and was still waiting while looking slightly worried 😂
At least the show is way more book accurate. The kids actually look like 12 yr olds. Instead of the characters looking 25
@@didi-ck4iu and tbh that's the perfect age for movies like this I don't like that they r child's in this one
Annabeth looks a bit different tho. Grover as well 🌚
@@beamlackfissha104that’s kinda like the whole point of the story though.
@beamlackfissha104 They have to be kids though, because each book takes place a year later. If they weren't kids, you would basically have 30yr olds as the main characters by the time the story "ends"
@@beamlackfissha104 BOOK SPOILERS AHEAD I can definitely picture the movie Percy fighting and winning against Ares way more then I can picture the tv show one
As a huge fan of the books, and after finishing the third episode of this show, I couldn't be happier. It is doing the book as much justice as it can being a tv adaptation. Also, the cast, especially Grover, is KILLING it. Definitely targetted to a younger audience, but still fun as an adult.
I loved percy jackson as a kid but i dont really like the third episode as much. Doesnt follow the book too much, but excited to see whats next
dont let this distract you from the fact that Piper’s dad has the greatest rizz in human history
@@beevee424true😂
I love how accurate it is, but the some of the cast feels meh. The girl playing Annabeth is cute, but her acting feels so stale, like a kid reading a line from Shakespeare in English class.
@@MysticOceanDolliesshe’s just a kid, she’ll get better as she ages
I knew this was gonna be bad cuz
1. Disney
2. Race swapping a characters like Annabeth & Zeus. Massive red flags
they obviously picked the actors because they suited the role best
@@st6rsfqrd1or_not really
@@st6rsfqrd1or_ not really
the movie will bad, cuz cuz were more black characters there
Alex I want you to know that this book series is supposed to be weird and this is a pretty faithful adaptation but also that it’s okay that you think it’s weird
It rlly isn’t faithful
@@monkeydluffy7735it is plot wise
the only thing changed is the way the actors look
It isnt really faithful, but so far its a solid show
its as faithful as they want it to be, some stuff is word for word, other things like casting is personal choice. i dont think its a bad thing, but its interesting that they cared so much about some things, and not others
As long as the creator is okay with the changes and has a hand in it I'm fine with it not being completely faithful. Adapting is give and take. Knowing when to change something and when not to.
Honestly, after watching this video, the biggest thing which stuck out to me was Percy's reaction to all of this. I feel like I remember the beginning portion of the first book being this cycle > Percy does something > gets gaslight by everyone > has a panic attack and this repeats a few times. From what I saw Percy seemed really chill, I'd imagine its because its hard to portray someone in a constant state of panic and anxiety.
for me he was clearly shaken up by his mother's death so everything just passes by. The only thing he cared about was to talk to his father and have it out with him
I definitely think its going to build and build throughout the season. I'm rereading the book right now and you can really tell how his anger and frustration builds
Sometimes when my state of panic and anxiety are very high, I just come off as super chill to everyone. It's not until I break that they realize something is going on. I'm just saying iit's possible.
I don't like it, I'm not aware in the moment, I'm just trying to survive lol.
im an accurate depiction of that but okay
Same for me as someone diagnosed with ADD (adhd-i) @@Aria_Dragonneel
As someone who hasn't read the books or watched the movies, I do wish the events of eps 1-2 had been split into 3 instead - I'd have liked more time seeing Percy's mundane life, feeling how he feels day to day, before getting thrown into the magic world of Camp Half-Blood. I feel like it would have added a lot more weight to Grover's initial betrayal / satyr reveal, the 'death' of Percy's mom etc.
The camp portions fell flat for me save for the more emotionally driven moments, but episode 3 was pretty strong thanks to some standout acting and expanding character dynamics - I think it's just a matter of the actors hitting their stride and giving the story some time to grow a bit.
Yeah :( it's also so fast paced in the books. I felt the same when reading too
Why does Luke look more like Percy than Percy himself 💀
It's Disney...😐
Lol, true. I don't know what's going in people's head in west, but casting choice is definitely making me not watch PJ. First Annabeth, then Chiron and now just watched Zeus black. Are you kidding? This hurts a bit, showrunners, even author claiming show is accurate to the books. And then even Percy's hair started bothering. Pretty sure half of the olympians black. I'm just gonna read the books again.
@zephyrekansh7120 I'm Greek. Personally, I don't care if the demigods are different races because the human part can be any race and I'm used to book inaccuracy. The looks part doesn't affect their characters. Percy looks like a nerd. Grover looks warm and down to earth. Annabeth looks very pretty yet fierce. In terms of acting, I think the trio actors are pretty good, though the CGI is terrible. But when the Gods don't look anything like Greeks, I get annoyed af. The only person that looked Greek in this show was Dionysus 😢
@@JenniferHales Dionysus felt a bit over comedic to me. Poseidon, Hephaestus, Ares, Hades and Hermes seemed fine to me, as they are modernized. I liked Hermes casting. That actor is perfect for the role. I don't know how Greek gods should look but definitely not dark tone color. But today, seeing Zeus!! He was a phenomenal actor, but that casting is beyond annoying. Now I don't even wanna watch any PJ related content, as everyone defending series by saying, it is better and well deserving adaptation than movies. You guys are satisfied with that? Wow. I might watch the show when it ends.
@zephyrekansh7120 I meant he's the only one that looks Greek. And we are a "darker" tone compared to a lot of other Caucasians. Most of us have olive skin, dark eyes and hair. Our skin usually isn't so pale or white, though there are exceptions. Yet, the majority of the Gods looked like that. It ain't just about color, like I wouldn't want fairer-skinned Asians playing us either. Also, I agree that Dionysus was too goofy, considering that he had a solid story. Yeah, the Zeus thing annoyed me, but it hardly makes a difference since none of them look or sound typically Greek anyway. It is all Americanized, so I kind of accepted it. I don't care about the demigods, but I wanted the Gods to be Greek because of the culture they represent. Oh well, can't be too picky, haha. This is an American show after all. At least the acting is mostly good.
As someone who DID actually read the books, I like this show. For me, it's exactly how a show adaptation of the books should be
Edit: If you want to see hardcore fans in a mud fight over accuracy, feel free to look into the replies of this comment.
I do feel like Gabe was a little too nice though compared to the books.
@kirschkonfet agreed
YES!! I thought this too. He was rather exasparated and hilarious, and not seemed so abusive. He gave me a different vibe than book-Gabe.
(a little bit SPOILER!!)
So if they give him the same fate which he also got in the book, I hope they will show more scenes with him, because based on this few scenes, I don't think he deserves his book-fate.
I could count about twenty inaccuracies in the first 2 episodes, and I haven't read the first book in years. I did like the show though.
@@manticranger797apparently there will be flashbacks of gabe and sally (and Poseidon) so dw also the newspaper thing remember? Gabe has lots of potential
To be fair even in the books, Percy's first question after seeing Grover's actual appearance was “So you and my mom know each other?” I laughed so hard reading that
Edit: So if I wasn't clear before, I love this video like any other video on this channel. I'm not criticizing anything, neither the show nor this video. This just reminded me of this part in the book that's why I shared it.
They changed alot
@@stianaandal1488you can't expect a 1 to 1 adaptation to be possible, sometimes for movies/series you NEED to make changes for it to be entertaining.
I think there were supposed to be more scenes, considering the amount of episodes it is also bound to cut out certain moments and scenes that didn't make into the cut
Has Alex Have ever been happy? I feel bad for him.
It must suck so bad to live life always upset about the most trivial things. 😕
@@aylbdrmadison1051 Honestly I feel that way a lot about him. He doesn't ever have something he likes. Same goes for most peoples' reactions to the show.
This version completely lacks the sense of humor that existed in the books, everything is also overly-explained. For example in the book it takes many weeks before the trio realizes that they are being hold hostage in the casino and Percy realizes that when the teen ager next to him is wearing 70s clothes playing a game machine (and it is a really funny scene). In the series they realize it the moment they step into casino, that the whole place is owned by the lotus eaters. The, fun the exitement, the threat..it's all gone. I don't know how they managed to turn such a funny book into such a boring show. I am incredibly dissappointed with Rick Riordan. I almost wish that there was a narrator, adding some of Percy's fun snarks.
While I will say that the acting from most of the characters could use some work, we actually get more details in each scene than we do in the book. The book itself is not that long, so it's not that the pacing in the show is too fast because they are trying to cram 5 books in one season (they're not, the entire first season is just the first book), but that is how Percy is experiencing life form the moment Mrs. Dobbs attacks him. It's quite literally one thing right after the other.
Unpopular opinion but Gabe seems pretty reasonable compared to the novel. If I hadnt read the book then I would not have hated him.
Edit: This is my most liked comment and it's about smelly Gabe out of all people
I actually thought the same thing when I saw the episode. Rick did a better job depicting him as a dirtbag in the book, but I like that the show shows that he still has qualities of someone that Sally could try to justify staying around
Spoilers for the book but I’m curious if this Gabe will end up the same way as the book one. I mean in the books it’s kind of implied that he was physical with her so murdering him does seem kind of justified but this tv one doesn’t seem deserving of straight up murder
@@kharonhaden5136 exactly. Like percy just pushed a student and got expelled. My biological parents would have bee less understanding than Gabe in this situation
Same, I only just started reading the books a couple weeks ago and I absolutely hate Gabe but if I were to have waited to read the books (financial issues were there, yay for Christmas though 😅) and had watched the show first I’m sure I would like him much more than I do, my first reaction when introduced to Gabe in the show was “ EW, why is he slightly likable” my mom said he wasn’t really so I had to explain to her that compared to the books Gabe it basically an angel 👼
We get hints, he respects Percy more after finding out he assaulted a kid
Walker Scobell was a young Ryan Reynolds in "The Adam Project", and his snarky banter and resemblance to Reynolds made him a perfect choice. Same goes for his casting as Percy here.
Excited to see what he does after this series. I’m wonder if he’d ever try voice acting?
Also Walker wants Reynolds to voice Blackjack the Pegasus. I love that I idea so much.
I wonder if that means we'll get Ryan as adult Percy 👀
@@LewysC that would be cool
@@benwasserman8223PLEASE THAT WOULD BE AMAZING
Honestly the more I watch the show, the more I love the movie. I don’t dislike the show, but the movie was so iconic. The fact that they were older meant they could do things differently. How they fought Medusa was so cool, the road trip they go on blasting Highway to Hell, fighting the janitor hydra, going wild at the casino and how Percy figures out the trap - the fact that they only brought 3 pearls to the underworld is so funny. There are so many aspects of the movie that I greatly appreciate.
Also yes I’ve read the books.
Glad to see someone else who loves the movie. I watched it the other day to see if maybe it was nostalgia but no, it's still a pretty fun movie.
Yeah that's where I'm at. No the movies didn't do the books justice, but they're a billion times more fun to watch and they don't have the added anger of being lied to by the author lol
"Percy has no reaction to his mother dying"
> proceeds to kill the minotaur with his bare hands
> tries to talk to her through burning his last remaining blue candy
> vows to bring her back regardless if it dooms the world to eternal damnation due to two Gods throwing a bitch fit over who stole the other's toys
Yeah totally no reaction. None at all.
Ikr Alex cut so much information just to rag on the show
Also Annabeth cant act LOL
@@simpayshenaides bro what are you talking about she did amazing
1st off that fight seen was horrible 2nd he literally has like zero emotion in any of these scenes idk why I think its the acting. Just accept the show is trash
@@Addi4ever you lying she cant do other emotion nor cry
half the dialog is pulled word for word from the books they're going chapter by chapter and I love it. the actors are giving the spirit of the characters even if they don't look like the canon artwork of the characters
I just had a complaint about Gabe. He was supposed to be the absolute worst, a repugnant person who deserves his fate. In this, he’s just a lazy sitcom dad. Nothing is outwardly shown as abusive in the opening scene with him and Percy.
@@dandyman204 I agree about Gabe, he doesn't seem enough of an ass. But, You have to remember, it's Disney producing it. They won't exactly show a man verbally abusing a woman, especially now in this society of female empowerment
I think the book was more than eight chapters though as there's only 8 episodes.
@@DarksideGmss0513 each episode covers more than one chapter I believe that is why there is a black screen separating some scenes as a way of signaling its the next chapter
@@goddesslavagirl3237 true.
Percy is the only child of poseidon for a very long time, so while it makes sense all the other half bloods were born from one night stands, it is feasable that sally and poseidon actually spent some time togethor.
If you read the books, it's hinted that they spent a considerable amount of time together, and that Poseidon left her only reluctantly.
In the books Sally said they've spend one summer together. Plenty of time to get to know each other and share one night of passion.
@@CipherRage-tp5ql was it a whole summer? That certainly sounds right. There was also that whole bit of Poseidon offering her a palace under the sea
it’s also (i believe mostly) because Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades all made a deal about having no more kids, while the other gods didn’t. though i definitely believe Percy was born because Poseidon did love Sally and only her for a decent amount of time, unlike the other gods with many of their children’s parents being at most fling types due to ages
@@TheEnder515 yeah I know, I read the books.
My biggest problem with the show is how Toothless it is. It’s so Disney plused all sense of edge or danger is just removed. That Medusa death scene was just so bad
Even her design was toned waaaay down which is a shame
Its so much information because that's how Percy feels. The boy is so young and has so much going on all at once that he doesn't actively have time to digest any of the information. He's basically running an a long form of adrenaline until after his first quest. Which I believe is a very smart play from the Directors as they can cram all the lore into the first couple episodes and then go ham on the storyline after that.
I think the show definitely spend more time on Percy mourning his mother. He has the single tear moment when he woke up the next morning and realize it was all real, and he talked to her by fire in a can. It shows that he actually cares that his mom is dead as opposed to the movie where it seems like Percy barely feels anything. Also, I think they handled the whole "dyslexia" "ADHD" thing way better in the show. They showed Percy struggling with reading and struggling to focus on the "real" world because he is getting lost in what he thinks are daydreams and it shows him having anxiety about the fear that something is broken in his brain. It doesn't exposit this info in the really shitty inorganic way that the movie does.
You mean like the way everything in the room is hard to read except the one Greek thing. You know because the dyslexic
Is a problem stemming from him being half Greek god!?!? Do you even think or did you get lost in the daydreams to?
@@richerdclark7501In the movies Dyslexia is shown as a superpower, not a side effect. Dismissing the fact that the visual representation of dyslexia in the movie wasn’t done well, movie Percy can read Ancient Greek automatically. This shouldn’t be the case. Book Percy needed to be taught the language, it took him several days to even learn a phrase. He struggles with reading Greek and much as he does with English. Book Percy’s dyslexia isn’t a superpower from the gods, it’s a side effect. In fact, there are demigods who don’t have dyslexia and are still powerful. Dyslexia for demigods is a side effect of their godly heritage yes, but that doesn’t make it any less of a disability. Movies did this poorly by portraying dyslexia as something useful, whereas book Percy struggles with reading even the most basic signs, with his knowledge of Ancient Greek rarely being useful. Book Percy’s dyslexia actively hinders his ability to survive, since he walks right into many monster’s lairs because he reads their name tag wrong and doesn’t recognize their true identity.
TLDR: movie Percy dyslexia is a superpower, book Percy dyslexia is a disability that he overcomes with his character
@@richerdclark7501 Do you think before you just decide to attack people online for no reason? I didn’t say the portrayal was perfect. I said it was better than the movie. But while we’re on the subject, so what if the “reason” for is dyslexia is the fact that he demigod, if dyslexia is being represented in a real way in every other aspect? Does that not still make it good representation? Also my actual point was that the things he struggles with were shown to the audience not told like in the movie, which equates to better writing even if it’s a little fantastical. It is a fantasy show after all. 🤷🏽♀️
@@TheIndianDeityTrue. And sometimes he can go into troubles coz he misinterprets what signs say like in case of that monster called Procrustes who was cutting heads of those who were too short for his bed or stretching to death those who were too short for it
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"I can explain"
"No you can't"
_"Okay"_
"Are you stalking me, Annabeth?"
_"Yes"_
Why- why do I love their interaction so much lol
It’s perfect to their weird awkward talking in the books, like especially in the 3rd and 4th books
PERCABETH YAYAY
Main issue I had with the first episode was that Percy and his mom really didn’t have any onscreen chemistry to me. In the books and even in the movie (yes, I’m going there), you could tell how close Percy and his mom were but in this show so far their interactions feel awkward, like the actors don’t know each other. Hopefully that’ll improve as the series goes on but their scenes honestly felt to me like two people just reading their lines and not connecting.
Annabeth is supposed to be blonde, throughout the books she is motivated by the fact that she wants to prove that all blondes aren't stupid. She is also supposed to have grey eyes to signify her athena heritage.
Also, luke and percy should have had switched hair colors.
As an original fan I actually don’t mind all the info dumping because that’s basically how you feel reading any first book of a fantasy novel series.
Not a good one
idk man, I feel like even for a fantasy book it was too much, especially since Percy's book weren't that much of it. Besides, you have to adapt things to work better in other types of midia
in the books it made sense for them to lore dump, heck, its even written a bit better than in the show, but in a tv show/movie you show, you dont tell
info dumping is much more 'forgivable' when it's in a book. not the best way to explain shits in movies/tv show.
People acting like there wasn’t tons of info dumping in movies like Harry Potter either. Most of Ron’s dialogue in the first movie is to explain the wizarding world to Harry
“Percy doesn’t react to his mom dying and he wakes up in the camp later”
He literally shedded a tear and immediately killed the Minotaur _then_ he woke up at the camp.
Your mom died and you shed one tear, damn I dont know I have cried more over a package that wouldnt arrive the day I wanted that this kid over his mom but whatever
@@naochan133 Did you even see the kid’s face or his entire reaction? That was heartbreak and anger. Much better than the zero reaction Alex was claiming.
@@naochan133 You're an idiot. He was in a life or death situation, you don't immediately break down and start baling your eyes out. People in war don't cry about their friends dying when it happens, that all happens after the fact.
@@naochan133 And then he tries to talk to her later via magic that he doesn't even know will work because guess what, he misses her. Who would've thought?
@@alysssabear I agree. Also, the kid was probably in shock and just froze. Hell, that's how I reacted when my grandfather died
The two major complaints i have with this series are that gabe is not THAT bad in the series compared to the books. I mean, him saying please? Come on. My favourite part of the book was when Poseidon claims percy and all campers kneel before him. I was quite disappointed that they didn't include the kneeling part :/
Just hope they don't mess up the fight between percy and Thalia in titan's curse...
I heard that they toned Gabe down in order not to trigger kids going through a similar situation. That could just be hearsay, but I think it is true that abuse is much easier to digest and process in a written format for children than a visual one, so I would understand if that was what influenced their decision, though it'd feel a bit weird if this version of Gabe met the same fate as his book counterpart.
i feel like the kneeling thing doesnt make sense. do they kneel EVERY time a camper is claimed? i doubt it. idk it just felt weird when i read it
@@kataraluver I always thoughts that they in fact kneel every time with all the 'showing appreciation for gods' thing the got going on, because there is not that many kids (y'know at least at the start where only those from the twelve main gods get to the camp and buch doesn't even get claimed ever - can be minor god's children but who knows) And even if they didn't kneel every time, when it's a child of one of the big three I was more surprised that they didn't do it in the show. Just my humble opinion as a sucker for kneeling scenes:)
@@kataraluver no, I'm pretty sure they only kneeled because percy was a child of the big three
@@invalidopinion5384 that makes sense, but i agree, gabe becoming a statue would be pretty weird then
as a fan of the book series and seeing how the movies turned out, I am way happier with how the show is turning out. I have been enjoying it so much and I can't wait to see the future episodes.
Agree.
Everyone's 'lore dumping' because he's new and doesn't understand this side of life.
He basically is getting a crash course in the rest of his life
for those who read the books: percy jackson got me into reading cuz its fast paced and i had undiagnosed adhd and second we all know lukes TRUE colours and theyre not to just explain little plot details but for a much bigger purpose
Thats what upsets me the MOST about the books we are reading in high school, Of Mice and Men for example is a pretty short 100 page book but it takes its goddamn time to explain every single fucking detail about the setting. I do not need to know about how the rabbit took a shit in the background get to the action. Percy Jackson was so good because all it was was character driven dialogue and character defining action
@@mukilandhinesh3931 exactly. One of the biggest reasons I have trouble reading is cus it all takes so gods dam long to describe every single thing and drag out the plot and that bores me so I have a hard time focusing on it when it’s not interesting and fast paced but with pjo it’s one thing to another no wasted time and it’s all action, humour and emotion which is why I love it.
i have adhd and i cant read cuz i think reading is slow paced and i cant just sit down and read a book all day, i fall asleep. its interesting how adhd manifests differently for everyone that has it
@@mukilandhinesh3931 As someone who loves both books, I wouldn't compare Of Mice and Men to Percy Jackson lol. They're in two entirely different leagues of genre and reading level. I do understand what you were trying to say tho so I guess you have a fair point.
@@mukilandhinesh3931 I mean Steinbeck, from what I could gather, was in love with Salinas CA
The capture the flag scene in the book was so cool, they literally have moments in the book were a few kids almost die but chiron gives them a special elixer and proceeded to tell all the kids “Fantastic game of capture the flag we had today” 😂
The scene with the Fates undercover at the fruit stand leering at Percy while cutting the string creeped me out as a kid, a little disappointed this scene wasn’t adapted but so far I’m really enjoying the series ✌️
i wanted to see the pink poodle :(
“Luke only exists to explain things” (someone doesn’t know who Luke really is)
He knows, he watched the movies and he is antagonistic in the movies too is just a critique of how he has been handled so far
@@naochan133 To be fair, he was like that in the books at first too. He just explained stuff so...
Luke was literally the guy who explains stuff in the beginnjng.
@@naochan133 That's what Luke does though. He's kind to Percy and takes his time to explain things, he takes him to try and figure out what he's good at, etc. Luke is counselor of the Hermes cabin, he's used to taking care of new campers and kind of like a big brother figure at this point.
I have studied plot, I have read the books, I have watched the movies, I have watched the series. He is genuinely a plot device during the beginning. A plot device can be a technique, person or object that moves the plot forwards subtly without most readers being fully aware of it. He changes during the last episode-ish and quickly jumps into a twist villain.
Fun fact, the episodes are named after the chapters in the book
this video literally made me laugh. Just watching this guys reaction to everything and whisper/giggle to himself is so funny to me 😆
I watched the first two episodes and these are my complaints:
-the beginning was SO rushed
-why is Percy blonde?
-can they please stop race swapping EVERY character? (I have visualized all these people in my head for so long it feels unfair for the author to direct this and still not cast at least kinda similarly)
-Annabeth just doesn't act like...Annabeth.
-WHY DID THEY PRONOUNCE THALIA AS THAW-lee-uh?????
(I'm most mad about this last one)
I don't actually hate the show, but my parents did have to hear me rant about Thalia for like an hour and then get mad at me for not shutting up lol
Omg !!!!! You've stated ALL of my complaints. Like I know what they look like in my head and as someone below stated, they make me love the movie which didnt even follow the book !! but the actors were closer to my imagination of the characters.
Sadly, you do actually pronounce it THAW- Lee- yuh
EXACTLY
It's funny cause that's the same way they dumped the information on Percy in the books. So for the first few chapters Percy was a mixture of confused and excited
Oh I can’t wait for him to get farther in the series and realize nearly every complaint he had about the lore of the show “the gods being neglectful” is actually the point of the entire conflict of the series
Exactly. This is literally the very beginning. It’s all laying out the foundation for what’s to come and once we get farther it will all come together beautifully and all the complaints will turn out to be very relevant and important.
It’s always in the beginning that things seem off and imperfect but as time goes on and the series progresses it’s revealed that it was meant to be like that and problems are actually plot points and ground work for the rest of the series.
@@Anvi.di.Angelo10 I'm hoping that the series gets renewed so that we finish the first five books or else it will probably be thematically unresolved
@@benrickinmarks3639 yup. I really really hope the series continues on to all the books or at least the first 5.
It's targeted at middle-schoolers and that's what a lot of authors do to make younger characters more impactful. Remove the elders during the majority of the time or make them insignificant, neglectful or distant.
The tv show isnt as good as i hoped it would be. Theyve messed uo a few charaters making some of the unrecognisable.
As a non reader of the book, the acting in this series leaves a lot to be desired. The scenes are cut abruptly, and I often I get lost on what's happening. Disney need to hire their old people fr.
Zeus having to accept the pact about not going around having s3x with random women always had been funny to me, because he did that so much. Like no way he would have been fine with it, or if he did happen to accept it, he would have broken it way more than once.
Hades? Sure. He's one of the least alarming Greek gods for exploits. But Zeus? ZEUS?! Old Mr. dress up as a bull, swan, and even a cuckoo to get freaky? THAT Zeus?
Well thats why he was the first one to break that promise lol
@@Pollicina_db that is realistic, but it's hard to believe he only did it once
@@autumn3686 i meannn if we're counting jupiter then technically twice. with the same woman. shoutout jason grace
I thought about it too but if you think a bit more it had only been like 60 years or so and for a god, I bet 60 years are like minutes so he didn't hold it for too long
The show is pretty Solid. My only complaint is that it’s jarring how quickly they go through some of the story beats. Will be interesting to see the comparisons to the movie and books. Solid 7/10 so far
Edit: Also Gabe is not enough of a piece of shit. He’s more like that guy that can occasionally be a dick
omg yes i was like why is gabe not horrible? he's a dick but not enough, like i could see people who haven't read the books not hating him lol
Same I feel like it was a bit rush but I also feel like having 3 or 4 episodes before the quest would feel very long
@@user-nc8ry9tj5t then again like almost a third of the first book happens before the beginning of the quest so depending on the number of episodes i wouldn't be too mad if there were that many eps before the quests🤷♀️
@@-Leanne-my best guess is they'll lean more into how Gabe martyred himself in interviews when Sally and Percy went missing
@@-Leanne-there should be 6 more
I’m both reading the book and watching the series at the same time and I’m loving them both. I love the kid that plays Percy and think he’s doing very well, tho I find the girl that plays annabeth kinda stiff.
Wouldn’t have felt rushed if all the episodes were close to 50 min long. So much happens in each book, I think they have to extend the duration of every episode a bit more so it still doesn’t feel fast passed. Super happy with how accurate it is to the book still though
“I’m Annabeth.”
“Are you stalking me Annabeth?”
“Yes.”
One of the best dialogue exchanges the show added by far😂😂😂
"I can explaine"
"No you cant"
"Okay"
The books were my entire personality as a 12 year old and this show is my entire personality as a 24 year old and I am not ashamed to admit it. I had some issues with the first two episodes but over all I loved them. I adore the cast and the visuals are stunning. The fight scenes are thrilling and the dialogue is actually funny. I am so beyond happy with this adaptation.
Me too!!!!! Thanks for sharing 😂❤
What issues? Give as many examples as possible.
@@aliomar2912 sorry who tf are you to set a homework assignment for someone lmao? Asking a question is fine but demanding a specific kind of answer is rude as hell.
Bro was Percy's age and now is Grover's age omG 😅
I like the casting for Percy. I think the actor they picked to play him does a great job. However, I don’t care for the casting choices for Grover or Annabeth, Grover seems way too young compared to the character in the book, and Annabeth does not seem nearly as, intelligent and powerful as she’s written in the book, I think that the movie did a much better job of casting them, not to mention the actress for Annabeth in the movie was significantly better looking.
I hopefully we see some changes in season2
1- they don’t rush the tv show take their time filming it
They follow the book not add new scenes
Make more episodes so the can fit everything
7:39 of cause hes not surprisingly shocked i mean he had day dreams his whole life of satyrs and other greek stuff i mean come on i mean he just started to question what had happend in camp when he woke up because he thought it was just a dream of some sort
He was experiencing shock when his mom died.
When he saw the minotaur horn, he decided to channel his grief into finding his dad because he didn't want to think about it.
He's about to brake when he pulls the blue candy out of his bag, but Luke-who sees a demigod slowly about to brake down- decides to step in and try to alleviate the situation.
Luke seems to be the closest character between him and the books, he’s like a helpful guardian to Percy. And also maybe Mr D
That's an excuse for covering bad actors.
Besides, the kid isn't expressing shock, he's clearly trying to look sad but he's failing cause he is a CHILD and making an entire series full of child actors is fucking stupid which is why nobody does it and in the movies they aged everyone UP. Which don't get me wrong, the movies were crap too, and they didn't do a thorough job of updating the characters and everything after aging them up, and the acting was still kinda shit, but they WERE smart enough to know they didn't wanna deal with a dozen 12 year olds carrying the entire movie.
No, all the acting I've seen so far from the kids is crap, and most of the adults honestly aren't that much better. Luke isn't a kid, and he's at least passable, but the dialogue isn't helping. The writing is honestly the worst part of this show so far, it's 90% exposition, 100% of that is FLAT exposition, and then there's like 10% for jokes that aren't funny.
Like that Annabeth scene was just cringe. These characters are TWELVE, what TWELVE year old turns around, sees a girl, and then asks if she's STALKING him!? Why does Percy IMMEDIATELY go to she's his stalker?
But people will eat it all up because of their nostalgia for the books. In a few months this series will go the way of all the others. People actually start to THINK about what was actually in it, and it'll start to sour. Just like all the others.
@@haku8135child actors can be good, look at Stranger Things, they set the bar HIGH
@@haku8135 I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’ve never read the books.
@haku8135 first, dude calm the fuck down. You're taking this way too seriously.
2nd. I don't know what series you're watching, but everyone has been pretty spot on for the books- with some exceptions to Grover-.
3rd. The movie was trash. Aging the characters up was trash. Changing the prophecy was trash.
4th. It's literally 2 episodes. We haven't even seen a 3rd of the first season.
5th. Your perspective on child actors is both ignorant and pathetic. Kid does this for a living and have a better grasp of it than you do. That's why you're not doing it.
6th. Child actors have carried plenty of successful movies, so your argument makes even less sense
7th. Yes. People are nostalgic for the books. The series works because it follows the books.
8. Children know what stalking is. She watched him sleep, and has been watching him since he got there. It was a pretty fair question.
As a huge Percy jackson books fan, this was actually a huge suprise. It was actually incredibly great.
Very much agreed.
not a big fan of none of the main characters looking like the book, only W in this front was Harry Potter tbh
The show just felt very cringe at certain points, like they hired the DCOM writers for the bullying scenes. Very derivative and had to walk away for a few minutes.
@@dandyman204 I mean... thats how it was in the books. They're cringey and weird lol. Idk if thats good or bad, but thats just how they were. It gets real bad later on LOL
@@softbread2073yeah I’m kinda sick of it, like Annabeths defining characteristics were her blonde hair and gray eyes
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One thing, the Big 3 (P,Z,H) swore not to have human children. Granted, none of them stuck to this oath, but I imagine it did slow them down, especially compared to the past. There are hundreds of other demigods for the other olympians, but it is still rare to have one of the Big 3. That means that the relationships the big 3 form are fewer, and I would assume *slightly* more meaningful.
Hades did. Nico was born in like the 30s before they swore on the Styx
honestly i feel like the first eps being so packed with info and having it dumped onto percy and the watchers is really book accurate, cause thats how the first few chaps felt especially for percy. like no one told the poor boy ANYTHING 😭like his poor 12yr old brain cant process all of this and all this time he thought he was simply neurodivergent but nope yo dadis a god and your whole fam tree is messed up 💀but with each new ep that comes out, the characters develop more and im loving it. and all the changes made by rick to fit theformat of it being a series aswell as this being a totally different era (both in the show and in society) i am so here for it
Fun fact: Quick lore dumps are cannon in all series of Rick, in HOO, and the Pjo series.
The only thing I have a problem with in the show is Gabe 😭😭 like the fact that the show made it so you don’t instantly hate Gabe like you should is just so weird to me 😭 like he just seems like an asshole that has his good moments when that shouldn’t happen 😭😭
I agree. I love the show so far but at this point it would make no sense turning him into stone. It wouldn‘t be an act of independence and selfcare since Sally could easily leave Gabe behind.
exactlyy he looks like a loser instead of an abuser. ill die if they dont show how much of an asshole he is bc then theres no reason to kill him with medusa too
The showrunners including Rick and his wife talked about how live-action Gabe was just too upsetting and triggering and changed the tone of every scene he was in too much, so they had to tone it down
@@claytravis2383that’s dumb why would they do that. Gabe is literally meant to be an ab*sive asshole and more of a reason for Percy to want to avenge his mom and in general why he is so protective of her and his loved ones. I haven’t watched the show, I’m kind of not on principle (barring a lot of the casting I’m actually very mad about Percy being blonde and it was enough to make me say “no”). But if you’re gonna do a story about a demigod, most of which canonically have difficult home lives, and not make on of his catalysts the catalyst, don’t freaking do the damn story….
@@claytravis2383 lol that makes no sense
'oh no!! our mean guy is mean... :c....'
I mean, my mother died when i was 7 and my reaction was pretty much the same as percy, other such things happened in my life such as losing my grandmother when i was 16 and my reaction was still the same, shock, internal rage and suffering. It's not unusual to have no expressions when bombarded by info, you just take it and go along couse you cant do much after all.
I'm currently listening to the audiobook, and no, the pacing is honestly very accurate to the book. And Percy's reactions as well. Without the direct access to his inner monologs, it makes him come across as a bit more slow to react, but he's very much the same in the books. He's a very internal screaming character.
My only thing is when I saw Clarisse I was like “she’s suppose to be big and ugly”😂 but the actor plays her personality well
That was a concern for me too, I wasn't sure if the actress would be able to portray just how intimidating book clarisse was supposed to be but holy shit was I ever impressed by the performance, she perfectly incapsulates clarisses viciousness and cruelty. I don't think I've ever seen a more perfect casting choice
Ive told people this before constantly Rick Riordan himelf chose rach and every actor for their ability to play the role@karlhawkins5164
The casting is terrible.
@JeroginoldBlamford it really isn't it's actually really good every single actor has knocked it out of the park
yall really need to get over how the characters are described in the book vs the show. Do you really want them to go look for "ugly" 13 year olds to play this character? that would be so fucked up
Authors are not script writers. JK Rowling was heavily involved in “Crimes of Grindelwald,” and we all know how THAT turned out.
Pacing is definitely off and the spider man like jokes Percy is well known for making/thinking are not present yet. Something is off and for being the clear son of the charismatic Hermes Luke is so so wooden compared to his film version
I think theyre coming in, ex. his sarcasm around Dionysus@rubberduck524
It was better than this shit at least
@@jacobwilson1809 lmao this shit is great, the crimes of grindelwald was trashfire
Yeah, its like when people expect great singers to also be good at writing lyrics or playing an instrument, completely different skillsets, theres a reason why those who are good at 2 or all 3 of those things become generational stars
when you are writing, its all in the usage of words, and descriptions, and trying to portray and express yourself the best you can. Movies are kinda the opposite, general audience usualyl likes "show rather than tell" way more, and its a skill to have the least "tell" while "showing" everything you need
and like someone above said, pacing is also a big one, pacing can definitely make or break a movie, its a bit more forgiving when it comes to episodic shows for obvious reasons, but still present nonetheless
“Luke only exists to explain every single thing of everything.” Little do you know.
I’ve read the books and in my opinion this show sucks.
The acting is horrible especially the adult characters and it was frustrating to watch Sally Jackson’s long monologue in the first episode because she was talking two words at a time and then would start talking again after about 7 seconds of silence had passed.
The writing is bad and cringy and the whole cast has no energy. It feels like everyone in the show are just saying there lines not actually acting. Many characters like Annabeth, Luke, and even Percy don’t feel like they are delivering there lines with a purpose and in my opinion, Disney channel shows like Hannah Montana has better acting than whatever this is.
In multiple instances in the show like for example, the water fountain scene, the cgi looks like the Black widow cgi and the minotaur scene looks like the Harry Potter troll from the first movie.
Another problem I have IS THE FADING TO BLACK EVERY SECOND. Like it is so anoying, unnecessary,and gets on my last nerve.
I don’t really have problem with them “race swapping” multiple characters but the acting portrayal of many of the characters are so out of left field that it doesn’t even feel like that character anymore.
Also the pacing was nonexistent and it didn’t even feel like a proper tv show/ story it just felt like a bunch of scenes thrown together (basically what I’m trying to say was there was no flow).
The camera angles and cinematography felt so boring a repetitive there were times where I was just thinking to myself please just please give me a cool, creative camera angle that will capture at least some of the books charm.
This show is horrible and feels like empty shell of what the books were. And I know this may seem like an unpopular opinion but I prefer the movies because at least the movies were at least fun to watch the show has just been painful so far.
IT FEELS EMOTIONLESS! FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES- EVERYONE IS SO CAUGHT UP IN THE FACT THAT RICK IS INVOLVED BUT LIKE THE ACTING IS SO MID.
Personally as someone who has all of the books memorized, the only thing I don’t like so far from the first 2 episodes is their portrayal of grover as a snitch because its nothing like how he was in the novels
he’s not actually a snitch. he had to do it so percy didn’t get attacked at the school. he literally explains that.
I mostly meant that I just don’t really like how they are portraying him because they skip the cloven elders scene, and he doesn’t seem to be as scared (or scared at all) of Dionysus
Truth be told the situation was *worse* in the original book, Grover and Chiron are both content to gaslight Percy into thinking he _didn't_ see Ms. Dodds reveal herself as one of the Furies for the whole of the second semester, it's great. 🤣
@@Boss_Isaac I know and they kinda brushed over the fight with alecto
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From what I saw in the video, it seems that in the series that Percy only just _saw_ Mrs. Dodds, he didn't kill her?
I’ve was so surprised about how emotional I got watching the first two episodes. The series was a big part of my childhood and helped get me through a particularly rough battle with leukemia. After the disappointing movie adaptation, this was so refreshing to see. And the kid who plays Percy in particular is great!
Yeah, it's being so refreshing to see it in a more book-accurate perspective. The kids' acting is really good, but tbh I knew Walker would do a great job bc I saw some clips of him in The Adam Project and the kid was already acting like Percy there 😂😂 btw congrats on fighting Leukemia! Hope you're doing well by now.
Riordan calling his fans racist if they had a problem with the casting (not the actors themselves) killed any chance of me watching it tbh.😂
Thank you!
It’s still so weird trying to like Annabeths character she isn’t the Annabeth the books made her to be.
yes honesly shes a little more introverted than i wouldve liked annabeth to be.
@@rikka1419 She doesn't act like Annabeth does. She's more stuck up and more attitude. And don't get me started on Gabe.
For Me...
Pros: Walker is AMAZING as Percy. His line delivery is fantastic and he genuinely made me laugh out loud a few times. He has that Percy sarcasm down perfectly. The relationship with him and his mother is great and I actually felt something when she died. I like that she went out of her way to protect him from the minotaur. I know my Mom would do the same thing for me in a moment like that. I think the look of the world and especially Camp Half Blood is fantastic, it looks exactly like how I pictured it while reading. And for the most part the stunts and VFX all look great for a series.
Cons: The pacing is really off. I felt like episode 1 rushed through SO much important establishing moments. The story was moving a mile a minute and I feel like non book readers are gonna get whiplash. The encounter with Dodds was like 30 seconds long, she wasn't established at all prior to that scene, and neither was Mr. Brunner. He gives Percy the pen in such a random way and the action really lacked intensity for me. Gabe isn't nearly enough of an asshole and having Sally stand up to him immediately removes so much development for her going forward. I don't see him abusing her whatsoever. He was mildly annoying but nothing at all like the book. I kinda wish Percy freaked out a little more at all the crazy shit happening around him and how insane this new life is. The capture the flag scene doesn't show Percy getting strength from the water, it just heals him. He's supposed to be a terrible fighter until he gets wet. I wish the Big Three were fleshed out more and why Percy being alive is such a big deal. Also there was a lack of Annabeth. She's supposed to spend more time with Percy prior to capture the flag and for what we got so far, it just didn't impress me. They made her so stoic and boring.
I totally agree. Plus i felt that walker was the most Percy , when he was bored waiting in the woods during capture the flag. I love both actors for
Annabeth and Percy, but they made them both so stoic and I always imagened them like they were bursting with energy. But I hope we will see them livelier in the next episodes
All the moments of him being snarky, sarcastic, or just giving a weird look were amazing. "you fell in love.. with God?... like Jesus?" lmao. Him peeing in the woods and looking around making sure nobody was coming was hilarious. I'm hoping for more chemistry as well because it's a little bit off between all the young actors @@blumehh
@@Luke101 yes exactly
Completely agree. I loved walker as percy but they made annabeth kinda boring plus they totally skipped the time they spent while she was showing him around the camp (instead of luke). I feel like other than those who have read the books most people would prolly not like the show that much. The plot progresses way too fast and the audience has no time to process everything that has happened and this basically loses all the emotional weight of the scenes. Hopefully it gets better
luke makes more sense. it is really going to build up the betrayal we feel by the end of the season, and we will get lots of annabeth in the next episodes
Saw the tittle and I’m nervous, Percy Jackson is literally my childhood. Idk if I’m over correcting because of how bad the movies were, but I really liked the show.
No the show was really good!
I’m a huge fan of the books and I love the show so far!
Im a fan of the books but so far the show is subpar
The show has it's pains that comes with being an adaptation (some things feel way more rushed in a show than when you just read them in the books), but so far it's pretty great. As a fan of the books, it's very clear that Rick and the people that made the show actually cared about it.
@@awsomerobyn2603 I am not trying to disagree with you, but with the Poseidon cabin, I think it was meant to seem dark and uninviting on purpose? Like, to represent how Percy feels alone because he’s the “only” child of the big three. (Spoiler alert, but lol, nope). I think that it was an artistic choice, and I hope that at the end of the show there is a mirroring shot, where it’s him with all
His freinds hanging out in a brightly lit cozy cabin.
Just came back to this video and thinking about how Alex mentions that all of the mortal parents of demigods don’t mean anything to the Olympian gods, as they have procreated with so many mortals. But, episode 7 showed that Sally IS different and Poseidon does cherish her and care for her. She didn’t even have time to say an actual prayer before he came running when she made an offering.
the mouse cursor joke really got me, because i did indeed spend what felt like hours to download a mouse cursor only for it to not always work
Saying I was terrified of you going to make this video is an understatement.
I watched the other two videos at midnight, woke up and rolled my eyes at this. Knew bro was gonna nitpick 😭
@@anon0r758 Not his fault you like a shityy book and show
@@jamesconlin5099 respectfully, i dont agree, but you are allowed to have ur own opinion.
@@jamesconlin5099 It's not even whether or not you think the books are bad. Like I can agree, it's fast paced even though its meant to be that way for kids. But. He's so negative about all his reviews, it was just annoying to see another review that I knew as for sure gonna get the same nitpicks as the previous Percy things
especially when he purposefully omits things to hammer a point about the previous movies made. Percy had a reaction to his mom dying, but bro left it out
I think a couple of reasons the episodes feel so jam packed is cause they have eight episodes to show everything (cause the movies straight up cutout Waterland and a bunch of other stuff) and they state the show is basically “for the fans” so there’s a caveat that more people who read the books and knows what’s going on/coming up will be watching so they can more afford to just speed through stuff, if that makes Any sense at all
(Also the books, or at least this book happens within a short time period as well so there really isn’t a lot of time for a character to fully process what happened before going on)
I wish they had more episodes to flesh the story out. Honestly pjo deserves like 15 to let the emotional moments breath and make the exposition more digestable.
Like i still love it, dont get me wrong, but the pacing really stuck out to me when i watched it
@@j_fenrir I think that’s more Disney’s fault than anything else cause almost every Disney+ original project is like this in forms of how many episodes there are per season cause if there’s a common complaint with the Marvel shows that have come out, it’s the pacing
So make more episodes tho?
The characterisations of everyone except Percy and Clarise is just off.
Luke is supposed to be bitter at the gods.
Annabeth is SMART but she is also patient enough to explain to us dummies / the audience the plan afterwards.
Grover has no confidence and should have been terrified of standing up to Mr D.
Chiron is far more bumbling and kinda pathetic
Mr D is fun crazy not vengeful and crazy.
Gabe is nowhere near as awful as he is in the books.
And Sally? I'm not seeing what it is about her that made Posiedon break his vow to create Percy. There's supposed to be a quiet dignity and strength about her. That she can endure the hardships of life because she can see the bright side and is perceptive and a little rebellious.
Honestly more than anything I do hope they keep making the show, I'm scared it might get cancelled. I think it would heal the inner child in me if titan's curse was in the series, I spent forever hoping they would come out with another. I know a lot of the movies didn't do the books much justice but seeing the magic come to life was the best part. The series is a big step up from that
07:47 okay I havent read the book in a long while BUT ı think it was really fast in the book too. So it didn't really bother me tbh
Annabeths actor didn’t really work, her line delivery was just always…poor.
The book is super fast paced too, so it didn’t really bother me. I’m enjoying it so far.
books and tv are different mediums. I hate that argument that the book was fast paced so i's okay that the show is rushing through everything. The pacing hasn't been good so far.
@@TheRealMallard the book was fast paced, the show is too fast paced.
@@cowardly_wizardthe book was fast paced because books can be fast paced. Movies and tv shows are visual and auditory. Not simple reading information. It isn’t supposed to be rushed.
@@ThatFunnyGuyXx late on this lol but that is what I was saying. Also we have noticed that there may be a lack of emotion in the show in general with the exception of Sally that lady was giving a TON
Okay Percy didn’t have “no reaction to his mom dying” like it’s actually really emotional
Yeah, he screams in anger, kills a Minotaur and then passes out
I wish this channel focused on more positivity .. he nitpicks for clicks but scrolling thru his videos is so tiring. I wanna hear what he actually liked about things not just everything is weird or dumb
@@nailinthefashionWell I know he had good things to say about cobra Kai way back when, don’t exactly remember any other good reviews
@@foxos7776he had a positive vid on 500 days of summer, and Anne with an E , but that was before this format blew up, its kind of his brand now to nitpick everything
@@nailinthefashion He's heading the same path CinemaSins did
YES! Everybody is complaning that everything goes so fast because of the short episodes!!!
Loved the vídeo
And about the lack of the expressions on the death .... at least now he cryed 😅
low key, the new series is so good. at least so far. Books are way easier to make a TV series out of than just one movie. It's far harder to squeeze an entire book into 1 movie, while a tv series gives writers the most freedom to fit in what they feel is necessary to best replicate the book.
Ikr