series is great just so y'all know, the kids are kids. The girl playing Ares daughter is 17, same age as dude that plays Grover. even the dude that plays Luke is 19. no 30 year olds playing teens Also, Hades isn't hell. in the mythology, everyone goes to hades after death, that is where you're judged and then sent to wherever
People don't hate the movies cause they don't stay true to everything, people hate them because it's a completely different idea. The only thing they kept the same to the book was who the Lightning Theif was. One of the biggest plot points revolved around Ares and Kronos and neiither were even in the movie lol
According to the books, he was able to kill the minator so easily because of the adrenaline rush cause by the shock of his mothers death. He is able to see each move that is going to happen or needs to happen a few seconds before. Anticipation.
You guys gotta ease up on poor Grover 😂 Show Grover's personality is much closer to the book version - in the books he's goofy, awkward, and sweet even if he unintentionally causes harm in the process of trying to help someone. Movie Grover is basically a completely different character 😅 Yes he does lie to Percy in both the book and the show but he really is just trying to protect his friend the best way he knows how. The books go into a bit more detail about how satyrs often go out into the world to identify potential half-bloods and protect them from monsters, a job Grover does take seriously even if he screws up (which he feels guilty about if/when it happens). He has a good heart, he's just not always perfect at what he does. Also in case nobody else has mentioned it, the episode titles are taken directly from chapter titles in the book. The books are written from Percy's POV so he narrates everything with a sassy attitude. I'm glad you're picking up on the sass in the show because some book fans complained he isn't funny enough, but I have to disagree. The sass is subtle but Walker Scobell does a really good job with deadpan humor and clapping back without a second thought, which is very much in character for book Percy. He only gets worse from here on out so the gods better watch themselves 💀
The reason percy did so well in the minotaur fight is 1) he got lucky 2) it was raining and water gives him strength, and when the swordfight happened he obviously didnt really know a ton about swordfighting but because he is a demigod he has natural battlefighting reflexes. So thats why it seems weird that he’s good at somethings and not good at others. But he gets way better later on. And yes the movies are entertaining for non-book readers, but I promise you once you see the rest of the season (and hopefully series) you’ll see why we are upset about the way they are directed and written- because the movies give ZERO depth to the characters and they change things that are very vital to why people love the books :) I enjoy your reactions!!
6:20 This conversation is so great cause I know at some point in the books Percy thinks something like "I don't trust the backside of Chiron as much as I trust the front" lmao
With Mr D., in the myths, he had also been a son of Zues and a human like Percy. He was such a badass, even killing a giant, that he was made into a god.
The reason they didn't want to tell him about his mom is, if he did end up going on the quest, they didn't want his mother's rescue to put the quest at risk.
I think you’re right that book fans are hard to satisfy because they have a specific image in their head of everything but for the Percy Jackson movies, I think they are right. Cause the movie while entertaining to non-book readers made it impossible to continue into the series it was meant to be. Second movie was not even entertaining for non-book readers lol
As an AVID fan of the books, which I grew up reading, I LOVE the series. It is personally waaaay more accurate to the books. I hate the movies, and even back then I hated them because I knew the books and it isn't that the movies are "not exactly accurate", they are horrendously different and egregiously just wrong, and not even in any way that improves the story. BUT I get it being interesting if you didn't read the books and I'm glad you guys found it fun, I wish I could've. Sorry, but all this rant is just to say I'm excited you're enjoying the series and it's so fun to watch it again alongside you guys~ although I can't condone the Grover slander cause he's the sweetest and one of the best characters, but hopefully he grows on you.
And the actor that plays Percy he just turned 15 I believe and then the actress who plays Annabeth is 14. Do they are all just kids so be nice with the commentary lol
The movie changed way too many details of the books which is why there were so many complaints. One of the biggest ones was that Percy was supposed to be young (12) in the books but in the movie they had like a 17/18 yr old play him. Another was Annabeth was supposed to have blonde hair, which they changed for the 2nd movie to be book accurate. The biggest thing is that they changed the plot, especially in the 2nd movie. The 2nd movie basically had the plot of the 2nd to 5th books all in one movie... It was rushed and WAY too much was left out and unexplained. That's why book readers often say the movies are bad. I personally enjoyed them from the entertainment standpoint, but I do agree that they changed WAY too many things from the books and left a bunch out. Percy Jackson was the first book series I ever read and sprung me into a reading frenzy from 7th grade all the way through high school. It led me to read so many series, including: Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, Harry Potter (I'd already seen the movies and fell in love with the world), The Hunger Games, Divergent, Legend series by Marie Lu... So many great books all because Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief blew my mind with what books can do... This series still holds a special place in my heart. I enjoyed the first season and think they did a pretty good job, even though they STILL, even working with the author of the books, changed some of the details, but the episodes help adjust you to it more, rather than being expected to be ok with changes in a hour and a half movie... I do think they could've made the first season longer. Idk why it's only eight episodes. Hopefully they keep up the good work if they make a season for each book! Would be awesome to see them adapt "Heroes of Olympus" series as well. That is the sequel series to Percy Jackson!
ok so the problem with the moviesis less the inaccuracies (because this show has a lot as well) but its the kind of inaccuracies, the movies change things in a way that kinda disrespects greek myth, in this show all the changes are still within the confines of greek myth
Hell is the Norse Realm of the Dead. Named after the Goddess that rules it and portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Thor Ragnarok. The Greek/Roman Realm of the Dead is called Hades. Named after the God that rules it.
Demigods are specifically good at what their parents are good at . They not good at everything. So Percy will suck at everything else however he will be really good at fighting especially around water .
It’s worth noting that Greek Hades and Christian hell are very different concepts. Where Hades isn’t particularly any more evil than any other god. Also the reason they don’t tell Percy is the chance that he’d pick her over the Quest. Great reaction tho
the best book to movie adaptation is Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter is very good but could be better, especially the 4th movie. But as far as Percy Jackson, this show is far more faithful to the plot of the books than the movie was. This show is great, you're gonna have a good time.
"in the movie, poseidon is up here but they don't say why he's so powerful" I'm sorry, just out of curiosity, did't you studied ancien civilisation at school ? i'm not from the US and didn't studied there so i don't know what you studied, but in my education we learned about ancient civilisation (roman, egypt, greece, othoman empire...) so even though i didn't read the books, i knew how bad ass poseidon is
No, that'd be niche knowledge that most people wouldn't have gotten any of in regular American schools. You'd have to take special electives to learn about that stuff and a lot of schools didn't have those classes or if you just happened to be more interested in something else, you just chose to study something different. I think media should, for specific stuff like 'big three' info, stand on its own and tell that to the viewer rather than rely on watcher's outside knowledge about the hierarchy of the Greek pantheon. Bigger stuff like 'why would a war amongst the gods be bad' is pretty self explanatory, but for Poseidon's power level, the average US education wouldn't go over that
about the book vs. movies thing, the reason why book readers hate the movies isn't because the movie didn't like "fit everything in" its bc the movies change SO MUCH from the books just to make some hollywood shiz. so since ya'll have only seen the movies i would try to not compare the series to the movies while watching, because the series follows the books almost 100%. like the series doesn't follow the movies at all later on
They didn’t tell Percy about his mom being in the underworld because they didn’t want him to get side tracked on the quest and risk him not getting the bolt
I enjoyed the first movie I even watched it again recently but the plot is very different it isn’t even just about little details. The show changes things too but the plot is a lot closer to the book
the movies weren’t just a mediocre adaptation, they completely butchered the entire story. Like they reduced the main villain from a powerful evil genius to a monster that wants to eat the world. The entire story, the integrity of the characters, it was all ruined. They’re still fun movies, but they’re absolutely trash adaptations. This show does change some things from the books, but the core story and characters remain true to the book so we don’t mind the changes nearly as much. This show is a great example of an awesome adaptation.
Just to note what Adison said in both this EP and the previous one, that Greek Gods are fake Gods and Jesus is the real one - this might already be obvious, but PJO is a world where the Greek myth is real and it was Zeus who created people out of clay, so basically Jesus is a myth in this PJO world not the other way around
I know the movies suck compared to the books BUT i see them as Logan Lerman movies & I LOVE Logan Lerman Im not as hateful twords them like most & I LOVE the books ❤
the more you continue with the tv show you’ll notice how different the movies are from the tv show and therefore the books. the movies plot was them getting the pearls to then get to olympus but that was barely a thing in the books😂 i read the books when they came out and the movies (loved the first one - especially because of my crush on logan lerman lol) but the show is way better for sure☝🏽
Carianna did the first LOTR movie with me. But just in general I won’t always have everyone on every reaction. Some I’ll do solo and some will include a group. Just depends on who is available at the time 👌🏾 -Adison
It is not that the movies are not exactly accurate to the books, but they completely change things and the changes they made are not great. It's like the Death Note movie : entertaining if you don't know the manga or the anime, but when you do, you are unsatisfied cause the original is so much better. Like, the movies have the trio looking for three pearls to get out of hell, but not a single time they think "when Sally Jackson will be with us, we will be four, not three, so we need four pearls". Is the way they get the pearls a deus ex machina (litterally) in the books? Kinda. But at least it doesn't make them look so stupid. Demigos also not look as justified in the movie : one of the strength of the book is that you don't root for those who want to take down Olympus, but you see where they are coming from and sympathize with them. And finally, the books are so funny. See the titles' episodes? All the books are like this. The movies took it way too seriously. Movie 2 get it and had more fun, which is why I prefer it, but the story is a mess and mixed multiple books together, which would have made it hard to continue.
You should watch the original 'utopia' from the uk, one of the most visually stunning shows made with a super sick story. The US remake was awful though, completely missed the point
series is great
just so y'all know, the kids are kids. The girl playing Ares daughter is 17, same age as dude that plays Grover. even the dude that plays Luke is 19. no 30 year olds playing teens
Also, Hades isn't hell. in the mythology, everyone goes to hades after death, that is where you're judged and then sent to wherever
logan was 17-18 when they filmed the first movie so he wasn’t ancient but he was still too old to play percy
wait, the guy who plays Grover is 17 ???? I thought he was 14 or something like that !
@@nanalove3819he was probably 15 or so when filming
@@heaven9926whats your point?
People don't hate the movies cause they don't stay true to everything, people hate them because it's a completely different idea. The only thing they kept the same to the book was who the Lightning Theif was. One of the biggest plot points revolved around Ares and Kronos and neiither were even in the movie lol
The actress of clarisse was born in 2006😭
According to the books, he was able to kill the minator so easily because of the adrenaline rush cause by the shock of his mothers death. He is able to see each move that is going to happen or needs to happen a few seconds before. Anticipation.
And because he’s a demigod so they’re stronger than the average athlete.
And I think it was also raining in the book? He likely also got that demigod buff for fighting in water.
You guys gotta ease up on poor Grover 😂 Show Grover's personality is much closer to the book version - in the books he's goofy, awkward, and sweet even if he unintentionally causes harm in the process of trying to help someone. Movie Grover is basically a completely different character 😅 Yes he does lie to Percy in both the book and the show but he really is just trying to protect his friend the best way he knows how. The books go into a bit more detail about how satyrs often go out into the world to identify potential half-bloods and protect them from monsters, a job Grover does take seriously even if he screws up (which he feels guilty about if/when it happens). He has a good heart, he's just not always perfect at what he does.
Also in case nobody else has mentioned it, the episode titles are taken directly from chapter titles in the book. The books are written from Percy's POV so he narrates everything with a sassy attitude. I'm glad you're picking up on the sass in the show because some book fans complained he isn't funny enough, but I have to disagree. The sass is subtle but Walker Scobell does a really good job with deadpan humor and clapping back without a second thought, which is very much in character for book Percy. He only gets worse from here on out so the gods better watch themselves 💀
Grover is 24 but satyrs age twice slower than humans so he's mentally 12. And yes Annabeth IS the main character
Awesome reaction!
The reason percy did so well in the minotaur fight is 1) he got lucky 2) it was raining and water gives him strength, and when the swordfight happened he obviously didnt really know a ton about swordfighting but because he is a demigod he has natural battlefighting reflexes. So thats why it seems weird that he’s good at somethings and not good at others. But he gets way better later on.
And yes the movies are entertaining for non-book readers, but I promise you once you see the rest of the season (and hopefully series) you’ll see why we are upset about the way they are directed and written- because the movies give ZERO depth to the characters and they change things that are very vital to why people love the books :) I enjoy your reactions!!
Leave Grover alone… Justice for Grover. He had to snitch on Percy or else Percy would’ve died, there was no other way.
6:20 This conversation is so great cause I know at some point in the books Percy thinks something like "I don't trust the backside of Chiron as much as I trust the front" lmao
With Mr D., in the myths, he had also been a son of Zues and a human like Percy. He was such a badass, even killing a giant, that he was made into a god.
The reason they didn't want to tell him about his mom is, if he did end up going on the quest, they didn't want his mother's rescue to put the quest at risk.
So happy Brandon is here! He makes everything 10x more entertaining with his commentary
Appreciate the love! -Brandon
Glad I could get him on for this episode 👌🏾
-Adison
I think you’re right that book fans are hard to satisfy because they have a specific image in their head of everything but for the Percy Jackson movies, I think they are right. Cause the movie while entertaining to non-book readers made it impossible to continue into the series it was meant to be. Second movie was not even entertaining for non-book readers lol
As an AVID fan of the books, which I grew up reading, I LOVE the series. It is personally waaaay more accurate to the books.
I hate the movies, and even back then I hated them because I knew the books and it isn't that the movies are "not exactly accurate", they are horrendously different and egregiously just wrong, and not even in any way that improves the story. BUT I get it being interesting if you didn't read the books and I'm glad you guys found it fun, I wish I could've.
Sorry, but all this rant is just to say I'm excited you're enjoying the series and it's so fun to watch it again alongside you guys~ although I can't condone the Grover slander cause he's the sweetest and one of the best characters, but hopefully he grows on you.
Carianna is a great addition to the team. So chill & funny, love her vibe!
y’all right, annabeth is coldest one there 😂😂
It’s common knowledge with Greek mythology that Poseidon is one of the biggest gods. He is Zeus’s brother.
Annabeth, Clarisse, and Luke have entered the chat 💥💥💥
And the actor that plays Percy he just turned 15 I believe and then the actress who plays Annabeth is 14. Do they are all just kids so be nice with the commentary lol
Season 2 has been confirmed 🎉❤
The movie changed way too many details of the books which is why there were so many complaints. One of the biggest ones was that Percy was supposed to be young (12) in the books but in the movie they had like a 17/18 yr old play him. Another was Annabeth was supposed to have blonde hair, which they changed for the 2nd movie to be book accurate. The biggest thing is that they changed the plot, especially in the 2nd movie. The 2nd movie basically had the plot of the 2nd to 5th books all in one movie... It was rushed and WAY too much was left out and unexplained. That's why book readers often say the movies are bad. I personally enjoyed them from the entertainment standpoint, but I do agree that they changed WAY too many things from the books and left a bunch out.
Percy Jackson was the first book series I ever read and sprung me into a reading frenzy from 7th grade all the way through high school. It led me to read so many series, including: Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, Harry Potter (I'd already seen the movies and fell in love with the world), The Hunger Games, Divergent, Legend series by Marie Lu... So many great books all because Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief blew my mind with what books can do... This series still holds a special place in my heart.
I enjoyed the first season and think they did a pretty good job, even though they STILL, even working with the author of the books, changed some of the details, but the episodes help adjust you to it more, rather than being expected to be ok with changes in a hour and a half movie... I do think they could've made the first season longer. Idk why it's only eight episodes. Hopefully they keep up the good work if they make a season for each book! Would be awesome to see them adapt "Heroes of Olympus" series as well. That is the sequel series to Percy Jackson!
I love how Annabeth's hair was your first complaint and then the plot lol.
ok so the problem with the moviesis less the inaccuracies (because this show has a lot as well) but its the kind of inaccuracies, the movies change things in a way that kinda disrespects greek myth, in this show all the changes are still within the confines of greek myth
The way I screamed when I saw this. SUBSCRIBED. The PJO universe is amazing
YAYYY. so exited for this reaction!!! Im so glad y’all decided to react to this show, thank you again x a million!❤️❤️
Hell is the Norse Realm of the Dead. Named after the Goddess that rules it and portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Thor Ragnarok. The Greek/Roman Realm of the Dead is called Hades. Named after the God that rules it.
Demigods are specifically good at what their parents are good at . They not good at everything. So Percy will suck at everything else however he will be really good at fighting especially around water .
So he killed the Minotaur easily because of the rain.
Yep I feel like a lot of people forget that water energizes him
There is no age cap for demigods. They can be 8 to 32 and can still stay at camp. Tho most of them don't last that long.
It’s worth noting that Greek Hades and Christian hell are very different concepts. Where Hades isn’t particularly any more evil than any other god.
Also the reason they don’t tell Percy is the chance that he’d pick her over the Quest.
Great reaction tho
🔥 Video, Addison & Brandon I love yall sense of humor 😂
Keep BRANDON 😊
I definitely plan on trying to have him on the next episodes for this series!
-Adison
the best book to movie adaptation is Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter is very good but could be better, especially the 4th movie.
But as far as Percy Jackson, this show is far more faithful to the plot of the books than the movie was. This show is great, you're gonna have a good time.
"in the movie, poseidon is up here but they don't say why he's so powerful"
I'm sorry, just out of curiosity, did't you studied ancien civilisation at school ?
i'm not from the US and didn't studied there so i don't know what you studied, but in my education we learned about ancient civilisation (roman, egypt, greece, othoman empire...) so even though i didn't read the books, i knew how bad ass poseidon is
No, that'd be niche knowledge that most people wouldn't have gotten any of in regular American schools. You'd have to take special electives to learn about that stuff and a lot of schools didn't have those classes or if you just happened to be more interested in something else, you just chose to study something different. I think media should, for specific stuff like 'big three' info, stand on its own and tell that to the viewer rather than rely on watcher's outside knowledge about the hierarchy of the Greek pantheon. Bigger stuff like 'why would a war amongst the gods be bad' is pretty self explanatory, but for Poseidon's power level, the average US education wouldn't go over that
HUNGER GAMES!! HUNGER GAMES!! HUNGER GAMES!! 😂😂😂
Lol preciate your excitement about that series! Here is the link to to Catching Fire: ruclips.net/video/Rmq-uCtC2b4/видео.html
-Adison
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about the book vs. movies thing, the reason why book readers hate the movies isn't because the movie didn't like "fit everything in" its bc the movies change SO MUCH from the books just to make some hollywood shiz.
so since ya'll have only seen the movies i would try to not compare the series to the movies while watching, because the series follows the books almost 100%. like the series doesn't follow the movies at all later on
"So you gon pin a Robbery on my boy.... Woooow!"💀🤣🤣🤣
They didn’t tell Percy about his mom being in the underworld because they didn’t want him to get side tracked on the quest and risk him not getting the bolt
Might wanna brush up or learn about greek gods to really enjoy this. Greek mythology is really interesting.
Brandon T Jackson was great in the Percy Jackson movies, but his character really did hold Percy’s hand a lot.
Satyrs are like dogs age rapidly, but he is 12 mentally, his body is 24
yall will like grover more later episodes
If Harry Potter was Lebron….Percy gotta be Steph Curry
In the context of Greek Mythology, Mother Nature is Gaia. The Earth. She's the grandmother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia
I enjoyed the first movie I even watched it again recently but the plot is very different it isn’t even just about little details. The show changes things too but the plot is a lot closer to the book
All the kids at camp are teens in real life, the actors ages goes from 13 to 19.
the movies weren’t just a mediocre adaptation, they completely butchered the entire story. Like they reduced the main villain from a powerful evil genius to a monster that wants to eat the world. The entire story, the integrity of the characters, it was all ruined. They’re still fun movies, but they’re absolutely trash adaptations. This show does change some things from the books, but the core story and characters remain true to the book so we don’t mind the changes nearly as much. This show is a great example of an awesome adaptation.
Not Geoffrey. That's Colonel Taylor from A Different World.
Just to note what Adison said in both this EP and the previous one, that Greek Gods are fake Gods and Jesus is the real one - this might already be obvious, but PJO is a world where the Greek myth is real and it was Zeus who created people out of clay, so basically Jesus is a myth in this PJO world not the other way around
I wish you guys would actually focus on what they are saying.
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I know the movies suck compared to the books BUT i see them as Logan Lerman movies & I LOVE Logan Lerman Im not as hateful twords them like most & I LOVE the books ❤
17:46 The game is capture the flag. Not a death row lol
the more you continue with the tv show you’ll notice how different the movies are from the tv show and therefore the books. the movies plot was them getting the pearls to then get to olympus but that was barely a thing in the books😂 i read the books when they came out and the movies (loved the first one - especially because of my crush on logan lerman lol) but the show is way better for sure☝🏽
Poseidon is one of the big three gods and one of the oldest.
I love your videos. Could you please react to 'A Silent Voice'?
This might be a stupid question but, why are Brandon and Carianna not with you in your LOTR reactions? 😁
Carianna did the first LOTR movie with me. But just in general I won’t always have everyone on every reaction. Some I’ll do solo and some will include a group. Just depends on who is available at the time 👌🏾
-Adison
@@edn Ok, understood, excited for you to see the 3rd one 👍
❤️👌🏾
-Adison
It is not that the movies are not exactly accurate to the books, but they completely change things and the changes they made are not great. It's like the Death Note movie : entertaining if you don't know the manga or the anime, but when you do, you are unsatisfied cause the original is so much better.
Like, the movies have the trio looking for three pearls to get out of hell, but not a single time they think "when Sally Jackson will be with us, we will be four, not three, so we need four pearls". Is the way they get the pearls a deus ex machina (litterally) in the books? Kinda. But at least it doesn't make them look so stupid. Demigos also not look as justified in the movie : one of the strength of the book is that you don't root for those who want to take down Olympus, but you see where they are coming from and sympathize with them. And finally, the books are so funny. See the titles' episodes? All the books are like this. The movies took it way too seriously. Movie 2 get it and had more fun, which is why I prefer it, but the story is a mess and mixed multiple books together, which would have made it hard to continue.
You guys should react to the hobbit since yall have done lord of the rings
Once I finish the last LOTR film. I’ll add that to the schedule 👌🏾
-Adison
ya'll are doing too much to my son grover! lol
When are you going to react to ep 3 pls ?
Y'all quit on this?
Are you guys still reacting to this ?
Yes there will be more of these 👌🏾
-Adison
Did you guys do the 3rd epsiode?
I am waiting for their reaction to the third episode. I keep checking the community page to see if they make announcements for more PJO reactions
I was super impressed by the young actor playing Percy, but didn't much like his goat friend.
Why are y'all hating so hard on Grover goddamn 😭 I do not understand. Maybe this show ain't for you guys bc you think too malicious.
You should watch the original 'utopia' from the uk, one of the most visually stunning shows made with a super sick story. The US remake was awful though, completely missed the point