32:30 "that final scene between poseidon and sally was 4 minutes longer than it needed to be" 💀WHAT?? that scene just showed the struggle between sally and poseidon on how to raise percy, it showed that sally wasn't just trying to get percy out of her life, but she was just trying to protect him, it only seemed that way because of percy not knowing anything about the Gods, etc. That line sally said about wanting percy to know himself before the Gods tell him "hey, you're a God so act like one" is so impactful. I know that shows are subjective and people's opinions differ, but come on, there are just some moments that are objectively awesome writing

This was really not a good reaction. It seemed like y'all didn't pay attention to the former episode how Kronos was mentioned, how Crusty's place is a secret entrance, and not to mention calling Sally a bad mom when we've seen her and Percy struggle together throughout ALL of the flashbacks we've gotten. And Percy's dreams literally happened in a desert (Tartarus) TWO times. One in episode 2 and one in episode 4.

Percy knows the traps because his mom made certain he knew all the stories. That has been bounced out constantly throughout the series. How are you confused? It’s a literary technique used to move the story along.

@edo4896

5 ай бұрын

This is true but the writer's of the show can find other, more interesting ways of creating that narrative tension.

@Vashurz

5 ай бұрын

I think the fact that I've seen three different answers to how he knew about it in this comment section means that it wasn't exactly crystal clear

@Vereenks3

5 ай бұрын

That's just something they made up to excuse lazy plot and script writing...

@Illjwamh

5 ай бұрын

It's not confusing; it's boring and lazy.

@ishathakor

3 ай бұрын

you can excuse bad writing if you want but it's still bad writing

So, I was with y'all in the first half (because the show's pacing is ODD) until y'all said SALLY JACKSON IS A BAD MOM?!? Maybe a complicated one. But BAD? Nah. - Agree about the great actors too. - I feel like a big issue with this show is the 8 episode limitation AND the fact that the episodes are so short. Everything is rushed and not impactful.

@auroralee7451

5 ай бұрын

Right!? Sally is straight up mom goals!

Cutting the entire scene with Sally and Poseidon? Criminal The scene was incredible and poor Sally is going through it trying to protect Percy

I think we also need to remember that Sally was quite young when she had Percy and that Sally is also an orphan who was raised by her uncle. Yes, this is book information but you can also infer it because Sally literally has no help, and nothing is mentioned when Percy narrates the first episode. And I think Poseidon also says she has no one to talk to about this as well, which infers she may not have parents. The scene in question in the car, the school and then the restaurant... Percy is quite young. He is probably in the Second Grade from what we know of the first episode. She hasn't met or married Gabe yet and she is shown failing Percy at every turn. The scene is supposed to make you empathize with Sally because she is completely alone in this. She can't protect Percy from the world of the Gods and she is being stopped at every turn to keep his life normal as possible as a mortal. The series of scenes is informed by what Hermes says in the Casino, "To be so close to someone you love knowing neither of you has any choice but to keep hurting each other?" It is just different because Percy doesn't know why at the time he is being seemingly abandoned by his mother and Sally can't tell him all of the reasons because it makes him a bigger target once he knows he is a demigod. So Percy says hurtful things and does hurtful things to Sally and Sally is struggling to find a way to fix everything that is broken. She is making hard decisions and she is doing it alone. People are saying that she should have comforted Percy but how are you supposed to comfort someone when you are the only person you have and this is the only course of action you can take. I also appreciate that even though she raises her voice at Percy she doesn't say the stereotypical lines a parent would say to keep a child in line. She still tries to make it about him without gaslighting him, which he actually does her at the table in the restaurant. I think Sally is a good mom, but I also think showing her struggling to deal a demigod child that might not even make it out of their childhood is more compelling to the story because that is her reality. I also really liked the scene between Sally and Poseidon because it informs things that happen in later books.

@adey126

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. This show is supposed to use your inference skills which apparently ppl forget about. They want to be spoonfed which smart shows don’t do.

Guys, guys, the principal has reason to be concerned. To them, it looks like Percy has vivid hallucinations and wanders onto SCHOOL ROOFTOPS that is a lawsuit waiting to happen!

Did nobody else catch that Hermes left them a letter with instructions last episode? Annabeth literally holds it up and tells us the contents. Hermes told them about Procrustes and the secret entrance. IDK what's going on but every single youtube reactor I watch has missed that when I felt like it was pretty obviously explained in episode 6.

@sonicsean34

6 ай бұрын

The thing that looked just like a note that got barely any screen time and was never mentioned again? If that was a letter then shoulda opened it and just said “Oh it’s instructions on how to get to Hades” but the show isn’t interested in setting up scenes

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

i missed this myself and just assumed the nereid told them or maybe hermes but yes the problem is the episode lengths.

@GR4YS0NN

6 ай бұрын

It's because we never seen they opening the letter nor discussing about it, a 10 seconds scene on the beginning of this episode of them just talking about it would've solved the problem

@NankitaBR

6 ай бұрын

​@sonicsean34 Watch the episode again. She literally reads out loud "instructions to get to the underworld are in the glove compartment".

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

@@GR4YS0NN so now you wanted bloated exposition. you see no matter what. we get complaining.

0:59 since the show came out, all of a sudden there is a whole movie fandom🤷🏾‍♂️. But just cause they're loud, doesn't mean they're not wrong.

After re-watching the episodes (mainly through reactions) I realized that they had shown the pit to Tartarus in at least one of Percy's dreams. As to the dream of him spying on the Principle they explained that he was spying on the person that keep appearing in his dreams, at the time they thought it was Hades, but clearly it's Kronos.

@adey126

6 ай бұрын

Yup. It’s clear some ppl lost their inferencing skills.

@isaacbrown7936

6 ай бұрын

@@adey126yeah they’ve done a pretty good job at explaining it imo

@adey126

6 ай бұрын

@@isaacbrown7936 it like you’re complaining when it’s talking then when it’s showing and not telling you need it explained but can’t use your inference skills to put two and two together. Rick fixed the problem of the Trio in the books like Annabeth and Grover should know who monsters are that’s the whole point of camp is to prepare you to fight them. So her supposing to be the smartest demigod but not knowing Medusa given her home for 5 plus years and her own mother’s history with Medusa makes no sense in the book. Then it’s explained that Percy isn’t that dumb about the myths bc of his mother teaching him. It said so in the first episode and repeated in this one. With Sally wanting him to know who he is and warn him about that world. It s damn if we do damn if we don’t.

@isaacbrown7936

6 ай бұрын

@@adey126 i’m not complaining i understand it fine

@adey126

6 ай бұрын

@@isaacbrown7936 Oh yeah I know, just needed a vent. Thanks for understanding

The Tarturus was kind of shown in Percy's dream in the past episodes. Like the desert place in Percy's dream where Kronos would talk to him? To be fair, it would've been cool if Percy mentioned his dream when he first saw Tarturaus or like an offhand comment about how this place seemed familiar somehow.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

this.

@adey126

6 ай бұрын

Yeah.

I’ve been a fan of the books since I was twelve years old, that’s over twelve years of being a fan and I don’t have any significant problems with the changes the show has made so why are NEW book readers being soooo critical? As if Rick didn’t personally have a huge hand in creating this show.

media literacy is at an allllll time low lmfao he's seen Tartarus in his dream in an earlier episode. and hermes gave them instructions as to how to get to the underweorld. you should re watch the episodes its not the shows fault you can't remember stuff that happened in earlier episodes... i agree with a lot of what yall say about pacing though i think thats what the issue is. the episodes should be longer and we should have at least 2 more it all feels super rushed and that criticism is super valid but it doesn't make it "bad" to rely on the audience to read between the lines and use critical thinking skills to piece things together

I agree about the Crusty scene being pointless. They didn't have enough time to do that part properly. The bolt didn't appear in the backpack when they reached Tartarus, Percy fell on his back and NOTICED it when they reached Tartarus. At this point, Percy hasn't looked in his bag since they were outside the gates to the Underworld. You say Kronos hasn't been brought up... except he was. Ares tells the kids about him (that he was chopped up and tossed into a bottomless pit) in his "I love that my family is toxic" speech. We have SEEN Percy learn the information needed to make that leap. He knows that SOMEONE is trying to make Zeus and Poseidon fight (from his dreams), he then finds out it's not Hades, as he initially thought. He and Grover are nearly dragged into a bottomless pit, and he then realises that he has had the master bolt in his bag for some time. Finally, we watch him take time to think through what he knows. With the information Percy has, Kronos IS the next most logical culprit. As for the complaints about them seemingly popping from one location to the next without continuity, the first shot of the Underworld we see from atop the walls shows us that the landscape goes from forest to desert to palace, and they encounter and overcome an obstacle in each. Is your complaint that we don't literally SEE them move from one to the next? As for generally being confusing to non-book-readers, all the non-book-reader reactors I've been watching have mostly been able to follow the story without being confused. Overall, the show could absolutely be better, especially with the time to flesh out abbreviated scenes (Give them longer episodes, Disney, I'm begging you). I think that overall, I agree with many of your criticisms, but most of the things that bother you guys are things that just don't really bother me. Which is obviously just down to taste.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

The non book readers are generally enjoying it more since they can let tiny details go better then some.

@charlottemarks8881

6 ай бұрын

Except Percy SAYS the bolt appeared in the backpack when they approached Tarturus.

@logann-mackenziefroste563

6 ай бұрын

I totally agree with this comment. 💯‼️

@Apollo9898LP

6 ай бұрын

actually the Bolt did appear in the backpack when they reached Tartarus. Explained better in the book but basically the Backpack is the Master Bolt's sheath, enchanted to look like a backpack. Normally the Bolt would return to the sheath automatically like Riptide returns to Percy automatically, but Ares was preventing it from doing so until they reached Tartarus so Percy wouldn't realize he had the Bolt until it was too late.

@edo4896

5 ай бұрын

I also thought the bolt just appeared in his bag and assumed it was a magic trick by Hades to frame Percy until he states it wad Aries doing

Okay, I accept a lot of your critique, cause it's fair even if harsh. But calling Sally Jackson s bad mom?! Bruh I have 7 kids and can say she is doing an effin amazing job considering what she's dealing with.

About Luke's * book spoiler scene* You will only understand the choice of how it was revealed throughout the books, Because it's a saga, and things are explained as it goes along. Just as the character Annabeth grows during it, she was always very intelligent, but as she progresses she has more freedom+

@Danielle-gl4jz

6 ай бұрын

And intimacy to express better

I think Annabeth and Grover being knowledgeable is a greater improvement from the books. It makes no sense that Annabeth the smartest demigod around doesn’t know who Medusa is. Sure they would be ppl and monsters they don’t know but they should know that the whole point of the camp to prepare you for monsters. Then Percy’s mom taught him a lot about the gods too. So he’s not a naive as he is in the books. It clear that Annabeth and Grover told Percy about Crusty. Just like any adventure movie doesn’t show ppl walking or driving to their destination. Unless you’re Lord of the rings. I used my inference skills to say well they have Hermes car so that car shown in the last episode will take you exactly where you want to go via Percy was going to talk to his dad or they needed to go to the entrance of hell. The show is showing you what you need to know like with the dreams which did have the hole to Tarsus in them. Like it’s showing instead of telling then ppl complain it’s not explaining anything.

Hermes literally sent them a letter with instructions Atleast focus on the show lol

@karatekoala4270

6 ай бұрын

Lol, I said the same. It's almost like their so focused on critiquing it, they're not watching it, thus missing what the show does set up.

@pinsandneedles3

6 ай бұрын

​@@karatekoala4270 Confirmation bias. They have decided that the plot doesn't make sense so they are disregarding the actual scenes that explain things

@silverdandylmao

6 ай бұрын

It seriously threw me off when he critiqued it. Hermes was right there arghhhh!!

@karatekoala4270

6 ай бұрын

@@pinsandneedles3 it's especially funny to me cause I've seen other people(kids) say, "oh those are like the sand dunes from his dream!"

@charlottemarks8881

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Annabeth literally opened the letter ON SCREEN and said "Directions to the secret entrance, password, map in the glove compartment..." It was an effective change from the book, cutting out all the time-consuming (and expensive to film) goings-on with Charon.

I think that because you have read the books, you know things that should be happening and have more details. And you think people watching without having read are missing so much info. But if you havent read the books, you dont know what you are missing. I knew about the pit and that it was Kronos, because Ares told Percy that story and then I knew that was who was talking to Percy. And I just assumed that the bolt appeared near the pit because Kronos wanted the bolt. So I dont think I was missing anything, but thats because I hadnt read the books and didnt know that it had another storyline in the books. I was spoiled from my friends who stole the bolt, but I just assumed that Kronos made him steal the bolt and that Ares wanting a war was just in kahoots with the theft because this would be how he got his war. Because not reading the books, I didnt know that Ares would never want Kronos in power. I understand that you dont vibe with the show, but dont assume how people who havent read the books will take it, because you cant place your self in our shoes. You are too biased towards the books and how things should go. Also, I think the differense with tiktok and youtube is that probably people who like the show are more likely to watch reactions to it. And people turning towards you more is maybe because people who dont like the show will stay more to see your reactions and people who like the show will pass on your ones or not comment cause they dont agree with you. I like the show and havent watched your reactions after the first 2 and now accidentally I did and probably wont watch your next one 🤷‍♀️

@tinaaikaa77

6 ай бұрын

Also, them just knowing things. Without reading the books I just assumed these are things Percys mom told him or Annabeth knew or Hermes told them in his letter. I didnt know that they had to learn these else where, cause, you know, I havent read the books 😂 I dont mind different opinions and critiquing, but I do mind people telling me how I should have reacted. "People who havent read the books are going to be so confused" I wasnt, is that wrong or make me stupid? Probably 😂

@user-gg1on7xc6v

6 ай бұрын

@@tinaaikaa77no it doesn’t make you stupid .. in the show it’s literally explained that the gods tell them where to go like the hermes letter if they were paying attention .. which they don’t . annabeth literally says she’s read stuff about these places so she obviously knows certain things . These ppl just love to complain about stuff when it’s not word for word with the books 🙄 i enjoy criticism but when all you talk about is bad stuff then it’s just pathetic and i wonder why they keep watching it 🤷🏾‍♀️

@sadiemorgan4389

6 ай бұрын

@@tinaaikaa77you literally ate and as a book reader who is open minded to changes it is so obvious the set up they are doing to other events in each episode but book purists are too caught up in slight differences to notice like you said 😭. They also add things to build up for future seasons that other book readers get caught up on and are too picky about. Overall this show sticks super close to the themes, main points, and characterization of the books and that’s why I love it. I’m glad you like it too :)

2:30 you forgot that Hermes gave them a map with instructions. That's how Percy knows about the trap. I will say I'm the books it's a cool showcase of Percy being witty but speeding past this to focus on the Underworld was fine by me.

As a non book reader I remembered the pit from Percy's dreams. I wasn't confused by anything. I blame the length of shows on people who complain about not having the attention span to sit through an hour and a half of programming.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

the book readers are the ones really hating on this show and as one myself i find much of it to be tomfoolery. don't get me wrong i get it this show does have pacing problems (epsidoe length mostly to blame) and i can get behind some of the compalints about them knowing too much ahead of time in regards to the Lotus casino. Much of the other things about tiny details from book fans are driving me crazy and yes they totally did tease that. There is a dream of Kronos in front of that pit and in that desert. They did foreshadow it.

@azsa3705

6 ай бұрын

@@maciedixon3983I am also a book reader and have read every book multiple times and I have been enjoying the show. I’d be lying if I said the show doesn’t have pacing issues but I still find it interesting and fun. This has built a great foundation for season 2

You guys arent even watching the the for what the show is obviously making changes to things its not going to be the same so you have to judge the show for the show and not judge it agaisnt the books even though ill defend rick on this most of the pacing is how the book is the fight scenes are rarely more than 5 pages it just feels weird seeing his fast it happens on screeb

“Is Sally a bad mom” I mean if you have a complete fundamental misunderstanding of her character and the entire series then sure I guess yea she’s terrible 🙄🙄. But that’s Nerdy’s thing isn’t it? Trying so hard to look smart by breaking down the details of the show so much he misses the big picture and ends up looking foolish right? 🙂

i think nerdy spoiled his viewing experience by reading the book midway through watching the show because instead of watching the show organically he's looking at it from the lens of what the book did and is being overly critical of any change that they make, even if it elevates the story. maybe if you guys paid attention to the show and what's going on instead of making fun of it every episode all the way through maybe you'd know that the context you guys seem to be missing was already explained or brought up.

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

I read the book cause of my issues with the first 2 episodes though? It's not like I was having a perfect experience before I picked them up

Ok, I'll defend a little bit the fourth pearl plot, in my opinion they decided creat this plot to demonstrate that Poseidon does care about Percy and his mother and that he don't just want use Percy to complete the mission but I do agree that losing a pearl could be done better. I agree that it's a problem Percy and the others always knowing whan is a monster I think that is to make them a little more "competent" (for the lake of a better word) because the book was the other extreme they never knew even when was obvious but I think they should have mix a little sometime the kids know other they get off guard. The tartarus Percy kinda dreamed once in the show but being honest the dreams were a little disappointing in my opinion they never brought the menace or the dread that I felt when reading the book, the same about Crhonos voice. Also nerdy if you are reading this what you opinion about the stakes of the book? In the first episodes you said that one of the problems of the show ws that the stakes were so high that you didn't know how they would increase for the next books, now that you read the book you steel have the same opnion?

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

agreed in the book it was so stupid that he was only given 3. the author himself realized this was dumb.. i always thought so.

Annabeth literaly read a letter from Hermes giving them instructions. And Percy has been having dreams in that same desert since the 2nd episode. If your gonna complain about the show at least pay attention to the show 😂

@metallicmadness4515

6 ай бұрын

And another thing. It's not just that he's drawing things and climbing onto school roofs that has the principle worried. It's that he's having vivid hallucinations of things. What happens if that causes him to jump off the roof?

I didn't read book and I've been following just find. The show has given enough clues along the way.

Hey, Non-book reader here. I'm here to offer my assumptions about what was going on and why I didn't feel confused. Okay, they arrive at the bed store and know it's a trap. I assume the woman at the end of last episodes told him where to go since she told him to go to the underworld and she warned him because why wouldn't she? Cerberus eats Grover but Grover is fine. I thought this was odd until Hades indicates he was waiting to make a deal with them so I figure Hades told Charon to bring living people who show up to him alive. The shifting landscape of the underworld didn't confuse me because I figured it's a realm outside of time and space so I don't mind if things are shifting and changing. The pit didn't confuse me because Ares brought up Chronos during his episode (Maybe not by name, not sure) but Percy knowing about the Titan and understanding what the pit was didn't bother me because his mom brought him up on the Greek legends. All this is to say I wasn't confuse but I think this show could have benefitted from longer episodes and perhaps having two more episodes in the season so that moments and ideas were able to breath. If anyone got to the bottom of this congrats, get yourself a cookie or something.

@silverdandylmao

6 ай бұрын

Pretty on point. To clarify, in last episode, Hermes left instructions with the taxi.

@AnxietyRat

6 ай бұрын

​@@silverdandylmao To clarify even further. Ares DID, in fact, mention Kronos by name in his episode. So they are just forgetting shit or not paying attention... because Kronos has been foreshadowed in the show. 1000%

He dreamt of the pit in the arch episode at the beginning

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

There's no pit there, just a ghost in a desert?

@metallicmadness4515

6 ай бұрын

​​Yeah, the same desert the pit is in. He's dreamed about it twice and both times the desert starts to collapse on itself into a pit!! @@NerdyNightly

@metallicmadness4515

6 ай бұрын

And it's established that his mother has taught him Greek Mythology so of course he knows who Kronos is

@metallicmadness4515

6 ай бұрын

"Tartorus...where I've been hearing a voice from in my dreams, telling me it needs my help to take down Olympus"

It's interesting I'm watching this show without having read any percy jackson before. I'm not lost or confused but I totally feel zero stakes. What has kept me interested so far has been the journey to find the master bolt and his mother. I don't have a clue who Kronos is but percy seemed to has been taught a lot by his mom so I just go with all of that. I assume the book is just more interesting events and reveals

@NankitaBR

6 ай бұрын

Kronos is the father of the Olympian gods and the "king" of the gods before Zeus defeated him and took the throne. In the mythology he had heard a prophecy that one of his kids would take his throne so each time his wife Rhea had a child he would eat it, but then when she gave birth to Zeus she put the baby clothes on a rock to trick him and allow Zeus to escape, which allowed Zeus to grow up and challenge his father. Then Zeus cut his belly to free all his siblings and they defeated their father, cut him into pieces and threw him in Tartarus, which is a bottomless pit where he will spend eternity falling.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

They hinted at who he was when ares explained in episode 5 that Zeus and his siblings were eaten by their father and then they chopped him up into little pieces and Percy said that Zeus stole his throne in that scene just now. He is Zeus father who he overthrew. Yes it’s not said outright but it has been hinted at. And i think will be addressed further next episode

@poisonxivy8602

6 ай бұрын

​@@NankitaBR Moreover, he is the father of only six gods: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia. So he's also Percy's grandfather lol. And he wasn't exactly king of the gods, but king of the titans. Kronos himself was considered the titan of time and the harvest and is often seen with a scythe.

I am quite confused by the show. Usually adaptations make sacrifices to better fit the format they adapt something to. This feels like the way they adapt this make it work worse as a show, cause the episodes just lack a proper beginning-middle-end arc, it is just a chain of character moment after character moment. Like, i like some/many of the changes(depending on the episode), as they seem to be refined around a plan and a theme, i don't get the episode structure at all.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

the problem is disney's short episodes. i really think they are doing their best but disney ordered short ass episodes.

Interesting. I thought this was the best episode of the show by far

@NankitaBR

6 ай бұрын

Same. I thought this episode was just great and so many interesting things happened

@bookswithike3256

6 ай бұрын

@@NankitaBR So uh. What did you think about Annabeth having no reaction when one of her best friends got eaten by Cerberus?

I wish you guys were familiar with Black Sails... that actor's appearance would mean a lot to you then... but hey, holding out hope for you to check it out one day. :) Oh and he's dame Maggie Smith's son.

You have to remember that Cerberus is the Greek (Hellenic) word for Spot and then all of the dog's actions make sense.

Honestly the biggest thing I have taken away from this episode is that Percy Jackson fans are very passionate. We all love and care about this series so much that we get fired up anytime we see things about it. Not one Percy Jackson fan I've met or talked to has lacked passion for this story and their connection to it

I totally agree that the pacing is pretty weird. The episodes are too short, and some scene feel rush, but... Just... how ? I readed the first book years ago, not really liked it or remembered it at this point and... and I understand everything better than you. How it's possible ? 😐 Ok... maybe I'm just focused on what's happens in screen without laughing when It's not funny and criticize everything. Maybe that's helped 🤐

I don't think I've ever felt so old as when Grover said "or someone left a sandwich there in the 1990s." I'm so confused that people don't like this show. I think it's great. I haven't been lost at any point. Nor have I wondered, "how do they know that?" I LOVED Charon's scoff at Percy. Psychological care in this country is appalling. Insurance companies colluding with government to make sure people who need care can't get it. I like that we don't know what the hole was until Percy and Grover find out. And it's good that they don't know till later. I get that reactors have to "react" and sometimes miss things but come on!

@NankitaBR

6 ай бұрын

Even my mom that usually is clueless when watching TV shows and I need to remind her of stuff is able to understand most things in this show. Honestly I've been seeing so many reactors complaining about somethings not being set up beforehand when they were clearly shown before. If you're not paying attention and keep talking over the show then don't complain when you miss stuff, specially in a show like this where they are using almost every frame to set up things that will be addressed later because of the short time they have.

37:42 the way Poseidon talked in the end there, and because they are at a beach, I expect Poseidon to show up and take the fight.

reactions are all over the place. surprisingly ive found twitter, tiktok, and supposidly instagram have been mostly positive. where youtube has been a huge mix. some people loving it, others disliking it. reddit ive seen the most dislike for the show, specific subs can be varied a lot. PjoDisney is overly positive, CampHalfblood is pretty well balanced although in my opinion more negative then positive, and PercyJacksonTV is mostly negative.

The pacing of this show is so weird. The episode begins with Percy at the store but with no explanation of how he even knew about it, and that’s just one example.

@arianaking3009

6 ай бұрын

I also find the pacing to be strange. From the little that I've seen in interviews with the showrunners and Rick it seems like they wanted to add a bunch of stuff to the show but during the process many things got cut. I wonder if that's was due to restriction from Disney? Maybe they didn't have full confidence that the show would be popular enough to deserve longer episodes to really flesh everything out? I hope next season we get longer episodes because the show has a lot of potential to be great if this just tweaked a few things.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

this is episode length and disney related. they wanted to nod at crusty but didn't really have time for it. imo. disney short episodes are too blame.

@pinsandneedles3

6 ай бұрын

The explanation to how they got there is literally the point of the previous episode. Are you not paying attention? Ares arranged them a ride to Vegas so that they could get Hermes to help them out. Then they got Hermes' teleporting car and instructions on a secret entrance to the Underworld from Hermes. What's confusing about this?

@user-gg1on7xc6v

6 ай бұрын

they literally explain where to go last episode why do you need to see how they got there .. that would be such a pointless scene omg

interestingly enough, they are doing exactly what they're critiquing the show for 😅 they're just saying negative things to shit on it while ignoring the plot Hermes left them all the instructions & Percy has been seeing the dunes & hearing Kronos' voice in his dreams. every thing was set up. they're just ignoring it all to make fun. which fair, if that’s fun for y'all

I just think that we need to be more lenient bc this is the first season and I should get so much better and at this rate we should get a second and third season, but if we don’t go all the way nothing will make sense

He does have a dream of the pit. Episode 2, I think? He's in the sand and a large pit opens up beneath him before he wakes up. Now, it would have been nice to have Percy say he recognizes this place / the pit in this episode, but they at least included the dream earlier. Also, the bolt, I don't believe, appears automatically in the bag when Percy enters the Underworld. He mentions his bag getting heavier and heavier while he's in there, suggesting it's materializing the closer he gets to Tartarus (Kronos). There are some problems in the show, yes, but a lot of complaints are pretty exaggerated.

@NerdyNightly

5 ай бұрын

The sand is collapsing behind him, but he never turns to see it? He only looks out at the ghost in front of him that kind of looks like Charon

@metallicmadness4515

5 ай бұрын

He dreamed about Kronos in the dunes twice. The first time it happens in the 2nd episode he turns around as the sand is collapsing and screams just before he falls and wakes up. Your right about him not turning around the second time it happens tho.

I've wondered if Luke wasn't half hoping Percy would survive the scorpion. That he could go back to Kronos saying "Hey I killed the person who messed up your plan," but still giving him a chance to survive. Also somewhat taking it off his conscious in a way, like the scorpion killed Percy, not me. He does not start really trying to kill Percy until later books, even in the second and third one, he is pretty fine with Percy escaping. I do think it maybe would have also been stronger, if they wanted an end of book reveal, if Luke had attempted to recruit him, and it was Percy who forced the confrontation when he discovered Luke's involvement.

I used to really like your guys reactions but lately you have been super negative & have lots of criticism that make no sense esp when YOU miss the context that was given in the show . Ya not feeling this kind reactions ...

@rj-mc4ko

6 ай бұрын

Do you have the same attitude when they are being overly positive in a show?

@sadiemorgan4389

6 ай бұрын

@@rj-mc4koit’s not that criticisms can’t be made it’s when you complain about things that have already been explained

@rj-mc4ko

6 ай бұрын

@@sadiemorgan4389 I understand that. I have to say that the show does not do the best job with explaining things. Like it does but then it does not at the same time. I just chalk it up to bad writing. Weird, because adaptions should be fairly easy especially if the author is involved. Should be.

Sally is not a terrible mom. She is a person who never had support, doing her best in an impossible situation no matter how much it hurts her to do so.

As a person who has a very critical view of the series, I have to disagree with the points raised in this episode. Tartarus had already been introduced to Percy in a scene ++

@Danielle-gl4jz

6 ай бұрын

I really think that despite the problems the series is telling a story, perhaps not as good as the books and with serious difficulties in continuity, but as an audience you are not lost.

Mentioning the TTRPG idea at around 41:40 you might want to look at the Scion system, the whole thing is playing the children of gods.

Ok but when you both started to crack up at the beginning of the episode, it was so contagious. Haven't laughed that much in a while😂 love your reactions!

I’m a non book reader and I wasn’t confused I felt like they were building a mystery and Kronos thing made sense when he said it

My hope is for a second season and that you will not review it.

@sadiemorgan4389

6 ай бұрын

LMAO

I feel you guy raise some good points and some somtimes confusing criticisms. You did make me realize that there's some things I just bridge for myself. Like Crusty guarding the entrance, I just assumed the Sea Nymph would have said it between episodes, seeing it's guarded by a son of Poseidon. Still things like fixating on the drawing when the principle did state the issue that Percy had a delusion of seeing the Pegasus and followed it on to a roof, left me rather confused. But I do agree the cannon incident would have fit better.

To be honest how and why they go places actually makes more sense then the books. I truly do not get that comment.

Ok but to be fair Tartarus was in his dreams multiple times

I think KZread is more forgiving than Tictok with Percy Jackson because KZread watchers are generally older than ones on Tictok. We've been through the adaptation process with books we loved and read as kids becoming movies (like Harry Potter or LOTR), so we are used to them not being a one-to-one translation and not "perfect." No adaptation is, and we have experienced FAR worse. This is just the growing pains of a new generation coming to terms with the fact that all adaptations will change the original source material for both better AND worse in some way or another. The trick is to have more good things than bad, and I think this show did that.

I haven't read the books but I know Greek Mythology since I was 7 so I'm fine...

You realize that these episodes are only 20 min. to half an hour so they cannot show everything that was in the book and had to do it differently in order to fit it in half an hour. Just because you read the books, you don't have to be so critical. Other reactors have read the books and still enjoy the show and don't make snide remarks.

I feel like sally wasn’t being a bad mother and we know that current Percy loves his mother, rather they’re showing that sally isn’t perfect and that single motherhood is so difficult. I keep seeing ppl saying why are they giving Percy mommy issues, but doesn’t everyone fight with their mom as a child? I feel like the sally x Poseidon scene carried this episode for me

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

He doesn’t have mommy issues this scene was referring to the fact they both love each other and were hurting each other. He loves his mom so much and he knows she loves him

@tpeyton2848

6 ай бұрын

@@maciedixon3983 exactly

Poseidon is played by Toby Stephens. He is the dad in Lost in Space (go watch that!) and Captain Flint in Black Sails.

I am pretty confident that the show will get a second season. I also believe that the series will have the five original books, the sequels are a different question.

Non book reader: didn't Hades say his helm let him go invisible or hide? I instantly was thinking about Annabelle's hat. Nope. That feature of Hades helm is not important.

To me the show feels like a fanfic self insert of a person who read the books and just knows everything that happens so they just avoid most of the conflicts.

I completely agree with your criticisms, as a fan of the books, it feels like if I hadn't read them I'd have no idea what was going on. The show seems to very lightly hint at stuff but does not properly explain anything. Pretty disappointing considering this was meant to be a more faithful adaptation than the movies. For some reason they cut proper explanations of current context and instead waste time on long conversations between Sally and Poseidon and exposition that is meant to happen in later books. I keep subconsciously comparing it to the One Piece live-action. There, they make changes, but they have reasons to due to time constraints, and still, the important context and main points are properly conveyed, as well as the overall tone of the series, which is completely lost here imo. Glad I watched your reactions because I had VERY similar thoughts and thought I was going crazy (my friends were defending the show), but its good to know I'm not insane :)

Bro, Nerdy, I agree with most of your takes even if I don’t feel as passionate about them as you do, but to say Kronos wasn’t mentioned when he was literally brought up by Ares 2 episodes ago, telling of his downfall. Did you watch that episode? Also I agree with your complaint about the bolt appearing in front of the hole, but it seems they were just implying that they didn’t notice until Percy fell on his back, and it did appear when they entered hell. Not that thats explained, but it makes sense.

how is scare of Cerberus the dog accidentaly baking the orb and telleport to the real world? Also if that happes n Cerberus star eating n killing people who is responsable?

My god. It's like you aren't paying attention at all. Hermes left them a map and instructions on the secret passage to the Underworld in the last episode. That's *(gasp)* how they know about the secret entrance! What could possibly be confusing about that?

So, this show simultaneously explains certain things for the audience that might be new to the franchise while also never explaining the more important information about the story (like Grover almost getting flown into Tartarus) and just expects the audience to understand why the shoes did that

@sadiemorgan4389

6 ай бұрын

You are making critiques that are meant to be revealed at points in the next episode 😭. Like we don’t find that out in the books until Percy is back at camp just wait and see if they offer more explanation. I’ve seen this a lot, people nitpicking and then what they missed happened in the next week.

@supernovaskies5044

6 ай бұрын

@@sadiemorgan4389 Well its not just that. There have been many points throughout just this season where they walk into a place, immediately identify the monster, and then talk about stuff in the story that matters and needs to be explained, but they don't explain anything and just keep on rolling through the quest.

@sadiemorgan4389

6 ай бұрын

@@supernovaskies5044 I can talk about that too but that has nothing to do with your previous complaint that isn’t even meant to be addressed yet which is why I am frustrated with the nitpicking. I can agree on pacing but now I see two sides do you want exposition to explain these myths or not? Cause I’m getting mixed signals. I feel one second people are like they don’t explain enough and then others say they explain too much.

I did hate the Crusty scene. They might as well have not included it and just have had them go across with Charon. That would have been less disappointing.

Disney is going to Disney and if the "powers that be" decide that scenes from Rick's book are "inappropriate" for some reason, then they will cut those scenes and replace them with something that they feel is "more wholesome."

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

Irs a show for kids. It’s not gonna be bloody. People are just gonna have to except this

@AnxietyRat

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, literally all of the characters using "dummy" as an insult and NO other insulting word... Just makes me laugh every time... it's SO Disney.

@youngstar312

6 ай бұрын

@@AnxietyRat maybe, but that's what Rick wants. He critized the movies inclusion of curse words and wants it to be for 9-12 year old kids: "This is the easiest fix, but an important one. The Percy books are family-oriented. They are read primarily by children age 9-12. You will have (I hope) a large number of parents bringing their 9-12 year-old children to this movie, expecting to see something appropriate for that age range XXXXXXXX. As one of those parents, I would walk my kids right out of the cinema if the movie included some of the language and content presently in the script. In the page-by-page comments below, I’ve listed the words and scenes I’m concerned about. I don’t mind being a little subversive and pushing boundaries, but there is nothing radical, fresh or interesting about biyotch, ass, or shit. It’s a lazy attempt to make the script seem hip to teens, but such language has been overused to the point that it doesn’t even rate a cheap laugh anymore. If you go this route, you lose the entire demographic of families with younger children. School groups, who otherwise would take field trips to see this movie, will stay away en masse. Neither do I believe you have to have cliché crude language and gutter humor to engage a teen audience if you have a script that is funny, fresh, and original. As it is, the script will offend the parents of younger children and alienate what should be its core audience while gaining nothing."

@AnxietyRat

6 ай бұрын

@@youngstar312 yeah, I guess I just don't agree with that because when I was like 12-13 I knew that swear words existed and definitely used them within my friend group even if I didn't dare say them around my parents. 🤷‍♀️

@laurendiehl2216

6 ай бұрын

Then they shouldn’t be adapting the Greek myths. To tell any of the Greek myths truthfully would be to dark for a nine year old and Disney.

As someone who's coming to this show not from the books or the movies but stepping sideways into it from fanfic authors whose work I enjoy, the show has actually made reasonable sense to me. Some of the transitions and whatnot are pretty abrupt, but I was able to mostly suspend disbelief and make the narrative jumps without much trouble. I admit, though, that watching this show and your reactions is definitely making me curious to read the books -- which trying to watch the movies without previous knowledge absolutely didn't. So... mixed reaction for me? (I'm also a little spoiled as far as certain individuals' identities and motives because of previously read fanfic, though.)

I don’t always agree with the takes here, but I agree with you at the end Nerdy. It’s quite frustrating that they always walk into every situation knowing exactly what is going on and who is who. It did in fact lead them to completely ruin the Kronos reveal which is one of the biggest reveals in the series 😢

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

its revealed in a very similar fashion in the books. so what is your problem. be specific. im actually curious in this instance. and could buy into this.

This episode was definitely iprovement from last week,I really like how they portrayed Hades and his realm. Episodes are just way too short in general in this show for some reason...

I feel like this series needed the length of Stranger Things S4 or atleast 15 episodes. There is so much in the book that’s hard to cover in 8 35min episodes

There does seem to be a severe divide in opinion on this show. There are things I would absolutely do differently, but Crusty and the Lotus Casino scene so far, when I really think about it, are the only things that I really don't like. Also the episodes are too short. I am with the tumblr crowd in that I am choosing to love a lot of the changes and specific choices, because it is way more fun to love than to hate. (All opinions on adaptations are valid though)

I'm with you guys. I've been a huge fan of the books since before the movie (what movie?), and I was really hoping to love this series as well, but I'm just not vibing with it at all.

Kinda late here but watched your reaction as soon as I woke up 😅 spoilers down there for peeps who haven’t read -- Great reaction all together! However never say Sally is a bad mom! She is our queen! 😂 She is literally the best with what she had and actually made me tear up when I was watching the episode. What comes to show, you as people who have just read the books it is like watching 1:1 book-show and you spot on so many differences we, who have read long ago don’t. At the same time there are changes made that are obvious but I will never criticise it because it is a show, 8 episodes and a book that can be read in one sitting. It is important to remember when Rick wrote it, he had that book without the rest of story line. Now show is here with 5 pyo books plus the others. They include things from other books to kinda make the story go and so that “hopefully” we get the announcement of the second season soon. Yeah Percy is smart in show and dumb in books but I’m ok with that change. I am kinda mad whenever I see those hard core book readers who criticise everything in show and forget that we actually have a show! And stop complaining it is actually great! I do believe a lot was ruined after those movies that came out, now everyone just expects that show must be exactly like the books but it is impossible to actually make it work. Plus a great addition is Sally and now Poseidon because book is written from Percy’s perspective but we can’t even imagine what was actually going on from sallys point of view. And one more thing, if uncle Rick says everything is going how it should and it will make sense we need to believe, without him we would not have this world at all 🤭 and additionally to that, if you wrote book years ago and now had a show where you could change plot a bit to make it better you would probably do that too. It’s been years since books and Rick saw some mistakes he could change with show like 4 pearls instead of 3…I don’t disagree about the last episode and other minor things that were changed. I like that they kept the important things and let the story flow. Anyway, great reaction, and hopefully it will get just better but as for now, my pjo heart is full and I’m happy 😂😇

There is a classic mistake that is easy to do for a designer and that is to think you are an average person and if you understand how it works, then most people do too. But as the designer, you have knowledge that most don't. This series seem to fall into that pit. The writer is too familiar with the material and fail to include information that viewers with no previous knowledge need to understand the story.

Kronos was mentioned by Ares.

Okay here we go again, the kids know which monsters/Gods cuz most likely they were taught through the mythologies whether they were in school or by the adults that tell them these stories so yeah they are so smart to figure things out real fast there are reasons. Second, to me the hole/Tartarus mention is speculated by the fans that it could reference to a big moment in one of the spinoff series which I obviously cannot say cuz book spoilers of course. Third i dont mind the change of motivations due to the plot cuz imo as long as the plot aligns with the story from the book then i wouldnt mind. I would have to say that the transitions are need to be worked on but i still think we are moving the story forward either way and im fine with it. Finally, Sally being a bad mom???? Excuse me, she's trying to the be the best mom that she can and shes doing her best to avoid telling Percy everything about the stories being true and his dad to avoid the monsters coming for him sooner so she has to keep it a secret longer in order to keep him safe and you do see that with her convo with Poseidon.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

im literally so tired of this. the only thing i will entertain is the lotus casino they shouldn't have known ahead of time for the montage of them playing games.. everything else. they complain about for this i find exhausting and annoying. no it doesn't remove the tension they are still in danger.

@poisonxivy8602

6 ай бұрын

The problem with Percy knowing so much already is that it in part also removes some of Percy's best characterizations. In the books he's pretty much "No idea who of my crazy godly family you are, fuck it, we ball it" and then solves the problem doing the most reckless, spontaneous plan. And everyone loved him for that. Wish we could see that in the show.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

@@poisonxivy8602 I mean he still is a bit nuts. He sent the head. He chopped off the head, he sacrificed himself to save annabeth like a madman twice. He’s pretty similar. I think they should have cut crusty altogether

6:06 some dogs are do have a problem with pocketing good getting stuck in their cheeks

"yes sir, hades dog at my pearl." no i am not lying, i actually did my homework.

Good review and reaction of this episode. But the non-book readers totally get this series so much more than you guys and other book readers. Most non-book readers are enjoy and actually understanding the whole series. While book readers are just being super picky because the show isn’t how they imagined it in their heads. This book series is about kids with adhd and so the show has shown more about adhd and what it’s like to have adhd then the films shown. You guys don’t have adhd so you don’t understand how adhd fits into the story

So, I think I've just come to the conclusion that I'm not going to agree with your opinion on this series. Every form of this story (books, movies, TV show, etc) has flaws. Flaws that objectively lower the quality of the story. But, that can be said about anything. The general story of the percy jackson universe is enjoyable, if not perfect. That's what I'm going to focus on.

17:00 I get it though, 2 minutes of screen time could've been them looking over the map and making a plan, even if they flashback it like most heist movies do. it seems they sacrificed action and narrative story telling for character development. I'll say that watching my youngest kids who never read it, they love the show. I like the show too, but I see the flaws in the story telling. Cause One Piece is a god tier example of adaptation.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

One piece got a Netflix budget. Disney is cheap and has short fucking episodes

If you really want to play demi gods there is a ttrpg setting called Scion that is exactly that.

So just go back and give the big puppy a milky way bar. You'll get the pearl back in like, 5 minutes.

I really love the musical

Your React series on Percy Jackson is the first time i've watched react series to shows/movies. The Reason i started watching the two of you react to this series was because after the first two episodes, i was so baffled by all of the positive reviews. I watched you two react, one having read the books, and one who hadn't, and was kind of shocked that the one who was least pleased was the one who hadn't read the books. To anyone who wants to argue that the author is the main writer of this show, that is not necessarily a positive thing. Many artists destroy their creations by not quitting the project at the right time. The books are great, show us them. And they've been out long enough that most of the readers would have forgotten most of what happens to be pleasantly reminded. Having been introduced to the Percy Jackson series a decade ago in my late 20s, i have since read the first two series, watched the movies and listened to the audio books. I'm not going to say that the movies were good, however i will say that the first one was entertaining while the second one was horrible. I strongly agree that the show is being killed by short episodes, however I don't think that it would need more than 8 one hour episodes. I do wish that they had an extra episode in the camp, showing Percy and Luke becoming friends: Annabeth having a crush on Luke; Percy learning how to fight, use a sword; Hermes cabin packed with 'unclaimed' kids that are neglected by their parents. All of these were introduced to Percy/the readers during his first stay at camp and are main elements of the story. Percy and Luke are enemies who are very cordial towards each other. Annabeth struggles hard to ever go against either Luke or Percy often putting her at odds. And in the end, Percy turns down becoming a god in order for all of the gods to pay attention to their children. Personally, i have found every episode except for the fifth two be completely lacking. The fifth episode was the only one that the show had done well on, it is also the only episode where i thought Grover had shown any purpose in being there. I love his character in the book, but the show has him doing nothing, and is not the comedy relief. I've seen many comments about Grover holding the team together in the third episode, but even if he wasn't there, Percy and Annabeth would have argued, the bus would have started moving again, the three harpies would attack, causing the pair to work together and then escape to Medusa's. Pacing wise, from what i remember in the book, after they leave camp is it was approximately a chapter of talking followed by a chapter where they get into an exciting situation. The movie that everyone rags on so much was something like 15 mins of action/excitement followed by 10 mins of talking, where the show is 5 mins of almost excitement followed by 25 mins of talking, end of episode. I've been looking forward to this show since they first announced it 3ish years ago, i am vastly disappointed. and i am sad to have heard that Disney will also be doing Eragon, litterally any other company would be better.

Please do reviews for the next 4 Percy Jackson books and then do heroes of Olympus books

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

nah he is the type that is better if he doesn't read a book. cause he clearly doesn't take adaptation well.

@rj-mc4ko

6 ай бұрын

@@maciedixon3983 he likes the books, at least the first, the show is just poorly adapted

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

@@rj-mc4ko it really isn’t. To the extent he is complaining about as a lifelong fan myself. Yes there are problems

None of it feels earned. Why should we fear Kronos? Why is he worse than the Olympians? Why the hell would Luke trust him over them? He’s all of their Grandfather? He was butchered and thrown in a pit?!?! Why the hell would Luke trust him? They need to tell the story of the gods to tell this story. Which is something I don’t think even the books told well. I think he has always had a hard time weaving the mythological characters and themes into a modern story. Medusa was suppose to be dead, especially since Perseus (Zeus’s son already existed) All of the stories he weaves in have already been told in mythology.

Dogs don't chew and they're teeth don't fill all gaps like ours do.

Poseidon was perfectly cast. You need to watch Black Sails. He played the Pirate captain Flint, it was adapted from Treasure Island. The book. The showrunners are the same for Percy Jackson which is why I’m shocked this show is so bad because Black Sails may be one of the best shows adaptions of novel source material. You both should definitely check it out.

This show is proof that you can be a great novelist and a terrible screenwriter, on a show like this you cannot tell it from only Percy’s perspective. Had I not read the books I would have stopped watching two episodes ago. Rick was not the right person to write this and more importantly it’s not the right kind of material to adapt into a 30 minutes children’s show. The novels are told from one perspective and a tv show is not sustainable or suitable to that format The mythology is two dark and complex to be summarized in 8 -30 minute episodes. The strongest parts of this show have come in the form of the interplay between the gods and the children and other mortals. (Hermes, Ares, Poseidon and Sally) More focus should be put on them. The Medusa story was done well but I feel it like most the show suffers from tell not show. Which is bad storytelling. Had they taken the skeleton plot of the books and made the heart of the show the relationship between Percy and His mother and Father. I think it would have faired better. Three viewpoints Sally’s- Her story (shes a sighted mortal) Percy’s- His transition from mortal family to immortal family Poseidons- his story and the family story of the gods themselves. This could have been weaved into a beautiful story of familial conflict and generational trauma and the breaking of patterns. How your parents shape you and how you shape the future. How to err may actually be divine and to forgive may be human. That humanity may have something to teach the gods Instead what we have is mess. Mildly entertaining mess.

I wouldn't say im upset im just wondering if you guys are still like enjoying the show itself? Hopefully so because i would love to see more seasons because i am rather enjoying it

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

I haven’t really enjoyed the last two episodes, but the first five are pretty good. I’m hoping they crush the finale and we go into season 2 with them growing from having made a season as a team

@BrinkofMattness

6 ай бұрын

@@NerdyNightly Yea totally I totally get it. I hope they might be listening to some of the things people are bringing up and use it constructively fix what needs to be fixed give us more episodes and time per episode. Also work on pacing and other things that are brought up by a lot of people. I just don't want them to be like well that failed and scrap it 😂

@hikari9262

6 ай бұрын

​@@BrinkofMattnessWe all know the main issue. The short runtime in just 8 episodes.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

@@BrinkofMattnessthe episode length is not up to the show runners at all

Had I been Sally I would have been pissed that they let a unsupervised "Special Needs" child access to the roof.

@williamedmonds-gx7sq

6 ай бұрын

aw, didn't wait long enough.

Comment for Lance Reddick r.i.p.

The Underworld is not Hell, the characters aren't walking through Hell. This is Greek mythology, not Christianity. As people who say you are into the source material, it's really weird that you are talking about the Underworld in Christian terms

@Gradestar10

6 ай бұрын

Tbh tho, even in th books th punishment fields part is described very similar to most people's modern idea of ​​christian hell

@pinsandneedles3

6 ай бұрын

@@Gradestar10 What's your point? That a part of the Underworld that the trio didn't even see in this episode and the Christian Hell have similarities? That doesn't mean that people watching a story about Greek mythology should be using Christian terms

@Gradestar10

6 ай бұрын

@@pinsandneedles3 u wrote: 'this is greek mythology, not christianity', but even in th books th underworld has many similarities w/ th christian hell. Just this. N, btw, based on that scene in th 1^ book it's doubtful that in th riordanverse th erebus n hell are not actually, perhaps, th same thing. This show is based on riordanverse, not th actual greek mythology, soo..

@pinsandneedles3

6 ай бұрын

@@Gradestar10 No matter the similarities, this is Greek mythology (through the lense of Riordan, yes) and not the Christian Hell. I think that's a completely fair comment to make

Yeah ep was a little choppy and too much happens off camera between scenes in general this season. And the intention to make everyone feel more capable has been dialled up too much cos they just know things and there’s no figuring it out with no tensions. From immediately being “hey this is the Medusa chapter!” In ep 4 To this ep where Percy within a few seconds of finding out he was wrong about hades immediately comes up with Kronos as his first alternative which is implausible based on what Hades replies. It’s like they are angling for Ryan George to do a pitch meeting ep on the show, cos it’s filled with so much “so the plot can happen!” And “super easy barely an inconvenience” I like large parts of the show just not how It’s been put together

I think they are rushing through the story, I think they could have made the season or episodes longer to actually tell the story better.

@maciedixon3983

6 ай бұрын

That’s on Disney. They order the number and length.

Dude at least pay attention to the show if you’re gonna criticize it 🙄 some of your early comments were right but it feels like you’re just looking for reasons to trash it now when there are none because all of your criticisms exist purely bc YOU refused to pay attention. And sally jackson is not a bad mom??????????? Wow. I don’t think you know what a bad mom is. Just because a mom isn’t perfect doesn’t mean she’s BAD. She was young, she was scared, she was an orphan and then her uncle got cancer her senior year of high school and she had to drop out to take care of him (background info in the book idk if it will ever get mentioned in the show) so she had NO help, she had a magic child who attracted monsters, she couldn’t home school him because she had work and it was the least safe place in the world for him. Kronos has been mentioned you just didn’t feel like paying attention to Ares, and Sally reared Percy on Greek mythology if you recall. Tv show Percy is very well versed in the mythos.