I feel like the lotus casino is one of the few things the movie actually did better than the show.

@chelisey13

6 ай бұрын

genuine question (really not trying to start anything, just curious) why do you think so?

@Creek932

6 ай бұрын

​@@chelisey13 I think the show just took a more boring route with it. The whole point of the Lotus Hotel is that it's like a drug that you can't escape from. The movie did a pretty good job of selling the fact that the characters were basically high on the Lotus' magical effects and being sucked into the trap. In the show, they only miss the deadline because of a dull, exposition-heavy conversation with Hermes rather than actually getting addicted to the casino. And I don't like how Grover immediately thinks of the story of the Lotus flowers. It continues the show's disappointing trend of skipping over all the buildup and mystery by having the characters figure everything out too quickly.

@Nick-nt1sb

6 ай бұрын

@@Creek932 I actually prefer them figuring things out quickly over how it was done in the books because grover was basically prepared to navigate this world his whole life, it makes more sense that he does remember the story. Overall, I have to say that I truly enjoy this show, it is definitely a comfort watch, but I find that that is something I appreciate.

About the criticism and it being a kids show: Even if the ideas and plot and design are oriented at kids, the criticism seem to be mainly with the execution/implementation of the main plot. It being a kids show doesn't justify poor execution of e.g. a walk&talk.

Also had a quick thought on the pearls he could definitely end up losing one in the chaos of the underworld. Also think the part where their deadline already lapsed is such an interesting twist that even book readers didnt see coming. The oracle said he would find the bolt and return it not when it would be returned 😂. Classic Rick writing there.

On the topic of the solstice passing I want to quote this tweet I read: "The solstice deadline passing in the show shows also to deepen the foil between Luke and Percy's characters. Both failed their quest from the gods. One returned to camp and received pity and scorn (Luke). The other kept going and received glory and love (Percy)." I agree this episode was the worst so far. I read somewhere that in preparation for season 2 the showrunners and Rick and gonna fix mistakes/kinks that the first season has so I do think (like many other shows) season 1 might be a little rocky when adapting the source material to the small screen but I'm hopeful it'll get better... hopefully longer episodes...

@gabnel1000

6 ай бұрын

I personally find that to be a terrible decision but hey who cares

@Zi-Ara03

6 ай бұрын

​@@MelanieJenkins0 Uh Rick only wrote episodes 1-2 and episode 5. If you don't know shit about the production then don't spread lies on it

@hikari9262

6 ай бұрын

​@@Zi-Ara03Not all writers are credited for all episodes, but definitely all writers are in the writers' room to discuss the whole plot of the entire show. Because if that's not the case, then some things that happen in the previous episode with another writer may be different in another episode with another writer.

One Piece live did so much better with night scenes. You could see all the action and the characters colors popped, yet you still knew it was night.

fun fact: that last scene of percy in the water was the last one they shot, so that's the oldest we gonna see walker this season

12:38 same reaction regarding the pearls, but looking back at it, it shows that Poseidon cares for Sally. And we haven't seen the next episode yet but the preview is making it look like they will lose 1 pearl. Yeah, all the changes are definitely there for screenplay drama.

So from the POV of someone who hasn't read the books I like that it had that exposition in this episode and i think this is the episode where I stopped thinking poorly of all the gods, like I can really see that the gods are really tying their best in some of these cases in very tough circumstances. Also the casino not being too exciting kind of shows even the best case scenario they weren't really going to get through their in time. On the other points the kids not showing any urgency was a bit confusing and the darkness at the end was a bit rough. Also more time to flesh out all the episodes would not go amiss as the world from what I've seen of the show has been very rich and interesting and could do with more time to explore. That being said I'm big into Greek mythology so they could literally spend an hour per episode just making references to things or humanizing different gods like they did here and I would lose my geeky mind.

@cosmicriptid

6 ай бұрын

Honestly go back to not liking the gods. Poseidon and Hermes do at least care though. They think they are doing the best they can, that doesn't mean they are doing good.

I liked the ep but felt it could have been more fleshed out and done more with the setting, no reason for it to be so short.

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely agreed

@sonicsean34

6 ай бұрын

@@NerdyNightlyIt has definitely been an “I like it but why did they do it this way” season. I hope they really look at the feedback to make s2 more balanced. (also maybe they can be more mindful of hair and makeup continuity cos I swear Percy’s hair changes length, volume and waviness between scenes a lot and they prob filmed the parts months apart but it's made it wired for me and my image of Percy cos he keeps looking slightly different every sequence change)

@AnxietyRat

6 ай бұрын

​@@sonicsean34yeah, I've heard that ALL of the underwater scenes were filmed at the same time and were filmed LAST in the shooting... So yeah anytime he is underwater he is going to physically look older and his hair is probably going to look different. 🤷‍♀️

The Lotus is only there for the Hermes scene and the Di Angelo Easter egg. If it wasn't for this, I'm sure Rick would have had the casino cut

@aceofspade2120

6 ай бұрын

It sets up things later

@angelodavis7780

6 ай бұрын

@@aceofspade2120 yes , that's what I mean, if it wasn't for that , surely they would had cut this

@karatekoala4270

6 ай бұрын

But why cut it?

@angelodavis7780

6 ай бұрын

@@karatekoala4270 In the book they go there looking for a place to rest, so that's something that for the TV series they could easily cut. But add the Hermes character, and you do some exposition, it works for future references and at the same time you have a way for them to get to SM.

@bellesvideos9578

6 ай бұрын

Facts

I'll say it for everyone that's followed Uncle Rick since forever: All of the changes were done to make the entire series more cohesive from the beginning vs as the books did, because Rick has said multiple times before that he writr them differently now. So, while it's difficult, as with any book to movie/tv show adaptation. I'm also ok without everything being a show vs tell. Percy being told that time works differently by the God of time and space makes sense that he would be in a place where time passes differently. Also, certain things aren't going to be shown in a Disney kids show that were acceptable for the book. A deer killing people people isn't gonna happen, too close to a school shooting. The scene is dark, which is accurate for the being at night, we are just use to having the night fully lit. Tl;dr Rick approved all of the changes to the story for a reason. He was and is a very intentional in his writing. And while the original story works for the book, it doesn't work for a tv show on Disney. The movie seems to be made more for you, as it's action based. I truly can't listen to these takes, as the lotus isn't really important here

@agrimmeon9308

6 ай бұрын

Gods. You want this show to happen so bad that you're willing to delude yourself. Rick is not some infallible deity incapable of making mistakes. The very gods in his books show that they aren't so.

@aceofspade2120

6 ай бұрын

@@MelanieJenkins0 Fully disagree, as the Percy Verse is one of the most complete in all of writting

@aceofspade2120

6 ай бұрын

@@agrimmeon9308 Anyone can be infallible, and Uncle Rick isn't perfect either. But unlike everyone else in these comments, he's created a #1 best selling book series that has spaned books, movies, tv shows, and musicals. If he is ok with changing the story in a way to make it better, then who else is better qualified to do so than the actual creator of the story? The original story wasn't perfect, and had plenty of plot points that needed to be cleared up. I also don't think the show is perfect. But there is a difference between a critique based on the lore of the world that is established vs personal opinion. While I could go scene by scene and comment by comment, why waste my time any further at this point. So you love the reaction and agree? Keep watching and licking the video. it's so inaccurate that is so painful to keep trying to watch, so I'm not.

@aceofspade2120

6 ай бұрын

@@MelanieJenkins0 nah just an author, creative writer, actor, voice actor, and director that's read the series and other adoptions. Terrible takes are just that, and someone should speak against it instead of echo chamber it.

@aceofspade2120

6 ай бұрын

@@MelanieJenkins0 cool feeling. But it's all good. You don't get it or prefer not to. If I wasn't getting this notification, you would likely never see me here again

19:00 you are absolutely right. There are different techniques to lighting Black people, the same way it's different for when we get tattoos. Also it wasn't until the rewatch with you that I noticed the problem with the casino. The actors ability was enough to distract me from the problem with the casino. There was a rollercoaster you can see outside going around it but no one mentions it and it was very low energy. Like another 15 minutes could've solved that without changing much else. Doesn't have to be a dance number, but be distracted enough to easily lose focus.

Re: darkness. It’s color-timed for Dolby Vision, and so wasn’t nearly as dark for me. Blame whoever did the SDR color timing.

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

Why on earth would they do that on Disney+? That's an insane decision given so many people watching it will be on less than dolby screens...

@sonicsean34

6 ай бұрын

@@NerdyNightlyit is insane cos the normal standard is to do separate SDR and HDR grades for movies and shows. The only other productions I've seen mess this up have been GOT and HotD Super Dark Eps by that one director obsessed with 5 nits brightness. It looks great on Dolby Vision, particularly in a dark room but I’ve been watching many reaction channels and seeing the dark scenes in SDR clips makes me feel bad for ppl putting up with that

I’ve been wondering why things seem to be missing, It feels like they took 10 mins out of every episode for some reason and I don’t get it. Maybe to sell an extended edition but I doubt it and that would be dumb of them…

Agree about the lack of energy, Ahsoka had alot of this too. I don't get how directors can see this and go, "cut, print, moving on!"

Yes the show started with Annabeth being sometimes more unsympathetic as her book-counterpart, but that is because we needed the time spend with Luke (again runtime-problem), but she hast had the biggest transformation so far of the maintrio going from a stand-offish, know-it-all, aloof, traumatized soldier-like girl, that blindly adores the gods to a friend that stands up against the gods for Percy, jokes with and confindes in him and trusts him more that the gods/her mother, while still being smart and strategic. I think people tend to forget how rude she could be at the beginning of the book too, letting their Image of Annabeth from later books overshadow her flaws in the first one. And while she knows a lot - just like said last episode - she doesn't know it all and thinks she is better that the gods (e. g. thinking she can steal Hermes keys with out him noticing, her thinking she can solve the throne trap or Alecto: was she saying that Annabeth is the best demi-god etc? Yes, but she was using Annabeths pride, too, to get to her. One of the points of Annabeth imo ist that she shouldn't have to be the strong soldier, but should be allowed to be just a little girl, who cares for her friends). She is putting up a facade to not get hurt and is giving Percy a hard time because she learned that love hast to be earned. Her identifying Medusa/Cutting them going to the Achery for her was fine imo, because with them being hunted it really wouldn't make sense (problem here is the lacking tension again, show us them running to the Arch and let Annabeths weakness be shown in the Casino, since we already cut out her fear of spiders. And don't make her know every myth out there, that kills the tension from the book anyway). They should empathizes on the Trios Hunger/tiredness more, too (again: Rise the stakes! Show us Zeus anger thought the weather, let us figure out some things by ourself, don't let them guess every villian or them introducing themself. It's Like the show is afraid of tension and suspense because they wan't to make it a kids Show! With the topics in the Story a Show for 12-13 years old would work better imo. Percy Jackson in a visual medium is always going to be more "violent" than the book: I would deal with that thought a PG-13-rating and not "toning down the story" because a.) kids, b.) Not enough run-time and c.) budget/expensive CGI (Percy saving Annabeth in the Tunnel of Love). If action is too expensive: Make Grover wear long trousers, we don't need to see his legs every episode and make the action scenes longer in exchange. I know Rick Riordan desperatly wants this to be a children show (age 8+ maybe), I'm not sure if the story isn't to dark for that ... And don't make things just to bei different from the movie! While I do agree that the actress for Anbabeths line delivery wasn't the best for a few times, I don't think it's that bad and I can live with that in the first season because she really shines in other moments, fits well with the trio and has a good banter with Scobells Percy (the Tunnel of Love scene was amazing for a 12 year old!). I actuallly really Like her character arc. I also think it sometimes IS the script giving her far too dialog-heavy, unnatural sounding, info-dumping dialog without flash-backs etc. to help (show don't tell!!!) like the Harry Potter movies did well. The whole trio/show looses some of it's spark in those scenes, they should try a voice-over/narratation from Percy for that. I also think that: We aren't used to seeing black female strong (and she is strong!), smart, somewhat stoic characters on television often. I think If she was white and blonde some would have less problems with her behaivour and see more of her vurnuable site (which isn't racist per See it is just us learning what to expect from certain Media characters). There are studies in how we perceive characters in media and we often start with a stereotype in our head, adjusting the characters behaivor etc. to that stereotype to avoid kognitive dissonanz (the "cute blond princesses" sass is charming, while it is rude/angry for the "strong black woman"), so I like that they start with the "strong black girl" stereotype slowly destroying the walls she has build around herself to project herself from getting hurt. It could actuallly lead to a very good portrayal of a three-dimensional black female character, that learns to loosen/open up, letting others in and allowing herself to be the 12-year old kid with feelings that she is and not a unbothered soldier that reacts a certain way because of her trauma. The idea of Percy showing her "real love" (platonic and romantic later on) that he got from his mother is very cute if you ask me and works. Their hug being a perfekt example of showing that she does care and needs human connections, she is just afraid to allow/show that (the panic in her eyes after she has hugged Percy? Perfect!). People may disagree with me, but like that she started so stand-off-ish, it makes the change more noticable and shows how we are formed by trauma/wrong ideas about our "worth" by our parents (umconditional love for Percy vs. glory/sacrafice/being strong and perfect, without a real Connection for Annabeth). I think there ist one think the show is lacking in generall: fun! Let them be 12-year old ADHD-kids! Let them joke more, laught together, talk about stuff that isn't Info-dumping or character background-Information! That's how we bond with the Harry Potter-Trio: who doesn't love it when Harry sneaks Up on Draco/Hermoine/Ron and starts the snow fight? The books is pretty funny too! The Problem here? Not enough run-time so I really need Disney to get it together! That sounds like i'm not liking the show, but I really enjoyed every episode so far -really loved 3+5 (I just really like the trio). Just think it could be better and honestly: Where the hell ist the Budget???

The absence of the whole plot with the pearls and the change with them being too late and failing the quest are kind of grating to me. Finding the pearls was such a huge part of the book and I don't think that their trip so far has been engaging enough to replace it. In the book, time doesn't move more quickly, it just doesn't pass like it does outside. Someone can enter in the 1970s and still be there, unchanged, in the 2020s. Here, they weren't distracted by the casino at all. Their time was taken up with looking for Hermes and talking to him. Even with Grover, he wasn't distracted by the casino, but by the possibility of finding Pan. There wasn't anything special about the casino, except for the time thing. If that hadn't been added, they would have literally left only minutes after they went in. And didn't Percy have about two weeks for the trip in the book, instead of just five days? We've seen so many good adaptations lately that it's severely disappointing to me that this one is so lacking. To me, at least.

@Andjelka99

6 ай бұрын

what are you on about for perls, it happened like in the show? He was just given them. The addition of one more makes more sense, showing us that Sally was thought of and if it ends up playing out like in the books that means we're loosing one pearl which will make everything more tragic at the end. I'm waiting to see every episode to judge how and why we got exposition or plot shift and if it all makes sense in the end

@psychokitty71

6 ай бұрын

@@Andjelka99 I was confusing parts of the plot of the movie and the book. You're right about the pearls, but I still don't like the way the time for the quest was cut in half and that the quest failed. What are you talking about when you said it would make things "more" tragic? There was no tragedy at the end of the book. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover each went their separate ways to do their own things and Percy was reunited with his mother. And she ended up making some positive, major changes in her life. Where's the tragedy?

I think i liked the previous episode of the show over this one. This one also feels kinda rushed, as some previous episodes have bevore. Like, the stuff is all there (at least thematically) but like, it has no room to breathe. Let's see what Nerdy and Clarus think!

@Wrzlprnft

6 ай бұрын

I think "bland" as Nerdy brought it up is probably what i meant with rushed. Things happen one after another without any major driving energy behind it. The actors really are the reason i keep following along. Every episode there is someone that's just fun to watch.

@angelodavis7780

6 ай бұрын

I'm just here to see how far it goes , I love HoO, so just waiting to see if we can make past season 5 hahahaha

@Wrzlprnft

6 ай бұрын

@@angelodavis7780 Yeah, i am also curious on where it goes and to what it culminates. I am still expecting it to all come together more.

I miss the Parthenon in Nashville. One of my favorite scenes from the book. And actually an actual site in the real world.

Deer Hunter is what I thought Rick Riordan was David using when he had Grover playing a game murdering humans. It was a fun FFP back in the day.

@duaneswab3420

6 ай бұрын

Satirizining, not David. My tablet auto corrected for no reason.

Glad you enjoyed the book Nerdy. I do agree Annabeth is more improved in the show for sure, but she was still useful in the book as well and not a complete damsel in distress. There are plenty of times that Percy was only able to defeat someone was cause Annabeth had devised a plan or shared some helpful info….like for Medusa. In the book, she doesn’t put the invisible hat on her but she still provides Percy with a glass sphere that he can see her reflection off of. Still a smart cookie lol

I really don’t think the ending was that dark tbh 🤷🏻‍♂️ not like the The Long Night episode from GoT. Only changes I was a bit upset about was not including the Zebra for two reasons…it’s the title of the episode lol and it’s where we learn Percy has an ability to speak to horses and horse-like creatures. They haven’t given him this ability yet and I do wish the Casino was a little more enticing on the inside. The outside design was awesome but inside looked like a regular casino and I think the reveal of time passing could’ve been better executed. Overall though, I still enjoyed the episode. I like they are giving us more of Luke and Annabeth’s backstory early on as I always thought these details actually came pretty late into play in the books like Rick wasn’t sure where he wanted to the story to fully go when he wrote the first one and then expanded upon it in later entries

Love the prism it's like having a cell phone 😅

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, and they did a great job visualizing the effect here!

Annabeth as a character grows a lot throughout the book series

Yes! It’s shot so dark I have to watch it with all my lights off

I'm predicting they'll lose one of the pearls.

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

I don't know, with the episodes being only 30 minutes I think they might have just simplified for time

@Animalfriend777

6 ай бұрын

Stop talking reasonably!

@BellaStrda

6 ай бұрын

@@NerdyNightlyi honestly think it’s a budget problem and also I think they’ll learn from mistakes for season 2 ( if we get it)

@pinsandneedles3

6 ай бұрын

Something has to happen to one of the pearls for the prophecy to make sense ("you shall fail to save what matters most in the end"). Assuming that they will lose one, I think it's a good choice to have Poseidon give them an extra pearl because it shows that he cares about Sally

@calebray1834

6 ай бұрын

@@pinsandneedles3 exactly

The 30 minuteish run time is my biggest problem with nearly all of these Disney + shows. It's a huge detriment to so many of the shows they are making.

The car driving scene was my favorite part.

I was saddened there were no zebras despite the title.

I’m not gonna lie, this episode was kind of crap, in fact the only good episode so far has been ep 5

Awesome vlog‼️I came into Percy Jackson from the films and I hated Annabeth from the films and so when I got into the books I didn’t like book Annabeth because of the film and because the film made it seem like Annabeth didn’t have ADHD. I love the series Annabeth now.

As much as I'm biased, being a fan and all wishing to defend it, I agree with you - there should have been a better way to do this episode and the rush and the enticing thing about the casino is gone. The book was still better 😂

I dare say the movie did the Lotus scene better

@apluscast

6 ай бұрын

Its not a dare, its a fact lol.

Here on KZread, the end for sure looks dark, if it looked like that to you when you were watching it, I get what you mean. When I watched it on my TV it wasn't that dark and I had no problems seeing anything though, I wonder why 🤔

I’m hoping they’re saving their budget for the Ares fight!! 🤞🏾🤞🏾

I think I am one of the only people who did not have problems seeing the beach scene

Not having read the books, I've been curious about the hype of this show, but felt rather indifferent and unmoved by it. hearing the budget per episode is on par with the Mandalorian blew my mind though, what are they doing? is this the showrunners way of getting away with severance packages?

This was the first episode of the e season where I was really disappointed which is a shame cause we’re ramping up to the climax

Nerdy your gonna have to take it up Rick 😂🤣

@angelodavis7780

6 ай бұрын

I think that's the only reason why I'm just having fun with the show, if Rick is the one changing it , who am I to say anything 😂😂😂

@hikari9262

6 ай бұрын

​@@angelodavis7780Thing is, he isn't the only one doing the screenplay writing. There are a lot of them in the writer's room. And they all had to agree with all the changes. The episode may feel underwhelming, but the purpose of the casino is still conveyed. They definitely can't show the same thing with the movie where they show that scene which is akin to kids being drugged.

@angelodavis7780

6 ай бұрын

@@hikari9262 I like to think that in this case, the writers are following Rick's blueprint. That change that was done on the last episode, I mean they must have run this by him, to see how they could change this in a way that works . Let's see, the next two episodes will give us that answer. I'm happy, we heard Nico, and that was enough for me 😍

@alwaysbam

6 ай бұрын

@angelodavis7780 yeah from his interviews he was very excited to have the creative control. Which is why I'm rolling with the punches. 😂🤣

@agrimmeon9308

6 ай бұрын

All of you are so desperate for a good adaption after the movies, that you will settle for anything that has a modicum of improvement. Because Rick is so heavily involved in it's creation, you know that there's no chance you are getting another adaptation in the future. Rick isnt infallible. Rick isnt perfect. And this is Rick's first time truly HELPING adapt a TV show from his books. He isn't listed as showrunner or director, so he damn sure isn't making this show alone, despite his influence. There are an endless amount of possibilities as to how this show could've been adapted, even with Rick's help, but under a different teams of creators and even under a different company. You're settling for this version because you're desperate

First movie was great, second movie bombed. I think they are trying to hard. I mean eight episodes aren't enough to cover the book

Agree with few points of yours but I have to say people have glamorised the casino too much, it's literally barely in the books, we go past it so fast. Only reason I remembered it cause we have later characters mention it and is used as plot point and cause of the movie. I don't care for perl changes, it will make everything more dramatic for the finale. Saw from people who've seen the whole show already that last two episodes are amazing so I can't wait. Also saw report on runtime for first 2 episodes and it's already in top 10 shows, I really really hope we get new season, writers will have a chance to fix issues from s1 plus Disney will hopefully see that people care for this IP and give it more

I've never read the books but WOW. Listening to you guys' description and knowing what we could have gotten is just... SAD. This could have been such a fun episode where we got to see the kids finally be kids in the midst of being on this very adult quest. Could have been wonderful for character development too. And, yes! This episode was just another example of people not knowing how to light Black and Brown ppl. Smdh. So sad. Disney has too much money to be slacking like this.

@leilahussain9171

6 ай бұрын

The casino in the books is barely five pages of the chapter and is mostly used as a plot device to make time move faster. As someone who’s read all the books, I much prefer this over what it was because it introduces things earlier the books have a hard time establishing later.

@youngstar312

6 ай бұрын

@@leilahussain9171 It's 3 pages long. They go to their room, then play some games realize what's happening and are out.

He had his learner's license at thirteen? What?

Bro the hate is so unnecessary 😂 like sure the books were great I guess but this isn’t a book stuff needs to be made a certain way it’s not a imagination it’s a live action show 😂❤

@ExtraterrestrialUnleashed

6 ай бұрын

yes it does that's the point of a book adaption

@agrimmeon9308

6 ай бұрын

Yet GoT managed to bring its far more comprehensive books, with a lower budget, to life in its early seasons. Yall want this show to be good so bad that you're deluding yourself. This book could've been adapted into a show by a much more adequate degrees. As terrible as the movies were, at least the Lotus Casino was fun. To the point were fans were crying for Poker Face to be included leading up to this episode. Rick himself even commented on the matter. If the movies could give this scene energy the show could've too. We have two adaptations of the Lightning Thief now. You do realize that under different writers and directors there is an endless amount of possibilities of how a book can be adapted right? You're settling for this version because you're desperate. Now that Rick has heavily involved himself there is no chance at a future, better adaptation. And every fan like you knows that. That's why you're grasping for what you can get.

@BrendelMank

6 ай бұрын

@@agrimmeon9308 game of thrones literally was so bad they even tried to redo it with hod

@agrimmeon9308

6 ай бұрын

@@BrendelMank Crazy how I specifically nentioned its successful early season. And Hotd is not meant to be a redo of GoT, lol. Its called a spinoff, specifically a prequel. A number of shows have them buddy. And its a completely different story. One no where near the same quality as the Asoiaf books that GoT was adapted from. There were multiple prequels that began development 4 years before the final season of GoT even aired. House of the Dragon was the only one that made it off the cutting room floor. You're incredibly misinformed.

Yeah, it was a pretty boring episode. Where was the zebra?

Thank you! This show is so boring and I don't understand how.. its almost impressive

I hate to say that, but it's true that the movie had more action than in the show, everything seems to slow and not exciting. Even the fight with the beast in the Arch, was lame compared in the books where you felt all the actions. That's what's disappointing about this show.

Heigh-ho Disney.

I am quite disappointed overall to be honest. I think its a mix of poor choices and Disney’s bizarre show structure. Every episode is a different length and I think we would get a lot of the stuff that is missing if each episode was the standard 45 minutes. Not to mention the huge budget that feels non-existant. With disney’s seemingly infinite money why is almost every show exclusively Disney+ suck?

💙💙💙

the thing for me when this show came out. i was sooo excited cause percy jackson series is finally gonna get the rught book to movie adaptation but after watch all 6. im honestly disappointed. as for someone who read and loved the book, this was not it. but if you compare the movie and series, the series is a tad bit better. watching this whole series felt like it was a lazy writing, they speedrun everything and maybe its cause of the 8 ep thing but come on. im really really hoping they will do something great on the last 2 eps

I hated this episode so much that I didn't want watch any other reactors react to it, because 1. why would I watch something this boring again, and 2. in case they praised it. But I knew you guys would rip it to shreds, so I was just waiting for your reaction. And I've been generally less critical of the show so far.

If y’all are going to criticize the show, then you have to delete comments that are racist like come on. I’ve seen four already completely hating on Leah and Annabeth.

@user-sw7ob2zk7p

6 ай бұрын

Stop race baiting

@leilahussain9171

6 ай бұрын

@@user-sw7ob2zk7p stop condoning hate against a little girl.

@leilahussain9171

6 ай бұрын

@@juliana-fu8hi are you stupid or dumb or both? There are no hate comments about Walker or Aryan, so they don’t need to delete any.

Was this a bad time to check in with this show? I watched the first episode, and felt it was *strictly* made for pre-teens, with no deviation. I am far removed from that demographic.

@AnxietyRat

6 ай бұрын

The books are made for preteens. Therefore the show adaptation is also going to be made for kids ... That's not to say that adults CAN'T like it and relate to it. I know a BUNCH of people who read the books when they were 18+.... And they do seem to be enjoying this show adaptation as well. But it ultimately is a children's show, yeah. It does deal with SOME deep topics but again it's a show for kids and a book series for kids. 🤷‍♀️ It's okay if you watch it or read it and relate to it... but it's also fine if it doesn't interest you because you're not the target demographic.

@funkyd3321

6 ай бұрын

@@AnxietyRat Right. You may not be saying it, but I am. I don't feel like this show can be enjoyed by adults. I'm a One Piece fan, and One Piece IS made for kids... But it doesn't treat me like one for reading it. An even better example would be the Percy movies! I felt they were acceptable "Young Adult" fare. Yet watching this show has a completely different tone, like that of old Saturday morning school dramas like Saved by the Bell, but aimed directly at kids not in High School yet. It's Disney. I understand that they do that kind of thing.

@AnxietyRat

6 ай бұрын

@@funkyd3321 I mean I'm 27. I read the books when I was around 12. I never said that adults can't enjoy the show... because I DON'T hold that opinion. As a 27-year-old, I'm enjoying the show. I do generally like darker stuff with more adult material but since I KNOW the source material... I'm liking it. I'm taking it for what it is and fully acknowledging that it is indeed a children's show and so of course it doesn't delve as deep into the darker topics as other shows that I've watched do. It's fine as a kids show. Not necessarily amazing or groundbreaking but it's alright. It's better than the movie adaptation, IMO, and that's really all I was expecting going in. It's fine if you liked the movie. They were much more actiony than the show... There have been a couple of reviews on KZread who have enjoyed the more fast-paced action of the movies... But I dislike the movies for other reasons than the pacing and action. 🤷‍♀️ As I said it's FINE if you aren't connecting with it as an adult... You definitely are not alone in that. But they're absolutely ARE plenty of adults who are enjoying it and who have read the source material as adults. So it's not exclusively for children... As clearly some adults are enjoying it, the show and the books. But the Target demographic is children... So obviously children are going to connect MORE with it and relate more to it and potentially enjoy it more than adults will. It's cool that you enjoy One Piece though I know a bunch of adults who also enjoy it. I have never been hooked in by what I know of the story... That's why different genres exist... Because different people find different things interesting... I've ALWAYS been very drawn to supernatural stories of gods and demons and magic and fantasy... That's not everybody's cup of tea.

@poisonxivy8602

6 ай бұрын

@@AnxietyRat I think the books were darker than the show. They mellowed the show so much. There's some gritty stuff in the books, especially in the later parts. They already excluded some things like softening Gabe's character. They'll probably also avoid the subject of Gabe hitting Sally as was discovered by Percy at the end of the first book. Sally straight-up murdered Gabe with Medusa's head, so let's see if they will include that or keep it out as well.

@skylla-charybdis

6 ай бұрын

There is a Poseidon/Sally)Percy(?)-flashback coming next Episode and from what ive heard it Deals with heavier topics so i'm excited for that

are the two hosts a couple?

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

Yup! Been married for 3 and a half years now!

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I was able to see everything in the dark when I watched it and I was able to see the dark scenes in your reaction.

So far, I think this was the worst episode (no energy, no action, no fun). Which is weird, because usually shows get more intense and interesting closer to the end. I didn't like the lack of light in some parts either, and it's not just this episode unfortunately. Feels like poor execution.

Really wish you hadn't read ahead. Oh well.

Gonna quit the show, then, or nah? Genuinely asking.

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

Nah, I like it mostly, this episode was the first real stinker. I'm very curious how they end it.

For me, the driving scene is so weird (but had more action than in the casino). They have a magic car but it's so boring with no effects no indication of magic whatsoever. The ramp is absolutely unnecessary and I wished they use all these unnecessary shots for more actions in the casino. In the books they just walked out and that's all. They could have Hermes call up a valet or something after they exit if they really want to do the fast travel car thing.

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I will just write a short description of book Annabeth and the tv seris Annabeth and you tell me which is the better character. First book one, she isn't stoic, she makes a lot of jokes mostly making fun of percy, she goes red when she sees luke, she's afraid of spiders, she loves architecture a lot, she's also smart, brave and cares a lot about her friends. Now show Annabeth she's smart, brave, kinda likes architecture and cares about her friends. Now can you spot the difference, firstly like 90 percent of women characters nowadays she doesn't have any negative traits, they also don't really talk about her dreams. So yeah i don't see how she's better then the book version. Unfortunately she's just another "strong femele protagonist" but with a little more heart. Sry for the long essey😂

@alexie5201

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, the "book" Annabeth feels more... human? Like, it's easier to relate with her, to sympathize with her, and she has more depth to her character. I don't care about Annabeth in the show, to be honest, because they haven't given me the reason to care.

Nerdy, the person who is not even done with book 1: the expert on all things Percy Jackson and what is and isn’t a good change or adaptational decision

@NerdyNightly

6 ай бұрын

Did you watch the beginning of this video where I said I finished the book? Like come at me for my opinions if you want, but at least be right 🤷🏼‍♂️

@ventusbruma1039

6 ай бұрын

I've read all the books and have been a fan of this series since it came out, and Nerdy is right. The pacing and writing, even sometimes the editing, of the show is OFF. It's either not snappy enough when it needs to be or too snappy when it shouldn't be. For example, his fight with Miss Dodds was WAY too quick and edited oddly. While the fight with the Minotaur was drawn out and shot in a way that took the tension out of the scene. This episode too, he's right about the casino. There are ways to make those scenes snappy, by adding in area shots and showing the people around them having fun and being high on the flowers, but they just didn't and that's an issue.

@sonicsean34

6 ай бұрын

@@ventusbruma1039yeah the Doors scene is over before it even starts and when Percy more or less effortlessly took out the minitour my first thoughts were not “Oh that was badass” but “Oh he should have done that instead of listening to his mum and she would be safe cos it was clearly not much of a danger to Percy lol “

@ventusbruma1039

6 ай бұрын

@sonicsean34 Exactly, that should have been MUCH quicker, like 30 to 40 seconds less of that scene, and his mom should have been nearly frantic with how she was talking, same as Grover. Percy being confused and slow would make sense, but for the tension to be there, the other two needed to act like there was more of a threat. Then she should have sent him away like she did and he got further before she started fighting. That way they could have inter cut her fighting and him running back the entire time instead of just having him standing there, watching. Him freezing and staring should have been reserved for her "death".

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