Percy Jackson and the Olympians 1x4 REACTION! - I Plunge To My Death

[@ChainsawReacts]

I loved this episode! I hate that it was so short! Reaction playlist for Percy Jackson Season 1! kzbin.info/aero/PLhKj_eSYs0tsbRnPvqJ0cJmFfnq6DDNqj

[@monsterking1973]

Agreed I wish the episode was a bit longer but this is another solid episode

[@ChainsawReacts]

Yea that was my one nitpick

[@TheKing20501]

@@ChainsawReacts Same, the only thing i don`t like either is that they are just too Short xD

[@darthcicc2857]

​@@ChainsawReactsjust so you know nothing grabbed him and put him in the river in the book and the reason why was because he thought the arch went up and over the river so he just jumped in but since it actually goes next to it they had to change what happened

[@Tm-dn9ob]

@@darthcicc2857 it only occurred to me watching it that glass walls would have been a problem structurally

[@bluflavouredpudding]

The funny part about the fall from the St. Louis arch is that in the book he just falls into the water because Rick Riordan actually thought the arch went over the river Realizing it's actually about a hundred meters away fron the water surely made for some wild brainstorming in the writer's room xD

[@pinsandneedles3]

This is soooo funny to me. I had no idea 😭😭

[@emilylewis5373]

he jumps as an attack happens as well, he doesn't accidently fall like in the show. So since the book was released it was an fun "argument" on if the water grabbed him or if the explosion was enough to propel him to the river. @@pinsandneedles3

[@pinsandneedles3]

@@emilylewis5373 Lol, I can imagine. I'm a book reader and I remember the scene. I just don't know anything about the landmark so I just assumed the water was right under him

[@Tm-dn9ob]

From the description I always thought the window would be wall height aswell 😂

[@bluflavouredpudding]

@@Tm-dn9ob the description is not exactly accurate since Rick didn't look it up which makes it even funnier

[@juliag6126]

These gods are so unbelievably petty man. Athena really gave a monster a free pass into her temple to get her 12 year old and her camp mates just because one of them sent Medusa's head to Olympus, and mind you Percy thought he was doing a good thing. They suck fr lol

[@toriecarter2711]

And Annabeth just spent a good chunk of time defending her mother... Major ouch~~~

[@ChainsawReacts]

You have a point lol

[@patax144]

She turned someone into a spider because she was a better weaver than her, not surprised

[@juliag6126]

@jonathanthemegageek I've read the books as well and I genuinely think this isn't a case of the monsters manipulating them but rather Rick and the other writers doubling down on the fact the God's do SUCK. It's a theme that drives the main plot of the 1st saga but it's always brushed off with things like "they're gods, they can't intervene". Here they're really going the extra mile to show that Percy and *that* character are two sides of the same coin and it makes complete sense why so many campers turn on the gods later on

[@hazelventura]

​@@jonathanaimotoremember how she treated Annabeth in The Mark if Athena! we're just seeing her being a shitty god a lot sooner

[@kevinjohnanand]

I really wish we had longer episodes. Also, Percy tricking Annabeth into leaving was so in character for him.

[@midoriya-shonen]

I was blown away by their approach to this episode. That opening flashback wasn't in the books at all, but it set up the rest of the episode perfectly, and got me feeling all emotional too. And talk about subverting expectations -- the Arch fight started WAY differently in the book. There, they weren't confronted by Echidna at all until they were at the top of the Arch. They went because they had a layover and Annabeth was a huge architecture nerd. Since the elevator was too small, Annabeth and Grover started heading down and Percy was left alone with Echidna at the top, where she attacked him. Which is fine, but what they did in this episode was so much more exciting! I gasped when Percy tricked Annabeth into swapping places. It was such a badass thing to do, and such a Percy thing to do too. Especially since they added the part about Athena being mad at Annabeth because of him. I can't wait to see Annabeth and Grover's reaction next episode. It's going to be iconic!

[@amby8719]

yesss, honestly the extra moments between percabeth are amazing. better than the moments in the first books might i say. i’m really sad about the short episodes though. with the hype of season 1, i hope season 2 is epic with longer episodes.

[@KingsBard]

When Kronos says "She" is that super far forshadowing?

[@midoriya-shonen]

@@KingsBard Nope, he's talking about Echidna! She is the mother of monsters after all, so she's kind of a big deal. That dream wasn't in the book, but unless Kronos is referring to someone all the way in PJO's sequel series, there's no one else he could be referring to.

[@RealRoboKnight]

I love how it's not JUST an adaption of the books, but an improved version over the books, unlike the movies.

[@johnoosthuizen4129]

I feel it is equal good both have strength and weaknesses but I agree it is not just an adaptation. It feels alive like an alter reality but none of personality change

[@WarGrowlmon18]

Well Rick Riordan himself is behind this show unlike those horrible movies!!!

[@lucasoliver2571]

For the second season, they have two options for episode timing: 1) Keep the time short but increase the number of episodes to 10 instead of 8 2) Keep the 8 episodes, but increase the episode time to 40-50 minutes Other than that I have nothing to complain about

[@hikari9262]

I hope we get both. 10 episodes of 40-50 mins per episode. But Sea of Monsters isn't that long. Books 3, 4 and 5 deserve 10 episodes though.

[@lucasoliver2571]

@@hikari9262 Yeah, i think in Season 3 forward they should increase the episodes to 10

[@WhatsGnat]

This episode was AMAZING. this was my favorite part from the first book and they did it justice!!!! Ngl I teared up a little when Percy tried to sacrifice himself 😭

[@junkyuseum]

Bawled my eyes out. In the books, he was hopeful of Poseidon’s help before he jumped to his death but here, you could truly feel his hopelessness towards his father, his life… 😢

[@rafaelbalhes]

The episode was short, but so intense, i love it

[@KingsBard]

I love how the Nerieds look like Sea Angels

[@mercyriddle]

The voice underneath the river was a Neried, a sea spirit. If you watch with subtitles it says her name!

[@ChainsawReacts]

Oh ok, well I was wrong lol

[@bananaguard454]

Doesn't the neried appear using his mom's appearance in the book? If my memory doesn't suck, he wasn't that far off haha

[@lez_lyromero]

@@bananaguard454 De hecho si 😂😂

[@Meghancita512]

@@bananaguard454 I think Percy said that the nereid reminded him of his mom but my memory also sucks lol

[@MelGoethals]

Oh, maybe since you didn't think he was going to fall... The titles of the episodes, while also book titles, they do always come true in some way. It was part of the fun reading PJO cause you would read the title and go "Wait what???"

[@GhostBladeTV]

As a person who never read the books either I did like the episode theme of “the hunt” and Percy being poisoned and pushing annabeth and Grover to safety is a good symbolism of the injured creature of the pack always pushing themselves to protect the ones they care about. Its the little details that make the show enjoyable

[@doctordoom6467]

Oh damn why did it just end like that! I haven’t entirely read the books but I know what happens. But still, come on, give us the next one! They need to get right into making the next four seasons for the next four books!

[@ToTheKneeProductions]

i really hope the show does super well so we can get the next series of books too. they add a whole new suite of characters and they are awesome

[@amby8719]

@kokopium8003maybe, i hope s2 gets longer episodes/more.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

The next chapter is pretty short actually. It's a Nereid, a sea nymph that Poseidon sent to give Percy a message. But in the book version, Percy is also dealing with some not so good thoughts including a wish that he could drown.

[@YaneryMeza17]

Funny you should mention Disney+ acquiring this as an IP! It does have 3 sequel series, a stand alone following a different character in this universe and 2 other series that take place in the universe based on other mythologies. Book count is currently at 23 books in this universe and counting!

[@patax144]

Netflix is set to adapt the Egyptian mythology books the Kane Chronicles

[@Danieiteman3516]

That was my exact same reaction when percy sacrificed himself lmaoook

[@peabeanmilk]

HELL YEAHHH ANOTHER AMAZING REACTION this episode got me HYPED man holy fuck the writing and visuals and music is soooo good 😭😭😭😭 youre so right all the character interactions and acting were BRILLIANT AAAA

[@ChainsawReacts]

Thank you!

[@patax144]

The episode was great it gave great character moments for our 3 leads, it was short, a couple more scenes in the end at the river would have worked, but I truly loved the ep, it had some of my favorite book scenes and themes, can't wait for the next one

[@rafaelbalhes]

That was fast, as fast as the episode itself 😂

[@ChainsawReacts]

I edited as fast as I could

[@DisneyFan16672]

Glad you’re enjoying it buddy! So much fun up ahead. Wouldn’t dare spoil it for you. 👍👍

[@ChainsawReacts]

Thank you for no spoilers!

[@DisneyFan16672]

@@ChainsawReacts You’re most welcome. It only gets better from here, that I can assure you. 😊

[@maciedixon3983]

Won’t spoil it. Glad you like it

[@borjankosarac3645]

A small, mythologically-consistent detail in the show that wasn’t in the books: the Chimera (which is actually its name, not breed or species) is female, but the book’s depiction was as a male which Echidna named “Sonny”. The beast being female yet having a male lion’s mane in visual depiction is kind of an in-joke amongst fanatics, as it signifies how many people didn’t understand sexual dimorphism (at least not prominently). I also liked the design as it consolidated the ideas behind the chimera - instead of three heads, the lion head has the goat horns while the snake is still the tail and more scorpion-like.

[@Gradestar10]

This chimera seems to have been mixed w/ th manticore given its scorpion-like tail w/ poisonous spines. In th books she only had 3 heads in her oldest incarnation in 'pj n th greek heroes', while in 'tlt' she only had 2 heads. Btw, in 'th demigods files' it's said that apparently th chimeras in th world of pj are a species, w/ th males they have th head of a lion, th body of a goat, a blood-caked mane, n a 10-foot-long diamondback snake-headed tail which grows out of its shaggy behind while th larger females have th head of lioness, th body of a goat, w/ a 6-foot-long horns on her head n a 15-foot-long king cobra-headed tail on her behind

[@josslyngoodson]

“That has to be Hades I think.” 😂😂

[@WarGrowlmon18]

The episode titles are taken from the book's chapters, but they actually cover 2 to 3 chapters total.

[@katesullivan4707]

A funny story, the actor who plays Percy has to usually get self tanner on because the Volume would reflect off of him, but for when he was poisoned, they only put red around his eyes. This was one of the scenes cut out of the movie that is in the books that people were really upset about because first its kind of important for Percy to know he can do that for both what I suspect will be the penultimate fight but also in the next book he is the companion on another camper's quest and that camper kind of rationalized bringing him because of that. But one thing the books don't do that the show could correct, is we never follow up with Chimera and her mother (there is a throwaway scene in another story set) but it would seem like she is the perfect active enemy for Percy. Kind of a mirror image of his mother.

[@penguin50279]

i agree this episode was way to short 😢

[@ChainsawReacts]

But still very good!

[@ethanrhode5281]

I agree it was way too short but I loved it. Hopefully the next four episodes have at least two one hour long episodes.

[@ChainsawReacts]

Idk if they will, Disney is known to give shorter episodes, but just go back to the 40 minute episodes

[@johnoosthuizen4129]

I don't want to spoil anything but it's fun to whach someone who never read the books enjoy the show and fall for all the same red herrings I felt for on first read

[@ChainsawReacts]

That’s a good thing lol I want to be surprised

[@johnoosthuizen4129]

@@ChainsawReacts good then I guess you see what I mean later and I will see how much you liked it

[@artlly_]

Love your reactions keep it up!!!

[@ChainsawReacts]

Thank you so much!

[@maylapaty]

Teremos as PARCAS no próximo! AMEI!!!

[@emilylewis5373]

Anyone else think he is going to loose it when he figures out the dreams.

[@fie97]

I tell you!!! Percy's power is the most OP among all demigods! You tell me he could literally breath underwater? That's such a cheat! /Not to menation he can do alot other things that equally or nore powerful than this

[@WarGrowlmon18]

He's the son of the Sea God, breathing underwater is one of his most basic abilities. That's nothing honestly. And yeah, he's seriously powerful, but children of the Big Three tend to be. Thalia, after she's resurrected from the pine tree, is pretty powerful too as is her Roman brother Jason. Full brother no less, not a half sibling. Nico di Angelo can teleport through shadows and command THE DEAD!!! But Percy tends to be the most powerful of them all, even amongst the Big Three kids. He can control water, does some pretty cool stuff with it honestly, he's caused some pretty powerful storms a few times (Poseidon is also the Stormbringer) AND he once caused Mount Saint Helens to erupt by accident. With himself inside.

[@R0ary]

The Chimera wasn't too egregious, but a part of me would have preferred it was actually the chimera of myth, rather than whatever it was. The chimera was a creature with a lion head and goat head, and a snake for a tail. So, I get that that would be a little difficult to make so it didn't look kind of goofy, but a part of me really wished they tried. And they left out one of my favorite jokes from the book: "Isn't that a kind of anteater?"

[@Gradestar10]

In th book she has th head of a lion w/ a mane stained w/ dried blood, a goat-like body n a rattlesnake instead of a tail. This is her canonical description in her most recent incarnation. In 'pj n th greek heroes' she has a different appearance, more similar to her mythological counterpart, w/ th size of a mammoth, th front part of th body like a lion, th back part of a dragon w/ a snake-tail n a goat's head that breathes fire on its back at th junction of th 2 halves of th body. Percy says that monsters often change appearance over time to explain th differences. Btw, in th homer's myth th chimera is described practically like the 1 in th show, w/ a single lion's head n a dragon's tail

[@junkyuseum]

I liked the different approach they did with the initial confrontation with Echidna but I hate how they keep cutting the climax of fight scenes in each episode. Percy put up with fights he almost died in better than this. I really hope the show does not focus on his water powers to prove his power as a forbidden child cause, seriously, as a swordsman, Percy’s already incredible.

[@emilylewis5373]

I think in some ways they had to cut to time because they cut the time at camp. in the books he is at camp for about a week and trains with luke and is shown, via luke, that he is a quick study as a swordsman. I assume they will spend more time with sword play as the seasons happen.

[@junkyuseum]

@@emilylewis5373 i dont understand why they had to cut his training with Luke, tbh. It’s not like the episodes are an hour long. 😭

[@emilylewis5373]

It doesn't make sense to me either. My guess is that it has something to do with a casting/preproduction issue.@@junkyuseum

[@ninakrishnamurthy6674]

I mean, this is pretty much how the fight with the Chimera goes in the book. He gets badly hurt, loses his sword, and jumps off the arch because he can't fight without Riptide. He doesn't actually defeat the Chimera in the book

[@junkyuseum]

@@emilylewis5373 or what people mostly assume: the lack of runtime. Do Disney always stick with a 30-min episode?

[@reymarkcasipit5296]

2:35 😂😂

[@thomaswren8508]

You are not the only one upset the episode is this short but honestly we are running out of chapters, there are 9 left and the first two episodes were 4 chapters each

[@nicoleterego]

9:11 You're right. It's so shooort. We need more.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

The episode titles are taken from the book's chapters, but they actually cover 2 to 3 chapters total.

[@nicoleterego]

@@WarGrowlmon18 And? The runtime is still short.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

@@nicoleteregoYeah, I think this one only covered one chapter of the book too. It's still A LOT better than the movies though!!! And it follows canon pretty closely too. The fight at the Arch basically ended there too. The next chapter, where he's at the bottom of the river, is a pretty short one so they'll probably only need a couple of minutes at the start of the next episode. The only thing missing from the ending scene of this one is the Nereid telling Percy to go to the beach in Santa Monica and Percy's internal thoughts about giving up. The river healed the poison. In the book, he only got bit during the fight at the top of the Arch, the episode dragged that out much more than the book ever did. BUT Percy's water healing DOES have its limits: he's stung by a Pit Scorpion near the end of the book and the water is only able to hold it back briefly. Chiron has to heal him from that one and he was lucky to survive it.

[@nicoleterego]

@@WarGrowlmon18 Why are you always lecturing me bro. I knoooow. I'm not saying it's bad. I love the show bruh. I'm just saying I want more. There are a lot of things they could've added for context (ex: longer conversation about pan, the pink poodle to give context why they got the money to buy ticket). I also know that they've covered most of the chapters now. The Nereid telling Percy to go to Sta. Monica will probably be seen next ep because there's no way they're going yo leave that out. Also, please stop commenting spoilers everywhere. Or atleast put some warning? There are non-book readers lurking everywhere so stop spoiling the fun. 😩

[@aryaisthebest6540]

This episode was great. I wish it was around 50 minutes though.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

The episode titles are taken from the book's chapters, but they actually cover 2 to 3 chapters total.

[@ellorybelle]

While i love your reactions as a mythology nerd in general i will say without referring to anything about this series only the mythology it draws inspiration from...you seem to be doing the modern media thing of conflating Hades god of the underworld (which is all of death not just damnation) with like christianity's satan/the devil.