Is *Percy Jackson* good??? | Eps 1 & 2 Reaction

[@parzivalkni110]

The opening monologue is actually directly ripped from the opening of the book. Halfbloods do have ADHD and Dyslexia (battle reflexes and their minds are wired for Greek), and the story was written for uncle rick's son who has both of those. The stories actually started a bedtime stories for said son, before rick started writing them down. The movies really do not do the books justice, and the show looks like it is finally going to give us the adaptation we deserve!

[@logann-mackenziefroste563]

Yes this is what I thought the show finally shows the AdHD and dyslexia and how it is for people which the films just mentioned it and it and then it was like a neurotypical film.

[@midnightbattle4252]

I wish I had reflexes my adhd makes me process thing much slower 😭😭😭😭I also blame it on my horrible math skills (I get numbers confused🥸)

[@movienightwithjacqui]

It makes absolute sense that the opening monologue was ripped from the book! It just has that vibe lol. But it's really cool that Riordan included things like ADHD and dyslexia for the characters, since I feel like those are things that probably easy to overlook that certainly need representation as well. I'm glad to hear most fans seem to be happy with it so far! I'm certainly enjoying it 😊

[@inkognito503]

Fun fact: at first he would tell bedtime stories of the original Greek stories, when he told them all he started making up stories which gave birth to Percy Jackson!

[@aceofspade2120]

​@@movienightwithjacquiUncle Rick portrays all things you can think of accurately in his writing. And the humor is spot on for the series

[@andre1999o]

As a fan of the books, I'm really enjoying watching blind reactions of people who have never read them.

[@sophieellis7448]

Same!

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! I debated reading them before the show came out, but I thought it would be more appropriate to do a fully blind reaction, so I'm glad you agree!

[@simphiwinkosindaba1036]

Who else! I loved this reaction and I'm looking for more blind reaction

[@HannahBanana126]

Me too! I know its not okay for spoilers for the people who haven't read them, but for us readers who have read them and I know are analyzing every second of the show for Easter eggs or looking for special scenes that are in the book, its something that we all get scream and talk about, while the non-readers don't know unless they read them! It sounds mean and sounds like its only for us readers (WHICH IT ISN'T), but it feels a little special to us and is close to our hearts that another book that we love is getting to the big screen if done right!❤

[@alexachipman]

Agreed, I absolutely love it - such a different experience from those of us who have the books practically memorized at this point!

[@parzivalkni110]

The reason for Claris's violent reaction to breaking the spear is because it was a gift to her from Aries. Basically the only attention he has ever given her, and Percy broke it after embarrassing her in the bathrooms.

[@logann-mackenziefroste563]

Is it me but Ares gives all his kids the same gift or a similar gift because Frank will receive a similar spear in The Son of Neptune 😅

[@TheIndianDeity]

@@logann-mackenziefroste563well for one I don’t think he cares about them. And for two… I don’t think Ares is the creative type, especially when it comes to gifts

[@seansilence2697]

​​@@TheIndianDeity For sure, Ares is a terrible gift giver lmao. I can't even begin to imagine what Aphrodite gets as gifts

[@Mcherri]

@@logann-mackenziefroste563ares is a god of war of course all his gifts are going to weapons which is hilarious but also knowing his children could be like him and I think the only reason Percy was able to break the spear was because he is posideons son just as powerful as ares one of the big 3 child.

[@rorybisson756]

Claris's got such a great arc though. Ares does favor her amongst his children in the series but its not like he's the best when it comes to emotional things.

[@seansilence2697]

I love how they said "lets make the party god who isn't allowed to party be in charge of the children's camp" lmao

[@AZDfox]

I mean, it's supposed to be a punishment

[@seguaye]

he slept with the wrong nymph or something and had to spend a hundred years sober as the camp director, if i remember right

[@seansilence2697]

@@AZDfox I know, but it still makes me giggle all these years later

[@bigben5065]

The foreshadowing for Sally's death was in her story to Percy about Perseus and his mom, Perseus made it, but she never mentioned Perseus' mom making it and Percy gives her a look

[@sarahdenton7559]

Woah I never caught that!

[@MatthewCYN15]

Actually, Danae was alive in the myths.

[@noahspadgenske9875]

Yes yes yes, someone watching this show who isn’t carrying assumptions from the books or the movies! This is gonna be awesome!

[@jackcrofts-mullin461]

The book claims Percy’s abilities manifest themselves to look like several learning and living struggles. Demigods has trouble reading English because their brains are hardwired for Ancient Greek and the ADHD are their instinctive battle reflexes. So far I’m really enjoying the show and I hope this does well enough to adapt the rest of the books

[@movienightwithjacqui]

That's such a cool way to give representation to things like ADHD and dyslexia! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it as an adaptation so far, and I hope it continues to live up to the hype 😊

[@lightning0996]

@@movienightwithjacqui Rick Riordan's son has ADHD and dyslexia, the story of the first book "The Lightning Thief" was actually a bedtime story for his son.

[@RedRosey591]

@@lightning0996 that is so wholesome

[@Josiahamarshall]

9:27 "this man definitely has wise, old, sage, mentor vibes" More like wise, old, sage, centaur vibes.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

😂😂😂

[@loveeskyyy]

lmaooo

[@officersquidman]

Having read all the books... Yes, this is very accurate. Aside from characters' appearances (about which I give zero fucks) and Gabe (the step-dad) actually being worse in the book, it's just a few minor tweaks to flow better in a different format. Also, the trailers show that they included the Tunnel of Love of Doom, which I'm very much looking forward to!

[@kodykoolrocks]

One of the changes i love is that sally does not put up with his shit‼️‼️‼️ i love that and hes more pathetic and whiny here. Hes dependent on sally and its obvious hes only there bc she wants him there. Im looking forward to see lukes character change. The actor is doing a good job with the charming friendly mentor to Percy

[@ohifonlyx33]

Percy calls Gabe Smelly and doesn't like him and thinks he's a bum... he doesn't realize how bad he is until later.

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

@@kodykoolrocksI think those changes make it worse. Her fighting him would push most abusers away and in the books she wants him around because he’s so gross he literally keeps the monsters away.

[@mirenayuki8821]

Someone on Tumblr says that the ‘weird cuts to black’ are when the book chapters end and I think that’s pretty neat

[@valathor95]

I don’t think that’s accurate. I’ll have to look closer but I’m pretty sure that’s not true.

[@kimlarbiere2353]

It's where they're going to insert commercials once they introduce the sub levels on disney+ 😬

[@kayleighjones7669]

@@kimlarbiere2353that’s already a thing though, I know people that got Disney+ in the early part of last year and the lowest tier was with ads and that’s what they got

[@mrs.manrique7411]

@@kimlarbiere2353it’s actually for Disney Channel which is still running on the network. If you went to a hotel and paid for that channel, you might see these reruns with commercials in between.

[@thestrikernetwork125]

Man I’m so happy Percy Jackson is has gotten its FIRST AND ONLY Live action adaptation 🙂

[@iamdeathiamentropyiamdarks3517]

This show is trash compared to the movie.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

😂😂😂 touché

[@heyitsmira17]

​@@iamdeathiamentropyiamdarks3517 the trash movies aren't even mythology accurate lmao

[@audiobooksforfree7857]

@@iamdeathiamentropyiamdarks3517 Your opinion

[@iamdeathiamentropyiamdarks3517]

​@@heyitsmira17At least I was entertained

[@bvrritoe]

grover is a satyr (half goat/half boy) and in the first episode he says “i’m actually 24” satyr’s age differently than humans. so even though he’s 24 in satyr years, he’s 12 just like percy! hope that wasn’t confusing

[@zazasonza]

I don’t think they age fast, but slower. Saytr’s age a “year” every 2 years. Hope that helps :)

[@ethanaurora9580]

@@zazasonza yea that'd make sense. Grover has lives 24 years but aged only 12

[@alliyanasgalaxies]

In the books he's 28 tho

[@kikiscribbles]

​@@alliyanasgalaxiesin human years still, he still would've been 14 years old in satyr years

[@TheBrandonMinich]

The author of these books Rick riordan wrote character Percy to help his son who was struggling with adhd and dyslexia which as someone with adhd makes me love the story more somehow

[@movienightwithjacqui]

I love that! I can imagine a lot of kids appreciated that growing up

[@airii666]

yes, this is close to the books since the author was involved in the production unlike in the movies. there were some changes but nothing jarring, and it even elevated some aspects of the book imo. i really love that you caught unto many things too, and your commentaries made me very happy; you're so fun to watch. i'm looking forward to your reaction to the next episodes!!!

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you so much! See you for episode 3 😄

[@Isaly15xoxo]

Jacqui calling Mr. D Derek is the equivalent of him calling Percy Peter Johnson and I’m here for it 😂

[@amberstone4088]

Sally Jackson is one of the best moms in modern fiction

[@jonathanmendoza2319]

Me: I Think I'm In Love

[@stuffimobsessedwith]

I read somewhere that the black screen between scenes could be an indicator where a chapter ends in the book. I don't know if it's true or not, but a good guess for sure😁

[@movienightwithjacqui]

That never would have occurred to me, but it would be interesting if it were true!

[@Ne0Nights]

It’s because they also air the show on Hulu and Hulu has ads

[@sorchamiana]

Disney Plus now has an option to pay less and watch ads, so we may see more of these "sharp cut to blackscreen" moments in some of their other content going forward. I didn't even notice it until Jacqui pointed out though, so I think they're being as subtly as they can about it. 🤷😊

[@typo1345]

they didnt want Percy knowing about Sally (at least, just yet) because they didnt want Percy to act impulsively on that news. Cause also, by that time Grover goes to Chiron and Mr. D about that, they didnt know Percy was a child of Poseidon, so he had no reason nor business going to the underworld, and him rushing down into the underworld to confront Hades? Not a good idea

[@sorchamiana]

I'm curious about this. Do we really think Chiron and Mr.D didn't know his dad is Poseidon? Grover saw Percy manipulate water on the Yancy field trip and could have told them about that, plus Percy had no lingering injuries after the minotaur fight (which happened in the rain) so even if Grover said nothing about the water, it's possible that could've been enough for them to at least suspect. (Also they knew a grand quest was coming and a kid who took out a minotaur with no training certainly sounds like a fairly likely quest candidate). I do still think it's possible they didn't know and therefore wouldn't want him running off to the underworld if he had no business being there, but I also think it's possible they either knew or suspected and didn't want him attempting to rescue his mom at the expense of the quest's success. Because even after Percy has been claimed, when they are telling him about the quest, it still seems like they don't want Grover to tell him even then. Just wondering, because I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't know, but I do see why they might've had reason for secrecy either way. 🤷

[@justinsimons4125]

i havent read the book since middle school but this is fairly accurate to what i remember and the actor playing percy is perfect for the role

[@georgekeith6468]

Percy mom in the rain is her remembering the sea breeze of his father. I only refer to that since storms are more Zues but Posiedon is also known as the Stormbringer

[@raging_berzerk359]

So Grover is 24 here, however satyrs age about half as fast as humans making him only mentally around 12 years old

[@hanshotfirst4214]

I honestly feel bad for clarisse with the spear and her reaction. It was the only thing from her dad. Ares is implied to definitely favor his sons so she feels like she has infinitely more to prove to her dad.

[@EmperorDxD]

I always found that weird because I'm the mythology Ares Daughters was always his favourite all Amazon and all that was always his favourite and he would always spend time with them

[@berengustav7714]

I bet the show will make Ares equally douchey to all his kids,because he still respects women more than most male gods.

[@warcatfurever101writeroffanfic]

I’ve never read the books. Watched all 5 episodes so far, binged them in 2 nights while terribly sick. I’ve fallen in love with the series. I could rewatch your reactions and the episodes over and over. I LOVE your reactions. In senior year of High School, if i ever get time, I’ll start to read the series (let’s hope to god no one judges me for reading a series for “kids”)

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Aw thank you! I love it too, and I hope you get to enjoy the books! (I’ll probably wait until after the full series ends to read them, so I will be the unashamed adult reading a delightful kids series 😄). If they judge you, it’s only because they’re missing out on the fun, and that’s their loss! I hope you’re feeling better! ❤️

[@warcatfurever101writeroffanfic]

@@movienightwithjacqui thank you so much!!! Yeah I know lots of adults love this series unabashedly and so that makes me feel a little better (considering my similar interests as well), so I won’t be totally alone. I hope you enjoy the books whenever you get around to them! I am feeling a little better, still fighting off an eye infection but at least the other stuff went away. Thank you for replying! Can’t wait for the rest of the series reactions!

[@LivsWings_]

Your reaction was so fun to watch. I loved how attentive you were and you picked up on so many things! It only gets better from here, have fun:)

[@ClintBandito]

As a dyslexic so good to see a show full of such great representation... For curly hair. I have found my people!!

[@parzivalkni110]

I remember hearing that the reason they are cutting to black is because some disney subscriptions now have ads, and the formatted it for that. No idea how true that is, but that is what i have heard.

[@BassaSelim]

Sounds likely. Disney+ does have cheaper subscriptions with ads.

[@sammiehopkins9408]

I think it was also premiering on Hulu? And they do have ads

[@movienightwithjacqui]

That would make sense 👍🏻

[@okreylos]

The craziest thing about this show is that the actor who plays Percy looks *exactly* like one of my daughter's school friends, minus having slightly more curly hair. It's uncanny.

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

Does he like blue? You should warn him of his fate.

[@bethanygrace6134]

Something I loved about the fight with Clarisse is that even though its different then the books the energy is there. Percy's clumsy awkward and untrained swordsmanship, and yet you can tell that he is a natural. I love it

[@nanalove3819]

Hi, I just find your videos and I wanted to say I love them ! You're so full of life and you are so invested in what you watch, it's a breath of fresh air to watch you watching things !

[@wageewije5630]

i grow up with percy.he's been everything to me for 12 years now.I realiy hope they will make heroes of olympus too so you can see how cute they are😉love you girl🥰

[@wisegirlbooks9216]

This was such a fun reaction! I love your insights and I can tell just how much you're really enjoying it. As a book fan, I am loving this show so much! It feels really authentic to the characters and vibes of the book and it feels like an adaptation I can proudly recommend to anyone whether they've read the books or not. I can't wait to see your reactions as the episodes come out!

[@zoeevans543]

I am mega-fan of the books and fanfiction (augmenting Spanish classes by reading the books in Spanish). What movies, I have never heard of any movies, to my knowledge no movies have ever been produced. Movies were especially not released in 2010 and 2013. The series so far seems pretty good.

[@fernanda______]

We actually have another adaptation, a musical! It's super fun, but I wouldn't recommend to listen to it yet because of the spoilers haha great react btw, the show is even better than what I imagined it would be ❤ i love seeing the reaction of people havent read the books, so im excited to see your next videos

[@HenshinHeroesMedia]

The shadow of the teachers is sadly a reality. In any school case, when the bullied get picked on and stand up, they still get in trouble. Zero tolerance is a good idea, but not everything is in black and white.

[@katieb.024]

5:58 I mean, it truly is the BEST line to remember. My pjo friends and I would quote it all the time in middle school. It was a bad time for any kind people offering pens in class😬😬

[@kaylivelazquez7354]

As a die-hard fan of the books for 15 years, since I was a kid reading them and rereading them, I LOVED watching this lol I think this is the actual perfect react because you know so much yet so little with your cinematography background but not having read the books. Also just so funny. You're catching ALL of their little "hidden" foreshadowing hints 😂 Literally down to a T, I wish I could tell you more 😂 Also hi from LA, I see that SC degree yes ma'am!

[@BassaSelim]

Since I am way older than you, I couldn't read the books as a young adult, so I had to read them as an old adult. 😂 Definitely worth the read, imho (though I have to admit, I have always liked reading the Greek myths). There are a few differences, for example Annabeth showing the camp to Percy, so she was more present earlier. And Grover didn't snitch. But the show is pretty close to the books.

[@florg5537]

I really like it so far, i have no problem with the casting as long as they feel like the characters. I have some issues with the weird cuts to black and some changes but i think they want to tie things in a new way later so im up to see how that goes

[@ariesdork5283]

I think the cuts to black are because some Disney plus subscriptions have ad breaks

[@harrystylesfan4812]

@@ariesdork5283rlly??

[@florg5537]

@@ariesdork5283 yees i know... they just feel very heavy sometimes, but watching the whole thing again and again i kinda got used to it... but still hahaa they feel a bit weird sometimes. I doesnt make me hate the show at all tho, they are just a bit jarring thats all

[@xackwerley9184]

I honestly was so engaged that I didn’t even realize there were the cuts to black. It felt normal to me lol.

[@kingofkeys93]

this story was made by rick for his son to get him to enjoy reading more cause he was struggling in school. and when he finished the first one his family begged him to publish cause they believed it was worth telling. and now he's written like 30 plus books for percys universe

[@jackson857]

16:04 I agree. I love the show but my biggest criticism would be these harsh cuts feel like there were meant to be ad breaks.

[@AnxietyRat]

Yeah, someone on Tumblr kind of mentioned that the brakes to black are technically when the chapters end in book... Which makes it significantly more interesting and cool... because yeah it really does just feel like ad break black cuts.

[@MasterZeus94]

Oh, this is what I was looking for! A reaction from someone who hadn't read the series. I got into it around high school as well, but that awful movie was my first introduction, which only made me appreciate the books even more :D Looking forward to watching the entire series with you!

[@casualpotato44]

The Logan Lerman adaptation has A LOT of faults. But the "This is a pen" scene is not one of them. It's iconic. Lmao

[@mmjb53]

I’m so excited you’re doing this series!!! I read all of the OG series! And I love and am so excited about this adaptation!

[@ShyGuy1347]

The harsh cuts to black are where a book chapter ends. Which is honestly one of my favorite things. I wish more adaptations had a nod like that to the source

[@shrapnollr]

It’s very good as an adaptation. There were some changes from the book, but overall most of everything you saw was straight from the book

[@simonscat45]

Ok so fun fact: Rick Riordan actually wrote these books for his son, who struggled with ADHD and dyslexia in school but really loved Greek myths. So he started telling them to him, and after they ran out, he made up his own! And so Percy Jackson, a hero for nerodevergent kinds came to be!

[@rinrin2408]

I am so happy he made the books, 12 year old me with lots of internalized ableis had his life changed when I read them

[@joker-sh5hv]

I am so happy to see this series have a good adaptation

[@songo4950]

As someone who knows the books, i am very curious how some series-only wathers will react. Glad to see you enjoying this series.

[@teagan.b]

I absolutely love this series!!

[@nicoleterego]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. ❤ I'll be tuning in for future reactions. Welcome to the percy jackson universe!

[@INFPIlovethebigbangtheory]

All adaptations should be like this!!

[@Meppeler1971]

I saw episode 1 last night... what a great start to the series... I love it

[@EmperorDxD]

Fun fact Disney is making an eragon series with the author involved aswell

[@TheBrandonMinich]

My guess why they don’t want him to know is because they just want him focus on the bolt and nothing else

[@movienightwithjacqui]

That would make sense. Maybe they think if he knew, he'd let Hades keep the bolt in exchange for his mother, or something? Choose her over the greater good?

[@nicoleterego]

​@@movienightwithjacquiYeah defintely. Early book Percy is a really angry kid. He despise the gods for neglecting him (justified) and for only claiming demigods when it's convenient for them. So it makes sense that he wouldn't care whether they settle the lightning bolt fiasco or not. He would only care about bringing his mother back.

[@pommedeter7407]

I loved how the Fury looked, that transition from leather jacket to bat wings was awesome

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Yes! That was so cool!

[@brony4869]

The "this is a PEN." line is probably the only thing i liked about the pjo movies

[@oceanmythjormundgandr3891]

11:14 I like that you took note that Sally and Gabe are not a good relationship model for Percy. Percy knows it is bad its still not good for him: when you live in it, its very easy to subconsciously see it as normal and then wind up in a similar relationship later since "It wasn't that bad".

[@faithmo5347]

One thing Percy Jackson is and always will be is a mama's boy, he is Sally Jackson's son first and foremost

[@ac3ofangels897]

There was a musical adaptation that was on broadway for a while thats even more faithful than the movies 😂

[@tobinmadon2858]

Awww man the straight up “please be genuine” when Luke was introduced 😂 😔

[@DaisyKarinaGil]

I love his character so much I have read the books and have always loved him 😊

[@razzakbane]

You mentioned the Eragon adaptation that does not exist. Christopher Paolini is actually working with Disney on an adaptation similar to Percy Jackson. I think they're waiting to see how Percy Jackson goes before redoing Eragon.

[@omelasbaby]

aw i really enjoyed watching someone who doesn't have much prior knowledge react to this show! i found you through a clip on twitter and this is the first video i've ever watched of yours and i have to say i like you, jacqui! can't wait to watch more :D

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Wait, there are clips of me on Twitter??? 😂 Thank you for watching, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the season! ❤️

[@kodykoolrocks]

Its fairly accurate. Theres some stuff that were changed that i didnt really get like the way he killed Dodd’s which seemed more like an accident here (or luck). Also when he was fighting clarisse hes supposed to be pretty bad at fighting until he gets into the water. After that he gets a power boost and he kicks their asses. Im assuming they changed that so for one, percy looks like a capable fighter without training, and so annabeth will look smarter as shes the one who figures out his parent before everyone else. I think in the book she had a strong suspicion. Also percy leaving grover at a bus station, but honestly this is small stuff to be picky about and i dont think the changed were detrimental to the plot at all. I’m looking forward to the next few episodes and seasons. 4th book is my fav so i can’t wait to see what they do with it

[@cosmicriptid]

I feel like many of us have already forgotten how visually stunning this whole series is. All the awards for that.

[@irondan8987]

This series is an incredible adaptation so far

[@nicholasvargas6261]

Jacqui: "I don't trust anybody, ever" Me: "Good. Just watch"

[@wormwords]

im pretty sure the fading to black is signifying the end of each book chapter

[@amandahealey2216]

"If you're telling me he loses his mom right now" No... well... not at THAT moment 19:07 You know, it was really unclear...

[@rinrin2408]

I am actually so happy with this adaptation, the series is what I wanted, a actual adaptation to the books, as someone with adhd I had struggled with it, I hated myself so much for it, but when I started reading the Percy Jackson book series it changed me and made me who I am today, this books are so special to me and I am happy to finally have a good adaptations to the books, as funny as the movies can be they still felt too different from what I loved about Percy Jackson, watching this series made me felt like how I felt when I was 12 and read Percy Jackson for the first time

[@anaclaraliria2344]

I read the books, and i loveeeee this

[@fairycat23]

There's also a musical adaptation of the first book (The Lightning Thief). You can find the cast album easily.

[@mrs.manrique7411]

You saying, “What in the Grim Reaper!” is an excellent observation on your part. The original imagery of the Grim Reaper (sands of time draining away toward death/skulls/sun dials and shadows, the decrepit side to aging, not the honorable side) came from this particular villain in the Percy Jackson series.

[@joannehankey7128]

the cheapest tier of disney+ has ads so there actually are commercial breaks needed

[@cosmicriptid]

Watching this from the perspective of someone who has never read the books is really fun. Some of the moments clearly had different impacts for new fans.

[@Adenon.W]

Talking about not trusting anyone because you just watched Gen V is so funny to me because im watching both shows alongside eachother right now!

[@tracesosebee5485]

I love the Orphan Black reference in there!

[@jonathanmendoza2319]

11:54 Me: I've Never Seen Sally Jackson Crying.

[@WinnSch0tt]

This is actually the 3rd adaptation if you count the musical!

[@pamelarosamagalhaes9461]

I loved It! Your reactions are so great!

[@JeanDupont26]

The two Titans Cronos & Rhea birthed the six original Greek Gods. These Gods were Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Demeter. Most of the other gods & goddesses were children to Zeus and another deity. The six most referenced are Athena, Hephaestos, Ares, Artemis, Apollo, and Hermes.

[@YuriPlisetskyKinnie]

"Mother Treeresa" please i cant

[@shahanahsan05]

As a die-hard fan of the Riordan books,i really like it till now Walker is literally perfect in his role as Percy & Dior and Charles are amazing 🛐

[@christopherpeters6365]

Fun fact time, George Washington was Annabeth's brother! ☺️

[@PaulaCosta-tm8qw]

Sally is the BEST fictional mom!

[@carrotluv8216]

Fun fact! When percy is in the principals office the other guy sitting off to the side is the author

[@thatonkgau5221]

The tree woman is what's known as a nymph there elemental creatures bonded to nature.

[@aquill5000]

"Oh my god the blue in his shirt makes his -" "I didn’t touch Nancy." "He didn't, but the blue in his shirt makes his eyes pop so much" MY FAVORITE PART SO FAR❤😂

[@Tomcak3]

There are commercials if you pay for the less expensive subscription to Disney+, so that’s where the harsh cuts to black come from! :)

[@amberstone4088]

The whole thing with Gabe is that he's such a disgusting human being that his disgusting sin was supposed to cover up Percy's demigod sent so that the monsters couldn't find him by the way his last name is uglionno let just say at the end of the story justice

[@Tm-dn9ob]

9:26 he is THE wise old mentor, he is literally the one of the earliest characters of a hero’s journey

[@RedRosey591]

34:14 this moment where he does the floss is the funniest part of the entire show yet it is not even is in the books (I wish it was)

[@Blazingstoke]

*Percy:* Where's Mrs. Dodds? *Jacqui:* _Who's_ Mrs. Dodds? *Literally Everyone Who's Seen **_Avengers: Infinity War_** :* _Why's_ Mrs. Dodds!

[@undbiter65]

The books were amazing. Take me back 😭

[@ryanfuchs2770]

“Don’t you dare. Don’t you… *huge gasp* Oh no you lil snitch! Oh no! Don’t you dare! Don’t you dare! You stick by you’re friend! *bigger gasp* YoU jUsT bRoKe ThE bRo-CoDe! No! No! We ain’t cool anymore!” I’m dead😂😂😂

[@lenadoro]

As a big fan of the books I loved these two episodes, camp half-blood is exactly how rick riordan describes it in the book. It's nothing like the Logan lerman adaptation, no hate towards the actors but it was a mess, I think a tv show is a lot better to portray this story and do it justice (and they already are, barely two episodes in). Also, Rick started writing these books because his son has ADHD and dyslexia and he wanted to give him a character he could relate to and faced some of the same struggles which makes it even more amazing. I loved the books when I was younger and later found out I have ADHD myself and having this story helped me so much with not feeling so alien to everyone else. I hope you continue watching and I have to warn you that these incredibly cute kids are about to go through a lot so get ready 🙃

[@onemoreminute0543]

I was always a big fan of the books when I was younger, but I should probably check out this series.

[@laura_gieger]

one thing to note is that gabe is way worse in the books - at least in the chapters they have adapted so far. i won’t speak for the chapters we haven’t seen yet. i’m also waiting to see what they’ll do with gabe next. that being said other than that i love the show! it’s very book accurate for the most part. and us pjo book fans have waited so long for an accurate adaptation. sure a lot of people were frustrated about the casting (percy is supposed to have black hair and seagreen eyes, annabeth is blonde with grey eyes, luke was also blonde, etc.) decisions but i love them! they all really nail their characters personality wise and watching behind the scenes stuff or interviews legit feels like watching the characters as if they were ripped straight from the page! i’ll look forward to your reactions 😊 i remember your last of us reactions so this is gonna be fun! have a very merry Christmas also!

[@karatekoala4270]

Is anyone gonna talk about the bully's last name being "Bobofit"?😂

[@drpigglesnuudelworte5209]

Technically this is actually the third adaptations! There’s an extremely faithful musical adaptation of the lightning thief, it was on broadway for a short time. It’s pretty good

[@zoeevans543]

3:45 That is literally just him reading the first paragraph of the book