Percy Jackson and The Olympians 1x4 Reaction!! "I Plunge to My Death"

[@RaggedyPack]

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[@Timister0902]

I will admit it hurt slightly that it was short, But what could they add for it to not be filler, it's a hard line to land on, you gotta cover everything. I also think we gotta be slightly patient, they could very easily make the next 3 episodes a bit longer. The story may fit better, they may have wanted to keep episodes on a similar trend, not wanting too many different story arcs per episode, I watched an interview with Rick, he said episode 5 is his favorite.

[@maciedixon3983]

Oh for sure it was still amazing though

[@TaytonPlummer-gh2xr]

I personally think if an episode is this short then they might as well release the whole season in one go. It was good but I don’t know if a whole week of waiting is worth 28 minutes.

[@TaytonPlummer-gh2xr]

I personally think if an episode is this short then they might as well release the whole season in one go. It was good but I don’t know if a whole week of waiting is worth 28 minutes.

[@TaytonPlummer-gh2xr]

I personally think if an episode is this short then they might as well release the whole season in one go. It was good but I don’t know if a whole week of waiting is worth 28 minutes.

[@610337]

You guys really need to forget about the movies. The movies only really kept the character names but changed pretty much everything else. In the movies they make the pearls the whole purpose of the movie, in the books the pearls do exist but not nearly as big as the movies. Also, by the second movie, they were pretty much already taking events that occurred in the 4th and 5th book. Almost like they knew a 3rd movie wouldn’t be made.

[@karatekoala4270]

Agreed, it kills me that there are people more focused on how it compares to the movie rather than the actual source material. Also this episode shows that material is still being used, just in a different way and time than the book which makes it actually more refreshing for those of us that know the books cover to cover.

[@cat-tc2kk]

Upvote

[@Cisaraleitao]

YES the movies are like a fever dream out of uncle rick's worst nightmare please forget about that thing

[@rainstorm.]

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[@Darthcicc]

I thought the movie was a great movie until I read the book a few months after I saw it and I love the books a lot more (I still like the movie as an individual thing but as Percy Jackson the series is a lot better)

[@pinguimalfaro5349]

Medusa is not a big character, she is defeated in one page in the book, and the Chimera is never defeated in the book

[@rennijo]

Medusa's not a major boss fight in any interpretation. She's just a lady who turns you to stone if you look at her. In the myth, she's killed while she's asleep. If you replaced her with a trap, it would do the same damage. The monsters are meant to be dangerous, but not more than getting hit by a car or infected with a virus. The only thing that makes them special is that they are actively trying to kill you. They're not boss fights though. (Edit : I do wish the episodes were longer, but it does feel like reading a middle grade book.)

[@heyitsmira17]

This episode marks the point in which the show and the movie will really diverge, because the movies were only kinda faithful to the books until Medusa. After that? Completely different. The show is going for more accuracy regarding who they meet and what they face, Echidna being one of those that didn't make it to the movie. It's good for a change to see Percy lose bc it grounds him and prepares him, some fights he just can't win

[@ClemSykes-w5f]

You're saying light Medusa was a big deal in the book? She was Bin and gone. In one chapter.

[@heyitsmira17]

If anything Medusa was more fleshed out on the show

[@PedroDiogoAzarias]

@@heyitsmira17the movie did medusa better

[@heyitsmira17]

@@PedroDiogoAzarias I completely disagree with that, but ok

[@maria-ie6zd]

medusa wasn’t that important in the books they literally gave her more layers in the show😭

[@lenom-wq2ez]

“Imagine being the son of poseidon then drowning” reminds me of that one scene from heroes of olympus….

[@Loptr177]

The "I'm a Poseidon kid, I can't drown and neither can my pancakes" ?

[@lenom-wq2ez]

@@Loptr177 thats a good quote haha but no, it was when percy, jason, and piper were trapped in a silo by nymphs and they were drowning

[@Ragnarok345]

“What’s she got in that bag?” “Chihuahua, or something.” _“Chimera,_ dear, not a Chihuahua. It’s an easy mistake to make.” Had to be done, especially since the show didn’t. 😆

[@EverShy_]

Yes, love that quote!

[@nicoleterego]

17:46 Love the Leah appreciation. She's really doing good!

[@maikcampbell]

Percy kills thousands of monsters and the earliest ones are the most episodic. They need to set up the prophecy AND reveal the big bad before stakes get truly epic. I don’t see a reason for them to really spend time with early monsters when that hasn’t happened and the first quest is really introductory to the world before deeper diving into “fate”.

[@lishahopkins2205]

Right Plus it is shown that they are adding non-book scenes. So there's do much more development that's to come without even mentioning 1-chapter monsters

[@amby8719]

medusa isn’t really that big of a character lol. honestly i feel like the pacing is because it’s the first season, and hopefully as they continue the series they’ll give more time. which will definitely have to happen.

[@yuhzilia]

Yeah and season two is still being questioned by Disney right now they haven’t given any approvals yet, so they obviously don’t have the freedom of putting their own timings into the show even if the author is behind it it’s not in his full control

[@TheBambinoitaliano]

Blake is correct with Disney series run time. Whether it's Star Wars, Marvel or this show, the network run their shows like a commercial networks that need to run in 30 minutes, 60 minutes or 90 minutes with advertisement to fit in a time slot. Disney is a streaming service. It should not compromise the story telling or artistic choice by limiting the run time of its series. If a series can be told in 4 episodes or needed 12 episodes, let it be.

[@kassiogomes8498]

This is a money issue, not a broadcast issue. Longer tv shows cost more money.

[@maria-ie6zd]

if you’re gonna compare the show to something, do it to the books because comparing it to the movies that changed SOOO many things is pointless.

[@charlottemarks8881]

Regarding run times, you guys need to bear in mind that the three leads in this series are children, and consequently restricted on how long they can film each day. If they pick up the PJO series and film all five books, working days should lengthen as the actors get older.

[@Melanie-jy2nw]

This is my favourite episode so far. I like the pacing here and I feel there is some cool character moments. No scene stands out to me as weaker than the others

[@surrealfantasy1554]

I agree, i think I also enjoyed it more since we are starting to develop their friendships/relationships more. I love their interaction together as a group so far!

[@maciedixon3983]

Medusa isn’t that big of a character. You will see as we progress:

[@eu_o_andy]

I remember in the book the chimera is this kind of mixture of a lot of animals that kept changing

[@Gradestar10]

Th animals that make up th chimera are alw th same, a lion, a goat n a snake, it's their dispositions in th anatomy of th monster that change over time; in its first incarnation in 'pj n th greek heroes' th chimera is th size of a mammoth, w/ th front body of a lion, th back of a dragon w/ a snake for a tail, n a goat's head on its back , at th junction point of th 2 halves of th body. In 'tlt' she has th head of a lion, th body of a goat n a snake-tail n she's as big as a normal lion

[@KingsBard]

​@@Gradestar10This interpretation also incorporates some versions of the Manticore, with the venom quills.

[@laurenjohnson5941]

I think this might be the most expensive episode because of the effects and that's why it's so short, which kinda sucks but i'm so glad we got what we got

[@yuhzilia]

I want people who say they wanted the Medusa fight longer to say how exactly it should be longer, like we’re they supposed to fight her with hands while their eyes closed? Like one look and it’s over obviously they needed the end it quick or THEY would’ve been ended quickly, like I don’t understand the complaints at all💀

[@erikperhs_]

The only way it could be longer is if they kept running and hiding. And that would be boring as fuck 😂

[@jae52247]

"might be why they are divorced..." 💀 can't laugh.. can't laugh

[@Callisto_52Hz]

im starting to wish it was on netflix cause 30 minutes is a crime

[@cedeelbe]

Medusa was barely a roadblock in the books. Don't worry about it. And the movies are completely irrelevant. Please just forget them and your viewing experience will improve.

[@erikperhs_]

I REALLY hope they listen to the critics and make the next season longer. And I don't mean more episodes, I mean hour long episodes.

[@constanza7528]

you need to remember theyre kids 😭 like expecting kids to be cool is just sad for them, like kids are suppose to be childish. i get that that it could be perceived as cringe if it was a 30 year old, but theyre 12!!!!

[@tonydak8573]

If it were on Netflix each episode would be no less than 50 minutes.

[@romanticblossom]

You guys are FAST. I love that! I really enjoyed the episode but I agree that Disney needs to get a grip and give us longer episodes already

[@anthonymcgrath]

hahah i worked on this episode - i animated that Chimera swiping & headbutting Percy at 12.21 - 12.28 😀...first time i've seen the clip!! 6 - 8 weeks of animation work right there folks 😂

[@RaggedyPack]

That's awesome! You did a great job! 🔥

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of Percy Jackson And The Olympians!!!!😊😊😊😊

[@dudaoliveira2601]

my problem with this ep is how short it is

[@carolyn05]

I agree about the pacing. I wish that they had hour long episodes instead of 30 min ones. I guess Disney is more likely to do 30 min ones though... :/

[@katiepooh2137]

Woke up to a discord notification and i said ooh i know what im doing after i make my coffee!! ❤️🔥

[@JohnWilliams-s4l]

The way I’m looking at it is like the first season of avatar the last airbender which was more kid-like. It also wasn’t great with the first season run time. Though after season 1 it improved significantly. So I’m willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. With hopes that it improves as we move forward

[@charlottecarpio252]

Or like the Harry Potter movies that got longer and longer and more mature

[@JohnWilliams-s4l]

@@charlottecarpio252 that works too. I really hope this is the case

[@charlottecarpio252]

I feel like it makes sense to cut the episode there because after all the high energy of the fight it would feel weird to go back to exposition with the water spirit 🤷‍♀️

[@DailyOctopus]

13:17 "Imagine being a son of poseidon and drowning." 😂 whooppp, spoiler alert. Maybe not this series, but-

[@sorchamiana]

Not sure if anyone has said this yet, but kids shows have always had shorter run times. I'm 39 and when I was a kid, the majority of shows for kids were 30 minutes including lots of commercials and most sitcoms or family shows were also 30 minutes whereas adult shows such as dramas were usually an hour including commercials. Kids typically have shorter attention spans. Not to mention, this show is also geared towards people with ADHD (since all the demigods are said to have it) and when you have ADHD, your attention span is usually even shorter 🤷 (For context, I am an Autistic person with several ADHD friends).

[@reneerose80sQueen]

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[@ashleym5440]

Honestly though the pacing kinda makes sense since the characters are in a time crunch, the book itself was the fastest book in terms of pacing compared to the rest of the series. There is a few things I wish they explain like why the gods are in America but it’s not too bad.

[@ashleym5440]

@@PAYTONMCKENZIE-dk7gs maybe not but I just got finished with a reactor who’s never read the books and he was really confused about why they were here and not in Greece

[@ashleym5440]

@@PAYTONMCKENZIE-dk7gs 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@euphoria2737]

Yeah if it was on Netflix we would would get an hour

[@Lutherstrode17492]

No we wouldn’t. The whole season has to adapt 416 pages of a novel.

[@euphoria2737]

@@Lutherstrode17492 and 416 pages can’t be 8 hours worth of content?

[@Lutherstrode17492]

@@euphoria2737 no, half of the pages are just Percy talking to us. Books and shows are two different mediums. If you want to adapt a 416 novel into an full 8 episode season, you can’t make the episodes an hour long.

[@euphoria2737]

@@Lutherstrode17492 8 of those chapters is him talking about camp , something we never saw . 8 hours is unnecessary however not impossible.

[@Lutherstrode17492]

@@euphoria2737 it is impossible. The only way for them to make hour long episodes, is to start adding stuff that wasn’t in the novel. They learned their lesson about adding stuff that wasn’t in the novel

[@bannyn]

yes it should have been longer

[@clydelilly3960]

The tail of the chimera is supposed to be a snake. SNAKE!!!

[@gazevedo1025]

Currently in St. Louis and loving the food, especially the seafood. About the episode: I feel like they are moving pretty fast but it isn't supposed to be one to one, more of an approximation. I hope the next season has more funding, more time, otherwise it isn't going to go over as well with fans.

[@jacobmiller2663]

A perfect pace is definitely the best but if a show were to have an unbalanced pace, I would rather it be quick than a dragged out slow pace.

[@amby8719]

i feel like they’re just trying their best with the first season. but if they really continue with the whole series i feel like they’ll give it more time

[@kassiogomes8498]

What next season. Did they renew it?

[@erikperhs_]

​@@kassiogomes8498 Not yet, but I think they obviously will.

[@johnlisiesky5337]

The actor who played the cop is not listed anywhere that I can find, and it's driving me crazy. He isn't even listed as uncredited which is odd because he had a speaking part. Does anyone recognize him, he looks very familiar, Kind of looks like a heavier set Taika Waititi, but I know it's not.

[@RaggedyPack]

Ah! HES in the 100! This all makes sense now - Blake

[@ugfupiojpjk2670]

@@RaggedyPack & BattleStar Galactica!

[@johnlisiesky5337]

@@juliana-fu8hi Good catch, I watched the credits but missed it

[@ezelldaniels6064]

Your his daddy 😂😂😂 go sit in the corner. I am so dead lol 😅😅😅 y'all too damn funny & handsome 😉😉 Great reaction fellas! 👏🏼👏🏼 Love y'all mofos 🤪♥️

[@erikperhs_]

"it wasn't that bad of a tone" yes guys, it's called racism lol

[@JacksWorldYT]

I agree that this one was WAY too short. Hopefully the rest of them will be longer 🙏🏻

[@erikperhs_]

I love Grover, but I think it's because the actor is so cute and I just want to protect him at all costs

[@gigin6534]

Since the movies have nothing to do with anything, it would benefit you guys to forget about the movies while watching the series

[@kayenicolle]

This episode is so short but so good omggggg! U looks so good in red Blake 😘 😘 😘

[@narusasu813]

Why hasn't Grover done any nature magic yet?

[@Wash869]

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[@EverShy_]

Medusa isn't a big deal at all. She's not a boss fight, she's just a monster they have to fight. Compared to a lot of other monsters, she's pretty basic. The Chimera, on the hand, that's a freaking boss! I love the design, pretty much as described in the book: lion, goat, snake. "Why is that guy so familiar?" Chilling Adventures of Sabrina! He's also been in other shows, like The 100. I wonder why they chose to end this episode so abruptly. Right in the middle of a chapter, I don't get it. They pretty much followed the chapter structure of the book for the first 3 episodes, why change it? I agree, it really doesn't make sense the run time is different for each episode. Just make it 45 across the board. It's a shorter episode anyway, just add the rest of the conversation with the water spirit, then Percy coming out of the water and the trio going back to the train. The ending is weird, which is a shame because I really like this episode and the changes they made. After 4 episodes I can confidently say that I absolutely love Walker and Leah as Percy and Annabeth. Grover is okay. I'm still waiting for the nervous side of his character to come out, which is something that I really liked about him in the books. PS: Just put aside everything you know about the movies. The first movie only followed the book (loosely) until Medusa. The second is just a hot mess of stuff picked from different books.

[@Lutherstrode17492]

Truthfully, you don’t fight Medusa. You either kill her, or die.

[@EverShy_]

That's true! @@Lutherstrode17492

[@Lupin788]

Grover has shown plenty of nervousness in each of the first 4 episodes. The few times he didn't seem nervous were when he was shoveling poop at camp or when being grumpy after he was woken up from sleep.

[@EverShy_]

In the 1st episode, sure. Ever since episode 2, it comes across as worry to me, not nervousness. There are also other things, like we're told in episode 2 he picks at his horns when he's nervous, but we don't see him do it. I just want to see more of what he can do before I can make a definitive assessment of his character. @@Lupin788

[@TheRyssaRave]

GO SIT IN TIME OUT 😂😂😂😂 But I do agree, I wish the episode was a lot longer.

[@TheRyssaRave]

with? @@PAYTONMCKENZIE-dk7gs

[@RyanMorash]

They apparently did not film any of this in St Louis. Also, I think they timed the episodes so they could easily be put on broadcast TV (they even have the hard cuts to black for commercial)

[@heyitsmira17]

Those commercials also show up depending on the tier you subscribe for on D+

[@jaydenwilson8371]

@@heyitsmira17yeah it does actually

[@kassiogomes8498]

They didn't edit to broadcast TV. They edit it to Disney Plus, which has commercials

[@jaydenwilson8371]

@@kassiogomes8498 no wonder all there shows have weird cuts

[@kassiogomes8498]

@@jaydenwilson8371 it's not weird. It's just regular commercial breaks. It's very normal.

[@fernandojr7854]

If there are only 8 episodes why are the episodes so short????

[@Lupin788]

This 8 episode series will probably have about double the run time of the movie. I don't really mind half hour episodes if they are done well like this one.

[@rainstorm.]

they did not shoot in st. louis

[@larissadantas7766]

💙💙💙

[@fernandojr7854]

The episode felt way too short

[@jordanjackson1740]

Dude on the far left is so negative. And he talks the most…..eh

[@Nept6nss]

Hi Corey😏❤️ and Blake how are you !!! Sorry I have a major crush on you both haha

[@RaggedyPack]

I'm alright, just woke up in the middle of the night. Blake is probably still sleeping but I'm sure he's doing good too. Hope you have a Happy New Year! -Corey

[@narusasu813]

How could you not tho. 😘

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[@joshbourne9679]

The movies changed so much and by movie 2 they wrecked the entire story. So comparing the show to the movies is idiotic

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