PERCY JACKSON EPISODES 1&2- REVIEW & FULL BREAKDOWN

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[@mhocking4433]

wishing a late happy birthday

[@UltimateDespairado]

I know you don’t have to do it But can you please do a video on what if they made a third Percy Jackson movie? I saw the second Airbender movie you made and it was funny. For example, Zoë could be blonde and has light skin, compared to darker hair and olive skin in the books. And there can also be a monster from the fourth book into the third movie, like Kampe or a sphinx.

[@UltimateDespairado]

@marshalmarrs3269 what do you mean?

[@mhocking4433]

when adapting a book it takes me out of it if the charects dont look like they are described

[@P21345]

Im enjoying it but the dialogue is generic if rick make a chinese pantheon series i might be interested for me i would like it if sun wu kong is the main protagonist but he is reincarnated in the modern day and didnt complete journey to west he died on purpose but in order to be reborn he has to enter the body of women thats compatible and has a lot of spirit energy so he manage to enter the body of this k pop or j pop idol why j pop or k pop is because for comedic porpuses even though he is in their Chinese pantheon he isnt even chinese not that hes chinese to begin with he was a monkey he enters this idols body and becomes her child this idol is a young girl who is only 20 years old she has never been in a relationship but is now pregnant with sun even though sun just wanted to use her to be reborn she still chooses to keep him and love him even though she has no idea whats going on flash forward 13 years later sun is a teenager abd yes his name is still sun wukong and he has all his memeories from his previous life but he is still weak because he is now a human and people think he is weird for saying he is the great sage equal to heaven but always get his ass handed to him by bullys.His personality is that he is arragont and mischievous but he kind because of how he was raised,at this point of the story the only person that he care about is his mom and one of the drama would be what would happen if he told her what he did to her,would she still love him.one day his mom went missing when he went home from school and a demon attack him but he was safe by his one friend who was (the son of a demon or god or something,i dont know what)he is a quiet kid who didnt stand out but because sun accidentally save him from being bullied and they now they bully sun instead if him even though sun was arrogant and mischievous he never blame him and said "those weaklings could never beat me im the monkey king"even though they beat him up almost everyday he befriended him even though he think hes weird,sun didn't know who he was but he found out now.he guided sun to this school in the spirit realm for people like him because many demons and god children and other beings here as well.flash forward again after getting to know the school and meet some wacky characters sun duel with one of the strongest character in school and after getting beat up and almost losehe finally awaken his powers and gets his staff and fights the guy he was overpowering him for awhile but still lose because he ran out of magic or something and was knocked out.sun later found out because he is human now he has to train hard to become strong mentally and physically so through out the story he will go through a lot of hardships and grow both in strength and character and this first book is about saving his mother same as percy and something that has to do with Chinese mythology that threatens the world if you have a better idea tell me i would love to hear it.he also has a love interest this serious no nonsense girl who is pretty zen but gets angry at sun for always annoying her her only friend is the guy that beat sun and he likes her she is the daughter of the jed emperor throughout the series she becomes more friendly and playful even though sun and her has a fremies relationship at first and in ine the book's she admits to sun that she likes him and that causes a funny situation where this girl even though serious would try to flirt with him and sun wouldn't know how to react to her advances.what do you think and if some people are feeling weird about sun basically an adult in a kids body dont think about it too much remember the movie big

[@Truck-kun11]

Mr. D is one of my favorite characters, and having him immediately take advantage of Percy's confusion to try to get a drink was perfect.

[@ot7biasedmashups]

Agreed😂😂

[@RenaissanceRockerBoy]

It’s amazing bc it wasn’t in the book but is COMPLETELY in character.

[@thezman9522]

Like that scene too. Probably my favorite part so far.

[@Mario_432]

Fr and I really wish they added the part where Percy sees people dying and going insane in Mr D's eyes. It really highlights how even though he acts stupid he's a GOD. It's a minor detail but I really wish they added it

[@Wemby_vr]

@@RenaissanceRockerBoy bro I’m sorry but I was utterly disgusted on how this turned out, not trying to be you know racism but Anna Beth being well, black kinda messed with me and also clarise being small btw we’re is Percy’s sea green eyes tho

[@goldfilms995]

Jason Mantzoukas as Dionysis is perfect casting I can’t lie. His line delivery and appearance are exactly how I pictured him in the book.

[@noobmasterruben5167]

Mantzouka imo is usually a standout in any show he gets casted in. B99, Invincible, the Good place, twisted metal and now PJ series

[@Abraxun]

we simply cannot escape derek

[@KippylalaYT]

@@noobmasterruben5167He always made me laugh every scene in B99😂

[@SesameSamurai]

The casting in the show is great, but Mr. D in the book is unequivocally Danny DeVito

[@RileyTelfer]

Dirty Randy

[@drishtichudasam1822]

I don’t think the child actor did a bad job with Grover it’s just how he’s written on the show. Grover is supposed to be this unconfident kinda shy character

[@smiletoeveryone5271]

Very true

[@phoenixflame240]

I'm waiting for Aryan to kill it as Grover in these coming episodes. The chemistry he has with Walker and Leah off screen makes me glad to see their bond and his character shine more down the line.

[@smiletoeveryone5271]

Them off screen is hilarious

[@sudhirraghav2157]

Yeah in the books also he is very blustery and clumsy-likeable and he never betrays him

[@Amatureb]

I found him amazing, he stood out to me in the first episode. He played Grover as a sweet, lovable character that he is

[@RyzoLND]

Sally’s “not everyone who looks like a monster is really a monster,” is pretty decent foreshadowing for this show’s iteration of Grover, in my opinion. It’s revealed that Grover snitched to get Percy away from school and to safety, and he’s not the monster of a friend that Percy thinks he is. Even his bodily reveal to Percy - goat legs, horns, not exactly friendly - fits this, as he’s not a monster, but a satyr.

[@massetozacarias5693]

I thought it was a foreshadow on Medusa on how she was perceived as a monster and her being the victim of unjust Athena

[@BGB21]

@@massetozacarias5693actually it’s a foreshadowing for ____ Castellan

[@Truck-kun11]

The scene with Percy making an offering to his mother and vowing to make "His father see them" was pretty dark. You can see that they will intensify the parallels between him and Luke, and how Percy could have gone down the same path if things were different.

[@ot7biasedmashups]

I absolutely love that scene. Since we didn't spend as much time with Sally before she got taken compared to the books I was kind of worried that the amount of love Percy holds for her is gonna fall flat a little bit. But they made sure to let you know that Percy would burn the world down to get her back just from the writing and Walker's performance. Super intense, I love it.

[@KelsieSchweizer-hq7bm]

I watched that and it gave me villain arch vibes

[@RenaissanceRockerBoy]

Also it’s such a good set up for how Percy constantly stands up to the gods and holds them to account. I also love how they’re making him and Luke closer so that the sense of betrayal sinks in deeper.

[@StellaLoreley]

@@ot7biasedmashupsalso the music was a little villain-y. Probably to set up everything that has been said before. Really good scene

[@sudhirraghav2157]

Yeah it kinda brings out the bitterness and disillusionment that he feels in the later books and that villainy vibe I think they will carry for the whole series (just in pieces coz we know he'd never betray hi people) and not just this season bcuz z they might want to make it more difficult for percy to choose in the final season

[@buddytheoc]

I think Percy's obsession with his father in the second episode is due to creating a story arch for the second episode where the pay-off is his claim in the end. It didn't bother me too much, and I would understand that you would obsess about your father after you have seen your mother (alledgedly) die in front of your eyes, being thrown into this new world, and then you would learn there is a distant father figure who doesn't give shit about your appearance? I personally felt they should have crafted this a little better, but the general idea feels right to me, even though it's not in the book.

[@longforgotten4823]

Gets clear resentment, which is extremely common in children with single parents.

[@arianaking3009]

I think Percy focusing on his dad when he gets to camp is to show non-book readers just how awful the gods are as parents. Like: "Here's a 12 year old child who's just lost his mother tragically... and his father is nowhere to be seen'. It also adds to his relationship with Sally because we're coming off of the first episode where it's clear she still has love for Posideon and I think Percy picks up on that and its sort of pissed that this guy his mother consistently visits the same cabin for doesn't show up when Percy thinks she's dead

[@Lufleee]

I liked this approach, too! I feel like it fits really well with Percy's future development, because the series ends with him telling the gods to be less shitty at parenting

[@random_stuffgaming3277]

Yeah cause in the books Percy hated how the gods never represented their children

[@cheyennemoore8380]

Absolutely. His grief is shown so accurately imo. He wants to find his dad to make him be held accountable for what happened in his absence, but is also furious at him for not being there in the first place and making his mother sad. That's the whole reason he makes the gods claim all their children from now on at the end of the series.

[@whichcache2517]

I really love the part where Chiron and Mr. D tell Percy to go to the Underworld to reclaim the Master Bolt, and he keeps refusing because he’s tired of getting pushed around by fate. “You are the son of Poseidon!” “I am the son of Sally Jackson!” “… Who’s Sally Jackson?!” This show has the drama and humor down pat.

[@chrishenderson7601]

It’s more real. The whole Percy not caring in the books always felt a little weird.

[@Prosper-w2u]

It was kinda wierd how Percy was so skilled with a sword cause we never see him get any training with it. There was one small scene in the books when while training Percy pours a bottle of water over his head and describes feeling a rush of energy before proceeding to disarm Luke. A lot of people overlook that part which is really disappointing

[@Karinkishi-mheh]

this is defintly not the only scene removed, i belive its for the lack of time given by disney, this scene in perticual also hurt the ongoing in-world logic so it might hurt more than others.. 100% agree

[@random_stuffgaming3277]

@@Karinkishi-mhehyeah Disney screwed them over each episode should have been at least an hour long

[@sukhmanisreadingcorner6811]

So, Rick did an interview breaking that scene down. On his own, Walker practiced a lot of sword fighting. By the time, Capture the Flag was filmed, Walker had become very skilled to such an extent that he had to remember how to he bad at this. This is more of a, “We have an actor who is a little too good at his job” rather than “Oh, Percy is just perfect with swords.”

[@Karinkishi-mheh]

so the point of this is percy he was supposed to be bad at this point but walker couldn't fake it? no.. the show got percy to beat 3 ares kids, this is unrelated to walker being good but the show letting percy beat 3 supposedly good fighers while he wasnt even shown to practice once.@@sukhmanisreadingcorner6811

[@MrSaints74]

@@sukhmanisreadingcorner6811 thanks for the input, that means he should have really good fight scenes as his character gets to be a great swordsman in the future.

[@Stupidmuffin64]

I definitely think you need to let them cook as far as Grover is concerned. The changes to his role so far as well as the inclusion of the Council of Cloven Elders means they got bigger plans brewing. Once the quest begins you'll get your Grover.

[@ManicSchizophrenic]

💯👨‍🍳🍽

[@Smartypants99]

the oracle of delphi is also gone it has a great impact to the story

[@starriethegamie1357]

@@Smartypants99Oracle of Delphi is very likely appearing in the next episode to give the prophecy, since the quest is going to start.

[@bryanhickernell7189]

If I remember right right before they go on quest there’s another scene with the elders that’s about the seeker thing. I didn’t think it was right after they got there but right before they leave. I might be wrong tho

[@isakbjornberg8973]

​@@Smartypants99she is in the next episode

[@lianguyen8106]

I actually like the way they made Percy go look for his father because in the first book, Percy only realized that the gods use demigods as tools (after Ares asked them for a favor) and he only acknowledged how awful the gods were to their kids after hearing Luke's, and later on, Ethan's point of view. So I love the fact that they are highlighting this from the start (as it will play a huge role in the " almost downfall" of Olympus). Plus Percy's reaction was more realistic (in the book I felt like before he was claimed, he just accept the fact that his dad doesn't give a sh about him and might never claim him). Your mom, the only family you've ever known just "died" and all you know is that it was related to your dad (and he didn't even care enough to show up), of course you would look for him for an answer

[@DC-MarvelGirl1997]

I think I was most surprised with Annabeth; I personally really liked the detail of her kind of "stalking" Percy and following him around to see what he's about, having her thoughtfully hide in the shadows and really think about how he'll be an asset, so when we see her in the bathroom scene, it's clear she's strategizing, and you can see the gears turning in her head as she looks Percy over, which is so true to Annabeth's character; I loved that change.

[@lauragama4025]

YES! I’ve been rereading by the Battle of the Labirynth now and I am getting annoyed by now at how little her intelligence is explored in the books. It is literally her most important power and when you think about how powerfull Percy is (controlling water, ocean, speaking to horses etc) i really feel like there are many times in the series by now that it could have been her to come up with the plans. In the fourth book Percy persuades monsters and realises things and comes up with the plans most of the time and it is literally her mission. And that’s weird, because i actually had the image of Percy being slow to get things and her being smart. So yes, i really aprecciate if they make this kind of changes to show how smart and strategic she is

[@awsomerobyn2603]

I also always thought with the bathroom scene that she would have then known who Percy’s dad was, so to me it made sense that she knew after that. I liked the change

[@DC-MarvelGirl1997]

@@lauragama4025 Well I think Battle of the Labyrinth was the beginning of Percy starting to understand things more; the third book was really the beginning of him realizing how much he needs Annabeth by his side and how things aren't the same without her, and when you get to book 4, he begins to have more confidence and I think Rick wanted them to slowly become each other's equal and not have one overpower the other especially by the time they become a couple, because when you see them in The Heroes of Olympus, at that point, they're perfectly in sync with each other, especially House of Hades where they really needed to rely on one another because they were all each other had.

[@lauragama4025]

@@DC-MarvelGirl1997 you have a good point! I remember very little of the rest of the books after so many years but that makes sense. I am still excited to see more of her strategic abilities show in the series though, like we did with these changes in ep 2 so far

[@MrSaints74]

same

[@omalleycaboose5937]

Gonna be honest, Grover betraying percy makes me rather mad at Chiron more than Grover, like that was a horrible thing to make Grover do

[@Leeknowsnothingandeverthing]

I think they just couldn't have more time at yancy academy yk, and pretty sure in the books grover was lying to percy the rest of the year, him betraying is slightly too extreme but Isn't completely inacurate to the situation in the books

[@mc-rn8ro]

I think that works, too. It gives Grover something new without taking away his character from the books. Here, he’s not just a shy pacifist; he gets pushed around and doesn’t have much of a spine. As the story progresses, with what he ultimately has to do in the books, I think his arc is gonna be incredibly strong.

[@Uggnog]

Yeah, and honestly it doesn't seem out of character for Grover to listen

[@Yeeterminator]

Same, god I felt so bad for Grover when he had to do it. Kinda messed up ngl.

[@Averagechicagofan]

He was protecting him bro not a betrayal

[@HJG0630]

My take on the fade-to-black transitions was they structured it for possible commercial breaks, either for broadcast or ad-supported streaming. Remember, Disney+ has lost billions. The showrunners built the breaks in rather than have some executive make those choices. As for the council having such little screen time, either they discussed something that will only be revealed in a future episode OR there was a concern about the episode's length for the initial release and it will show up in an extended addition (or a bonus material short)

[@micahdye7215]

That take makes a lot of sense! I’m pretty sure the first two episodes were released on Hulu as well, which is definitely ad-supported

[@ShaunFish]

They made Clarisse feel so dope, I loved it. I like how she really felt like the kinda hot school bully who is extremely intimidating and calm most of the time

[@jaydas8976]

Yeah, Clarisse was definitely one of my favorite parts of the episode, Dior (the actress who plays her) did a great job portraying her, I’m excited to see more of her. She felt just like the Clarisse from the books

[@henrykoch-bf6yp]

Same, Dior did such a good job as Clarisse. She gave me chills when she screamed after the spear was broken.

[@sirboredom1012]

Dior is 16 creep

[@worldwidegamer2880]

The only thing I can say about Clarisse is she's not really supposed to be hot. She's described more like a warrior, strong, mean and brutal. And even in one of the books she's described to be man like. I definitely like this version so far and can see her doing great in later episodes. But I always pictured her more like a jock bully not a hot school bully.

[@Luke101]

Eh. She felt like a really cliche bully just for sake of being mean. In the book, her rivalry with Percy has a little more nuance to it.

[@Thefunkiestanimator]

Also, in the TV show, it’s made pretty clear to everyone that Percy is only going to go on the quest to save his mother. But in the books, he was more secretive about it like “im going on the quest but no one else knows that im only going because of my mom” and the only person who could guess that was Grover, since he knows how to read emotions. I do agree with the fact that it’s going a little too fast. I know there are time constraints and all, but I loved the buildup to every single big event. After Percy kills Dodds, for example, there’s a whole monologue from Percy over the next few weeks about how he was getting constant nightmares, wasn’t getting sleep, calls his teacher names, starts getting worse grades, along with the weather changing even though it was summer, which all buildups to the main Minotaur killing, with each step of the way building more and more tension. In the show, it keeps cutting to the next thing which made it seem fast paced Although I do think they’re going to elaborate more on the characters and explain more about the plot later on (like annabeth asking percy on the quest ‘why do you have blue food?’)

[@SnakeSalsa]

I could not hold back my laughter when Mr. D “dropped the bomb of him being his father” it was hilarious to see Percy’s confusion.

[@theawsomeauger2063]

I have ADD, Asperger’s, as well as apraxia and have always thought I was broken and not right. When Sally told Percy that he’s not broken and that he is hers had me on the verge of tears. My mother has said similar things in the past and that scene made me feel seen.😭❤️

[@wesleyprince3465]

I don't even struggle with anything like that and that scene brought a freaking tear to my eye. Just wanted to hug Percy/Walker and tell him that it was gonna be alright.

[@juanitamorgan5475]

When she told him that he wasn't broken but that he was singular and her son was amazing Virginia kull is a wonderful actress

[@the0wolf15]

My biggest problem with Annabeth in the series so far is that there is so little of her. She shows Percy around in the book, and I'd love to see that in the series, but I guess I'll have to survive with what I get

[@leomcshizzlepjocastdeserve1631]

me too!

[@GJ_4015]

I reckon since they’ll set up the start of the quest next week we’ll see much more of her. For now they have to introduce all the characters

[@Amatureb]

Same, Annabeth is my favourite character so I’m really hoping for more pf her

[@dsengupta6189]

I think they chose to include Annabeth less because she is a major character during the quest so they pretty much have over 6 episodes to show. I think the first two episodes are to show the characters that don't really appear over the quest but are still important like Luke and Clarisse.

[@boopbleepbloop]

I think they did this to build Percys relationships with Luke and Chris so when the betrayal happens it's gonna hurt him more

[@lucygarrett9785]

I’m really hoping that they don’t give Grover the Ron treatment. In the movies they took things away from Ron and gave them to Hermione, they made him seem weaker than he was. If this is the kind of thing happening to Grover I’m definitely not here for it but they still have time to fix this.

[@andreistoica2470]

În The games of Harry Potter Ron is just like how he îs în The books

[@MatthewDias25]

Percy seeing the fates might happen later in the season cuz I do believe that they did cast them and there's actually a picture from their scene floating around. They're sitting in a crowd

[@lauragama4025]

yess, probably in the next one, cause they appear in a feature by disney+

[@henrykoch-bf6yp]

I feel like they’ll either appear before or after the bus where the trio is attacked by the furies

[@Acuas]

Could also be the case they filmed it, but ended up on the cutting board, or will be a flashback later, who knows.

[@darkeningfyre]

For the beads thing… It was never mentioned in the books how many beads a lot of the campers had, and it makes sense that everyone would have somewhere between like 1-5 of them. Some of the more experienced and older characters (like Clarisse) actually do seem like they would have been at camp for a while, so more beads for them isn’t that surprising. The reason why Annabeth having so many beads is so special is mostly because she’s 12, where most of the campers with more beads *arrived* at camp around that age and are just older now. Annabeth was an anomaly because she came to camp at 7, not that she’s been there a few years.

[@dashzag]

I also thought that him wanting only Annabeth and Luke to have 5 beads is incredibly unrealistic. There's a bunch of kids and teens, of course you're going to have more 5 bead campers.

[@miles12pega]

I have to say I watched it with my gf who has nvr read the book or watched the movie and the funniest part was when Mr. Brunner gave Percy the pen and said the line she just shouts: "But it's just a pen!" I balled out laughing as she didn't even know that's how everyone sees it the first time.

[@siennaa9634]

I'm sad details like the oracle weren't included bc I remember reading that scene in the books for the first time and it was genuinely chilling, percy was seriously freaked out, reminding us that he really has no idea what he's doing, he's a kid with barely any training, going on a highly dangerous quest

[@SidnyPrescott]

She’s in the next episode

[@nicname3147]

The Oracle will be in the next episode. It's chill

[@slightlytoxic12]

Definitely was skeptical of casting choices (like Annabeth not being blonde, Percy not having dark hair, etc.) but the rest of the show looks and feels like how the book reads, so honestly, very pleased with the show so far! Hope it only gets better from here!

[@w.w.6541]

The Percy Jackson books are finally getting the adaption they deserve ❤

[@kalamitylife7791]

Freakin right man I’ve been waiting so long for this to happen and I can’t describe the joy in words

[@tomlinson1710]

Yes!!!

[@stianaandal1488]

Eh no. Did you even read the books?

[@eobardthawne82]

​@@stianaandal1488Did you even watch the show?

[@zkproductions4351]

@@eobardthawne82there are a lot of inaccuracies though

[@noahl6562]

My favorite detail is part of Annabeth figuring out who Percy’s dad is. She initially thinks it’s Zeus like in the books because she positions him on a hilltop where Zeus things could happen, but when that doesn’t work, that only leaves Poseidon (ignoring Hades for obvious reasons) so she pushes him in the water to make sure.

[@PolinaLee94]

I kinda find that Percy's reaction to his mom's "death" was way too mild. I have doubts. Anabeth is adorable though.

[@colino686]

He was probably in shock and wasn’t able to express to much emotion. At least that’s how I saw it

[@sloganreadet1151]

To be fair, this is an issue in all of the PJO adaptations. Percy learns his mom is dead, has some kind of shock and sadness go over him, and then explores camp with his comedic monologue. It’s present in the musical, the books, the movies, and in the graphic novels.

[@PolinaLee94]

@@sloganreadet1151 , well, the thing is, a book is one thing, real life actor is another. You can read a book "Noo" very loud in your head, but when a "Nooo" is this soft in real life, it feels wrong. How he acted after doesn't bother me that much. In the books it was clear that Percy didn't accept that his mom'd "death". He was full in denial. The way he was not able to focus on her death is how ADHD mind works. But right at the moment, when he saw her ... um ... dissolve into gold dust, his reaction was not a shocked half muffled no, not a panic scream of disbelief, not a "WTF", it felt more like a "huh?" no. Like he just lost in a video game after a long one-life run. A bummer, but not that much of a bummer.

[@mariam-mr1qt]

Her acting was really bad in my opinion. It could've been better. It felt like she was just reading off the script, there was no emotion whatsoever.

[@isakbjornberg8973]

​@@mariam-mr1qtwho annabeth? I think she was perfect. Really captured her wisdom and calculating look. Sally was my highlight from ep1

[@happy-ld8vd]

I feel like Ares should’ve told Percy that Sally was alive instead of Grover, like he did in the books. Would’ve made Sally’s death a bit more unknown and thrown another curveball on Percy’s quest. Just my 2 cents

[@luminescentlily1872]

Also, in the books Percy originally had the idea that Sally was in the Underworld and wanted to go there to search for her. He thought of it as Chiron showed him around camp.

[@ShaunakDesaiPiano]

@@luminescentlily1872yes, in the books Percy had basically the same thought process as Orpheus - go to the underworld and bargain for his mother’s life.

[@Grim-xk2ko]

I really enjoyed it, felt a bit fast paced in episode 1 but it was done very nicely. I also enjoyed the 3 kids, feel like they did a great job with the characters.

[@deanxiii1595]

Yeah a bit too fast for me too. They should make it an hour long for each episode as that is where they can flesh out the character more than in the books or movies

[@spence8507]

I thought it was slow paced, but left a bunch of stuff out. I think the movie did a better job with the runtime than the 1st episode when covering the same material.

[@isakbjornberg8973]

​@@spence8507Really? Like excluding nancy and montauk?

[@marcustuah8935]

I also thought it was pretty fast paced. I think the episodes are being made to eventually put them on tv so I don’t think the runtime will change that much

[@random_stuffgaming3277]

YEAH EXACTLY I wish each episode was an hour so that they can fully capture the story, plus I wish they adapted the kids bowing to Percy and had Chiron say the full line cause he skipped out on father of horses

[@shethesheshe4481]

Actually i liked that grover outed him, it shows how cowerdly he is in the start which will highlight his character arch. I was super diasapointed at the cloven elders scene as well because we get to learn alot about grover there that i think the actor would have aced. He is an amazing choice for grover, I beleive he meets that standard. Him revealing Percy's mother makes sense because he is trying to get back on Percy's good side, and if you don't see him as that brave yet remember he needs Percy to accept this quest to redeem himself from the Thalia situation. Maybe dont judge what did or didn't put in the first two episodes until the rest comes out, they might explain a little more, Im hoping to see flashbacks to the cloven elders in later episodes (along with a Helena explanation). It seems like they are building up to reveal more about grover with the cut off and new character, I think Aryan did an amazing job so far.

[@hikari9262]

The Grover thing didn't feel weird to me at all. The first one, when he betrayed Percy, he felt like he needed to do that to successfully complete his mission, to take Percy to the camp alive, and he was ready to do anything because of his prior experience with Thalia, Luke and Annabeth. The second one, regarding telling Percy that his mother was still alive, he was either desperate to go out on a quest (like Annabeth) or he was ordered by the council of cloven elders, and either way it is connected to the search for Pan.

[@mikeransom9210]

Brunner was also literally right there watching Percy during the disciplinary meeting. AND he was there outside while Percy was waiting for his ride. I’m certain that he was watching to make sure no monsters came and picked him off.

[@Audii0605]

I am BEYOND excited for this adaptation Mr. D was perfectly cast!! As soon as I saw him I was cackled 😂 and seeing Annabeth's cap made me tear up a little 😅 and Clarisse's scream was definitely chilling!!! So ready to see more!!!!

[@caseyl4699]

Mr. D looks perfect but he cares way to much. He's yelling at Percy to take the quest, given with no oracle I might add, to avoid the war when he literally could not have cared less in the books.

[@apluscast]

@@caseyl4699 He's toned down like Gabe is, correct.

[@caseyl4699]

@@apluscast yeah and it sucks that they sacrificed story accuracy and amazing side characters for the sake of it being like a pg or g rating and appeasing people. The book is a great story and it's made better by having those hard hitting edgy characters you're supposed to have strong reactions to. When they eliminate that it loses something

[@apluscast]

@@caseyl4699 Exactly, I really hope Disney does not butcher Eragon because Eragon definitely needs to be PG-13 at the minimum. Dionysus caring so much I do not like, but you can sort of justify it because a godly war would result in world destruction. If their is a season 2, it will be very disappointing if Dionysus cares because he hates the camp as its his punishment. As much as I like Mantzoukas, Robert Downey Jr in a fat suit and prosthetics would have been absolutely perfect as Dionysus, he would have nailed the personality and still would have been funny at the same time. Wish the show had a higher budget!

[@KurtAnderson812]

I’m pretty happy with the first two episodes. Fingers crossed they will continue to get it right

[@KiRiTO72987]

Given Riordan is directly involved I have high hopes

[@marcustuah8935]

I also think the episodes could benefit from having an extra 10 minutes or so of runtime. It felt like things were progressing too fast without much build up. But I think this series is made to eventually be on television

[@Im_bor3d0]

About Annabeth defeating the “dumb blonde” stereotype (as it was impactful at the time), I think Leah’s Annabeth also defeats every negative stereotype put on black girls both in media and in real life

[@ryansar2023]

A black person always has to mention skin colour in EVERYTHING it’s so overused and uninteresting at this point

[@captainjustice8469]

@@ryansar2023ok cry abt it

[@ar-1535]

She just seems creepy and socially awkward so far, maybe even hostile, hopefully it will change in the future

[@Im_bor3d0]

@ryansar2023 and everyone using the "blonde stereotype" excuse to be racist is also overused soooo... 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@TS99975]

No one wants race swapped characters L

[@marshy_5406]

I’m guessing they might be making it so that you see Percy and Grover’s friendship develop onscreen compared to the preestablised bond in the books seeing that they basically cut off the entire school year and you can’t see the inside of Percy’s head.

[@SB-sd1sg]

Did anyone also notice when Sally said that she was getting the sandwiches from Di Angelos? Another cool easter egg

[@ArnaMalwatkar]

Personally, I did not care for Gorver in the books as much as everyone else did and I'm really happy with show Grover (because of the difference, maybe). His character makes sense when you realize that the book covered a lot of time where he had to lie to Percy to keep him safe. They just switched one bad-friend-character-trait with another one to speed up the story. Also, I hope they fit in a scene with the Cloven Council by the finale because the set looked awesome. I think when he "talks" to Sally with the blue jellybean explains his obsession with finding Poseidon. From his perspective, his mother died and he blames his father for it, he wants him to answer for her death. Which also supplments how deep they made their relationship in the show compared to the book. The way Leah Jeffries just holds herself, and the look in her eyes, shows that she's the kind of person who's constantly thinking. It made complete sense that she figured out Percy's parentage. I cared more about Annabeth's grey eyes than her blonde hair but I love everything about Leah. I feel Gabe's behavious was much milder than in the books and I just figured they wanted to make it more kid-friendly, that could also explain the car accident being cut out. I bet Olivia's going to be on the HP reboot as well. Hit the trinity.

[@Luke101]

For Me... Pros: Walker is AMAZING as Percy. His line delivery is fantastic and he genuinely made me laugh out loud a few times. He has that Percy sarcasm down perfectly. The relationship with him and his mother is great and I actually felt something when she died. I like that she went out of her way to protect him from the minotaur. I know my Mom would do the same thing for me in a moment like that. I think the look of the world and especially Camp Half Blood is fantastic, it looks exactly like how I pictured it while reading. And for the most part the stunts and VFX all look great for a series. Cons: The pacing is really off. I felt like episode 1 rushed through SO much important establishing moments. The story was moving a mile a minute and I feel like non book readers are gonna get whiplash. The encounter with Dodds was like 30 seconds long, she wasn't established at all prior to that scene, and neither was Mr. Brunner. He gives Percy the pen in such a random way and the action really lacked intensity for me. Gabe isn't nearly enough of an asshole and having Sally stand up to him immediately removes so much development for her going forward. I don't see him abusing her whatsoever. He was mildly annoying but nothing at all like the book. I kinda wish Percy freaked out a little more at all the crazy shit happening around him and how insane this new life is. The capture the flag scene doesn't show Percy getting strength from the water, it just heals him. He's supposed to be a terrible fighter until he gets wet. I wish the Big Three were fleshed out more and why Percy being alive is such a big deal. Also there was a lack of Annabeth. She's supposed to spend more time with Percy prior to capture the flag and for what we got so far, it just didn't impress me. They made her so stoic and boring.

[@volleydoll9207]

I 100% agree with all of this. I especially want to see more episodes to decide how I feel about Annabeth. More than anything I want her character's essence to be preserved and well adapted. That being said, I felt like the line delivery was stiff and unnatural. I remember Annabeth being well-spoken and, despite trying to hide it, excited that percy was there and incredibly hopeful. The "you drool when you sleep" scene was a bit of a jump scare. I can't exactly describe what felt wrong, I think it needed to sound more inquisitive and grossed out mixed with Annabeth's natural bluntness. I also think at this point, although Annabeth is calculative, she had a lot of faith in the gods and their plans (something that fades with time). Because of this, I found her manufacturing Percy's claim to be forced and unnatural for her character at this point in the series. I feel similarly about Grover in places as well, though I am more curious to see what they do with him. As much as I love him, I don't have an especially vivid interpretation of his character from the books so for me he is more malleable than Annabeth. 🤷‍♀️ Walker just needs more opportunity for signature Percy sass, which we know is coming. Walker hasn't done a lot of dramatic work and has seemed to stay more on the side of comedy (for obvious reasons) though he is a talented actor. These were just my initial interpretations 🤷‍♀️. Mostly I think with more episodes, we will hopefully be able to see the whole cast settle into the story and become natural fixtures within it.

[@AceTheAviator]

that's what im saying! the claiming was so underwhelming as well.

[@rasmuspetridis9942]

Finally! Someone with accuracy. I agree with all of it. Morgan should read this.

[@myadoesrandomthings]

Yeah and Annabeth and Grover both had their characters seem way worse. Grover became a snitch and annabeth was just kind of annoying in episode 3

[@the-berries-and-cream-dude]

Around 99% of the time, we have the same opinions but this time we are so different Morgan! 😂 I love Aryan and what they are doing with Grover’s character. Throughout the whole show he makes me laugh, his comedic timing and line deliver is awesome. Walker I feel is missing the sassy and wittiness of Percy but for the serious scenes, he does a good job and I can see why they casted him. As for Leah, she’s the one for me that is falling short. When Rick said she was the best Annabeth I expected her acting skills to be amazing but every time she is onscreen she shows almost no emotion. If she’s angry, frustrated, scared, annoyed, there’s nothing there. I don’t think she’s a bad actress and she’s also very young but when you put her next to Walker and Aryan, her acting skills stands out a lot. But I love her chemistry with Walker. Leah has a softness in her that Annabeth also has especially for Percy, I’m guessing that’s how she landed the role. But I do agree with the fade outs, hate them.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

I love how the end credits look like a New York 1920s art deco mural, not only it looks gorgeous but art deco had a lot of divine and statuesque pictures, almost like it was the year the gods moved to USA and thus subconsciously inspired mortal artists to make New York look more “godly”.

[@ShriyaditaSS]

I was unhappy when I saw the casting for Annabeth. She specifically says in Mark of Athena that she was tired of being blonde and wished she had a different hair color so that people couldn’t perceive her as dumb. But the actress plays the part well. I personally love Clarisse’s character and how she is depicted. A bad girl, but a total badass.

[@Royceman1995]

Overall, the episodes were awesome. There were a few things that didn’t make sense. The constant cuts to black was weird to me. The fade to white after Mrs. Dodds crumbles was confusing to me because the next moment, Percy is laying on the ground surrounded by students. What just happened? Mr. D does not act the the way he does in the books. He hates demigods and couldn’t care less if they lived or died. I was also confused why Annabeth pushed Percy into the water. I don’t remember that in the book. I also thought Percy only wins the fight with Clarisse after he gets pushed into the water.

[@perezpaull5991]

The show started well. I especially loved the graphics. I totally agree with you on a lot of things. Mr D should not care if anyone goes on a quest. He doesn't even want to be the director. He leaves everything to Chiron. He shouldn't care if Grover talks to Percy about his mom. In the fight against Clarrise, there's no way Percy should be that good without training, besting 3 Ares kids. They are children of the God of war and have had training/more time in camp. And he didn't even touch the water before we see the change in how good he is. So there isn't going to be a journey of how Percy's swordplay gets better and better, cause he was born with it. Now if you show/tell me an Ares kid was born knowing how to fight, not with a weapon though, I would believe you. That's the one quality they should have. Percy's natural ability should have been his strength in water/healing. I did love the part where Annabeth pushed him into the water though. It showed how smart she was. Like she already knew, even before Chiron or anyone else. I wish this series followed the movie adaptation and used a click pen instead of a cap pen.

[@TheIndianDeity]

To answer a few of your questions: The cuts to black are for ads. Disney+ comes with 2 subscription options: cheaper w ads, or more expensive w/o ads, and so the fade to black was for playing ads for those who didn’t pay for premium. Fade to white I saw it as the mist overwriting memories. While I agree that Mr. D is a little different, in the books he does care to an extent. After all his kids are at camp, and he’s helped Percy multiple times in TTC and TLO. Also I’m pretty sure Annabeth pushed him into the water because she suspected he was a son of Poseidon after the bathroom incident, at least that’s how I saw it. And it ties into the “she’s 6 steps ahead of everyone” scene

[@Rdissss]

Also my impression with the fountain was that the water pulled her in, not "magic" pushing her as it looks like here.

[@boopbleepbloop]

Someone said the cut to black is for the ads version of Disney+

[@tgabz]

Mr. D never expressed concern about Percy living or not, he showed his concern with the conflict between Zeus and Poseidon and the impact that it'd cause on Olympus and the rest of the world.

[@penegakkeadilanpembasmikej5022]

You deserved 1 million subscribers, the way you explained not with hatred but with love I'll try to watch this because of your review

[@Charlie-hv3dh]

Such an amazing start, more than anything i could ever ask for!! I love this so much :D

[@jaydas8976]

I watched the first two episodes and I really enjoyed them, but I do have a few nitpicks. I was not a fan of the way the show did the Mrs. Dodds scene, it was very underwhelming in the show. I also was a little disappointed at the lack of screentime that Annabeth had, I wished that she had been the one to show Percy around Camp Half-blood in the show like she did in the book. Another thing I didn’t like was the way Gabe was portrayed, it felt that like he was more comedic, when he should’ve been more menacing. Overall I did really enjoy the first two episodes and I’m really excited for the rest of the season.

[@Truck-kun11]

I can see why they gave this part of the story to Luke, as this gives the audience time to develop affection for the character since once the mission begins we won't see him until the end of the season.

[@jaydas8976]

⁠@@Truck-kun11yeah, I totally understand that. I really loved the Luke scenes and I definitely understand why they gave him the scene that annabeth has in the book, but I just wish that annabeth had gotten more screen time.

[@Truck-kun11]

@@jaydas8976 The rest of the series will be just her, Percy and Grover traveling around the country, so I'm sure she'll have a lot of screen time.

[@thezman9522]

I actually like what the show is doing to Luke so far. We get to spend some time knowing him before he turns out to be evil. It makes his later betrayal sting all the more like a scorpion. He only has like 5 minutes of screen time so far and yet Charlie Bushnell is already a better Luke than Jake Abel ever was in 2 movies. Probably because it isn't obvious that he's the villain.

[@Tififwhat3]

I agree with the Ms Dodds thing I really like her design especially her wings hears to hoping we will get more action if we see her again

[@keyblademasterclark]

I actually like Grover disobeying Chiron and Mr. D. He knows it's the only way Percy would ever go to the Underworld and he's also being loyal to percy.

[@platinumspike9578]

Dionysus is absolutely perfect already. He is exactly how I envisioned him Edit: I love Eddy even in only one scene, I hope he doesn’t get stoned. I think the scene with Sally in the rain is a way to establish the potted garden outside the apartment and foreshadow Percy’s eventual stranding on Ogygia with Calypso during the fourth book.

[@kikinationforever]

"Are you stalking me, Annabeth?" "Yes."

[@lidular]

I think grover is really good actually. I feel like the character is the same/similar but the circumstances are a bit different. In the books he didn't snitch on Percy, but there were nothing to snitch, he did however gaslight him for months and told him it was for the best that Percy got kicked out

[@WiseGurl12]

I was sad that when percy got claimed and chiron was saying a bunch of stuff about poseidon he didn't say "king of horses"

[@longforgotten4823]

Me too

[@brooke9847]

I actually don't like the change they made with Percy's mom. She would subtly stand up to Gabe like always getting blue candy to prove him wrong and in the book he's emotionally and physically abusive so it makes sense she wouldn't be outright argumentative with him. Plus, the fact that she thought taking his abuse was worth it to protect Percy from monsters (which I am glad that was quickly resolved in the books so we didn't have to read multiple books of his mom being abused) shows the type of mother she is. I just like the more subtle strength she had in the book as a mortal among monsters and gods.

[@Vega921]

I totally agree. Gabe seems annoying and pathetic but not overtly threatening and Percy and his mom don’t seem afraid of him like they did in the books, which I think really changes the feel of his home and childhood. I also don’t know how they are going to justify murdering him at the end. I wonder if they had to tone it down to keep it PG or something like that?

[@afroturtle989]

As a person who has never read the books or seen the movies, this is great. Also this man clutched up a 1v3 on instinct alone GODDAMN

[@olabassey3142]

you’re the only percy jackson reviewer i needed to see.

[@Jedda678]

I will say the CGI for Chiron is also a little uncanny valley. I'll actually give it to the movie on this one, primarily because they had Chiron in armor in the movie and it fit the coat of his horse half. In the Disney+ adaptation it doesn't match his waistcoat and it just made the actor look like he was standing on a box all the time.

[@TheMan05555]

Eh, Disney has improved since young Jeff Bridges in ‘TRON: Legacy.’

[@TaratheEnchantress]

Thank you, I’m glad I’m not the only one to notice the weirdness of Chiron

[@Flowerz-2510]

I kinda wish that they braided a bit of blonde into Annabeths hair. It wouldn't do anything story-wise, because it's obvious it's not her natural hair colour, but visually I think it would've been nice. Also, as a Christian, that part were Percy says 'God? Like, Jesus?' Is absolutely hilarious! Love the show so for, can't wait for the next episode to drop!

[@cheyennemoore8380]

I thought the same thing. Laughed so hard that I nearly missed the following dialogue.

[@the_blackpotatoe1268]

I think the actress would look so cute with little blonde highlights. I love that she is rocking a protective style too, because too many Black actresses have had their hair destroyed by on-set stylists.

[@itzshinobi1167]

I love the way they designed camp half blood and majority of the actors are pretty good. The only problem I have is that I wish the episodes were longer, as the pacing is really fast.

[@theautotunecat6005]

half of annabeths lines are "yes" lmao

[@levid.2592]

I Loved both episodes. Honestly, I kinda thought it was a little rushed that Percy got claimed by Poseidon and given his quest all in the 2nd episode of the series. Mainly because it took a good few chapters of the novel for it to get that far. But I still thought it was good 👍

[@Lupin788]

I don't think it was rushed at all. There are 8 episodes so two episodes is already one-quarter of the story.

[@vanwilliamson154]

I just wished they hadn’t changed how he got claimed like with the hellhound that was one of my main beefs with the movie is the messed up how he was claimed

[@AhsokaLives25]

I was fine with it being in the 2nd episode, plus I thought it was way better than in the movie. (They just flat out said it instead of having a big shocking reveal. Which was pretty awful in my opinion cause it hurt the parallel between him and Luke both being frustrated with the way the Olympian’s treat their own children.)

[@BrytteM]

@@Lupin788 Truly I think the fault lies in the 8 episode model. With 10 they could have dedicated more to Yancy and the camp before the quest actually comes into play... but alas

[@sophia21s]

@@BrytteMwhen I saw 8 episodes, I thought they were going to be at least an hour long

[@lunamidnight4153]

I admit, there were things that bothered me about Grover's depiction too, but I think it is unfair that you phrased it as if the actor is to blame rather than the way the script was written. I also kind of get why they made the choices they made with him, even if I don't like them. Since they decided to speed up Percy getting expelled to happening immediately after the fight rather than at the end of the year, they couldn't include the actually reason Percy was mad at Grover - overhearing that he and Chiron knew Mrs. Dodds was real and were gaslighting him for the rest of the year. So they had Grover be the reason Percy was explained in order to create another siutation in which Grover was forced to betray Percy's trust. In this context, I think the "don't tell Percy about his mother plot" you disliked makes sense. I think it was likely created to give Grover a chance of redemption of some sorts? He was once again told he shouldn't tell Percy the truth about something but this time he decided his friendship with Percy should come first and decided to do it. Honestly, while I get that they wanted to speed it up in the tv show, they should've done a better job at making up for all the lost Grover moments from that part of the book. And while I kind of liked the I'm 24 line, they definetely should've explained that satyrs age half as fast as humans do. I do think that there were many subtle good things with Grover though - for example, Sally asking him to protect Percy. It's clear that he is thinking of how he failed to protect Thalia. I think the way he is written, those who have read the book can read his intentions correctly while those who didn't can misunderstand him completely. Since the show's general vibe is leave the general feel and events of the episode but tell the story in a slightly different way I still have hope that their portrayal of Grover will be better in the future episodes. Especially since the show in general is enjoyable so far.

[@ben_sings]

the grover actor was amazing! smh 🤦‍♂️ i think it was just the director’s and writers direction and not the actors. i didn’t feel like he was acting and he was very natural, which is rare with many child actors.

[@ericjohnson5265]

Grover did that to protect Percy from any more conflict how is that not a Grover thing he would do? Then he makes up for it by finally saying enough and telling Percy choosing his friend over the authority

[@CaptDark]

I loved the first 2 episodes. I'm so excited to see how the series plays out

[@Liette2610]

About Sally and Gabe - i think in this series, Gabe isn't actually that bad? Annoying, sure. But he isn't abusive or anything like that and based on the scenes we got it's Sally who clearly has the pants on in the house. So i'm wondering whether they are still going to make Sally use Medusa to turn him into a statue and sell?? just based on this scene I would feel like thats a RLY overblown decision, just killing a guy for being annoying and lazy etc. I dunno, maybe they will show more of him later, but just based on ep 1 and 2 I think killing him would be sorta ... wrong? ALSO HATED THAT GROVER WAS A SNITCH I WAS SO MAD HCEUFUEFH

[@claudiag.serrano7195]

I agree. Gabe was awful, and I didn't get that from the show.

[@rossgordanier]

I feel bad i didn't notice rick my first watch so yeah I'm definitely going to be paying close attention to that lol As for grover i think most of the issues I've noticed and you noticed stem from him being told to keep his mouth shut and him knowing he shouldn't and him putting his mission above his friendship... Which i think stems from what happened with Thalia... Idk i think we're going to see him being more honest with percy as the episodes drop. Could even have a redemption when facing off with hades or ares

[@clarkj0sephkent]

you've got a new subscriber. love your presentation, straight to the point, no bullshit. Great coverage Easter eggs and insight. Will be following all updates after each episode. amazing work

[@ZayAvengeR]

That was the most amazing tv show premiere I’ve seen, I cannot wait for the next 6 episodes

[@mystified707]

Of all the reviews I have seen of Percy Jackson series, this was the best by far. I loved your review and how you actually touched the problems than questioning the story. Some KZbinrs literally tried to make fun of the book and then said that this series was the worst. I am happy as a fellow reader that this review sticks with the story.

[@beatriznapoli7417]

Guys....Grover betraying Percy is SUPPOSED to hurt. It gets him right in his fatal flaw. Right before Annabeth pushes him inside the lake he was almost CRYING because he realized she was watching him taking a beating from the Ares kids and didn't help him. This is all building to show us that further betrayals are going to break his little heart that is already sick of being lied to, misled and mistreated by a lot of people since forever.

[@alyssar7477]

I think the “you drool when you sleep” was too rushed. They didn’t do a good job of making it seem like he was passed out and actually seeing her or was also not good lightning. Idk I just think the scene could’ve been way better executed

[@lauragama4025]

thank you, i thought i was the only one who felt it a bit off hahaha it just felt weird to me, the way she is standing creepy in the dark, and also her tone But, still, I aprecciate they added the line, eventhough

[@heatherthedutch-american1481]

I laughed so hard at that because it's such a ridiculous way to show it.

[@alyssar7477]

@@lauragama4025 yes I appreciate that it was there but it was just so off and kinda ruined the moment for me

[@alyssar7477]

@@heatherthedutch-american1481 I had to rewatch because I couldn’t believe they did it like that

[@KolaKreates]

The pacing of the first two episode seemed WAY OFF to me. For reference (If we are going by the episode names) here are the amount of chapters per episode: Episode 1: Chapters 1-5 (5 chapters) Episode 2: Chapters 6-10 (5 chapters) Episode 3: Chapters 11-12 (2 Chapters) Episode 4: Chapters 13-14 (2 Chapters) Episode 5: Chapter 15 (1 Chapter) Episode 6: Chapters 16-18 (2 Chapters) Episode 7: Chapters 19-21 (2 Chapters) Episode 8: Chapter 22 (1 Chapter) The fact they went through 45% of the book in the first 2 episodes was mind-blowing to me. It felt super rushed in some areas and then a drag in others. The flow really took me out of it. Heres to hoping that the rest of the show corrects this by focusing on less chapters.

[@All-ze9cl]

I think the first episode was really rushed, the pacing felt off and some scenes, like the furys were rushed as hell and then there were scenes that felt really slow or long that could have been cut down. The second episodes pacing was better imo

[@lauragama4025]

totally agree, and, dam, if i had to choose i’d prefer a lot more of camp than fighting monsters scenes. Hope this means the next episodes will feel better paced tough

[@phoenixmaster8759]

One plot hole is that grover wears shorts but with human legs and no crutches

[@jessicablueheart9772]

Honestly I have been waiting to watch this breakdown. This breakdown really help me understand more.

[@God.-_-]

I was also very sad about the fates not cutting the string. and your little hint on it not being Percy gave me chills. first finding out who it was meant to be and how the prophecy came to, it still gives me chills as an adult. idk if they'll actually manage to do it. but god I would love to see all 5 seasons come to fruition. SPOILERS IF YOU HAVENT READ THE BOOKS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. I really do hope they include Grover almost getting dragged into Tartarus when exploring through the underworld. Its a key point in the quest not only because we find out who's been talking to Percy in his dreams. but its also the biggest clue to which demigod betrayed them. iykyk haha

[@carlottamannucci512]

I've just discovered this channel thanks to this review and IT'S SO ACCURATE and PERFECT. Thanks bro, keep going, love from italy ❤️

[@jenng.e.7652]

I liked some of Grover’s changes and totally agree that not showing the meeting was a lost opportunity but I actually think the acting for Luke’s character is a little bit stiff, not that cool, everyone-likes-him kind of vibes that jumps from the pages of the book and you cannot tell that Annabeth and Luke have a deep bond as easily as for Percy (or the audience) to take note. I’d have like to see Percy spend more days in the camp before going to his quest. They HAVE to include the oracle!!! It’s such an important part for Luke and future books! They also didn’t explain ambrosia yet. So excited for the next episodes!!!

[@godusopp2752]

I think most of next episode will be in camp, Obviously i don't know cause i haven't seen but i can see next episode being percy preparing for the quest

[@skyden4637]

⁠@@godusopp2752 We visit the garden gnome emporium is the next episode title so doesn’t seem like it

[@Luke101]

Nah lol the story is flying through so fast. They're already gonna fight Medusa in the next episode. They're kinda rushing things @@godusopp2752

[@isakbjornberg8973]

​@@skyden4637the oracle is in the next ep.

[@isakbjornberg8973]

The oracle is in the next ep. It has been in one of the teasers

[@amiaholland9953]

I hated how they portrayed Gabe in the show because they made him seem like just a bad annoying guy when in the book he was genuinely abusive so the show just took that element away from the plot. I also don't like that they made Sally stand up to him because in the books she dealt with him to cover Percy's scent from the monsters and it showed how strong she really was to deal with him for that long.

[@Sandwich_101]

I have high hopes. The movies are easy to beat but after the first two episodes im honestly really excited!

[@derrickskipx]

Honestly, I like the change with Gorver snitching on Percy. It shows that Grover is willing to hurt his relationship with Percy for his best friend's well-being. If this is a personality trait that sticks around until the Titans Curse and Battle of the Labyrinth could be a lot more interesting.

[@Truck-kun11]

Based on the first 2 episodes, I predict that at the end of the season they will change the part where Gabe is turned into stone, since this version of him is far from being enough of an asshole to deserve that.

[@stianaandal1488]

They made ut a children show…

[@Philippians2_16]

I feel the same way. They made him a little too... comical. Can't find a better way to describe it but he just seems more disappointed in Percy. Still a bad person just not as much as was shown in the book.

[@lauragama4025]

agree, i also don’t buy that this Gabe is discusting enough to deserve the nickname and explain why he would disguise Percys smell, which is the hole point of him

[@seguaye]

he could always become more of an asshole, there’s that whole nationwide manhunt plotline

[@stianaandal1488]

@@lauragama4025 What about deserving to be killed?

[@byefelisha8883]

i feel like you are looking at grover’s character in the books through rose colored glasses and you should reread it again. i thought grover is almost exactly like his character in the books, and the child actor is doing a great job portraying many different emotions on his face alone. also, the scene where grover shouts “also i’m 24” makes sense because grover tends to ramble when he’s nervous.

[@JoshRazauskas]

As someone who never read the books I loved these first two episodes, and your breakdown/review here was very, very helpful to understand even deeper! Thank you so much, you completely earned my subscription! I plan to read the books, but I almost wanna wait until the show is over because I think this would be more fun not to know what’s coming! When I was watching the blackness between scenes, I actually took that is maybe Disney+ and starting perfect commercial spots for the people on the ad tier plan, but maybe I was overthinking it maybe it is about the chapters simulating like you said.

[@Outlaw1354]

I loved the “you can talk to Mr. Kane” and “I’ll stop at D’angelos” nods to the Kanes and obviously Nico and bianca

[@Dmen95]

I saw the episodes and was anticipated for your thoughts, thank you Movieflame

[@AyaArizon]

It's not Apollo in the credits, it's Hermes. you can say that by the flying shoes.

[@godusopp2752]

Honestly Annabeth and Percys actors are some of the most perfect castings I've ever seen, they actually feel like their books counterparts being brought to screen

[@chadhiggins6884]

I definitely feel like most of my complaints about Grover will be fixed later on in the show. I actually liked how he decided to be loyal to Percy and tell him the truth about his mom however I hated how they didn’t keep him sticking by his side trying to go get his mom with Percy.

[@2Navalie]

Truth!

[@timbuyoti1198]

Okay so in defence of the show I guess not everything can be adapted to screen. the thing about the thing about the blue candy, having either of the characters explain it's significance would just feel awkward, unless we had Percy actively narrating on some scenes which again, would still be awkward in the long run. The mischievous smiles they shared was enough for me. The only thing i feel was downplayed too much was Gabe. I wish i could've seen some physical reaction from the building manager or Percy himself to his foul smell. And also, him lowering his voice and going with what Sally says, to me he didn't seem bad enough to warrant being turned into stone so if they still go ahead with it, I'll be having some serious questions. All he's guilty of so far is being addicted to gambling, I'm not even sure he was drunk in the scene

[@duellingmasterheropokeland1468]

I was not expecting the Trident above his head to be that big

[@alexrobi1176]

I didn't think it was Grover's actor who was the problem, I think it was just the writing of his character. Also the only thing that I didn't really like was how they never explicitly talk about Percy's ADHD. I think it's too important to not discuss directly. It's just sort of implied in the show.

[@hêrßęt]

I haven’t watched it yet but I couldn’t resist watching this vid

[@koshnaranek4442]

My worry is that in the reviews I have read, people who read the books and know them well like the shows, but those who did not read the books and may not be familiar with the "Percy-verse" have neutral to negative (mostly negative) reviews. This may mean that it will be up to fans of the books to keep the series going.

[@olabassey3142]

funny enough i feel like me reading the books took away from my enjoyment because there was no mystery of what was gonna happen, episode 2s big reveal is percy is son of poseidon so imagine how it would have been if i didn’t know, the world building like percy’s dyslexia would have also been so dope if i watched it with fresh eyes. in short i’m jealous of people who haven’t read the book

[@uriahlittleowl1876]

You have earned my subscription. Especially thankful for your opinion on Leah Jeffries as Annabeth. She killed it!

[@famedset1162]

Idk I thought they did Grover pretty well, actually most of the bad stuff you pointed out just kinda seemed like nitpicking and didn’t hurt the show at all really, some changes even feel like corrections by Rick, like Grover being 24, in the book he’s 28 but if he ages half as fast as mortals, then 24 would fit better with Percy cause then they’d both be 12. The show only two things that I thought was maybe a little disappointing was the fight with Ms. Dodds and that maybe the pacing was a little fast, these episodes felt like they definitely could have been 10 minutes longer each. Maybe because of how Disney has been lately you assumed we would have a lot more of a problem with these changes than we did. But i got to admit they did a damn good job with this so far. very eager for next week

[@michaelgilding6531]

You should really get Percy Jackson characters into the AI according to the books.

[@jow2716]

I didn't like that Grover actually TOLD Percy to go to the underworld and save his mom. I loved that in books Percy was the one to come up with this idea himself and he hid it from everyone else. It was a nudge to his character (would never give up hope to save someone he loves) and at the same time showed that he wasn't blindingly trusting Camp Half-blood just yet, because he was still new. It takes a lot away from the character to have other people actually tell him what to do, I think. Also I agree with you that so far Grover is a bit of a weak link acting-wise. I hope it gets better in the rest of the series!

[@masonambrose1093]

I do agree with Percy's attitude towards his father. I hope this is something that they fix in later episodes because Poseidon never wanted to leave Percy.

[@maryjane7321]

love your breakdowns! the tree nymph's make up and whole costume was very Guillermo del toro for me!