#and Luke's actor and Clarisse's actor

[ganeshpnf]

Hiii! What do you think about the movie cast and show cast? Which one do you love more if you have to compare?

Hi anon! And...wow. I dont talk about this much but if I would, I need to make some warnings first. My blog is not open for talking bad, hating for any actors. Anyone who sees this post are free to share their own thoughts, whatever you agree with me or not. But please, be respectful, to all actors and to people say their own personal thoughts. And remember, whatever you like it or not, they are still in characters of the movie and show universe. You have to show your respect. Bad writing, bad plot, inaccuracy is never the actors' fault, they are just doing their jobs. So please, be respectful. Dont forget that people can have opinions, unless they talk bad to any actor, it should be respected. You are all free. I also gotta say that I love every single actor, for the movie and the show, they are all amazing :) But if I had to compare their acting or how I see them most of the time, long post so lets goo!

1- Logan(movie Percy) and Walker(show Percy)

Both of the actors are really talented. Walker is known with his personality and I agree, during interviews and his daily life. But personally, I dont think the same in the show. I know, bad writing, but still. Logan is exactly what I see hoo Percy, his humor and his iconic lines. While Walker also threw some good Percy sass, I would still have to pick Logan. He is too iconic for me.

2-Alexandra(movie Annabeth) and Leah(show Annabeth)

First, kudos to the both actors since they got so many hate and still stayed so strong. Both of them inspired so many things in me, I am so so proud of both of them.

Now, this is hard because both of these woman also had a very big problem with bad bad bad bad writing. Their characters were butchered up and it was not their fault. Both of their acting was perfect. But, Alexandra did a bit better in my eyes with her acting. While I adore Leah, she seemed a bit flat to me. I believe with time, she would get better, but for now, I'll have to pick Alexandra.

3- Brandon(movie Grover) and Aryan(show Grover)

I know this is not Brandon's fault but making Grover with full of sexual jokes was not my favourite thing. He is hilarious to watch, yes. But part of his character angered me. I think Aryan did better in this, he would do even better. His grover made more sense in me, so I will pick Aryan.

4-Leven(movie Clarisse) and Dior(show Clarisse)

This is so hard, because both of them were fantastic. I think I will make it tie. I had tiny "issues" with both, maybe some cringe moments but its mostly because of the writing. Other than that, I cant pick. Leven's attitude and Dior's that powerful scream, its a tie.

5-Jake(movie Luke) and Charlie(show Luke)

Charlie is an amazing actor, his Luke was written to be a bit more sympathic. If I have to talk about Luke, it would make a whole another long post, but Jake's Luke gave me much more Luke vibes. Not only because he is almost exactly with how I imagine him, but also with his attitude, funny remarks about his father which completely summed up his relationship with his father. So I have to pick Jake, he is way too iconic for me.

6-Pierce(movie Chiron) and Glynn(show Chiron)

Well, I know second movie changed the actor but Pierce is special to me because he is THE Chiron in my eyes. He looked exactly of what I imagined, he looked ancient with long hair and I adore it. Glynn's Chiron's acting was a bit soft in my eyes, I wish we got to see him organize the camp more, training the heros etc. Pierce's scene with him training the demigods, I adore it, so I go with Pierce.

7-Stanley(movie Mr.D) and Jason(show Mr.D)

Hmmm, I think I would choose Jason since his lines were a bit more iconic, he slayed with his acting. For Stanley's defense, we didnt see him much, but still I gotta choose, so Jason.

8- Uma(movie Medusa) and Jessica(show Medusa)

I think I already said here that how much I adore Uma's Medusa. I think cgi was a lot better, despite it being 2010. I didnt like Jessica's Medusa since it was too Ovid's story, I really do not like that version :( Uma's acting, snakes were better in my eyes so I choose her.

9-Sean(movie Zeus) and Lance(show Zeus)

First of all, rest in peace Lance :( I adored him in every single project, he was perfect. I first watched him in "Young Sheldon" and not to mention he slayed as his performance in Zeus. About Sean though, he is the Zeus I see most of the time, I love him, his power in the throne room scene, perfection, him threating Poseidon...I would go with Sean.

10- Kevin(movie Poseidon) and Toby(show Poseidon)

This is also so hard because I literally...cant choose? Like Kevin's first scene is just so powerful and gave me the Poseidon immediatly. But Toby...his scene with Sally, I just cant. Its a tie, sorry.

11- Steve(movie Hades) and Jay(show Hades)

Look, I love the actors but...I really dont see both of them as Hades in my eyes? One of them was too evil, other one was too silly. Like okay, I accept them as Hades, in other universes. But I cant compare them, so you can call it a tie.

12-Catherine(movie Sally) and Virgiana(show Sally)

I love Catherine, she is so close to what I see when I think of Sally. But Virgiana...She was just perfect. I had some issues of her character but thats an another topic. For now, I pick Virgiana.

I cant think of more of the main cast but I need a moment to talk about movie Athena because I think she is too underestimated. Like she is perfect, THE Athena. She looks exactly like her, she is just too dam sweet. I love her so so much.

This is it. Im no fan of both of this adaptations tbh, but actors are all so great and talented! My fav adaptation would always be musical, I would talk about it one day.

Please remember to be respectful, you are all free to share your own thoughts :)

[outofmymindbebacklater]

damn can't believe my phone glitch is immortalized. yor is forever.

tumblr wtf I wrote out a whole response and it's gone lmao. anyway finally pulled out my laptop because tumblr on my phone is fucked but this'll be shorter than originally although I love a good discussion with someone who is just as intense as me so let's keep talking in dms if you want!!

if you're not yelling at the kids then my first post 2 years ago wasn't for you - I made that along with a few others when people were at the height of being mad at the cast (well first for walker, then later for leah) but ppl seem chiller now. if my tone seems different than the first post it's because they are addressing different ppl haha. i was raging cuz i was fueled by the audacity of people to harass 12 (now 13) year olds because they don't fit their perfect image :/ i love the internet

I definitely am in the same boat as you, pjo carried me through middle school. i was surprised too - rereading pjo recently (again, not talking about the quantities in HOO, altho there he is definitely described as tan and i can give u a quote if u want) and i realized that, yes, you're right, descriptions are very vivid - but not for details about the half-bloods appearances like hair and eyes, and Rick even changes a few because he forgets (that's how u know he didn't deem them very important lol). I think he made a post addressing those, or i could give u examples. So the ppl you mentioned who forget the original appearances, if the author does that too, who cares?

I'm pretty sure the second half of your response is just a PSA and not directed at me since it makes some of the same points, but again i love talking pjo, so down to keep talking. don't take my tone as serious - my original post was for the people raging at Walker, now I'm just debating for fun!

Sure, a wig is an easy fix, but in the end it's a live action adaptation. details are gonna change, and hair colour is a pretty insignificant detail in the grand scheme of the adaptation imo. as I've gotten older I've noticed that I've gotten better at separating books which I've memorized and the adaptations, and them be a bit different and still good, if that makes sense. and if it's as simple as putting on a wig, then whatever. genuine question - why do you think Walker's hair is more important than other details? forget hair - i wanna know what fans think about Percy having riptide against the minotaur, or why mrs dodds attacks him in broad daylight!! very intriguing choices for sure.

I feel like I had more but i have to get back to my assignment so rip the words that were lost to the void

ffs as if some of y’all are seriously expecting a TWELVE year old to wear contacts for an entire show production ?? when they can dry up ur eyes, mess up ur vision, and in general ppl should avoid putting things in their eyes if they can avoid it? shame on you.

same with bleaching her hair/dyeing walker’s hair. hair dye damages hair. tom felton’s hair was damaged from being malfoy. even if we had a blonde actress, kids rarely stay blonde through puberty, so it would likely not last long and then we’d have the same issue. walker doesn’t have black hair. suck it up. yall really are putting the visual appearance of book characters (who were described maybe twice in the books) over the comfort of real human children.

[fangirlforlife97]

My sister and I just got done re - bingeing "Percy Jackson and The Olympians" so we could finally watch the last two episodes and OMG . . . . . . . . . . . . IT WAS SOOOO FREAKING GOOD!!!!!!!! WE LOVED IT. It's such a good show, there better be many more seasons to this show!!??!!! 🤞 I'll be pissed if it gets cancelled for some reason. I enjoyed the whole season a lot but episode 7 and 8 were my favorite.

[doctor-ciel]

I’ve got to stop thinking about some of the pjo casting choices bc I’m just getting angry. Especially about Clarisse.

[those-dam-pjo-animators]

Hi and welcome!

This is the oficial blog for updates and info on our brand new fan project!

Discord Server for Auditions!!: https://discord.gg/Q39gWZBtkY

Q&A:

What is the fan-made pjo animated adaptation?: This is a book-accurate animated adaptation of the Percy Jackson series!

When can we expect a release?: We have no set date yet and are still in early stages of planning, so please be patient!

How can I help?: To apply to help out, just send in an ask! Well direct you to wherever is best appropriate for what you’d like to do!

What can I do?: Right now we’re looking for animators, storyboard artists, voice actors, screenwriters, musicians/sound team, editors, and just people willing to spread the word!

How can I apply to be a VA?: Send in an ask with your name (doesn’t have to be your actual name just what you want to be called), age, the character(s) you want, a recording of you reading a line from said character (please note that if you don’t get the part you want you can still be cast as someone else), and if you’re a minor please make sure you and your legal guardian are ok with this (or if you know they wouldn’t mind). If asking puts you at risk, then do not reveal any personal information!

How can I apply to be an animator or storyboard artist?: Send in an ask with your name (or what you want to be called), a picture of your art (no ai art allowed), and same as last time if you are a minor do not leak any personal information! We’ll direct you to the server and our art director will look over your stuff!

How can I apply to help with writing?: Again, send in an ask with your name and a bit of your work (doesn’t have to be perfect, we’re getting most our material from the books) and once more if you are a minor do not share your personal information!!! This is huge! Well again, direct you to where our writing director will look your stuff over!

Will I or anyone involved be paid?: No. This is a labor of love. Everyone working on it is doing it voluntarily, no one will be paid with anything other than a book accurate, animated, adaptation of the book series we all adore!

If you want to va the list of characters we’re looking for and are already cast are under the cut!

Cast!:

CASTED ROLES:

Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, Luke Castellan, Ares, Hermes, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Kronos, Bianca Di Angelo, Zeus, Chiron, Clarisse La Rue, Blackjack, Thalia Grace, The Furies, Nancy Bobofit, (young) Lacy, Silena Beauregard, Aphrodite, Katie Gardener, Artemis, Hestia, Charon, The Oracle, Medusa, Echidna, Juniper, Circe, Athena, Hera, Zoe Nightshade, Gabe Ugliano, Hades, Mr D, Nico Di Angelo

Needed!:

Sally Jackson, Poseidon,The Stolls, Charles Backendorf, Chris Rodriguez

Any other roles in the first series not said are still needed, just not as urgent or sought out for!

Thank you to everyone already helping out!

[lady-ashfade]

Blood And Pressure

Part three

Yandere!Pjo × Fem!Grisha!reader. (Platonic Yandere gods) (romantic!various characters)

-♡ Chapters: Previous // Next

-♡ characters: Percy Jackson, Luke Castellan, Clarisse La Rue, Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood

-♡ this is a shadow & bone slight crossover. Reader is a heartrender and that's all really (maybe more in the future!)

-♡ Please note that all characters are aged appropriately, so all characters are older versions of the book characters. So 17-19 characters for these, you can choose any of them really. Just that they are older teens. (Except for Clarisse and Luke at pjo show actors)

-♡ warnings: short, yandere behaviors, obsession, stalking, slightly sick love, possessive, manipulative, gaslighting, platonic yandere too, blood powers, powerful powers but not godly, and future warnings when more chapters come out. (Luke will be back don’t worry)

“Well,” you sigh and look at Percy with sadness but tried to not show it. In this short time you had someone who dispute just meeting you, gave you something you wanted for as long as you have been here. A friend.

“You’ll be great here. Luke will take care of you.” Percy gripped the straps of his backpack at his name on your lips.

“Yeah, he seems nice..” he looked past your shoulder at the boy that must have been a year older then him. But he was much larger then he was..more muscular and a few inches taller.

“It’s hard to be in a new place, trust me I know that.” You paused for a second and he could see you running over your thoughts. Before he could piece together anything you wrapped your arms around him and embraced him.

He was stunned in place as his chest become breathless at being close to you. This was his chance, so he wrapped his arms around you and smiled at how your hair smelled sweet.

“Thank you Percy,” you whispered while still holding so tightly onto him. You cared little about anything else.

“For what?”

“Giving me a friend for as long as I can.” You pulled back from him and stepped away with a embarrassed expression. Before percy could reply, Chiron called your name and you gave him one last look and walked away.

You walked out the cabin beside the centaur with your legs practically dragging.

You felt sick to your stomach while thinking of being back in the house and being stuck there again with no one your age to hang out with. You stared at the ground while waking and you could feel Chirons gaze on you but you didn’t bother looking up.

Deep down you knew you weren’t supposed to be here. It didn’t make sense to you but you blacked out everything before this “camp” and only pieces came back to you. You remember someone training you…you remembered your powers and how to use them. And, you remember the book you had- the only thing of your old life. But not what you are.

“It’s just a silly little story,” you overheard the first night in the big house. “Just let her keep it.” Chiron convinced the god.

Now you got a taste of freedom you didn’t want to go back. You wanted to be with people your own age, you wanted friends. You think i’d go insane to spend another week trapped in that place.

“So,” a new voice creeped up in your ears. You both come to a stop and you find yourself looking up. A new girl. She was beautiful but her harsh glare and muscles set a shiver down your spine. Her eyes looked you up and down causing you to shift uncomfortably.

“She’s finally out of her cage.” Her teeth poked out from her smile and for some reason it reminded you of a shark or a lion…like she hunted pray for fun, and you were her next kill.

“Clarisse, lovely to see you.” The man smiled softly but his voice sounded different like a warning of some sort. “We are just going back, is there anything you need?” You throat goes dry when she starts to step closer to you.

“What is she? No one at camp knows but you guys seem to,” you play with your fingers under her almost threatening gaze. You remember one glare like that…Ares had one.

Not that you ever met him really but there was a dream. You were in a place with thrones around you and people sat amongst them and screamed at each other. Not much did you catch or remember of what was said, almost like you were meant to. But the subject did revolve around you.

“Tell me, what are you?” That’s when things clicked in your mind. Someone had asked that before.

“That’s enough. Go back to your cabin—”

“I’m a heartrender.”

The pair stare at you before moving their wide eyes up. You feel your blood pump faster and a growing confidence and remember who you were. Slowly coming down from high you felt, you notice their gaze wasn’t on you anymore but just above you.

“What?” You asked before taking a glance above you and see something shining bright above you. Stepping back you found yourself confused…no god was your parent, you weren’t a half blood. So why was one claiming you…

Thunder could be heard and rumbled underneath your feet. This couldn’t be right.

“That’s impossible..”

A peacock feather hung above your head in all its glory.

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[franklyopinionated]

Let's be clear about a few things in the PJO fandom

Racism is the fact that none of the actors of the main trio in the show are book accurate yet the only one that 99% of people keep complaining about is Annabeth. Racism is also the fact that there are a ton of "Annabeth in every universe" post showcasing the other versions of Annabeth's (who are white), but we rarely see "Percy in every universe" post showcasing the other versions of Percy. That points to folks being able to accept a non book accurate Percy as long as he's white but needing reassurance that a white Annabeth still exist in the world because they need to find comfort in their being other versions of her besides the black girl in the popular tv show.

Annabeth was one of my favorite character when she was a white blonde girl in the books and she's one of my favorites now that she's black dark haired girl in the show. She's my favorite character regardless of what her race, hair or eye color is. A lot of people seemingly cannot say the same since their treatment, love, respect and care about Annabeth seems to depend on the color of her skin. The haters also cannot say they treat Annabeth the same regardless of how she looks since their hatred and lies that they've made up about the character seems to be more exaggerated now that she's black.

And yet this problem only exist for Annabeth even though Percy, Grover, Luke, Clarisse, Thalia are also not book accurate. And yes, Clarisse and Thalia actors are partially black but they're not the female lead so the push back was not extreme and hateful as it was for Annabeth's casting (though some pushback still existed). Clarisse got the least amount of push back between the three girls cast and make no mistake that's because she's playing a bully. Racism plays a huge part in the level of comfort some people feel with race swapped actors when they're playing animals, monsters, bad guys, bullies or minor characters.

The problem has never been book accuracy, it's always been racism and people not wanting to see the heroic female lead of the show (lead behind only Percy), being played by a dark skin monoracial black girl. That racism plays a huge role in the uptick in people using words like abusive, toxic and mean to describe Annabeth. Now that she's black, they cannot comprehend that the character is a hero and a good person so they're inserting their own brand of racism on the character to attempt to villianize her.

[zibiscusinfandoms]

Aight so you guys enjoy reading show-only opinions, then I shall be giving my opinions on characters as a show-only who just watched the season finale.

Percy- my boy, he has never done anything wrong in his whole entire life, a hero fr.

Annabeth- i actually love her, she has shown the most growth out of everyone.

Grover- is a 20 year old hanging out with kids (is he 12 in satyr years?) He's cute. I think he should have a flower crown he would look magical.

Sally- literal queen. I love her relationship with Percy sm.

Poseidon- he should go back to his family and they should live happily ever after. Sally makes even pancakes blue like my dude HOW ELSE IS SHE SUPPOSED TO SHOW YOU THAT YOU SHOULD GO LIVE WITH THEM.

Zeus- i'm so angry that the actor portrayed him as someone scary and unhinged bc I was so ready to trash on him. (I'm not actually angry it was 👌🏻) Anyway he's a loser.

Hades- he's actually the only brother who is not a loser because he's the only one who doesn't have a halfblood child because he has SELF CONTROL UNLIKE SOME CERTAIN PEOPLE and also he loves his wife Persephone. <3 Seems like a reasonably unproblematic dude and he offered snacks.

Hermes- he is ✨beyond space and time✨ and they make him a delivery guy lol. Good job for caring for every single child you have and the unclaimed children.

Luke- I TRUSTED YOU. WE ALL TRUSTED YOU. Thinks Kronos will be better than Hermes when he ATE HIS CHILDREN- someone really needed to talk to him about that.

Diomedes- instant favorite, delivered the funniest scene in the whole season with Percy.

Who else is there? Uh-

Clarisse- she did nothing except for bullying my boy so she can go and reflect on herself in a room.

Ares- rude as heck. Invites 3 children to his table and doesn't offer them one single hamburger when he has a dozen, AND his hobby is to be insufferable on Twitter. Good thing Percy gave him a reality check.

[aroaceleovaldez]

do you have anymore rogue demigod headcanons? recently i've been thinking of my own rogue demigod ocs and trying to come up with ideas for them

BOY DO I

Okay i have a lot of very niche thoughts about how rogue demigods work and the sort of loose culture they have as a collective group. I'll go over the main thoughts I have and throw some bonus loose rogue concepts at the bottom of the post just for fun if anyone wants oc ideas. Below a cut cause i've thought about this a lot so there's. a lot:

Most rogues take the "names have power" thing a lot more seriously than campers do, since they don't have the protection of the camps to help them. As a result, many rogues go by "rogue names" or pseudonyms. Some chose their names on the spot, others slowly gained a name over time or were nicknamed by other rogues. Some may choose to not go by a rogue name, but many at least have one even if they don't always use it. Some rogue name hcs I have for specific canon characters include: "Hound" or "Hound of Hades" for Nico (cause hellhounds, also rogues making jokes about him being "the camps'/Olympians' dog"), "Rue" for Chris (named himself after Clarisse cause he missed her, though he's too bashful about it to admit it), Luke's was "Titan," and Hylla's being "Twice-Kill" is just canon. It's also fun to play around with how common some rogue names might be ("Wolf" and other animal names are definitely popular), how silly some might be (Just the first thing that popped into their head, their old street/town name, a famous actor or character, a youtuber's name/handle, cryptids, etc etc. "Ender" is also definitely popular. yknow. from Minecraft), and what stereotypes might be associated with rogue names/common rogue names. You can get real funky with it really easily. I'm personally a big fan of there being a rogue joke about people with animal-themed rogue names, just because of how common they probably are. It's probably rare that somebody earns an animal-themed rogue name from the collective community rather than just picking it themself. Also easy jokes about rogues sliding by with youtuber names or similar just cause most rogues can't access the internet, so they don't get the reference.

Almost all rogues knew about other mythologies/pantheons way before the camps did. It's a very open-secret type of thing. It's pretty impossible for them to not run into demigods from other pantheons living like they do. They just generally don't tell camper demigods about it, partially because it's sort of an unspoken rogue agreement to keep it secret from them for general demigod safety and also because most rogues don't like campers, so it's kind of a joke to keep them in the dark. Titan Army demigods were very well aware of both camps in particular.

The Amazons, Hunters, Circe's Sorceresses, and other rogue groups are also fully aware of this but don't ever mention it, even if they're camp-affiliated. The sorceresses just generally didn't run into campers enough for it to be relevant (and the campers they did run into probably never went back). For Amazons they're probably just too focused in profits to bother stirring up trouble by telling the camps about it. The Hunters probably don't mention it for the safety of the camps.

Camp Jupiter is very anti-rogue and hostile towards rogues in general. It's very rare that rogues are able to join the legion, and anyone who leaves to become a rogue is formally exiled and can't ever return. Most people who join the legion have to either be sponsored by a retired legionnaire family living outside of camp or just wholly directed to camp by a god (or representative of a god - see: Nico for Hazel). Rogues particularly hate CJ because of that. CHB on the other hand is perfectly willing to take in former rogues and there are plenty of ex-rogues in CHB who are fully aware of other pantheons. They just. Don't feel like ever mentioning it. Rogues are generally a bit kinder towards CHB because of their more open friendliness towards rogues, and will help direct new demigods towards CHB fairly often. They're still not fans of it most of the time, but they understand rogue life isn't for everyone and that it's safer, at least.

A lot of rogues take mercenary work, or other hired jobs. Technically this one is just kind of canon. See: Lots of TOA rogues, even some rogues from PJO and HoO are implied to have been hired by the Titan Army or Giant Army (or Octavian). This line of work is seen as totally legitimate to rogues, though there's a lot of different opinions within rogue circles about how it should be gone about. The most common opinion is that it's taboo to take or hire hits on those who run safehouses. Rogue safehouses are usually considered off-limits for any kind of targeting, and trying to target them is sure to ruin your reputation. Stealing or inter-rogue violence is generally considered on the table though. It's largely a lawless space. If you're particularly cruel or try to throw your weight around a lot though, you're sure to be ostracized by other rogues. Because of this, groups like the Titan Army who vocally advertised a lot of trying to make life better for rogues were popular, but other groups like the Giant Army or Tri are significantly less popular because they're seen as just power-grabs trying to hire extra muscle because they can't handle their petty squabbles on their own. Most rogues who joined the Giant Army or Tri were either indebted to them somehow or really desperate and willing to take more dubious jobs.

Norse rogues are actually significantly more common than Greek or Roman rogues, as they don't have any options for a camp to train at instead of living as a rogue, and get hunted down by monsters once they become old enough often regardless of specific parentage. Norse rogues are often more willing to take more dangerous work, as they hope it will either attract the attention of their godly parents to help them or if they build up reputation and die valiantly it will be enough to get them into Valhalla.

Safehouses are rare, but not unheard of. They're mostly just rare because their success rates vary wildly, and many try to build one but fail. The successful ones are often widely known in rogue circles, and there are some that are trade/gathering hubs to find work or restock supplies (and catch up on news). Most are considered peaceful zones, though there are some where combat is allowed, or may even have spectator sports like gladiator battles or etc where rogues can try to build up their reputations and notoriety.

Not every demigod benefited from Percy's deal that the Olympians had to claim all their kids - for some, they could have otherwise slid under the radar, but being claimed caught the attention of monsters and forced them on the run. Some got claimed in the middle of doing something in their mundane lives (with the gods doing some mass-claimings after the war) and had to run away on the spot, and resent Percy/CHB/The Olympians for it.

Free to use rogue demigod concepts:

Amazons and Hunters count as rogues! Anything with them is always fun. Ex-Circe sorceresses are also very fun.

Titan Army, Giant Army, and Tri rogues are also always very fun to play with.

Rogue satyrs, fauns, and nymphs! Or monsters/part-monsters, even!

Cursed rogues! Maybe they're part-monster, and/or the curse is part of them being banished/exiled somehow.

Rogues who run safehouses, or rogues who don't run safehouses but live there. What's their community like? How does it function? What are the rules there, and what's life like there? What's their role?

Think of a rogue name and then make a character themed around that. It's VERY fun I highly recommend it, especially if the names are leaning silly. Rogues stealing youtuber names, or their favorite anime characters, or some other pop-culture reference and hoping nobody notices. Rogue named Vriska or Sans or something. Rogues named after Pokemon. Get funky with it.

Rogues who work with monsters, or have alliances with them! How did their alliance come to be? Is it reliable? Why do they work together - what do either of them get out of it? etc etc.

Mercenary rogues, or other rogues who do hired work. Who are their clients, and what does their work entail? How does that impact their reputations?

Rogues who were revived with the Doors of Death. what were their lives like before they died? How did they die? How did they come back? Were they ever part of the Giant Army? What's their second life like?

Multiple generation rogues! Second-gen or third-gen rogues who were born into rogue life outside the camps but have always known about demigod communities.

Demigod who got claimed unexpectedly from the post-Titan War mass-claiming stuff and was forced on the run.

Norse rogues! Rogues from different pantheons! Or even rogue magicians! How do their lives differ from Greek/Roman demigods? What do they get up to?

[connabeth]

The first two episodes were wonderful and I really enjoyed the imagery and cinematography along with how every actor embodied the character but here are things I will complain about because I can:

1. I don’t want to see R*ck in it, why did they have to show his face…

2. Sally Jackson still just seems like a Random White Woman™️ to me. The acting was good but something just isn’t clicking for me. Also…the way she was a hardass on grover…i did not like it.

3. WHY WAS THERE BARELY ANY ANNABETH?? my girl is the star of the show!!! she’s supposed to be the one to show percy around camp and have that funny banter where he asks her questions and she answers all of them without answering at all, leaving him more confused than he was before. that was the best part of the intro chapters imo. WHY DID CH*RON TAKE HER PLACE???

3a. the full shot of a little percy standing next to chiron’s absolute wagon while walking into the hermes cabin still absolutely sends me 😭😭. it ALMOST makes up for a lack of annabeth

4. why was annabeth just hovering there in the infirmary and not nursing him like she did in the book😭 they rly made her stalk him instead of just being the person who introduced him to everything. in the book, he was already taking mythology lessons with annabeth by the time the quest came around. she didn’t feel quite as integrated into the narrative as she should’ve been. i did love how blunt she was though. she’s many things, but apparently a liar isn’t one of them.

5. clarisse didn’t call him prissy

6. why was smelly gabe so…sanitized. he’s a loser who doesn’t treat them well but his depiction also doesn’t live up to the abusive pos he really is. the interactions with him didn’t have the same gravity as they did in the books, they just seemed too lighthearted…he also should’ve looked greasier. i know abuse comes in many forms and doesn’t always reveal itself right away but he was a lot more of a pushover than i would expect him to be if sally stood up for herself

7. the plot about the hellhound that sets up luke as the traitor…simply vanishing. annabeth shoving percy’s ass into the water to figure out he can heal was funny though. would’ve been cooler if it healed a giant hellhound claw mark rather than a nick

8. percy doing some half-assed flossing on a rock alone while waiting to be maimed during capture the flag, not knowing who his dad is or if he’ll ever get his mom back is so fucking funny in the most miserably way but also…why is he a fortnite kid, this is supposed to be 2006 😭. the implication that annabeth is standing there silently watching him almost makes up for it. i can’t imagine what was going through her mind…like girl that’s your future husband good luck

[heteromerous-rhyming]

just speculation, and after this i swear i'm going to write what i did appreciate in the show, but.

to me it kinda feels like riordan cast these three kids and went, these three children, they are my trio. and he should have! they're amazing - they're cast Very Well.

but then it feels like riordan assumed that because they already embodies the characters to him, that he didn't need to do characterbuilding in the actual fucking script. i get the feeling that the writers and showrunners are constantly both overestimating and underestimating walker leah and aryan. the scene with thalia? very much felt exposition dump. leah did what she could with she was a hero (and she kills her emotional moments, the parts that show annabeth's softness), but the themes came before the characters here and that for me feels a little unexcusable. annabeth is smart, we all know that, so riordan constantly forgets to show us that annabeth is smart. percy explains to annabeth how the lotus is in the air not the food. like HOW IS IT PERCY THAT FIGURES IT OUT BEFORE ANNABETH?

i think maybe grover/aryan got the best treatment out of them because of his scene with ares and the scene with the animals on the street, but even then the "betrayal" at the beginning felt slightly off. because percy never fully finished reacting to it (or if he did i don't remember which itself is not great)

which gets to another part of the writing / directing that's really getting to me. which is the relationships between characters, and how that's undermined by how short the scenes at the beginning of the show are. because more than half of the dialogue in the first two episodes ends up as (slightly unnatural or at least not in character exposition) and because the scenes (that is, however long a section before they cut to black and setting changes) are all wildly short (at least to me) there's no time for the characters to breathe. there are hardly any beats or pauses or just moments of breathing in a character's emotion or reaction.

going back to thalia's explanation, the scene ends after the exposition. going back further to luke showing percy around? all exposition. the subtle character moments are only in the scenes without dialogue and for a brief second at luke's introduction. there's no long scenes (from what i experienced) in the downtime, in the relatively quieter moments. only long scene i can think of was the fight with the minotaur.

even later, the scenes that are emotional and long? sally and poseidon. they don't allow grover's self-recrimination to breathe. they don't allow the panic after almost getting pulled into the Pit to breathe. the scene cuts, the emotion is squashed, and the next scene is more action, more traveling, more gods.

i think that this is partly why clarisse made such a big impression on me, because by design she can't be a part of the exposition. she's actively antagonistic towards percy, half of her scenes are some sort of action, and so the little characterization that we get of her (this time little is justified bc she's a side character) works really really effectively. you clock her character, her motivations immediately.

the scenes are getting longer. i think that this specific critique is one that will get fixed as the writers get used to the visual medium. but the rest? i really really hope that the writers realize that the characters just. need more space. i hope they trust their actors to play out these emotional scenes and i hope they give them more emotional scenes, more banter, more silly moments.

[tossawary]

I've only seen 3 episodes of the new "Percy Jackson" show so far and my main complaint with the first two episodes was pacing. I thought the pacing in the third episode was much improved and overall very good, but a lot about the first two episodes felt rushed to me.

I think episodes 1 and 2 both could have been two episodes each to slowly introduce us to Percy, Grover, Sally, Mr. Brunner, Mrs. Dodds and the Minotaur, and then to the Camp, to Annabeth, Luke, Clarisse, the satyrs and the different cabins, etc.. I mean, I think what was there was pretty solid! I like the actors! I don't think it's badly written (I think making Luke show Percy around the camp was a good choice to make later things hit harder, since we will have more time with Annabeth on the quest itself later), but I would have liked more breathing room scenes, like when Percy burned the blue jellybeans, for things to settle in, and I blame the studio for not giving this show a longer season to work with.

As it stands now, the first two episodes felt more intended for existing fans, rather than for onboarding new fans. I feel like a frog being thrown into boiling water instead of the water coming up to a boil around me. If you're not familiar with this religion & lore already, if you don't know who the Twelve Olympians are, the introduction to the Camp doesn't give you much of a foothold, which is quite unfortunate when PJO was many people's introduction to this stuff.

The blue food is not really explained. The tension of the mystery with Mrs. Dodds kind of gets thrown out because it all happens so fast. There's no time to slowly build a feeling of normalcy and then wrongness. Percy's relationship with Chiron is undermined by how little time they get together. Percy finding out who his father is happens SO QUICKLY that we don't have a proper understanding of what's wrong about his claiming when it happens. The camp looks cool and I want to see more of it! How it functions is barely explained! We barely get to meet anyone! It feels like Percy is there for less than 48 hours before he's leaving on a quest again, so there's very little time to build up his attachment to it. I have less emotional investment in Percy's conflict with Clarisse because we barely get to understand what daily life at Camp Half-blood might be like (although I understand putting less focus on Clarisse now knowing that you'll be able to play catch-up during future storylines).

I think the show is making pretty good choices with the time that they have, I just wish they had MORE time. I don't think that they have to include every little detail and scene and character from the books. I like a lot of the changes they've made just fine. I just feel like the writing and acting is being undermined by the fact that there's very little time to set things up so that you can knock them down, and that it takes more time to show something visually than it does to read a sentence. Everything in episodes 1 and 2 is moving so quickly that some of the magical aspects feel... less magical to me because there's less time to develop contrast. And the show doesn't have as much time to potentially develop cool NEW things, to slide in more new funny character interactions, because it's all so smushed down. I want more time to see these actors shine together.

(Although, admittedly, it is VERY funny to feel like Percy is stuck in some sort of speedrun version of the story. Every day is a new rollercoaster of Percy not knowing what the fuck is going on and going with it because he's not given the time to ask questions. Sure! This might as well happen next! His life sucks already. That part feels very true to the books, although I think the feeling could still be preserved if the show was given more time.)

I'm tired of 8 episode seasons. I don't know if I think that PJO needs a full 20+ episodes to tell the story of the first book, probably not, but being constrained to only 8 instead of at least 10-16 feels disappointing.

[sunhighriptide]

The scene with Luke in the final episode was SOOOO good. Charlie Busnell absolutely killed it. The regret in his eyes, the sadness, his world ending when Annabeth appeared. Realizing he almost killed Percy. His terror of his own actions. The desperation for Percy to believe him, like if Percy agreed his actions were justified, then he could convince himself.

Exquisite acting from all involved. So very excited to see Luke in future seasons. Loved most of the show, thrilled for the character dynamics next season.

I think Clarisse being suspected will actually add to next season's dynamics, not only working past animosity to fight together, but to trust each other.

Obviously, the main trio are wonderful actors who really embody their characters. I've also loved the casting of Luke and Clarisse, though, and I am super excited to see more of Charlie and Dior next season.

[haleingstorm]

Thanks for your reply :D And oh, I should have clarified this, but I'd like to see what Percy's death and his secret relationship with Ethan (who died and also returned to the past) would look like in your fanfiction.

Now I want to send you what I came up with today.

The first thing they do when they realize where they are and that it's most likely their Percy, and even if it's not, it's just Percy, the Percy they've lost, they run to the infirmary, some even barefoot. Everyone stares at them in incomprehension and tries to ask, but they are only pushed away. Clarisse, Will, Travis and Conner, Pollux, Katie and Annabeth can't see beyond their goal of getting to Percy. As soon as possible.

What would their reunion scene look like in your opinion?

P.S. - you can decide for yourself whether to add Ethan or not.

I have to admit I'm a little confused by your request, hopefully this answers it! If not, feel free to ask more clarifying questions.

So for Percy and Ethan's relationship, the real question here is how long does it take for them to realize the other has traveled back in time? Capture the Flag is an easy answer for Ethan obviously Percy is not the same 12 year old he was the last time around. But Percy's harder because the question here is... Is he looking? Does he expect Ethan to come back? The answer to this is probably no, just because Ethan was already dead. Maybe Percy desperately wishes that it wasn't the case, but he can't stop and mourn for too long. That journey leads to madness, utter madness. So for Percy I would say that it takes him at least until after he gets back from the quest to figure out what's up with Ethan.

whether or not Ethan joins up with the rest of the time travelers or stays a loner is an interesting question. I doubt the time travelers would be very open to him, even if he was in a relationship with Percy he was still on the wrong side of the war.

For the reunion, it would be messy, very messy. The time travelers actions have now put them in a tough position where a bunch of people know something is off with these people. Percy at this point also isn't awake fully, drifting in and out of conscienceness. I think once the time travelers have seen Percy with their own eyes rational reason starts to take over and they realize HOLY SHIT we fucked up. And then frantically have to figure out a cover. Especially because at this point Luke is still fully in Kronos's pocket so if he finds out Kronos finds out and they are all fucked.

But, of course after Percy is up and walking around the time travelers basically kidnap him and hug the ever loving daylights out of him. Even Clarisse doesn't bother pretending like she doesn't care, hugging Percy close because it reminds her that he's alive, he's here she didn't fail. Annabeth wouldn't leave his side not even for a moment. Travis tries to play it cool with only a side arm hug, or a shoulder bump, but inside he's near tears. Connor isn't as good at hiding his feelings even if he's trying. the tears are fully pouring and he hesitates because he and Percy weren't really hug level of friends. But also he just needs to hold him for a moment, to feel his heart beat. Pollux and Katie are the calmest, but that might just be because they are the best at staying put together. Katie can't stop smiling, but she hangs back letting others take their time. She knows Percy isn't going away, and something about seeing him moving, talking, living is enough to settle her at least for now. Pollux is also smiling though his is more subdued. He is the best actor out of all of them, the most able to put his feelings aside and play a part. Even if on the inside he can't quite believe this is real.

Just realized I totally forgot about Will. He's there, obsessively checking over Percy's still healing injuries, trying to speed it along, fearful that if he misses something then Percy will crumple and hell lose him again.

[riordanverse-craziness]

*very minor spoilers*

I really liked the first two episodes!! I like most of the changes they made and the actors POPPED OFF FR FR (though I wish they casted someone who is/would look 12 years old for Clarisse, but that’s a minor thing). And the humor?? Top notch.

The only things I wish were done differently would be Gabe (he’s pathetic and a jerk, but not deserving of Medusafying as of now imo) and I kinda wish Annabeth was in the second episode a little more since in the book she’s been there with Percy ever since “you drool in your sleep”. Though I appreciate that we get to have a better look at Luke and the other camapers this way.

Thanks for sharing! I also enjoyed the episodes.

For Clarisse, I think she is a little bit older than the rest, because in HoO she is already in college while the rest are still in high school. So is understandable the actress will be older.

Regarding Gabe, I was also confused about the change in the character, the only theory I have for this, is that they choose to tone down the relationship due to the rating of the show in Disney+. Or that they are taking a different direction with Sally and Gabe, but we will need to wait to see.

I do agree on the need of more Annabeth, because Leah is amazing, but I’m pretty sure we will see a lot of her in upcoming episodes. Also enjoyed seeing Luke being Percy’s first friend at camp, it will be heartbreaking at the end that is for sure.

[tsibeyantiger]

PJO cast rated based on my personal preferences (if you disagree, be aware that my main priority is usually book accuracy and that I actually found that the movies had quite a decent cast).

Percy: 🪸🪸🪸🪸🪸Five out of five corals. It would have been great if they had died his hair, but that's really criticism on a high level, cuz Walker Scobell is really the perfect Percy. He's the Percy we were waiting for, the Percy we deserved.

Annabeth: 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢Five out of five basecaps. I admit I was very,very sceptical, but even if she doesn't look like Annabeth, she portrayed her with a stunning accuracy. She really understood her character and added a depth movie Annabeth lacked. I can live with her not looking like she is described. I think I'd have chosen her, too.

Grover:🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 Five out of five goats. Movie Grover was good. This one was even better.

Chiron: 🐎🐎🐎 Three out of five horses. I don't know, like, he was able to show us Chiron's wisdom and stuff, but something was missing to me. Maybe also because I really liked movie Chiron. But I think this actor could have been amazing as Frederick Chase.

Luke: 🐍One out of five snakes. It's not that the actor doesn't do his job well, but I just see nothing of Luke in him. Not the look. Not the way he talks. Not the mimic. Not how he acts. Movie Luke was amazing. This one really doesn't convince me.

Sally: 🍬🍬🍬🍬Four out of five candies. A really good choice, though minus one point cuz I liked movie Sally even better.

Clarisse: 🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡Five out of five swords. Not 100% as I'd imagine her, but very good at bringing the Clarisse vibe. You're scared yet you feel sorry for her. Amazing. (Just found out it's pronounced "Clah-REECE" and not "CLAH-riss". Still recovering from that shock.)

Gabe: ♠️♦️Two out of five card games. I was a bit disappointed, I think the vibe isn't quite right. He's more annoying than frightening. I also think he should be balder. Was better in the movies.

Mr. D: 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 Five out of five glasses of wine. Was already great in the movies, but just as great in the series.

Hermes: 🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽Five out of five wings. Looks like Hermes, gives the vibe of Hermes. Way better than in the movies. I don't get where the hate against Lin Manuel Miranda came from.

Ares: 🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗Five out of five wild boars. Amazing. Could have been even taller, I feel, but his vibe is amazing. The psycho Ares we deserved.

Hephaestus: 🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨Five out of five hammers. Not as described in the books, not as I imagined him, but really stunning. The vibe of a Victorian engineer adds something to his blue-collar worker appearance from the books that I really like.