#anti charlie bushnell

[stupidsexpotflanders]

Unpopular Opinion - Show!Luke was kinda defanged(so was everyone else)

Luke's scar not being big is the least of my problems with his show version. I don't know if it's Charlie's features,acting,direction or simply the script,but this Luke seems too soft. Yes,Luke is supposed to be friendly and gentle,but there's also this sharpness to him. To be fair,everyone's edges were softened,not just Luke's. But since this is about Luke,and he's my fave,I'll talk more about him. He's supposed to be a veteran of this harsh world,and looks like "He could deal with just anything" - and Charlie's Luke doesn't show this,IMO. He seems more like a rich popular kid who never had a hard day in his life. Him having a worse scar wouldn't change much,since it wasn't just a physical mark on Luke,but his aura and behaviour. In fact,Charlie's Luke with a big blemish in his face would give the vibes of an accident while joyriding on his daddy's car,or doing something particularly reckless for fun and having to spend a few days in the hospital. In fact,I'd take a scarless Luke with harshness and trauma over a scarred but soft Luke.

[punkeropercyjackson]

Annabeth Chase:

Is constantly insulting Percy in a way that feels like a cishet person's idea of flirting and that to normal people is more sibling bickering than anything else

Had a 'crush' on the guy who basically raised her since she was 7 that was based off nothing but him being the camp heartthorb and an unachivable older guy

Who she in the last book of the first series explicitly stated was like a brother to her but that she never loved romantically with the implication being that she was just confused from lack of experience with romance due to her young age at the time

And the only other guy she's ever shown interest in-Including even just calling him attractive-is her childhood best friend who everyone has been insisting she's been in love with since she was 12 and that she's destined to be with him without ever actually asking either of them what they wanted

Which was validated by the same 'love goddess' who told Reyna no demigod would heal her heart in a flashback in the same book where she has more chemistry with Thalia than she did with any guy she'd ever interacted with

Instantly liked Piper for the same reasons she antagonizes Percy

Is totally a lesbian guys

[maggotssmichael]

i have a question for people who don't like/understand show!luke: what's it like to not have mommy or daddy issues, inquiring minds want to know

[bluemoose86]

I’ve focused a lot on Dior’s casting but NOW ITS TIME FOR LUKE’S

(Luke apologists and Lukabeth and/or Lukercy shippers DNI. If I see any Luke apology comments or comments that defend Lukabeth/Lukercy/honestly any Luke ship in a similar vein, they will be deleted IMMEDIATELY.)

My fucking god the amount of SEXUALIZATION this man has already endured. My guys. HE IS BARELY 18. I am posting this on June 22, 2022. Charlie Bushnell made an Instagram post about his 18th birthday that is dated FIVE DAYS AGO. I don’t care if he’s of legal age. He’s practically a child still. If you are a grown ass person who is openly simping for Luke’s actor…do I have to spell out for you how problematic that is? Probably: ITS WEIRD AND CREEPY. STOP. (This also applies to Clarisse’s actress esp bc she’s still a legal minor but this is Luke’s post so I’m focusing on that). If you’re younger then fine but if you’re not…leave him alone

I’ve seen quite a few posts that are like “Luke shouldn’t be hot since he’s so creepy/he’s the bad guy.” 1) Him being hot shouldn’t be a surprise if you’ve read the books since Percy described him as attractive, Annabeth had a crush on him, Silena had a crush on him, and probably other campers did too. Before his betrayal, Luke was popular and well liked. He was also aware of his looks and used them to his advantage, like when he charmed Silena to Kronos’s side. Making him unattractive would be a huge disservice to his character imo. 2) I’ve also seen several posts that are like “how am I supposed to hate Luke if he’s hot 😫😫” or “maybe I am a Luke apologist 👀.” it’s fine if these are jokes but if you are actually willing to excuse the creepy and awful things Luke has done just because he’s hot…I don’t know what to tell you. Hot people can be terrible too!!! I hate to be the one to tell you that but it’s true. God the amount of Luke apologists that are going to come crawling out of the woodwork…

Look at the age difference between Luke’s actor and Percy and Annabeth’s actors. Just look at it. If you think it’s ok to ship them fully knowing and seeing their age gap of SEVEN YEARS then I don’t know what the fuck to tell you. “B-but Luke didn’t like Annabeth until she was older-“ shut the fuck up. At the end of TLO, when Luke asks Annabeth if she ever loved him (yes this was romantic, no I don’t take criticism), Annabeth and Percy are 16. Luke is 23. He is still an adult who has romantic feelings for a minor. If you support that, you’re sick. That’s it.

That being said, I SINCERELY hope that the writers will change that scene around when it comes time, because even though some people are too blinded by Luke’s hotness to notice, it’s unnecessarily creepy. If they ACTIVELY TRY and frame it as like swoon-worthy romantic I’ll throw a table out the goddamn window. It’s 2022. We don’t need this. There are plenty of other reasons to dislike Luke, just leave this one out. Yes it will give a win to the Luke apologists who are like “Him aSKiNg annABeTh iF HE evEr LOved Him WaSn’t roMANtIc iT wAS FaMIliAl AND iF YOu thINK oThERWiSe THeN YoU’rE THe CReEpy OnE” but it will also break lukabeth shippers hearts (🤮🤮🤮) and that’s a trade-off I am ok with. Like, if the show actively indulges in an adult man having feelings for a minor AND tries to milk it for drama or ship culture or whatever…we have a major problem. I just want them to be conscious of the implications behind Luke’s actions and handle them carefully.

I am also disappointed with the decisions made about Luke’s casting. NO HATE ON CHARLIE BUSHNELL—I hope he has a positive experience working on the show, and I believe he has the talent necessary to play a convincing Luke. My criticism is directed at the people behind the scenes who make these decisions for the show. 1) I hope Luke will be blond in the actual show, just as I hope Walker will have black hair. I don’t want any of the actors to be pressured to change their appearance, but if they are ok with it, I hope the folks behind the scenes will make that effort. 2) Since I nitpicked Clarisse’s age, it only seems fair that I nitpick Luke’s. In TLT, Luke is 19 years old. It says right in the book. Charlie has only JUST turned 18. Again, it’s a small issue overall, but it is something that personally bothers me. 3) His vibes are just so off to me. I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but whenever I see people like “Omg he’s so perfect for Luke!” I’m like “…is he though?” I think it’s because he’s so baby faced. He does not have the intimidating presence that Luke does, so I can only hope that his acting skills will make up the difference. I don’t think casting Charlie as Luke was a bad decision—it’s just not one I totally agree with.

Final point, please separate the actors from their characters. I know it’s been said many times but I’ll say it again. Luke does a lot of bad things in the series that Charlie will be portraying, but that does NOT mean that you should hate him for that. Respect all the actors in this project and don’t demonize them for any decisions their character’s make.

[the-bee-graveyard]

Me and the Luke Castellan antis: lord have mercy

Luke Castellan in the tv show:

Me and the Luke antis: WE MUST STAY FOCUSED BROTHERS- WE MUST STAY-

Me, a Luke anti and a lesbian: oh this will be easy

*they cast Charlie Bushnell as Luke*

Me: BOBBY?!?!?!

[littlx-songbxrd]

CHARLIE BUSHNELL IS LUKE ITS GOING TO BE SO WEIRD TO SEE BOBBY AS LUKE BUT IM SO HAPPY FOR HIM

R o r y

THEY DID IT THEY HIT OUR WEAKNESS HOW AM I ,AN ANTI LUKE ,SUPPOSED TO STAY STRONG IN THESE CONDITIONS

I LOVE THAT BOY MORE THAN WORDS CAN EXPRESS IM SO FUCKING HAPPY FOR HIM BIT AT THE SAME TIME SEEING HIM AS LUKE IS GONNA WRECK ME

[punkeropercyjackson]

Cropped the meme from the og,hope the creator dosen't mind,but this is you guys talking about how Luke's actor having black hair means he's like Percy

[punkeropercyjackson]

I haven't gotten around to watching the Pjo episodes but saying Clarisse,who's played by a tween black actress,'looks like a monster' and Luke,who's played by a nonblack dude who the writers know's character is gonna spend the series being a serial child abuser and even a multiple time ped0phile with one of his target's being the darkskin black fem mc(Annabeth),'looks like a good guy' is certainly.......dialogue,that's for sure