#pjo 1x5

[vfdcatlady]

Percy was conscious (but suffocating to death) while Annabeth was trying to save him

So, from the first watch, I thought Percy's reaction to being released from the chair was odd. If he had been frozen in time in there, wouldn't he wake up asking, "is the quest over? Did we succeed? Where's my mom?" I mean, he had time to before Hephaestus started talking.

But look how devastatingly calm he is as he's engulfed. He is controlling his breathing and forcing himself to say and appear that he's ok

NOW, take a look at how he acts when he's freed

he's taking quick gulps of air. Note: that's not what hyperventilating looks like. And when he goes to stand, he's in pain and grasps Annabeth for support

You know what these symptoms look like? Someone who held their breath too long and can finally breathe again.

Percy was in that chair for almost exactly four minutes, which is generally the threshold for how long the human body can go without oxygen before suffering permanent damage. Note: there will still be damage (like initially feeling weak or sore after regaining air.)

Percy, being the son of Poseidon and a demigod could probably survive longer than the normal human without oxygen. But eventually (probably within the hour) he would have died. And also, he would be awake for a chunk of that time, unable to breathe, unable to move, with the certainty that he was going to die.

So anyway, he lived four minutes of that hell and was genuinely in shock that he was alive

[bluefirewrites]

I'm sorry but can we talk about how annabeth was trying to make a joke during a stressful situation and percy's like '😠'

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1x2 | 1x5

[demisexualnathanvuornos]

Ares (Adam Copeland) Percy Jackson and the Olympians 1x5 A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers (2024) 5/ 5

Directed by Jet Wilkinson

[vfdcatlady]

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, ep 1x5

[bluefirewrites]

THATS THE FIRST TIME SHE SAYS 'SEAWEED BRAIN' AND ITS DURING *THAT* MOMENT?? I'M GONNA CRY

[bluefirewrites]

Tunnel of Love really went like:

[bluefirewrites]

The set design POPPED OFF

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1x5 | 1x6 | 1x8

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1x5 | 1x8

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1x3 | 1x4 | 1x5

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#Hold It Right There

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#Seaweed Brain

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