Ok so I finished the first series of Percy Jackson sooo
MY THOUGHTS ON PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS
Spoilers ahead but I think you know that
THE LIGHTNING THIEF
- amazing. impeccable. don’t remember shit because I read it a month ago
- THE PLOT TWIST WITH LUKE PUNCHED ME IN THE GUT but he was a little cartoony villain at the end with the scorpion. Cuz he was giving the villain of rocky and bullwinkle
- chapter titles? Masterpieces. You know the chapters gonna be good when “I BECOME SUPREME LORD OF THE BATHROOM” is at the top of the page
- fave character is probably Percy because well. He’s Percy. You can’t just not like Percy
THE SEA OF MONSTERS
- love love LOVE this book
- Tyson’s my new favorite because he’s got that big dumb boy swag
- love how the whole book is just a parallel to the Odyessy
- I love the battle between the cyclops vs. Percy, Clarisse, Grover, Anna Beth, and Tyson
- after they get back to Florida I thought they were gonna be on better terms with Clarisse but nooooo. Everybody hates clarisse…. I LOVE CLARISSE
- Hermes is my fav god
- I love Beckendorf nothing bad is EVER gonna happen to him I love Beckendorf
- idk why tf Chiron says KRONOS brought Thalia back to life because. Cmon. He’s in a million pieces. Which is more likely: the Golden Fleece, with nature magic comparable to the Wild God Pan, brought it to life or Kronos, who has been in a million pieces for a million years, brought it to life???? Think Chiron THINK
THE TITAN’S CURSE
- Thalia is great and all but I sort of want to punch her in the face
- Bianca is my favorite lesbian :)
- Scratch that Zoë is my favorite lesbian
- Thalia’s my favorite lesbian?
- fuck it they’re all lesbian and they’re all my favorite lesbian
THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH
- ANNABETH GETS HER OWN QUEST? YEAH
- ngl it could just be my gay ass but annnabeth and Rachel’s feud for Percy is so annoying and I hate it
- THE PART WHEN PAN DIESS AHHHGGHGHGH
- RIP Castor RIP Lee Fletcher RIP whoever else died
- unrelated but there are so many twins in these books. Like there’s Connor and Travis. There’s Castor and Pollux. And they’re the only ones but like how many twins do YOU know?
- Dionysus has feelings?
THE LAST OLYMPIAN
- BECKENDORF NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- I was expecting it to have more Hestia bcz she calls herself the last Olympian but nooooooo. Nooo
- speaking of Hestia why so many of the goddesses’ human forms little girls but there are no little boy gods? Artemis and Hestia are literally babies. And with Artemis that makes sense but why Hestia?
- ok first Lee Fletcher now Michael Yew. What’s up with the Apollo cabin and losing their head counselor
- The part when Percy dreams of May Castellan trying to take the spirit of the oracle is so sad. Like HERMES REALLY LOVED HER. HE WANTED TO MARRY HER. The “No! NO!” Is fan fiction coded
- related to that when Thalia Annabeth and Luke go back to May Castellans house in the flashback and Hermes holds her as she has a vision AHHHHHHH I am deranged
- Percy breaking the cycle ❤️❤️❤️ a true comrade
I GOT THE FIRST BOOM OF HEROES OF OLYMPUS BUT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR MY FRIEND TO FINISH THE LAST OLYMPIAN FIRST BEFORE I READ IT
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new essay just dropped and it’s about
BECKENDORF AND SILENA
Beware, weary travelers, for there be spoilers ahead
Charles Beckendorf is great, guys, and anybody who says otherwise will catch these hands. He’s introduced in the Sea of Monsters, and is the first person to accept Tyson. He shows Tyson how to work the forges, showing his compassion and empathy. As far as I know, he’s the first canonically African-American character in the series. Also, he’s the best.
Silena Beauregard is also introduced in the second book, I think, and although this may not be her (might be one of her siblings), I think she asked Percy is he needed eyeliner for his “eye- sorry, eyes”. This was meant to make fun of Percy and Tyson, showing a stark contrast from the get go between her and Beckendorf.
Silena is shown to be feisty (“[they said that] Love is worthless. I’ll pulverize them” from the Titan’s curse) and an expert at Pegasus riding. Beckendorf is head counselor of Hephaestus and expert at the forges. While not polar opposites, you’d expect Silena to stick to her group and Beckendorf to stick to his, right?
Then comes The Last Olympian, where we are told that Silena and Beckendorf are dating. Beckendorf carries a picture of Silena onto the ship- onto a ship where he has to complete a dangerous mission- onto a ship where he will meet his death. And when Silena dies after the fight with the dragon, her last words are “Charlie… see Charlie…” (BTW she’s the only one who calls him Charlie, it’s established that literally everyone calls him Beckendorf).
Hephaestus and Aphrodite’s marriage was arranged. It’s unhealthy and neither of them actually care about their relationship. Aphrodite cheats with Ares and Hephaestus gives up, just spends all his time in his forge.
But Hephaestus’ son, Beckendorf and Aphrodite’s daughter, Silena- they chose each other. They choose each other again and again. Beckendorf chooses Silena’s photo to bring with him to his death. Silena chooses her last words to tell her love that she’s going to see him again. Their choices are what make their relationship so tragic, and the fact that Silena makes such horrible choices (being a spy for Luke) outside her relationship with Beckendorf makes it all the more special. They seem like they wouldn’t get along, but they cross all boundaries to be together. They are Romeo and Juliet and they died just as tragically- with each other on their minds.
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