Percy Is The Only Pure Anti Hero In The Whole Percy Jackson Series. Hear Me Out. I Know You Will Say

So, I just saw episode 4 of the Percy Jackson show, and my initial thoughts are:

Suzanne Cryer absolutely stole the show as Echidna, her performance was believable and genuinely frightening, and it absolutely made the episode.

On that note, I really like the continuation of the trend from the previous episode of the monster being kind of right but then taking it in the wrong direction. All of the themes of the gods being not good guys but just slightly less bad guys are there in the books, but I like that they are making an effort to flesh that out earlier and fold it into Percy's character

When Annabeth was explaining that her mother had taken away her sanctuary as punishment for embarrassment, you could feel Percy's anger at the concept (or maybe I was projecting). Anyway, this was both great acting and great thematic layering. You can see Percy's dislike of the gods crystalizing, and alongside the way he refuses to expect anything of Poseidon I'm really looking forward to seeing how they lean into the themes of accountability moving forward. It's part of what makes the series so great and I'm glad that they are pushing towards it and not away from it.

Moving back a bit, I really liked that it was clear that Percy was the only one who didn't know how to talk to a cop, because it fits with their characters on multiple levels. In addition to the fact that Percy is the only one of the three who is a white boy, he is also the only one who hadn't spent any time as a homeless kid. The way that they each respond also characterizes them well. Percy immediately starts getting sarcastic and defensive, and might end up accidentally saying something incriminating-sounding, so Grover, the peacekeeper, cuts him off to defuse the situation, telling the officer that they weren't there and nothing else. When the officer keeps pushing, Annabeth, who, like Percy, is somewhat defensive but also knows not to talk to a strange adult, ESPECIALLY a cop, when something supernatural and/or legally incriminating just happened, immediately clarifies that they are not under arrest and are not obligated to answer these questions.

Sally Jackson

Chimera was genuinely very cute, which was nice

I have been at that stage for about 3 years now. And it is so scary. Like, it feels like yesterday that I pulled an all-nighter when I 1st found out about shifting just so I can know all about it. And since then, for so long, I have known almost everything. And I have understood it. And now all of it just comes down to me and my sincerity and my discipline and resolve. Like, the flip am I gon do now, bruh?

I’m trying to come to terms with the fact that I don’t need any help to shift.

I don’t need anymore tips, tricks, or methods. I don’t need more subliminals, I don’t need to constantly reprogram my mind, I don’t even need to read over my script anymore because I consciously and unconsciously know it like the back of my hand.

I know what to do, I just have to build the discipline to do it.

It’s all on me.

And that’s terrifying.

annabeth trying to dismantle a GOD's unbeatable machine because her fatal flaw is hubris and percy just knowing he was going to sit on the machine because his fatal flaw is loyalty THIS FUCKING WRITERS ROOM PLEASE SPARE ME

So, 4 days ago, I was reading Shatter Me and I had to go to school so I crossed by tye dining table and there was this black polythene bag there. When I looked in, I was so shocked. The bag had bananas. REAL bananas. And then I remembered that yes they are real bananas because I'm not in the story I was reading. It has been so long since I have actually lost myself in the story, I loved it.

No, but another thing about this show that is so off from the books but we love it is how much Percy actually knows about the Greek stories. Like, yes, our Goddes Sally Jackson taught him, she prepared in the only ways she could. Like, ik in the books he was all like "Huh?" Or "What?" about what had happened (and if he wasn't then the Fandom has rendered my mind usless and I no longer have the ability to differentiate fanfics and canon) but yes.

also I love that Grover gets separated from the kids and immediately starts playing mind games with a god. he's like finally I don't have to be a good role model for a second. let's talk brutality.

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS — S01E3 | S01E4

"You and I might have more in common than you think."

“not all men”

you’re right, my favorite fictional character would never.

*Jude, sneaking back into the palace disguised as her twin sister, expecting to need to talk her way out of being killed if she’s caught, heartbroken that she’s been betrayed*

Cardan: omg yay Judes back she isn’t mad at me anymore

You know the one scene from the movies that was added which the whole Fandom agreed was top tier? I feel like Percy driving is the same. People might hate everything about the movie/show but they can't deny how amazing the "Don't walk on my roof"/Percy honking at the speeding car scene is