the Percy Jackson reboot is kinda weird

Fun fact, Rick Rhodian wrote a 12 page essay of how bad the first film was, and how was going to flop and send it to the director and writers.

You skipped the best line! “You met god?! Like… Jesus??”

Personally I think tv shows should go back to the 20+ episodes format rather than the 8-10 they're using nowadays, almost everything feels rushed because of that... especially when the source material are such iconic books

Honestly I'm most mad at how they portrayed Sally and Gabe's relationship. The whole point was to show how much Sally was willing to sacrifice to protect Percy. Here, they made Gabe just seem like some mildly annoying housemate instead of the abusive stepfather and husband he was. He literally hit Sally in the books. She's scared of him but stays anyway for Percy. She is not able to boss him around like in the show. This would also water down how and why Percy is so protective of her, which we read about even until the moment Paul Blofis tells him he's going to propose to Sally.

The most unrealistic part of this series is that a kid named “Nancy BOBOFIT” wouldn’t be bullied constantly in middle school

Honestly, Percy being bombarded with all the lifechanging info at once is exactly how the whole book series goes. He is pushed into these circumstances and thrown some random info and he has to survive. So the show does do the justice.

Somehow the trio already know EVERYTHING. They know aunty em is medusa, they know ares, they know what the lotus casino is and what it will do to them. Half of the fight is supposed to be them using their knowledge and skills to figure it out. Now there's no tension, no suspense, stuff just happens.

"His mom dies then he wakes up in camp" You completely left out the part where he yells out and fights and kills the Minotaur. I would say that is a pretty strong reaction.

The show actually opens exactly the way the book does

If you read the book you'll notice it is very fast paced. It is meant to keep kids engaged while reading, even If they have ADHD

Honestly Percy's lack of reaction in a lot of these scenarios is kinda reasonable. Imagine you're a 12 year old and find out your best friend is a magical creature, the mix of shock, processing the information and the "how cool is this" factor works well for a kid. It was way worse in the film where Percy was pretty much an adult.

As accurate to the books as this show is trying to be, it's definitely got weird pacing. It's like watching perfectly cut screams.

They kinda did the step dad wrong, like at least in the movie he was a jerk and unlikeable but in the show he’s just kinda a burn out with no life. He’s supposed to be this super rude abusive guy who Percy’s mom only stays with bc his ‘stench’ is so much that he shields Percy from the monsters.

I just want to say that Percy 100% reacted to his mom's death. He tries to talk to her via burnt offerings, literally avenges her by killing the minotaur, and thinks about her and brings up her death multiple times. He was in shock, but he definitely reacts

That scream clarisse did when Percy broke her spear was the best acting I’ve seen so far

The major gripe I have with the show is how everything seems anticlimactic. They immediately figure out that Auntie Em is Medusa and kill her by just putting Annabeth's invisibility cap on her and slicing her head off, instead of a full-on chase/fight scene using their ingenuity. Really powerful monster chasing you? Just immediately pop Medusa's head out. Other than that, it feels good. The casting feels odd for some characters, mainly Annabeth and Luke. Luke doesn't feel like the guy to turn on the gods and steal Zeus' lightning bolt, nor one of the best warriors in camp. Annabeth just feels like a robot; she's too stiff, too monotone. Good show, though

I thought it was funny and weird how Grover just randomly screams “I’m 24” and no one seems to register it.

To be fair, Luke’s initial role was always this “tour guide” esque position. As leader of the Hermes cabin, he’d be in charge of explaining all of it to anyone new, just by the nature of his responsibilities. Of course his role is very different later on, but at the beginning he is very much a plot device lol

The part where it cuts to Percy flossing was to me a perfect example of something not in the books, but completely fits Percy's character. Staying true to the essence of the characters is the most important part, and I think the show is doing that well so far!

Coming from an OG PJ fan: Although I like the show as is, there are definitely a couple things I would do differently. The humor, for one, is a big part for me. There was so much humor and sarcasm in the books that I feel was mostly glossed over by the show, and what jokes there as few and far between, at least for me. You’re supposed to believe that Percy and the gang are bouncing off each other and just joking around, but the humor of the script feels almost stale. I don’t know if that will get better over time, but I hope so. Another thing ( a bit more minor) is that so far, it doesn’t feel like Percy is really the “leader” of the quest. It’s mostly just Annabeth and Grover carrying him along like a puppet. I know that there’s supposed to be shock and Percy trying to scramble to keep up with his new life as a demigod, but it feels like he just lags behind everyone else, when in the books, Rick created a great balance of Percy stepping up as a leader, while also being a teammate to Annabeth and Grover. Just my thoughts ¯\_(ツ)_/¯