And Now The Wait Begins Again. I Can't Do This

and now the wait begins again. i can't do this

the chances of me imploding before the next episode drops are becoming higher and higher

ok but can we talk about how cool the Nereid's design was. I think it was inspired by jellyfish? anyway it's so beautiful

Just to be clear, that scene where percy says he has a stupid question and proceeds to ask valid doubts is not funny, it's not an opening to make jokes about him being dumb, not an excuse to paint him as the helpless fool.

Not being given necessary details and expecting them to just know the unspoken rules is a very real struggle that every neurodivergent person deals with and it constantly makes us feel like we're stumbling in the dark, like we're incompetent even if we're more than capable.

It's not a haha funny scene, it's an OH LOOK ACCURATE NEURODIVERGENT REP scene

just me or does the guy they casted for Hades look really fruity

he looks like that one teacher at school who is always the best dressed and knows way too much about gen z culture but also has a wife and two kids. like i understand where Nico gets it from

once again, kudos to Percy Jackson for repeatedly noticing shitty things about the gods and the cyclical neglect of demigod children. Sally raised my boy right

Ok. I’m still trying to gather my thoughts and settle my hyperfixation after episode 3 of the Percy Jackson show, but one of my conclusions is that this is one of very few adaptations that actually understands the term ‘adaptation’ and furthermore what makes one successful.

On a fundamental level, understanding and respecting the source material is a must. You need to not just know the bullet points of the story, but you need to know the ‘why’s’- why does this story need to be heard, why do people like it, why does it stand out from the others in it’s genre, etc.

Second, you need to deconstruct the source material and piece it back together in a way that makes sense for the new format. Copy-pasting almost never works, since there will inevitably be discrepancies between the readers’ imagination and the adaptation that can distract from immersion.

Third, you need to provide something new. Why does this story deserve to be told in a different format? What can this add to the original themes of a story? What can we change to make the message come across more on screen? Will this dialogue really be as funny when it’s said out loud?

We’ve seen a lot of terrible “adaptations” of animation and books and musicals into movies/tv shows, and I think even among the better ones there is a dissonance between the desire to stay faithful to the source and the desire to make a good adaptation, with whatever changes that may necessitate.

I think while we’ve watched the casting of this series, the hints here and there, and final the premiere with bated breath, they’ve been playing the long game. They cast Walker as Percy before he was in the Adam Project. Many people expressed…unsavory…feelings when Leah was cast as Annabeth, but those of us that trusted the team behind this project- including the author himself- did our best to welcome her and were repaid tenfold with her performance in this episode particularly.

Most of the scenes in this episode were not at all how I imagined them in the book, but I adored it. They took what they were given and expanded on it. They created a mini-arc for the trio learning to trust each other. They gave Medusa a labyrinthine lair. Annabeth is a 12 year old walking into a convenience store for the first time in 6+ years with $200 in her pocket, of course she’s gonna buy as much as she can carry.

The love and care and artistry that went into this single episode brings me so much joy and gives me so much hope. Like I was already excited for a faithful adaptation, but seeing these characters come to life on screen, once you see their chemistry with each other and how they speak and push and pull at each other’s emotions, it has never been more clear to me the amount of care and foresight that went into this show.

Rick said that these kids are the characters he created and for like 2 years I’ve trusted that that was true, but today it was proven beyond the shadow of a doubt.

I am just…in awe.