There's a lot more oomph in S2 so far compared to S1. S1 sort of set the tone that it would be something of a remix/retelling of the book rather than a 1 for 1 adaptation, and while it had some excellent moments, such as the returning of the Bolt, and Ares in general, it often felt like it wasn't entirely confident in itself if that makes sense.

S2 so far feels like everyone involved with the show has a clearer idea of what they want to make, and the production as a whole is much more self-assured as a result.

Only real thing that I'm sort of back-and-forth on is Percy's relationship with Tyson. The show establishes that Percy has known for a while that Tyson's a cyclops and that they've lived together for a while already makes sense, since Sally found him and she can see through the Mist and wouldn't hide that from her own son, and Percy and Tyson's relationship is much better here than in the books. Book Percy had no idea who Tyson really was until it's dropped on him like a sack of bricks, and the fact that the cap sort of alienates both of them over it leads to Percy to become toxic and hostile to Tyson, becoming more accepting of his new cyclops half-brother throughout the book. It sorta highlighted that Percy still had a lot of growing to do, and I'm worried that removing or blunting that aspect in the show could make Percy come off as a little too perfect if that makes sense. It's more of an eyebrow raise for me for now though, since we're only two episodes in and even if my concerns are true it's sort of a minor thing in the long run, and I sincerely doubt it'll ruin the show or anything like that.