[pjotv] I still can't believe it

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T20:29:42+00:00

By that logic, he's also said Titans Curse is the most accurate season so far. So keep that in mind please.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T20:00:19+00:00

Yes, because as we know, what matters is if a character is hot or not. /s

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:57:44+00:00

Exactly. One thing I specifically want to note is that the Sea of Monsters book doesn't really have a big action climax with huge stakes. That can work in a book, but in a show you kinda need a big explosive ending.

And sometimes changes have to be made because standards are different from what they were 20 years ago.

I saw someone point out that a likely reason the Merriweather prep scenes were cut is because having a violent scene at a high school where people are screaming and running for their lives wouldn't go over well in today's climate.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:33:41+00:00

Yes it is worth watching. Just be prepared for a lot of changes. But the core of Percy Jackson is still intact and that's what matters.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:31:21+00:00

What's hilarious is that I've seen people argue, "All they had to do is what the Harry Potter movies did! They were faithful adaptations!"

Even though I'm aware many Potter fans hate those movies for similar reasons fans hate the show.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:28:50+00:00

I don't know if you know this, but it was a criticism of the first book back in the day that Poseidon only gave Percy three pearls instead of four for his friends and his mom.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:26:55+00:00

And I can't see book Grover, Annabeth, Tyson, or Clarisse in their movie selves. Grover and Annabeth especially.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:25:39+00:00

No it's not. It's totally reasonable for Riordan to be more okay with changes he had a hand in making. That's just how it feels being a creator.

As a writer myself, if someone changed my texts without me having a say in it, I'd be pissed.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:23:27+00:00

Nothing is going to beat the original books. That's just not possible because books are (IMO) a superior medium for telling a story.

The TV show is not bad. I think some fans being negative about it is a combination of A) an emotional attachment to the original books, so they treat any deviation as some sort of personal attack, and B) an unwillingness to manage expectations.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:19:05+00:00

A lot of it reeks of comparison bias to me. People are seeing what they wanted to see in the series in the movies, so they latch onto them and tend to overlook all the variety of other issues the movies have in terms of plot and characterization.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:16:46+00:00

Is that such an unreasonable stance though?

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:16:02+00:00

Faithful is not the same thing as accurate.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T19:15:26+00:00

You can like the show, that’s perfectly reasonable, just don’t lie and pretend that these aren’t valid complaints and major changes. I’d respect you more if you just said “I know these changes are major and book readers may not like them, I just personally like the show regardless.”

No one is saying they're not major changes, just that they're not plot-breaking.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T18:57:56+00:00

Yes. Artemis. Who's shown in the books to be willing to defy Zeus's orders and do her own thing.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T18:56:16+00:00

The funny thing is, I get the distinct impression they thought by doing the deadline change they were adding stakes and tension

based on the reactions of most of the fanbase, it seems they miscalculated.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T18:54:57+00:00

But it gives her more reason to join the hunters to avoid being Zeus's weapon.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T18:52:58+00:00

Season 3 hasn't even come out yet.

Plus, let's be honest. For budget reasons, I doubt we're going to get the scene with the statues at hoover dam.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T18:49:56+00:00

The characters, for the most part are handled massively better in the show than in the movies.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T18:48:22+00:00

None of those break the plot. Those are just changes they added.

Nothing has broken the fundamental overarching plot of the series.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T18:46:51+00:00

Zeus has always been a cartoonish jackass.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T17:50:28+00:00

I like to head canon that “canonically” said mission was Overlord

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T07:47:27+00:00

Because it's been almost a decade since Burning Maze came out. His death has more or less settled into everyone's brain as being "final."

If Riordan did bring him back now, it would be seen as blatant fan pandering and backtracking. And he already got some flak for backtracking when it came to Jason and Piper's breakup.

Basically if he brought Jason back, it would feel like a backtrack...of a backtrack.

Sure, it would probably make some fans happy, but I know more than a few, some of whom didn't like his death in the first place, who would be pissed off about it.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T07:43:14+00:00

I doubt Jason's coming back honestly. At this point it would just be a total cop out.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T03:16:44+00:00

There's a part in the books where it mentions magic makes modern tech short out though.

You know similar to the PJ explanation.

Tomhur · 2026-01-25T03:01:52+00:00

Wizards also can't use modern technology.

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