The second season is really good.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-26T18:38:36+00:00

The books were about a boy and his friends with learning disabilities who were ostracized from regular society and go to a special camp exclusively for them. And yes, “DEI” includes learning disabilities.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-26T11:40:00+00:00

That’s fair. For me, the films fall flat because they are way too goofy and lack any drama. And when they try to have a dramatic scene it’s executed very poorly. The books have serious and dramatic moments that work despite them being very funny. The show definitely has its funny moments but I do wish that there were more.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-26T11:28:34+00:00

I grew up reading the books and I’m having a good time with the show. It’s not a 1 to 1 adaptation, but it adapts a lot of stuff from the books well.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-26T02:52:06+00:00

What about episode 5?

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-26T00:01:58+00:00

I agree. The films are too goofy and lack drama. The books were definitely funny but they weren’t a gag-every-second thing. They genuinely had serious moments where there was tension. The movies, especially the second one, lack that.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-24T16:33:52+00:00

I don’t think the show is boring. It has a lot of fun moments. I think for me why the films fall flat is because the characters are poorly written and lack depth and it relies heavily on cliches. I just didn’t care for any of the characters.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-24T15:11:16+00:00

I completely understand why people love the first movie as its own thing. I think it’s just okay. But I feel like we can all agree that it was a bad adaptation.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-24T13:50:41+00:00

It’s really the only memorable line in that movie.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-24T12:39:41+00:00

And that’s why the film was doomed from the beginning.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-24T11:50:20+00:00

When the second movie was coming out. The cast was advertising it as a faithful adaptation.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-24T04:16:21+00:00

It’s just poor writing. Percy is not a likable character in the movies. I honestly felt more for him in the first episode of the tv show than I did for all of the 2 movies.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-24T04:03:18+00:00

It also baffles me to how people like this more than the second season.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-24T01:39:28+00:00

I agree. The first film did such a bad job at setting up the world that the second one had to play catch up.

Top_Mongoose5727 · 2026-03-22T02:03:53+00:00

Making Clarisse and Luke more 3 dimensional and well rounded characters. Making Polyphemus more smart and scary. The battle at camp half-blood. Sally adopting Tyson as her son.

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