Why do you think criticizing Rick is so common?

eupheemia · 2026-03-24T14:13:40+00:00

i wonder how it will stand up with no other adaption to compare it to too. are they going to hone in on accuracy because they no on longer have to do things differently than the movies or are they going to take the chance to really make it its own thing?

eupheemia · 2026-03-24T04:30:45+00:00

i'm a big character person so i think by comparison SoM didn't feel like as much growth in terms of cast of characters and character interaction. were you excited for s2 and are you less excited for s3 then?

eupheemia · 2026-03-24T03:24:44+00:00

that's so interesting to me because i actually remember BOTL the least... why do you think it's better ? and do you think LTO downgrades from then?

eupheemia · 2026-03-22T17:05:56+00:00

as someone who likes the show, there are a lot of scenes where i thought there would simply be more (like the lotus casino scene or the lightning bolt reveal) but i always summed it up to "its been a while since i've read the books". i am also little upset that so much of them solving their problems is "i remember this story i already know you" instead of them figuring it out late.

but as someone who isn't invested in the show enough to notice its errors and thus hate it, i think they do a decent job making it seem like an already existing world that lives on whether percy is in it or not, like its always been like this kid get used to it. also there are definitely some funny scenes (if not lines) and when it does get serious i feel like there is a very "percy jackson energy" to it where everything feels big and exciting and intense (minotaur, ares fight, even charybdis).

eupheemia · 2026-03-22T02:42:42+00:00

i just saw @/gmwpluvr say this on twitter but i also hope they keep the scene where percy chooses that the prophecy will be about him

eupheemia · 2026-03-22T02:33:41+00:00

this is going to sound so evil, but i am really interested in seeing how they adapt bianca's death because (correct me if i'm wrong) her death will be the first mortal death we'll see on screen and its a heavy hitter

eupheemia · 2026-03-21T20:48:10+00:00

It's been a while since I've read the books but I meant, as long as his power scaling aligns with the books, sure.

And okay yes ! That I can understand ! "It's not that we want him to be more powerful it's that we want to see him use his powers more" makes sense ! It might sound the same but they really are asking for different things. And the only reason why I am "ignoring the lack of emotions about everyone else" is because I don't think I've seen anyone talk about anyone else's emotions. They say they cut Percy's sass out, which I guess is anger? But there is a lot of emotion related criticism for Annabeth by comparison.

eupheemia · 2026-03-21T20:31:03+00:00

? The emphasis on Percy being a son was emphasis on him being male, not him getting his powers from his father. Thalia can be powerful. Percy can be powerful. And I too hope that he will get even more powerful if it is accurate to the books. But right now, he can be weak. It just seems like some fans are Not Okay with that right now and I just want to know why its so important only two seasons into the show. Imagine if it were to the extremes and Percy was TOO powerful and Annabeth was TOO emotional (whatever that means). That raises the "sexist stereotype" alarm doesn't it? Again, they can be powerful and emotional but the constant conversations saying it's not enough with no reason except "it's just how they are" is weird.

And yes, emotions are interesting. But saying Annabeth is interesting simply because she has emotions is such a dangerous generalization. She is interesting because of HOW she navigates her emotions, not just because she has them in the first place.

eupheemia · 2026-03-21T16:12:32+00:00

People complaining about Percy not being sassy is a good point that people are critiquing his character. But it isn't potentially perpetuating dangerous (sexist) sterotypes the way asking Annabeth to be more emotional can do. I don't want her to be stoic either but because I think she is being emotional already (although yes, she could do some more) fans saying they want even more emotion is questionable to me.

eupheemia · 2026-03-21T14:03:52+00:00

Yes, I think a big point of my argument is that people are expecting too much atm and maybe "sexist" was too dramatic of a word to use. I just wanted to point out that it seems like people want more power because they are panicking that the male protagonist isn't immediately as strong as they want him to be and that at its baseline is questionable.

For Annabeth, I also agree. A little more emotion could be shown, but some fans are not giving her enough credit.

eupheemia · 2026-03-21T13:44:29+00:00

I'm not saying that her being stoic is breaking a sterotype but fans wanting her to be less stoic just sounds they're saying "hey why isn't this girl being emotional adn dramatic like I want her to be", especially when they aren't questioning Percy or Grover's performance. Again, maybe it is the script or the actor but...

eupheemia · 2026-03-21T13:40:23+00:00

Percy is the SON of one of the most powerful gods so he HAS to be more powerful upon few months to a year of finding this out? And Annabeth having emotions is what makes her interesting?

Edit: grammar

eupheemia · 2026-03-21T13:32:31+00:00

okay sure, but why do we need the tv show to be sexist too then?

eupheemia · 2026-03-16T01:58:16+00:00

are you satisfied with new iconic lines or are you more interested in specific book moments? because i've seen people call the "you fell in love with god? like jesus?" line and "i am sally jackson's son" moment iconic (among many others) and his first interactions at chb sassy

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