you know what would have been a real power move? if rick had kept the whole ‘words have meaning’ thing going. with the gods being all over the place in hoo, it would be even more important not to say their names in order not to attract their erratic energy
also the ‘numbers have meaning’ thing. the ‘only three people may go on a quest’ rule. the only time it comes into play is when the group is too big in ttc, and sure enough, bianca and zoe die. i’m pretty sure they even say that the number five is weird at one point.
the prophecy of the seven being the prophecy of the seven should have been an indication that, from the beginning, it was a near impossible quest. a suicidal mission. it should have been an indication of how, even after the gods pledge to try to be better to their kids, they don’t have any problems with a prophecy that should kill four out of seven demigods, if the number three were to be respected.
this tension builds throughout hoo. they’re trying to pull off this intercontinental stunt with no help, feeling more abandoned than ever, and they can’t even shit talk their unfairness in fear of retaliation for saying their name. this all culminates in the climax of the last book, when for the first time in heroes of olympus we hear demigods say a god’s name not in whispers, but at the top of their lungs: it’s when jason and percy march into battle together, having managed not to kill each other, mending the rivalry not only between jupiter and poseidon (if briefly) but also between camp jupiter and camp half blood. so they call out their parents because it’s finally safe. and that’s how the battle against gaea is won - demigods and gods seeing eye to eye for once, fighting a battle bigger than their flaws
it has always been so cute to me that even tho a war has just happened half of camp is destroyed or dead that the campers still thought it would be fun to bully percabeth
like did we ever learn why all of camp was just there when annabeth and percy kissed ??
like did annabeth recrute ppl to help ??
like maybe annabeth got malcom to help with the cupcake and he started the wildfire that was “annabeth and percy are sitting really close ALONE together for his birthday” so everyone went to eavesdrop or smth
or actually tyson definitely did that by accident now that i’m thinking abt it like he just told ppl who asked and everyone was like “thanks for letting me know >:)”
i always kinda thought maybe clarisse knew it was percy’s birthday and was planning on being a menace but when they pulled up annabeth was already there then the kiss happened and everyone was like “holy SHITTTTT”
like maybe the plan was to dunk percy in the water but they couldn’t find annabeth so they showed up late just to witness the kiss some kids probably cried a little but clarisse was like “sick now i can dunk BOTH of them” so that’s what they did
to me i always loved that clarisse was the one to be the head of that bc throwing them into the water to celebrate wasn’t for her - personally i don’t think clarisse could give two real shits abt percabeth actually dating or not (not that she doesn’t think they should- it’s just not her buisness) but yk who did ?? selina
there were probably long talks where all selina talked abt was the percabeth tea
“i have insanely hot gossip right now. >:)”
“ooo really?? >:)”
“yeah and it involves your two favorite people >:3”
“oh…really…… :|”
i like to think that was for her and i love that
WHEN I TELL YOU I SCREAMED
me: dress how you want!! gender is fake!!! nothing matters!!!!!!
trans person: i like gender tho
me: hell yeah i respect that!!!! i apologize and don’t mean to dismiss your identity with my optimistic nihilism!!!!!!!
NO YOU DID NOT 😭
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Imagine demigods whose weaknesses depend on their godly parent's enemies. Not like "I hate their kids" but in a "their powers affect me" kind of way.
Zeus' kids with fertility problems, who always happen to see dangerous sea animals at the beach, who are terribly scared of the dark.
Poseidon's kids with asthma, who can only learn how to use one weapon, who have worse dyslexia than other demigods.
Demeter's kids scared of heights, who have alergic reactions to certain metals used for jewellery.
Ares' kids who can't use any technological device, who can't bring themselves to be near a horse/pegasus (let alone ride one).
Athena's kids who never learn how to swim properly, who can't come up with cruel strategies even when their lives depend on it, whose weapons break way too easily.
Apollo's kids who avoid at all costs eating meat, who are scared of thunder, who can't learn a second language.
Hephestus' kids with allergic reactions to feathers and cosmetics, who faint at the sight of blood, who can't read a map even when they know the area.
Aphrodite's kids who break every invention they use, who are allergic to pollen, whose battle plans go wrong.
Hermes' kids who sunburn fast, whose wealth doesn't last long, whose plants dry no matter how much they water them.
Dionisus' kids whose spouses die young.
Hades' kids with celiac disease, who get seasick even in calm lakes, who are unable to get into planes.
rip Percy crashing the bus, rip Annabeth hyperventilating after Luke hugged her, rip Argus, rip the trio playing hacky sack, rip dumbass Percy and dumbass Annabeth ignoring Grover and walking straight into Medusa's emporium just cause they were hungry...
also sorry but i'm not sold on "they only have 8 episodes" as a defense for why the show is falling flat as both a show and an adaptation. 8 episodes is roughly 5 hours. that's 3 hours more than most movies lol. that should be plenty of time to adapt all the most important things, they're just not using their screen time as well as they could be. sorry i don't think it should actually be this hard to fit the essential core of the lightning thief's story and characters into 5 hours. the movie and musical were both 2 hours give or take and they still did certain things better. skill issue
okay in case you’re not familiar let me introduce you to these two amazing cosplayers who do percy and annabeth and they’re actually dating in real life. plus the guy who does percy is actually latino
just something wholesome to warm up your day!!! i stan
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