s01e08 — The Prophecy Comes True
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| Duration: | 41 min. |
| Released: | 30.01.202430.01.2024 15:00 |
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- There is still attention to detail. The blue candies that mom gives Percy (in general, his love for the color blue). Orange T-shirts for children in the camp. The way Hermes' house is made. Annabeth's cap.
-The game of most children. Gg plays off naivety and ignorance in this world quite well. Although he definitely needs more confidence. He is a leader and was one in the books, but here he is a modest man. However, he is cute.
Luke and Clarisse turned out to be good, very healthy actors! I give them my heart. The best of the half-breeds in this series. Grover is a sweetheart)
- After all, the age of half-breeds (yes, the films showed us not children at all, but almost adults)
- Ares. How good he is. That's how I always imagined him to be. Explosive and rough, tough. And his image is cool, it came out in the series
And that's it.…
What about the cons?
- Annabelle's disgusting game. Not only has the wonderful Goldilocks been made dark-skinned, she also looks like some kind of stalker Percy. There was a phrase from her at the very beginning of the plot: "you drool when you sleep." Annabeth was leaving Percy after the battle with the Minotaur and mentioned this fact in conversation. And here she stands in the middle of the night in the consecration of lightning and says this to Percy, who passes out right after that. And anyway, as Hermione Granger said: the emotional range is like a toothpick!
Where are her jokes and clever thoughts? She's just a robot in this series. It's a shame for the character who was one of my role models in my teenage years.
- Scenes at night. Mmm, it's great to hide a bad graphon at night. Adore. As always, there are problems with graphics in general.
- Sally (Percy's mom) seems a little cold. There is no maternal spark here. There are many examples of successful interaction between an adult actor and a child. (For example, Omar C and Gloria Colston; James Belushi and Alison Porter) And here all the love for the child is deliberately ostentatious.
- The picture sometimes seems very soapy-smoothed.
- Percy's stepfather (Gabe) should be more vile, there is no hatred from the first shots, which should be for this character.
- The appearance of Hephaestus. He's like a scientist from the 20th century. After all, it should be a stronger and more courageous being. Although this minus is quite small.
- In the first episodes, everything is kind of fast. Even in films that are shorter in timing, there was a feeling that everything was more measured.
- Zeus is not domineering at all, but what about this image of a thief of beautiful women from myths? He's gone... He just looks tired and angry. And he must be powerful to make his knees shake.
Yes, many will say that the films are much worse. They say that the actors are very grown-up, they did not contact the source much, and so on. However, I remember these films with warmth, because it was thanks to them that I discovered this fandom. I remember that I finished reading Harry Potter at the end of the beginning, then I started looking for similar literature. And so I read "the Hunger Games", "instruments of death", "timeless", "chasodei" and of course "Percy Jackson". I liked the picture in the movies, I liked the actors, even though they were adults. Even today, I watch movies with great pleasure. And here I don't even really want to look any further... it's sad that I grew out of it, I guess? Although now I have a desire to re-read all the books!!! And I really want to do it this year)
Somehow it turns out that way....
1) Casting: hooray for children, children play, not 25+ guys, BUT! child actors play so strangely. Actor Percy is even more or less coping, but here I will believe more that the directors messed up with him, and not that the kid can't play, he can do everything, well done) But where is your dark hair, my dear? Well, was it really difficult to at least darken them? The actress Annabeth also plays a little strangely, some kind of antics, it's very noticeable that the girl is trying to play, and not playing. In general, she played out at the end, and her character stopped being stuffy, but it only happened towards the end. Well, that's who, and Annabeth certainly never was stuffy! And where is your blonde, my golden one? Well, it's back to the same rake as in the movie, what's here. Moreover, it is clear that the braids are not real, was it really difficult to weave light strands instead of dark ones?! Grover's actor is a cutie, there's not even much to complain about, the acting is at the level of the other two from the group. The kids already started playing more or less in the end, so I don't want to blame them at all, it's clear that they can, if they only gain experience and a sensible director. There are no complaints about adults, everyone is wonderful. The only thing is Sally snapping at Percy in the car from Episode 5.. The real Sally, the way I remember her, would never have allowed herself to do that, but maybe it's just the way I remember her. But it's good that they prescribed the moment how hard it was for her with a demigod child.
2) Plot/timing/graphon: This is atas! Someone has already written that the series was supposedly made for children with ADHD and the gods can see it. The series, God forbid, is a little longer than tiktoks, and that's why everything is so cut up. Well, why do that?! If you don't fit into the timing, then remove unnecessary scenes. This is an adaptation of books, it cannot and should not reproduce everything thoroughly due to the different language of the narrative. The main thing is that we defeat monsters in two minutes, but we will chat mmm)0)) Of course, I'm not a 12-year-old teenager, but in my opinion, none of the 12-year-olds will communicate with each other for so long and drearily. It often felt like they were working through all their injuries at a psychologist's appointment. Well, teenagers don't talk like that! Yes, even all that "prickliness" and Percy's jokes were almost removed, emae. It flashed by a couple of times, and that's it? Yes, this is the main distinguishing feature of the character Percy. He is humorous, bullying, sarcastic, well, Percy, the real Percy Jackson can't walk around with a lean face and not react to anything in any way! In general, the plot follows the book, it seems that some details have changed, but not critically, except for the mother of Luke and Kronos, too early and unorganized for the first part. Everything would be fine, but "galloping through Europe" is just a drop in how it affected the normal perception of the series. Children may come in, those who are familiar at least a little bit with books or a movie will be able to understand what is happening, those who are not familiar - I'm sorry, the satyr will break his leg what kind of bacchanal is here, who is where and why we are already here. About graphene: It's bad, it's just bad.
In general, due to an attack of severe nostalgia, the series seemed to me quite good, not the worst thing that could have been, I already wanted to re-read the books. The disadvantages are significant, but if they are worked out in the next season (if extended), then it will be just a fairy tale!
I didn't think it would be so bad, because the first 2 episodes were tolerable, it was still interesting to see the camp as it was made.
Of the advantages, you can also single out Ares and Clarissa. They turned out great, my applause to the actors.
Zeus is nothing, just an angry man.
Poseidon (gods know how much I love him) just turned out to be pathetic and tired. There is no greatness of the god of the seas in him.
Hades was made a dim-witted bunny, although he is quite domineering in the book.
The main trinity.
Percy is bland and does not pull at the leader that he is called in the series. He is wooden, emotionless, without a sense of humor.
The same words apply to Annabeth. She doesn't look like Athena's daughter in any way. There is no chemistry between her and Percy. They look like dolls that are controlled off-screen.
There are no complaints about Grover, a good boy came out.
The plot? I'm not talking about him at all. It's time to grab your head. Perhaps for those who are far from the original, everything seemed logical and interesting, I will not argue and dissuade. Maybe I'm being too biased.
We lost very important moments that caused the emotions of the characters. Arches with monsters that would keep the viewer in suspense turned out to be passable. You don't empathize with the characters from the word at all, and all their actions cause more irritation and bewilderment.
It's sad to think what potential the film adaptation had and how it was missed.
In general, it's bad.
I don't understand where they are in such a hurry.
Some casting decisions are great!
But I don't understand what they do with Annabeth's character, she's not blonde (and that's how she explained her motivation), she, not Percy, saw the thread being cut, and she heard Luke's confession, how will she try to justify it now if she heard everything herself? Well, yes, where is her boredom and admiration for architecture.. If Annabeth is one of the best characters in the books (although there are so many cool guys in the books), then here she is one of the most boring..
Of course, I will hope that the series will be extended (and work on the mistakes), because otherwise, I will never see my beloved Bianca and Zoya (yes, I have a great choice of favorite characters)
And the soundtrack turned out to be quite good on the whole!
Olympus is impressive, but mostly because I imagined it much less, and here it is a megalopolis..
What does this "Annabeth" and Annabeth from the books have in common besides the name and the cap?
But I will never believe that they could not have found another actress who would have played better.
but the picture is beautiful
The actors of GG somehow do not fit their roles
Is it rough? Yes. But I think, instead of firing guns at the ship, I would have made an effort to patch the holes. this is a straight confident 4 stars out of 5. even 4.3 out of 5.
I take off points for a sidjian Olympus and not a sidjian horse pipa in the second series ... (yes, there is a horse pipka)
Very emotionless characters. If the actor who played Percy occasionally gave out some kind of acting, then the actress who plays Annabeth walked the entire series with one facial expression. The most boring and eternal dialogues. The series lacked some dynamism. A very hacky graphon, draining characters such as Medusa and the maximum miskast of some heroes (hello Chiron).
I don't want the whole opinion to consist only of negativity, so I'll say a couple of positive things. I am glad that this is one of the few series where the characters of children are played by real children, and not by uncles and aunts 20+. Some child actors were well suited to their roles, such as Percy, Grover, Luke and Clarissa, although there were few of them. A definite plus is Ares. The actor just did an excellent job with the role of the God of War. The picture itself was pleasing to the eye.
In the end, I'll put only 5/10 points, I'm unlikely to be able to continue this series, if suddenly there will be a season 2.
Of course, I expected a lot more from the series, but it's still interesting to watch the next seasons and see my favorite characters. And I also wanted to reread the books, of course. From the very good points: I liked that they ended the season with a quote from the beginning of the book
P.S. Don't miss the scene after the credits!
But the films were watchable for almost any age.
During the whole season, I had the feeling that the whole team was trying, but something was wrong.
Let's go in order. First the cons:
1. The time frame for the quest. The whole point of staying at the Lotus Hotel was to shorten the quest from 2 weeks to +-5 days, if I remember correctly. And Percy and co. managed to do everything even in such a short time - to piss off Ares, and negotiate with Hades, and return the lightning to Zeus, and have a heart-to-heart talk with Poseidon, and save Sally. But here the quest time was reduced so much that the team finished it after the fact. And yes, the scenes where everyone convinces Percy that everything is over, time is up, and he stands his ground probably should have established him as a hero who goes to the end "for the right goal." Only Percy didn't fight for the right goal all through the first book, but for his mother. As the story progressed, he became imbued with the responsibility and purpose of half-breeds and gods, but this was not his motivation at all. And it shouldn't be! He is 12, and only a week ago he found out that a lot of people are pinning hope on him. I understand where the writers wanted to go with this, but imho, it didn't work out.
2. Sally and Percy's relationship. Sally is one of the best characters in the books. She is kind, brave, strong, loving and patient. She was Percy's reliable support in all his misadventures at school, protected him from Gabe, and helped in every way she could. In the film, Sally says that she does not want Percy to become like "his broken family," but does everything for this. She is detached almost all the time (shown), does not really talk to him, and the scene in the house in Montauk in episode 1 is generally a circus of the absurd. Yes, Sally would do anything to protect Percy, but definitely not in the way it was shown.
4. The pace of the narrative. Everything turned out too heterogeneously, many scenes are unreasonably prolonged, and interesting moments, the same fights with monsters, last for a couple of minutes. The creators should rethink what is worth spending extra time on and what is not. For the most part, because of the crumpled narrative, it was boring to watch. The universe of Percy Jackson attracts all attention to itself from the first word. Even the films managed to do a good job of storytelling, even though everything else was lame. But no magic happened to the series.
5. Misunderstanding of the target audience. This minus comes with the previous one. Yes, the books are focused on the early teenage years, we start the series when Percy is 12. But what the creators did not take into account, apparently, is that the main fandom of Percy Jackson lies in the range of 20-30 years. We've been waiting for a normal film adaptation for Gods know how long, we'll do airplay and sales if you can get us hooked. But the whole season turned out to be very childish, not at all exciting. And yes, the first Harry Potter, or the first Chronicles of Narnia is still interesting to watch, which means that you can attract both audiences. And Percy Jackson has the same potential as these series. So it's just that the CA is merged.
6. "This is a pen. This is A PEN!" Seriously, it was Percy's best line in the movie, it was worth being included in the series!
1. Attention to detail. As many have already written, attention to detail - whether it's blue candies, underwear on the Minotaur, or just a bunch of Easter eggs scattered throughout the series. Take a deep bow and continue in the same spirit.
2. Hades and Poseidon. These two characters seemed to come out of the pages of the book, especially when compared with what we were shown in the movies. But it certainly wouldn't hurt to remind them that they are gods. a certain detachment and authority were lacking in my opinion.
3. The normal age of the caste. Let's see what they do next when Tyson, Nico and Bianca, Zoey and Talia appear, but so far the trio of characters look and act their age. It's nice
4. Onion and Percy. Despite the obvious external inconsistencies, the boys are in their places. I will always love Logan Lerman and Jake Abel for how much they match the descriptions from the books, but the actors in the series fit very, very well into the patterns of the characters' behavior.
Bottom line: it was boring, but let's wait until the third season and see what Disney has to offer us. It won't be worse than the movies anymore, but the series has a lot to grow and grow.
Otherwise, it seems that they will not collect the right amount of money
Oh, that proverbial "it used to be better." Funny.
It's funny that it turns out everyone loves movies so much, but I remember the 3rd part was not filmed because of the failure in the cinema. And what was not loved then?! 😏
Is it amazing that children's heroes are played by children?! Holy shit!!
It's better to let 30-year-old aunts and uncles play school. 😄
The series is certainly average, not a masterpiece of cinema. You can see the "dampness" and awkwardness of the child actors. Graphics on the lame 4.
The series would have suited Nickelodeon better 🤔
Let's see what happens next. If it is extended, the recast cannot be avoided. The actor playing Zeus died last year. We'll have to get used to the new god. 😑
If you like books, read the book. More than one film adaptation will not repeat your fantasy and your caste. 👌👍
A simple (although not an easy task) transfer of the plot from the book to the screen is not possible for big uncles. There will always be more...
usually I don't care, but........ seriously??
I laughed with Percy demanding something from Zeus (purely because the cunt demands something from the supreme god), although this fits perfectly into the concept of a world in which children and teenagers rake out parental dirt on a global scale.
The season is frankly boring, alas.. But I'll watch the sequel, what if they swing?!
In principle, the season turned out to be not bad. I liked it, it looks easy. Zeus won, but GOD, why did they make him black (I have nothing against skin color), but he's white in the original, I can't compare with that. Olympus turned out to be interesting and detailed, similar to the Minecraft version😅 The top of Olympus is somehow 50-50, there will be a gorgeous palace, temple, throne room, etc. Here, of course, the throne room of the council is also nothing, but still looks like after a bomb. Well, it's not a bad series.
We are waiting for the second season! ✨
I read the books, the script, realizing that everything in the books can't be crammed into the series is cool, but I didn't like the cast. Percy and Grover are fine yet, but here's Annabeth. Where's that blonde with the gray eyes. At least they would have had blue eyes like Daddario's. No, I'm not a racist, but the same Chiron. Where is the muscular body, where is the centaur's body. He was packed in a suit and that's it. The script seemed more interesting than in the movie, but the problem that really hurt me was the selection of actors.
- Some people consider him childish, and they have every right to do so, because that's what he is. As well as books. I happened to get to know them when I was of age, and for me the books are really children's, because the characters are only 12, and that's exactly what you expect from them. It seemed to me that in the series the characters were made even smarter, or something, they recognized monsters faster, did not fall into traps, as it happened in the books.
- The actors coped well with their task, because they are also kind of children.
- Despite the fact that the writers decided to move away from the plot, I rely on the writers and look forward to the next seasons with impatience.
- It seems that 8 episodes were not enough to fully appreciate the scope of the series, at the end it was especially felt, as if events were being rushed.
In general, I am extremely glad that the books were filmed at all. I felt a very strong nostalgia while I was watching.
Let's just love this wonderful series and enjoy the characters, plotting and graphics♡
I will definitely be waiting for the 2nd season 🌝
The scene after the animated credits amused😄
I also mentioned earlier about the summons and my guess that at least one of the gods will be black. This is propaganda, not a simple agenda. Is the memory of Western children clogged with such propaganda so that they then know that blacks are also people? It used to be good when black actors (like Wil Smith) got on the screens. There is an acting game and they obviously didn't shove him because of the agenda, because there was no BLM movement before. And it was cool when you don't get a black hero just because of his skin color.