#the lightning thief

[katanasonata]

THRILL RIDE OF LOVE <3

A little late, but this is part of a piece I illustrated for @pjoyearbookzine :) it was super fun and I had a blast working on this project with them!

#katanasonata #art #my art #drawing #fanart #cartoon #pjo fanart #pjo #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #percy and annabeth #percabeth #annabeth chase #pjo series #pjo tv show #the lightning thief

[mangoshakes]

you know it's really funny looking back at the complaints on episode 6 of the percy jackson tv series. and by funny, i mean annoying.

"they should be doing more "show don't tell!!"" as if this fandom isn't full of illiterate idiots. like episode 6 didn't have the best example of "show don't tell" and the coolest change from book to tv.

people were so whiny about the changes in episode 6 that i have yet to see anyone point out that Hermes sabotaged the quest

Hermes sabotaging the quest, and Percy deciding to keep going is frankly such a cool way of incorporating Book 5 stuff into the first season.

In Book 5, Hermes states that he does care about Luke but he is helpless to change his fate. And then translating that into Hermes making the trio fail the lightning thief quest - showing how Hermes tries to protect Luke from discovery - and Percy forging on with the quest regardless of their failure - showing how Luke's fate cannot be changed or avoided.

now *that* is a good example of show (tv) don't tell (book)

a callback to this in season 5 would be sick as hell

#percy jackson #pjo tv show #pjo #pjo tv series #episode 6 #pjo tv crit #technically audience crit #pjo hermes #luke castellan #annabeth chase #grover underwood #the lightning thief #the last olympian #percy jackson and the olympians #if you try to bring up the movie I'll kill you.

[stormyth-art]

Annabeth Chase

#annabeth chase #percyjackson #pjo #heroes of olympus #hoo #fanart #art #digitalart #character art #the lightning thief #pjo tv show #pjo tv series

[tsibeyantiger]

I had the inconvenience to read a post where it said that percabeth was a bad ship because they don't seem to LIKE each other and I'm like??????????? How can anybody not get THAT? Like seriously, think about it for just a minute.

Imagine you are Annabeth. Your family pretty much abandoned you. Your newfound sister died so you could make it out alive. When you were just seven years old. It is hard for you to trust anyone because you keep on losing who matters to you. And you know about the prophecy and that you won't leave camp until the kid from the prophecy shows up (if Chiron hasn't said that, I'm sure Annabeth was able to connect the dots). The kid who's gonna die when he turns 16 to save Olympus OR destroy it. So you're NOT supposed to like him, even though you know your pathes will cross. You expect him to be a son of Zeus, which would be fine. You can be his deputy in battle, just as your mom is Zeus', and when he dies, it's gonna be "Farewell, my lord, it was an honour to fight under your command". Not very delightful, but you are used to worse.

Then Percy shows up. And he is a son of POSEIDON. Not at all what you expected, yet it's your destiny to interact somehow with him. What if he turns out evil? What if you're the one who HELPS him destroy Olympus? Okay, no, no, no, stop. You are NOT SUPPOSED to like him AT ALL. But- he is kinda charming. Not the arrogant, wrath filled rowdy you'd expect. A troublemaker, yes, but he's trying to be nice to everyone, always roots for the underdogs, doesn't care about your parents' rivalry and is incredibly skilled yet totally unaware of it. You go on the quest. You safe the world. And you realise he is kind and brave and just and will never turn evil. This is the hero who will die while defending Olympus. And you're the fool who couldn't avoid falling in love with him.

Fast forward. Percy keeps on doing annoyingly cute and noble stuff you wish you never saw because it makes you like him even more. The photo. Tyson (you don't like him, but it IS wholesome that Percy chose to be his friend when no one else was). The moment he gave Clarisse the fleece. Then you get kidnapped and he travels across the whole country to save you, even lifts the sky for you. And then he says he chooses the prophecy and you give up all hope (you've spend hours and hours thinking whether you'd want Thalia to die or Percy, and you feel so guilty for it). He doesn't even know the full meaning, but you are just sure he'd make the same choice if he knew it means death, all to protect a little boy he hardly knows.

And you're like: Fuck this. Too late to run from your feelings. You're already in love. Your heart's gonna be broken anyways. So, you decide to try your luck. If you're gonna miss him for a lifetime, it shall be worth it. And THEN, suddenly, Rachel shows up. Like, this is no average teenage love triangle drama bullshit. OF COURSE, Annabeth explodes like a volcano. Any of us would.

Meanwhile, Percy doesn't know shit and is just hella confused. He doesn't know the content of the prophecy, doesn't know much about Greek mythology and whenever he does, he doesn't care. He just gets the impression that Annabeth hates him, yet somehow seeks his company. Percy has close to zero confidence, due to him also being often abandoned and ending up as a failure and an outsider, so it's probably the second part that's harder to understand, but he tries to make the best of it. He is kind and patient, offers Annabeth his friendship and ultimately, she accepts. Not for a second he'd imagine she might be in love with him, Because This Is Not How People Behave. From his perspective, Annabeth tends to act like a bitch out of nowhere, sometimes she pushes him away, sometimes she wants him to come closer. He accepts this somehow, but of course he gets frustrated sometimes. Who wouldn't?

But still he never even thinks about going low contact. He never questions their friendship, he always wants Annabeth as close as possible. And people say they don't LIKE each other? Please!

#percy jackson #the conflicts they have root in the disequilibrium of what they know about the future #cuz when they meet Percy is like “only good things in my life are my mom and my best friend so if this girl hates me It's business as usual” #and Annabeth is like: “my only chance to be ever happy is my sworn enemy and doomed to die and still I'm somehow in love with him” #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #pjo series #percabeth #annabeth chase #the lightning thief #sea of monsters #the titans curse #battle of the labyrinth #the last olympian

[couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name]

also I love that Grover gets separated from the kids and immediately starts playing mind games with a god. he's like finally I don't have to be a good role model for a second. let's talk brutality.

#grover underwood #pjo #pjo tv series #percy jackson #the lightning thief #molly mumbles

[diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls]

Athena, goddess of wisdom, and all-powerful, being the only person that Annabeth could call on for help; being so cruel that she would be complicit in her daughter's death just out of spite.

Percy, age 12, weak and dying, having told Annabeth they could never be friends; not only sacrifices himself to save Annabeth's life without a minute's thought, but does it without her having to ask for help.

#i'm sobbing #percy would fight the gods for her #athena LET ECHIDNA INTO HER TEMPLE #somehow without even knowing they're healing each other #percabeth #percy and annabeth #percy jackson #annabeth chase #pjo tv show #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson and the olympians #the lightning thief #pjo tv series #episode 4

[obsessedwithceleste]

Pleaseee they’re so funny💀

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo tv show #pjo series #pjo #perseus jackson #persassy #walker scobell #percy jackson live action #the lightning thief

[moonlit-typewriter]

Whoever cast Echidna as a PTA mom was so right for that

Mother of all monsters? Yeah, I’ll bet her kid is the absolute worst

and she knows it

It’s giving “how dare you accuse my child of such a thing. We do so much for this school and this is what we get?”

#her patronizing smug look #her student could fully punch a kid and wouldn’t get in trouble #she’s on every board #donates to the school #the whole nine yards #pjo fandom #percy jackson #pjo tv show #pjo disney+ #percy series #pjo #echidna pjo #pjo episode 4 #pjo ep 4 #chimera pjo #the lightning thief #percy jackson and the olympians

[murasaki-cha]

I'm rereading TLT because I have horrible impulse control and i will never get over the stark contrast of the Lotus Casino scenes of both the movie and book

Because movie Percy's like:

Percy: *high on lotus flowers having the time of his life* This is amazing~

Poseidon: *godly whispera in his brain* Percy you're in trouble get out of there

Percy: Oh sh*t he's right! We gotta go

Meanwhile the absolute perfection book Percy goes:

Percy: *while playing games* Oh man I having a great time! I feel warm and happy and relaxed and safe and enjoying life! I have not felt this amazing in years!

Percy:.....

Percy: something's horribly wrong

#I've talked too much about the movies in the past two days #ew #put the casino scene is iconic you gotta admit #pjo #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson and the olympians #lotus casino #the lightning thief

[skullsandcorals]

"I'm dyslexic. I'm not stupid."

#🤧🤧🤧 #pjo/hoo #percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #disney pjo #the lightning thief #some of you people istg #I get where they're coming from but Im getting real tired of people treating Percy like he's genuinely stupid #brother you are talking about a kid with dyslexia and ADHD PLEASEE think about how you talk about him as a character 😭😭😭 #I know that the Tweet is probably about the show but STILL.

[villainofthepiece]

the lines “this has always been a family story” and “this is the kind of family they are” are SICKENING in the context of a series that starts with “the campers here, they're mostly good people. after all, we're extended family, right? we take care of each other” and ends with “family, luke. you promised”

#percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #percy jackson #luke castellan #annabeth chase #pjo tv series #pjo tv show #percy tv show #the lightning thief #tlt #the last olympian #tlo

[percyjackson-post]

I feel like we don’t talk about how ICONIC the scene of Percy getting claimed is. Like Annabeth being the first one to put the puzzle together and force him into the creek? All the campers watching in astonishment and horror as his wounds stitch themselves together before their eyes!? THE ENTIRE CAMP KNEELING BEFORE THIS CONFUSED 12 YEAR OLD!? Not to mention the “Earthshaker, Stormbringer, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God.” quote!!! Absolutely ICONIC scene, and I need more people to talk about the raw power that scene holds because I’ve been chasing the high of reading that for years now.

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #the lightning thief #theseriesbiggestfailurewastakingthissceneout #annabeth chase #percabeth

[sirgawainofgalifrey]

You know, now that Athena has gotten pissed off and tried to kill Annabeth, and we know that later Hera is gunning for her as well, they should keep it going

Like by the end of the series we could have Percy "picking a knife fight with every single god" Jackson paralleled by all the gods fistfighting over who gets to personally murder Annabeth.

#I know its supposed to be unjust that they treat them like this #i just think itd be funny #theyre the ultimate power couple #percy jackson #annabeth chase #percabeth #pjo tv show #pjo series #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #the lightning thief #rick riordan

[justsmth2]

kids! :3

#omg they're so babies #so tiny #not sorry for “luke :D” #do not look at background #look at them #percy jackson #pjo #pjo tv show #percy jackon and the olympians #the lightning thief #tlt fanart #annabeth chase #percy and annabeth #percabeth #luke castellan

[ilovepjo]

they are so important to me

#percy jackson #pjo #hoo #heroes of olympus #percy jackson and the olympians #rick riordan #annabeth chase #textpost #grover underwood #percabeth #percy jackson and the lightning thief #the lightning thief

[diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls]

"the dumb kids" otherwise known as

gatekeep girlboss gaslight

malewife mansplain manipulate

#they are a meme #this is them in that order #im not taking constructive critisism #percy jackson #annabeth chase #grover underwood #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #pjo tv show #the lightning thief #episode 6