the Percy Jackson show changed my perspective on Annabeth (episode 4 reaction!) 

She fell first, he fell harder (off the arch) Also the fact that Annabeth did everything to respect her mother for Athena to let a monster murder her while Percy got saved by the father he had been dissing for days💀

Another thing about Percy falling and the water reaching out to save him rather than him jumping and trusting his father is that it reflects the conversation he has with annabeth earlier in the episode about earning love. Percy doesn’t have to prove his faith to someone who has never helped him in order to be saved by his father because that’s not how a parent should love their child.

THE SHADE THESE MONSTERS HAVE TOWARDS TEENAGERS IS SO HILARIOUS 😭😭

IKR I WAS LIKE "where is that dam poodle?”😂

i personally think the action scenes aren’t that long on purpose because percy can barely fight he literally just learned what he is AND barely stayed at camp to train. so it’s a realistic in a sense that he can’t hold an actual fights with the outside world monsters he’s easily defeated

I loved the parallel between Annabeth and Medusa in these last two episodes! We have two women who worshipped Athena (almost to a fault) who in a moment of weakness looked towards her for protection, but were rejected because Athena was “embarrassed” of something they did that really wasn’t their fault. Also Medusa was screwed over by Poseidon and Annebeth was rejected because of Percy, a son of Poseidon’s, actions.

I love Leah. She manages to portray Annabeth in a way that shows her maturity in the mythological world, and her slight immaturity in the human world, due to the length of time she's been at camp. Not to mention the complexity and the layers she shows, the foreshadowing of her fatal flaw, the depth of her emotional trauma, and how essential she is to this story. Her chemistry with Aryan and Walker is amazing, and I can't wait to see more of her, and of them. Leah is the best.

*Spoilers! If you haven’t read the books, you might not want to read!* My take on why Percy decided to help the gods in the war and not Kronos is for a couple reasons. 1. Unlike Luke and the others who deserted Camp Half Blood, Percy’s life was directly messed up by Kronos. Kronos was the reason for everything that happened in the first book. If Kronos didn’t steal the bolt and helm then he would have had no reason to go on a quest. He also discovered that most of the gods had reasons for why they sent monsters after him such as thinking it was him who stole their symbols of powers. 2. His fatal flaw is personal loyalty. And despite what most might think, I don’t believe it is loyalty to the gods that made him fight Luke. He was loyal to Chiron, the only adult besides his mom to show care towards him. He was loyal to Grover, his first and oldest friend. He was loyal to Annabeth, the girl who told him that she would go against her mother and fight on Percy’s side while they were in the illegal animal transport truck. He was loyal to Sally, his mom who still had nice things to say about his dad. He was later loyal to Hermes who showed care for his son and showed Percy that the gods do care. He was loyal to Apollo after Apollo helped them during the quest because he cared for his sister so much. He was loyal to Artemis after the third quest. He gained a small amount of respect for many gods and goddesses during the third quest because they showed that they do care. He even gained respect for Mr D. In my opinion, Percy would have joined Kronos or been tempted at the very least if the people he cared about joined him. This also makes it so that it is understandable in the tv show for Percy to fight on the side of the gods. Even if most people don’t realize it, Percy doesn’t actually respect or like many of the gods in the books until they prove themselves to be worthy of it. Only after that is he loyal to them and will fight to protect them. Percy’s loyalty is to camp.

As one of my friends told me, "Annabeth is so mature" and thats both a great and sad thing. Annabeth was forced to mature earlier because of her childhood neglect. But that ultimately makes her strong at Camp. And the end of the day though, she's just a 12 year old girl.

I loved the shift from Percy saving the bystanders to him saving Annabeth and Grover, because it slightly higlights his fatal flaw, loyalty, and tbh, i do care more about Annabeth and Grover than a bunch of people, (no offence)

What I love about this whole episode is the parallel storytelling at play the whole time. Annabeth telling Percy that she had to earn her respect with Thalia, how important it is for them to respect their godly parents, and how humans act the same. How Annabeth is basically proven right when Athena allows her daughter to be almost killed over basically nothing, and how all that reinforces Percy's assumption at the end that there is no way Poseidon would have healed him, solidifying his choice to stay behind and cover their escape. The way it ends with the sea spirit telling him that Poseidon will always be there for him is a great emotional payoff to the turmoil Percy has been going through the last couple of episodes, and very validating of Percy's correct feelings that parents, even immortal ones, should love their kids unconditionally. The humanizing factor to Poseidon compared to most of the other gods is part of what makes Percy the hero that he is. You get the idea that Poseidon is a little different to the others, a little more genuine, and that he really did and maybe still does love Percy's mother. And yeah, I also love that even though Medusa was thoroughly evil, she had a point about Athena being spiteful and easily offended. It's excellent writing it just should have been longer, it's a distractingly short episode. I also really like the change of having Percy get poisoned at the start of the episode instead of right before he jumps in the book, used a book element and turned it into a good dramatic tool to use for later. On a production note, I like the subtle makeup change they used on Percy when he and Annabeth are talking inside the arch, he looks a little pale and his eyes are just sunken enough to tell that there is something wrong. Also them splashing water on him cracked me up so hard its just such a funny visual XD. 9/10 episode, would have been a 10 but for the length.

Echidna being a Karen type of character honestly fit so well, so I’m genuinely loving the fact that they’re sort of modernizing some of the aspects of their characterization and making all of it more realistic. Also the fact the mortals didn’t see the Chimera as those crusty white dogs (you know the ones) was such a missed opportunity because I swear those dogs are not real, they’re like hell spawns but we can’t see them as mortals.

This episode was so short😭 And I agree! This episode changed my opinion on Leah as Annabeth. At first I didn’t love her acting, but I’ve noticed (especially after watching the episode a second time) those hints of pain and fear and emotion that she slips into scenes. Not everyone can do that. It really shows her talent, especially at such a young age❤

"I just made myself sad" me when I think of all the emotional damage Uncle Rick did to us throughout all of the books

Finally someone who gets why Annabeth didn’t give up on luke so easily ! A lot of people down play their friendship and genuine (not romantic)love for each other .

Overall, I just think annabeth is one of the best characters in the series. She’s very underrated and I just love the way the show portrays her (so far). Also I love your videos 🫶💕 Edit: Also I feel like the main thing I have against the show (although I love it) is that the run time of the episodes. Like if they were each an hour long I feel like the action sequences would have more focus, rather than other things. For example, in the mrs. Dodds scene, instead of an actual action sequence in the book and movie, Percy just sort of fumbled with Riptide until it went through her and she just disintegrated. Like I need more action!

That message from Rick at the end was incredible! So glad he's sticking to his guns and defending Annabeth's casting! She's been great so far!

I saw someone complain annabeth is played too sad and closed off. Who wouldnt be sad and closed off after all shes experienced 😭 Leah is doing such a good job. She looks so adorable and you hope she gets a chance to soften up without anything bad hapoening to make her regret doing so.

I kind of think the change with Percy falling instead of jumping is a lot more accurate to him as a new demigod. Aside from the Medusa fight, all of the other monster kills have sort of felt accidental/unplanned. The fights most likely are shorter due to budget constraints, but only Annabeth is a somewhat seasoned fighter. These fights wouldn't be drawn out. I'm really enjoying seeing Percy somewhat fumble his way through fights. We can see Percy improving incrementally each episode as he learns more about his powers.

Wow I love what the author said about the show's Annabeth. I am loving the show and since I haven't read the books I can't comment on how it is an adaptation, but it is very good and even as someone who did enjoy the movies, I can clearly see that the show is superior, not just as a book adaptation, but as a piece of media in general, and I love how you tie it all together allowing those us of who didn't red the books to gain extra perspective, and I just love that you're sharing your love of these series with us! ❤

AHHH THE QUEEN, WISE GIRl,DAUGTER OF ATHENA, ARCHITECT AND THE BEST PERCY JACKSON OLYMPIANS CHARACTER!!!! I love her. She is so well developed and I found her fatal flaw interesting.

Love Rick does copious amounts of research to subtle add in greek mythology to everything. Forgets to research architecture to make an epic scene. Love it. Very human. Very rule of cool. Its perfect. And the way the show handles it visual is also amazing.

As someone who was inspired by these books at a young age, that last part of your video hit hard because you can hear the disappointment in the way he chose to write the words to address the ones who don't like the casting. I love the casting for the trio, and I'm really glad that Rick is supporting it. I also wish the poodle had been in there!

"it's like you want me to make fun of you." such a brilliant line

The entire chase family is messed up. Both annabeth’s dad and her aunt had a kid with a god. Her uncle is crazy. Annabeth herself if the daughter of Athena and possibly a descendant of Frey(who is her cousin’s dad). This girl needed therapy before she was born

honestly, leah is a great fit for annabeth.

No but we really cannot praise Leah enough for her acting when she was telling Percy and Grover about what Echidna had told her. The scene was less than a minute long and there wasn't all that much dialogue but you could tell so much about how Annabeth was feeling from Leah's expressions; worried about disappointing her mom, mad at Percy, mad at herself, mad at her mom for being disappointed in the fist place, trying to figure out what to do now that the plan to ask Athena for help wasn't an option. Annabeth had a thousand different thoughts going through her head in that scene and Leah somehow managed to convey all of those emotions through her expressions. The acting in this show is so good. Not just good for a kid's TV show but genuinely good.

I am glad these themes surrounding parenting are coming up so strongly. Nowadays we have plenty of absent parents, kids that feel invisible, overwhelmed or that don't know how to deal with social organization and coexistence. It could initiate some great dialogue that we already see among educators/school staff. Edit: Regarding Annabeth, I gotta say she always irritated me back when I read the books, but I also admired her. When the movies came out I was more annoyed than in awe. Now, I think Leah is lovely in this role. Since the first episode I liked her energy and honesty. Also, Annabeth's inner conflicts are coming to life as the show goes on. You can see how skilled and confident she is, but there is this underlying vulnerability and insecurity that leaves space for growth and bonding. What a great casting choice (and definitely an improved script) 😊

I especially loved that the "just breathe" line reflects the flashback scene where he's at swimming lessons with his mom. It's something that connects him to his mom and leads him to trust that message!

Leah is doing an amazing job! I recently reread the books and was a little taken aback/ had forgotten about annabeth’s bossiness and excessive sarcasm in the first couple books. Leah was the one who helped me realize that she’s a literal child who has had a total of two friends ever and, for all her wisdom, still lacks some reflective ability. She brings so much depth to the character and I can’t wait to see her grow!

Most of the fights on the lightning thief were Short in the book . Even ares calls Percy out on this telling him that all he’s done in the quest is run away

I think that annabeth being African American instead of white is a great choice because in the books people underestimate her because she is a blonde. That stereotype isn’t very common nowadays but you know what is? African Americans not being taken seriously because of their skin tone so I feel like having be a different race is a great way of interpreting that story into today

oh hell yeah rick ate with that statement! i also didnt know about the post he made so thank you for putting it in omg

I was so blown away even with her first scene with Percy how Annabeth she was 😭 Like her expressions and like delivery is so on point like THIS IS ANNABETH fr!

I originally was surprised at Leah playing Annabeth but she is SOOO PERFECT for the role omg- she is so good at being sassy, and as you said, the way she kinda looks sad sometimes too. The whole cast is so great, and I love all of them :D

I love watching your videos and i totally agree Leah is such a great Annabeth! It was so iconic when percy smoothly switched places with Annabeth to fight the chimera.❤️ The pink pooodle was never found😭

Things I loved about this episode: *1)* The look on Sally Jackson's face after Percy assumes she'll always be there. All parents expect their children will outlive them, but I could feel her thinking _"I'm certain I'll die tragically and prematurely."_ *2)* The diversion of the kids' room being broken into (feels odd a black character was the most standoffish with a cop, but whatever), and that being how they meet Echidna. I like how the show is taking a different path to get to the same plot points. It's like replaying a videogame and making different choices. *3)* Echidna getting more personality through her conversation with the kids (I did miss the namesake joke, though). *4)* Percy showing a dismissive attitude towards Poseidon. I get why he had more of an internal back-and-forth about whether he wanted his father's attention/approval in the book, but I also like Percy saying _"He had his chance to reach out to me and he didn't, so screw him."_ Between this and Medusa's portrayal last episode, I wonder if this adaptation will be more critical of the gods than the books. *5)* Annabeth and Grover splashing Percy in the fountain. No notes. *6)* Annabeth's plan to take refuge at a monument to Athena, only to learn she'd shot herself in the foot by letting Percy send Medusa's head to Olympus. *7)* Percy using his sword to push Annabeth and Grover behind him so he could close the door on them. Very smooth maneuver. *8)* Speaking of, Percy deciding to face Echidna and the Chimaera himself, rather than getting stuck with her and only then finding out she was to be his next enemy. *9)* More of a personal thing than a _Percy Jackson_ thing, but now I know what a Chimaera looks like! *10)* The water spirit presumably trapping Percy's foot so he'd stick around long enough to listen to her.

I love Annabeth's portrayal on the show. I remember thinking Annabeth was lowkey too stiff during the first book. She barely gets close to Percy imo. They've been doing well building that relationship with more interactions and more focus on their different points of view. Also, I'll never understand the racists and homophobes that sometimes show up in the fandom saying that Rick somehow "sold himself" to "being woke for clout" with all the inclusiveness. Like... hello? Have you read the books? This man started this series to make neurodivergent feel included. He didn't want kids who were different feel that those differences were what made them a failure, instead he made them feel like strengths. Inclusivity has always been his primary goal. Him including poc and queer characters later on only expands that same goal, not the opposite.

Rick always has the best quotes, whether its one of his works of fiction or otherwise. Leah has been great, but I feel like it's been a lot of subtle moments. I'm really hoping we get some big moments in episode 5 (which it seems like we might)

I feel the same! The way Annabeth is portrayed in this series fully encapsulates who she is and her past experiences, plus Leah is gorgeous and absolutely brings Annabeth to every scene she's in, I've started rereading from the very beginning, The lightning thief book, just so I can picture the actors as the characters, of course also because my favorite characters get introduced as you progress into the other series' in the PJO universe, its truly beautiful what they've done so far and I am so extremely hyped for more of this series and also your reactions to it! ❤

I like how they showed the similarity between Medusa and Annabeth. The fact that Medusa was right when she said that 'she was Annabeth'. For all the loyalty, love and trust of Medusa, Athena punished her for 'embarassing' her and Annabeth fiercely defended her mother, said she was Just, tried stopping Percy from sending the head and for all her dedication and loyalty to Athena, she got punished for 'embarassing' her by 'going along' Percy's plan?? Well looks like Athena is not as just as Annabeth would like to believe and is as much a bully as Medusa said

From the title: YES IT DID Btw, the person who plays Percy turned 15 on Friday! And I’m really really happy with the show

that scene in the arch, where Percy switches places with Annabeth was just SO character-accurate I almost cried, bc his fatal flaw is Loyalty, so he is being loyal to his friends, not to anyone else

I was so hyped after watching tonight's episode (episode 5) that I went on Reddit to try and find people to fangirl with... Bad plan, bad plan. It's so negative and salty. So instead I'll just rewatch all your videos so far so that I have somebody to be excited with. Thanks for sharing your joy with us, I'm so glad to have these videos!!

Every episode in this series has made me cry every episode that I have watched so far. I have a lot of anxiety and I am also neurodiverget so the world outside my bedroom can be in possible to me. For some reason this series makes me feel less aloe and has healed some of my child hood trauma by making the characters so perfect and relatable.

I wasn’t really enjoying Annabeth in the show, especially in comparison to how great she was in the books, but this episode is changing my opinion on this portrayal and I’m having much more fun with the TV show’s version.

As much as I love Annabeth in the book to me she feels like she was clearly written by a man. I think seeing an actual little girl bringing her own essence and mannerisms to the character really adds a lot of realism to her and makes me feel like I can understand her character and why she is the way she is better. Generally all the kids are doing a great job it's clear that they understand and love their characters, and were very well cast.

wow those quotes you stated at the end of the video were moving! They were very well written and really "close the book" on any discussion in that realm. I hope everyone watches till the end.

I think people are right that the action _is_ a little short so far, but I'm hoping they're saving it for the really big action scene towards the end of the season to really give it the time and budget it deserves

Leah kills me every time because gods she kills it. I love love love the way she's portraying Annabeth, and her on the show has made me appreciate the character all the more, especially thanks to the development we've seen in the writing... What you mentioned about Luke & Annabeth's dynamic especially, and then Annabeth's relationship with her mother. Like it does feel as if things are getting better foreshadowing and development, in some key ways

Thank you so much for adding Rick’s quotes at the end. She’s Annabeth, they need to get over it.

Mikaila's Percy Jackson arc is making me want to finally give the books a look. It seems like it has some of the same appeal that grabbed us as Potter fans

Excited for the next episode- comes out tomorrow! I love Leah as Annabeth! She’s really sweet in interviews and stuff, like- she’s funny and calls adults by ‘Mr/Mrs/Miss [first name]’ and it’s so lovely. I stan Leah! Also she is so pretty and her style is just amazing

Disney is taking me back to my childhood with how they're releasing these episodes once a week. I feel like I'm 12 years old again waiting for Saturday so I can watch the new episode of Pokemon. I love and hate it at the same time, just like I did then. Episode 4 had no business being so short!

yeah, i’ve even seen people go farther in the hate towards the casting in saying that the movies were better. it infuriates me because i remember when everybody hated them, and now suddenly when there’s black annabeth and blonde hair percy, the movies were soooo good. people say that because of how leah looks, she can’t act like annabeth at all but she literally is amazing! for those people, i’m gonna take the books away until they learn their lesson. Also, did you watch the preview for the next episode at the end? it’s making me so much more impatient!!!! 😅

Adding to what you said about the "jump"-scene 4:11 Spoiler if you have not read the first 5 books! I also like this change because it shows percys (as we learn in the books) fatal flaw: being loyal to his friends and not being able to leave them behind. He knows he is poisoned and has a chance of getting out but he doesn't even think about leaving Annabeth alone to fight against the chimera and the whole move of how he tricks her to leave with grover is just so Percy!

My ONLY complaint about Leah Jeffries is that i wish she enunciated a bit more. Im not sure if she's mumbling, but sometimes i wish she spoke a bit clearer. Other than that, she fully embodies Annabeth, and im glad she got the role. All of the kids are doing such a great job!

"I just made myself sad" is a sentence I've said everytime I've talked about the Percy Jackson books 😂

they could have used those ten minutes for the poodle scene

I loved the scene of Echidna talking about how demigods are dangerous creatures who blindly do the bidding of the gods, and if monsters have any purpose it’s to stand in the way of “monsters” (demigods). This is a theme that is definitely explored in the books, but it develops slowly over the entire Percy Jackson series, and even the Heroes of Olympus series. I’m really excited at how nuanced they are making the various sides of this war and the depth they are exploring within the monsters themselves. I think it’s setting up some really impactful decisions and emotional payoffs. I was hoping to hear your thoughts on this characterization of demigods as the real monsters, but I’m sure they’ll continue to explore that in the coming episodes.

I love this show, every part of it is so well made, but I can't imagine it being anywhere near as good without Leah, Walker or Aryan. They have so much chemistry with each other, and I don't understand how people can watch this and not like it? I also felt like this episode went by so quickly, and I think that it was in part because they had to give so much information in the first three, but with this one they could slow down a bit and give us more character development. Episode 1 and 2 had to introduce us to the main characters, give us all of the most important knowledge of the world, and explain what the story is about. Episode 3 was the main trio being thrown together on an adventure and having them figure out how to work together and start building trust, before the adventure can really begin. I feel like episode 4 serves as a way to show that monsters can be anyone, anywhere, even a nice lady with a puppy on a train, and demigods on a quest will have to be prepared to throw the plan away and improvise, because they will run into monsters everywhere. One of my favourite scenes was when they are eating on the train and the Percy says "can I ask a dumb question?", and Annabeth replies with "It’s like you need me to make fun of you", and he still asks the question, because they are starting to understand each other, so he gets that she's not being mean, it's just the way they are. A part of me likes that Disney releases one episode per week, because I like that I have to take my time with it and can't just binge it all at once, but I've already seen episode 1-4 at least three times and I just want to know what happens next...

I’ve always related to Annabeth so much and her tv portrayal is so amazing in highlighting how unfairly she’s treated by the people who are supposed to love her. The way they are showing that Percy is the one to show her unconditional love and what family is supposed to be is so emotional to me and so amazingly relatable to my life. He’d die for her and she’d do anything in her power to keep him alive 😭

Your point about Annabeth’s is insane! I agree 100 %. TBO I wasn’t sure about casting process at all, but after the start of the show I was immediately convinced, that there couldn’t be a much better version of Annabeth actually, the way she lives in her character is amazing to observe!

Mikayla said that you can feel in Leah's performance that Annabeth is a person who has been alone for a very long time - she was disapointed by her mother, by her father, her step mother, and suffered a lot with thalia's death -, but then this goofy boy come around and with just some funny jokes she abslutely softens and honestly I CAN RELATE

R.R.'s use of myth is so special. It is an anachronism, in the best way. It pulls from the stories tropes, images, and motifs to tell a story to inspire the current world. You remarked on the adaptation choices to capitalize both on the format and casting, and it reflects R.R.'s attitude about his story's moral and anachronism. Your reflections on series reminded of line concerning the reality of gods in one of the books. The gods are real because they reflections of the dreams of "the West." They change as those dreams change. Thanks for reasserting his message with charm, light-heartedness, and fun. I enjoy being reminded of the books while visiting the Disney+ series.

So I read some comment somewhere where they explained something very important about Annabeth’s character (paraphrasing): Annabeth was blonde in the books because blonde’s were seen (and still, but not so much thanks to 2000s media) as dumb and only a pretty face, and Annabeth showed them otherwise. Now Leah’s Annabeth is black, and has to win against all the stereotypes against that fact. Meaning that while being stereotyped as blonde and stupid can still be a thing, for the year we are in, it is much more important to break the stereotypes against people of colour

Girlfriend, I've had kind of an icky day so where I had to get up early for no reason and then have had massive computer issues....but this video just put a huge smile on my face!!! Been LOVING your episode reactions!!!! Few thoughts: -Your take on the displays of Percy's heroism in the books vs the show is PHENOMENAL. You're ABSOLUTELY right that a) this is all more realistic to who Percy is at this point and b) that we care more about his relationships with Annabeth and Grover than anything else. (Yeah, I've also gone back and watched that bait and switch a million times. It's SO freaking slick!!!! 😆) -Same thing goes for your analysis about the trio's awareness of the monsters around them. Percy assuming the cop is "a werewolf or something" is not only hilarious but also really great characterization! There's no point in dumbing any of them down! Percy just killed Medusa and Alecto! He's gonna be on his toes! It's also an awesome execution of a red herring for the subsequent Echidna "reveal". -The show is doing an IMMACULATE job with the portrayals of Percy's relationship to his father, Annabeth's relationship to her mother and Percy and Annabeth's relationship to each other. Percy is really going to be the ONE PERSON in Annabeth's life who has ever shown her that love isn't conditional. Something he learned from his mother. Because he sure as hell didn't learn that from his father who he's right to have ZERO faith in at this point. Poseidon hasn't given him any reason to...until now, so it'll definitely be interesting to see how Percy's feelings toward him continue to evolve from this point on. But, as you said, it was also very much noted how Percy didn't take a breath until the Nereid told him to trust himself. -On that note, YES, the episode was short....but I kind of really LOVED that it ended on that scene in particular. Because after some serious denial of who he is and what he's capable of in the first episodes, this was the moment where he finally accepted who he is and honed his power. And by ending the episode there, it literally allowed the moment a whole WEEK to breathe. It's probably a LOT for Percy to process....and we as an audience were given the opportunity to process it alongside him instead of immediately moving on to the next thing. That being said.....if Percy doesn't have a REACTION™ to learning he can do that at the beginning of the episode tonight, I'm suing Rick.

The absence of Gladiola made me sad after I finished the episode and realized they took her out😔

I'm so sad they skipped a bunch of scenes, but Leah Jeffries is my annabeth I loved this episode

Do not get me wrong, I LOVE THIS SHOW. I love Annabeth, and I love everyone. Through the entire show, I only have two complaints. The first is smaller, but it still bugs me. When you first meet Luke, he says that Annabeth is the Athena cabin counselor, and the strongest fighter at camp. I do think she is one of the top fighters, even in the book, but i feel like that was a missed chance of "show, not tell". They did almost the exact same thing as what happened in the Perry Johnson movies, and though they still did it better, I feel like they were trying to just make it obvious that she is an important character, because really, at that time, she is just a twelve year old. Yes, a smart one, and yes a strong one, but a twelve year old. Luke was the one who is told to be the strongest sword fighter (if not fighter in general) at camp. really, it doesn't change much, but it still felt a little odd to me. This is getting quite long, but the only other thing that I noticed is that the characters kind of felt.... dead. Grover and Mr. D are the only ones who really showed a similar character to their book counterpart. I 100% know that these are children, and you cannot expect them to be perfect actors, and it could also be partly the script writers, but Percy, in the show, doesn't feel like... Percy. In many, many ways he does, and I couldn't care less about his look, but he isn't that energetic. In the scene where he is burning offerings to his mom, he says he feels like he found his place, but he never showed that before. None of them have really laughed throughout the entirety of the show. Luke hasn't smiled, he feels much more cold, Annabeth doesn't talk much, and Percy isn't, I can't really describe it. It doesn't feel like he could be the one writing the chapter titles. That being said, I still ABSOLUTLY love the show. I would love it without reading the books, and it brings me a lot of joy to see it on screen. This has been extremely long, so imma leave it at that.

I LOVE the time when Percy used the UNO reverse card to Annabeth! (before the fall from the Arch)💙💙

Honestly I think the actors do a good job for thier age. I do sometimes have to remind myself that this is the disney plus series so as not to be bothered by the differences but I just remind myself its like a multiverse thing. So when I miss percys dark hair and sea green eyes or anabeths princess hair I just remind myself that hey its not like the books have changed.

I haven’t started watching the show in earnest yet, waiting until I finish my series reread (or at least til the whole show is out so I can just binge it) but as a die hard fan of book Annabeth, while it does mess my immersion to have the characters look so different, the response to this is so disproportionate. Like it’s fine to admit she doesn’t look like the Annabeth that exists in your head. She doesn’t look like the Annabeth that exists in my head. But Leah’s doing a good job in her role as far as what I’ve seen of her. If you are truly just dead set on re experiencing the books exactly as they were; reread them. Adaptations take creative liberties, and if what you really want is something the same as the source material, the books are still there. No one is taking them away from you. Enjoy the adaptation or don’t, but live and let live.

I've been waiting patiently to see your reaction for episode 4, and once again, it didn't disappoint. I really liked the parallels of Thalia sacrificing her life and Percy doing the same thing and saving Annabeth even though he was injured. Not only was he brave, but it also showed what his fatal flaw is really well. Episode 4 was really good, and I loved how much Percabeth we got. I know we'll get even more of them in episode 5. I'm really loving Leah as Annabeth so so much. She's doing such a wonderful job and she really is Annabeth and I won't let anyone tell me different.

Thank you for the take on why Leah Jeffries is such a great Annabeth. I've been loving Aryan and Walker from the beginning, but I realized earlier this week why she bugged me, and that is because she is still early Annabeth. I tend to forget the tough scared little kid side of her, that was much more evident early on. So with Leah's portrayal I'm missing the things I love about Annabeth later as she grows. She really is doing an awesome job of TLT Annabeth, and with that shift in my thinking, and going back over TLT in my mind, I appreciate her so much more now! It's been so interesting. I knew I'd love Walker as Percy because I'd seen him in other things and think he's top notch. I fell in love with Aryan as Grover just from the trailers and he's knocking it out of the park! Some of the other casting is so incredibly perfect and there are a few that I'm still iffy on, but waiting to see how it fleshes out. They are doing such a great job!

Thank you for this video, I really loved all your thoughts and how you stood up for Leah. ❤ But seriously, we need longer episodes!

EPISODE 5??? I was like that’s MY annabeth

I love everything about your videos! Your humour, your skits, your editing and your insights. Thank you for putting them out for us to enjoy!

I also wish the action sequences were longer but so many adaptations cut out the quiet, emotional moments in favor of action that I feel blessed that they decided to cut action here instead. But come on Disney, give them a longer run time for S2 pls.

My favorite line from this episode: "Careful. I think you were about to call me a friend." ahhhh annabeth ilysm

"I'm a cat person so I think it's kind of cute, Oh kitty breaths fire never mind it's scary." 😂😂😂😂

Hearing you read Rick’s quotes made me cry! 🥹 Spot on! I’m loving the character development but I do wish the actions scenes were slightly longer. I don’t need it to be massive, but I feel that’s what makes Percy more formidable than most YA protagonists. Also wish they had kept the mermaid talking to Percy in the River, so you can see that his dad cares about him, but I guess by getting the water to pull him in, we see that already. ❤ Thank you for making these videos, Mikaila! It’s so fun watching them with you!

I'm so excited for the new episode tonight!

Literally love all of these watching episode by episode. Love the series and I’m glad you decided to read it!

I think with the moment of heroism it wouldve felt flat if it stayed how it was in the book because in the book we got Percy's internal monolog that helps give the scene weight but thats not as easily portrayed in the show so this shift to him saving his friends is really well done!

3:35 it's ok. I did too. And showed it to my sibling. Then we watched it again another 15 times together. That was just so cool

As much as I enjoy the show, they really robbed us off a LOT of iconic funny moments in the book, and they made the kids look so grown up whereas in the book they acted more like how 12 year olds would to a situation like that. And we didnt get to see the percy and luke swordfight, which was the first time we knew that percy was really powerful besides his water powers, also gabe isnt nearly as disgusting and abusive as he should be, not enough to warrant unaliving him at least. I wish they dont skip over the fact that he was physically abusive because its disney, that was so important.

Thank you very much for the poodle scene, my sibling will be thrilled 😂

i cant WAIT for your reaction to episode 5!!!!

Love you Mikaila! You make me happy❤

Walker Scobell turned 15 and season 2 hasnt even been greenlit yet??? He'll be 20 by the time they do season 5

I LOVE THIS EPISODE SO MUCH

I am LOVING your reaction videos! I feel like a lot of people are going in with such high hopes of a word-for-word adaptation but I went into it just hoping it would stay true to the overall plot and spirit and honesty looking forward to changes to keep it fresh. Which is how you seem to have also been approaching so I love your detailed reaction :)

I'm gonna say it, Mikaila's reactions are now my favourite Percy Jackson reactions! She both acknowledges how good the books are, how good a job the show is doing in adapting them, and how the changes are necessary and good for the story.

I love watching yours and the mythology guys reviews on this show, when watching him he gives the mythology loving perspective and the deep looks into what the books and series is based off, when watching your reviews it gives me the book lovers perspective, the perspective of someone who is not only a newer fan but someone who has a deep love for the books and other book series. Boy i wonder what youll think of the rumours harry potter reboot series being made

I also love Leah's portrayal of annabeth. Annabeth just got no chill and Leah embodies her really well. I think some fans of the books just couldn't get past the sentimental attachment they have with the books and refuse to embrace and enjoy what the show has to offer. They just like to judge and criticize every teeny-tiny detail they find not to their liking and the changes (which is better imo) the show made. While I see that the non-book fan actually enjoys them. but yes the run time should and must be longer for season 2! 🤞🏼🙏🏼 dam book fans!

The moment Percy sacrificed himself for his friends also I think elevates the story in terms of his fatal flaw. Like, the minute it happened I KNEW his loyalty being his fatal flaw would actually have consequences. In the books, while it's stated to be a fatal flaw they never fully deliver, y'know? He's dragged to his doom by loyalty, sure, but in the end it doesn't have major sticking emphasis or consequences. Here, it just might.

Good job I love your analysis between the books and the show. I haven’t read the books in years so this show is just chefs kiss as far as adaptations go. Keep going gurl! And fight for Annabeth to the end lol

I am so happy you made clear in the intro that PJO movie and show didn't have the talking pink poodle, loved that scene in the book, even if it was only two pages!

I agree with e v e r y t h i n g you said ♥ It's so refreshing to see someone who likes the books actually appreciate the changes they made for the show. Also, I was sold on Leah's Annabeth the first time she had a conversation with Percy, but I also never doubted they chose the right person for the job. All of them are 🔥 Also also, I had the exact same reaction to Percy's hero moment in this episode. 🥰