i don't know if you answer asks but you're one of the few blogs still consistently posting pjo tv crit and it's been such a relief. with the amount of praise it's gotten i feel so gaslit like am i just being a baseless hater?? but no there's a reason a lot of the people criticizing the show are writers. it's a poorly written show and the more i think about it the more problems i find
like i was thinking about the way the kids in the show just know everything and how boring it is to watch, especially the casino scene, and something hit me
the lotus casino functions perfectly as a metaphor for traits associated with adhd--the need for stimulation and time blindness. anyone would fall for the casino's lure, but especially adhd kids. the fact that the show takes that away is REALLY weird to me, to put it kindly
if i were being less kind? i would say there's grounds to argue that having these characters, who are children with adhd, be impervious to something that is designed to trap people exactly like them is, on some level, erasure of their disabilities. especially since the one character who does get affected by it is the one who doesn't have the same neurodivergencies as the two who don't. the explanation for why percy and annabeth didn't start to forget themselves was such a lazy cop out and i can't believe people ate it up
i don't know what that writers' room has against literal adhd children falling for traps that are designed to trap people, but it's embarrassing for them tbh
i’m so glad to hear it anon!! i’m a little surprised to hear it too tbh, i wasn’t sure if anyone else was still. interested in discussing it? it seems like the pjo/atla fanbase overlap means most people have moved onto to the live action atla show. and while i am an atla fan, i didn’t grow up with the show the same way i grew up with the pjo books, so based on what we’d already seen/heard of the natla show before it even released + my utter disappointment and heartbreak regarding the pjo show, i decided to spare myself the watch. i would rather keep my memories of the original show untainted; what i have seen of the show resonates with people’s criticisms of the writing (and as someone who has done costuming work. one look is all you need to understand THAT criticism lmfao).
but i’m honestly… surprised? the pjo show did not get the same level of criticism as the natla show? it’s not like pjo is not also very popular with that same generation, sure, atla being a show perhaps made it more appealing and accessible to more kids, etc etc, sure. but from the fan bases themselves, size aside? proportionately? the pjo fandom is FULL of show defenders just blatantly ignoring the show’s major foundational issues if not just outright parading them around as successes, meanwhile the critics are in the minority. compare that with what i’ve seen where the complete opposite is true of the atla fandom, it’s weird!! and especially jarring to me bc it seemed pretty clear to everyone in the atla fandom the show had Issues, meanwhile the pjo fandom heard the promise from rick riordan’s very own mouth this show is going to be faithful to the series’ spirit. it’s so weird to see the wildly different responses to what i think are prolly equally bad reboot shows, with a fandom of similar demographics (clearly not the SAME demographics or the response would prolly be more aligned but you get my point). so i agree anon, i do feel a little gaslit by the pjo fandom, and watching the atla fandom’s very reasonable response to the natla show is like. whiplash. another sign you and i are not losing it lmao
as for the lotus casino, this is an excellent point! i don’t even think it can be called unkind to point out how this episode is a symptom of the show’s overall disability erasure. i would say it’s unkind of the show to erase adhd and dyslexia representation. in fact, because of the explicit promise by its creator to see that representation, i would go as far as to call it cruel to then erase it. if anything, based on rick’s promises to add more representation, i was hoping for elements like autistic annabeth confirmation, since when pjo was first written, it was based off rick’s son and his friends who were all ND, and at the time it wasn’t thought to be possible to be AuDHD, but likely some of those kids probably were (and that then made its way into the books in characters like annabeth!). that would have been the perfect opportunity to add something with the foresight of modern times, but instead we got… absolutely no disability rep from the show aside from a few short lines of dialogue as a lame-ass bone-toss to the book fans.
the pjo show’s biggest crime is its lack of spirit of the original book series, and that book series cradled myself and every other ND child or child in an abusive situation who read it. it offered us a mother who never got angry with us when we showed “difficult” symptoms. it offered us camp half-blood, the idea of a place, a home, where people like us were not just accepted, but thrived. it offered us a new world. it offered us a friend in percy jackson. i do not feel the show truly offers anything substantial. it only takes.
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Arguments for The Incident being scripted:
This is Doc’s baby. Like everyone knows you don’t mess with it
A bunch of hermits are returning / have announced they’re returning, perfect time to stir up drama
The main “actors” being Grian + Scar vs Doc, tried and true shitstirrers on the HC server + fan favourite duos
The perfect cocktail of old / classic Hermitcraft meme tropes. Among Us. Grian and Mumbo’s silly back and forth. The back of his base bit. Scar’s appropriately inappropriate comments about Doc’s hole. Grian vs Doc (again). The perfect opportunity for “Listen Grian, nobody touches my redstone” (which is a fandom wide meme). Like if this is scripted, they really threw in a bunch of shit that used to be popular / is still popular with the fans 💀
All I’m saying is that they really tossed a bunch of popular tropes in a blender (intentionally or not), like these eps have the markings of classic Hermitcraft drama
The nostalgia / familiarity of the above tropes + returning hermits + drama = yay viewership!!
The way everyone is MILKING this for all it’s worth— Scar’s dramatic irl sequence— Doc’s tweets + retweeting fanart— it’s the perfect way to drum up attention and content
Arguments for The Incident not being scripted:
Grian and Scar’s genuine screams of terror. Like that was good acting if it was scripted
The fact that they spent THREE HOURS talking about it in discord. And the hermits had a watchparty. Like I don’t think they usually mention behind the scenes details like that for “scripted content”, so this I feel strongly supports the non-scripted theory
AND the watchparty hermits all agreed they were in so much trouble… suggesting a spontaneous event leading to spontaneous reactions
Same with Scar showing a screenshot of the bore in a genuine attempt to repair it— like there’s sincerity there
As above, Grian mentioning it was like 2am his time (and him saying it was late when he was forced to do the back of his base)
However, I won’t be surprised at all if they tried to script a conflict but accidentally ended up blowing Doc’s complex redstone which was not what they expected— hence the mass panic lmao
Parts of the HC fandom would probably genuinely annoyed at Grian and Scar for “blowing up Doc’s stuff”, which makes me think they probably won’t script it as extreme as this
Regardless:
Ohhh they’re really in it now
Everyone found it funny enough to not only include it in their episodes, but milk it for all its worth
You just know Doc’s enjoying being an absolute terror on Twitter. He’s even been RTing fanart
A bunch of people are talking about this already, so yay the perfect drama to invigorate a mid season slump (it’s been feeling kind of peaceful lately)
I hope everyone goes insane with this. They deserve it <3
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ROMANCE/ANGST. being the light of nightowl’s life, the most important person to this man, but being just as insecure as him, so when he starts interacting with a pretty person in the server you’re left there wondering if you’re really worthy of him. (i’m projecting again, i’m the anon who sent the nightowl deep dive 5 times, i really hope it doesn’t happen again😭)
side note (this is the most e-dating, discord, online relationship-ass prompt ever)
# general
--- mystic_pizza has joined the server ---
Quest
Oh?
nightowl
whoa! a new member???
lovelylola
hello!!
two2
nice 2 meet u!!
mystic_pizza
hehe, hi everyone <3
BIGLADY
how'd you find the server? O_O
June
Yeah, didn't @BloomBot disable invites?
BloomBot
It was getting stale around here.
xyx
LMAO
NakedToaster
LMAO
salociN
Hello ! Mystic Pizza !
onionthief
"Stale". That's an opinion for sure.
nightowl
??
onionthief
Would just like to know how BloomBot has decided our presence is "stale".
onionthief
We've done nothing different, kept chatting at the same rate (I've checked), and always focused on the webnovel to a degree.
onionthief
I don't understand how that's "stale".
NakedToaster
bro just answered the question by speaking
xyx
bro doesn't see what we see
onionthief
What?
BIGLADY
@mystic_pizza who's your favorite character?
mystic_pizza
Damien. So easy.
nightowl
oooooooo, mine too!!
nightowl
why do u like him?
mystic_pizza
i just think he's misunderstood... breakups aren't super straightforward a lot of the time, you know
nightowl
I AGREEEEEEEEEE
mystic_pizza
like, it's not even up for debate!!! people are just being rude to damien for no reason!!!
nightowl
my god
nightowl
where have you been...
June
hahaha
mystic_pizza
are selfies ok btw?
BIGLADY
yeah!!
two2
hey bloombot wh y did u always allow selfies?
two2
isn't that like a personal ident thing or someth
--- BloomBot is now offline ---
two2
what..
xyx
@mystic_pizza post face so we can read your aura
xyx
i got them aura glasses on
NakedToaster
that's just not a real thing
xyx
wow
xyx
post a selfie of yours then and let me read you
NakedToaster
fine
NakedToaster
(pic from xiaeom)
NakedToaster
read me bitch
xyx
holy shit
xyx
holy fucking shit
BIGLADY
what do you see?? O-O
salociN
A very handsome man !
June
Salo!! Remember, toasty is NB!!
salociN
Oh , my sincerest apologies . I'm still learning.
salociN
A very handsome person .
NakedToaster
fuck yeah salo, you are so right
xyx
no no no. no. all of you, shut the fuck up.
xyx
i see
xyx
i see a person with
xyx
with
xyx
with no balls
NakedToaster
motherfucker
BIGLADY
that's not an aura reading...
xyx
absolutely no balls in sight
BIGLADY
@mystic_pizza!!!! WHERE'S THE SELFIE!!!!!
NakedToaster
yeah xyx's time on earth is a little limited
xyx
you'll never find me
mystic_pizza
hehe, okay! <3
mystic_pizza
mystic_pizza
that's me on th e right
nightowl
omg i love ur smile!! so cute!!
BIGLADY
agreed!!! U R RADIANT!!! <3
mystic_pizza
awww, thank u!!! u are all so nice around here!!!
nightowl
we just wanna make sure everyone has a good time u know?
nightowl
and damien enjoyers must be protected!!!
mystic_pizza
i agree!!
mystic_pizza
ah, fixed my flair
nightowl
OMG
nightowl
U AND ME!!!
mystic_pizza
U AND ME!!!! XD
nightowl
do u wanna call rq?
two2
can i join?
nightowl
YA!
mystic_pizza
yea sure hehe
nightowl
@lovelylola you wanna call too cutie?
June
The "cutie" in chat again..
onionthief
Please keep that to DMs.
nightowl
blah blah blah
lovelylola
i'm kinda tired, i think i'm gonna sleep
nightowl
awww okay
nightowl
i'll call u later!!
BIGLADY
gnight lola!!!
Quest
Rest well!
salociN
Have sweet dreams !
lovelylola
good night!
xyx
holy fuck
xyx
@mystic_pizza
mystic_pizza
yes?
xyx
your aura
xyx
your aura is just
xyx
it's like the color of a
xyx
of a war crime
mystic_pizza
huh?
NakedToaster
i have ur new IP bitch
xyx
FUCK
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you close the laptop and sigh. it's okay for nightowl to have fun and meet other people, it's just...
gah. mystic pizza's selfie wouldn't leave your head. they're so cute... and seem to pair up pretty well with nightowl. you're sure the call is just going too well... at least you're assured it won't go too far since two2 is there.
but that's barely a reassurance. nightowl doesn't hesitate to flirt when he wants to, regardless of who's around.
you thrum your fingers on the desk and gnaw on your bottom lip. should you actually join the call? no, then you'd look insecure. do you already look insecure? is everyone wondering if nightowl likes mystic pizza more than you?
you look down at your frumpy clothes with a tired expression. ugh. maybe it's okay for him to flirt, if he wants to. this is what he's stuck with after all. who wouldn't want to flirt with someone who looks like that?
you try to ignore the pang in your chest as you stand up and get ready for bed.
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LOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
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