Despite my best efforts, I ended up not loving the new Percy Jackson adaptation. It is enjoyable, but sadly it's nowhere near as good as it should be.
Almost everything about the show feels off. The lighting is awful. The night scenes are so poorly lit that I had to turn up the brightness of my screen way up. The action sequences are also a problem. There is almost no buildup to them and they're over in a matter of seconds. There is no danger or suspense because the characters seem to have a solution for everything. The story isn't given room to breathe because it moves at a ridiculously fast pace. Many of the plot points are done on fast-forward which doesn't allow us to get invested in the characters, the relationships or the story. A lot of information and character development has been left out and I feel like if I wasn't already a fan of the books I would be confused as to what was happening.
I was also not a fan of some of the changes they made to the books. The show is overall a faithful adaptation, but it does make some bizarre changes that are unnecessary and have no impact on the story. #rickriordan has complained about how the movies made so many changes to the books, yet he has done the same thing to this show despite promising that it was going to stick to the source material, which is very annoying. The cast is a mixed bag. The adult actors do a pretty good job, but the main kids are kinda underwhelming. Their performances are good in some scenes, but in others, they seem stiff and awkward.
Ultimately, the new Percy Jackson has good elements, but they can't make up for how poorly it's made. It just left me feeling disappointed. I'm hoping Season 2 will be much better (if #disney even gets to make it).
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