User Reviews

It was no surprise that the series would be done with more respect than the previous productions. The trailers, announcements and news confirmed even more how much passion was put into this project.

The first episode was a decent start, full of energy, life, with great acting, amazing cinematography and soundtrack.

The actors are mostly great. Walker Scobell nails Percy Jackson's charm. The chemistry between Percy, Grover, and Sally was the highlight of the episode are surely other interactions will be up to the same level.

The episode structure gives the feeling of tearing the pages out of the book and bringing them to the screen, from the pace to the episode titles.

Speaking of pacing, you will hardly be bored, the feeling of a new adventure and magic is present at all times, eliminating "boring and long explanation" moments. Despite making the episode dynamic, it affects the development of the characters and the time for ideas introduced to mature, becoming very fast, resulting in apathy and confusion (even having read the books, I try to watch the series as someone who is being introduced to the story for the first time).

I know that people been saying this since the first book came out but, the first episode gave me the same vibe as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, with similar scenes such as the Minotaur's fight and the Troll's fight in the bathroom or the call to adventure in a distant cabin in the middle of the storm. It's not a negative point, just an observation.

Perhaps something that many will not agree with, but the film managed to better balance the beginning of the story with the new information that needed to be introduced, making the pace more concentrated and linear.

Overall, decent start for a series that will be a great deal in a few years.

Wow, i must say I didn't expect this. I really enjoyed the first episode. The story beats are largely the same as they are in the book, and it's better for it. It is extremely fast paced, so take that how you will.

The magic that I felt while reading the books has returned in a sort of way. Of course this is only the first episode, but I am still satisfied.

Percy's actor fits well, Grover fits well, and the story gets off to a familiar start. I hope the rest of the season follows suit and doesn't deviate from the books like the movies did. It really can't get much worse than those adaptations so I'm glad this doesn't seem to be going that way.

Can't wait to see more!

The cgi is brilliant but there's only so long you can go ignoring the terrible acting. When I saw who the lead actor was for the new adaption, I was slightly excited since his acting skills were good from previous movies such as the Adam Project. But I have to say, the acting seems slow and sub par. The storyline a little haste as if they were rushing viewers to get to the main part which was the camp. Overall, not very excited to continue but will due to liking the previous Percy Jackson movie and curious to see how the cgi for other creatures looks like.

I did like the relationship between the mum and Percy but I think they could have delved more into the high school part of Percy Jackson or at least not added too much and delved into slowly.

So is it different than the book? Absolutely. Scenes changed, dialogue of course changed, etc. Do I still love it? Absolutely. As much as the book - in a way, yes.

So it's different. My biggest irk is Disney definitely was cheap with the visual effects and graphics so far but that could change if we get the momentum we need to see a proper series finale in 5 years!

But man, am I impressed! Rick, Walker, and the whole team and cast did a wonderful job at bringing the world of Percy Jackson to television.

I feel connected with the characters already, maybe even more than I did in the book. It was very fast paced, and I wish they made the episode a little longer to flesh out more of the scene with Mrs. Dodds. But other than that?

Amazing start to what I hope leads to a universe of TV shows for Rick's amazing worlds.

I've been anticipating this show ever since it was announced and I've been patient through all the recasting and delays. I'm really satisfied with how it turned out. Because it's a tv show and not a movie, they had more time to introduce the characters and the universe. I really loved what they did with Sally (the mom) because she has so much more agency and strength compared to how she was written in the books and portrayed in the movie. I love what they did with Grover too. This CGI is really clear and beautiful and the action scenes weren't too overwhelming. Looking forward to see more! :)!

Very nice introduction to the story with actors that from the beginning seem to pass their roles. The pace at the beginning was a bit slow but it is normal for the first episode that tries to introduce all the characters. Very well done. Nice cgi effects. I haven't read the books and I don't really remember the movie's story but this episode felt like the perfect starting point to a successful series franchise.

Maybe I am not the perfect guy to tell if the sticked to the story and the source material but everything felt normal and well done. I am very excited and can not wait watching the new episodes!

I did not think much of the adaptation of Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief from 2010. The film was directed by Chris Columbus but the magic of the Harry Potter films had deserted him.

Now Disney with the help of the writer of the books Rick Riordan have adapted for television.

The long form television series can be more faithful to the books instead of the rushed movie.

The first episode has 12 year old Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) having a difficult time at school. He is always daydreaming and he and friend Grover are always being told off by the teachers or getting bullied.

A trip to the museum unlocks something in Percy, something teacher Mr Brunner who is in wheelchair notices.

An incident with a bully leads Percy to be expelled from school. After which his mother tells Percy a strange fantastic story about his origins.

The first episode was the set up. I think it tried to find the essence of Percy's life until then and also mirror his confusion. To me it was very much a work in progress that is using the expanse of television to allow the characters to breathe.

As a fan of Percy Jackson since I was in 5th grade, this is something this late 20's fan has been long awaiting. Look past the race swaps, and look at the acting and characters. The characters act the way they're meant to, the story takes the turns and focuses it's meant to. Obviously, things won't 100% be done the same because things don't always translate to film, but WOW am I genuinely excited to see where the rest of this season and (hopefully) five full seasons will do to introduce a new audience to this wonderful series that changed my love of reading at such a young age. 90% of correct adaptation is fine with me!

I can't wait for more to come!

This might be my most anticipated show of the 2023-2024 years, and I binged the first two episodes as soon as it came out! And boy was it worth it! Seeing the acting was fantastic and Walker Scobell NAILED Percy in this episode, not hardly anything to complain about. It was the beginning, so of course it started a little slow, but did that matter? NO. This was brilliantly paced and wonderfully made to the point where I wanted to reread the books right as soon as I watched it. The First 2 Episodes aired, and I was Immediately clicking as fast as i can to go to NET EPISODE, this was brilliance in the making, and it deserves an 8! It should have gotten Higher than 7.5 in my opinion. CAN'T WAIT FOR EPISODE 4!

The best thing about this episode was SALLY JACKSON! Boy, did she nail that!

I already love Walker and Aryan as Percy and Grover. I can tell they're going to dive deeper into Percy's emotions and Grover's backstory, which I'm grateful for and I know it'll help the story feel more meaningful.

I will admit that I was surprised by minor changes to Sally's characterization, but I understand why she's more prone to stand up to Gabe here and I'm interested to see how that'll play out later on. Other than that, I don't have any complaints. The CGI looks much better than expected, and the pacing feels right where I want it to be.

Overall, this first episode was full of interactions made better for the screen (compared to how they made the film) and I couldn't be happier with how this turned out.

As a fairly new fan of the books (finished reading the first 5 a few months ago), I have to say that this is a really good start to the show!

The first thing I'd like to compliment is the.casting, it's amazing! I think Walker Scobell is the perfect casting choice for Percy. From these first 2 episodes, he's done an amazing job. The rest of the cast is amazing as well. I also thought the Minotaur looked so cool, the CGI was great!

The only reason this isn't a 10/10 is because I just have some problems. Wished we spent more time at Yancy Academy and wished we got to see how abusive Gabe really is to Sally. Then again, I really did like seeing Sally talk back to Gabe so easily compared to the books. Other than that 9/10!

This was not nearly as good as it could have been. For starters they ruin sally by making her stand up to her dumb husband when the point of her was supposed to be her endurance for her sons sake. They paced it so weird making it too slow in some parts and too fast in others. The actors are nice but their acting isn't very good, not to mention Rick went off about hating how Annabeth in the movie has brown hair and here we've got a black chick playing the blond girl 💀 all the important moments and lines are super short if I hadn't read the book i'd be so confused. Rick got so caught up in representation he let the show get screwed over. There was plenty representation in the books and yet he's not satisfied? Half the white characters got race bent it's almost funny. I feel bad for those actors, they have so much potential and here they are getting screwed over with one trash adaptation after another.

I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher is an amazing episode. I have only watched 1 episode of this show, so I can't compare it to any other episodes. This episode is just really captive, you can really pay attention to it. This episode just has great special effects too, it's starting of as a great action series. Man, this series is starting off strong. My favorite characters so far are Percy and Gabe. All the characters are just very well made. I watched the 2 Percy Jackson movies, and they weren't bad, but this show beats those movies so far. I really like this series so far and I am excited to watch the second episode. Maybe I'll watch it today. In all, I give this a 8.4. A great series premiere.

There are literally no words, trying to describe how it feels to see the book series your grew up with finally come to life. The effects are INCREDIBLE, and yes though it was a little bit short, I feel like that was okay because it left you wanting the second episode to come out more.

And the casting?! Aryan absolutely aced Grover's part. Right from the minute he was introduced, he was the adorably awkward friend that everyone instantly loved. Nancy was also great, playing was the horrible brat-I despised her from her very first line.

I also feel like Chiron was casted really, really well too, and I love the way he gave riptide to Percy, smooth enough so the people who haven't read the books over look it, but meaningful enough to realise what it was and be like "ohhhhhh that's what he meant."

As for Percy? The way he daydreamed, the uneasiness, the subtle humour that they snuck in, the fight with the Minotaur, his relationship with Sally?! ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. I loved that we got a look at young Percy, and his experiences and the "weird things he saw all the time," so early in the episode-something the movies missed completely🙄 I must say so far Percy has been portrayed perfectly. People keep coming down on his character, saying he didn't have enough wit and humour, but if you have a look at the book, in the part that was represented in this episode, the main parts of personality that got developed was the way he was a magnet for trouble, his insecurities, his protectiveness of Grover, his love for Sally and hate for Gabe.

Check, check, check, check, check.

Isn't that what everyone wanted? A accurate film adaptation? Sure his humour is what makes us all love Percy so much, but that's the thing with books-we get to read Percy's mental monologue. There just isn't that option with the movies, so as far as visual representations go, they really could not have smashed it more.

I can not tell you how excited I am for the rest of this series-especially when characters like Annabeth and Luke come into the picture.

Good job guys. Absolutely aced it:)))))))

This episode in of itself is probably a 6 or 7. The problem for me is the minotaur scene didn't have the same feel as the book. In the book it was almost like a horror scene. This didn't have the same feel. This one scene is what's dragging down my score. I'm not gonna miss an opportunity to dunk on the movie, but all I will say is that it's still better than the movie. Otherwise, it was good. The story is well-updated to the present, you can actually see the night scenes, I like how Gabe is portrayed, along with the fact that every scene with Sally feels so much "lighter." The kid actors are decent.

I am only reviewing the first two episodes and they are close to the books in story but I just don't care I loved the books and quite like the movies but the series so far is just not doing it for me it's choppely edited and average acting Percy isnt particularly likeable and his squeaky voice is grating, Annabeth is just mean and comes across as a spoilt brat and the rest of the capm are just full blown mental I remember there is some animosity in the books with other campers but not like this. I could go on and on about what I don't like but I will say one good thing is the graphics it's clear no expense has been spared shame its wasted on a average (so far) series. Think I will give it an episode more to see if it improves but I was excited to see this and my hopes have been dashed, let's hope it can turn around.

If you're expecting the great adaptation that Riordan promised all those years ago for all of his loyal readers to finally enjoy, then you're in for a disappointing ride. Not only is the acting subpar, but the writing is lazy, and the story progression alternates from random changes to awkward exposition. The kid actors have little to no chemistry on screen, which makes the show feel a bit more like a community theater play than a $12-15 million-per-episode Hollywood production. I'm all for new adaptations, and understand that not all literacy translates well to the TV screen. Unfortunately, it seems this is the case, yet again, with Percy Jackson and the Olympians. This time, however, viewers will be left wondering why their beloved characters have become disturbingly different from their literary counterparts, and why their quests have been turned into watered-down versions from the original source material. Perhaps the targeted audience has shifted from active fans of his books to a newer (and definitely much younger) audience who is unfamiliar with his work. Yet, it's hard not to wonder that, if this is indeed the case, was it wise for the author to have over-promised, and ultimately under-delivered?

What's wrong with this pilot series: 2 main problem

No. 1 - Casting. Disney's trying to say, they are untouchable and will always do their poisonous policy. The casting of 2 main characters are very annoying, especially when there's a previous big screen version. Mr. Brunner was played by the enigmatic Pierce Brosnan in the movie, and doen played by Disney to a black man. It's Greek mythology, that means tan European, not African American. The same as the girl sidekick that made Alexandra Dadario famous. Very, very annoying.

No. 2. The intro suppose to explain a lot more to make the pilot more enjoyable, but somehow they assumed the audience knew the story. That says a lot about the people behind the creation of this pilot episode, they have too much on their plate and ended up making a B-quality episode instead. What a waste of such opportunity.

In summary, it's Disney's ruining beloved stories, again.