The Prophecy Comes True

The Prophecy Comes True is an amazing episode and a great ending to the series. In my opinion, whatever you may think, this is the best Percy Jackson episode so far. Unlike some people, I think this has been a great series so far and while this show has some flaws it is still enjoyable enough to watch and enjoy. I hope that Season 2 comes soon and I hope that they fix the problems the show is facing and continue it on a good mark.

This was Lance Reddick's last performance. I don't know him very well, but I know that he was in movies and shows like John Wick and The Wire. I have never watched these shows and movies before and the only time I have ever seen him in anything besides this is in Young Sheldon. Anyway, he had an outstanding performance that just blew me away and I gotta say that he is the best supporting character in this show. Unfortunately for the Percy Jackson timeline they can never have Zeus in the show anymore. Well, expect if they replace him but I don't think that this is that type of show. Unfortunately for us we can't see Zeus again because Lance made him such a strong character!! I feel very sorry about Lance Reddick and I wish that I could see him again in this show.

In the episode I also like how they added depth and attention to a very unimportant character. That character was Luke. Before this episode he was a character that was completely fleshed into the background, but this episode made him not exactly the foreground, but in the foreground. I don't think I have ever seen this much character development ever in a single episode of a TV show. You could say Luke was a one-dimensional character before, but I think that he was just so unnecessary and boring that he didn't have any dimensions. This episode just completely developed into unnecessary and unimportant to a good well rounded character. In this episode it is interesting to see Percy and Luke's relationship and how much Luke meant to Percy. I really liked that. What happened with Luke is such so great. They should have built up Luke's character block by block, but this development is both speedy and successful. Well, in my opinion. I can't wait for Luke to be in future episodes of this series and I can't wait to see how much they develop Luke however long this show will last ( hopefully however many books are in the Percy Jackson book series ).

Ares is probably my second favorite secondary character ( behind Zeus ), so when I saw him in this episode I was thrilled. The scene that Ares was in was very suspenseful and action packed. Ares was the perfect villain for the series at that point, and even thought he's not the main villain I would love for him to be. I looked the actor up and he was actually a WWE wrestler. Who knew that a WWE wrestler could be just a great actor? Ares can be very violent and tough, but he can also have his moments of defeat and be a three dimensional character. When I saw him on screen at the beginning of the episode ( and the end of We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of ), I was smiling to see him back. In my review for A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers ( S1 E5 ), I was hoping for Ares to come back in the series soon, and I didn't know how soon soon was. Well, that soon is three weeks later. I watched this episode later than the day I usually watch the new Percy Jackson episode, ( Wednesday afternoon ) and I was so happy to see Ares on the screen. I hope Ares returns in future episodes of the show

A problem they had in the last episode was that Grover was slightly clueless and his moments of humor felt very forced. In this episode they completely fixed that. Same with the slowly developed and abandoned " Percy and Annabeth are girlfriend and boyfriend " thing. That never happened, but I could see how it could've. I liked how they fixed the problem instead of just leaving it untouched, like The Simpsons. Well, the Simpsons did fix a lot of their problems but it took decades to do, while 'Awkward Grover ' got fixed in only a week. I hope that Awkward Grover will never be in the show. When he's not in the show, he can hang out with Jerk-A** Homer, Obsessively Churchy Flanders, Murderous Stewie, and all of those recycled character flanderizations that are now replaced by someone better.

There were three type of endings in this episode. First was the plot twist/cliffhanger ending that wasn't at the very end but it was the ending of the book and I would consider it an ending. Next was the Happily Ever After ending, which is the most common ending for fictional media, and is probably my least favorite ending. This ending was at the end of the episode so I guess you could call it " more real than the cliffhanger. Then was the Consequence ending in the credits, where the villain, or at least bad people, get what they deserve. First lets talk about the Plot Twist/Cliffhanger. I've read the book so I know what this ending is, but if I had never read the book I would be very confused and waiting for more. Well, I've read the book and I'm still waiting for more. This ending is truelly spectacular. Next lets talk about the Happily Ever After ending. This ending wasn't in the book, or at least I don't remember it from the book. This ending is very confusing to me, I wonder how it really happened. I've never watched the Sopranos ( I know, I haven't watched the Wire and the Sopranos ), but I know that the finale is very confusing and many people don't know what really happened ( they only have theories ). This is how I feel about this ending. Lastly is the Consequence ending. Well, I've got one word to say about this ending. Statue. Now, what is the main ending of Season 1. I would say a cliffhanger, because because of the ending, I want to watch more.

I think this episode has had the most action and drama out of all the episode in the series so far, and I hope this shows makes more amazing episodes like this. In all, I give this a 9.2 out of 10.

This is really an 7.5/8 for me. It's book accurate, though that means its a bit anti-climatic as the book ending didn't have a lot of narrative heft to it either. It sets the stage nicely for the next season. Not spectacular but solid. If you made it to episode 8, you'll be satisfied.

So why the 10? Because Lance Reddick's appearance was an unexpected delight. If this is the final thing he filmed before his passing then it is fitting he went out as the King of the Gods. From The Wire to Fringe to Bosch he was one of my all-time favorites. Grateful I got to see one more scene where he defied the word gravitas.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this first season with my nephew (11). He just read the books and it was fun for him and I to point out the similarities/differences and why we think they were done that way. With any adaptation there are sacrifices, but the main spirit is there especially in the casted trio. If the next seasons build upon the strong characters and stay as true to the source material, then we have a lot to look forward to! If anything, I hope we get more and longer episodes!

I have kept up with all of Rick's books, and I am extremely hopeful that a whole universe will be kicked off!

So, my history with the "Percy Jackson" series is thus, haven't read the books (should probably read them to my son before he ages out actually). I did see a film, or possibly two from the ones that were made a few years ago - but can't really remember anything about them, so I might as well have been coming to this series with no prior knowledge. It was fine enough time, with some decent writing and a lot of cool cameo appearances.

Expelled from school, Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) has been seeing strange creatures. His mother Sally (Virginia Kull) decides that it's time to finally tell him the truth, that the gods and monsters of ancient myth are real and that he is a demi-god and son of Poseidon (Toby Stephens). He's taken to learn the ways of the Demi-Gods at Camp Half Blood but is quickly drawn into an upcoming conflict between the gods about the theft of Zeus's (Lance Reddick) Thunderbolt.

Whilst not really coming close to the sort of top tier television around at the moment, I generally had enough of a good time with "Percy Jackson" that I'll be back for the second. I thought that the three central casting roles of Walker Scobell as Percy and Leah Save Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri as his two best friends Annabeth and Grove were done well - as it would be brutal to spend this much time with the characters if the actors weren't up to it. The shows real strength though is the many cameos and actors in supporting roles. I'm a wrestling fan, so seeing Adam Copeland in another role was cool. Megan Mullally, Jason Mantzoukas, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jay Duplass all appear too smaller roles and seeing who will play the god or titan this week is a fun game.

I was impressed by the visual effects and the performances, even if it still feels a little rushed in this extended format. I'll be back for season two though.

I give this show a solid 8.9/10. I have never read the books so these changes they've done doesnt really bother me. However, I agree with some critiques over lack of action, short episodes/fast pace,etc but that doesnt make the show overall terrible. This is only the start of something bigger that will happen (Kronos emerging) which will obviously show more action as well as tension and stakes becoming to rise but then again I havent read the books so lol. In my opinion, not all tv shows start off spectacular but I believe this show did good for a start off. This is only the first season and I have faith that the show will get better. The trio (Walker Leah and Aryan) have done such a wonderful job playing their characters. They have such pure chemistry in the show and they are hilarious with each other offscreen and I cannot wait for them to blossom more as the show goes on. Overall this show has the potential to reach a HUGEEE status and I hope to see it. This was a great watch!!