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sophiepixie117 · 4 years ago

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Realizing how hard characters backstories were part 2:

Percy - Percy’s backstory isn’t as dramatic as some of the others but it has it’s hardships. He starts out knowing that his dad left him and his mom when he was very young and later she marries Gabe (if you actually like Gabe then Tartarus will be perfect for you) Sally also put up for Gabe just so Percy could be safe can we just recognize that for a second . . . . . okay! Great! now that we have given Sally the recognition she deserves let’s get back on track. So Percy was with Gabe for many years AND was physically and mentally abused by him. Gabe would tell Percy he was horrible and would hurt Percy as well. Just like Annabeth, school was also just as horrible. He went from school to school but would always get kicked out. The only reason he would get kicked out was because he would stand up for kids that were getting bullied ( he did use violence tho to stand up for these kids so that’s why he would get kicked out) then he went to another school with Grover and he finally had found a friend. He also had a teacher that liked him. He would still get in fights occasionally but they weren’t that bad. The main difference between Percy and Annabeth’s backstories is that Percy had people supporting him like his mom, Grover, and Chiron but Annabeth had no one which is why she ran away.

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pomme-child · 7 years ago

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I recently finished The Burning Maze and I'm yet again disappointed to learn that everyone wants to talk about one specific part of the book.

Let me start this little rant by saying that I loved this book. I've loved the whole Trials Of Apollo series, even though it is slightly controversial in the PJO fandom.

After the book came out and people started reading it, pretty much everyone made posts regarding Jason's death and how they either liked the inclusion of Major Character Death or how they hated the fact that he died. It's not the point of this post but I'm going to briefly explain why I thought a big character death was necessary.

Throughout the entirety of Heroes Of Olympus the characters rarely encountered death. Monsters 'died' yeah, and the seven were hurt quite a bit on their journey, but never to the point that me as a reader was scared of one of them dying. In the original PJO, I was genuinely frightened that anyone could die at any moment. So HOO was somewhat disappointing. Jason's death brought back the suspense, the feeling that the characters weren't immortal, that they could die. It made things feel so much more real again. Sometimes people who deserve to live don't, that's just reality.

So anyway; just as Solangelo was the main point of discussion after The Dark Prophecy, I haven't seen many posts on anything other than Jason. It's all 'Jason shouldn't have died, it served no purpose' or 'We wanted a main character to die and now we got it'. I get it, you're grieving. I liked Jason, too. He was an interesting and sadly underdeveloped character. But there are so many other things in The Burning Maze. Things like Crest, and the dryads, and Mr. McLean and Grover and Helios and Apollo. You know, Apollo, the main character of the series. He's gone through so much, as a former god who never really thought of the concept of mortality until it was forced on him. He's gone from a selfish individual (as expected of a Greek god) to someone who is willing to die for his friends. And then there's the other characters:

Crest: a young pandai who was probably ridiculed for his wanting to be a musician instead of a warrior like the rest of his kind. Who's mother sent him to his uncle in the hopes of making him a proper pandai warrior (which he never was)

Mr. McLean: I know Piper is in the book, and I love her, but my point of focus is on her dad. He's done acting for the majority of his life, right? And now he's had everything taken away from him and he's been given a broken and grieving daughter. He most likely is just trying his best to keep himself together for Piper.

Grover: who spent most of his time away from his home at Camp Half Blood to help protect the dryads in the McCaffrey house. He's still figuring out his powers as Lord of the Wild. They've finally dealt with everything. He can finally relax

The dryads: Aloe, Joshua, Reba, and the others who have had so many friends die from the Burning Maze. Who have waited for so long for the fires to finally clear, and can now rest knowing the fires won't destroy any more of their kind.

Helios: who slowly faded away, knowing full well that Apollo was taking his place, and being so angry because he was the titan god of the sun, he had nothing else to do, and Apollo would have to divide his attention across so many things. And then, when he finally faded, he was brought back by his granddaughter and was trapped and angry. All he could do was lash out with fire

Of course, there are so many more characters who really don't get the recognition they deserve, and I'm sorry this post isn't very organized. I'm just really sick of seeing the entire The Burning Maze tag being filled up with Jason this and Jason that when there are other characters that are just as good.

#it doesn't help that i always fall head over heels for the most minor of characters #ugghh you can hear the frustration in this post #sorry #i'm tagging this for spoilers because i know some people still haven't read the book #toa spoilers #tbm spoilers #the burning maze #toa tbm

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baxtervalentine · 8 years ago

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1, 10, 16, 21

1: A cartoon you remember that nobody else does - nobody remembers Fetch with Ruff Ruffman! It was a game show style program where the animated host (an orange dog) gave the live-action kid contestants challenges to complete on teams or individually. Usually the challenge had to do with a problem Ruff had created by accident. It was so good omg

10: An animated character you hate the most, and why?- I can’t think of anyone I hate just now but uhhh Billy Numerous from Teen Titans was really annoying and I dislike him a whole lot

16: A cartoon you feel deserves more recognition than it gets- The Beetlejuice cartoon!! My friend Grover showed me and some of our friends how good it is and it's really funny. Especially if you like a gigantic amount of visual puns and odd friendships.

21: Something you would like to see more than anything in a cartoon- CARE PUT INTO STORIES AND CHARACTERS!!!!

thanks for asking ^^

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dhdrawings · 8 years ago

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I think, in real life, you and I would be pretty close. Also, so you think we need more canon crossovers between PJO and TKC? *offering

I Wish I knew you in real life.💔And yes. I would want there to be more crossover moments, but I’m fine without them. What I really want is more recognition for the Kane Chronicles in general. It’s an amazing series and it does not get the recognition it deserves. Much like Frank, Hazel and Grover.

And I don’t understand what you mean by offering??? I’m guessing this is for the “put a word in my ask box and I’ll tell you a fact about myself” thing? Idk. I’ll just assume it is, if not, can you clarify?Offering…. um.. I guess a fact on that word would be I like to give people things, but when people try to give me something, even if it’s something they plan to throw away, I will rarely take it and try to give them something to return the favor. The worst part is that I’m broke and can’t, so I always feel bad.

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anthonybialy · 4 years ago

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Eternal Apprentice

There's bland comfort in a show returning, which is why you pay more for television than you ever did with cable. Rehashes of mildly entertaining programs are all streaming services seem to offer. What else would you watch other than an episode that created mild nostalgia: something new? The mindless comfort of putting on something we've rested our background vision on before is based on the elusive acting quality of recognition. I'd joke about Punky Brewster returning, except it really happened.

The security of hideous programming sums up life as easily as a trite sitcom's 22-minute plot. At some point, passive viewers must admit that even acknowledging it's trash doesn't make high viewership acceptable. Apps need a previous property to make customers pay 12 precious monthly dollars on a known quantity. We also sadly know the quantity.

Just please leave one show retired. Wary viewers fear an Apprentice revival even if it doesn't end up on NBC Fancy Bird. The notion that Donald goddamn Trump should return to save us ignores how wretched the original program was. Bring it back if an even greater lack of script ideas sounds appealing. Those catchphrases should really land this time with even less context.

Ignoring attention whores is the best way to deprive them of superficial life goals. Anyone who endured the most exhausting presidency imaginable should avoid giving the perpetrator attention until he finally gets the message. The rejected drama queen probably still won't grasp denial no matter how obvious, which is why it's crucial to change lock combinations. Make the new ones his wife's birthday so he never guesses it.

Uninviting someone seems like a social foul until we realize who's being kept out of the party. A deliberate cur who thinks rudeness is a virtue should appreciate being bounced. It's so unlike someone pretending to be an outsider by choice to stick around after he's been told to leave the premises. Trump thinks demanding to be let back in makes him an alpha male.

Alleged fans of limited government just wanted their own cult leader. Bully the libs to have a true republic. Cult seekers shouldn't get someone who literally ran a pyramid scheme, especially not again.

Blandness is better. Some Republicans fret about party identity in the months after Trump was forced to flee as if it's bad for an entity allegedly built around ideals to not have a single personality be the only answer in word association. It's better to not revolve around one person, especially the rather obvious phony person in question.

Use the freshness of a divorce from a charlatan to develop an ideology based on, well, ideology. Thinking Trump is the most awesome doesn't count. Actual conservatives should develop notions and not worship individuals. At least one party shouldn't face Washington while praying.

Anyone familiar with how anything works is not expecting an individual to solve our planet's woes, like an alleged conservative saying “I alone can fix it.” Consider how much he broke to make his all-star pompousness look particularly foolish. The rugged individualistic side thinking a rerun will provide comfort leads to worshiping a quite false golden idol.

Life is so nerve-wracking that some participants want to take comfort in again patronizing a miserable clown show. A mortifying lack of accomplishments isn't going to scare off the faithful. Worshipers desperate for reassurance expect grand gestures.

The last Republican president displayed a taste for federal intervention befitting of an egomaniac who thinks his amazing decisions spur prosperity into existence. Political experts conclude massive spending is not how to limit government. Trump's a conservative in the same sense the USFL is about to play its championship.

Alleged victors sure seem miserable. There's outright misery in seeking nothing but to torment the other side. You're supposed to do that with policy successes, not just in making libs cry CPAC-style. Confused juvenile adults think that any inflicted aggravation means they're winning political bouts. A black hole of a human absorbs light and decency like the glass that adorns his appallingly tacky fortresses of garishness.

A failed insurrection was the perfect ending. Why mess with a conclusion worthy of Breaking Bad? Hoping Trump can pull off a soft reboot of Grover Cleveland's presidencies is like Robert E. Lee spending 1866 claiming Gettysburg as a win. It's not like General Trump is going to learn dignity in retirement.

Anyone good at business could tell you an unmotivated seller can doom a product, so don't ask Trump. The perpetually entitled hoary adolescent doesn't want to run again any more than he did in the first place.

The misplaced ego of needing to prove he can win is the only thing that's ever motivated him, presidency or not. You don't have to pretend it's a show just because he does. Nobody wants another season of reality-style maneuvering in the primary that led to facing Hillary Clinton, who would've been beaten by any of the dull twerps available.

Winning without articulating why it's good dooms any snow. Trump still thinks doing so proves how tough he is, as beating the worst major-party candidate in history is easier than learning pushups. Crushing others for its own sake is particularly sad for someone who couldn't crumble an aluminum can. A painfully phony image imploded like his failed casino. I have an idea: avoid bringing back a contender who couldn't profit off slot machines rigged in his favor any more than he could beat Joe Biden.

Waking up from a nightmare is unhelpful when horror remains despite open eyes. Hoping Trump will run in 2024 is the only thing more embarrassing than him. Besides, he's not into it. Was there ever a moment where even his most rabid zombies thought he really wanted the job?

The presidency was the first time he ever had work responsibilities besides blathering. One would think he has his myriad of businesses to run again. That's unless he's been an utter fraud in every life aspect. We better let him commandeer the party again to glorify the least deserving egomaniac imaginable. Maybe he'd finally finish that wall.

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sophiepixie117 · 4 years ago

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Realizing how hard characters backstories were part 2:

Percy - Percy’s backstory isn’t as dramatic as some of the others but it has it’s hardships. He starts out knowing that his dad left him and his mom when he was very young and later she marries Gabe (if you actually like Gabe then Tartarus will be perfect for you) Sally also puts up for Gabe just so Percy could be safe can we just recognize Sally for that for a second . . . . . okay! Great! now that we have given Sally the recognition she deserves let’s get back on track. So Percy was with Gabe for many years AND was physically and mentally abused by him. Gabe would tell Percy he was horrible and would hurt Percy as well. Just like Annabeth, school was also just as horrible. He went from school to school but would always get kicked out. The only reason he would get kicked out was because he would stand up for kids that were getting bullied ( he did use violence though to stand up for these kids so that’s why he would get kicked out) then he went to another school with Grover and he finally had found a friend. He also had a teacher that liked him. He would still get in fights occasionally but they weren’t that bad. The main difference between Percy and Annabeth’s backstories is that Percy had people supporting him like his mom, Grover, and Chiron but Annabeth had no one which is why she ran away.

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