#gleeson hedge

[applecidersstuff]

Clarrise la Rue every Father’s Day:

[witchhazelevesque]

It’s pretty funny that Frank never considered going vegetarian when he knew what it was like to be animals, he was like, ‘Nah bitch, circle of life chomp chomp’

But if he had it could have been a cute moment of him asking Piper about her experiences. Maybe Hedge too.

[winter-rossie]

Why do I feel like Rick Riordan and Coach Hedge are the same person? Like both of them are like: Die, Die, Die, Die. . .

[sunshines-child]

solangelo only got together because a satyr couldn’t resist nymph bussy.

[artofkelseywooley]

As happy as I am to be seeing sweetheart Grover on screen, the unhinged, badass Coach Hedge will always be my favorite satyr of the series.xD I doubt we'll see the him, but fingers crossed for maybe a little cameo.

[reocow]

what an eepy little fella

[darkstarknight03]

Just realized it's totally possible that Grover got his appreciation for war from one Gleeson Hedge.

[pthalomars]

Photo strips of the iconic trios!!

[wanderingmind867]

"Despite what she'd said about meeting him again, Jason wondered. She'd found a new family with the Hunters, and a new mother in Artemis. She seemed so confident and comfortable with her life, jason wasn't sure if he'd ever be part of it. And she seemed so set on finding her friend Percy. Had she ever searched for Jason that way?"

Well, Jason, considering you're never mentioned in the original five books: she probably stopped caring about you after a while. Assuming you were dead, she grieved but mostly moved on. And you're right. I don't think you'll ever belong in her world. Because she has new people in her life, and you're not as important as her Hunters or as Artemis or even as Annabeth or Percy. You're not as important to her as you could be.

But screw thalia. You don't need her. You have Leo and Piper and Coach Hedge. Those three are some of the best people you could have. They actually like you and see you for you. They don't just see you as some two year old who tried to eat a stapler. They know the real you. They're real friends.

And eventually you'll have Nico and all the other members of the seven in your friend group too. You don't need a stupid sister who abandoned you to be a hunter…oh my god, it's Bianca di Angelo all over again! Why are there two male characters who get virtually abandoned by their sisters!? Great, now Nico and Jason really have something to bond over...

[aroaceleovaldez]

anybody else remember those youtube TOA trailers for The Hidden Oracle and The Burning Maze or is it just me

like. Coach Hedge has an official actor? there's an entire series of videos of this? there's ones of Apollo too but of him being lame? these just exist and the fandom just collectively ignores them

[argoii-official]

Coach Hedge, who is you favourite cupcake on board the Argo II?

[applecidersstuff]

Sally *on the iris massage*: Percy did you take your sister to camp again? We have discussed this before, it’s unsafe for her there and-

Percy: Mom, hold on, I don’t have Estelle, I left her with Paul

Paul *peeking into the room*: I had to go run an errand, but one of Percy’s friends came by and volunteered to watch Estelle until Sally was back. I thought you put her down for a nap

Sally *panicking*: Paul, none of Percy’s friends are in town! It’s the summer, all of them are at camp! Who did you give our daughter to?!

Coach Hedge *bursts into cabin 3*: Jackson! I lost my son, we’re scouting the camp, I need you to check in the lake

Percy:

Sally:

Paul:

***

Clarrise *across town*: Do you guys think I should’ve told your parents where we went?

6 y.o. Chuck and Estelle *Clarrise stole took them for ice cream*: *simultaneously shake their heads*

[witchhazelevesque]

I just finished rereading The Lost Hero and here are some notable things and stuff I’d forgotten:

Will had a quiver of arrows on his back when the trio arrived at camp- so his characterization was changed for BoO

Mr. D left a veritable forest of grapevines in the living room ‘to remember him by’

All the Hephaestus kids have Murphy beds except for Beckendorf/ Leo

3 Hypnos kids

Rachel has a prophecy pit crew that get her a stool and take care of her when she swoons from oracle business

Annabeth made an oath on the Styx to Jason not to tell anyone yet about Thalia being his sister

Piper is a really quick thinker

Jason is very good at reading people

Leo wishes Madea goes back to the fields of punishment “where she belonged” (resentful lil guy 💕)

Leo DID get to attend his mother’s funeral, glad to hear

In the 5th grade Leo made a ‘steam powered chicken chucker’ as a science project (precursor to the chicken nugget smoke screen mayhaps)

At least 12 Hephaestus kids at camp

At this point summoning lightning almost makes Jason pass out

There’s a parallel of Lityerses not being able to beat Jason’s Roman style sword fighting and the Romans not knowing how to combat Percy’s Greek style in SoN

Jason jokingly calls someone ‘General Eisenhower’, so a hint about him having military knowledge and knowing it so well he uses it as insults/jokes

He recognizes TV news broadcasts, so he prob watches those

Jason vaguely recognizes Piper’s dad in a picture because he has seen him in some movies

Piper calls Hedge by his first name by the end?? Leo uses Tempest as a power source- just plugs an electric saw into him and vroom vroom

Jason fought two different giants in the same day and both times literally went “guess I’ll die”

Jason refers to himself a praetor of the First Legion, though it is officially called the Twelfth Legion. Unclear if this is a mistake/ oversight or if it relates to Jason’s desire to change the Legion’s name that is later mentioned in SoN. Probably a mistake since it’s not brought up again to clear it up

Jason got back most of his memories, except for the location of Camp Jupiter (or the name actually)

Piper sleeps (at least once) with her dagger under her pillow

There’s a reference to 2009 and 2010 Party Ponies events

Hedge is Piper’s dad’s life coach

Piper tells Jason she’d follow him anywhere, paralleling how Frank later says he’d follow Percy anywhere

Chiron calls Lupa his ‘counterpart’

Leo was the one to figure out that Jason and Percy had been exchanged by Hera but then the story makes him forget this by the end to let Jason be the one to explicitly deliver that info??

[theamazingmaddyas]

I need everyone in the Heroes of Olympus or Trials of Apollo fandoms to go right now and look up "Beating the Burning Maze" with Coach Hedge; the advertisement videos made to promote the Burning Maze in 2018 because they are the best thing ever, and I think about them all the time.

Also, Leo 100% found Coach Hedge's exercise videos on Youtube, and hooked up the hologram of Coach Hedge on Buford to do the exercises and made it a mandatory Argo II bonding experience, I don't make the rules. I linked the first one, but really go watch all of them, they're my favorite.

This is how you promote a book. Brilliant.

[nepobabyeurydice]

No but Jason actually going to school from September to December after never having actually gone to an actual school would’ve been hijinks central.

like imagine

Teacher: Jason, why is this solved in Roman numerals?

Jason, wearing glasses he just got prescribed with and holding Leo under an arm: because it makes sense to me. ~~

Jason, Piper & Leo running two miles because schools in the US make you do that:

Piper, dying: how are you okay?

Leo, wheezing: ran away a lot

Jason, perfectly fine: what? this is a nice breezy run! ~~~ Piper: you don’t know what Dairy Queen is? Leo: Piper, I think we’re ignoring the important part. Piper: we already knew he had amnesia, it’s just weird that he doesn’t remember having something sugary. Jason: I think that’s not how amnesia works. ~~ Hedge: I will have no gangs— Hedge: *looks at Jason* Jason: *covers arm protectively*

[poppitron360]

I should REALLY be asleep right now, but I can’t stop thinking about Leo’s death from the POV of literally every single fucking character.

Coach Hedge.

That amazing goat man just had his baby- one of the happiest moments of his life- and then he steps outside and watches Leo die. Remember that Coach Hedge rescues Leo from the Grand Canyon right at the start of TLH. And throughout the books there are several scenes where you see the Coach being kind and gentle towards him. We know that Satyrs have empathy powers- Hedge could probably sense Leo’s grief and trauma and hurt. Leo was sort of like a surrogate son to him, and losing him right after his own son was born…

We don’t talk enough about Coach Hedge.