#im fine i promise lol

[ardenrabbit]

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[lilislegacy]

Okay, I’m so gonna get hate for this. And it will probably get about 4 notes. This is, by far, the most opinionated thing I have ever posted on here. If you can’t tolerate criticism towards Rick Riordan, the books, or the TV show, please keep scrolling. My goal is NOT to change your mind or start arguments.

I also want to preface this by saying that I love and respect Rick Riordan (even if I disagree with him on things and don’t like some of his choices) and fully acknowledge that he has the right to do whatever the hell he pleases with his own series. I also want to say that I love Annabeth Chase (both the book and tv show version) with my entire being and you will never find me being an Annabeth hater. She’s my girl.

We good? Okay cool. So here’s the thing: I’ve seen a lot of people on here saying things like “If you didn’t like the books, you just don’t know how to have fun,” and “The new book haters are just mad that they aren’t the target audience anymore,” and (my personal favorite) “Nothing in the books has changed, only the readers have.”

And while I see your points, and I respect you, allow me to show you something. Because of the 10 picture limit, I am only going to focus on one specific change: Annabeth’s view of Percy.

WOTTG: Annabeth is surprised to be comforted by Percy

Past Books: Percy is constantly comforting Annabeth

WOTTG: Annabeth is shocked when Percy is smart

Past Books: Annabeth often points out that Percy is intelligent

WOTTG: Annabeth thinks Percy can’t do anything on his own, and Rick communicates that Annabeth is always saving his ass

Past Books: Percy is ALWAYS watching her back, and saving her ass just as much (and Annabeth admits that)

I could put a hundred quotes in here. I could go on and on and on. But I can’t, and I won’t.

My problem with this new book is NOT that it is more goofy than serious. My problem is NOT that little things have changed. My problem is NOT that it’s just for fun. My problem is NOT that it’s much more childish. (And by the way, I’ve read PJO and HOO as an adult, so it’s not like I was a child when I read everything else and am now an adult reading the new ones.) I really did like and enjoy many parts of this book.

My problem is that the characters (especially Annabeth) have flat out changed—in bad ways—and we have no choice but to accept it as canon. My problem is that Rick, while trying to merge his books with his new TV show project, is changing the entire personalities and past behaviors/ tendencies of the characters.

I loved Chalice of the Gods. You know why? It was fun, goofy, and showed the characters that we know and love being happy and adorable. I strongly dislike Wrath of the Triple Godess because the characters—no matter how adorable and happy they might be—are no longer the ones we know and love.

My problem is that Rick Riordan fully admitted that he no longer considers the old book characters when he writes the new books. He is now purposefully incorporating his own personal mixture of the book characters and tv characters and writing those versions instead. Because of his desire to change and transform the series, I doubt he’s even read the original PJO or HOO books in years, which is why everything is so inconsistent. The old book characters—the ones who made the series what it was—are gone. And that is not my opinion. Rick fully admits that he doesn’t imagine them when he writes anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the tv show actors. I adore Walker and Leah and Aryan with my whole heart, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. But the fact is: they will never be exactly like the book characters. It’s impossible for actors to become the words on a page. They’re their own unique version! And likewise, you cannot turn actors into print. It doesn’t work! And why would you try? The books versions were perfect as they were. And the disney kids need to make the characters their own. The two versions can exist side by side, equally as wonderful, and still be gloriously different. We should celebrate the uniqueness of both. But instead, Rick is attempting to merge them into one. And in my opinion, it’s just hurting them both. And I’m gonna get real brave by saying this, but do you want my honest prediction? If he keeps doing what he’s doing now, the TV show is going to get cancelled and the books are going to turn into a joke. I so, so badly hope that this doesn’t happen! I have loved Rick and PJO for many, many years. I badly want both to thrive. But what is going on right now… it is not working, no matter how much we all want it to. And speaking as someone who knows people in the TV/Film industry, I am sadly not the only one who thinks the show is gonna flop. Which is devastating, because Rick Riordan deserves a redemption on the big screen, and the incredible actors deserve to bring this series to life in a new way.

I am not trying to force my opinions onto anybody. You are welcome to disagree with me and move on. I am not saying that I’m right and you’re wrong. If you disagree, that’s okay. If you agree but you don’t have a problem with it, that’s okay. In fact if other people have literally no issues, that makes me somewhat happy. And if you loved the book, I’m honestly so stoked for you. Feel free to just keep on scrolling, my friend.

But me? I’m sad. I’m really, really freaking sad. And I’m a little angry too, even if I don’t have a right to be. I can’t help it because I’m only human. But this is how I—and a lot of other people—feel. And you know what? That’s okay too. Because the fact of the matter is:

Annabeth isn’t the same Annabeth anymore. And Percy isn’t the same Percy anymore. And it’s not because they went through trauma, or because time has passed. It’s because Rick Riordan doesn’t have any interest in writing those versions of them anymore. And I think the comparisons between the old and the new show that fact pretty clearly.

[stlamb]

2025 has been the most non-year year of my life like i'm still waiting for this year to actually start, what is this mess

[eiloh-dystonic]

As frustrating as reading x men fics as a big magneto fan can be, I've started getting pretty good at picking up on tells that he's going to be writen poorly (or not to my taste) so I don't waste much time on stuff I don't like

Like the words "metallokinetic" or "metal-bender" are an instant drop for me

Random German words is a big red flag too but I'm willing to over look it if something is pulling me in strong enough (rare)

It's hard to point out but a lot of fics take on a subtley dehumanizing tone when writing him that's pretty easy to pick up on quickly

Any fics but especially cherik ones that take on the "telepaths are the least accepted mutants" angle also have a high chance of being very unempathetic towards Erik

I also don't fuck with any fics that are even slightly unkind to Magda or in any way minimize Erik's feelings for her or their relationship

[bennetsbonnet]

I think it's really interesting how perceptions of Pride and Prejudice and sentiments towards its various characters have changed over time. You can get a very good sense of such shifts from edition to edition, thanks to the blurb/cover art/introduction (or maybe this is how I justify the number of editions I own to myself...)

The oldest copy of Pride and Prejudice that I own is this edition from 1980:

And I think the notes on the dust jacket of this particular edition are very interesting:

The first paragraph contains a very sweet and relatable sentiment... but as for some of the character descriptions? They are certainly A Choice...

I do enjoy 'gorgeously intolerable' as a description of Lady Catherine... but not sure arch-snob quite fits Mr Collins? He definitely seeks the approval of one, but I don't think he understands himself what it takes to be a true snob. Would be a better description of Darcy though, than reducing him solely down to pride and Elizabeth to prejudice when they both exhibited each of those traits!

Also, to call Lydia a hoyden feels a bit... extreme...? Lydia is immature, yes, but I think that word has a certain (sexual) connotation that feels unfair to a fifteen year old who was preyed upon by a much older man(!!!) and I like to think we treat her a little more sympathetically now.

I do love this sentence, though, because I think it very succinctly puts into words what continues to draw us to Pride and Prejudice and ensures it hasn't been out of print for 212 years:

It is the people, however, who are timeless-they live, they have always lived, they will never really die.

[chrisbangs]

BANG CHAN Super Bowl M/V

[pipsqueaky-toy]

hi bbs i dont have the spoons to chat much rn so if i am not responding to messages, know im not ignoring you at all, i just feel Exhausted :)

[applepixls]

my heart goes out to episode 3 secret life grian because I'm kind of living it right now (watch out peeps, low-key a vent incoming!)

in a stream after the big win scar says he's not sure if he could do it again, the whole being alone and having no friends thing and i kind of know what he means. as a real person its hard not having friends because you have no emotional support or people to connect with etc etc etc. in game it was hard not having friends cause he couldn't lean on anyone for resources and always had to leave home and manufacture interactions for content rather than being able to multitask and go caving with a friend (like the "i left my diamonds right here!" bit in last life with grian and mumbo. its just a mundane task but the interaction has become iconic)

but we're talking about grian now. just- the state of this man. i related a little bit too much to him in this episode. he made the diagonal staircase creature the episode before and said it looked like his brain; mush. but then in episode 3 ended up getting the task to follow his old buddy from the previous season around and just having joel go "ok lol lame. this is awkward. we're not really best friends, he's just following me around" (disclaimer: i know its just for the bit and they're good friends irl) and then to have joels new best bud (aka lizzie his irl wife-) go "HAH! you got no fri-endsss~!" (this lives rent free in my head lol) and tease him the following is a compilation of moments i related to having recently drifted from a close friend of several years :) - watching joel bond with the mounders from afar and having him just go "one second grian, we're bonding" when just one season ago they would bond and say who was boogeyman or not at the beginning of episodes - finally thinking he's got a friend because of his task, joel saying he'll "let [him] know" when he takes damage and how much and "oh, you don't want me to hang out with you?" "no but you can go hang out at the top of the helter skelter alone if you want". thinking he had a friend to turn out he didn't. (its then still socially okay and funny that he refused to leave joel alone because its all a bit for the episode) - "he's my pet" "i think we're friends. i think we're best friends" the thinking we're best friends not being mutual - "one moment, grian" as grian's trying to talk to him and joels just doing his task. its the being put off as a second priority over other friends (made me weirdly frustrated despite knowing its all made up silly improv-d conflict between grown adults who are actually friends) - "heard something about a group of friends, maybe I'm now a part of it?" its socially kind of weird to do this irl but the. knowing a bunch of people you know are a like Friend Group and wondering why you're not included - "not even this enderman wants to be my friend! im gonna cry" not that relevant just felt silly and relatable - "am i just here to clarify rules; you guys don't want to be friends?" serving a functional purpose to a group, no ones actually finding you just for you and to chat and be friends (I've gotten messages from friends just needing me to settle arguments between other friends) - (after chanting fail at mumbo) "its just me, this is why i don't have friends" the finding yourself cringe at every turn and thinking wow this is why no one likes me. yknow as im typing this im thinking "wow this is why i have no friends, isn't it? im on tumblr using it as a diary rather than making friends and speaking to them about my issues or finding a therapist to work through my insecurities." - throughout the episode just hating everything he created and wanting to destroy it - the stairs and even later the egg (not relevant to having friends. well kind of but not really. but loneliness can make you act crazy its just the art block and frustration and disappointment in yourself and your failure to have a vision and properly bring it into fruition) - "i definitely won't back down on this, I'm committing fully to the egg" i have a bad habit of running away from friendships when i get scared of any slew of things or just don't like them anymore, hence why i no longer have friends :) - the fact each time he finds something, anything, to pull him away from his whole being alone thing and distract him for any amount of time he goes and dives full in but the conversation always comes back to how he has no friends. - feeling like you'll never be capable of creating and committing to long lasting healthy relationships like everyone else seems to be, settling for short term slightly toxic (joel literally didn't want to be his friend) ones just to have someone to be around. smth smth, "we accept the love we think we deserve."

i'd originally rewatched scar's secret life and thought it would make me sad cause he spent the whole time being alone but scar never made much of a big deal of being lonely and just made comments like "that's not right. how did the guy with no friends win?" feeling like he didn't deserve the win which echoes pearl in double life saying "this wasn't supposed to happen. i wasn't supposed to have friends" like she was scared of making bonds after being rejected by both martyn and scott at the beginning and like she was actually crazy and surely deserved them both leaving and didn't deserve friends but that pattern is an entirely other thing to dig into

when i first watched secret life as it was coming out (October to December 2023) i thought i was on good terms with this friend or was at least deluded and distracted enough to think that. i haven't rewatched grian's perspective since realizing our friendship was all falling apart at the beginning of this year (mostly in march) and then running away from some other friends and becoming a weird little egg on my own. its funny how grians made up improv'd loneliness can echo real loneliness, isn't it?

im very happy he got adopted by cleo and etho the next episode.

[depmode]

my OC was written by

Rules: Pick an author, director or musician your OC could have been "written" by. Provide details on why you think they are a perfect match for that creator, or just lean into the vibes. Follow your heart's desires, even if your heart is feral. "Written by Charles Dickens and directed by high on LSD Christopher Nolan, soundtrack provided by Blue Man band" is a legitimate answer. Adding a little mood board with that exact vibe would be very much appreciated.

tagged by @fenrelmercar! this was hard ngl!! but fun. i am not media savvy at all; i have seen and read very little. books esp was a doozy, because i haven't read more than one book by the same author but once or twice 💀 but ok, here we go, what i managed to come up with:

sasha ingellvar was written by celeste ng, directed by tarsem singh, with a once in a lifetime collab between ethel cain & the weeknd providing soundtrack

writing: ok, real talk, i picked celeste ng because i love love loved everything i never told you. the story, the writing style, everything. would sasha suit it and come out characterized correctly?? idk, but i know it would be excellent writing regardless lol.

directing: tarsem singh directed both the cell and the fall. absolutely visually gorgeous, cinematic movies. the fall is amazing all around, not just looks wise. sasha is a strange, colorful kind of guy, so the style would probably suit him.

(now, as a bonus, i have 2 directors. ik, i was hella surprised too. singh would be who sasha was directed "by", so to speak, but if i was imagining a movie being made of him/his story, id go with terrence malick. he directed the thin red line. it's about the battle of guadalcanal and makes it beautiful and poignant while never glossing over the horror. amazing film.)

soundtrack: the weeknd is king at making absolute bops that have some of the most terrible themes and depressing lyrics lol. 100% sasha. and ethel cain is... ethel cain. i have almost the entirety of golden age on sasha's playlist. the combined lyricism and production abilities would be The Perfect Fit. shh shhhh trust me.

tagging idk HOW MANY OF YOU EVEN HAVE OCS?? I DON'T KNOW, if you do and want tagged in these things tell me or smth. but do it!!

[aglionbyacademia]

Neil is not only relatable to me because of his “as long as I still breathe I’m fine” mentality and his dry humor but also because I am also a redhead with blue eyes dating a short blonde druggie 🫡

[cloudysfluffs]

I love the way you drew Sam and Max in your art style! I hope you do more tk art of them (no pressure though draw what you want)

there is nothing id rather draw for you anon!!!! i LOVE making art of these two <3333333333

(dont worry, sam's got a sneaky way of escaping)

(ns//fw and/or fetish blogs please dni🙏🙏)

[ihateithere-xx]

Istfg I'm going crazy bc I js read the most gut wrenching terrifying sad tear jerking miserable hopeful terrible best fanfiction of my whole life and I don't know what to do with my life anymore. I cant sleep bc I'm js going to think of it, I'm going to probably have nightmares bc it was pretty descriptive but it's ok bc it's js a work of fiction right? I mean its bit real which I think I have to remember more bc as much as I want it to be real it'll never be real, they'll only ever just be characters inside my head. They're not actual people which honestly hurts more bc they're so real to me and they're more than just characters on a screen to me but no one will understand that bc why would they? It's so late but I cant sleep anymore, they're in my fucking dreams now. Istfg I'm losing it and I don't know who to talk to bc who tf around me would understand? There's one person who might, but I don't want to burden her. I love her sm, but even so, I don't think she'll get it.

Sorry for this btw I just need to get this feeling off my chest and I need someone to please please please understand.

[bardan-jusik]

instead of depicting women doing Just As Many Man Things As The Men For Equality consider........ men doing women things

[jubmato]

@king-of-possums yeah sure why not

[yukinyaminyato]

my bestie asked me to be a substitute teacher for a children's art afternoon club for two times and i said yes bc even tho i have no experience from working w kids i'm at least very experienced w art so no problem. she thanked me & told me all kinds of basic instructions & then warned me that the older children may have a lot of questions they wanna ask about me and it's ok to also keep things private if i wanna. as an example she mentioned there's this one kid who's recently been wanting to talk abt sexuality/gender identity. but like that got me thinking even if they asked me abt my own gender i honestly dunno how to answer? like i'm a girl but sometimes there are days when im not rlly girling, just vibing but i'm still girl but not like a Girl ??? that's rlly not a discussion i wanna have with a 12y/o 😭

[ssreeder]

Hi, I sent an ask like 5 minutes ago but I'm not sure if it went through for certain reasons so if it did just ignore that,

I love your fic so much. One of my favourite things is the authors note, I love hearing your rambles and thought processes behind certain scenes,

And JEE💖💖

The jee lovers in the fandom are small but dedicated, I love that man.

Any situation of an older man reluctantly and unknowingly adopting a child they hate and growing soft for them I love, I could ramble on for hours about certain headcanons I have regarding jee and zuko for hours, I need more of them (AND HIM AND BATO (please don't kill them i need AT LEAST 1 queer couple to be happy in this fic🙏🙏))

Also another thing, I do fanart and I really want to do art for this fic but I have no idea which scene to do, is there any specific ones you would want art of?

HI HI HI HI HIIII!!

I didn’t get your five minute ago ask but I got this one!! ahhhhhh my shameful authors notes haha I am very unhinged in there, I think I black out and rub my face in the keyboard honestly.

JEE LOVERS UNITED WE STAND!!!! I adore his dislike of both zuko & sokka in the beginning and now he’s falling hard for sokkas uncle and has pretty much said if anything happens to these kids I’ll burn this bitch to the ground. Unfortunately, Jees situation is going to get a bit more complicated he just doesn’t realize it yet haha.

THERE IS A HAPPY QUEER COUPLE! *gestures at liab zuko* I mean they’re happy like…. some of the time haha. Ok ok I see your point but no promises because you know when I start blowing shit up in liab I can get a little crazy :D mwahahaha.

FAN ART FOR ME?!1?27,771!37/&/ YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE ME FERAL!!! ahhhhh honestly idk how to pick scenes im so bad at it i dont know what to choose but if you did wanna draw any scenes maybe any from ITF? Your fave or ones scenes you liked idk that’s my suggestion lol.

thanks for this amazing ask you’re a beautiful human thank you!