#in this house we hate gabe ugalino!
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Lowkey, but some in the fandom kind of downplays or ignore the impact Gabe had on Percy (and Sally) and that's kind of sad, especially given that Rick himself also does this but that's for another time. I kind of hoped the show would highlight it a bit better, but it really doesn't as much as it could. Personally, I think the flashback scenes would have been a perfect opportunity to do so, especially with the context as Gabe, not only, would have injected himself into an intimate moment between Percy and Sally, but also made it more difficult at the same time because he sucks like that. Like, there are reasons that Percy has such low confidence in himself or has anger issues, among other things. He's more complex than just being reduced to the himbo stereotype (which he isn't even remotely close to), and Gabe plays a large part in that.
#percy jackson#pjo#sally jackson#percy jackson and the olympians#gabe ugliano#like both percy & sally are victims of abuse and yet still a large part of the fandom brushes over this 😭#like no percy would not like drinking alcohol or even smoking let alone being comfortable in those environments#he's not a himbo! stop calling him that!#pjo show crit#but in a way not really bc i think they just underutilized the opportunities they had#like to me personally i don't think sally would have acted that way & could still be flawed in the same breath#i think having gabe there might have made it no only more believable but also showcase how controlling he is#in this house we hate gabe ugalino!#also just to clarify this isn't me saying that gabe wasn't abusive in the show (he is) nor did i want him to be physical on screen about it#im just saying that there was an opportunity to add more especially the impact he has on percy within the show#some say the ares scene showed that & while i personally didn't see it that way it was a good start#but more could've been added especially in a fandom that only sees percy as this sarcastic & oblivious character l#again he's not just that! he is very complex and there are ways to show that!#pjo fics that accurately portray gabe's abuse & it's impact >>>#pjo fics that accurately portray percy >>>
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