#piper be figuring out her sexuality and we support wholeheartedly

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I read the Tower of Nero in maybe two hours and

Holy.

Mother.

Of.

Hephaestus.

(Who is Hera, but whatever.)

CAN WE TALK ABOUT PIPER FOR A SECOND?!?!?!!!

(spoilers for Tower of Nero ahead)

Let me just say that I won’t really review the series (even though I really want to) because I’m saving that for another project of mine. However, I must admit that I thought that Blood of Olympus left waaaaaay too many loose ends open. Trials of Apollo really completes the character arc of pretty much everyone who was introduced during PJO to HoO and ToA (with the exception of Will and Nico and possibly Rachel, but that’s another post lmao).

I posted about Jason’s death way back when (basically about how Jason was never going to get the future that he saw with Piper) and I never really dug too much into why they broke up.

HOWEVER.

Rick doesn’t really go into this (obviously because a) Apollo is a god now, he doesn’t have the time to stay with mortals, and b) that’ll take a lot of pages) but it’s implied that Piper was questioning her sexuality when she broke up with Jason.

And this makes so much sense.

Looking back on the HoO series, it’s implied that Piper never had a serious relationship before Jason. Also given that her father is in the movie biz, heteronormative stereotypes must’ve been pushed on her at a pretty young age.

Hera puts the memories of Jason in her head, which further enforces the view of a heteronormative relationship with someone who is, quite literally, a golden boy. Her mother Aphrodite doesn’t dissuade her from Jason (which I guess she wouldn’t, given the shenanigans she pulled with Annabeth and Nico) and seems quite supportive of the relationship. Piper never really has the chance to explore other options because it always seems like Jason is the choice that she should be picking.

And they are really good friends. When you look back on all the moments they have together in the series, they do truly love each other. I think Piper could inevitably sense that Jason loved her differently and therefore decided to break it off because she couldn’t understand why she loved him differently. Jason, being the wonderful child he is, didn’t want to say anything out of respect for her (Jason is hella slept on by this fandom because half of the people call him boring but honestly, his arc is so subtle and mostly implied as opposed to eg. Leo’s because of his stint in Ogygia that unless you’re looking actively for Jason’s arc, you won’t be able to see it). All of their interactions could be seen in an amicable sense as opposed to a romantic sense, and they would still work.

Besides, it also makes sense with her character. Piper has always been someone who thought outside the box, so her choosing to go outside what Hera and Aphrodite have made her think was the only option is totally in line with who she is as a person. So her rejecting the norms that she had been quite literally conditioned to think and carving her own path and figuring out her own sexuality is everything.

(Also, Native Americans and indigenous people have been super accepting of LGBTQ+ people and often have multiple genders and sexualities as opposed to just two, so kudos!!!! representation!!!!)

Also, her and Reyna respectively figuring out their sexualities is *chef’s kiss.* Rick Riordan really be the uncle who supports his LGBTQ+ children and gets ALL THE RESPECT. ALL THE AWARDS. YES.

(This is also different from whoever wrote the Harry Potter books because you can find evidence in PJO and the sequel series on the respective sexualities of the LGBTQ+ characters. There was absolutely zero evidence in the HP books that Dumbledore was gay.)

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VCI Entertainment - Fall 2017 Release Schedule

Ruby [Dual Format] (September 12)

One Million B.C. [DVD and Blu-ray] (October 17)

Go, Johnny Go! (October 17)

Mussolini: The Untold Story (October 17)

Satan's Cheerleaders [Dual Format] (November 7)

The Aftermath [Dual Format] (November 7)

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Ruby [Blu-ray + DVD]

Christened in blood. Raised in sin. She's sweet sixteen, let the PARTY begin.

First time on Blu-ray from a new 2K film transfer from the original 35mm negative of the original theatrical version. She's sweet sixteen and her mama (Piper Laurie - the mother in the horror classic Carrie) wants to send her away. The deaf-mute daughter retaliates by calling up the spirit of her murdered father and in one terrifying night of horror, he exacts his revenge.

One Million B.C. SEE THE MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE IN A MILLION YEARS! One Million B.C. is a 1940 American historical epic fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. Boy meets girl - prehistoric style, in this classic of man's battle to survive against the terrors of the prehistoric world. Dinosaurs, savage nature and man and a gigantic erupting volcano are part of the camp adventure classic.

Go, Johnny Go! See 10 Great Rock 'N Roll Stars! Hear 17 Great Rock 'N Roll Hits! Rock & Roll changed 1950s America at 45 revolutions per minute, and the swinging-est of the R&R movies was the electrifying Go, Johnny, Go!. Hung on the loose storyline of d.j. great Alan Freed's search for the next big star.

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