the men of our dreams are girls

1. “Having said that, here’s the bad news: The script as a whole is terrible.  I don’t simply…”

2. “…disappointed.  They will leave the theater in droves and generate horrible word of mouth.  That is an absolute given if the script goes forward as it stands now.  But…”

3. “When I first read the script I’ll admit I was plunged into despair at just how bad it was.  If I were intentionally trying to sabotage this project, I doubt I could have done a better job than this script.  But as I…”

4. “…budget.  I am choosing to take heart in your assurance that this script is not finished.  That is one thing we can agree on: It needs help.”

5. “…see it.  I wouldn’t let my kids see it.  I wouldn’t recommend anyone else see it, and I certainly wouldn’t want my name associated with it.  Please do not “sex up” my children’s story.  If you take out all the…”

6. “If you find my comments have merit, I’d be happy to revise the script myself, which you could then take or leave as you please.  I could do this without changing…”

7. “…really don’t trust anyone but myself to do it correctly.  If the script goes forward in its present form, I don’t need to be the Oracle of Delphi to foresee what will happen.  You will lose the fans of the series 100%, but…”

Percy’s mom driving them to his quest

The first percabeth dance and they are entirely awkward and Annabeth is like two inches taller than him and I live for it

Nico and Bianca!!!!

Also this is before Depression™ Nico so he’s uber into mythomagic and worships the ground Percy walks on and just:

“Are you really the son of Poseidon?”

“Well, yeah.”

“Can you surf really well, then?”

I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. “Jeez, Nico,” I said. “I’ve never really tried.”

also just thalia. Percy describing her as an oversized raven.

and of course

“Wow,” Thalia muttered. “Apollo is hot.”

“He’s the sun god,” I said.

“That’s not what I meant.”

And Zoe Nightshade. My actual will to live.

The beef between Zoe and Thalia and how they just snip at each other the entire book. It makes me even more sad that Zoe dies because this had the unbridled potential of sister snarkiness between the two.

Also the beef between Thalia and Percy was everything and its ironic that the fight scene in Moa between Jason and Percy was so underwhelming when riordan gave us this:

I sat down hard. There was a burning smell; I had a feeling it was my clothes. “Thalia!” Chiron said. “That is enough!”

I got to my feet and willed the entire creek to rise. It swirled up, hundreds of gallons of water in a massive icy funnel cloud.

“Percy!” Chiron pleaded.

Also the distinction between Chiron reprimanding Thalia and then pleading with Percy is really interesting.

Percy iris messaging his mom to find her on a date and asking Paul if he would like some more wine? get it Sally. Also:

Percy: Mom,I’m not sure if I should break the rules and leave camp.

Sally: Fuck the rules

Percy meeting with Aphrodite and she looks like Annabeth for a moment

Bianca’s death. It’s the first death in the series hence was so unexpected that I actually reread that section multiple times when I first got the book to verify that she actually died.

Also how she died? Trying to get something for her younger brother??? Which is later revealed to be Nico’s only missing figurine, Hades, like god that’s poetic.

The entire dam sequence. Like that was so funny and now it really strikes me that wow these are just kids being kids and I love it.

The imagery of the final battle is really stunning. The sky meeting the earth in a billowing funnel of clouds. The ruins of a castle rebuilding as they fight Atlas and Luke. – It’s something I would love to see adapted to screen.

I looked at Thalia and Zoe, and I decided it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to die fighting with friends like this.

Both Percy and Annabeth held the weight of the sky and got matching gray streaks because of it.

The fact that Zoe went on the quest knowing that she would die.

“Stars,” she whispered. “I can see the stars again, my lady.”

And how she’s now a constellation in the sky. Not to mention, this was the second death of a major character in the same book like that shook little me. hoo could never

Thalia just straight up kicking Luke of a fucking cliff is just so absurdly funny to me

Again, baby percabeth

“You didn’t believe I was dead?”

“Never.”

And also

Annabeth: Oh Luke isn’t dead. I just know it. The same way you knew about me.

Percy, screaming internally: shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up

The gods voting on whether if they should kill thalia and percy. Athena: I, for one, think they should die. Also stay away from my daughter.

The second percabeth dance and Percy describes the music as sad, but a little hopeful as well.

But in SON, the sisters of Medusa immediately call him “Percy” and maybe you could even assume from the text that Lupa did as well considering this is what Percy refers to himself as, despite having no memory.

And I think it would have been more impactful if Percy had woken, no memory, and Lupa called him Perseus Jackson, and from there on out thats how he referred to himself. In a literary sense, it would have created a distinction between our Percy Jackson, the boy we know from the original series, who hated his full name and went by his nickname, and Perseus, the boy with no memory, and doesn’t know to correct anyone because he doesn’t remember. 

And when he gets his memory back, we flip the page to the next chapter, and the name is now, once more, Percy? I would have rioted.

The romans distrusting the son of Neptune with the name of a greek hero… distrusting the boy with name that means to destroy.

Or imagine, when Percy talks with Nico, and Nico slips and says “Percy………us” and it feels like a jolt in Percy’s spine.  

Percy:

i kinda just chose a palette from that row since you didn’t specify

honestly you’d think after literally seven years of tying to draw percy id have have some clue of how to do that so sorry about this 

Cause like as I’m sure that anyone who has a skateboard can tell you - sliding across the asphalt is not a pleasant experience and Sk8ter boi Percy Jackson would love not injuring himself every other week from simply wrecking on his skateboard.

No more helmets or pads and what not. Fell off will you were grinding down the railing and tumbled down a flight of concrete stairs?? You want to try skating down that San Francisco hill and keep the skin on your body??? Literally doesn’t even matter anymore. Do it. 

Annabeth: You want to skateboard in San Francisco again don’t you.

@pipersgay @jercys

piper: who do you think gave the eyes?

jason: [starts crying]