As someone who grew up reading Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians, watching the first season of the Disney+ series felt like coming home. After two disappointing film adaptations, here was a show that better captured the spirit (and, you know, basic plot) of The Lightning Thief, complete with a charming young cast.

However, as the season progressed, my cozy nostalgia at revisiting Camp Half-Blood butted up against some growing frustrations. Many of the adaptation changes from book to screen worked well, like fleshing out the perspectives of side characters like Sally Jackson (Virginia Krull). Others, like having our heroes miss the Summer Solstice deadline for their quest, didn't land, feeling more like arbitrary changes than a meaningful rewrite of an already great story. Vis

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