i’m actually gonna bang my head against the wall because this fandom just frustrates me so much. why do you guys think actors look exactly like their characters right off the bat??? are you guys that empty minded or are you just blinded by the fact that OMG SHES BLACK WHY IS SHE BLACK!!!! really which is it cuz i cannot fathom the first one and the second one is just disgusting. almost no actor EVER has been casted because they check EVERY appearance box for a character, they’re picked for their acting just the same as leah
they actually actually actually announced casting for the trio today. they actually casted people of color for grover and annabeth. they are ACTUALLY doing this show and it’s gonna be DIVERSE!!!! i want to ugly sob and shrivel up on the floor. it is so so so special young kids get to WATCH percy jackson and see people of color as the main characters WE STAY WINNING!!
i will forever love percy for becoming friends with luke, finding out he’s the villain and upon finding out that information, immediately choosing to hate him forever with no filter or hold back
here is a very needed list of every song i need the percy jackson show edited to and the content in which the edit should have
i lived, one republic: og trio just being pals/percy’s life throughout the series
centuries, fall out boy: the last olympian
traitor, olivia rodrigo: luke being a traitor
hard times, paramore: chaotic percabeth
lover, taylor swift: the slow development of percabeth from friends to lovers
til forever falls apart, finneas and ashe: every GOOD character that has ever died in the series
astronomy, conan gray: clarisse and silenas relationship
no body no crime, taylor swift: a more edgy version of luke being the villain where everyone’s suspicious but doesn’t know its him
as the world caves in, matt maltese: (sad) last olympian edit
chiquitita, abba: young happy og trio edit or a fun edit of the cast
the kids are all dying, finneas: showing the gods being dog water parents
enemy, imagine dragons: badass clarisse edit cuz it’s her song sorry guys
fantasize, ericdoa: ttc/botl percabeth
you belong with me, taylor swift: comforting soft percabeth edit
jealousy jealousy, olivia rodrigo: edit of rachel cuz that song is absolutely about her (ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE SO COOL YOU GO OUT EVEEFY NIGHT IN YOUR DADDYS NICE CAR YEAH YOURE LIVING THE LIFE)
loverboy, A-Wall: soft/comforting edit of percy or grover
the chain, fleetwood mac: a full edit of the entire series when all 5 seasons are out
liability, lorde: annabeth chase edit :(
never grow up, taylor swift: percy annabeth and grover slowly growing up and it’s simply just sad
mary’s song (oh my my my), taylor swift: percabeth friends to lovers
chasing pavements, adele: older percabeth (botl, last olympian) <3
the middle, jimmy eat world: percy chaos edit
everything has changed, taylor swift: another edit showing percabeths development from friends to lovers
oh no! Marina and the diamonds: badass annabeth chase edit
pump it up, elvis costello and the attractions: luke vs. percy rivalry/fight edit
sweet dreams, eurythmics: badass percy edit
this is why we can’t have nice things, taylor swift: LUKE SUCKS EDIT FUCK YOU BLOND BOY
she, harry styles: annabeth chase edit
the adults are talking, the strokes: chaos edit of the og three which is like one of those edits where every other clip has them saying something dumb instead of just the music playing
sex sells, lovejoy: rachel, percy, annabeth love triangle edit
little talks, of monsters and men: sally and percy edit (ugly sobbing)
hit ‘em up style (oops!), blu cantrell: iconic annabeth and clarisse edit
back to black, amy winehouse: badass clarisse edit
devils advocate, the neighborhood: a cool edit of any character in the series or a general edit of one of the seasons or the entire series. I JUST NEED AN EDIT TO THIS SONG
motion sickness, phoebe bridgers: sad luke + annabeth edit :(
blowin in the wind, peter paul and mary: sad camp halfblood edit/trauma
windows down, big time rush: chaos edit of the entire show/behind the scenes
meet me at our spot, willow and the weeknd: chaotic grover and percy friendship edit
wait a minute! willow: pre dating percabeth
long story short, taylor swift: annabeth backstory edit and then the part where it goes “long story short i survived” it can be her finally happy <3
thunderstuck, AC/DC: badass battle scenes in botl and the last olympian
coming soon, annie dirusso: ANOTHER annabeth edit cuz this is her song <3
grover goes away a lot for missions for Lord of the Wild Business™. sometimes it’s far from camp, sometimes it’s relatively nearby. a lot of them just happen to be in the more rural parts of the state of new york
he makes it a habit to always stop by the jacksons’ before going back to camp
it doesn’t matter if percy is there or not (and eventually grover forgets to use their mental bond to check), grover will show up at their door and sally will let him in offering hugs, food, a place on their couch, and an eager listener if he wants to talk about his mission
usually, grover is exhausted and falls asleep almost immediately. there are a few missions where he shows up and sleeps on the couch for a day or two. after a particularly hard one, grover wakes up after a few days to find percy had moved him into his bedroom and taken the couch instead. sometimes, paul is there instead of sally, but is just as eager to talk. sometimes, all three are there and grover joins them for family dinners
sometimes, no one is there. percy will be off at school or at camp, sally and paul will be out or at work. once, grover falls asleep on their doormat. they give him a key, but he keeps losing it, so percy hides a key for grover under the mat (“not very secure,” grover says. percy shrugs and takes another cookie. “i think i can handle it”)
whenever grover falls asleep in the empty apartment, he always wakes up covered in a blanket with a glass of water and some sort of snack on the coffee table in front of him, because the jacksons know how to take care of family
You know why Aryan being casted as Grover is such a big thing for desi folks
That’s because we finally have a desi character who isn’t depicted as the perfect child.
Desi characters in shows are heavily stereotyped with the whole thing of being overachievers, always known as the smart but annoying kid, the academically strong but physically weak. Who’s constantly trying to be the perfect 24/7.
But Grover? No, he isn’t perfect. He made mistakes, he can be clumsy, he’s not an overachiever, and he definitely might not know a thing about calculus. He’s funny and a lil goofy, And he definitely isn’t weak.
And that’s great! That’s really great. People will learn and know. Desi kids won’t have to constantly try to fit in to this weird crappy persona that some shows created for the sake of comedic relief disguising it as “representation”
