I think is normal for the Percy Jackson musical to be one heavily requested, I’m pretty sure the Venn diagram of Epic fans and PJO fans it’s pretty almost a perfect circle, PJO pretty much create a whole genre of mythology nerds.
About the Mrs. Dodd fight, all three adaptations actually got it correct. Even in the books it was an extremely fast fight, like so fast that it almost didn't count as one. It was so fast that Percy wondered for a moment that maybe someone slipped some psychedelic mushrooms in his lunch.
The whole first-person narration is definitely an intro song thing. It's like 4th wall breaking and addressing the audience which works amazingly in a theater where the performers can literally seem to speak to the audience. It's super hype, it's as if Percy came out from the book and is now warning us in real life about the story you're about to see. It's obviously gonna come out different in an animatic medium. And if anything, this rendition of the Lightning Thief story is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. It's the one that nailed the humor and absurdity that is Percy Jackson. They had to change a bunch of stuff for a musical to make sense of course, but the story and humor and emotion are all quintessentially like a gen z Percy Jackson. I'm sure there are a lot of amazing animatics out there but honestly, the best way to experience this particular musical is through the actual stage play (same story with Six the musical) where there's some sort of audience interaction/participation in a way. Hope you continue this!!!!!
@@molly_parker_1847and bianca was in the casino bit right? She was the one that went, "why, my brother and I arrived here just yesterday- may 1st, 1939!"
ARE YOU SEROUS !?!?! I was JOKING when I said that after I found you started appearing EVERYWHERE! Epic, Six, Hadestown in the future and now The Lightning Thief? Just react to every musical I like, why don't you. But seriously now I'm excited!
Don't worry, that was just how the first song was formatted as a sort of introduction to the story and a call back to the books. All the other songs are normal showing not telling type songs and they are SO GOOD
Imagine when percy jackson season two comes out, and they show a flashback of Odysseus and he's played by none other than... Jay Rivera-Herrans (the guy who wrote epic the musical)
I'm so glad you're checking this out! And I really hope this video gets the proper engagement so you'll keep reacting to it. TLT musical is in my opinion THE best Percy Jackson adaptation for so many reasons. First bc it shows in an almost comical-yet serious way all the big issues in the story: the gods aren't really good, they abandon their children, Percy has self-steem issues, Percy's sass (very very important), Luke's resentment (here he didn't appear much but in later songs you'll realize the subtle yet always present bitterness), Annabeth's eagerness to get out of camp, Grover's guilt, etc. It also stays true to the story while making small changes, to adapt the story to a faster pace without feeling like it's rushed to fit in a 2 hour-ish musical. And those changes just make you enjoy the musical even more, bc although you know what will happen, the musical shows it in a different light that could've perfectly happened bc they got the characters' essence just right. People often forget how self-depreciating Percy was in the first book, he really had it rough, and is humor comes as self defense. This musical balances perfectly humor and serious topics in such a natural way that when you hear it, it just sounds like Percy. Also it manages to bring to life magic and creatures in such a creative way, taking into account that everything must be made with practical effects on stage (you should totally check the recorded version when you finish all the reactions, the acting is just perfect and so hilarious, and the moment Percy goes what am I supposed to do with a pen, woah sword awesome, is super cleverly done). Fun fact, there are only 7 actors in TLT musical, and the only ones who interpret only one character are Chris McCarrell (Percy) and Kristin Stokes (Annabeth). They had almost no budget, yet they still managed to make such a masterpiece. Can't wait for you to check out "Put you in your place", you'll love what Sarah Beth Pfeifer did there (she's Clarisse, among others) Also I think Mrs Dodds was a substitute, the previous math teacher had a nervous breakdown, if my memory doesn't fail me.
yes, omg! I think my favorite part about this musical, and the books as a whole, is Luke's character (I love everything else but morally grey and ambiguous characters are always fun). reading it at a young age, you grow up seeing everything through Percy's eyes and therefore not following or understanding why Luke is doing what he's doing. then when you're older and closer to Luke's age and you happen to reread it... it just hits you like a truck. he had very good reasons for everything he did but he went about it the wrong way and it ended poorly. he and Percy are perfect mirrors of each other (shown beautifully in the Last Day of Summer, where Luke echoes Percy's solo, Good Kid) but Luke has lost all hope and trust in everyone and is now trying to do what he thinks best to protect himself and those he cares about. I also think the musical does a very good job setting up the betrayal- he's a fun and reliable person, as shown in the Campfire Song, and everyone looks up to him and trusts him, but he's definitely bitter and it's so subtly and yet beautifully put in there... like gosh, I love this musical for how it handles the characters and keeps it true to them in the books.
So your question of "have I ever watched a musical where its just the characters telling us what was happening instead of riding along" and my first thought was that that is actually a kind of good description of SIX with the wives telling their stories XD On extra notes, I think mrs dodds was southern in book so the accent is not to far off (and they have a limited cast of 9 actors playing 47 characters), also don't worry the musical jumps back to more traditional after this intro.
If I had a nickel for every musical I love featuring Greek mythology, then I’d have three nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened thrice.
@@RiteTheWrongs I am upset with myself that Hadestown is the one of the three it took me longest to think of. Still not *long*, but longer than it should.
I'm so glad you decided to check this out! With the whole "show don't tell" aspect, it really is just the prologue that has an post-lightning thief Percy narrating. The rest of the musical is very "learn as you go" storytelling. Also, with the death of Mrs. Dodds, you said it's been a while since you read the book, but I am pretty sure she is vaporized with one swing. I really do hope you continue watching, the musical is the best true-to-the-book adaptation! ❤
As a fellow PJO fan, I absolutely love the musical! One thing to note about TLT in particular is that unlike Epic and Six, that are mostly sung through, TLT isn’t. So coming in already knowing the plot of the book definitely helps!! Also as a bonus, I HIGHLY recommend checking out the bonus tracks!! “Try” makes me feel so EMOTIONAL!!! 😭
OH GODS FINALLY!!! You should know richard riordan had 0 involvement in the production, it's pure fan work (he didn't even watch it, allegedly). So, all credit to the beautiful team! I hope you enjoy the rest of it, the musical is AMAZING.
MORE MORE MORE OF THIS!!!! I've always wanted to see a book fan's reaction to this musical because as a book fan, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT SO SO MUCH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CONTINUE THIS
This musical truthfully enhanced my understanding of some of the themes in the book. As spoiler free as possible - The parallels between a song from act one and one of the last songs really highlighted the parallels between Luke and Percy in a way I had never realized before
The books are also narrated after they've happened. That's why the first sentences already include the knowledge of how dangerous being a half blood is. But while each book is probably narrated a short time after the events at its ending have happened, the musical may be the adult Percy narrating his whole experience from six years back, having lived through all the trauma and quests of the books. What I enjoy immensely about the musical is that it retells the story to the grown children that once read Percy Jackson. Not to the younger audience, but the more mature version that's taken off the rose tinted glasses of youth. When I first read the books, there was a prevalent effort in the demigods to make the best of a bad deal. Here, they're all bitter. They know their parents are not treating them as they should. In the books this was more discreetly pictured, with Percy trying to see the best in even the Gods, and slowly realising he's lying to himself, then deciding to change things. Because Percy from the future is trying to be an objective narrator and only relays his thoughts at the time of the events, not what his opinion is in hindsight. In the musical I feel like there's more righteous rage present. The filter is off. He freely tells the audience what the gods were doing is wrong, even though that's something the child version of him hadn't accepted yet. That's the adult Percy's opinion and rage sipping in through the narration. Ultimately, while the books teach you what a bad situation looks like, the musical is for those that already know they're in a bad situation and are just done with it. And I love both of these portrayals.
21:50 As a fellow book lover, thought I'd add my thoughts on this I personally LOVE when Mrs Dodds is defeated a little too easy. Well... maybe nnot ''easy' more 'quickly' Like, Percy was just DROPPED into this world. He was having a normal, boring day and then BAM! Weird stuff for a few moments and then... just back to boring again So, it leaves Percy there like "...What the hell just happened?!" I dunno, I just feel it adds to the chaoticness that the mythical side of his life will soon become
PLEASE CONTINUE THIS NOW, I LITERALLY ADORE THIS MUSICAL! Literally I'd say this is the best adaptation of PJO, it's amazing and I really can't wait for you to see the rest!
There is a lot of bits in between songs that tells the story and are really funny. I would recomend watching clips of in between bits. I can't wait for you to get to The Last Day of Summer because it is my favorite song. The bonus songs are also really amazing. They did have to cut out some points to make it shorter.
I’m actually really happy you reacted to this because i kinda love this musical for how unique it is with the format but i also hope you’re able to react to other songs because i also reccomended listening to the Campfire song
Man, I’ve come across The Lightning Thief after Epic and was so excited when I saw this on your channel! I’m sad there aren’t any other episodes though, because it is really good!
I think you would LOVE analyzing the musical "The Mad Ones". My autistic traumatized ass keeps rewatching it because every time I reanalyzed and re-understand it, it scratches the perfect itch. I'm unsure how much this spoils, but it's a musical where the main character actually tells you what happened throughout practically the entirety of it. And instead of it being one linear timeline, it's PTSD memory(not linear) that's being shown by the way the MC tells her story. You can find a full recording and all the songs on youtube!
Well i'm gonna yoink that recommendation from you, thank you, from this autistic traumatised person too (look if you managed to be autistic and NOT traumatised i'm legit impressed)
I would love to see more of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,there is a shortage of reactions to it and it's a shame for it to be so underappreciated.
@@AidanDoherty-xk1qq ones on land and the air and has fur and feathers and wings, the other is in the water and swims. Djdjahdjw no, completely different creatures 🤣🤣🤣
YIPPIE! SOMEONE REACTING TO THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL! I don't think I've ever seen anyone react to the whole thing before, so I hope you do! I do like the perspective you take, it's really engaging and interesting. If you like Clarisse's voice you'll love Put You In You're Place
I’m pretty sure you are right that Miss.Dodds was there for longer because he asks Grover and others but nobody else seemed to remember her, which he found weird. Though you are wrong about the fight, it actually ended really quick in one swipe.
21:15 to 22:00 Well... the actual Mrs. Dodds fight *_IS_* really that short. It's literally the bottom of page 16 to the top of 18. It really is just Dodds transforming and Brunner throwing Percy the pen on the last bit of page 16 and page 17, and ACTUAL combat is only a few sentences. "And then she flew at me. Absolute terror ran through my body. I did the only thing that came naturally: I swung the sword. The metal blade hit her shoulder and passed clean through her body as if it were made of water. *_Hisss!_* Mrs. Dodds was a sand castle in a power fan. She exploded in yellow powder, vaporized on the spot, leaving nothing but the smell of sulfur and a dying screech and a chill of evil in the air, as if those two glowing red eyes were still watching me." So yes, the ACTUAL combat part of Percy fighting Mrs. Dodds is LITERALLY seven sentences, at the top of page 18. So it's technically faithful for her fight to be so short-lived; it just straight up isn't a long fight even in the base book
Technically Mrs Dodds was a substitute, I'm pretty sure Percy mentions at some point that he has this hazy memory of having another teacher for the first week of school until Mrs Dodds replaced her. Basically, Dodds only came to the school because of Percy (duh) and it took her a week to notice him I guess. So *technically* she is a substitute, no one just sees her as one because of the Mist.
Mister Mortius, sir. This is the first time i see a reacción to the pjo musical, and this being my special interest, i am extremely happy and are eagerly waiting for you to hear all of it if the, hopefully, near future. Have a grate day :)
I’m sure that the animatics will be easier to react to for the sake of TH-cam, but, there are also bootleg recordings of the stage play on TH-cam that you can watch on your own time if you so desire!
So happy you checked out this musical! I really really hope we get a professionally filmed version someday. The in-between scenes of the songs are just as amazing and comedic as the songs. Especially love the way they portrayed Hades!
18:35 The closest thing I can think of is Fun Home (which I highly recommend btw), where there are three different people playing the main character (Alison Bechdel) at different ages. The framing device is the oldest version trying to write a graphic novel (the book the musical was based on) about her childhood. Also, have you read any of the more recent riordanverse series? Trials of Apollo is particularly good.
YES! i was lucky enough to see this live with almost the entire og cast, and it was SO fun. the staging and silly low budget special effects (lots of glitter and toilet paper) are so perfect for the spirit of the story. this is a musical made BY fans FOR fans and it SHOWS. it has such a special place in my heart :)
i’m so glad you’ve chosen to check out this musical! i love george salazar in this and some of the later songs like another terrible day. i really hope this becomes another musical you keep reacting to on your channel because im living for your EPIC and Six reactions right now.
Please please pleeeeeease do more. I love Percy Jackson and almost * cough the movie cough * all of the adaptations mean the world to me. I love watching your videos on epic because they added so much more meaning to something I already loved so much. I can not wait to see you do more of this. I hope you will love it as much as I did!
I love this show so much it captures the angsty side of the story in a way the new show absolutely DOESN'T Also the voices totally fit for me but I've done more Percy Jackson via audiobook than reading at this point and can accept almost any voice now. Also I can't hear the opening lines non-songified anymore....
It's so nice to see a book fan reacting to the musical cause most i've seen go into it knowing nothing and are really confused. The storytelling thing is really just this prologue song. Also, if you're able, check out the cut songs try and pick a side, they're so good. Love your reactions!
please please please continue this! i was in this show last year and it was so much fun (especially cause i love pjo and greek mythology, but it’s just genuinely such a fun time)
Omg you should totally continue with this musical, it’s literally so good! The songs are really cool and the adaptation is actually awesome, so yess please check it all out!
Oh please absolutely do the rest of this after SIX and Hadestown. I (and I guess most people in your fanbase after EPIC) love this musical so much. It's like a cult classic and all the singers/actors are super talented and well cast.
!!! TLT musical! I'm so excited to see you listen through this (also, please also check out the bonus tracks, it has one of my favorite songs, Pick a Side!). Seconding what a lot of people are saying in that I think this is the best PJ adaptation out there, it really captures the heart of the story quite well.
I think its very tell instead of show since it's the intro and it needs to give people who haven't read the books a lot of context... honestly I haven't even noticed this was unusual, since it just felt very much like the book... Also Please react to the next soon I'd love to see more
I love this musical so so much. Found it in like 2017 or smth and it’s amazing. The songs are amazing and well written and if you manage to find videos of a stage production the effects are always fun
Loved this so much! If you arent going to react to the songs in order, please react to the campfire song or another terrible day next. I would love it if you did the whole musical in order even more ofc. Youll love this one!
i love PJO and I love this musical. I was lucky enough to see it in workshops in NYC just by a friend knowing I loved everything about it. And I'm still obsessed. Loved the show!! But my heart will always be with the books. I DO think that this adaptation is my favorite hands down, it's just incredible how they translated it all into music + stage. I got into them between PJO finishing and HoO starting and have reread so many times. Cannot wait to see you react to more! And hope you react to the extra songs they released that were cut (or the silly one they wrote lol) cause one of my favs is one that's cut.
I think is normal for the Percy Jackson musical to be one heavily requested, I’m pretty sure the Venn diagram of Epic fans and PJO fans it’s pretty almost a perfect circle, PJO pretty much create a whole genre of mythology nerds.
Absolutely, I got a recommendation for Epic after watching a bunch of Lightning Thief musical animatics. I'm now obsessed with both and it's awesome.
I literally made myself a playlist with Epic, Lightning thief, and Hadestown because they are such a tight theme.
Hilariously I’m in the small sliver that doesn’t know Percy Jackson very well
@@TehTeh911ahhhhh same! I also did the same thing with hamilton and six lol
@@TehTeh911same!
About the Mrs. Dodd fight, all three adaptations actually got it correct. Even in the books it was an extremely fast fight, like so fast that it almost didn't count as one. It was so fast that Percy wondered for a moment that maybe someone slipped some psychedelic mushrooms in his lunch.
You have Athena on your head too much?
Time to get a hammer! Hephaestus, come here!
We need to check in on Mortius’s wife
@@JaneD0e_LuckyNxmbr7omg i was thinking the same thing 😭
🔱🌊YES! YOU'RE WATCHING PERCY JACKSON! YOU'VE READ THE BOOKS NOW YOU'RE REACTING TO THE MUSICAL! Ah... this is going to be *amazing!*
Mrs. Dodds was a substitute. Percy remarks that earlier in the year their teacher has some kind of "psychotic break" and was replaced by Mrs. Dodds.
Personally, I think this is the best adaptation of Percy Jackson. Emotional, and even captures 2000s culture. ❤😊
I can agree with you too but I did really enjoy the Disney plus show
@@Sirpirio31and we should all burn the two movie adaptation. they’re horrible
@@justanormalpeeps3938GET THE GASOLINE!!
@@justanormalpeeps3938what do you mean? The Peter Johnson movies?
@@justanormalpeeps3938 those dont exist.
PLEASE DO THE REST OF THIS MUSICAL!
Its so good and one of the best adaptations of the books
The whole first-person narration is definitely an intro song thing. It's like 4th wall breaking and addressing the audience which works amazingly in a theater where the performers can literally seem to speak to the audience. It's super hype, it's as if Percy came out from the book and is now warning us in real life about the story you're about to see. It's obviously gonna come out different in an animatic medium. And if anything, this rendition of the Lightning Thief story is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. It's the one that nailed the humor and absurdity that is Percy Jackson. They had to change a bunch of stuff for a musical to make sense of course, but the story and humor and emotion are all quintessentially like a gen z Percy Jackson. I'm sure there are a lot of amazing animatics out there but honestly, the best way to experience this particular musical is through the actual stage play (same story with Six the musical) where there's some sort of audience interaction/participation in a way. Hope you continue this!!!!!
Missed the Nico cameo in the ISUEEEES part....
Also yes, it does change into the normal POV
Wait, that was Nico. How am I just realizing that now!? That was a stroke of genius putting Nico in the part where they sang “issues”.
@@molly_parker_1847and bianca was in the casino bit right? She was the one that went, "why, my brother and I arrived here just yesterday- may 1st, 1939!"
@@BlueCookies1116 Oh yeah, I knew that. I didn’t know it when I first listened to the songs just when someone mentioned it later.
@@molly_parker_1847 yup! he's shown dropping the hades figurine that Percy gave him after Bianca died and then he runs away!
ARE YOU SEROUS !?!?! I was JOKING when I said that after I found you started appearing EVERYWHERE!
Epic, Six, Hadestown in the future and now The Lightning Thief? Just react to every musical I like, why don't you.
But seriously now I'm excited!
And he's even gonna do hamilton with casper! He literally does everything in my fav playlist lmao
Don't worry, that was just how the first song was formatted as a sort of introduction to the story and a call back to the books. All the other songs are normal showing not telling type songs and they are SO GOOD
Imagine when percy jackson season two comes out, and they show a flashback of Odysseus and he's played by none other than...
Jay Rivera-Herrans (the guy who wrote epic the musical)
Yes and circe is Circe in epic
Yes let's riot at Disney to get this happen
Tbf lin Manuel plays hermes, it could be jorge perfectly
I was mostly thinking of Circe in C.C with Hylla and Reyna tbh
OH GODS OH GODS OH GODS I NEED THAT TO HAPPEN
I'm so glad you're checking this out! And I really hope this video gets the proper engagement so you'll keep reacting to it.
TLT musical is in my opinion THE best Percy Jackson adaptation for so many reasons. First bc it shows in an almost comical-yet serious way all the big issues in the story: the gods aren't really good, they abandon their children, Percy has self-steem issues, Percy's sass (very very important), Luke's resentment (here he didn't appear much but in later songs you'll realize the subtle yet always present bitterness), Annabeth's eagerness to get out of camp, Grover's guilt, etc.
It also stays true to the story while making small changes, to adapt the story to a faster pace without feeling like it's rushed to fit in a 2 hour-ish musical. And those changes just make you enjoy the musical even more, bc although you know what will happen, the musical shows it in a different light that could've perfectly happened bc they got the characters' essence just right. People often forget how self-depreciating Percy was in the first book, he really had it rough, and is humor comes as self defense. This musical balances perfectly humor and serious topics in such a natural way that when you hear it, it just sounds like Percy. Also it manages to bring to life magic and creatures in such a creative way, taking into account that everything must be made with practical effects on stage (you should totally check the recorded version when you finish all the reactions, the acting is just perfect and so hilarious, and the moment Percy goes what am I supposed to do with a pen, woah sword awesome, is super cleverly done).
Fun fact, there are only 7 actors in TLT musical, and the only ones who interpret only one character are Chris McCarrell (Percy) and Kristin Stokes (Annabeth). They had almost no budget, yet they still managed to make such a masterpiece.
Can't wait for you to check out "Put you in your place", you'll love what Sarah Beth Pfeifer did there (she's Clarisse, among others)
Also I think Mrs Dodds was a substitute, the previous math teacher had a nervous breakdown, if my memory doesn't fail me.
Yep, mrs dodds WAS in fact a sub
yes, omg! I think my favorite part about this musical, and the books as a whole, is Luke's character (I love everything else but morally grey and ambiguous characters are always fun). reading it at a young age, you grow up seeing everything through Percy's eyes and therefore not following or understanding why Luke is doing what he's doing. then when you're older and closer to Luke's age and you happen to reread it... it just hits you like a truck. he had very good reasons for everything he did but he went about it the wrong way and it ended poorly. he and Percy are perfect mirrors of each other (shown beautifully in the Last Day of Summer, where Luke echoes Percy's solo, Good Kid) but Luke has lost all hope and trust in everyone and is now trying to do what he thinks best to protect himself and those he cares about. I also think the musical does a very good job setting up the betrayal- he's a fun and reliable person, as shown in the Campfire Song, and everyone looks up to him and trusts him, but he's definitely bitter and it's so subtly and yet beautifully put in there... like gosh, I love this musical for how it handles the characters and keeps it true to them in the books.
So your question of "have I ever watched a musical where its just the characters telling us what was happening instead of riding along" and my first thought was that that is actually a kind of good description of SIX with the wives telling their stories XD
On extra notes, I think mrs dodds was southern in book so the accent is not to far off (and they have a limited cast of 9 actors playing 47 characters), also don't worry the musical jumps back to more traditional after this intro.
If I had a nickel for every musical I love featuring Greek mythology, then I’d have three nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened thrice.
Hadestown? Epic? TLT?
@@ShiQingxuanSimp Got it in one
@@RiteTheWrongs I am upset with myself that Hadestown is the one of the three it took me longest to think of. Still not *long*, but longer than it should.
@@nudgificator How long? Just as long as Hades is king?
@@RiteTheWrongs😂😂😂
I'm so glad you decided to check this out! With the whole "show don't tell" aspect, it really is just the prologue that has an post-lightning thief Percy narrating. The rest of the musical is very "learn as you go" storytelling. Also, with the death of Mrs. Dodds, you said it's been a while since you read the book, but I am pretty sure she is vaporized with one swing. I really do hope you continue watching, the musical is the best true-to-the-book adaptation! ❤
Yeah, it's one instinctive swing. If he had been even a little injured or winded, he wouldn't have been so confused about if it had actually happened
Yeah I’m pretty sure she charges him and he just swings and hits her cause she basically runs right into riptide
As a fellow PJO fan, I absolutely love the musical! One thing to note about TLT in particular is that unlike Epic and Six, that are mostly sung through, TLT isn’t. So coming in already knowing the plot of the book definitely helps!!
Also as a bonus, I HIGHLY recommend checking out the bonus tracks!! “Try” makes me feel so EMOTIONAL!!! 😭
oh absolutely agree! try is my favourite
Pick a Side is also really good. I love the bonus tracks so much
I do love "try". But also... "The Littlest Minotaur"?
OH GODS FINALLY!!! You should know richard riordan had 0 involvement in the production, it's pure fan work (he didn't even watch it, allegedly). So, all credit to the beautiful team! I hope you enjoy the rest of it, the musical is AMAZING.
Why are you torturing me like this we have to wait two days 😢
MORE MORE MORE OF THIS!!!! I've always wanted to see a book fan's reaction to this musical because as a book fan, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT SO SO MUCH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CONTINUE THIS
This musical truthfully enhanced my understanding of some of the themes in the book. As spoiler free as possible - The parallels between a song from act one and one of the last songs really highlighted the parallels between Luke and Percy in a way I had never realized before
The thing thats funny is that Poseidon cares more about his CYCLOPS son (Polyphemus) than he does Percy
Mortius: *sees tree* Thalia! :D
My brain: *internal screaming*
The books are also narrated after they've happened. That's why the first sentences already include the knowledge of how dangerous being a half blood is. But while each book is probably narrated a short time after the events at its ending have happened, the musical may be the adult Percy narrating his whole experience from six years back, having lived through all the trauma and quests of the books.
What I enjoy immensely about the musical is that it retells the story to the grown children that once read Percy Jackson. Not to the younger audience, but the more mature version that's taken off the rose tinted glasses of youth.
When I first read the books, there was a prevalent effort in the demigods to make the best of a bad deal. Here, they're all bitter. They know their parents are not treating them as they should. In the books this was more discreetly pictured, with Percy trying to see the best in even the Gods, and slowly realising he's lying to himself, then deciding to change things. Because Percy from the future is trying to be an objective narrator and only relays his thoughts at the time of the events, not what his opinion is in hindsight.
In the musical I feel like there's more righteous rage present. The filter is off. He freely tells the audience what the gods were doing is wrong, even though that's something the child version of him hadn't accepted yet. That's the adult Percy's opinion and rage sipping in through the narration.
Ultimately, while the books teach you what a bad situation looks like, the musical is for those that already know they're in a bad situation and are just done with it. And I love both of these portrayals.
I think PJO really inspired a whole generation of mythology lovers. I really enjoyed the musical, excited to see more of you react to it
Oh yeah and if nothing else, Good Kid would be the one to react to
@@jennyduong2466All of the solos tbh, and Strong too
Even if you dont end up doing the entire musical, I am BEGGING you Mortius, please, please, please, do the campfire song!!!!!!!
Hope you decide to watch more of this, it’s one of my favorites!
making us wait for this is the most Luke thing you could’ve done
Yes this a play on the Henry the VIII please don’t kill me-
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AAAAAAAAAAH-
@@TheWanderingPlantain perish
PLEASE SIR I BEG FOR MERCY
21:50
As a fellow book lover, thought I'd add my thoughts on this
I personally LOVE when Mrs Dodds is defeated a little too easy. Well... maybe nnot ''easy' more 'quickly'
Like, Percy was just DROPPED into this world. He was having a normal, boring day and then BAM! Weird stuff for a few moments and then... just back to boring again
So, it leaves Percy there like "...What the hell just happened?!"
I dunno, I just feel it adds to the chaoticness that the mythical side of his life will soon become
PLEASE CONTINUE THIS NOW, I LITERALLY ADORE THIS MUSICAL! Literally I'd say this is the best adaptation of PJO, it's amazing and I really can't wait for you to see the rest!
There is a lot of bits in between songs that tells the story and are really funny. I would recomend watching clips of in between bits. I can't wait for you to get to The Last Day of Summer because it is my favorite song. The bonus songs are also really amazing. They did have to cut out some points to make it shorter.
Ummmm that's how the books are told. It's just percy jackson being like " yo let me tell u what happened to me these past weeks"
yeah & books sometimes do this but musicals and movies usually dont. i think its well done here but its definitely unusual
I’m actually really happy you reacted to this because i kinda love this musical for how unique it is with the format but i also hope you’re able to react to other songs because i also reccomended listening to the Campfire song
Man, I’ve come across The Lightning Thief after Epic and was so excited when I saw this on your channel! I’m sad there aren’t any other episodes though, because it is really good!
I think you would LOVE analyzing the musical "The Mad Ones". My autistic traumatized ass keeps rewatching it because every time I reanalyzed and re-understand it, it scratches the perfect itch.
I'm unsure how much this spoils, but it's a musical where the main character actually tells you what happened throughout practically the entirety of it. And instead of it being one linear timeline, it's PTSD memory(not linear) that's being shown by the way the MC tells her story. You can find a full recording and all the songs on youtube!
Go Tonight from this musical is genuinely one of my most played songs on Spotify! It's absolutely gorgeous
Well i'm gonna yoink that recommendation from you, thank you, from this autistic traumatised person too (look if you managed to be autistic and NOT traumatised i'm legit impressed)
If you don't do the whole musical now, it would be a crime.
AS A PJO FAN IM SO EXITED FOR THIS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
"I don't think this is something I ever saw in a musical" Meanwhile man's watching Six
Please do more of this, there's a shortage of reactions of this musical
I mean, the Percy Jackson and Epic: The Musical fandom Venn diagram IS a circle, so it makes sense that this was so popular
I would love to see more of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,there is a shortage of reactions to it and it's a shame for it to be so underappreciated.
The way I actually ran for my headphones when I saw the notification
YEEESSSS love the pj musical and I think you have listened to enough greek media to dawn yourself as a GREEK GEEK Mr Moistius
Except when he calls a hippocampus a hippogriff.....👀
@@phoenix_Talaria close enough
@@AidanDoherty-xk1qq absolutely not!!🤣 Completely different creatures!
@@phoenix_Talaria I know I know but they both have hippo in them so I'm willing to let him off for this one
@@AidanDoherty-xk1qq ones on land and the air and has fur and feathers and wings, the other is in the water and swims. Djdjahdjw no, completely different creatures 🤣🤣🤣
YIPPIE! SOMEONE REACTING TO THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL! I don't think I've ever seen anyone react to the whole thing before, so I hope you do! I do like the perspective you take, it's really engaging and interesting. If you like Clarisse's voice you'll love Put You In You're Place
I’m pretty sure you are right that Miss.Dodds was there for longer because he asks Grover and others but nobody else seemed to remember her, which he found weird. Though you are wrong about the fight, it actually ended really quick in one swipe.
Epic Brainrot is sinking into the other fandoms😭
STOP IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS I HAVENT SEEN ANYONE REACT TO TGIS MUSICAL TYYYYYY
YESS FRR
To answer your question the musical shifts into a more traditional storytelling style after this song.
Part two please id like to see you react to the rest of the musical
21:15 to 22:00 Well... the actual Mrs. Dodds fight *_IS_* really that short. It's literally the bottom of page 16 to the top of 18. It really is just Dodds transforming and Brunner throwing Percy the pen on the last bit of page 16 and page 17, and ACTUAL combat is only a few sentences. "And then she flew at me. Absolute terror ran through my body. I did the only thing that came naturally: I swung the sword. The metal blade hit her shoulder and passed clean through her body as if it were made of water. *_Hisss!_* Mrs. Dodds was a sand castle in a power fan. She exploded in yellow powder, vaporized on the spot, leaving nothing but the smell of sulfur and a dying screech and a chill of evil in the air, as if those two glowing red eyes were still watching me."
So yes, the ACTUAL combat part of Percy fighting Mrs. Dodds is LITERALLY seven sentences, at the top of page 18. So it's technically faithful for her fight to be so short-lived; it just straight up isn't a long fight even in the base book
mortius, ur singlehandedly pulling me into the percy jackson story
OMG I'M SO EXCITED
I love this musical!!!!!
And the books of course
Technically Mrs Dodds was a substitute, I'm pretty sure Percy mentions at some point that he has this hazy memory of having another teacher for the first week of school until Mrs Dodds replaced her. Basically, Dodds only came to the school because of Percy (duh) and it took her a week to notice him I guess. So *technically* she is a substitute, no one just sees her as one because of the Mist.
SIX is a musical in which the characters are telling you about things that happened in past tense as well.
Mister Mortius, sir. This is the first time i see a reacción to the pjo musical, and this being my special interest, i am extremely happy and are eagerly waiting for you to hear all of it if the, hopefully, near future. Have a grate day :)
Something you might not realize from the animatics, is how small the cast of this play is
just now found this reaction and OH GOODNESS I'D LOVE TO SEE THE REST OF IT, MORTIUS
I’m sure that the animatics will be easier to react to for the sake of TH-cam, but, there are also bootleg recordings of the stage play on TH-cam that you can watch on your own time if you so desire!
So happy you checked out this musical! I really really hope we get a professionally filmed version someday. The in-between scenes of the songs are just as amazing and comedic as the songs. Especially love the way they portrayed Hades!
Percy got that surfer dude guitar riffs going on, very funny.
Please tell me I’m not the only one who thinks the singer for Percy sounds like Jorge in Epic.
No… just me?…
18:35 The closest thing I can think of is Fun Home (which I highly recommend btw), where there are three different people playing the main character (Alison Bechdel) at different ages. The framing device is the oldest version trying to write a graphic novel (the book the musical was based on) about her childhood.
Also, have you read any of the more recent riordanverse series? Trials of Apollo is particularly good.
Forgot the artist but they did an au where its Epic the musical Poseidon and i think this version of Percy Jackson as a family
I looove the next song, "Strong."
When part two?😢
YES!
I’ve been in this musical about the son of Wet Hades twice, and I’m really excited that you’re getting into it!
I adore you doing this from both the perspective of a musician but also a long time PJO fan. Please continue.
pjo for life
WAIT HOW DID I MISS THIS AND WHERES THE REST AAA
He hasn't released it yet
PJO is too in my top shelf and my favorite books ever, and this is my fav adaptation of the series
HECK YESSSSSSSS 🌊⚡ FINALLY WE GET PJO
YES! i was lucky enough to see this live with almost the entire og cast, and it was SO fun. the staging and silly low budget special effects (lots of glitter and toilet paper) are so perfect for the spirit of the story. this is a musical made BY fans FOR fans and it SHOWS. it has such a special place in my heart :)
Nooo i cant wait two days 😭
i’m so glad you’ve chosen to check out this musical! i love george salazar in this and some of the later songs like another terrible day. i really hope this becomes another musical you keep reacting to on your channel because im living for your EPIC and Six reactions right now.
Please please pleeeeeease do more. I love Percy Jackson and almost * cough the movie cough * all of the adaptations mean the world to me. I love watching your videos on epic because they added so much more meaning to something I already loved so much. I can not wait to see you do more of this. I hope you will love it as much as I did!
I love this show so much it captures the angsty side of the story in a way the new show absolutely DOESN'T
Also the voices totally fit for me but I've done more Percy Jackson via audiobook than reading at this point and can accept almost any voice now.
Also I can't hear the opening lines non-songified anymore....
It's so nice to see a book fan reacting to the musical cause most i've seen go into it knowing nothing and are really confused. The storytelling thing is really just this prologue song. Also, if you're able, check out the cut songs try and pick a side, they're so good. Love your reactions!
please please please continue this! i was in this show last year and it was so much fun (especially cause i love pjo and greek mythology, but it’s just genuinely such a fun time)
About the substitute part is interesting cuz in my language, it was said she was a substitutor.
Iirc she was a substitute, there was mention of her taking over after the first teacher got sick or smth?
@@alysiahansen6951had a mental health crisis, either just because or just after Christmas
Omg you should totally continue with this musical, it’s literally so good!
The songs are really cool and the adaptation is actually awesome, so yess please check it all out!
I CANTEAIT FOR HIM TO LISTEN TO THE CAMPFIRE SONG
Oh please absolutely do the rest of this after SIX and Hadestown. I (and I guess most people in your fanbase after EPIC) love this musical so much. It's like a cult classic and all the singers/actors are super talented and well cast.
!!! TLT musical! I'm so excited to see you listen through this (also, please also check out the bonus tracks, it has one of my favorite songs, Pick a Side!). Seconding what a lot of people are saying in that I think this is the best PJ adaptation out there, it really captures the heart of the story quite well.
FINALLY!!!! Your react to Percy Jackson Musical, I can't wait for you react more
COME ON! I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS!! *Sad* I love the pjo musical and now I have to wait to see you react to it...
I can't wait for you to react to "campfire song" from the lightning thief, it's my favourite!!!!
I think its very tell instead of show since it's the intro and it needs to give people who haven't read the books a lot of context... honestly I haven't even noticed this was unusual, since it just felt very much like the book... Also Please react to the next soon I'd love to see more
I REALLY love this. PLEASE continue!!!!!!
I love this musical so so much. Found it in like 2017 or smth and it’s amazing. The songs are amazing and well written and if you manage to find videos of a stage production the effects are always fun
I actually bolted straight up when I saw this notification, IM SO EXCITED FOR THISSS
Omg…… sassy kid hades
Loved this so much! If you arent going to react to the songs in order, please react to the campfire song or another terrible day next. I would love it if you did the whole musical in order even more ofc. Youll love this one!
ITS FINALLY COME!!!!! OMG!! im so excited for you to get into the percy jackson musical!!
Yes keep going! It always gets stuck in my head and Percy is a sassy bean throughout
FUCKING FINALLY!!! Fun fact I’ve met Chris McCarrel! Chill dude!
Omg, I adore this musical, I'd love to see your reactions sooner, if there's enough interest :)
please continue this I’m begging u
i love PJO and I love this musical. I was lucky enough to see it in workshops in NYC just by a friend knowing I loved everything about it. And I'm still obsessed. Loved the show!! But my heart will always be with the books. I DO think that this adaptation is my favorite hands down, it's just incredible how they translated it all into music + stage. I got into them between PJO finishing and HoO starting and have reread so many times. Cannot wait to see you react to more! And hope you react to the extra songs they released that were cut (or the silly one they wrote lol) cause one of my favs is one that's cut.
I love this musical so much and really do hope you end up doing the rest of it.