The Reel Rejects - PERCY JACKSON SEASON 2 EPISODE 8 FINALE REVIEW – PERCY VS LUKE GOT BRUTAL!!

Episode Date: January 21, 2026

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Well, ladies and gentlemen, we just watched Percy Jackson, The Sea of Monsters and the Olympians in season two. Of course, thanks to Prepper for editing down these highlights. Thank you, Prepper. And, hey, if you want to get the full reaction watch along, where you sync up with your own copy, where's that available? What side is that?

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Well, we have ended things. Let's do a little minor recap of things. Thalia awoken. Thalia might be threat to be Kronos's champion. and Luke in them are gone. They did not succeed. And, but right, they're in like, they fled, right? Yeah.

Are they being held person or did I miss a line? No, no, go, go. Because the lightning attack happened, but does there a piece of information that was like communicated? I don't think so. If I'm wrong, just type it. It's okay. Sometimes, you know, might miss a line or two.

And even though that's her job. Secondly, and, uh, we, Clarice, Percy, they get along now. They're buddies. Bodies, friends. Got her sister back. And a bad guy, bad dead in Zeus. Bad dad.

And bad dad. Percy got to talk to dad. Percy got to talk to dad. Tyson did too. Percy Dad. Tyson's on a mission for dad. Percy Dad. All right.

So how are you feeling? I mean, I'm feeling good. I will say that the one thing, that I miss throughout these episodes is that there is stuff that is glossed over that we do not get to see that I understand may have made it like a longer episode or may have cost too much.

In regards to Clarice, she fell off Pegasus, she's alone in the woods, what happened there? I still wanted to see them right, the rainbow dragons. But overall, the good stuff is that I did really like the guy who came after Clarice. I thought he was very believable.

The intensity was there, which I think has been missing in some of these kids' performances. And when I say that, I don't mean that they're bad performances. I say that the intensity, in each one of them, you can tell that,

oh, that's their intensity. That's the way they show us their intensity. It's not that much of a range versus that one, the one guy that came after, I was like, oh, I really believe he's, like, going to kill her. So that was fun.

I liked the fight scene. I thought that them going into battle was cool. We stayed into master shots, which I thought looked really, really good. And I'm glad we finally got to see that, you know, the flashback we kept seeing about Dahlia coming in. She's in all black with a lantern. And now we get that.

Again, she comes through the doors. There's no lantern. It's not as severe as that. And we get to see her meet up again with Annabeth, which I thought was a sweet moment. But I thought that the sweetest moment was Tyson. I really like Tyson a lot And when he's talking about how I prayed to the gods

I was like on the streets and alone I just needed a friend and they sent me a brother Really sweet Good writing What about you? Sir Well To bring contrast

I'm going to lower my voice I'm going to talk in a slower rhythm Just so Idiot It's not just Idiot Otherwise Idiot

It will be a shrill review. I can't wait to get out of this room. And I got to shoot with him after. After this, I have two more hours with him. It's just funny. Well, then great, then I don't have to react to the next thing. Less work in hours. Go ahead.

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Sometimes they think that when we say things that we're serious and a lot of times, we're not. Anyway, continue with your job, sir. Well, he has no words. I'm not like, nah. I shouldn't. Percy He evolved into a leader I like a good leader

And it was cool to watch that whole arc happen I felt like him and Tyson Reach that brotherly arc Like kind of a few episodes ago Yes And then they have these moments with them That are always nice and tender Including this one

That seemed to be like The arc has done The arc is done The arc and I'm like I feel like we've kind of They keep barking it I feel like we've hit this beat a few times So I thought we like hit that arc, unless I'm missing something. But I do love the tenderness of that and the completion.

Tyson is an amazing addition to this season and loved his interactions with Percy. I love their brotherly love. I feel like they have really good chemistry and him as an individual performer is good. I love the expansion of Clarice was excellent. That whole final battle is probably, I mean, we said this about the last episode, but I actually feel like this episode is the best action of them all. actually had action and violence. Violence is not really a thing I associate with this show.

Right. Like when Percy was getting punched, that was like, you're not used to that with this show. It's the most visceral one that an audience I couldn't feel because most of us don't know what it's like to be in a sword battle, but a lot of us do get in situations

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I do. Roxy's Dryer. So, yeah, like the whole fight there. Thalia coming to the fold. It's a good ending tease of what's to come. because, like, is she friend or foe? Like that crossroads there? Overall, I just think the season was a much better season than season one.

So just a vast improvement. And in terms of, like, an ending of a season, I do feel like they closed a chapter. It feels like literally, like, a chapter is closed on this book. Like, it's a book series. So book series generally tell an overall narrative. And this feels like they completed a solid chapter. There were parts where, yeah, I felt like maybe they could. kind of glossed over it or rushed over it.

There were certain scenes and I'm like, I feel like that would have been a good tension scene, like Clarice showing up and having to flee and losing the horse and stuff like that. And some stuff that happens off screen, I do miss. But, you know, I forget about it because they're throwing something else in my face. It's a little bit more engaging at the time.

And I wouldn't have wanted it to be longer. I like that there's kind of, like, truly, and I'm just saying like, oh, I get certain scenes they're choosing not to have in there. there, I understand. I wouldn't have wanted them to bump it up to like, this is an hour long. I'm like, no, we don't need that. Maybe just a 20 seconds of her like, where's she going, right? Just a little bit of juice there. Even 10 seconds of rainbow dragon flying around in the ocean could have been fun. But overall, yeah, I'm with you on that. Yeah. All good stuff. Emotions were there. And yeah, I don't really think I have any complaints. Really? No. It's like good news. It's like we feel good about the show. Obviously, season two really jumped up from season one. I think, again, it looks more cinematic. We've talked about this before. The lighting is a little better. It's a little less like TV. There are, there's a little more depth up and downs with the actors. I still think we could get a lot more out of them. Intensity wise. and acting-wise, like when they are emotional,

that they're not always giving us the same response. Like, heavy breathing, keep your eyes open, so your eyes start to gloss over. Like, I guess I'm saying this, because I'm an actor, so I know the tricks. And I can tell, like when Percy, you can tell that he's directed, I think, in the moment, to go,

okay, when this happens, we're going to zoom in, you're going to need to puff up your chest, like you're getting ready, and then the voiceover's going to come. It's going to be lightning, right? I can see him making the choice to go. And I don't know. I'm not there yet where I'm fully attached to Percy and the actor becoming one,

where I'm seeing it as like, you've been directed to do this. It's not believable. It is. But I want it to be a little more believable. I want a little more depth in there, a little more diving into like, because we saw that twice from him in this episode where he goes,

and then he does a look. and he's like that when he's on the battlefield and then here at the end. And I know that's a direction choice because he doesn't really do that a lot. That's not a Percy thing, right? So it's him being like, okay, now you're in this leader thing.

And I wish that maybe there had been a little bit of juice there previously in the other episodes that gave us a little bit of that what you're doing with your body so that when he does that, I'm not clocking it, if that makes sense. That's it.

These are like little nitpicky things that I'm just noticing. guess because from an actor's point of view, maybe from a reactor's point of view, I don't know. But overall, I think the series is fun. Special effects are really good. They did a great job on the makeup.

And again, season two, a nice jump from season one. Wow. He has some strong feelings there. Yeah. Geez. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. The person's like my favorite actor in the show.

That's good. He is good. But it's not bad. I'm saying I'm a clocking him going up. And I think it's a director's choice, not a his choice. I also feel like I feel like every one of them improved as actors from season one to season two. Kind of like the Harry Potter kids. Harry Potter kids were not as great in the first movie.

Agreed. Get greater as time goes on. Yeah. Well, that's it for today. Overall, much, much better season. Really did prefer this one over the first. What did you guys think? Leave your thoughts down below.

How do you feel about the casting? Do you hate all the children acting like Tara? That is not me. That is my two little nitpicky things, and that's not. Did I ever say that I didn't like him? No, I said, big jump. We're just the internet. We don't hear things in nuance.

Obviously. And we only point out when we disagree. That's the way it goes. Okay. Well, thanks so much for being here. And we'll see you guys soon. Peace.