#gabe pjo

[moonlit-typewriter]

Gabe opening the box with Medusa’s head on his own is 💖poetic justice💖

It’s also one final reminder that, even if we didn’t see Gabe being physically violent on screen, he was still abusive in other ways. He answers Sally’s phone, he opens Percy’s mail. He ensures that privacy and boundaries don’t exist.

[animerunner]

So we do have confirmation that Gabe was toned down to make it less triggering.

Following the less-than-stellar films from the 2010s, Rick Riordon’s beloved Percy Jackson book franchise will see new life on Disney+. The

Article here: https://tvline.com/interviews/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-season-1-gabe-changes-explained-disney-plus-1235100836/

[sunshinegallery]

I’m not wishing any goodwill to Gabe because he is a big ass bucktooth barnacle b- it’s cannon that he is a horrible abusive dude - but imagine finding out later that your longtime girlfriend never liked you… you just smell SO BAD she decided she could use you to CHASE AWAY MONSTERS…. That was the only reason he got a second date. He was never slick like he thought. Sally smelt him and said this could work for me. Ego terrorism.

[l-thejester]

Gabe's death didn't have as much weight in the series as it did in the books

However, I think it's a bit symbolic that his last scene was like his first scene: Invading other people's privacy without caring about what others think

The difference, however, is that this time he paid the price for his actions.

[wanderingmind867]

I made posts defending Gabe once. Well, not defending him but saying I disagree with him being petrified on a moral level. I object the same way I'd object to the death penalty irl. It's inhumane and there's better ways to punish someone. I still hate him though.

Anyways, I guess the writers of the show felt similar to me, but it sounds like they decided to keep the petrification but tone down his nastiness. And no! That's not the point! He doesn't deserve petrification, but he deserves to be portrayed as the monster he is! Don't sugarcoat him! You can give him punishment without petrification, but you need to let us see why he needs to be punished!

[carrioncreations]

The fact Gabe got turned to stone is actually bullshit. Like he's a dick, but not like an evil dick so I spent the entire series wondering how they were going to handle him without murder

And then the end credit scene is going and I'm enjoying it and then BOOM turned to stone anyway!

I actually felt kinda bad for Gabe! He's a dick but not a 'deserves to be turned to stone' dick!

[luunarmoonar]

I’ve seen a lot of people complain about how Gabe isn’t as bad as in the books, which valid complaint to have, but also. They had some good reasons for changing it.

You can get away with a LOT more in books than you can with visual media, because whatever you read is limited to the reader’s imagination. That’s why some notably violent kid’s books (Warrior Cats, Watership Down, etc) are still considered kid’s books. A child can still be terrified by those books, but ultimately they can only be as afraid as they are imaginative, and as long as the child is old enough to understand that fiction can’t physically hurt them, it’s fine.

But with visual media, you are only allowed that imagination if something happens offscreen. There’s a big difference between violence in words and violence visually. This is ESPECIALLY applicable to live action media, if the show came out as a cartoon then that might be a slightly different story.

Abuse isn’t fictional, they aren’t going to be as lenient with it as they might be with fantasy violence. Reading abuse isn’t as tense as actually seeing it on screen. So while Gabe’s portrayal in the book might be touching for kids with bad home lives, to have that same portrayal in the show could be potentially very triggering and scary. Remember, this is a show intended for kids.

Also, Disney can get very pissy over violence (especially violence based in reality). Most parents don’t want their kids to see realistic abuse, and if they complained enough about it, it could be a problem. Disney doesn’t like taking risks. If the show got too real, there’s a chance Disney won’t greenlight another season.

Does sanitizing Gabe’s abuse alter Percy’s and Sally’s characters, and create a mess for the Medusa plotline? Yes. Am I happy about it? No. But ultimately, I think it was one of the better options.

[k-she-rambles]

people are complaining about the pjo show toning Gabe down but I really liked the understated low grade shittiness. I've met more people like show Gabe that can go up and down a spectrum of awful that's petty and childish to "traditionally" abusive, and let me tell you, petty and childish wears you down just as much or more (and has some unexpected long term consequences) in my experience.

Gabe answers Sally's phone, speaks to Percy's school without involving Percy's actual guardian, controls all the transportation, and spends Sally's money without contributing. He mocks Percy and and then chides him for disrespect when he reacts.

The fact that Sally's staying with someone whom she likes well enough (they're lonely! They watch sports together! They get food together!) but belittles and disrespects her is just so much more real (to me) than staying in a situation where Gabe seems capable of physically harming Percy. It seems in line with her character arc through the first book too.