I'm thinking about that first few episodes of the PJO show, compared to the general opinion of the show now. I'm thinking about the ways we saw Percy trip and fall in front of Annabeth, how Percy got distracted instantly and pet a gecko in the middle of a fight, how he almost shot another camper with a bow and arrow after telling everyone it was probably a bad idea to let him hold a bow and arrow. I'm thinking about how this kid fails so often, and we really got to see it for a moment. We *had* that for a few episodes. This total looser who's human, who messes up but still somehow saves the world. We get moments like the consensus song--it's not like the show is devoid of humor. But as the show goes on, you can sense a change. I won't say my critiques on the newer episodes because everyone knows exactly what direction the show went, the pieces of humanity that it's missing. But I will point out how everyone cheered when the 12 year old ran a taxi straight into a wall. Because that's what they remember. They laughed when they were kids reading a chapter list with things like "We take a zebra to Vegas"
I don't know what the point of this post is, it doesn't say anything that the entire fandom hasn't been saying. I'm not even trying to reach a decision on whether or not I like these changes. But Rick Riordan *had* that feeling in the show. It's just that as it goes on, we get less and less.