Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35304678-20180415140951/@comment-35304678-20180509110118

''Honestly, Jason would've gotten little character development, even if Riordan didn't kill him. The thing is though, many of the original and/or new characters (before ToA) simply aren't the focus of the series.''

That means you wanted to see Jason gets character development in the HoO series, where he was one of the main characters in the books?

If this is what you meant, I agree with you. Giving to him character development in the 3rd series (Which, this series is mainly focus on Apollo and the oracles, so Jason is/was more like a side character, not one of the main characters.), is a little bit too late. Jason should've got character development in the HoO series, where he was one of the main characters in the books.

But, I liked to see Jason and Piper gets a real and an actual character development, finally. Though, I would like to see that happened in the HoO series, where they were the main characters.

About Grover, unfortunately he was sidelined, I agree. I wish we did see him more. But he is one of the most developed characters in the series, even if he was sidelined. So, there is no need to be focusing on Grover's character development, when there are so many underdeveloped characters in the stage. These characters needed to be developed more, rather than Grover.

And, Let's face this...Percy and Annabeth are always the main characters. Even in the HoO series. This fact never changed. Percy's 'receiving' more focus is not a surprise. And to be honest, I don't think that Percy and Annabeth were developed in the House of Hades. They literally went trough Hell, but they never affected by it. It was like a joke.

And about Calypso...Rick changed Calypso's personality in the HoO series, because he needed to develop Calypso's character again. The main reason is, I think, Rick didn't plan to make Calypso one of the main character in the later series ,first. But after he decided to make Calypso as Leo's girlfriend...That time his intentions were changed.