Board Thread:The Trials of Apollo/@comment-40112776-20190928182907/@comment-38511280-20191014095951

Housedunn wrote:

Really feel like that up to interpretation. What Frank did was pretty much sacrificing himself for the greater good, and is pretty much nothing different then someone making their stand on a bridge. You can probably draw some comparisons in fact to how Odin’s warriors are born (I know but I really don’t wanna try to butcher it’s 12 in the morning lol) but personally really really don’t like how it played out. Frank was saved from death because he faced his fears and he was willing to give his life for others (which is extremely awesome don’t get me wrong) but countless other characters is the riordanverse would of died or did die when they did. On top of that is the fact that it contradicted what was already established in the classical myths, and the previous series, and was terribly shoehorned in at the last second makes it one of my least favorite fake deaths ever and I would hate it if Jason does the same thing. Man, people gave Leo so much flack over his fake but at least he was actively planning for it for the whole book and it was supported by the classics. Yes, I agree that what happened with Frank was really stupid. It just seemed like a way so that no important character died in this book, after last book and what will probably happen in the next book. Hopefully, Apollo was wrong about it and there is a better explanation, which does not render any person willing to sacrifice their life unkillable.