Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-29729973-20170317173745/@comment-34897228-20180410164651

Philosophernoct wrote: VishwaUser wrote: Maybe they both are really intelligent, but in different areas. Yes, maybe. I would like to see that Annabeth really comes up with a nice and brilliant plan and than later defeat the villain, though. If Riordan makes that kind of scene without making fun of it, I would like to see that. I wish he wrote an intelligent villain who is really consideribly a threat, and is not a complete dumb in the HoO series. But, he didn't so it is wasted. It's maybe weird, because right now I'm answering my own writing but...

I really didn't like that how Riordan did portay Arachne. Maybe It's just me but, when I was reading her story, her myth, I mean, I really felt sorry for her. I didn't see her as an arrogant little girl, who was not know where she stands, at all. Arachne had a one thing in her hands and in her life, which, that was her art. This art was her only love in her life, this art was her desire and her job, the only thing that she really likes. I mean...I don't see her that as hubristic or arrogant in that kind of situation. She did stand against Athena, I know. But, I think she was not wrong about her boasting about her art. Her ability was great and inspiring. Why do gods always feel offended anytime some mortal boasting about their arts, skills or achievements? What's wrong with that, I mean? I really did want to Athena did support Arachne rather than bashing her like that. There is nothing wrong about being better than the gods when it comes to skills and achievements. Because mortals can be better than the gods, in some of the terms. Maybe they never will be stronger than them when it comes to physical strength or supernatural strength, but they can be better than the gods when it comes to skills and ability. Supporting mortals doesn't hurt anyone. There is no need to be punishments.

So, I wish that, Riordan did portray Arachne with another point of view rather than bashing her again and again just like in the myths. Because in the MoA, this scene went right back to demonizing Arachne and dismissing how the gods (even Athena) are really unreasonable. Yes, this is a fact and even Athena, the most lovable goddess in this fandom is also unreasonable in the most of the terms. I thought it would come with Annabeth and Arachne facing off this fact. But it wasn't. I mean, what's the point? Because no one has learned anything. And it bothered me that Annabeth casually dismissed Arachne's unfair punishment saying "you just don't do that to the gods, they represent something higher and greater", when the fact is the gods prove time and time again that they're not higher or greater. They're spoiled, prideful, and petty beyond reason. Yes, even Athena, supposedly goddes of wisdom, reason and logic is like that and there are another examples. Gods are only greater and higher than the mortals when it comes to supernatural strength and physical strength, but when it comes to other things, not much. They're alike mortals. The difference between the gods and mortals are, gods are immortal and they are powerfull than the humans. But humans can be better than them even if they never will be stronger than them.

This why I'm thinking that this scene is ridiculous. Arachne did buy all of her Annabeth's words even if they were nonsense and meaningless, in the book. If Riordan did handle this scene better, I really would've love this scene. If he wasn't portayed Arachne is like that, I mean, as a complete dumb, I really would've liked that scene a little bit more. It not that I want is 'Annabeth really comes up with a nice and brilliant plan and than later defeat Arachne.' No. It's more like... A fair point of view, This is what I wanted. I do think that simple things and plans can be work. So, complicated plans is not what I wanted. I didn't expect this when I was reading the Arachne scene. But I really wanted a brilliant plot and scene rather than this. I didn't want that Annabeth trick Arachne that easily. Arachne could've been a real villain and a threat, If Riordan could handled this better. But he didn't and he chose to making fun of it, and he did portray Arachne as like that, so it is wasted.

This writing was too much long...Sorry about that. (Sorry about my grammar, too.)