Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20170125025036/@comment-24067344-20170209072236

BrotherScanlan wrote: PJO any day. Better written, fast paced and had much better side characters than the mess HoO.

HoO was ruined by too much cheap humour. Now PJO also had a comic undercurrent but it had plenty of serious moments when required. When in the last book you could actually feel the stakes with people dying.

HoO ending was laughably bad. The Gaints were pathetic and seemed to be nerfed for cheap laughs. All that boasting from Gaia in vain; the Titans were more badass and did more damage. Kronos would've taken over Olympus if not for Luke.

HoO focussed more on SJWness and romance than telling a good story with high stakes.

I find part of your opinion/argument to be ridiculous. HOO was ruined because of cheap humor? That's ridiculous and blown out of proportion. Many complained and whined about HoO having to little humor, and not having to much, and from the hundreds of reviews and opinions of many Percy Jackson readers that I've read and heard, the humor in HoO was definitely not cheap (sometimes, and especially in HoO and BoO, but nowhere near the level you seem to be expressing. I feel like you're exaggerating far to much), but then again humor is subjective. HoO had plenty of dark and serious moments, which is why many consider The House of Hades to be Riordan's darkest and most serious book of the Percy Jackson universe, so I really don't know where you are getting the "HoO doesn't have many serious moments" opinion. I respect your opinion, and I think both are great series, with pros and cons, but your opinion seems to be quite biased and in favor of PJ completely. That's not a problem at all, since I loved that series as well, but at least make your opinion more balanced (and I should to as well perhaps), and not write a rant about HoO, not because it's wrong, but because we are here to debate and presents our arguments to others, and say our pros and cons of both series, instead of writing a rant that doesn't support your claims your opinion very well, and seems to be contradicting in several ways. At least present your arguments a bit better, and instead of only being subjective, why don't we be a bit more objective as well, with evidence/claims to support your reasoning, instead of just saying " I think it's better paced, better written characters, etc. Forgive me if I'm being to harsh on you, and I apologize if I was being a bit to ridiculous and pushy as well. Peace.