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Sheechiibii wrote:

Mmm, I don't think I'd say she was 'untroubled' in PJO. She was desperate to make Percy fall for her because all she had to hope for was that she'd have someone stay with her instead of going back to being on her own for hundreds more years. She was being as nice as she could to make him fall for her. Then she found out the Gods were going to free her, so now she had options other than having to throw herself at whoever they stuck on her island, only they never freed her. They sent her another demigod, and she didn't want another demigod, she wanted to be set free. I don't think her character changed at all. We saw her be sweet to Leo as well once she put down her defences.

Leo did not 'fall' for Thalia and Khione, he found them good to look at. He found Calypso nice to look at too (as he does with many girls) but he didn't like her personality until he got to know her. The only girl he actually was attracted to as a person and wanted to be with in the series before Calypso was Hazel.

How does Caleo not make sense? I meant untroubled in the sense that she seemed perfectly content with being stuck on her island. She not once threw a tantrum like she did in The House of Hades. Again, I'm willing to accept that she was pissed at the gods for not having been freed, and she was probably offended by Leo being sent to her island (she likely thought it was a prank by the gods).

In essence, the way Calypso acted towards Leo is similar to how Khione and Thalia did. And because the circumstances were ideal, Leo could chase her. If Khione had not been an enemy and if Thalia had not been a Hunter, I'm pretty sure Leo would've tried pursue them both. They were both attractive girls who neglected him. There's something about the human psychology which makes us want to chase the people we're attracted to if they act this way towards us.

And you need to reread The Battle of the Labyrinth. Calypso was not desperate to make Percy fall for her; she was desperate not to fall for him. That's why she had an introverted attitude towards him at first. She avoided him and only took care of him when he was passed out. Percy is the kind of a hero Calypso has always fallen for. He likely reminded her of Odysseus. And like all previous heroes, Percy was likely to leave her and never return, which she even explained to him.

And I touched on the reason why the Caleo pairing does not make sense to me earlier on this thread. To be concise, I just don't see why Calypso is attracted to Leo. He's not like the previous heroes: He's not buff, handsome, or a leader. Essentially, he's not an alpha male the way Percy and Odysseus are. It does not make sense for you to be attracted to someone who is not your type. Although, maybe I'm just thinking too much about how I would personally act in that situation.