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I read a post about Alex a few months ago that basically said Riordan's portrayal of genderfluid people was problematic because of the way Alex explained being genderfluid to Magnus. I beleive they said it was unnatural and that no one would explain it that way.

I think they may be forgetting that Magnus Chase is for young kids who probably have never heard of the term before. Alex explains genderfluidity in a similar way other characters explain mythology. The characters aren't just explaining the subjects to each other, but also the audience. Who are meant to be children.

Of course you may think that its a rather patronizing way of explaining it to kids, which is fair.

That being said, Riordan definitely made many mistakes in portraying his minority characters accurately/respectfully, and he didn't respond to criticism well, but I don't think this particular criticism is fair. If anything it should be a criticism of his writing style.

Of course this is just my opinion, and I couldn't find the original post so I may have misinterpreted it (apologies if I did, feel free to set me straight💙)

i hate hate hate HATE the interpretation of magnus as a “soft boi uwu” just because he’s a healer. that man is an absolute menace to society and does not get enough credit for all the problems he causes.

Rick : *yeets Solangelo Solo Book at Us

I have reached the point where every fictional character is bisexual until proved otherwise.

I love Rick Riordan but there’s just a few issues with how Rick writes that can makes his books get repetitive

Pretty much all of the gods are unserious which can be funny at first but it gets tiring and repetitive when that’s all that happens there’s a few exceptions but still.

Like for example Odin in MCGA I personally feel like the books would have been better if he was a more serious character, and that vibe fits the god better than the unserious character who loves to make PowerPoints that Rick wrote him as.

Another thing that gets repetitive is that all the ships have the same dynamic as PercaBeths one that makes fun of the other and one that makes jokes that dynamic worked great for them but less so for other characters.

Like Leo for example, he always makes jokes to hide his trauma his coping mechanism is being funny and while Calypso is great she’s not the kind of person he needs. Leo needs someone who’s kinder to him and can see past his facade and help him when he needs it, not someone who makes fun of him.

There’s a few other details but I’ll stop here. And again I love Ricks books but after reading so many it is starting to feel repetitive especially since I’m now on the third book of MCGA and the way Magnus acts and a few of the others too so closely resembles Percy’s book feels unoriginal and that can make it harder for me to read since it’s kinda like grabbing mostly the same characters but shoving them into a new story with new names and faces.

Anyways what do you think?

Wait—

THEY’RE NOT MARRIED???

The fandom has lied to me once more—

they were fucking.

Who is Dr. Dolittle? Does he live in Valhalla?

MCGA, The Ship Of Dead, Rick Riordan

My success would depend on me. Alas, me was my least favorite person to depend on.

The Ship of Dead, MCGA, Rick Riordan

The Ship of Dead

Magnus: *surrounded by enemies on the ship*

Magnus: *being roasted into oblivion by loki*

Magnus: *in charge of stopping ragnarok*

Also Magnus: When Alex kissed me under the blanket yesterday, it was the best thing that ever happened to me...

And you've got to flaunt the weird, my friends.

MCGA, The Ship of Dead, Rick Riordan

The Ship of the Dead

Loki: Samirah, turn into a lizard and scuttle away.

Samirah: No father, why don't you?

Loki's Army: oOoOoOoOoOoOoOoHhHhHhHhHhHh

Samirah al-Abbas, daughter of Loki, but better than Loki!

MCGA, The Ship of the Dead, Rick Riordan

You missed a pedestrian, want to go back and hit her?

MCGA, The Sword of Summer, Rick Riordan

The Ship of the Dead

Magnus: I will use the mead of Kevin!

Aegir: Do you mean, the mead of Kvasir?

Samirah and Alex: *bury faces in their hands*

The Ship of the Dead

Magnus: You want to come with me to a creepy mansion and look through a dead guy's stuff?

Alex: I thought you'd never ask.

If he was the lord of Muspellheim, high king roasty-toasty, shouldn't he pick on more interesting heroes, like the children of Thor? At least their dad had a movie franchise. Frey didn't even have his own cats, he had to borrow his sister's.

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Rick Riordan

How many of you have been in the embarrassing situation of wearing a bulletproof waistcoat without a matching bulletproof tie?

Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer, Rick Riordan

I have an addition:

Nico: Magnus: Nico: you're dead. Magnus: I SWEAR I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE YOUR SNACKS I'M SORRY- Alex and Will: *eating popcorn*

Percy: I put the 'bi' in 'bitch' Percy: Percy: Wait, fuck, 'bitch' doesn't have a 'bi', does it? Hazel, whispering to Annabeth: Should we tell him? Annabeth, whispering back: No, just give him a minute.

~~~~~

Leo: Okay, let's go back to basic math - what's 7+3? Octavian, without hesitation: 10. Leo: Incorrect. It's 'ten' not '10'. Octavian: But they're the same thing..? Leo: I hate you, so it makes a difference when I say it.

~~~~~

Reyna: Weak ass bitches, running around screaming that they wanna be royalty. Reyna: Peasants.

~~~~~

Will: I want to hug you, but I don't want to overstep your boundaries, so pinky promise me you'll hug me when you're comfortable. Nico: What- Will: I SAID PROMISE ME Nico: But- Will: DO IT Nico: I'M ALREADY COMFORTABLE YOU FUCKING AIRHEAD WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 5 YEARS AND WE'VE HUGGED MULTIPLE TIMES JUST DRAG YOUR CUTE ASS OVER HERE

Inge: *kisses Hearthstone*

Blitzen: 

Magnus: 

The Entire Magnus Chase Fandom;