Before The Trials of Apollo, I thought of Leo and Calypso as a match made in Elysium. Their dark backgrounds and the fact that they are two people who deserved so much more was brilliant. I also thought Calypso herself would be a kind and graceful goddess (with a little bit of fierce) like she seemed in PJO and HoO. However, as I read more about her in ToA, I felt a strange annoyance with her.
ExpectationsIn ToA, I developed an irritation towards Calypso. Yes, she is clever, fierce, and beautiful but I find her sarcasm so rudely sarcastic that it isn’t even funny to me. And even though if you believe that’s such a little thing to be annoyed about, it’s probably because I had different expectations for her. All I could think about is how Leo and her would be a perfect match but basically all they did was fight the whole time. I also expected her to be sweet, but clearly she’s salty. I also thought she would be romantic because she gave up being a goddess for Leo but Caleo’s relationship seems like it’s already going downhill I also believe Leo could do a lot better. He had a poop life before so he doesn’t really need relationship problems along with all his other problems. But as always, expectations lead to disappointments.
My thoughts of Calypso were always going up and down. In PJO, I hated her because she liked Percy and wanted him to stay on her island. I was obviously against it since I was, and still am, a crazy Percabeth shipper. Going on into HoO, I was kinda mad at her for being so mean to Leo when they first met after he crashed onto the island but I began to love the idea of Caleo. Around the end of HoO, I was an 100% Caleo fan and I ignored most of the other great couples in the series. I was so hyped up for two people coming together that had a terrible family life, a lot of loneliness, and were always outcasts. They could finally be happy. Together. However, getting into ToA, she didn’t act like I expected her to act. The way that she acted irritated me. I don’t think her sarcasm is the only thing that makes me mad because that would be such a little thing to get all worked up about. I know it’s something else that’s truly bothering me but I can’t quite put a finger on it. Of course, I haven’t finished The Dark Prophecy yet so I can’t make a final decision on what I think of her. I’ll be updating as soon as I finish. (Please don’t attack me. If you believe otherwise, don’t go all Annabeth-judo-flipping-mode on me)
~M. Valdez
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