The Burning Maze question

I think he's just dead which really sucks because I really like Jason and I definitely think his death was unnecessary. I think Rick was trying to prove something as a result of all the backlash from BoO. A lot of people complained about how much a character death was hyped and then we got a cheap "he died and came back so it still counts." So yeah, I think this one is permanent even though I really really don't agree with it as a writing choice.

I also don't get the break up. They had really good chemistry and the idea of them making things work despite the weird situation of how they met. I think it has to do with Rick knowing he was going to kill off Jason and not wanting to deal with the complexity of writing the death of someone actively in a relationship.

That's just my thoughts. Let me know what you think.

I don't think that piper shpuld have broken up with Jason, it doesn't make sense. During the heros of olympus piper was the one who really wanted to be with jason.
I think that the death was necessary though. heros die. Not everyone gets a happily ever after. So i cried, and sobbed and stayed in bed for 2 days but. Hey at least Percy made it!

I personally can see Piper getting mad at Calypso because Jason never saw Leo again because Leo thought Calypso was more important.

I could probably narratively justify it if I wanted, but yeah, at the end of the day Jason's death feels really random and unnecessary. It feels almost like he was catering to people who hate Jason, except I can't actually think of any significant hate for the character.