(SPOILERS FOR PJO SEASON 2] Tyson should not have been revealed to be a cyclops from the start

And I am saying this in a calm, reasonable and rational manner:

The reason why I didn’t like Tyson being revealed to be a cyclops from the get-go was because, the whole point is to show Percy trying to have a normal life after the events of the first book. Trying to clear his name after being accused of being the Lightning Thief was probably the most harrowing experience of his whole life and in order to maintain that normalcy, Tyson has to be depicted with two eyes up until he is properly revealed to be a cyclops, which maintains the illusion of being normal. At first glance, you would probably say "There’s a nice boy Percy can be friends with", but you cannot escape the feeling that there is something special about him.

In order for us to sympathize with Tyson, no matter how cliche it is, we have to have that scene where Percy defends him from Matt Sloan and his gang of bullies (what’s the matter Disney, too chicken to call Tyson a "retard"? (Sorry if I used that word)). It shows us how strong of a character Percy has gotten and how open-hearted he is. If you take that away, then we will not be able to be prepared to sympathize with Tyson when the camp treats him with prejudice. There’s also a reason why Rick Riordan used that word in the book, to teach us that that specific word is wrong and that we should respect other people. Same thing with Tyson being prejudiced by the camp, especially Annabeth.

You see, it’s much better following the book word for word than just removing vital things.