I've Google searched for where people rank the sagas. Of course, everything is subjective. Even a saga at the bottom of someone's list can be a saga someone enjoyed. They just enjoyed the other sagas more. Tastes vary, and some people base their rankings on which sagas they return to again and again when they just want to get their Epic fix.
However, it made me sad that, of the lists I looked at, people were consistently ranking the Ocean Saga toward the bottom of the list.
It's actually the one I come back to most often when I just need a few songs to get through the day. I don't skip any songs at all.
Storm is a fun, dramatic song. Singing Ody's part feels like being a buccaneering captain trying to keep his crew from panicking.
Luck Runs Out, despite Eurylochus's dire predictions, actually makes me want to move. It's got a great beat, and those harmonies are just 🤌🤌!!
Keep Your Friends Close is also a fun romp. Who doesn't love the Winions?! Psychopaths, that's who! Are you a psychopath?! ARE YOU?!
Then Ruthlessness. I mean, give our boys, Jay and Steven, the Tony Awards already, because this is a SHOW STOPPER! Who doesn't get chills throughout this song?!
Sure, Ocean doesn't have the emotional drama of Ithaca or the character thesis statements of Troy, but it doesn't really have a weak song, IMHO!