Episode #117 – Kid Gloves
Jan 18, 03:42 PM
Prophecy Radio episode #117 discusses Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1, episode 6, “We Take a Zebra to Vegas.” How was Lin-Manuel Miranda as Hermes? What did they change from the books? Is Grover everyone’s number one suspect for the lightning thief!? We also tackle the latest Percy Jackson news and read a few pieces of listener feedback. New episodes of Prophecy Radio air weekly, and we keep our discussions PG-13.
News and Updates (00:01:44)
News and Updates (00:01:44)
- Take this quiz to find out which hero you are.
- Here’s the BTS video for episode 4.
- Have you seen the BTS video for episode 3? If so, send it our way!
- Did you see how close they’re standing in the episode 5 poster!?
- Rick has been sharing a lot of memories on Threads.
- James Bobin has been nominated for a Directors Guild of America award for his work on Percy Jackson and the Olympians!
- There will be a Camp Half-Blood experience in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Kristen JUST MISSED the Percy Jackson and the Olympians exhibit now in Hollywood Studios.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1, episode 6, “We Take a Zebra to Vegas” (00:15:21)
- What did we think of this episode overall?
- Let’s kick off our discussion by breaking down Percy’s latest nightmare.
- The Iris Message scene was amazing for SO many different reasons.
- Why was Luke in Chiron’s office???
- You should’ve heard our shriek when Luke called Percabeth an old married couple.
- Percy needs to be a little more aware of how sensitive some demigods are about their parents.
- Who has two thumbs and can release a horde of animals into downtown Las Vegas?
- Does Grover not care about humans?
- Did you catch that cute turtle on the median?
- The Lotus Hotel and Casino was beautiful, inside and out.
- “Levitating” by Dua Lipa was an inspired choice.
- We love how the kids immediately remembered about the Lotus Eaters.
- Graphic novels (and audiobooks) still count as reading!!
- We finally get a Wise Girl!!!
- Grover seemed a little miffed at Annabeth.
- We get some backstory on Luke and Hermes.
- Meanwhile, Grover meets Augustus.
- Annabeth doesn’t know what to do about the bigger plan at play here and Percy is SHOCKED.
- Why would Pan be in the Lotus Hotel and Casino?
- Does anyone know what story Hermes was telling when he was first introduced?
- The way Hermes’ face turns pained when they introduce them as Luke’s friends!
- Was there anything of note in Hermes’ office?
- Annabeth has all the subtly of a sledgehammer.
- Mortal/god relationships are toxic.
- What was up with that Young Percy flashback?
- Hermes is insidious in a different way from Ares.
- Did you catch Annabeth pulling out her hat as she left?
- Hermes has some great quotes about parenting.
- What is Hermes’ motivation here?
- Speaking of motivation, what about Augustus’ motives?
- Was Grover actually close to finding Pan?
- Percy chose not to lie to Grover about how he kind of made them late.
- The driving scene was hilarious, and we loved every second.
- Does 3N17 stand for anything?
- They made it to Santa Monica in one piece!!
- This episode gave us some flashbacks to the Tartarus scenes from the books.
- Is this the same nereid from the other episode?
- The deadline already passed!!
- Percy refuses to give up on his quest.
- There’s no way one of those pearls doesn’t break, right?
- What’s the difference between a nereid and a naiad?
Feedback (01:51:13)
- notjustanotherfangirl is looking forward to season 2’s credits sequence.
- Nicolaas rightly says that mechanical monster from episode 1 was a rhino, not a bull.
- Morgan had a guess for those bat/serpent/octopus creatures.
- Judith likes that Grover doesn’t eat random things when he’s upset.
- Jessica wants to know which added scenes we’ve liked best so far.
- Solomon had some thoughts on Medusa.
- Toby Stephens News warns us that making viewers reevaluate the definition of monstrosity is Jon Steinberg’s love language.
- We need Athena and her owl ASAP.
- Jessica writes back in to talk about the winter solstice visit.
- And Nicolaas also loved Hephaestus’ musical cues.
Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode 118, in which we’ll discuss Percy Jackson and the Olympians episode 7!
This episode’s hosts are: Karen Rought and Kristen Kranz.
Each episode, our Prophecy Radio hosts and their guests will keep you up to date on the latest information coming out of Camp Half-Blood, including upcoming books and adaptation news, discuss a topic of choice, and do a chapter by chapter reread of the Percy Jackson series.
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This episode’s hosts are: Karen Rought and Kristen Kranz.
Each episode, our Prophecy Radio hosts and their guests will keep you up to date on the latest information coming out of Camp Half-Blood, including upcoming books and adaptation news, discuss a topic of choice, and do a chapter by chapter reread of the Percy Jackson series.
Follow Us: Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // Tumblr
Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify
Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at prophecyradiopodcast@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show.
Prophecy Radio is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast, ReWatchable, and Not About The Weather, and for all our latest articles about the stories we’re passionate about.