Episode #153 – Not-So-Mortally Wounded
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Prophecy Radio episode #153 includes a lively discussion of Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2, episode 7, "I Go Down with the Ship." No news this time, but we will definitely catch up on that soon. Plus, hear a recap of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast, which features guests Virginia Kull, Jon Steinberg, Preiti Simhadri, and musical maestro Bear McCreary. New episodes of Prophecy Radio air every other week. All discussions are PG-13.
No News this week! We'll get caught up soon!
Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2, episode 7 discussion (00:00:00)
- Let's start with a flashback (and emo Luke's beanie).
- Annabeth is having Golden Fleece fever dreams.
- The dock supervisor in the Long Island Sound is not happy about the unscheduled cruise ship docking
- We meet our first child of Aphrodite (and he totally steals the scene)
- Clarisse & Percy both have their missions and they head off with single-minded focus
- Mythomagic lives!
- Will we ever hear Blackjack? Or is it always going to be in Percy's head?
- Percy accomplishes his goal, but also takes new orders.
- Luke is having trouble believing Kronos is keeping secrets.
- Tyson and Grover have some issues with transportation.
- Sally Jackson to the rescue!
- Clarisse & Percy do a switcheroo and end up accomplishing each other's missions.
- Percy meets the Krono-phagus...
- And then he yoinks the Golden Fleece to shut him up.
- Percy and Luke have a moment (and it ends with a little stabbing between friends)
- Clarisse is flabbergasted that Percy is willing to let her go.
- "Thanks, Percy," is when everything started to change for Clarisse.
- Nothing like a road trip back to camp in a mysterious car
- Kronos gives Luke a splitting headache as punishment for questioning his authority.
- Next time on Percy Jackson and the Olympians...
- War prep
- Poseidon and Percy have a moment
- Time to rally the troops
- Aryan, Walker, and Virginia call Toby for a quick check in.
- This episode is all about the moms!
- That bumper sticker belongs to a certain mortal educator
- It's endearing how this cast and crew is so protective of these kids.
- Sally feels Percy-vibes when Tyson shows up
- Virginia really loves Tyson as a character and how the show is portraying him.
- Jon Steinberg is right: Sally Jackson is the emotional center of the show.
- Clarisse gets the spotlight to show that young bullies learn their ways from somewhere.
- Plus, her growth makes the whole story more interesting.
- This cast affects not just the writers, but how Rick Riordan himself envisions these characters.
- Virginia gets thanked for helping a child to not feel broken. (And we all cry.)
- Aryan's mom talks about how supportive and cooperative all the parents are.
- Turning 18 doesn't magically make kids into adults.
- Bear McCreary is here to talk all things score and soundtrack.
- Each character's theme fits their arc: Percy's is big hero-ey, Grover's is light and funny, while Annabeth's brings the mystery.
Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode #154, where we'll recap Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2, episode 8, as well as the finale of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast.
This episode’s hosts are: Karen and Kristen
Each episode, Prophecy Radio's hosts will discuss any official news coming out of Camp Half-Blood before doing a chapter by chapter reread of Percy Jackson or one of Rick Riordan's other series.
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