Episode #118 – Emotional Damage

Prophecy Radio episode #118 discusses Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1, episode 7, “We Learn the Truth, Sort Of.” How was Jay Duplass as Hades, and what did the Underworld look like? Was Cerberus as cute as we were promised? And can Percy please stop being so self-sacrificing for, like, two seconds!? 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 (00:04:55)

• We wish Daniel José Older a belated happy birthday!
• A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel is out now, and we WILL be discussing it next month.
• Did you see the Wrath of the Triple Goddess covers posted on Rick’s blog?
• The synopsis sounds amazing, and we can’t wait to read this one!
• The Hollywood Reporter gives us some important stats regarding Percy Jackson and the Olympian‘s current streaming ratings.
• Make sure you watch the BTS video for episode 5 and check out the poster for episode 6..
• Did you know that Augustus from Percy Jackson and the Olympians episode 6 was named after the Black Sails character?
• In case you missed the big news, there WAS a Bianca and Nico di Angelo reference in the last episode.
• Rick also gives us some additional information about this scene on Goodreads.
• He also talks about what he wants to do for Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1, episode 7, “We Learn the Truth, Sort Of” (00:24:17)

• What did we think about this episode overall?
• Spoiler alert: We’re still trying to figure out how we feel about the Crusty’s scene.
• Are we okay with the kids knowing a lot more than they did in the book?
• What was the secret code?
• Crusty’s little monologue hints at what else is to come in this episode.
• Are we sad he didn’t get his head chopped off?
• There have been some top-tier quotes this season, and we may need to rank them at some point.
• That stress ball does a lot of heavy lifting this episode.
• Wait, is Annabeth more concerned about Percy’s mom than the quest!?
• Sally gets mad in the first scene of the flashback, and we kind of love it.
• So, like, the first movie Percy is showing Annabeth is The Wizard of Oz, right?
• Percy is such a city kid, and we love it.
• Is Charon supposed to look like the figure in the vision?
• Was that Janus on his staff?
• Um, did Cerberus just eat Grover!?
• Annabeth is such a badass, but of course we already knew that.
• Did anyone else think she was gonna throw up once they pulled her up the edge of the cliff?
• We get SUPER MAD about how the principal of Percy’s new school treats him.
• Homeschooling is not an option for everyone!!
• Percy refuses to blame Grover for losing one of the pearls.
• We lov