Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Warning : This article contains SPOILERS for Percy Jackson & the Olympians time of year 1 , instalment 7 , " We notice Out the Truth , Sort Of . "
Summary
Percy Jackson & the Olympiansseason 1 , episode 7 proceed the Disney+ show ’s course of including Easter eggs and character reference throughout its run , even as the first junket border on its flood tide . sequence 7 sees Percy , Annabeth , and Grover attain the Underworld at long last , but they ’re surprised to con that Hades is n’t the one who stoleZeus ' Master Bolt . In fact , Hades is miss an object of his own — hisHelm of iniquity — and he seems perfectly uninterested in a war between the Olympians .
This , along with a faithful call with Tartarus , leads Percy to the revelation that Kronos is the one trying to start a state of war among the Greek god . With so many great second and reveals , it ’s backbreaking to keep track of the smaller point included inPercy Jacksonseason 1 , installment 7 . However , there are a telephone number of nods to Grecian mythology , Rick Riordan ’s books , and even crop up culture throughout the latest installment .
Percy Jackson & the Olympiansis cyclosis on Disney+ .
9Percy Jackson Episode 7’s Title Is Another Chapter Reference
It Covers The Book Chapter “We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of”
Disney’sPercy Jacksonshow is going to gravid lengths to detain faithful to Riordan ’s seed material , andall of season 1 ’s instalment titles matchThe Lightning Thief ’s chapter name . Season 1 , episode 7 is no unlike , as it covers the events of a chapter dub " We retrieve Out the Truth , Sort Of . " While the Disney+ series does n’t always adapt the book word for word — and each episode adapts more than one chapter — the major events are close enough that one can pinpoint what will happen just by look at thePercy Jacksonepisode titles and their book counterparts .
8Percy Jackson Episode 7 Puts A Modern Spin On Procrustes
It Pulls The Character From Greek Mythology
Percy Jacksonseason 1 , episode 7 opens with Percy walk into a mattress stock , which call on out to be the gateway to the Underworld . It ’s run by another tyke of Poseidon , Procrustes , who goes by the name Crusty . The byname is taken from Riordan ’s Koran , as is the character ’s remaining professing , which allows him to trick multitude into try out his waterbeds , then stretch them until they journey to the Underworld . His meeting with the trio play out differently in the show , butProcrustes ' stock in Greek mythologyremain the same .
In the Grecian myth , Procrustes would invite travelers into his abode and trick them into using his beds , which were just as dangerous as the waterbeds inPercy Jackson & the Olympians . He would either extend or cut down the visitors until they pop off , which is why Percy accuses Procrustes of killing traveler . This is yet another case of the Disney+ series redact a more modernistic spin on an ancient myth , though anyone without a desktop in mythology may miss the acknowledgment .
7Sally Jackson Makes A Wizard Of Oz Reference In Episode 7
It’s Perfect For A Fish-Out-Of-Water Story
Percy Jackson & the Olympiansseason 1 , episode 7 flashes back to Percy ’s puerility , indicate the tensions between the young superman and his mother when she first get off him away to embarkment school . While Sally is driving , she state Percy , " We ’re not in Kansas anymore , " a reference he does n’t understand . picture show buff will acknowledge the line fromThe Wizard of Oz , which feel like the complete film forPercy Jacksonto quotation . After all , like Dorothy , Percy eventually find himself becoming an outsider in a fish - out - of - piddle story .
6Charon Is Pulled From Greek Mythology
He Takes Souls To The Underworld, Just Like In Percy Jackson
When Percy and his friends in the end touch the entry to the Underworld , they bunk into Charon , the military personnel who brings soul to the other side . Like Procrustes , Charon is taken from Greek mythology , and he plays a nearly indistinguishable role in the ancient story ( viaTheoi Greek Mythology ) . Chiron accepts defrayment for bringing souls across the River Styx , leaving behind anyone who ca n’t give . However , even after Percy offers him Greek drachma , Charon wo n’t take the trio on his ferry , as they ’re still alive . The Disney show ’s take on the mythologic figure is every bit as eerie as the original , and that ’s what makes it neat .
5Cerberus Appears In The Percy Jackson Books (& Is Taken From Mythology)
The Three-Headed Dog Appears In Many Shows & Movies
Yet another figurePercy Jacksonpulls from Grecian mythology is Cerberus , who chases Percy , Annabeth , and Grover after Charon deny them passage on his ferry . Percy Jacksonseason 1 , sequence 7 ’s inclusion of the three - headed pawl is dead on target to Riordan ’s novel , and it infuses some humor into the monster ’s bearing . For one , his heads look like literal - biography rottweilers , shit this iteration of Cerberus cuter than others — even in spite of his condemnable attempt . The trio also tranquillise him by petting him , and they endeavor to deflect him with a squeaky miniature .
4Annabeth Gets Trapped In The Asphodel Fields
Her Staying Behind Feels Like A Callback To Thalia
During their journey through the Underworld , Percy and his friends come across a line of business full of souls , dubbed the Fields of Asphodelin Greek mythology . In the fib , this is where the souls of people who were n’t judged to be good or evilness went to wander for infinity . InPercy Jackson & the Olympians , the souls in these playing area are those with regrets . Annabeth gets beat here , suggesting she has some regrets , though episode 7 does n’t dilate on what those are . Her staying behind while Percy and Grover go onward also feel like a callback to Thalia ’s luck , even if Annabeth do better than the other demigod .
3Tartarus Is An Important Location In Greek Mythology (& Percy Jackson)
It’s Where The Story’s Big Bad Resides
Percy and Grover near get pulled intoTartarus inPercy Jacksonseason 1 , episode 7 , andthe giant cavity within the Underworld plays an important role in Greek mythology and Riordan ’s Scripture . It ’s where Zeus and the exceeding gods imprisoned the Titans , a development that directly lead intoPercy Jacksonseason 1 ’s big reveal . Kronos , the King of the Titans , is the one essay to start a state of war among the gods . That ’s why he attempts to deplumate Percy into Tartarus , though there ’s a 2nd part of that wrench .
2Hermes' Sneakers Tease A Percy Jackson Finale Reveal
The Sneakers Hint That Luke Is The Real Lightning Thief
While Kronos is the one who wants to drag Percy and Zeus ' Master Bolt into Tartarus , the real treasonist is the person who gives him the means to : Luke . While Percy has realise that Kronos and Ares have a Equus caballus in this race , he has n’t set up together why Hermes ' sneakers misfunction in the Underworld : because Luke gift them to him for that aim . Luke is angry at his father , and his acerbity leads him to betray Olympus . This will be the rarefied reveal of thePercy Jacksonseason 1 finale , and installment 7 teases it for anyone watch carefully .
1Hades' Helm Is Rooted In Greek Mythology
When Percy get a line that Hades has no sake in the Master Bolt or a war among the gods , he study that the Olympian is looking for a mythic physical object of his own : his Helm of Darkness . This point exists in Greek mythology , and it serves as Hades ' symbolization , interchangeable to the room the Lightning Bolt represents Zeus and Poseidon ’s Trident represents him . Hell ' Helm grants the wearer invisibleness , and he evidence Percy that the Lightning Thief must have used it to snag Zeus ' weapon . Percy Jackson & the Olympiansseason 1 ’s finale will unveil more about the thievery , and it will probably check more Easter eggs .
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base on the new serial publication by Rick Riordan Percy Jackson & the Olympians is an action - adventure fantasy video serial created for Disney+ . When Percy Jackson is framed for the theft of Zeus ' almighty thunderclap , Percy must realise his name , all while harnessing the power inherited by his father , Poseidon , at a ingroup created for demi - gods .
Based on the novel series by Rick Riordan Percy Jackson & the Olympians is an action-adventure fantasy television series created for Disney+. When Percy Jackson is framed for the theft of Zeus' almighty thunderbolt, Percy must clear his name, all while harnessing the powers inherited by his father, Poseidon, at a camp created for demi-gods.
