Episode #119 - Smile Through the Pain Prophecy Radio: A Percy Jackson Podcast

Prophecy Radio episode #119 discusses Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1, episode 8, “The Prophecy Comes True.” What did we think of the Percy Jackson season 1 finale? Did Zeus live up to his reputation? Is it possible the show actually made us like Poseidon?? We also tackle the latest Percy Jackson news, including the cover for The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin, and read some listener feedback. New episodes of Prophecy Radio air weekly, and we keep our discussions PG-13.

News and Updates (00:03:39)





We JUST recorded our last episode, but we’ve got a couple pieces of news we wanted you to check out.
First and foremost, be sure to look at the beautiful and terrifying cover for The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin.
The Percy Jackson team also has a cross-country quest going on. Be sure to keep an eye on their Instagram for more details.
Apparently the guy who played Crusty was also in the Lightning Thief movie!
Did you see the footage of the trio at Disney World?


Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1, episode 8, “The Prophecy Comes True” (02:05:00)





We now live in a post-Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1 world.
They really just punched us in the gut with that opening line, didn’t they?
When did that training scene take place?
This was a great segue back into the Ares fight.
Someone really needs to get Annabeth up to speed.
Percy and Ares certainly know how to get under each other’s skin.
Does it make sense that Percy was holding his own against the god of war?
Ares found out exactly what Perseus Jackson is capable of!!
Adam Copeland is literally perfect in this role.
How come they heard Sally’s voice as soon as Annabeth picked up the helmet?
Did Percy offer the helm in good faith in the hopes that it would score him some bonus points with Hades?
Alecto has a lot of reverence for Hades and his artifacts.
It’s probably not the smartest idea for Percy to walk into Olympus, but he’s done running from monsters.
THE LOOK ON PERCY’S FACE AS ANNABETH GIVES HIM HER NECKLACE.
Luke is so excited Percy is picking up what he’s putting down.
Did Luke betray Annabeth by telling Percy she’s afraid of spiders?
Why didn’t we get to see what book the security guard was reading!?
Did you catch all the different architecture that makes up Olympus?
Why did Percy have to climb that hill??
The silence as Percy handed over the bolt was SO LOUD.
We’re obsessed with Lance’s portrayal of Zeus and the musicality of his delivery.
It maybe wasn’t the smartest thing in the world to stand up to Zeus, but the guy really needed to hear what Percy had to say.
Poseidon surrenders in order to save his son!!
And he gets a little manipulative by bringing up Thalia’s bravery and how it inspired Percy to do the right thing with the bolt.
We loved hearing the Ancient Greek.
Oh, Zeus, you’re gonna be seeing A LOT of Percy going forward.
The meeting between Percy and Poseidon very nearly broke us.
The sea does not like to be restrained.
Poseidon’s face when Percy asks if he dreams about Sally–OMG.
That was an unceremonious exit if we ever saw one.
Was Percy supposed to end up in the ocean?
He’s a whole different person now, and Camp must feel like a totally different place.
Were those the Stohl Brothers!?
Annabeth has changed a lot too!!
When did Annabeth figure out that Luke was the one who betrayed them?
It was very helpful when Percy went back through the prophecy line by line.
Luke really didn’t want Grover to get hurt.
It’s SO easy to empathize with Luke’s feelings, even if we don’t agree with his actions.
Did you catch the glint in his eye??
Anyone else forget that Backbiter could open portals??
Luke does NOT want to hear Percy’s excuses for the gods.
What did that letter H represent?
Percy’s got some smooth moves!
Poor, poor Annabeth. At least Luke knows not to take her on, too.
Kronos might be very, very persuasive, but Percy is very, very stubborn.
We’re glad we got to see