Almost two decades before, Rick Riordan presented a new take on Greek mythology with his first book in the ‘Percy Jackson And The Olympians’ series. Since then, there have been several books and spin-offs that took hold of the younger generation, and now Disney+ has made it into a series.
Along with Jon Steinberg, Rick Riordan wrote the pilot of ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’. Rick is also serving as the executive producer of the series. Season one premiered with Walker Scobell playing the titular character, with Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava playing Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, respectively. The first season follows the trajectory of ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’, and the series has taken creative liberty to tweak a pivot prophecy.
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Percy Jackson Hides The Betraying Friends And Saving His Mother Prophecy From Annabeth And Grover
‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ is streaming on Disney+, and the third episode titled ‘We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium’ has been released. After Percy Jackson realizes that he is a demigod, the quest for new adventures begins for Grover, Percy, Annabeth, and Co. at Camp Half-Blood.
In the first book, ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’, Zeus accuses Poseidon of stealing his lightning bolt and gives him time until the summer solstice to find it. As Percy is burdened with the responsibility to find it, there are many obstacles he and his friends have to face.
In the ‘Percy Jackson’ series, as profound as some prophecies are, they are very important as they guide the demigods during their quests. One of the prophecies came in the first episode of the series, where Percy, Annabeth, and Grover get into a battle with Medusa and Alecto as they try to lure Jackson and the daughter of Zeus.
Before that, Percy Jackson tells Chiron, Annabeth, and Grover about the prophecy, which says, “You shall go west, and face the god who has turned. You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned.”
However, after the battle with Medusa, Percy, and Annabeth confront each other about the deal, Grover intervenes and asks how they will navigate ahead in their task. This is when, instead of explicitly saying the prophecy, Jackson tells his friends that he is in a dilemma as he has to choose between saving his mother and freeing the world from Zeus’ wrath. The second part of the prophecy in the book reads, “You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend, and you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end.”
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Aryan Simhadri Calls The Scene In Medusa’s Basement An Important Step
It is still very early for Percy Jackson, as he has recently discovered his superpower and realized that his father is the god of the sea. Also, for Annabeth and Grover, it is too early to trust Percy or even each other. However, in the vulnerable scene, where Percy tells the two about his prophecy, which puts him in a dilemma, he forges the connection between the three.
Aryan Simhadri, who plays Grover Underwood, talked during an interview about the importance of the confrontation scene. He talked about the scene after the Medusa battle, saying, “It’s definitely a tense moment. Percy and Annabeth are still getting over their differences if they’ve gotten over any at all by that point. They’re very cautious of each other.”
Aryan further claimed that Percy is using Annabeth as she is desperate to impress her mother, Athena; however, the confrontation scene changes everything. Aryan added, “I think that trust Percy shows in his willingness to confide, and Annabeth’s as well, it just brings everyone closer together. And it makes them more like friends as opposed to acquaintances.”
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