'Percy Jackson And The Olympians' Season 2 Episode 6 Review
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead
Viewers were treated to a climactic episode of Percy Jackson & The Olympians this week as multiple storylines converged on Polyphemus’ island. The episode opens with Tyson underwater in a scene that seems to be a callback to Season 1 when Percy fell from the Arch into the Mississippi River. It was here he learned he could breathe underwater, and in this new episode, Tyson discovers the same thing. Then a flash of rainbow light appears before the scene ends. Book fans know what this means, but those new to the story have to wait until the final scene. Elsewhere, Percy experiences another dream, but this time it’s a nightmare. He’s back at camp with campers sleeping or dead on the floor. It’s not quite clear what state they were in. Then a cloaked figure, assumed to be Kronos, shows up. Percy reveals to Annabeth that the figure was Thalia. Meanwhile, Grover and Clarisse are tied up while Polyphemus lectures them about the joys of living alone.
Now that the setup is complete, Percy and Annabeth have a plan to rescue Grover. Unlike most plans in television, this one is actually well thought out. Annabeth remembers from The Odyssey that Polyphemus can hear and smell extremely well, so they steal a pair of sheep hides and pass undetected in the herd, steal the golden fleece, and rescue Grover. Unfortunately, Polyphemus proves to be just as clever and leaves the golden fleece out in the open directly above the hole that leads to Grover. The trick is that the fleece is just a regular sheep’s fleece that’s been painted gold. Everybody seems to fall for this trick.
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Percy ends up trapped in the cave with Clarisse and Grover while Annabeth dons her Yankees cap to bait Polyphemus away from his lair. Meanwhile, Luke, who had previously discovered their location through an Iris message, portals in. The three heroes trapped in the cave find the real golden fleece while Annabeth attacks Polyphemus. He strikes back, leaving her bruised, bleeding, and almost dying. After a fierce battle between Tyson and Polyphemus that sees both of them falling into the sea, Luke shows up. He asks Percy for the fleece to heal Annabeth. This is a nice payoff from the last episode, where Percy says if he had to choose between saving Annabeth and saving Olympus, he’d burn it all down. Clarisse tries to stop him, saying she won’t jeopardize the quest. None of the heroes at this point has any reason to believe Luke won’t just run off with the fleece immediately. To his credit, Luke does heal Annabeth with the fleece before running off with both it and her. This shows audiences that there’s still some good left in him.
Tyson returns to move the boulder trapping the heroes in the cave, and they plan to go after Luke, Annabeth, and the fleece. There’s just one small problem. They’re stuck on an island with no boat in sight. Then Tyson jiggles Annabeth’s charm, and four hippocampi appear. In Greek myth, hippocampi are essentially water horses, useful for traveling across the sea.
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This episode has a lot of action and brings in all the characters outside of camp. Percy’s nightmare is also a bit of a reminder that those at camp are still at risk. After he hands the fleece off to Luke, Clarisse reminds him of everything he put at stake, namely, the whole of the camp. While most of the episode was focused on these larger action sequences, there were a few standout moments of hilarity. When Percy falls into the cave, he is caught by Clarisse and responds with a very awkward hi that can rival Zuko’s “Hello there.” Earlier, when they pose as sheep, they start bleating, and both actors commit fully to the characters and the bit.
With its heart, humor, and real stakes, this episode is one Percy Jackson readers can be proud of. With just two episodes left to go, fans can expect the action to continue and possibly amp up. But the humor of the series is as iconic as the battles, so let’s hope they find the right balance in the final two episodes.
Rating: 9/10
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