Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 Recap
The season begins with 12-year-old Percy Jackson discovering not solely that the entire Greek myths and legends that his mother advised him rising up are very actual, but in addition that he’s the son of Poseidon (Toby Stephens), the God of the ocean. After a mishap involving a bully and a fountain leads him to be expelled from one more faculty that doesn’t fairly perceive his distinctive talents, his mother, Sally Jackson (Virginia Kull), decides to lastly inform him the reality.
With the assistance of an outdated pal from faculty, Grover (Aryan Simhadri), who turns to be a satyr and demigod protector in disguise, they depart for Camp Half-Blood – a refuge for demigods whose magical barrier defend the weak youth from the monsters searching for glory of their demise. Along the way in which, the three are attacked by a Minotaur despatched by Hades (Jay Duplass) to recuperate one thing he believes that Percy has stolen from him.
They virtually make it to camp earlier than Sally is was gold mud inside the Minotaur’s grasp. Thinking that his mom, the one one who’s ever really cherished and cared for him, is useless, Percy angrily assaults the Minotaur. He does handle to take down the beast with its personal horn, but in addition almost kills himself within the course of.
He awakens at camp the subsequent day, the place he learns extra about this unusual new world that he’s part of. He meets Luke (Charlie Bushnell), a son of Hermes and a demigod that numerous youthful campers look as much as, and learns the ins and outs of life as a demigod. He additionally meets Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), a daughter of Athena who appears to be like at Percy with an odd curiosity, and Clarisse (Dior Goodjohn), a daughter of Ares who seems jealous of Percy’s new discovered glory.
After a number of days of coaching, Percy finds himself on a group with Annabeth and Luke throughout a camp-wide sport of Capture the Flag. Percy almost will get pummeled by Clarisse and different kids of Ares, however he holds his personal and helps his group win the sport. This can be the second that Poseidon decides to formally declare Percy as his personal, kicking off an vital quest for the younger demigod.
Percy is advised of an impending conflict between the gods from the camp’s leaders, Chiron (Glynn Turman) and Dionysus a.okay.a. Mr. D (Jason Mantzoukas), who insist that Percy is the one destined to see this quest by way of. Zeus’ grasp bolt has gone lacking, and Percy has till the summer season solstice to hunt out Hades, the main suspect other than himself, and retrieve the bolt. Percy agrees to tackle the hunt, however solely after studying that his mother may nonetheless be alive within the Underworld as a prisoner. He recruits Grover and Annabeth to affix him on the journey to Los Angeles, after receiving a prophecy hinting on the perils that lie forward.
