PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS is based on a young adult, fantasy book series by Rick Riordan. It has been much anticipated with fans expecting the made for television tale remain true to the enormous epic, super-natural, original story. Luckily, they were not disappointed.
Percy, a demigod portrayed by Walker Scobell, has the perfect angst-driven look, complete with his abundant curly locks. He is together again with his two co-horts, Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) sand Grover (Aryan Simhadri). They are of on another quest that is much darker and has major repercussions for the continuation of Zeus’s world. Along the journey, a prophecy is revealed that opens up more intense encounters with cyclops, giants, seductive Sirens, invisible borders, and invading armies. The trio travel over land and sea. Obviously, there is more action, choices, and consequences. It is all exciting and entertaining.
My only complaint is that in spite of all these intriguing moments, there are too many filler episodes and very basic dialogue. The characters and plot could benefit by moving a tad faster. Maybe cutting back the number of episodes to eight instead of ten would create even more intensity. It also would not hurt to limit the amount of teenage emotional upheavals, but then I am speaking from an older perspective and not YA.
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS is set-up for a third season. The fate of the gods is a heavy burden to carry, but I have no doubt Percy and his friends will be up for another challenging quest to fulfill. It is streaming Disney+.
