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• We wish Daniel José Older a belated happy birthday!
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  A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel is out now, and we WILL be discussing it next month.
• Did you see the Wrath of the Triple Goddess covers posted on Rick’s blog?
• The synopsis sounds amazing, and we can’t wait to read this one!
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  The Hollywood Reporter gives us some important stats regarding Percy Jackson and the Olympian‘s current streaming ratings.
• Make sure you watch the BTS video for episode 5 and check out the poster for episode 6..
• Did you know that Augustus from Percy Jackson and the Olympians episode 6 was named after the Black Sails character?
• In case you missed the big news, there WAS a Bianca and Nico di Angelo reference in the last episode.
• Rick also gives us some additional information about this scene on Goodreads.
• He also talks about what he wants to do for Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2.

• What did we think about this episode overall?
• Spoiler alert: We’re still trying to figure out how we feel about the Crusty’s scene.
• Are we okay with the kids knowing a lot more than they did in the book?
• What was the secret code?
• Crusty’s little monologue hints at what else is to come in this episode.
• Are we sad he didn’t get his head chopped off?
• There have been some top-tier quotes this season, and we may need to rank them at some point.
• That stress ball does a lot of heavy lifting this episode.
• Wait, is Annabeth more concerned about Percy’s mom than the quest!?
• Sally gets mad in the first scene of the flashback, and we kind of love it.
• So, like, the first movie Percy is showing Annabeth is The Wizard of Oz, right?
• Percy is such a city kid, and we love it.
• Is Charon supposed to look like the figure in the vision?
• Was that Janus on his staff?
• Um, did Cerberus just eat Grover!?
• Annabeth is such a badass, but of course we already knew that.
• Did anyone else think she was gonna throw up once they pulled her up the edge of the cliff?
• We get SUPER MAD about how the principal of Percy’s new school treats him.
• Homeschooling is not an option for everyone!!
• Percy refuses to blame Grover for losing one of the pearls.
• We love him so much, but could he be a little less self-sacrificing!?
• The Fields of Asphodel are very creepy.
• What does Annabeth regret!?
• Also, can we talk for a minute about the part where she says she trusts Percy’s dad!?
• You know a place has bad vibes when the giant three-headed dog won’t follow you out there.
• Who else thought Percy might chop off Grover’s legs? Just Kristen?? Okay.
• If we don’t admit that’s the master bolt then it can’t be true!!
• Everyone loves Sally!
• Although Young Percy says some very mean things to her.
• Okay, Hades’ Palace is huuuuge.
• We’re still trying to figure out how we feel about Jay Duplass as Hades.
• “I seldom cahoot.”
• Do we believe Percy figured out it was Kronos?
• Percy decides to do the right thing, even though it’s difficult.
• How often does Sally get to talk to Poseidon?
• Does Zeus know who Percy is?
• In an alternate timeline, Percy and Annabeth could’ve been best friends at age seven.
• There are so many great quotes in this scene, and we love Toby Stephens as Poseidon!
• Why doesn’t Grover get a helping hand!?
• Ares is going down, one way or another!

• Liz O is very happy we didn’t see the skin seat on Ares’ motorcycle.
• Steph says there were no winter solstice presentations in the book.