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• Read Riordan released another OTP timelines article, this time about Nico di Angelo and Will Solace.
• Then, we try to guess which gods said what in the Riordanverse.
• Did you do better than us?? You probably did.
• Let’s talk about the November 11 blog post.
• What moments from The Lightning Thief do they need an underwater set for?
• The Underworld set is going to be AMAZING.
• It’s so interesting to think which gods we’re going to see this season and which have to wait.
• It has been confirmed and confirmed again: No actors from the Percy Jackson movies will appear in Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney+.
• It’s so amazing to hear that the studio partners keep giving them excellent notes and that everything has been super collaborative.
• We got another update for Daughter of the Deep! How long do you think it’ll be until that movie comes out?
• Make sure you’ve ordered The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro.
• Hopefully we’re able to go to an in-person tour stop for this book, but if not, maybe we can catch the virtual event.
• Okay, it’s time for the November 18 blog post, which is all about new casting.
• First up is Jay Duplass as Hades.
• Do we know Jay from anything? One of our friends is definitely excited for this one!
• We’ve also got Timothy Omundson as Hephaestus!
• Is there a better, more prolific actor for this role?? We think not!
• Kristen makes a confession that SHOCKS Karen to the core.
• We do a lot of speculating about how Hephaestus’ role could be expanded for the show.

• It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the United States, so let’s talk about food!
• Despite the fact that Zeus’ recipe inspired Karen to come up with this series, Kristen had the most trouble with him!
• We both definitely tried to incorporate weather somehow.
• How do you turn Hera’s personality into a recipe??
• We agreed it had to be something homemade and comforting.
• For Poseidon, is there really any choice other than seafood?
• Kristen went for freshness and Karen went for abundance, but both work really well!
• And no, there’s no blue JELL-O with goldfish inside.
• Hades definitely demands some sort of MEAT.
• We both also incorporated fire in different ways.
• And maybe the Italian flag??
• Athena was a little bit of a tricky one, but we both knew it HAD to involve olives or olive oil in some way.
• Plus, it had to be light and have enough substance to sustain you during battle!
• Kristen’s pick for Ares was honestly the best recipe out of the entire list.
• We both knew it had to be meat, and it had to be violent.
• Kristen also describes Ares in the nicest way possible.
• Next up is Dionysus, and we go in two different directions for this one.
• Kristen was thinking parties, and Karen was thinking wine. How could you go wrong with either?
• Kristen knew she HAD to work oranges into her recipe for Apollo.
• Karen had a similar reasoning for going with her choice for Apollo as well.
• Artemis is next on our list, and Kristen had a really clever way of working one of her major symbols into her choice.
• Why did we both think Artemis was vegetarian?? She’s the goddess of the HUNT.
• And yes, Karen found a way to incorporate mushrooms. Obviously.
• Hephaestus is such an interesting god to find a recipe for, and apparently Kristen had NO trouble with this one.
• That being said, we think of Hephaestus VERY differently.
• For Aphrodite, are there any options other than chocolate??
• Callie interrupts us to eat a little bit of dinner.
• Whatever Aphrodite gets, it has to be elegant and decadent.
• Demeter is an interesting one, but Kristen found a really good recipe for that.
• Meanwhile, Karen went with something a little more classic.
• Hermes was another god who was really fun and interesting to come up with recipes for.
• Seriously, tacos are so versatile and they’re good to eat on the go!
• Our last god on the list is Hestia, and we knew from the get-go it would be a little bit difficult.
• Whatever her meal is, it’s gotta be roasted over an open fire!
• Was this fun? Did you like it? Should we do some more?

• It’s time to talk about The Last Olympian chapter 12.
• Is this the first time we’re meeting Will Solace?
• He must be an excellent healer if Percy is allowing him to look after Annabeth.
• How much does Pompona look like Demeter?
• Watch out for that foreshadowing! It’ll bite you right on the nose.
• We really wanted to root for you, Ethan!
• We’re really feeling the Percabeth vibes in this chapter!!
• There was a point in time where Luke wanted to run away from Kronos and everything he had to do. How do we feel about this?
• Grover returns to deliver some bad news and eat some furniture.
• Karen totally forgets the word for hellhounds.
• We’re officially up to Prophecy Count #27.
• Nico needs to learn the delicate art of listening to your elders.
• Did Maria di Angelo make the right call, or was she being naïve?
• Zeus would totally kill children.
• Poor Persephone would’ve been forced to live with Hades’ mistress. YIKES.
• Hades goes full God of Death on the Oracle, and we just feel so bad for her.
• Rachel’s father is kind of the worst.
• Kristen has ANOTHER confession.

• Henry lets us know that there’s a Mythic Quest/Percy Jackson crossover…in Becky’s dreams.
• Phoebe tries to help us out with the whole sand dollar problem.