We Board the Princess Andromeda is the third episode of the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Plot[]
Aboard a cruise ship, our heroes struggle to differentiate friend from foe.
Summary[]
In the attic of the Big House, Clarisse comes up to request a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi for her Quest for the Golden Fleece. The Oracle expels green mist, which takes the form of Clarisse and issues her the prophecy:
- You shall sail the iron ship with warriors of bone.
- You shall find what you seek and make it your own.
- But despair for your life entombed within stone,
- And fail...
With her prophecy in hand, Tantalus gives Clarisse another order: hunt down Annabeth and Percy, who are now fugitives from camp, and bring them to justice. She is given the option to find a substitute for Annabeth, but she instead chooses to embark on the quest alone.
Meanwhile, Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson climb aboard the Princess Andromeda. After they stow away, Tyson changes clothes in their suite's bathroom while Percy and Annabeth try to work around the secret that Chiron told her. Annabeth is concerned that Percy already knows about the secret, but not what it is. Percy tells her not to reveal the secret, though he suspects it has something to do with his future. However, he comes up with a safe word for Annabeth to use if he starts to lean in a bad direction: "Boon." Annabeth says that if he knew the secret, he would hate it and her. Percy encourages them to relax on the ship, only for Tyson to emerge from the bathroom and announce he smells monsters on board.
Clarisse prepares to leave Half-Blood Hill and sees her father, Ares, walking up to greet her. Impressed by his daughter's determination, the God of War gifts her an ironclad, whose crew consists of soldiers across the ages who have all fallen in battle and owe a debt to him. He tells Clarisse that Percy has a head start, but tells her to get the Golden Fleece first. He then addresses the soldiers, telling them that they are now under Clarisse's command and ordering them to help her get the Fleece or else he will send them to Tartarus.
Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson emerge from their room to find the Laistrygonian Giants that attacked a few days prior. Due to the Mist, the ship's staff accepts the monsters' presence without question. While Tyson heads back to their room to pack up, Percy and Annabeth encounter Alison Simms and try to warn her about the Laistrygonians' presence. Alison claims that she is with a squad of monster hunters, but Percy recognizes from his dream about Grover being kidnapped, realizing she is in league with Luke. Dropping her facade, she gets into a fight with Percy and Annabeth, which ends with Alison falling overboard. Retrieving her bag, Percy and Annabeth return to their room and search it, finding a golden card with a sigil of Kronos' Scythe. Recognizing the sigil as the ship's logo, they realize that the Princess Andromeda belongs to Luke.
Meanwhile, Clarisse tries to decipher the prophecy that the Oracle gave her as she also struggles to get the crew to listen to her, with them instead beginning to bond with each other. Back on the Princess Andromeda, the trio discusses how to deal with the son of Hermes. While Percy wants to kill Luke, the daughter of Athena wants to capture Luke and get him away. Against his better judgment, Percy decides to go with Annabeth's plan as she feels Luke will be in the Admiralty Suite. As Tyson questions how they will get Luke off the ship, Percy says he has a plan.
They head to the suite, where Percy reveals he plans to fight Luke. Annabeth insists he is no match for the son of Hermes, just as Tyson senses nearby monsters. They hide as Alison, having been pulled from the ocean, storms toward the suite and enters. Tyson listens in as the daughter of Apollo tells Luke that Percy and his friends are on board. She then leads four other demigods out with weapons drawn, while the Laistrygonians cut off their escape. Luke steps out of the suite and diffuses the standoff. He brings Percy and Annabeth inside as the Laistrygonians lead Tyson away. Percy explains to Luke that Hermes sent them to try to convince him to return to the gods’ side, saying his father is worried about him. Luke replies that the gods should be afraid, as he reveals Kronos’ Sarcophagus to Percy and Annabeth. They realize he plans to use the Golden Fleece to hasten Kronos’ resurrection. Annabeth berates Luke for poisoning Thalia’s tree, but he counters that Thalia would agree with what he's dong if she knew about the Great Prophecy. When Percy questions what that means, Luke sees an opportunity.
He leads Percy and Annabeth to the lower deck, where they find several demigods training and Tyson and the Laistrygonians building something. Luke explains that he is working to create a new Golden Age where all demigods and mythical beings can live in peace, while Annabeth argues that a war between the gods and Titans would wipe out humanity. When Percy asks about Camp, Luke replies that some will join willingly, and those who do not will be dealt with. He adds that the larger his forces grow, the stronger Kronos becomes, and that if Percy joins them, there will be no need for war. Annabeth tries to make Luke see reason, but Alison cuts her off. At that moment, Tyson finishes his device, revealing it to be a bomb. It explodes, knocking everyone to the floor except Tyson, who grabs Percy and Annabeth and runs. Ignoring Luke’s protests, Alison and the other rebels chase after them as they rush toward one of the lifeboats. As Percy and Annabeth climb in, Tyson locks the door and launches the boat. After hitting the water, Percy unscrews the Thermos of Winds to help them escape as Luke watches from the main deck.
On the Ironclad, Clarisse gives a speech to the undead soldiers about owing her father and debt for being part of the losing side of wars. She states that by finding the fleece, they will be forgiven and earn their place in Elysium. The crew finally takes her seriously and obeys her orders. As the men head to their stations, her navigator informs the daughter of Ares that the coordinates that Tantalus gave her are for Rocktown, New Jersey, not the Sea of Monsters. Remembering that Percy knows the real coordinates, she realizes that the two have to work together to save Camp.
On the lifeboat, Percy thanks Tyson for getting them out of trouble, and Tyson states he did it to save them. Percy speaks to Annabeth, who is reflecting on what Luke told her about Thalia. She tells Percy she knows the meaning of the Great Prophecy but not the words and decides it's time for him to know the truth. The prophecy states that a demigod child of the Big Three will make a choice that will either save or destroy Olympus when they turn sixteen years old. Percy reflects on her words and questions if Chiron truly trusts him as the three are left floating on the open sea.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson
- Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase
- Charlie Bushnell as Luke Castellan
- Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse La Rue
- Daniel Diemer as Tyson
Guest Starring[]
- Timothy Simons as Tantalus
- Adam Copeland as Ares
- Beatrice Kitsos as Alison Simms
- Kevin Chacon as Chris Rodriguez
Co-Starring[]
- Sage Linder as Bronte
- Ryan Biel as Assistant Satyr
- Marlo Marolle as Mark
- Araya Boyce as Clarisse Cronie
- Heather Feeney as the Oracle of Delphi
- Dan Payne as Marrow Sucker
- Daniel Cudmore as Skull Eater
- Paul Cheng as Brain Biter
- Mark Gibbon as Chet Jr.
- Aiden Howard as Aidan
- Adrien Hough as Carrington (British Captain)
- Kurt Oslund as Thorvald (Viking)
- Sean Yves Lesard as Pierre (Napoleonic Navigator)
- Miles Merry as Blockbuster Mitch
- Shota Tsuji as Hikojiro (Japanese Imperial Officer)
- Andre Rushkov as Boris (Russian Steamship Engineer)
- Andrew Alvarez as Rogue Demigod Theo
- Matthew Yanigira as Rogue Demigod Dean
- Cassandra Ebner as Rogue Demigod Petra
- Olly Atkins as Rogue Demigod Auggie
- Emmanuel Akpoviroro as Canthus (Ancient Greek Soldier)
- Nick Boraine as Kronos (voice)
Differences[]
- Clarisse's ironclad is not given a name in the series. In the books, it is called the CSS Birmingham.
- The crew of Clarisse's ironclad consists of soldiers from many wars who owe a debt of service to Ares, instead of exclusively Confederate soldiers.
- Dior Goodjohn found this change "very tasteful."
- Chris Rodriguez is still at Camp Half-Blood instead on the Princess Andromeda with the other Rogue Demigods.
- Which is ironic as Chris Rodriguez's first actor (Andrew Alvarez) is portraying a Rogue Demigod that is on the Princess Andomeda.
- Agrius and Oreius are absent. They are replaced by the Laistrygonian Giants.
- This episode also introduces a Laistrygonian Giant named Brain Biter.
Trivia[]
- The title is derived from Chapter Eight of The Sea of Monsters, while the episode adapts Chapters 8-9 of The Sea of Monsters.
- Although the coordinates Clarisse receives from Tantalus, 31°37' N, 56°12' W, indicate a nebulous point in the Sargasso Sea, the ironclad's navigator, Pierre, says that those coordinates indicate a point in Rocktown, New Jersey.