History Recap / PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians2023S1E4

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* BigDamnHeroes: As opposed to Athena, who allows Echidna into her temple in retaliation against her daughter, Poseidon sends a giant waterspout to save his son.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Annabeth learns that Athena had intentionally allowed Echidna and the Chimera into the Gateway Arch because her daughter had "wounded her pride" by mailing Medusa's head to Olympus, and Athena was likely the one who sent Echidna after the trio in the first place in retaliation. Percy points out that it was ''his'' idea to mail the head and the box was under ''his'' name. Annabeth states that Athena knows that, and she doesn't care; her daughter allowed it to happen, she wants ''Annabeth'' to face the consequences of Percy's actions. Percy has none of it and takes Annabeth's place in the LastStand against the Chimera.

* BigDamnHeroes: As opposed to Athena, who allows Echidna into her temple to set an example to her daughter, Poseidon sends a giant waterspout to save his son from Athena's retribution.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Percy realizes that him sending Medusa's head to Olympus previously had angered Athena into allowing Echidna into the Gateway Arch in order to set an example.
* OhCrap: Percy has a big one when Annabeth informs him that Athena has allowed Echidna into the Arch, which was supposed to be a sanctuary from monsters.

* PapaWolf: Poseidon summons a waterspout to save his son from his long fall, therefore sparing him from Athena's retribution. He also sends a Nereid, a water spirit, to help a frightened Percy embrace his aquatic abilities.

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* GenderFlip: The Chimera is Echidna's daughter instead of her son like in the books.

* AdaptationDeviation: Percy sending Medusa's head to Olympus isn't directly addressed in The Lightning Thief until the very end, but in the show, this action causes the gods to see Percy and Annabeth as impertinent, which in turn causes Athena to allow the Chimera into the St. Louis Arch, which is normally a temple that monsters can't enter.

* BigDamnHeroes: As opposed to Athena, who allows Echidna into her temple to set an example to her daughter, Poseidon sends a giant waterspout to save his son.

* AdaptationalContextChange: In the books Annabeth wants to visit the Gateway Arch because it's one of her favourite structures, while here it's a temple of Athena she thinks they can seek sanctuary in. Unfortunately, Percy's act of impertinence angered Athena and caused her to revoke the sanctuary, which Echidna telepathically taunted Annabeth about.

* AdaptationalExplanation. In real life, the Mississippi River is not directly below the Gateway Arch, which would make it impossible for Percy to plummet down directly into the river as he did in the books. The show emphasizes this with a shot of Percy hanging over solid ground before showing that the river itself reached out and grabbed him from mid-air to pull him into the water.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Averted. In real life, the Mississippi River is not directly below the Gateway Arch, which would make it impossible for Percy to plummet down directly into the river as he did in the books. The show emphasizes this with a shot of Percy hanging over solid ground before showing that the river itself reached out and grabbed him from mid-air to pull him into the water.

* JustTrainWrong: Based on the interior shots, the trio are riding an Amtrak train to Los Angeles when the Chimera makes its initial attack in St Louis. However, when they get off the train, the camera shows Via Rail (Canada's national passenger rail company) train cars instead, with the logo of the Canadian government briefly visible on the side of the car as well.

* JustTrainWrong: Based on the interior shots, the trio are riding an Amtrak train to Los Angeles when the Chimera makes its initial attack in St Louis. However, when they get off the train, the camera shows Via Rail (Canada's national passenger rail company) train cars instead, with the logo of the Canadian government briefly visible as well.

* SoftWater: Percy survives an over 600 foot drop into the Mississippi River with no injuries. Justified as he's a son of Poseidon. Even more so, he didn’t fall directly in. A water spout came up and caught him.

* SoftWater: Percy survives an over 600 foot drop into the Mississippi River with no injuries. Justified as he's a son of Poseidon.

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* BaitAndSwitch: Percy appears to offer Annabeth Riptide to help in her LastStand against the Chimera on top of the St Louis Arch, but when she grabs the sword, he pulls her down into the staircase and switches places with her.

* SoftWater: Percy survives a nearly 700 foot drop into the Mississippi River. Justified as he's a son of Poseidon.

* SuperNotDrowningSkills: With the help of a Nereid, Percy discovers that he can breathe underwater.

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* JustTrainWrong: Based on the interior shots, the trio are riding an Amtrak train to Los Angeles when the Chimera makes its initial attack in St Louis. However, when they get off the train, the camera shows Via Rail (Canada's national passenger rail company) train cars instead, with the logo of the Canadian government briefly visible as well.

* JustTrainWrong: Based on the interior shots, the trio are riding an Amtrak train to Los Angeles when the Chimera makes its initial attack in St Louis. However, when they get off the train, the camera shows Via Rail (Canada's national passenger rail company) train cars instead.

* JustTrainWrong: Based on the interior shots, the trio are riding an Amtrak train to Los Angeles when the Chimera makes its initial attack in St Louis. However, when they get off in the rail yard, the camera shows Via Rail (Canada's national passenger rail company) train cars instead.

* JustTrainWrong: The trio are riding an Amtrak train to Los Angeles when the Chimera makes its initial attack in St Louis. However, when they get off in the rail yard, the camera shows Via Rail (Canada's national passenger rail company) train cars instead.

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