Overview
- Released December 31, the new episode visits Circe’s retreat and stages the long-anticipated sirens encounter with notable changes from the Sea of Monsters book.
- The cast describes the adjustments as character-driven, underscoring trials that surface each demigod’s fatal flaw and Percy’s fierce commitment to his friends.
- Critics single out the production and creature design and strong guest performances, while continuing to flag compressed pacing despite a powerful finish.
- Parallel scenes with Clarisse and Grover push forward the Polyphemus storyline, with Aleks Paunovic’s take shifting from goofy to genuinely threatening.
- Beyond the current season’s weekly rollout on Disney+ and Hulu, Season 3 is underway in Vancouver with Jesse L. Martin set to portray Annabeth’s father.