We’re back with another relisten, for Sea of Monsters Ch 4-6! This week, Erin apologizes for everything she’s ever said about Chiron. We bring back nuance in 2025, which is in character for discussing PJO. Topics include our thoughts on CGI Tyson, casting (or lack thereof, cough cough, Silena), and Taylor Swift’s apparently controversial album. A ton happens in these chapters, including Chiron’s weird music taste, an introduction to a new camp director, and the chariot race. We get pumped to see the chariot race on our screens! Our lightning bolt questions for this one show why we’re known as the unhinged podcast. Enjoy!!
Timestamps:
Old Episode Begins: 8:10
Chapter 4 commentary: 15:18 - 17:17, 22:00
Chapter 5 commentary: 35:03 - 37:55, 52:57
Chapter 6 commentary: 63:32-67:02, 72:26
Lightning Bolt Questions: 74:55
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We are SO excited to be re-reading (or re-listening?) to our Sea of Monsters episodes with you all to prepare for Season 2 of the Disney+ show! This episode includes over 30 minutes of new content and reactions interspersed with our original audio from Episode 10: What's Up With Dodgeball? We discuss chapters 1-3 of Sea of Monsters and pinpoint the things we are most excited to see come to life in the new season of the TV show. We also give answers to our old lightning bolt questions, nearly 4 years later, and see how much we changed. We had a lot of fun recording this and relistening and hope you all enjoy it as much as we do!
Timestamps:
8:17: Old Episode Audio Begins
23:19: Updated Chapter 1 Reactions
39:20: Updated Chapter 2 Reactions
49:35: Updated Chapter 3 Reactions
59:51: Some More Chapter 3 Reactions
1:04:07: Lightning Bolt Questions Old & New
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*drumroll please* we have finished another series! This marks our FOURTH series we've completed on this podcast. Magnus defeats Loki with the power of friendship. While we thought the flyting was a bit anticlimatic, we also thought the message was really sweet and true to Magnus's character. Loki is delivered back to the gods, and Magnus returns to Valhalla. The series wraps up nicely with Magnus and Alex opening a youth homeless shelter, and also kissing again! We give our overall thoughts on the book, and read lots of emails from listeners. Thanks for joining us for this series!
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We have reached the romance! FINALLY! We naturally bring up Pirates of the Caribbean. Alex and Magnus cozy up in the cold. They meet up with Skadi, who helps them on their way to the Naglfar. Magnus drinks the mead and feels nothing. Manasa comes face to face with her shame about the ship indeed being full of the dead. There is a lot of fighting with the undead. People are invisible, and we get slightly confused about that. Magnus begins his flyting (rap battle) with Loki, and physically shrinks from the insults.
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We welcome back third time guest Mal from Demigod Debut to discuss these Mallory-centric chapters! Mal offers her insight on being a Mallory. We think Frigg's power is kind of useless. Frigg gives the gang some guidance, and then they go murder giants. This is their second giant murder in this book alone! Rick brings up loincloths again. Maybe we should have a loincloth counter. They get the mead that they need to fight Loki, and then head towards Niflheim, where everything gets cold.
Check out Mal's podcast Demigod Debut wherever you get your pods, both of us have been on her podcast! You can follow them @demigoddebutpod
PS -- apologies for audio issues this episode, we had ALL the connection issues and Sam did their best to clean it up!
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Magnus, with the help of Jack, defeats the Dragon Daddy in a strange but effective way. It’s all very deep and traumatic. We learn about nissers, or hobs, who are cutie little sprites. Magnus volunteers to damage his soul to save Hearth. They get the whetstone that they need, and then Hearth drops the plot twist that he’s planning to eat his father’s heart! Metal. Fortunately, Magnus drops the heart and nobody has to eat it. Then they head back to the Big Banana and arrive in Flam. We learn more about Mallory’s backstory and discover her godly parent. We also get a deep dive on Irish history thanks to a listener!
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It’s time for the weird giant battle. One of these seems to happen every book, and it’s where we get super confused. Alex’s clay creation, Pottery Barn, battles a lumpy clay giant, while TJ battles Hrungnir. Magnus just kind of stands there. Relatable king. We both wish we got to see more of Alex and Magnus’s relationship developing. They defeat the giant and his clay friend, and are told to travel to Flam and take the train. But before they can do that, Blitz and Hearth return. It’s time to face Hearth’s father once again. They go to Alfheim and Alderman’s home is not how they left it. Instead of a mean dad, they must face a mean dragon. We get a bit too deep because of Manasa’s Thor’s Rumbling question. Erin’s question is silly, per usual. Enjoy!
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Manasa apologizes for the aforementioned strong opinion in the last episode. Erin has discovered sound effects on the recording platform they use. Get ready for lots of “ballpark!” Magnus learns all about Kvasir and his mead. Hearth and Blitz set off to find the location of Bolverk’s whetstone, while Magnus and his friends head towards England. TJ has an insane take about thanking the British. Erin’s history minor and liberal arts education comes on strong. Rick is a Civil War guy, unfortunately. Erin also mentions Animorphs twice this episode, and is in peak form. Manasa’s set of chapters feel like an entirely different book. They get to York and find a giant to battle, who tells them that Alex needs to create a clay sculpture giant. We get some more background on Alex and her family.
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Manasa has a strong opinion about the title of this book. It’s 100% because she hasn’t finished the book yet and doesn’t know the full context, but shhh, don’t tell her. Once again, Magnus has run into shenanigans with giants. Magnus and friends are captured by nine large giant water women, who are all daughters of Aegir. They are taken to Aegir’s palace, where they discover that Blitz and Hearth are being held hostage. Magnus, Sam, and Alex use dietary restrictions to save Hearth and Blitz. They ask Aegir a lot of questions about mead, and he gives them some clues for their next task. He lets them leave, however, gives his daughters permission to attack, and once again Magnus finds himself fighting giant women. Magnus calls for help from his dad, and his grandpa, Njord, shows up. Njord has a weird thing with his feet. If Greeks are Horse Girls and Romans are Furries, the Norse are Feet Guys. Magnus learns he has to challenge Loki to a flyting, which is basically an ancient roast.
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Time for the final book in this series! We start off as all good books should begin, with a cameo from Percy Jackson. Manasa thinks that Jack was created specifically to anger her. Erin thinks that Jack is actually delusional and living in a false world. Percy helps Magnus train for his journey on a ship, and then Magnus and Alex go to clear out Randolph’s house, where they find some clues, and also wolves! Fenrir is the Taylor Swift of wolves. Just as we’re the Taylor Swift of podcasts. Magnus heads back to Valhalla and finds his floormates ready to launch their expedition on the sea. The boat is yellow like a banana and for some reason this really embarasses Magnus. We are pro-yellow boats.
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ONE MORE BOOK DOWN! We finish up the final chapters of Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor. They end with a bang -- Alex shatters some pottery and Magnus asks prying questions. Then Magnus regroups with Sam and connects with our very favorite, Annabeth. We go on a long tangent about toxic relationships and how one is supposed to know when to cut someone off. We wish life gave us breaks in between major plotlines, like children's books do. Then, we wrap up with some messages from fans, including a fan made Otis and Marvin quiz!
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We are here at the climax of this book, and as usual, things get funky. Sam and Alex do a switch-a-roo on Thrym. Erin claims that Rick stole from Animorphs, again. The ceremony is at a secret second venue, Loki's cavern! Nothing says wedding like ominous bubbling liquids and a man being poisoned. Loki frees himself from his chains, and the Aesir gods show up just in time to not be very useful. At least Thor gets his hammer back. Magnus makes a hard case against jigsaw puzzles. Manasa makes a case against Boggle again. Erin comes down hard against... Crocs? Only one more episode to go for Hammer of Thor!
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FINALLY, we get to see Otis and Marvin again! But first, Utgard-Loki has to encourage Magnus and friends to do some critical thinking. Sif comes to the rescue and takes them to her home. They meet up with Thor and update him on their progress so far. Otis and Marvin are there and it's very special. Sif gives everyone a makeover. Magnus continues to be down bad for Alex. We pronounce everything really wrong in this episode.
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We're back with another chunk of classic Riordan fever-dream chapters! Sometime around 2016, Rick started getting silly with his side quests. This is the perfect example. Magnus makes Alex share more about her personal life. Blitz uses the power of fashion to make a magical bag. They arrive at Utgard Lanes and are challenged to a competition by all the giants. Magnus can't stop murdering giants for some reason. Somehow Blitz once again uses the power of fashion to win his competition? Sam faces fear head on. Magnus and Alex sending bowling balls to New Hampshire. Erin wants to send bowling balls to her enemies. We decide this series is actually just Ella Enchanted.
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Magnus and friends climb up the rainbow (happy pride month) and visit with Heimdall, who loves a selfie. Once again, Rick dates this as solidly 2016 with selfie sticks and Vine (RIP). They are summoned to Jotunheim via a mysterious bowling alley sign, and get roped into trying to carry a giant bowling bag for giants. Apparently Jack can sew, what can’t the sword do!
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Magnus and Hearth have a run-in with a fish dwarf (and possibly commits ecoterrorism). We learn about the inspiration for the Ring of Power in Lord of the Rings. Erin talks about dream journaling. Magnus and Hearth bring Mr. Alderman the treasure, and he goes crazy with power and possibly becomes a dragon. The retrieve the stone and leave Alfheim to meet up with Sam and Amir, where Sam nearly breaks Amir's brain exposing him to the world of norse mythology.
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It may be episode 169 (nice), but the topics of these chapters are distinctively Not Nice! They're actually quite sad! Sam flies a plane (notably, without a license, which stresses Erin out) to drop Hearth, Magnus, and Stone Blitz off in Alfheim, to see a guy about a hot stone. The guy with the hot stone is unfortunately Hearth's abusive father. We hate Mr. Alderman. He would probably be into the Alpha Male culture if he was a human. We get to learn a lot about elf culture and society, and get a glimpse into Hearth's not-so-nice childhood.
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Fresh off an hour-long yap session, we are ready to yap further about Magnus Chase. Magnus and Sam meet up with Hearth and Blitz, and traverse into the Wight's Barrow. The mummies are very democratic. The Skofnung Sword is hot, and also afraid of women, apparently. Can Jack see? How does he know the sword is hot? Also why are the swords gendered? Rick, we have questions. Erin talks about her trip to Iceland multiple times. Magnus battles a bunch of undead mummies and then Loki and Randolph show up. Blitz almost dies and in order to save him, they must go to Hearth's childhood (or, according to Manasa, biological) home and face his trauma.
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It's time to fight a giant worm! And also get to know Alex better! We discuss the merits of being an introvert vs. an extrovert. Is Magnus more extroverted or introverted? What about Percy? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Erin thinks lindworms sound kind of cute. They'd definitely get into the Salt Spitoon. Alex murders Magnus (they're off to a fantastic start). Magnus has some weird dreams, and learns about an impending wedding that's about to mess up Sam's life. Jack can fly people around like a broom now (Manasa hates this). We get to see Alex's badass death, which is nothing like Magnus's from last book.
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We're back, baby! Starting off book 2 of the Magnus Chase series with the return, and consequent murder, of our favorite goat, Otis. Manasa brings up Hoodwinked this time. Magnus has a wild chase with a goat killer. Jack is really into pop music now and has had a lot of personality development. Jack is now Manasa's enemy. We get to meet Alex Fierro, a character we have long-anticipated, and see her in weasel form. Magnus is yearning immediately. Erin suggests watching both Hoodwinked and the Spongebob Movie for research purposes.
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