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What’s a Kids’ Fantasy Show Without Wonder?

Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ commitment to faithfulness turned out to be a constraint.
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Saving the planet shouldn’t be easy. But for Percy Jackson, navigating a world in which Greek gods and myths exist in the modern-day United States is simple, as long as you’re up to date on your history. The Disney+ series , which ended last week, follows the protagonist and his friends as they face off against monsters, traps, and public transit on a cross-country quest to retrieve a powerful weapon that’s gone missing. Unfortunately, the show reduces their most

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