Percy Jackson and the Olympians finally unveiled the Lotus scene and it's not what fans expected. Here's how the Disney Plus series depicted this differently from Rick Riordan's books and the original films.
The Lotus Flowers Casino Scene is Different from the Original
Originally, the lotus scene in both the Percy Jackson books and films happened differently. First and foremost, the characters were not aware that the lotus flower desserts being served at the casino were intoxicating.
Eating the lotus flowers would lead the consumers to forget their identity, why they went to the casino in the first place, and eventually, spend eternity of their lives there without realizing how fast the time has run.
The films depicted that the lotus-induced desserts were the "most delicious thing they have ever eaten", which likely led the trio to eat more than they should have. This led the drug to take effect at a faster time.
The lotus flowers were based on the Greek mythology that a tribe called "Lotus-eaters" were addicted to the fruit of a tree that grew out of nowhere.
Odysseus found this tribe during his travels, and some of his men ended up tasting the fruit and were hypnotized to never leave the place.
The Percy Jackson franchise just depicted the plant in the form of desserts.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, however, took a different turn at raising the stakes to hinder Percy, Annabeth, and Grover from achieving their quest.
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How the Percy Jackson Series Raised the Stakes
Before Percy, Annabeth, and Grover entered the Lotus Casino, they were fully aware of what the lotus flower desserts did to visitors.
So they made a pact to not eat any of the lotus flowers. In fact, not consume anything at all during their time there.
While everything seemed to be going smoothly, with none of the trio eating anything, Grover suddenly started showing signs of forgetting his friends and the quest to find Hermes.
Meanwhile, Percy and Annabeth weren't aware that "time goes faster" in the casino. What they thought was a mere few minutes talking to Hermes turned out to have spent days.
But why? How could this have happened when they never consumed anything?
Well, as Hermes explained to Percy, which the son of Poseidon relayed to Annabeth, they "pump" the lotus flowers "into the air." This makes it easier for visitors to stay imprisoned without realizing it.
It was only when Hermes knew that the trio wouldn't make it on time at the Summer Solstice that he let them go.
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