What should be in the Lightning Thief TV series? (SPOILER WARNING)

Fair warning- this is all essentially a giant spoiler for those of you that haven't read all ten books. 

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*Geographic casting- Richmond, Virginia for Annabeth; NYC, New York for Percy; Phoenix, Arizona for Clarisse, etc.

*A one-take rule for all scenes- you don't get do-overs on your lines in real life  

1. The raft that Percy and Annabeth ride to Circe's Island in Sea of Monsters should be the same raft that picks Leo up from Calypso's island in House of Hades.

2. For the scene in Lightning Thief where Luke uses his switchblade to scrape some mud off the sole of his sandal, he should open two blades- he should open and close a bronze blade before opening and using a steel blade. This would foreshadow both his eventual use of the Backbiter sword (half Celestial bronze and half tempered steel) and his full switch to the side of Kronos (i.e. turning his back on the Celestial bronze side and using the tempered steel side).

3. Similarly, any time Luke is on screen he should always keep his right armpit protected- revealed in Last Olympian to be his one weak point.

4. For the final scene in season one, Luke should enter the Princess Andromeda stateroom, take his sandals off, untie them and toss them in a corner- and when Percy, Tyson and Annabeth enter, there should be a quick shot of his sandals gathering dust. Since Hermes always is seen with sandals, this is another sign that Luke's completely turned his back on his father.

5. Each of the Olympian cabins should have a core color palette- red for Ares, blue for Poseidon, pink for Aphrodite, etc. 

6. Percy should avoid red in all of his clothing.

7. When we meet Percy's brother, he should have a smattering of red in his clothing, showing his violent tendencies.

8. All of the Aphrodite campers should have varying shades of pink- very bright pink for Drew, darker pink for the hurtfully-teasing campers in Sea of Monsters. 

9. Piper's use of pink should vary throughout the series- no pink at the beginning, minimal pink when she's first in the Aphrodite cabin, and pink that's noticeable but slightly muted at the end of her first season.

10. The scene of Piper and Jason on the roof for the premier episode of Lost Hero (season six) should be shot in the same way as the seasons-one-through-five recaps. This way, the viewers are just as blindsided as Piper when she finds out her relationship with Jason was fake. 

11. For the season six opener, Percy should voice-over the recap of the first five seasons but then Annabeth should take over the narration- Percy disappears after the events of Last Olympian- book five/season five.

12. When we first meet Dylan in Lost Hero, his Cowboys jersey should be #7- a Prophecy of Seven reference. 

13. The pilot episode should have both Percy and Annabeth giving monologues about sensitive topics when there's no one around- this creates a sense of trust with the viewer without sacrificing realism (as eye contact would). This is especially important as Percy and Annabeth are two of the main narrators throughout the entire series. 

14. Dumbledore's Farewell from Half-Blood Prince should be used twice in the series- after Bianca's death in Titan's Curse (a farewell to Bianca) and when Leo is explaining his sacrifice plan to Frank and Hazel in Blood of Olympus (Hazel and Frank steeling themselves to say goodbye to Leo).

15. Courtyard Apocalypse from Deathly Hallows Part 2 should be used when Nico is banishing Bryce Lawrence to the Underworld in Blood of Olympus.

16. During the Metropolitan Museum of Art scene in Lightning Thief, some of the artifacts the camera pans across should depict various events/plot points of the next couple of seasons. 

17. This same technique can be used in Mr. Brunner's Latin classes in the same season. 

18. Rachel Elizabeth Dare should make her first appearance in the pilot episode- on the porch of her vacation house with her parents and discussing the recent weather. Her parents- dressed formally- offer mundane explanations, while Rachel- dressed informally- decides that "the sea and sky are fighting each other"- which foreshadows that she becomes the next Oracle. 

19. The attire difference between Rachel and her parents mirrors their thought difference.

20. The "meeting Ares" scene in Lightning Thief should take place at the Denver Diner in Denver, Colorado.

21. Whoever's cast to play Clarisse should be a black belt in some kind of martial art and have some kind of boxing or kickboxing experience. Similarly, whoever's cast to play Drew should have modeling experience and whoever's cast to play Luke should have camp counselor experience.

22. Hestia should be portrayed by an eight-year-old girl- and she needs to be eight in both seasons one and three. So my idea is to film her season three scenes during season one filming and with stand-ins. Then whoever plays Percy and Nico can film their meeting with Hestia in season three with another stand-in. 

23. An audition requirement for the main characters should be "a willingness to do most of your own stunts", just to maintain realism.

24. Casting requirements for various characters should also take into account which characters will need up-to-date passports, as the international locations include:

Vancouver, Canada

Split, Croatia

Lisbon, Portugal

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Valetta, Malta

Rome/Bologna, Italy

25. The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta should be used when able when filming the aquarium scenes. 

26. The Multnomah County Library in Portland should be a filming location. 

More to come.