Percy Jackson and the Olympians is again for a second season that takes our mythic hero from Camp Half-Blood to The Sea of Monsters. Identical to Rick Riordan’s supply materials, the present it’s primarily based on is deeply entrenched in Historic Greek mythology, connecting to those tales of the previous by means of a contemporary lens. That’s not all although.
The second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians can be linked to a far newer story too. Particularly, The Final of Us, one other collection that returned for its sophomore run this yr.
Okay, the Historic Greek monsters and deities battling it out within the Percy Jackson present are actually worlds faraway from the fungal zombies in Pedro Pascal’s post-apocalyptic nightmare.
However the exhibits do share one key connection that involves mild on the finish of “Demon Pigeons Assault,” the second episode of Percy Jackson’s newest chapter onscreen.
Earlier than the son of Posiedon ventures out onto that monstrous sea, Percy and the remainder of his cohort first discover themselves combating for his or her lives at camp. In basic Percy Jackson trend, there are attacking crows to fend off utilizing Mariah Carey’s music, and there’s additionally a magical chariot event to compete in too.
There are, nevertheless, no clickers or big mushrooms out to contaminate anybody.
In reality, it’s not till the credit roll that the connection between Percy Jackson and The Final of Us turns into obvious with a brief, touching message onscreen:
“IN LOVING MEMORY OF A TRUE PIONEER – DANNY VIRTUE.”
The phrases are accompanied by a silhouette of two horses pulling a chariot, in reference to the motion sequences depicted all through this episode.
Who’s Danny Advantage?
Danny Advantage was a producer and stunt coordinator who recurrently labored with horses all through his illustrious profession. By the point the 76 yr previous pioneer handed on 4 September 2025, Advantage had been concerned with over 1000 movies and TV exhibits, together with all the pieces from The Twilight Saga and a number of Hallmark motion pictures to sure, The Final of Us.
Amongst his most notable achievements, Advantage created and executive-produced Neon Rider, an early 90s TV present, and he later constructed a groundbreaking 200-acre movie studio named Advantage Studio Ranch in British Columbia. In 2000, Advantage based a nonprofit known as the Danny Advantage Basis to offer younger individuals with therapeutic experiences with horses in nature.
Advantage died shortly after he married his longtime love Charlotte in late August, 2025. The couple had been mother and father to Clay Advantage, a stuntman who tragically died in 2017.
Danny was working with filmmaker Joel McCarthy on a documentary about his life earlier than he handed. Afterwards, McCarthy posted an interview clip with Advantage the place he mentioned the legacy he’ll go away behind: “The films and all, that was simply my work. And I attempted my hardest to do good. However principally, I simply need individuals to recollect me as a very good buddy. That’s it. No large deal.”
However Advantage was a giant deal. Again in Could, Pedro Pascal mentioned Advantage’s work with The Final of Us forged in a behind-the-scenes particular: “I take into account myself extremely fortunate to have labored with him and to witness his good relationship to horses.”
That’s not all although. Pascal later shared the video on Tiktok and added the next in a heartwarming caption: “Huge due to Danny Advantage for instructing me methods to experience with out wanting like I used to be clinging for pricey life. Couldn’t have made it by means of these stunt sequences in Season 2 with out him. The person’s a legend.”
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Jurassic Park: Dominion actor Kristoffer Polaha additionally paid tribute to this legend following his passing:
“Danny was a advantage to the worldwide movie neighborhood,” stated Polaha. “He taught me methods to actually experience a horse, however greater than that, he ingrained in me a way of the stunt tradition. He was a pioneer, a legend, and let’s not be coy about it – rock n roll and punk rock all rolled up into his expertise as a stuntman and producer.”
Polaha added, “He was additionally a pacesetter. He cared. His basis modified lives for the higher and the world for good. He was my buddy. He poured into concepts with enthusiasm and fervour and I’ll miss him. Till subsequent time.”
Advantage’s work on set touched the lives of many forged and crew members. However past that, the legacy of his profession at massive has touched numerous extra viewers again house, together with followers of Percy Jackson, The Final of Us, and extra.