Episode 143: You Want It? You Got it.
Editor: Bre BoswellReleased: 7 February 2021
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Two Underworld beings fawn over a designer handbag. As a retail employee tells them the tedious process of being able to purchase, it another employee, a wood nymph, comes in, wide-eyed and panicked. She whispers frantically inside the other employee’s ear, who then hisses for the other beings to get out.
All the staff in the upscale Underworld department store rush upon hearing that Hades is coming, and that he is bringing in a goddess. Two security beings with giant flame throwers are seen making other shoppers leave as they talk about how the goddess is called the “Bringer of Death.” One of them says, “rad” in response to this, pleased about the name.
Hades and Persephone arrive and ride up to the stores in a glass elevator. He beckons her over to the other side of the glass elevator and shows her the giant tree she grew over Tartarus. Persephone says she thought she’d have it cut down by now. Hades calls it “an amazing gift” to his realm.
“You’ve given my realm an amazing gift. The citizens of the Underworld should be able to experience spring, too.”
Hades
Meanwhile in Olympus, Apollo tells Hermes (who sports a moustache) that his phone is acting strange. Behind the scenes, we see Hephaestus’ AI, Aetna, burning all his digital files. Hermes appears suspicious when Apollo tries to dig for more details about Persephone.
Back in Olympus, Hades encourages her to buy any and everything she wants from pens to custom clothing. Persephone is seen comfortably joking around with the shop attendants. They encourage her enthusiastically to get a chthonic style garb for the upcoming Kronia festival. She insists Hades do the same.
When they are both dressed in opulent, dark mortal realm attire she asks for help with a bracelet and the episode ends with them staring into each other’s eyes.
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A glass elevator appears in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the book/movie, it allows him to see the world and his future, though he must ride through the frightening parts. When he accepts the uncertainty, the elevator takes him to the right place.