Season 2, Episode 6 of the Netflix series Blood of Zeus, titled “Crossing Paths,” is directed by Jae H. Kim and Jae Woo Kim, and penned by the show’s creators, Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides. The story centers around redemption and forgiveness as Heron (Derek Phillips) learns to forgive his enemies and those who hurt him in the past.
Heron and the Villagers
Heron, Alexia (Jessica Henwick), and Kofi (Adetokumboh M’Cormack) work together to search for any adamantine they can use, hoping to locate the Adamantium Sword, which can aid Heron in his journey to the Hidden Realm. The sword can cut through anything or anyone, including gods. However, they encounter problems along the way. Due to Zeus’s death, many monsters who feared him began rebelling by breaking the Olympian laws. Some of them are the Keres, who started feeding on the humans of Heron’s polis in the mines.
The trio is outnumbered and outclassed until Heron uses his divine lightning abilities to take down the Keres. He allows the surviving creatures to spread the word that if they don’t uphold Zeus’s laws, Heron will come after them. The heroic acts of the trio earn praise from everyone in Heron’s hometown, including the thugs who hurt him and his mother in the past. Heron hates the thugs until he sees that one of them has a child, showing that the thug moved on from his evil past. Due to this, Heron starts to believe in redemption and forgiveness as Gaia advised him.
Electra’s Grave
Out of gratitude, the surviving villagers bring the heroes to the graveyard for fallen heroes, where Zeus buried Heron’s mother. The grave of Electra is where the adamantium is located, and Heron begins to dig the element out. This is incredibly disturbing since Zeus could have put the adamantium anywhere without forcing Heron to defile his mother’s grave. Zeus is incredibly messed up, and it is understandable why many people hate him. He appears nice and wise but is incredibly immature, selfish, and downright petty. It is another reason why Hades and Zeus’s roles should have been reversed in the first place.
The Sons of Electra
Prior to digging out the adamantium, Heron and his friends find Seraphim (Elias Toufexis), but they do not recognize him because he is in his human form. Seraphim was injured when he fought the giant, so he has a hard time keeping it together. He almost tries to kill Heron to eliminate his competition for the Eleusinian Stone but stops when Heron swears on their mother’s grave to save and redeem Seraphim. Seraphim is touched and begins to form a bond with his half-brother, despite Heron not knowing Seraphim’s true identity. The demon pays his respects to Electra’s grave before continuing on his journey.
Heron and his friends are about to leave when Iris (Cissy Jones) appears as Gaia’s messenger, granting Heron the opportunity to join the competition for the Eleusinian Stone. Heron accepts, and the race begins. The competitors are Heron, Seraphim on behalf of Hades, and Ares. However, Seraphim has a head start on the race to Dikteon Cave, the entrance to the Hidden Realm.
Demeter and Hades
Hades (Fred Tatasciore) visits the love tree Persephone created, which is destroyed by his sister Demeter (Cissy Jones). Demeter is still angry at Hades, but she lets her emotions go to find a solution that would allow both Hades and Demeter to not be separated from Persephone anymore: claim the Eleusinian Stone and rule Olympus as a triumvirate. The triumvirate will consist of Hades, Demeter, and Persephone.
This is shocking since it shows that Demeter has grown to accept Hades as Persephone’s husband due to his kindness and maturity. However, Demeter will still throw Hades under the bus if he does anything to betray her, which is technically what all the gods do. Hades is different since he honors his words but will only break them if he gets too desperate. That desperation will cost everyone in the end.
Rating: 9/10