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BTS 1:5 "A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers" — Percy Jackson and the Olympians (via Instagram)

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Timothy Omundson discusses playing Hephaestus in Percy Jackson and the Olympians as a disabled actor

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[Timothy Omundson on ‘Percy Jackson’ Disability Representation: It’s a ‘Great Responsibility’

We only get to see a small snippet of you in the episode, but it’s a treat anyway because Hephaestus technically doesn’t physically appear until book three, The Titan’s Curse. I think this was a really fun improvement to The Lightning Thief story. What moved you most about how the series has portrayed Hephaestus?

Well, to me the most obvious answer is embracing his disability without really shining a light on his disability at this point. We don’t really talk about or explain anything about why he’s disabled in this particular episode. It is just who he is, much like it is who I am. So I just appreciated how they chose to handle that. As a matter of fact, I’ve already gotten several DMs in my Instagram account from the disabled community just thanking me for even showing him walking with a cane.

There was one message in particular where this guy — who uses a cane himself, a mobility device user, as they say — who said he’s never really seen it portrayed on screen before, which, I mean, there’s great responsibility for me as a member of the disabled community to really show that in the correct light. I’m just really grateful that Dan and Jon and Rick have given me the platform to do that.]

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Everyone Else: screaming over percabeth in the Tunnel of Love storyline

Me cheering on Timothy Omundson:

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Timothy Omundson plays Hephaestus with a lot of quiet dignity. He feels old, strange, mysterious...and sad, to be honest. An old sadness that's weighed on him so long he knows nothing else.

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Oh my heart!! I love him so, so much. The perfect Hephaestus!

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I really loved Hephaestus in this episode. Not just because I absolutely love Timothy Omundson as an actor but because he brought such a beautiful sensation of empathy and heartache to the episode. He was initially so resigned to the way of life of the gods, the way they backstab and are cruel to one another and their children. Even thinking Annabeth wouldn’t try to save Percy, he was kind enough to give her a way out so she could continue the quest, whereas any other god, even her mother, would have left her to figure it out on her own. And when she gave her speech and pointed out that caring about people was more important, it genuinely moved him. It speaks to so much of his character as someone who wants unconditional love and was denied it. And that was what, less than 5 minutes onscreen?? The writers and whoever cast him are BRILLIANT and they did so well with this.

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I still can’t believe this man created Leo Valdez.

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First look at Percy Jackson and the Olympians characters:

⚡Lance Reddick is Zeus

⚡Toby Stephens is Poseidon

⚡ Jay Duplass is Hades

⚡Timothy Omundson is Hephaestus

⚡Lin Manuel Miranda is Hermes

⚡Adam Copeland is Ares

⚡Jason Mantzoukas is Dionysius

⚡Dior Goodjohn is Clarisse La Rue

⚡Glynn Turman is Chiron

⚡Charlie Bushnell is Luke Castellan

⚡Virginia Kull is Sally Jackson

⚡Timm Sharp is Gabe Ugliano

⚡Jessica Parker Kennedy is Medusa

⚡Suzanne Cryer is Echidna

⚡Megan Mullay is Mrs. Dodds

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Our Hephaestus, Timothy Omundson, on Instagram: "#SAGSTRONG #UNIONSTRONG we are in this fight together ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻"

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Please spread the word!!!!

STOP KOSA.

PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATOR.

The above links provide scripts for phone calls and letters/emails you can send if you prefer! PLEASE!!!!

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Our new Hephaestus on Twitter after his casting announcement!

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Timothy Omundson is Hephaestus in Percy Jackson & The Olympians!

Psych stans….. this is for us

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WE FUCKING WON

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Timothy Omundson has been cast as Hephaestus for the new PJO show omfg??

(they better dirty him up and give him a bushy beard that’s all I’m asking for)

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guys

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Hard to believe that today is the fourth anniversary of the day my dear friend, Maggie & I filmed our scene for #PsychTheMovie And only 13 days until #psych3 #ThisIsGus drops, Nov.18th on Peacock. Can’t wait for you all to catch up with the #PsychFamily🍍💛💚