Danielle asked Rick Riordan:

Will we get to see Rachel in season 3? Or the Dam scene?

Rick Riordan The Dam scene, absolutely. Not sure about Rachel yet. Scripts are still being written and lots yet to decide. As a general comment, however, I totally get wanting to see every character as soon as possible or even sooner. In a book, that's easy. I write the scene and it's done! However, I've come to appreciate that this can be a logistical problem in a TV show because it involves so many other factors, not the least of which is casting a recurring character. For example, even in the book Titan's Curse, Rachel's one scene is a "blink and you miss it" cameo. To cast a cameo in a show is one thing. To cast a cameo for an actor in one season and then hope you can get the same actor for a guest star or some other level of participation a year later (or more) in the next season can be really tricky and complicated with schedules, contracts, budgets, etc. All by way of saying, if I have to choose between getting a fantastic actor when they are actually needed for a lot of screen time rather than scrambling to cast a cameo appearance one season and hoping it works out for future seasons, I'd rather wait and do it right! Viewers shouldn't have to think about any of that, I know. You all just want a great show, and we'll do our best to give it to you. But if you're curious why not every character or detail can make it into a season, even with the bigger canvas that TV gives us versus movies, that's part of the reason. There are a million moving parts to manage behind the scenes!

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