The Odyssey: A Warrior King's Homecoming Episode 8

Episode 8 · 51 episodes · Odysseus, Penelope, Periboea

Episode 8 recap

Periboea screams at Odysseus for giving young Telemachus a promissory scroll for ten thousand gold coins. A male relative dumps real coins on the table to mock him. Odysseus stops Telemachus from grabbing the coins and promises a trip to the treasury. Periboea smacks the scroll onto the floor. Icarius offers to ask General Helios for a job, but Odysseus calls Helios an old hardhead. Icarius orders Odysseus to meet the general anyway.

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Episode 8 scene by scene

00:00: Ridicule Over a Promissory Note
Periboea berates Odysseus for promising ten thousand gold pieces to their young son. She accuses him of nonstop lying. A male relative at the table laughs at him, then dumps a pile of real bronze coins across the tabletop.
00:46: Odysseus Blocks the Coins
Telemachus reaches toward the pile of coins on the table. Odysseus catches the boy's wrist and tells him they will visit the treasury together. Penelope tells him to stop acting proud, and Periboea angrily knocks the papyrus scroll away.
01:32: Insulting General Helios
Icarius steps between them to stop the shouting. He offers to speak with General Helios to secure Odysseus a military job. Odysseus laughs at the idea, calling Helios an old hardhead. The entire family gasps at his blunt disrespect.
02:04: Telemachus Takes the Scroll
Icarius shouts at Odysseus and orders him to visit Helios right after the banquet ends. While the adults argue, Telemachus drops to the floor. The boy crawls under the wooden table, scoops up the discarded scroll, and slips out unseen.

Key lines from episode 8

“10,000 gold pieces to a five-year-old child? Are you kidding me? Your lying is out of control.”
Periboea · Periboea screams this across the dinner table after reading the promissory scroll.

“Why not let him have some of the coins? You're taking this joke and your pride too far.”
Penelope · Penelope speaks up when Odysseus pulls their son away from the coins.

“I'm flattered, but I don't think old hardhead Helios will have a position for me under his command.”
Odysseus · Odysseus laughs off the offer to ask General Helios for military work.

“Well, I don't care what you think, Odysseus. You're coming with me to visit the general and that's final.”
Icarius · Icarius barks this order after Odysseus insults the general at dinner.

How episode 8 ends

Icarius orders Odysseus to report to General Helios directly after dinner to secure a job. Odysseus remains calm despite the insults. Meanwhile, young Telemachus crawls out of the banquet hall into the shadows with the gold voucher in his hands. Will the royal treasury actually accept the child's discarded piece of paper?