Common People

Or: An Ode To Slumming It

Romantic comedy about a very unromantic goddess blending in with mortals. The film is set in Athens, 1996 and follows a third year student named Georgios deal with his new roommate, a posh sounding girl named Athena who seemingly knows little about the conditions of the working class. Little does he know, she’s secretly the actual goddess Athena, AWOL from Olympus after a nasty confrontation with Zeus. Some basic plot devices include, but are not limited to - Athena trying to keep up appearances, Georgios’ best friend and fellow band member Nikolaos’ suspicion, the unspoken love polygon between Georgios/Athena and Georgios’ ex-girlfriend Viktoria/Band’s drummer Demetrios. Artemis serves as deuteragonist to Athena, like Nikolaos does to Georgios, Athena develops a smoking and drinking habit, Athena’s grand confession of godhood and feelings to Georgios go awry, Zeus tries to punish Georgios by holding a mock trial and shooting him with lightning, Athena accidentally does a “if you’re going to get him, you’re going to have to go through me” and takes the blast, tension with Athena’s coma, Georgios apologises to Athena and finally reciprocates. Yay.

Story added by justsomecheddarcheese on August 4, 2026