Mako: Island of Secrets
Mako: Island of Secrets
TV-G | 26 July 2013 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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  • Reviews
    Evengyny

    Thanks for the memories!

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    Beanbioca

    As Good As It Gets

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    Chirphymium

    It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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    Dana

    An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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    Ghostwriter14

    Over all, I enjoyed this series, but for a spin-off, it raises a lot of questions 1: Mermaids: If there's a Mermaid Council and the moon pool is always guarded, where were they when Emma, Rikki, and Cleo fell into the pool? And why wasn't this addressed in H20 Just Add Water? 2. Merman: Throughout the whole series, noises are made about the fact that there are no mermen and that they're dangerous, but if that's the case, how are there numerous pods all over the world with over a hundred mermaids in each pod? 3. The characters: A lot of the time, the characters weren't very likable. They can be forgiven at the beginning of the series because they don't know land culture, that's fine, but Nixie came across as being sociopathic and Weilan (a later mermaid) was an annoying know-it-all. 4: Music: I'm not talking about the score or background. I'm talking about Sirena and the actress Amy Ruffle singing in practically EVERY episode. The series relied too much on music and it became annoying. That being said, it had plenty of excitement and great storylines. It just probably would've been better as a stand alone series than a spin-off.

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    painejax

    I hate this show. It replaced my favorite TV show at 8:00 The Next Step on Universal Kids. Other than that the theme song is catchy. BUT I STILL HATE IT.

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    Maria Trim

    OK I have to confess i am 66 found this as i was looking for something for my grand daughter to watch on Netflix. I love the sea, swimming, and fish and dolphins and Australia although never been there my brother does.Yes it has flaws and continuity issues like missing mermaids, but i really enjoyed it. I found it funny in places when the girls suddenly transformed and i liked Zac, but boo hiss to Cam i mean really evil or what and yet he is forgiven. (watch it). I enjoyed the principal being a mermaid nice twist. I didn't like Evie at first to be honest thought she was a bit petulant but once she joined the pod her character developed and I found her more likable. The story had a lot of things going on, my only annoyance was loosing the mermaids you got to like, i felt cheated a bit, but the new one when they introduced Mimmi and it turned out she had a connection with Zac made it all OK again. I enjoyed the end and it filled in some of the plot story lines. Someone mentioned the creepy uncle of Weilan i liked him, as she felt comfortable with him, as she was home sick, and he kind of held the key to the mystery. The scenery was breathtaking, the underwater shots brilliant. I enjoyed this series as it was innocent, no swearing, nothing nasty, no guns, no blood just a simple magical tail for any age to enjoy. Refreshing change to some of the stuff out there. I know a lot of people talk about H20 just add water, well i am watching it now, will review but so far i prefer Mako. Well the point of a review is to help people to decide if they should watch it. Yes watch it, great bit of fantasy, lots of different story lines, relationship issues, growing up, trusting, (good music and great voices), so much stuff going on. I would recommend it for any youngster to watch. Even the dragon isn't scary....and the scene with it and the boat made me laugh to be honest. Oh the only thing i would say is wow so many mermaids living in a pod, swimming about with hatchling's (so a mermaid lay's an egg then but surely it still has to be fertilised)...?? (I would have loved to understand how come there were children if there was a war with mermen. How did the species evolve? If they are hatch-lings then they would be Monotremes a species who lay eggs and nurse their young with milk, but you still need a male. I know this series is for children but really don't they teach biology at schools now then? Also all these mermaids swimming about an island close to the main beach well a lot of people live on boats and go snorkelling in Australia and swim around reefs but yet not one sighting of mermaids, was a bit over the top i thought but still it didn't spoil the show, just an observation. I give it 7, purely because of continuity issues and missing mermaids who i had grown attached too and also inaccuracies in the story- line. Grandmothers a good one to watch when your sitting the grandkids lol.

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    elizabethlerma61

    Few years ago i saw H2O Just Add Water and loved it. Now i see Mako Mermaids and finished season 1 on Netflix in 2 days. I'm curious as to see what is going to happen now that their new found friendship has changed. The cast in this new TV series are very good actors/ actresses. Not bad for a very young new faced kids. Very hard to swim like Mermaids/mermen. Believe me I've tried my entire childhood life. I wished to swim like a mermaid but never nailed it. lol. Very good job by this cast. Even though this show is meant for a young group of people, I am a 36 year old woman, fascinated by what will happen next. So anxious. When is season 2 coming out? I really want to know what happened.

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