Should you watch Mako: Island of Secrets?
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Mako: Island of Secrets
Series · 2013
Real-life mermaids, Sirena, Nixie and Lyla are part of a mermaid pod, which lives in the waters of Mako Island. As young members of the pod, it is their job to protect the Moon Pool and guard it from trespassers. But on the night of a full moon, the mischievous mermaid girls neglect their duties. Sixteen-year-old land-dweller Zac enters the Moon Pool and forms a special connection with Mako. Zac is given a fish-like tail and amazing powers. The mermaid pod is forced to leave Mako, leaving behind the three mermaid girls, cast out of the pod. They know there's only one way they will be allowed to rejoin the pod: They must get legs, venture onto land and take back Zac's powers – or risk being outcasts forever.
The sides of Mako: Island of Secrets
- Three mermaids cast out of their pod
- A teenage boy who grows a tail
- A secret moon pool on an island
Mako: Island of Secrets is good for you if…
- you want a series to watch with children.
- you like sunny Australian beaches and low stakes.
- you like the idea of a full moon turning a boy into a merman.
Mako: Island of Secrets is bad for you if…
- you want real danger, not teen trouble.
- you roll your eyes at lessons about friendship.
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