6.8/10162 votes#1 - Outcasts
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/26/2013
It's a full moon and the three mermaids Nixie, Lyla and Sirena are tasked to guard Mako and the moon pool. While Zac and Cam go camping on Mako island. When Zac falls into the moon pool they don't know what to do and leave him on the beach. The next day Zac finds out what he is and what he can do so he tells Cam. Because the girls let the "land boy" as they call him in the moon pool they are being cast out by their pod. So they decide to fix the problem.
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8.0/10109 votes#2 - Getting Legs
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/2/2013
Sirena, Lyla and Nixie must turn Zac back into a land boy. Using Sirena's Moon Ring, they give themselves legs and walk on land to begin their task.
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8.0/1097 votes#3 - Meeting Rita
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/9/2013
In trying to get the Moon Ring back, the mermaids uncover Rita's secret.
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8.2/1088 votes#4 - Lyla Alone
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/16/2013
Nixie and Sirena won't help Lyla try to "zap" Zac's powers, so Lyla decides to do it alone. This misfires when a waitress spills a drink on Lyla and Lyla rushes to hide in the refrigeration room before she transforms into a mermaid! When she can't dry her tail, Nixie and Sirena must save her before she is discovered!
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8.3/1091 votes#5 - Blizzard
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/23/2013
Lyla and Sirena attempt to use the Moon Ring to stop the rain, but instead make it snow indoors.
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8.1/1085 votes#6 - Dolphin Tale
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/30/2013
Joe, David's brother has bought a new boat and decides to take it out for a spin. His fish finder locates a dolphin, but that dolphin is actually Nixie.
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8.3/1084 votes#7 - Zac's Pool Party
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/6/2013
Zac's struggle with his merman secret intensifies when his girlfriend, Evie decides to throw him a pool party.
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8.0/1085 votes#8 - Zac's Return to Mako
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/13/2013
It's a full moon and the mermaids think that if they keep Zac out of the moonlight, he will lose his powers and return to his land-dwelling self. They stay with him in his garage on the full moon and attempt to keep him indoors.
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8.4/1081 votes#9 - The Siren
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/20/2013
While listening to Sirena sing, Lyla has an idea. If Sirena sings The Enchantment Song to Zac, he will fall under her spell. Everything goes south when David hears the song and falls in love with Nixie.
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8.1/1079 votes#10 - Zac Returns to Mako
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/27/2013
Against Nixie and Sirena's advice, Lyla goes with Zac to Mako Island. She steals Rita's Moon Ring to open the land entrance on Mako. But when the entrance suddenly closes, Zac and Lyla are trapped inside.
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8.2/1091 votes#11 - I Don't Believe in Mermaids
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/4/2013
The girls fear their pod will never return. A despondent Nixie gives "advice" to a young boy named Ben. Zac researches tridents online and Cam snoops. Rita tells Lyla and Sirena about the trident and a pod of mermen that rose up eons ago.
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8.0/1080 votes#12 - Close Call
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/11/2013
Zac continues to try to find the trident. Lyla focuses on keeping him from it. Rita won't keep giving the girls money so Sirena makes bracelets for the Café to sell. While Sirena gathers shell for them, Zac catches a glimpse of her tail.
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8.2/1089 votes#13 - Betrayal
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/18/2013
Rita and the girls worry about the upcoming full moon's effect on Zac. Nixie thinks they should let Zac find the trident so they can take it from him and hide it. Lyla thinks they should come clean with him so he'll in hopes that he'll understand and stay away from it. While Lyla warns Zac to keep away from Mako Island during the full moon, Evie sees them holding hands and breaks up with him. Cam discovers that the girls know Zac's secret but feels uneasy about them helping him. Under the light of the full moon, Zac goes after the trident with the girls close behind.
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8.1/1084 votes#14 - Battlelines
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/25/2013
Zac starts to wonder why their principle, Rita, is helping Lyla, Nixie, and Sirena.
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8.1/1079 votes#15 - Sirena's Secret
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/1/2013
David and Sirena's relationship continues to grow, while Nixie and Lyla are worried she won't want to return to the sea.
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8.2/1078 votes#16 - Truce
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/8/2013
Cam gets a new phone and films Zac swimming.
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8.2/1078 votes#17 - Moon Ring 2
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/15/2013
After finding a Moon Ring on the sea floor, Zac gives it to Evie. Now, the mermaids must get it back.
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8.0/1082 votes#18 - The Trident Job
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/22/2013
Zac is being watched by the mermaids, but with Cam's help he evades them.
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8.0/1075 votes#19 - Where's the On Button
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/29/2013
After acquiring the Trident, Zac doesn't know how to turn it on.
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7.8/1078 votes#20 - Nowhere to Hide
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/6/2013
Zac must find a place to hide the Trident from the Mermaids.
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7.9/1074 votes#21 - Aquata Returns
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/13/2013
Aquata returns saying Sirena can come back to the pod, but Lyla and Nixie can't.
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8.1/1072 votes#22 - Evie Times Two
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/15/2013
Rita's cat is turned into a human after walking through a bunch of mermaid powders.
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8.3/1078 votes#23 - Zac's Choice
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/22/2013
Zac leads Lyla to the Trident; they fight for control of it and Lyla is knocked unconscious.
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8.2/1072 votes#24 - Trust
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/29/2013
Lyla teaches Zac about mer history and the ocean but Nixie doesn't trust him.
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8.4/1075 votes#25 - Betrayed
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/5/2014
Nixie agrees to help Cam unlock the Trident, but Evie wants to come along.
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The Best Episodes of Mako: Island of Secrets Season 1
Every episode of Mako: Island of Secrets Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mako: Island of Secrets Season 1!
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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Outcasts" is the best rated episode of "Mako: Island of Secrets" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 162 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/26/2013. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Getting Legs".