carrieayla I'm aware that this is a show about mermaids, but even in fantasy there has to be enough realism to make it believable and draw you in; the costumes in this show fail at that so much it's cringeworthy. The acting and plot is usually very cringeworthy as well.

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.

Mako I've never felt so at home with a movie or series before. It's fantastic. Everything I've ever wanted from a series. It's great both for girls and boys (at least for me, 'cause I'm a boy). I wish they'll make another season. It would mean the world to me. It's one of those movie which you wish you never forget after having watched it, and one of those movies I'll watch again and again.

tubeindustriesbroadcastingco From a quality level, this show is a 3 but I voted it 1 because I personally hated it.From the country that brought you Steve Irwin and countless nature documentaries, Jonathan M. Shiff Productions presents Mako Mermaids.From the mediocre cinematography, cheap effects, substandard acting, and cringe worthy story line, Mako Mermaids is hardly enjoyable. Maybe if you are a little girl that hasn't developed refined entertainment tastes yet you will find it enjoyable but don't except it to be entertaining to the average person.The story line is bizarre and nonsensical. like its counterpart H20 Just Add Water, it doesn't explain the reasons for anything that happens other than just MAGIC. The overall point of the story Is to stop a dude who fell into the magic volcano pool from being hypnotized by the moon and finding the trident of unimaginable power which exists in a secret portal in the volcano. There is also a sub plot where the three girls have been exiled from their "pod" (because mermaid society operates like dolphins) and they will be permanently banished because they let someone in the moon pool.Honestly boring and not worth your time.