Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN MAKO MERMAIDS! Oh and if you have not read Birthmark or Legacy, check it out. Because you'll get unnecessary spoilers if you don't.
Land School
This is the aftermath of awakening.
The opening scene is a reference to the opening scene in the house in the 2009 movie, The Spy Next Door.
The interaction between Erik and Raiden is a metaphor for a teenage son going to son and his mother catching him.
Xhiva's style of dress is the stereotypical nerd.
Xhiva's hair was modeled along with a classmate of Izi's, Ayush Gupta.
Xhiva does not need glasses because he is a merman and mermen are born with 20/20 eyesight.
The glowing eyes are brought up and this will come into play.
The scrimmage in the car is a reference to the opening scene from the 2008 movie, Alvin and the Chipmunks.
There is even a cameo of the original chipmunks and chipettes but in human form.
Apparently MIT doesn't have lockers.
The bold print in the scene with Esmeralda and Sirena in the kitchen is by accident.
When Diablo was homeschooled, he got snacks all the time.
When Diablo mentions that he has been in a cage, he wasn't kidding. Once by Veridia and once by Slade when he first met him.
Miss Lamarca is Izi's geometry teacher in Sophomore year.
Izi wrote and planned the story when she was 15 and entering her sophomore year.
Raiden at times feels homesick but adapts well.
Although the mermen prefer Merman Training, it was a requirement among the Ares Tribe to get an education on land in a private school.
LA is Izi's favorite class.
This is the first episode to feature a bi-POV
Nerissa is implied to have an amazing singing voice.
The discussion with the four Omegas about being Omegas is a foreshadow to the special.
Diablo was originally going to be born with a set of fangs but it was scrapped out of fear people would suspect Diablo as a vampire since Twilight's reputation set it off.
This is the only appearance of the Gold Coast Baseball team so far.
Xhiva's name was going to be at first Vali. But this was changed to his middle name. Vali is Tamil for "hysteria" and is also the name of the Norse God of Revenge. So Xhiva's name literally means, "The Vengeful Dragon."
The sport Xhiva plays is the same sport Ayush, Xhiva's model plays in Izi's school.
The reason the full scene of the shenanigan with Mimmi was not shown was because of time.
The fight between Esmeralda and Zoe is a foreshadow for chapter 13.
Diablo's sport soccor, is based of Marcus's passion. Marcus is a friend of Izi's whom Diablo is modeled after.
The scene with Helen and Xandou on Mako is replicated twice in Legacy. The scene is a reference to the same one in the movie Descendants.
The song If Only is sung by Xandou not out loud but in his head, to not make it a musical. A slideshow of his thoughts is shown.
The scene with Xhiva in the bathroom, is a reference to Xandou and Mal's dilemma in Descendants.
The scene with Xhiva wondering who he is, includes the first bit of Evil Like Me, a song sung by Maleficent and her daughter.
The last scene is a foreshadow to the special.
This is the first episode to feature an after-credits-scene.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. If anyone has any questions about Legacy or Restoration, please leave it in in the reviews or PM me. I will answer them in the upcoming chapters.