The Mermaid I Bullied Is My Daughter Episode 1

Episode: 1Episodes: 95

Episode 1 recap

Marina discovers scales on her arms and claws on her hands in the restroom. Bullies splash her with water. Underwater, Queen Rose grieves for Marina, who was cast out ten years ago. Her son Damien explains that half-mermaids show traits at age eighteen. He takes a bloodline crystal to Bay Academy to search for her. Bullies harass Marina over her scholarship. She breaks away and collides with Damien, smashing his tracking crystal.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

00:00: Scales in the Academy Restroom
Marina looks down and watches webbed claws form on her hands while scales spread across her arms. Two female classmates pour a bucket of water over her. They call her a freak before she remembers growing up with a fisherman.
00:26: Queen Rose Receives Palace News
An elder tells Queen Rose that Marina remains lost. Rose remembers her daughter being dragged away ten years earlier. Damien reveals that half-mermaids develop their traits at eighteen, suggests Marina attends Bay Academy, and leaves to look for her.
01:47: Damien Enters Bay Academy
Damien shifts into a human body and steps into the school hallways. He holds a glowing bloodline crystal in his hand to sense Marina's presence as he walks through the corridors.
02:10: Confrontation Over the Scholarship
The bullies corner Marina and grab her, attacking her about her academic scholarship. Marina fights back against the two students, shoves them away from her, and sprints out of the restroom into the corridor.
02:27: Collision in the Hallway
The bloodline crystal glows brightly in Damien's palm as Marina rushes down the hallway. She slams directly into him. The impact knocks the crystal from his grip, and it shatters across the corridor floor.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“You scaled freak. Get out of this school.”
Academy Bully · She dumps water on Marina in the restroom after seeing her transformed hands.

“It's all my fault. I failed to protect Rina. It's been ten years, and I still haven't found her.”
Queen Rose · She speaks to an elder after hearing that search parties found nothing.

“This is a bloodline crystal. As soon as my sister gets close, it will glow.”
Damien · He shows his mother the magical tracking tool before departing for the surface.

“My little sister.”
Damien · He looks down at Marina right after she smashes into him.

How Episode 1 Ends

Marina crashes into Damien, sending his bloodline crystal crashing to the stones where it breaks into pieces. As the crystal shatters, Damien recognizes that the girl in front of him is his missing sister. How will Damien react to the broken crystal, and will Marina discover who he really is?