"The Last Mermaid" is the twenty-fourth episode of Siren and fourteenth episode in its second season.
Synopsis
Mating season has turned out to be less successful than everyone has hoped, leading them to question the possibility of merpeople procreating on land. Ryn brings a new merman to be her mate, for the good of the colony. Meanwhile, the residual side affects of Ryn's song resurfaces within Ben's subconscious, causing him to doubt himself due to the bloody history his father's family has had for centuries.
Characters
Merpeople
- Ryn
- Ryn's Mate (debut appearance)
- Eliza
- Hunter (debut appearance)
- Donna (corpse)
Humans
Hybrids
- Helen Hawkins (1/2 mermaid, from her late mother)
- Beth Marzdan (unknown mermaid heritage)
Mentioned & Referenced
- Daphne Hawkins (deceased)
- Ted Pownall's Grandmother (deceased)
- Charles Pownall's Daughter (deceased)
- Charles Pownall's Mermaid Lover (deceased)
- Nicole Martinez
- Susan Bishop
- Caleb Pownall (first time; deceased)
Trivia
- There are several well-known novels, movies and TV shows, in which the main character is the last of his/her kind; such as The Last Unicorn and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Extensive pollutants in the oceans are what causing the infertility.
- Naturally, Ben grows resentful and envious towards the merman whom Ryn decides to try and have a baby with.
- The reduced affects of Ryn's song resurface in Ben's subconscious, causing him to hallucinate him severely injuring Ryn, just as his great-great-great-great grandfather did with his mermaid lover's people after she left him to return home 150 years ago.
- Ted and Helen speak of the letters between his grandmother and her mother Daphne, which he had discovered in the previous episode.
- Ted's grandfather was named Caleb, the one who had caused the fire that took the life of Helen's human father.
Quotes
Helen: "Xander McClure, up before noon. What's wrong? This was my mother's."
Xander: "She was buried in it?"
Helen: "Who would do this!?"
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Xander: "Ben? Ben!!"
Ben: "Huh? I was just, uh...looking up some bias tests."
Xander: "Yeah? 'Cuase it looked like you were listening to Ryn's mind control shit again. You gotta cut that crap out, Man. It's messin' with your head."
Ben: "I take this isn't a social call?"
Xander: "I, uh...I did something I shouldn't have."
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Ben: "What were you thinking bringing a reporter to the graveyard!?"
Xander: "I wasn't thinking, okay? I was just desperate to get him off my back! I wanna protect you guys. I know, it was stupid!!"
Ben: "What did you expect him to do!?"
Xander: "I don't know!! I just thought if showed him the graves, it would be enough!! Now I just wanna figure out who did it."
Ben: "We know who did it!"
Xander: "Nicole would never let that happen! She's a good person!"
Ben: "Xan, she's not in control of this thing."
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David Kyle: "Where's Ryn?"
Maddie: "Ryn's back in the water. "
David Kyle: "I thought you and Ben were managing her."
Maddie: "She goes back from time to time to refresh. She'll be back soon."
David Kyle: "Okay. Oh, your ocean water test came back. We're in the fertility research you been doing. Understanding their reproduction is quite important to us."
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Maddie: "We found out why you and the others aren't getting pregnant."
Ryn: "What is wrong with water?"
Maddie: "It's polluted."
Ben: "What if she mates on land? In human form?"
Helen: "Who did you have in mind?"
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Ben: "We don't know him!!"
Maddie: "I don't like it either; her being with someone else. But we have to put our feelings aside."
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Xander: "Another weird night courtesy of the merpeople."
Ben: "Yeah."
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Helen: "My family has a burial plot on the cost of Bristol Cove. I believe the military raided that graveyard."
Beth: "I'm so sorry."
Helen: "You don't understand, Beth. That is our family!! If they analyze those bones, they'll know about us!! They could find us!"