The final battle between Dark Pearl and Astra is here! Will Astra be able to save Pearl Girl and the entire ocean?
In the Mermicorno: Starfall season 2 finale our Mermicornos team up with the sea citizens to stop Dark Pearl through the power of creativity.
Mermicorno: Starfall episode 13 recap: A Sea of Stars Part 2
Dark Pearl greets our Mermicornos, stuck outside the Pearl Palace gates, and decides to play a game with them. Dark Pearl has hidden Astra within the palace.
The Mermicornos must find her before the timer runs out, otherwise she'll become a statue forever. Gwen steps up and orders for Reed to get help, Valentina to guard the palace, ensuring no one goes in, and for Sawtooth to protect Sluglas.
Gwen and Kameko decide to search for Astra, using Kameko's turtle powers. While Valentina and Sawtooth wait outside, Nautique, Sunsprite, Rip Tide, and Squishella arrive.
As Astra struggles to free herself, Gwen and Kameko arrive to rescue her just as time runs out. Astra is turned to stone...
Bringing Astra outside to her friends, Squishella, with the help of Sawtooth, sings and plays a song, saving Astra! After a quick test, Nautique discovers that Sawtooth's creative force is Harmony as his music provides a new dimension to the Mermicornos powers.
As Dark Pearl takes the last star and begins to drain the other stars from the Pisces and Pegasus constellations, Reed returns with reinforcements. The final battle is a culmination of one big, catchy song and our Mermicornos protecting the sea citizens.
Using all of their creative forces, Dark Pearl is cast out with all the stars returning to the sky. Pearl Girl is back, and now everything can return to normal, including Ika's punishment; to remain in the orb while attending Royal Mother Pearl's Goodness school.
A holiday is declared, Mermicorno Day, but the celebration is one of happiness and sorrow for our Mermicornos, and Kameko. Astra needs to lead her friends as they return to the Mermicorno kingdom to uncover the secrets of their pasts.
Why are they connected to the Pisces and Pegasus constellations? Are there even more Mermicornos?
As for Kameko, she needs to return home, but Astra gifts her a bracelet talisman that, like her father, will enable her to become both a human and Mermaidicorno. After their final goodbyes, our Mermicornos board the SS Cool Boat and head back home, Pearl Girl in tow.
Mermicorno: Starfall season 2 episodes 13 review
That is a wrap for Mermicorno: Starfall season 2! What did I think?
Mermicorno: Starfall remains my favorite children's/family television show, yes, even surpassing My Little Pony. It is truly remarkable how this show has managed to take what we often assume of children's programming and turn it into something more.
It's more than colorful, cute creatures. It's more than lessons about the power of friendship and self-reliance.
It's funny and doesn't rely on cheap jokes or gimmicks. It's unique, adding magic to a place we know so much and so little about.
I believe that the entire team, from script writing to character design to even the songs, which grand applause to the person/team who wrote all the songs for the series, from beginning to end had one objective in mind and they succeeded every episode.
While the season 2 finale has a solid conclusion, it does leave the door open for more stories to be told. Another season or perhaps even a spinoff could easily follow Kameko's journey of learning more about herself and her family. We can continue following Astra and her friends as we learn more about Mermicornos and the connection they have to the constellations.
More seasons or spinoffs can introduce more characters from the tokidoki universe, such as Unicornos or Donutella. I consider watching Mermicorno: Starfall as an experience that was well worth the time.
It's a welcoming escape and thrilling introduction to a story where everyone will find a character or situation that they relate to, whether you are the creative worrier, the misunderstood fighter, the easy-going supporter, the loyal intellectual, or the overzealous cheerleader.
Stream Mermicorno: Starfall season 2 on HBO MAX.