The Tides

## Information

The Tides is the fourth episode in the TV series Mystic.

## Plot

Issie’s mother starts the episode trying to get the coffee machine to work. She then tells Issie that they should look at getting their own house, since her grandmother has ‘different views’ to them. Issie asks if she wants to move because of the coffee machine, something Amanda denies.[2] Mr Tucker then arrives at the house, but is quickly told not to step one foot on the property by Issies grandmother, claiming that his water is destroying the future, and that she has already lost two bee hives because of their work.[4] Amanda then takes a sheet of paper off him, but her mother quickly asks her what it is. She says it was nothing but soon confesses that it was a job offer, that she was grateful for, but the two fell out, causing them to communicate to each other through Issie. Before getting caught up in the argument, Issie asks Mr Tucker if she can have a lift to the stables. When she arrives she has a lesson on Blaze, but before she can do any proper work, she has a vision about a beach. Dan talks to her about it quietly, but Natasha overhears her, causing Issie to tell them about her visions and Mystic.[1] [3] They don’t believe her, but Natasha claims that she has seen Mystic too at the beach, and says that they should go to the beach to find proof that she is having visions of a horse. As soon as she gets there Natasha ducks out, sending her a unicorn emoji, which greatly annoys Issie. She then takes off her socks and shoes and goes for a walk on the beach. Caleb finds out that Natasha didn’t go, and was annoyed by the fact she was oblivious that the tides there were very strong, and Issie could get washed out to sea. Caleb decides to follow her due to the high tides and lack of phone signal, instead of ignoring it like Natasha. Issie then hears a bell and goes to the beach and digs one up. She is then found by Caleb, who tells her that they have to go, but the cave out has already filled with water, stranding them on the beach. She expresses her sadness to Caleb about being an outsider from the rest of the stables while they are waiting for the tide to do it’s work. He then responds that he feels similarly. He then unexpectedly comes out as gay, something that Issie says isn’t bad, and asks her to tell nobody, as he is not out to anybody else, and she agrees. When they finally return home, Caleb suggests that she finds CCTV footage of the horse. Issie searches through the camera files, and finds footage of Natasha letting Blaze go, which angers her and makes her want revenge.

## Trivia

• This is the first episode in the series that has LGBTQ+ references.

• This is the first episode where we actually see Issie smile.

• This is the second episode where Issie successfully rides a horse, but the first where she rides with a saddle.[5]

• This is the first episode where we see Amanda arguing with someone.

## References

1. Mystic and the Midnight Ride; references to the plot of this book.[1]
2. Isadora Brown; references to Issie’s life in the books and series.[2]
3. The Outsider; things mentioned in the article that connect with this previous episode.[3]
4. The Bond; references to this episode are in the above article.[4]
5. The Sacrifice; things in this article are notably from this episode.[5]
6. Mystic (TV series); this is an episode of this series.[6]