The Bond

Information
The Bond is the second episode of the TV series Mystic.

Plot
Issie's grandmother Mitch complains to mayor Kenny, who is a ‘friend’ of Issie’s mum about a building project that will destroy the habitat of the bees that she keeps in her garden. Issie then storms off, causing Amanda to say to Kenny that does it sound weird if she says she doesn’t know them. Wanting to celebrate her dead father's birthday, Issie books tickets to visit London with mother Amanda, who is completely unaware of what her daughter did.[2] Issie then informs her friends in London, who are excited to see her again. Issie then rides on her bike to the stables, where she meets her friends there. She sees Tom in the ring trying to control Blaze, the horse who she rescued, to no avail. She then tries to step in. Sam and Amanda go on a date, something that Amanda denied in front of Issie, but Amanda then decides to leave due to feeling like she is betraying her husband. Amanda then says to Kenny that she should leave, as she promised to see Issie at the stables, prompting Kenny to give her a lift there. Issie is in the ring with Blaze when her mother arrives, and ends up hurting her leg, which caused Amanda to chastise Tom about his ‘health and safety standards’. When the two got home, Amanda announced to Issie that they should in fact go to England, and asks her how long they have to pack. Issie then realised that if she goes to London, Blaze should be euthanised, so she makes the decision to stay in Kauri Point. Issie then goes to Blaze’s paddock, where she is trotting around restlessly, and tries to calm her. She then sees Mystic [3] ,who gives her the courage to go into the ring and try to tame her, to which she eventually succeeds. Mitch then states to Amanda and Issie that they can still do the swimming race that they usually did on their dads birthday every year in New Zealand, and they all go down to the beach.

Trivia
• In this episode it is confirmed that the abused horse is based on Blaze from the books.[1]

• In the episode Natasha starts to despise Issie, which can be seen by the look on her face when Issie is around or mentioned during the episode.

• Unlike the books, it is confirmed that Amanda has another love interest other than Issie's father.