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Nowhere Boys Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
27 mins
Four year ten students-Jake, Felix, Andy and Sam-are grouped together during a school orienteering excursion at the Bremin Ranges National Park and get lost. After getting caught in an unexpected storm, the boys spend the night in the forest. When they return home the next morning, the boys get chased by a furious tornado and discover that some strange things have happened; Felix's disabled brother Oscar can walk, Andy's sister Viv owns his room, and Jake cannot get into his house.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
26 mins
After their heroic survival, Andy, Jake and Sam return to their Bremin lives, but are shocked that their families and friends no longer recognise them or miss them. Andy's scientific senses are in overdrive as he forms a hypothesis that their loved ones have experienced a collective amnesia as a result of the trauma of the boys going missing. But Andy's high-concept theory isn't able to explain other strange goings-on. His goody two-shoes older sister, Viv, is now a rock chick who has desecrated Andy's bedroom with girly paraphernalia. Once the wonder-child and most popular boy at school, Sam has to come to terms with his relative invisibility. His family and parents don't know him and his school friends have forgotten all about him. Despite Felix's initial delight that his younger brother is no longer confined to a wheelchair, he must come to terms with being a true outsider when his best friend, Ellen - who has now apparently de-Gothed herself - pays him out as a freak. But it is Jake who is hit the hardest. Before he got lost, he was the man of the house for single mother Sarah, who worked dead-end jobs to support the two of them without any help from Jake's good-for-nothing dad, Gary. Sarah is now a successful real estate agent married to Jake's science teacher, Mr Bates.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
27 mins
The boys' survival instincts kick into gear as they scavenge for food and set up a home in the derelict shack. What proves more difficult is coming to terms with their loss of identity. It's one thing to be forgotten, but it's starting to look like they never existed. Andy, Felix and Jake break into Bremin High searching for proof of themselves in the school records. All they find is the dismaying confirmation that no evidence exists of them ever being students there. Then the upside dawns: nonexistence means absolute freedom. To celebrate this realisation, the boys run riot in the gym, unaware of a security camera filming their destructive fun. Meanwhile, Sam finds a romantic carving made by himself and his girlfriend, Mia, only a month before. Buoyed by what he considers to be tangible proof that he exists, Sam searches for Mia to confirm his identity. His hopes are crushed when Mia doesn't recognise him. Nevertheless, the presence of the carving gives the other boys hope that there is still some semblance of them in the world. Perhaps the effects of their 'erasure', if that's what it is, can be reversed? Jake convinces Sam to show Mia the proof in the hope that it will jog her memory. Sam returns to Mia and shows her a photograph of the carving. When Mia reveals that she made it with her boyfriend, Sammy, Sam is stunned to find himself facing off against a smarmy younger version of himself. A desperate Sam confronts his mother, Dee, but like everyone else, she still doesn't recognise Sam at all and, worse still, suffers a violent physical reaction to him. Gutted, Sam returns to their hideout to join his new, mismatched family. If these setbacks aren't enough, the 'thing' that stalked the boys in the forest makes a scary return.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
26 mins
Huddled inside the hideout, the boys find themselves held captive by a freak storm. It is a terrifying night. When the boys emerge the next morning, they discover strange configurations of debris scattered around their hideout. Andy's search for a scientific explanation and Felix's belief that magic is at play causes conflict and the group part ways: Andy and Jake head to Lily Lau's restaurant to obtain bait to trap the panther which Andy believes has caused the markings; Felix and Sam head to Arcane Lane in search of more mystical answers. Using Sam to distract Phoebe, Arcane Lane's mysterious proprietor, Felix discovers an old tome that identifies the hideout configurations as a demonic centrifuge. Disturbed, he buys an amulet for protection - but will it work? Andy's ninja aspirations fall flat when he is sprung and entrapped by his hostile family while trying to pilfer the bait. Despite his best efforts, Andy fails to convince his father, that he really is his son from another dimension, brought here via a wormhole. His Grandma Lily declares Andy to be the ghost of her unborn grandson. Jake helps Andy make a hasty escape before the police are called. Andy desperately continues to search for other possible answers, only to convince himself that he and the other boys are actually in a state of unconsciousness. Driven to test his new theory, Andy sets out in search of a stimulus powerful enough to jolt them all back into a state of consciousness. Andy decides to throw himself in front of the local school bus in an effort to "wake up". The other boys race to stop him in time.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
27 mins
Felix goes to hang out with his brother Oscar, only for them both to be attacked by a swarm of malevolent bees. Escaping to the relative safety of Arcane Lane, Felix searches for a spell to combat the swarm but his ability to interpret magic only makes Phoebe more suspicious of him. Andy, Jake and Sam head into Bremin. They need food and so Sam tries his luck at skate busking. A jealous Sammy dares Sam to prove just how talented he is. Sam does just that but his triumph is short-lived when Sergeant Gary Riles confiscates his beloved skateboard. Skateboarding on the footpath is not permitted in Bremin. Jake is shocked to realise that Sergeant Riles is actually the new world incarnation of his formerly deadbeat dad. He is forced to face the fact that both of his parents seem better off in this world where he doesn't exist, especially after Andy makes an insensitive comment saying as much. Interpersonal dealings aren't exactly Andy's strong suit and this is particularly evident when he finds himself struggling to comprehend the attention of a secret admirer. Felix's first spell fails to stop the swarm, but his second attempt proves successful. Gathering traces of the elements that the other boys unwittingly possess and combining these with the power of the talisman that Phoebe has gifted to him, Felix's spell defeats the attacking bees. While the other boys remain none the wiser about Felix's actions, his magic wins the admiration and friendship of Oscar.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
26 mins
The boys salvage junk for their makeshift abode as the demonic force regains its strength - this time as a murder of crows. True to form, Sam doesn't pull his weight; preferring to stuff his face with food bought with money that should have been shared between all of them. Jake and Andy decide to go shopping or rather shop lifting at the local milk bar. Jake seems to know what he is doing but Andy is criminally inept. The arrival of a love-struck Ellen only makes Andy even more awkward. When Sergeant Riles arrives, a chase ensues. Jake selflessly sacrifices himself to help Andy escape. At the police station, Sergeant Riles questions Jake over his background. Tension builds as Jake is confronted with this respectable alternative to his real-world dad. Getting nowhere with Jake despite his desire to do the right thing, Sergeant Riles has no option but to call child welfare. While Andy has escaped the law, eluding a murder of demonic crows proves more challenging. Reuniting with Sam, they head to the hideout. The boys are under siege but without Jake to complete the elemental foursome, Felix is powerless to act. Back at the police station, Gary identifies his first suspect in his hunt for the bandits behind the school break-in, when the security footage reveals Andy. Phoebe, who has been following Felix, hears of Jake's predicament and offers to help. Still under attack by crows, they head for the police station to try and get Jake back. To everyone's surprise, Phoebe claims that the boys are cousins and she is their aunt. Sergeant Gary replays the security tape to Phoebe and the boys to prove he has caught his culprits. Science and magic combine to save the boys as Andy uses a magnet he salvaged earlier to erase the tape and Felix works his magic with the talisman. Gary is incredulous but without evidence he has no choice but to release the boys into the care of 'Aunt Phoebe'. Jake is impressed with Andy's efforts to save him and back at the hideout, the boys are a picture of camaraderie; their rudimentary shelter is finally becoming a home.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
26 mins
In an effort to allay the growing suspicions of the Bremin community, the boys return to school. Sam is least fazed by the arduous task of assimilation that awaits the boys, anticipating an effortless return to his former Golden Boy status. His expectations are quickly dashed when he discovers that Andy is the centre of everybody's attention, especially Ellen's. While Jake re-establishes himself with his old friends and Felix continues to bond with Oscar, Sam struggles with real loneliness for the first time in his life. A desperate Sam acts out in a bid to win back Mia, but another painful rejection forces him to accept that he must change his selfish ways in order to be accepted. Meanwhile, Andy is faced with the terrifying prospect of a first kiss, when Ellen reveals that she was the author of the love letter he received days earlier. Adopting a less selfish approach, Sam starts to make real headway with Mia but their chemistry is ruined by the arrival of a vicious canine. Sam summons all of his courage to protect Mia, as the possessed dogs descend upon the school and all hell breaks loose. The boys find each other and attempt to flee for their lives. Cornered by the hellhounds they don't get far. Felix openly uses his magic in front of the other boys, turning the ravenous beasts back into the pet dogs of Bremin.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
27 mins
Having narrowly survived the dog attack at Bremin High, the boys' suspicion turns to Phoebe, believing she could be the reason they are in this parallel universe. Felix thinks that the Book of Shadows holds the answer. The boys split up. Felix and Sam follow Phoebe. Andy and Jake break into Arcane Lane. Felix and Sam are intrigued when they discover Phoebe visiting all of the places where the boys were attacked. Andy and Jake search the back room of the shop for clues to Phoebe's interest in them. When Phoebe arrives, they manage to escape. As they run, Jake collapses, having eaten something from one of Phoebe's many pickling jars. Luckily Lily is passing by and Andy is able to call on his Nai Nai's herbalist skills to help save Jake. In the meantime, Felix and Sam confront Phoebe and demand an explanation. Phoebe reveals that she thinks a restoring demon is to blame, and the boys reluctantly reveal the circumstances behind their arrival in Bremin. Convinced of Felix's magical abilities, Phoebe brokers a deal. Phoebe will help the boys get home, providing Felix helps her find her sister, Alice (the real witch), who went missing ten years ago. The demon tracks Andy and Jake to Lily Lau's restaurant where, it inhabits its first human host: the formidable Lily Lau. Felix's arrival for dinner with his family represents the kind of inclusion all the boys so sorely miss. A hungry Sam is there as well, unaware that this may be his last supper if the demonic Lily prevails. Fortunately, the ever-reliable talisman kicks into action and the demon spirit leaves Lily, no doubt on the hunt for a new host. Later that night, as Andy, Felix, Jake and Sam debate the finer details of demonic possession, they realise that they might not need Phoebe to return home after all. Mr Bates is taking the Year 10 Science class on 'that' excursion.
Episode 9
Episode #1.9
27 mins
The boys prepare to return to the Bremin Ranges, hoping to replicate the conditions of the first excursion in a bid to return home. Andy believes that they are looking for a wormhole and as usual, blindly dismisses Felix's belief that magic may be at play. Andy confides in Jake that he convinced Mr Bates to go ahead with the original excursion even though there was a storm brewing. Jake insists that the boys all played a part in getting lost and it will take a group effort for them to get home. The Year 10 Science class arrive at the Bremin Ranges, but this time the boys aren't placed in the same small group. Unwilling to miss a chance to find their way back to their old reality, the boys defy Mr Bates and run into the forest together. As the storm builds, the boys find the spot where they spent the night. Believing that they are near the wormhole, they race ahead, only to stumble across one of Roland's traps. When Felix falls to the ground, the talisman flies from his hand. Felix searches for it, only to find a disturbingly familiar spiral carving. There is no time to wonder what it means when Roland, suddenly possessed by the demon, turns from friend to foe. Yet again, the boys find themselves fighting for their lives. Andy saves the day when he finds the talisman and Felix utters the spell. The talisman is activated and the demon flees Roland's body. Now Andy has seen first-hand that magic does exist. As the boys prepare to camp out for the night, they are found by Mr Bates, and are forced to board the bus back to Bremin. Arriving back at the hideout, the boys are startled to discover the police searching through the place. Threatened again, the boys have no choice but to flee.
Episode 10
Episode #1.10
27 mins
The boys make a midnight call at Arcane Lane after Sergeant Riles' discovery of the hideout. While Andy, Felix and Jake are keen to tell Phoebe all that has happened, Sam struggles with his disappointment that the boys are still stuck in the parallel world. Phoebe is reluctant to help the boys after being stood up, but when Felix shows her what he has found in the forest, Phoebe's belief that Felix can bring Alice back is reignited. As Felix delves into Alice's Book of Shadows, Andy hits the books keen to learn all he can about the science of magic. Sam, meanwhile, finds himself unusually removed from his friends and increasingly infatuated with the talisman. Are his troubling dreams symptoms of something more sinister? The boys return to school, where Mr Bates, who is exasperated by the boys' constant disregard for rules, gives them a stern talking to about their behaviour. The only thing that makes Sam happy is when he witnesses Mia breaking up with Sammy. Finally he has a chance to be with her again but the demon has other plans. A demon-possessed Mia convinces Sam that if he destroys the talisman, he will return to his old life. Sam steals the talisman from Felix and smashes it apart. Now nothing can stop Demon Mia, as she hunts Felix through the labyrinth of corridors and classrooms. Released from the demon's hold, Sam is remorseful, and desperate to make amends. The boys track down Felix and return the now glued together talisman. The battleground shifts to the school's auto workshop. Sam puts his own life on the line to save his friends, the boys flee and the demon spirit defeated yet again leaves Mia. As the boys recover from the ordeal, Andy wonders why the demon keeps targeting Felix more than the others. Felix changes the subject, but his behaviour suggests he may know more than he is letting on.
Episode 11
Episode #1.11
27 mins
It's Mother's Day and the boys' thoughts turn to family. Jake slips away from Arcane Lane to visit Sarah, who is happy to see him. He helps out with some odd jobs around the Bates house and Sarah offers him lunch in return. When Felix discovers that he needs all four boys to repair the talisman, the search for Jake begins. Andy, Felix and Sam don't get too far. It is the Bremin Mother's Day Fun Run and all of their mothers are present at the event. At the sausage sizzle tent, the boys engage in conversation with their mothers. When the boys go to pay, Dee, Kathy and Nicole suffer severe allergic reactions. Jake receives a similar scare, when he wanders inside the Bates home and discovers an unconscious Sarah. He calls an ambulance. Believing that this is another demon attack, the boys return to Arcane Lane to seek Phoebe's help. It doesn't take long for them to realise that they are causing their mothers to fall ill. Andy thinks through the science of the situation and Felix investigates how magic can save the mothers. The solution is an incantation that will inoculate the mothers. Andy, Felix, Jake and Sam need to find an item that links them to their mothers in order to activate the spell. The boys' mothers are admitted into the hospital in a dire state, as the boys regroup, each with their special item. The spell is activated just in time. The mothers recover. Felix is no longer a 'freak'. Sam rates him 'cool', as the gang, closer than ever before, make their way back to Arcane Lane. The triumph is short lived. Andy's curiosity about magic, leads him to Felix's diary, a book of shadows that confirms Felix is responsible for their transportation to the parallel universe. With the boys' solidarity threatened, the demon returns.
Episode 12
Episode #1.12
26 mins
As the fallout from Felix's betrayal threatens to tear the boys apart, there is a glimmer of hope when Felix realises that Oscar is the fifth element; the missing ingredient needed to reactivate the talisman and bring the boys home. But the demon, now inhabiting Mr Bates, has other plans. Strong and conniving, demonic Mr Bates manages to separate the boys from Felix when Sergeant Riles and Constable Roberts apprehend them to discuss a variety of charges. It is up to the other boys, particularly Jake, to appeal to Sergeant Riles' better nature and get the police on side in their bid to rescue Felix. Alone at Arcane Lane, Phoebe ends up worse for wear, when she takes on Demon Bates. Felix tracks down Oscar, finally confessing to him that they are brothers from a parallel universe. The brothers manage to escape the seemingly omnipresent Bates, and appear to reactivate the talisman with a spell, but their success is short-lived. When the demon inhabits Oscar as well, Felix is defenceless. Demon Bates drives the get away car in the direction of the Bremin Ranges. The police are soon in pursuit of the vehicle. Andy, Jake and Sam reunite with Phoebe to prepare themselves for a showdown with the demon.
Episode 13
Episode #1.13
26 mins
Phoebe and the boys prepare to engage in a final battle against the demon and save Felix. Having confessed their incredible story to Ellen and Mia, Andy and Sam say their farewells, while Jake and Sarah share a tender moment when Jake confesses that he is the son Sarah never got to have in this reality. Sergeant Riles pursues the demonic Bates and Oscar as they take Felix to the forest but when Riles eventually catches up with them, he too becomes possessed. Felix manages to free himself as the possessed hosts hunt him down. Luckily Felix stumbles upon Roland in the forest. Overcome with guilt, Felix is considering sacrificing himself to the Demon but Roland convinces him that he is better off trying to make things right. It is then that the pair finds themselves facing the demonic trio. Felix leads the possessed Bates, Oscar and Riles away as Roland heads off to find the other boys. Felix is no match for the ever-strengthening Demon and soon finds himself overcome. Tying Felix to a tree, the demon constructs the spiral symbol, invoking a furious storm. Roland finds Phoebe and the boys. They spot the twister and race towards it. Arriving at the altar, the presence of the other nowhere boys activates the talisman. A familiar face appears in the twister; the demon is Alice, Phoebe's sister. The now de-possessed Oscar joins the boys. As the storm reaches a crescendo, Andy, Felix, Jake, Sam and Oscar yell the unmaking spell, hoping it will restore order. The boys awaken to find calm has fallen across the forest. They are back in their world. The search party stumbles upon them, reuniting the worried fathers with their lost sons. The boys return to their homes and families. There is much to celebrate. Yet things have changed. Each boy's potential has been realised. Each boy's elemental power is in his possession and given that Alice is back, they may need to use it.
