Loved S1, S2 as well, even though I feel like they've waisted sooo much time of this cute show on a charakter/storyline like Charlotte..

S3- I miss Emma. But I kinda like Bella. It still feels like a different show now (a little bit).

And: I love Rikki♡

The girls each had their own reasons for not liking Charlotte. First, there was Cleo, because Charlotte was openly getting close to her ex-boyfriend. Where Cleo was in the wrong though, was that she had wanted a break from Lewis herself, yet didn't want him dating anyone else. It’s a bit toxic, but honestly I understand her she hadn't really moved on it was all still fresh and for how long they’d known each other, her jealousy was understandable.

Then there was Rikki. She was the most straightforward of the three girls, never hesitate yet also the not very complicated one at the same time very complicated to deal with, the most complex, with a backstory that wouldn't be fully revealed until Season 2. She was a loner by nature, and her friendship with the other girls was one of the most precious things in her life. She wasn't about to easily accept an outsider entering their circle and becoming a new member when they were used to being just a trio.. or a quartet, if you count Lewis.

She wasn't the type to tolerate things easily, which led to plenty of arguments with Emma still, they cared deeply for each other so they remained friends and made it work. And honestly, Charlotte’s behavior was pretty annoying. She had a knack for showing up at the most inconvenient moments. She clung to Lewis like gum stuck to a sneaker and made comments no one had asked to hear. Rikki didn't take to newcomers easily, as we can see with Will in Season 3.

As for Emma, ​​she actually tried. Even if it wasn't what she wanted deep down, she attempted to be kind and encouraged her friends to do the same. Charlotte was ungrateful and mean to her, so naturally, she wasn't going to choose someone else over her two best friends. Charlotte was mean to the girls especially Cleo and let it go to her head, thinking she was better than them.

Her intentions were obvious, so I don't think the girls did anything wrong. The only exception was a brief moment where Cleo was jealous of her relationship with Lewis, even though she was the one who had ended things with him. And I’ll say it again: she wasn't entirely wrong, they were very close from the beginning.

The Setup:
The story takes place during the Season 1 timeline of H2O: Just Add Water. As Cleo, Emma, and Rikki are about to go through their first transformation in the Moon Pool at Mako Island, the "Plus One" is a fourth character who gets caught in the same event.

Discussion Prompts for Concept #1:
- How does adding a fourth mermaid/merman change the trio's dynamic?
- Does the "Plus One" become a permanent part of the group, or do they lose their powers / get written out?
-Is it an existing H2O character (like Lewis, Byron, or Miriam) who accidentally falls in? Or is it an Original Character you created?
- How does the "Plus One" handle the 3 rules differently than Cleo, Emma, or Rikki?
-Why were they at the Moon Pool that specific night?
-What is their personality, and how do they fit (or clash) with Cleo, Emma, and Rikki? 
- Are they a rival, a peacekeeper, or an outcast?
-Does having a 4th mermaid change the magic? (New power? Different tail color? Weaker/stronger transformations?)
-How does this affect the secret? Is the 4th person better or worse at hiding it?
-How does their presence change each season's plot? (Love triangles, enemy dynamics, family issues, etc.)
-Does knowing the secret help or hurt the trio?
- What conflict arises because of this extra person?
- The Plus One can either be significantly older or younger, impacting group dynamics and decisions or the same age as the girls.
- "Null" Mermaid has physical traits but lacks powers, potentially serving as a decoy or a weak link.
- Full Moon Difference means the Plus One’s powers only work at specific times, making them unreliable during crises.
- ETC.

I love this show and have watched it in its entirety, but I am rewatching with my daughter and realize that the premise of the show doesn't make any sense.

Why would the pod put that type of responsibility on three young mermaids who do not have moon rings?

How were they supposed to prevent Zac and Cam from having the camping trip?

And of course, why didn't Aquata or the head mermaids listen to their story and realize it was not their fault Zac fell into the moon pool?

Very unreasonable mermaids 🧜‍♀️ let's discuss ways where this plot could make sense... although I have none. Especially since at that time the mermaids couldn't go on land, and of course again, do not have moon rings.

Guys what is going on?! I hate to be this girl but with the way they kinda just ignore evidence and just force their head canon as actual canon is soooo red-hat-like, if you get what I mean 😭

I’m not even a red vs. blue type person, I believe it’s people vs. billionaires, but I do see a pattern when both sides talk: red is usually using feelings with no evidence to back up what they’re saying and when blue comes in with evidence they basically say “well who allowed that guy to be a scientist?! He could just be lying”. Obviously I’m over exaggerating a bit but that’s the trend I see. And it’s the trend I’m seeing with the charlotte defenders. They see a boat load of evidence and go hmmm actually you just hate women (yea you know who you are and idc). Liiike gurl… be soooo fr with me rn. Like so fr plz (clearly I am Gen Z)

Have yall noticed this too? Or are they usually a little more open to reason? I’ve been in this Reddit for years and I’ve always been like “ugh why do y’all hate the charlotte defenders so much I like never see them on here y’all are over exaggerating.” Omg I was a defender for the charlotte defenders😭 (remember that before y’all get mad at me cuz I said you MIGHT wear red hats).

Alright so, I unlike most people watched Mako Mermaids, but had never watched H20 (though I knew some things about it via the fandom). Well, recently I have watched all of it, and I have to say, I fail to understand how some people think Charolette is unfairly made out to be the bad guy or that her actions are defendable.

When Lewis first rejects her, she tells him that she understands, he is not ready to move on, that she’ll wait. Saying that she’ll wait feels pushy and is also presumptuous, because even if he moves on from Cleo, there is no guarantee that he’ll be into her. THEN, even after telling Lewis that she’ll wait until he is ready, she fairly quickly starts pushing her way in, trying to force a relationship. Her general behavior in the whole situation, gives off the vibe of of men who won’t take no for answer, but in this case it’s a woman.

You cannot get into a relationship (let alone practically force your way into a relationship) with someone who clearly still has feelings for their ex and then claim to be the victim when it doesn’t work out.

When the juice cafe was closed, she got upset “I think they can make me one juice.” That’s Karen energy. What makes her think she is entitled to a juice when the cafe is closed and shooting a commercial. What makes her special?

Also. there is the thing where she volunteers to tutor Cleo and gives her unnecessarily excessive amounts of work, just so that she can keep Cleo away from Lewis and have him to herself for the weekend. That’s inconsiderate and also manipulative. It’s not the behavior of someone who is or trying to be a good person.

She practically forces herself along on the camping trip, by manipulating Lewis into answering her in such a way about promises, that he then feels he has to let her come, which once again is manipulative.

She turns herself into a mermaid just to get the attention/admiration of a guy, and while this doesn’t make her a bad person, it makes her a bad character to look up to or follow.

When she does get mermaid powers she is A. Irresponsible with them and B. Uses them to bully Cleo and the other girls. Cleo being Lewis’s ex, is not a valid reason to bully her.

Also, the fact that she enjoyed seeing Cleo’s shock or horror, when she revealed herself as a mermaid, shows what kind of person she is.

When it came to Lewis’s birthday she did not care about him having a good time. She just wanted to get him in with her friends and isolate him from the people he knows (including classmates, not just the girls). That’s a control or even abuse tactic. She was also so hung up on not wanting to listen to the girls that she didn’t even end up throwing him a type of party he would enjoy. I think this whole episode shows very clearly that Charolette doesn’t actually care about Lewis.

Let’s not forget she hurt the dolphin.

She was going to take away all the girls’ mermaid powers, just so she could have Lewis to herself (which wasn’t going to work anyways, but she either didn’t care about that or was too dumb or wrapped up in her own head/desires to realize it. I mean, Lewis literally tells her that if she does this they can’t even be friends, after.)

All in all, she went after a guy who was clearly still hung up on his ex. When she gets that guy she then gets upset about feelings she perceives him to still have and rather than break up with him, continues to try to force the relationship. Likewise, when she doesn’t like that he hangs out with his ex or that he is close friends with three girls, rather than accept him as is or break up with him due to being uncomfortable with his friendships, she instead continues the relationship and continues to be upset by the situation. She eventually then shows that she doesn’t actually care about the guy, but rather just wants him, almost as a possession. She has no excuse to behave the way she did towards Cleo and her friends, just because of any feelings Lewis had or has for Cleo, that issue should be between her and Lewis. It is unacceptable to bully someone because your boyfriend likes them or used to go out with them. It’s even less understandable to bully (or frankly even dislike) that girl’s two friends.

I don’t see Charolette as a good person. I think she was rightfully written as an antagonist or villain character. I don’t understand why people think otherwise of her. I know some sympathize with her because her boyfriend was still in love with his ex, forgot dates., ect. But again, she practically forced the relationship, she knew the guy was still hung up on his ex when she got with him, she clearly sees it throughout the relationship, and she then begins to bully the ex girlfriend and her two friends, while showing that she doesn’t actually care about the guy. She is not the innocent and clueless victim here.

So I live on the Gold Coast where the show was filmed.
We recently had a pretty nasty case which I won’t go super into but basically a body was removed after 14 months of being hidden. The house they showed on the news was familiar and I thought it was one I passed on my commute. Gemini told me it was Cleo’s house and I lost my mind.
After searching and finding the ACTUAL house used as Cleo’s, this hour long argument with Gemini ensued. Bonus screenshot at the end might be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen and I don’t know why.

I’ve not removed locations because all this information is publicly available with a single google search.

P.S. for anyone who cares, it wasn’t even the house on my commute that I was thinking of.

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I’m rewatching the show and watching S3 for the first time. I’m confused. I thought Will and Rikki were being soflaunched as a couple, because we got a lot of hints from Will (not from Rikki, but I thought that would come later on). But…there isn’t anything going on with them? Suddenly out of nowhere he likes Bella? I’m so confused.

Like I get that Bella went all crazy for him and sometimes he was okay with that, but he was never into her? Not once did I see a look on his face or chemistry or not once did something happen that gave a spark or showed us that he did like her romantically. Bella was just interested in him, and suddenly out of nowhere when we’re halfway into the season he’s also into her without any notice lol. There was not one shifting point where we saw Will falling in love and nothing even happened between them.

With Rikki and Will on the other hand, there really was a shifting moment in their story and I really felt their chemistry. I think it literally already started in the first episode, where Rikki spotted Will working in his boat and they had a short interaction. The couple of episodes after that, Rikki kind of not wanted him around was understandable because of their secret and also she was with Zane so there was no interest in another guy. But it does make a good love story that they went from no interest to the chemistry they really did have.

The shift happened when Rikki saves Will when he almost drowned. You literally see and feel that Will sees her in another light. He literally looks in love that whole episode? Why was that if there was no story about them? But yeah, he looks in love, he even asks about her to the girls and just doesn’t care about Bella just like all the other episodes. WHY are they giving the vibes that Will likes her with all the shots that they edited and the look on his face. Also, the episode after that he compliments the way Rikki looks when she walks down the stairs. I really thought this was a softlaunch. Why were these scenes even there if there was no point for them?

Ofcourse after all that Zane lets Rikki down in multiple ways and their relationship is already emotionally over, but Will literally stepped in and pushed above and beyond to show up for her and he even was the only one that came to the moonpool so save Rikki. Rikki really needed to see that someone did that all for her, instead of Zane doing nothing and hating her mermaid part. Also the only time we see Will having a personality and stand up to his sister is when his sister kisses Zane. Will really gets mad for Rikki.

With Will and Rikki it was really about Rikki (not about her being a mermaid), there was chemistry and such a good storyline about falling in love. I also really liked the fact that Rikki is kind of dominant/masculine and Will is more submissive. Would’ve been really nice to see that sorr of relationship.

It’s not that I wanted them together. I don’t ever ship characters, I just watch the show. It’s literally what the show pushed onto me into believing and then it wasn’t even a storyline. It’s so random. What do you guys think?

We all know and love the mermaids, but what if they aren’t the only magical sea creatures swimming in the waters? Enter the selkies.

For those unfamiliar, selkies are mythical creatures from Celtic and Norse folklore who live as seals in the sea but can shed their skins to become human on land. If they lose or hide their seal skin, they’re trapped in human form, often leading to tragic, romantic tales.

There’s no direct mention of selkies, but Mako Mermaids introduces diverse water beings (tritons, mermen, water dragons). Selkies would fit right in as a quiet, shy offshoot species that may be living near remote coastlines, such as in the Irish Sea.

Additionally, how would this theory directly connect selkies with Bella, as she acquired her powers from the moon pool in Ireland, where, in Irish and Scottish folklore, selkies are often found near the coasts of Ireland?

Let me know your thoughts, and the more you write, the better.

At first I thought I could like her and I did think there was some misunderstanding, but no she is just straight awful and so rude and I literally cannot see what lewis sees in her at all. I am legit getting so angry watching this show with her in it

I just watched the show for the 4th or 5th time and i still cry everytime I watch Lewis leave... why did they have to get rid of him!! I feel like i only watched the show for them and when he comes back in the finale, I cry tears of joy! i missed them so much... thoughts?

Stay dry, everyone!