I loved when they jumped into the pool and said “it’s mermaiding time, get ready to fin” 😎

I would watch you react to this entire show. It's so nostalgic, and I still re-watch it occasionally.

As someone who sometimes wears a mermaid suit, the hand thing is to orient yourself and because it feels really weird and stiff to keep your arms at your sides when you are bent forward. You kind of want to let them hang down but then they cause drag and slow you down. So, swordfish style it is.

Their tails were handmade and specifically moulded to each of them. I remember watching one of the behind the scenes videos that said the tails were made out of a bunch of different materials like silicone and nylon and plastic. Which is why the tails are really heavy, especially in water - so the arms are to help them orient and give them more power in the movements I think!

If I remember correctly there's a time limit on how long it takes for them to dry. Especially since I think they become more wet from the transformation itself since if you noticed, Riki's hair was completely drenched even though she was being lightly sprayed with water

If you don't know how to swim, you might just flail underwater and not actually move in the direction you want to go to, and even if you do, you might be extremely slow. Plus if she doesn't swim typically, she might not be used to holding her breath either. Emma said 20 seconds, but she had been practicing swimming competitively.

HAHA I LOVE THAT YOU IMMEDIATELY LOVED LEWIS!!! He is seriously the best character in this show. I hope you decide to watch more of the show soon🤞😊

The touch water never made sense to me because of the humidity, but this show is pure nostalgia

I love how Matthew just made the werewolf and vampire joke without even knowing.

AIN'T NO WAY YOU'VE NEVER TRIED TO WATCH H20 JUST ADD WATER** MATHEW WHAT WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD?! I'm just glad you're watching all our childhood shows omg 😞

Back when kids shows didn't treat kids like idiots and they could actually act😃

They're 15 in the first season, hence the awkwardness lmao. I feel like teens being pretty awkward is probably the most realistic thing in this show. And the secret keeping is part teenage angst ("I can't tell anything to my parents") and part genuine fear that they'll be turned into science experiments

There’s a spin off series about born mermaids and why you never really see mermen, and expands on everything about it! It’s called Mako Mermaids

This show had me CONVINCED I was a mermaid, so whenever I touched water I was scared I'd fall over bc of my tail appearing😂😂💙 This made my inner child so happy to see you react to this phenomenal show!!!!!🥰🥰💙

i’m so happy you are just slowly going through every 2000s girl shows that i watched

This pilot is f*cking gold. I relate to basically every character on screen. Their dynamic is perfect. Cleo, the shy, anxious mess with the heart of gold with some hillarious quotes. Basically every teen can feel for her. Emma, the natural leader, knowledgeable, but sometimes cynical and cold. The ultimate responsible older sister who forgets that she is not always right. The voice of reason, except when she lets emotions rule her. Rikki, the free-spirited goth girl who is used to being forgotten and ignored, who buildt the shield of toughness to hide her loneliness and feelings of not belonging, who is not always socially-aware, but untimatelly loyal and brave friend.

Mermaid tails are HEAVY like 7-18Kg (15-40lbs) for most professional tails. They are usually made of silicone. When you have something that heavy and constricting on your lower body it is incredibly hard to swim and keep afloat. You can’t kick your legs or really move them much other than up and down. If I remember correctly the cast actually had to do training to learn how to properly swim in those tails, because without training you could very easily drown. (That actually almost happened to me the first time I tried a silicone mermaid tail. It was so heavy and I didn’t know how to move so I started to sink and I couldn’t swim back up) Anyways, if you have your arms at your side or dangling it’s even harder to move, as they’ll create drag. Having your hands out makes it easier to not only swim, but also change direction. Even professional mermaids swim with their arms out like that. So yes, swordfish style is the way to go.

For an Australian show I’m kinda surprised at how little Aussie slang H2O used it feels like a normal American sitcom but they’re Aussie

Clair holt (emma) and Pheboe tonkin (cleo) act together in a show called the Originals, I'm pretty sure it was the first time they had seen each other since the ending of this show

I love this show and I actually like the spin-off Mako Mermaids as well(up to a certain point). If you would like to check out another nostalgic show, I would recommend Supernatural. I know horror isn't your most favorite thing, but I feel you would really like the characters and specifically the dynamic between the 2 main brothers. Have a nice day