H2O: Just Add Charlotte | Season 2 Recap and Review
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Tyler's Interview with Brittany: • Interviewing Charlotte...
Hellooowww! We're back with my thoughts on Season 2 of H2O. One thing I wanted to emphasize in this video and again here - is that the character Charlotte, while controversial, is fictional. It's important to remember a real woman played this character. So comments about the way she looks are not kind or needed. Especially because how many girls who grew up watching this show were the same size or bigger than Charlotte. So roast Charlotte's actions all you want, but let's all go easy on the actors who were just doing a job and were mostly minors when they filmed this.
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Also: I feel so bad for Brittany that she's still dealing with the aftermath of playing the mean girl/other woman trope in a tween show. It's really telling that when a man plays a really good villain, he's praised for his acting prowess, but when a teenage girl plays her role so well that people are literally still talking about it 10+ years later, people are unable to separate her character and the real woman who played her to the point that the actress had real-life mental health outcomes. The world truly won't let us women live.
Men do get it too, but I don't think as much. I remember Jack Gleeson, (Joffrey in Game Of Thrones) received a lot of hate at the time as people made those same assumptions; since was so convincing as a horrible character people thought he must be an awful human.
@@irisrose-place9068 I was going to bring up Jack Gleeson. Poor guy is apparantly the sweetest bean in real life too.
@@irisrose-place9068 yes! I was going to say Jack too! It was soo bad that he decided to stop acting after Game of Thrones
It's insane that she gets hate. Cleo, who ironically played Cleos sister, also gets hate. Hate like someone told her to go kill herself for playing such an annoying character and than said I see you why don't I come over and kill you myself
How insane can people be!
And the women who do get praised for their mean roles are usually white and very conventionally attractive, while Charlotte had dyed red hair, dressed in vintage fashion and was bigger than the other girls.
The biggest problem with this season is that Zane isn't trying to kill cleo nearly as much.
I mean when you think about it, Charlotte’s anger is kind of justified. Put yourself in her shoes. If your boyfriend was ditching you every five minutes to go hang out with his ex and her friends and always coming up with dodgy answers to everything, what would you think is going on?
Yes she did become more clingy, but that’s because she felt she’d lose Lewis, and this fear actually caused her TO end up losing Lewis. Even part of her reason for becoming a mermaid was to be the kind of girl Lewis would be interested in - more like CLEO!!!
I agree!
Exactly what I was thinking, and when she DID become a mermaid OBVIOUSLY she went on a little power trip. Plus, given her personality and artistic side she would've been on cloud 9 in excitement
So he''s not allowed to have friends now?
Yes but she went about it a wrong half the time it looked like she is manipulating lewis and the other half she is incredibly possesive and when Cleo finally tries to makes nice she became really mean
Literally I felt so bad for Charlotte. It was clear she was feeling really insecure in her relationship with Lewis, she knew he wasn’t being honest and was begging him for respect. Its so sad, no one should have to deal with that from their partner! Watching this now I can totally see myself having similar feelings if I were in her position.
My theory as to why Charlotte went from 10 to 100 once she became a mermaid is that she actually has more mermaid power than her mind can handle. Think about it--the main three got their powers together, and they each have one power. Meaning the magic got split between the three of them. Charlotte became a mermaid by herself, the Moon gave her all three powers, and then she immediately starts to-pardon the pun-fall off the deep end. I like the idea that the Moon Pool, and by extension the Moon itself, is full of this ancient magic that no one understands completely, with the potential to either amplify your best or your worst traits like a luck of the draw situation, and as a result it reeeeally shouldn't be trifled with. And Charlotte was making a nine layer trifle with that pool, all because she was jealous of the main three, but especially Cleo because obviously. (And Lewis is also to blame, let's be honest.) This becomes even more valid when you see her after she loses the tail, and she seems a lot more like she was in the middle of the season, like way more mellowed out. Still making excuses for her more heinous behavior, but still. It would have made her arc way more interesting if it was actually canon.
Daenerys in the final GOT season be like
@@equusquaggaquagga536 every time a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin
I agree with this but how come Bella didn’t get powers like her?? I thought Bella also went into the moon pool by herself
@@ermhey..a The Charlotte thing is just my theory, but if it was true that means the show’s writing is inconsistent.
I totally agree with this! I just want to add too that Charlotte also got her powers 1 full moon cycle before the one that took away her powers. So if we go off of what Lewis said abt the season finale full moon being the most powerful because of the planets aligning perfectly, it also makes sense that Charlotte got a bigger dosage of mermaid magic than when the girls got their's. I think this also makes sense with how many girls got moonstruck per full moon episode. In the first season, each girl got moonstruck one at a time each episode, but not once in season 2 did only one of them get struck. I feel like u could also tell that each full moon was getting stronger by how much the girls were effected, essentially hinting to the audience that Charlotte was gonna be powerful. I just think it's super interesting to see how much Charlotte changed and her antics amplified while she was a mermaid and then being more mild after her powers got taken away.
Love H2O, I can’t believe what they did to Zanes character arc in season 3.
I really wish they didn’t mess with the Zane and Rikki relationship
I'm actually glad they jacked up his character arc.
what happened to them? :(
He became too perfect
A perfect character isn't interesting
@@mako2king609 But turned him back to his Season 1 Phase, that's not a character arc, that's reversing all of the progress he made before.
@@anni1348 Yup, it’s called character derailment!
Honestly with Charlotte it felt like one of those everybody sucks scenarios. They were horrible to her, and her anger towards them was absolutely justified, but she also just turned out to be a bad person herself. She didn't deserve any of the drama, but oh boy did she not make it easy. She did such a good job and I think it's incredible how good she was at her role.
God charlotte becoming a mermaid was like the most shocking thing to ever happen in television when i watched it
5:35 “My rewatch turned me into a Charlotte apologist.”
Thank you! I don’t like some things about Charlotte as a character (not in a way that it doesn’t work, but just morally), but her motivations always did make sense. I also low-key wanted her to be an anti-heroine who was catty to the girls, but had morals that would convince her to team up with them sometimes.
Atleast Charlotte is better then Sophie
@@mako2king609 oh definitely. At least Charlotte wasn’t trying to get with Lewis when he was in a relationship
I found her incredibly manipulative, possesive and annoying
@@mako2king609 I hated her even more 🤣
@@theoutsiderjess1869: Of course. I did say there were things I didn’t like about her. She can be a character you love to hate.
I am also a Charlotte apologist because honestly rewatching it as an adult, you see how sweet and nice she was, how hard she tried to be their friend, and how badly they treated her EVEN THOUGH CLEO BROKE UP WITH LEWIS. She was obviously written to be a villain, but her nature changes in a flick of a finger, and for what? It's very reminiscent of Camille from Emily in Paris- sweet natured girls who become villains because the main characters are terrible. I mean, my trio are not terrible, I love them, but it is their fault Charlotte ended up the way she did.
The thing about Charlotte for me is, yes she was honestly pretty nice in the beginning and the girls were pretty rude to her, but she was pretty possessive and manipulate towards lewis throughout their relationship and it makes me so aggravated. Though Lewis clearly did not want to be with Charlotte so idk why he just let the relationship happen and then tell her that he does still want to be with her, but regardless her actions with lewis rubbed me the wrong way.
All of what you said shows a problem with him and not her lol. He's hanging with his ex constantly, I feel like Charlotte is justified in being more possessive when he's always leaving!
But he could have just broken up with her?
Lets be honest, girls was always use Lewis, never thx to him, and when he did something wrong they blame him. And nobody for some reason don't say about Cleo, how she arrived with Lewis, only blame Charlotte. Cleo break up with him, broke his heart
EXACTLY!!
When you mentioned Lewis' iconic ringtone I realised I knew it by heart after all these years. I can't.
It literally played in my head 💀
Zane looks like he’d be a fish on spongebob. cannot explain.
Lewis was such a gaslighter this season. 🤦🏾♀️ I don't understand why Charlotte worked so hard to be with him.
Yeah, it's just weird. Lewis is so rude towards Charlotte and he clearly shows that has absolutely zero interest in her romantically, but she somehow wants him anyway. But then again I think such dynamics can exist in real life as well, where a person is just normally polite or clearly not interested, but another person for some reason interprets into this behavior, "Yeah, that person definitely wants me too, we are made for each other". I mean both are at some point toxic in this relationship, Lewis doesn't care at all about Charlotte, acts rude and gaslights her in order to keep the mermaid secret. While Charlotte later on acts over controlling, extremely jealous and abusive.
Okay, but the score for this show makes me tear up every time. That moment with Cleo and Kim and their dad? So. Damn. Sweet. And the music just puts ya right in the feels, man.
I just rewatched S2 and I thought Charlotte was really empathetic. I loved how she experienced jealousy, possessiveness, and the desire to be included, and let those things take over her brain and turn her into a villain. I feel like these are all things teenage girls experience to some degree, and I loved seeing that represented on screen! I feel like that's so much more interesting than a perfectly sweet character.
Also I was SO over Emma this season. She is so rude and spoiled and just so frustrating to watch!
I think you should give S3 a go. The new character, Bella, is so much more likeable than Emma. I enjoyed S3!
I really wish I could've appreciated flawed female characters when I was younger. We all feel jealous and make mistakes when we're teenagers and ten year old me gave Charlotte zero grace.
I agree with everything, I really wish that I can give you so many likes like you can on reddit *sighs* 😔🥰😉
@@ashleynorton I don’t think she’s as bad in the beginning of the series because she technically didn’t break Lewis and Cleo apart. They just broke up, and Lewis was available and they hit it off. She became annoying when she was trying to be mermaid and became one. Honestly she became a psychopath
I don't remember Emma doing anything that bad in S2.
Seeing as these are normal experiences for teenagers I don’t think she should have remained a villain, normally shows like this exist to teach kids morals. She doesn’t have to join the friend group but it should have ended with heartfelt apologies that sum up the message and then her mum gets a job somewhere else and she has to move. So not friends but not evil, could have been a big growth moment and Lewis and Cleo learn to be more honest about their feelings and communicate better, Charlotte learns that you shouldn’t deal with your anger by hurting others. That’s literally a basic drama formula, you /resolve/ the conflict
I found a quote on Tumblr about Charlotte once that I think sums it up well.
Charlotte was a villain, but the girls helped turn her into one by how they treated her.
I agree
Yeah!
did charlotte end up being over the top at some points?? yes. did i desperately want her to get a redemption arc and stay a mermaid?? yes
Same, I'm so glad I'm not the only Charlotte Lover or understand her point of view, thank you very much 🙏🏾😊
Same here
I think you should watch season 3. I like it even though it did hurt my Rane/Zikki shipping heart, my adult self sees a good message for young girls. Will and bella are fine. And I think the ending is pretty good, also some fun lore. I'm excited to see your reaction, especially since you havent seen it before!
As far as charlotte goes, I have empathy for some of her situations, think the girls and especially Cleo were unfair (at first) but I disagree with a lot of your defenses.
1. Charlotte did not try to be friends with the girls or lewis. She saw lewis, instantly fell, and decided he was the one she was going to be with. And she started moving in on him while he was still with cleo, she wasnt just trying to be friends, from the very first interaction. And cleo was nice to her on the first interaction.
2. Charlotte was always faking all of her "shared interests" with lewis. And as soon as they got together she steered him away from his interests it was all just a ploy to get with him and then change him. She never actually cared about him as a person, just the idea of him. And ignored his actual wants and desires at every turn, right from that dinner seen where he said "of course I like you but" and she wouldnt let him finish. At every turn in the beginning of their relationship, he was trying to say "we're just friends" and she kept pushing it. And it compounded into their actual relationship where she ignored what he wanted for a birthday party, ignored him wanting to help his friends, pushed him away from his friends, told cleo, someone he has been friends with his entire life, that he only helped her cuz he felt sorry for her while simultaneously forcing him not to see his childhood best friend. Lewis wasnt a good boyfriend but, can you blame him? He didnt want to be with her in the first place and obviously still wanted cleo. And we talk about boundaries so much, charlotte didnt respect Lewis's.
3. The girls tried really hard to help charlotte after she turned. Even being bitter about it, even after she turned full bitch, they still tried to help her. And, she betrayed them by trying to push them into the very danger they warned her about.
4. Nothing can excuse the abject cruelty she displayed at the end. Where the girls are trying to help her with her powers and she uses hers against them and to taunt them. Where she fights and hurts them when they're only trying to help. Where she steals cleos necklace. When she tries to taketheir powers. Honestly the whole necklace part is the hardest to watch because it's so compoundingly cruel, one hurt on top of another, cold and calculated.
I felt bad for her when cleo was trying to out her in a lie (especially the reading the diary bit). I felt bad for her when no one was willing to help her find out about her grandmother. But right from the beginning, she set herself up as "I'm going to steal that boyfriend". That plus the lack of actually listening to lewis and just assigning her own feelings to him and the fact that she never wanted to be friends with the girls means I cant see her as this sympathetic character. A fun, interesting and even layered villian, but not sympathetic.
I clearly have way too many feelings and thoughts about charlotte 😅
I have been spoiled a little about Zikki season 3. I'm prepared to be disappointed lol
@@ashleynorton well at least you're prepared! I hope you like it! Or at least have fun
I totally agree with u, sometimes Charlotte had her motives but I think she pretended to be good from the beginning in order to catch Lewis. Then, her TRUE colors came out as soon as she became a mermaid
And that’s also why I love her character, she was the only antagonist who had a huge process on the show, a very well-built one
Fun fact: Emma actually almost kills the horse twice, because you should never ever leave the rope on the ground since the horse could step on it and hurt its neck pretty badly (at least if you don’t know the horse well since some are trained to just stand by if the rope is on the ground I believe).
But anyways, it’s quite stupid and irresponsible to 1. let toxic plants grow near a barn and 2. give your horse to a person you don’t know that seems to be very inexperienced with horses so it’s hard to blame Emma here
Omg Kate Alexa was a musical genius for “Another now”.
she delivered.
What a great song!
What went wrong with Cleo's parents? First time we see them, the Dad is in his fish zone and the Mom just sits there cleaning a plate or something, the whole season she is mostly just standing around cleaning while her husband is a fish lover, her youngest is a little brat and Cleo is all dramatic over touching water.
Omg the dad annoyed me so much!! Plus he was too soft on Kim. Also hated the way Kim took advantage of the dad for money & presents
Yeah and then the mom just left. They had a thing for characters leaving without any or much explanation.
Nothing important was being done with Bev Sertori so she left
@@jennym777luna Yeah sometimes the dad was really annoying. Especially about Cleo doing the dishes he was so annoying and angry, while they had a dish washer at the same time. But the mom barely had anything to do in the show, so it makes sense to write her out, because the main focus was always on Cleo's and Don's father daughter relationship
I haven’t finished the video yet but I think Cleo’s toxic era is justified character work on the writers end because she is dealing with her parents divorce, and that probably gave her ✨ commitment issues ✨
That being said, I’m probably reading too much into it and they just made her like that for the drama
And they already hinted in the first season that Cleo is in general a petty and jealous person. The Episode when a pretty Marine Biologist named Dr. Linda Denman arrived at their town, to make a research project, like Cleo immediately disliked her, got jealous and talked bad about her, because Lewis admired her and she looked pretty, even tho she was not in a relationship with Lewis.
Charlotte definitely gives me comp het vibes.
Also, I feel like so many of Cleo’s actions in this season becomes more understandable when considering that her parents have just gotten divorced and now has to readjust to life without her mom that seems to like, just walk out of their lives completely. So like, I totally get her breaking up with Lewis but also still like clearly wanting to be with him.
I wouldn’t say Lewis is a terrible boyfriend entirely. He was a terrible boyfriend to Charlotte because she kind of forced him into a relationship and he didn’t like her at all. He’s an incredible boyfriend to Cleo, you can see that in season 3 especially, because he’s in love with her so he wants to make her happy.
I actually really like season three. When I first watched it I didn’t really care for it and I think that was just because of Emma not being in it but I watched it again during the winter for some summer vibes and I really actually enjoyed it. I also think it’s because I’m not a big Emma fan especially now that I’m 20 and she just reminds me of some of the annoying people I was in school with so not having her in it was kind of nice. It also feels a lil more mature I guess, it’s still a kids show but I think they tried to make it more of a tween show at that point because school was a bigger part of the third season and the girls relationships were also more prevalent compared to the other two season. I also really like Bella and her character and I think she fit in really well with the other two girls. They had another season long storyline like the second season but it’s as good as the second season storyline but it was still enjoyable just I guess weird if anything. But I’d recommend watching it for sure.
I totally agree! I really love Bella, and even though Will annoys me at times, I think he's sort of a mix of Lewis and Zane, rather than replacing the Emma love interest with another Byron or Ash haha. I think you're so right that it has a more mature focus on their relationships. I'm also just a sucker for a good musical element and there are some BOPS for sure ^_^
@@heartofstars13 Will is annoying as hell. Especially in the beginning
@@Error_-ct2vp It’s funny that you say this because I just rewatched some of the season yesterday and oh my god, I had forgotten how annoying and manipulative he was at the start. Pouring water on Bella instead of letting her decide to tell him her secret? That’s a big red flag, my dude. I retract my above statement-he’s NOTHING like Louis 💕
@@heartofstars13 definitely not a good guy. He’s more chill later on but terrible in the beginning. I actually hated him and how he would make excuses for Sophie.
Bella was obsessed with Will!
Will annoyed me so much
Agree w/ Charlotte thing!
I did not like her as a kid but upon rewatching the series (many times), I genuinely saw a girl just trying to make friends. And her “evil” actions towards the girls were only a result of the main cliques attitude toward her. She was definitely not a saint but she wasn’t all bad either.
i never got the "hating on the actor for playing an unlikeable character" thing. it baffles me how some people can be so obsessed with celebrities on a parasocial level and still forget that actors AREN'T their characters. one example that stuck with me was the treatment of wyatt russell for playing john walker in TFATWS. it was absolutely despicable. don't get me wrong: I hated john walker, but one glance at the actor and you don't see one in another. it was so crazy that wyatt was getting death threats and being bullied about his looks just for doing his job, makes you wonder if he's be willing to take on another similar role just because people were so delusional they couldn't get passed his fantastic acting.
I’m a Charlotte apologist too, but I hate how hard she simped for Lewis. He clearly didn’t love her at all and her obsession with him was honestly embarrassing to watch. In all of the scenes that they’re together, he barely even tolerates her and that’s putting it lightly. I believe that Charlotte should’ve dumped Lewis and found someone that gave her the attention and love she deserved. On the topic of Lewis, I’ll never understand why he agreed to be in a relationship with Charlotte in the first place or why he never found the courage to dump her.
It’s incredibly cowardly of him to be so dishonest. Whenever Charlotte flat out asks him if he wants to be/stay with her, he says yes, even though the answer is very obviously no. He does everything out of obligation, going along with it as if he has no will power or choice in the matter.
It doesn’t make sense to be with someone you don’t actually want (and vice versa, you gotta give up on someone who doesn’t want you).
It’s miserable for everyone involved.
And Cleo was in the wrong too. She should have been honest about how she felt towards Lewis and explained to Charlotte that they were still in a thing together. Cleo was super petty about everything
So the moral is that it will always be wayyy easier and nicer to simply be honest and clear about feelings & intent.
how can you not like emma i love her character all three of them being so different is so great
She’s very misunderstood and underrated, some people don’t like her just bc she’s a perfectionist and uptight character, but they never looked at her qualities… and she’s so relatable too
@@ecosta1039 She was also very loving to her parents and Elliott.
Some people just don’t like certain characters. It doesn’t mean they’re bad characters or portraying bad people. I personally didn’t like Rikki all that much.
I would guess bc emma is more of the straight man being uptight, and a bit bossy, and doesn't go through much character developmemt
Emma is the best❤
I also became a Charlotte apologist after rewatching as an adult the same way XD like at some point it was too much to forgive, but I can see how and why she got there.
Late to the party, but fun fact: Dolphins, even if they were born and raised in captivity, can be successfully released into the wild. The key is having them be accepted by an existing pod. When accepted by the pod they’ll teach the newbie what they need to know to survive in the wild. It’s also possible for Orcas to do this, but hasn’t been successful. They tried to do it with the Free Willy orca, but it refused to leave the humans and wouldn’t eat, so they had to take it back so they wouldn’t die.
I guess with Orcas it's especially difficult to release them in the wild and get them accepted in a new pod,, because they speak different "dialects", so two strange orcas would have major communication difficulties and that's one thing in captivity that leads to aggressive and violent behavior between the Orca whales.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it, but I’m pretty sure I actually surprisingly enjoyed season 3? Especially cause I was a kid and they didn’t have Emma for that season so I was like “absolutely not this is gonna be awful cause the trio isn’t together” but I ended up liking the girl they brought in! Would love to see you react to it especially since you’ll be going into it fresh! Really enjoying the h2O series, it’s so nostalgic for me :,)
season 2 was my fave SPECIFICALLY for cleo's halter top. I've been obsessed for years.
Also Charlotte's pink dress 💕💕💕
Love these reviews and I too am a Charlotte apologist, I literally always liked her even as a kid lol. I don't know if you've seen it but Dance Academy would be a great show to review in this style.
Omg I loved Dance Academy so much!! Actually when I went to Sydney in 2019 I met Thom Green, who portrayed Sammy very unexpectedly in a shopping mall
Omg yesss I would be so happy
season 2's title H2O: Just Add Gas Lighting
That "random girl" in the "Ash Supervisor" episode was seen before, in the "Emma Rebel Party-Animal" episode.
That random girl was the one who suddenly became horny and had the random idea of calling all the boys to join the party, with monstrous results on Mrs. Gilbert's monstrous statue.
I think Rikki was kind of rude in that rebel episode, taking advantage of Emma's liability and provoking her, only to become the "good & mature one", at the end.
Also... why did she have to igonore Emma all day and only hang out with her brother?
I mean... Emma was her friend, not her brother, and there was one episode in season 1 where it was obvious that she didn't like him so much.
In the Rebel episode "Fire & Ice", all started at Elliot's "I wish my sister was like you", which obviously hurt Emma.
I find that kind of a sad moment, and a thing I think we all related to, at some point.
I understand why Emma is the generally least liked of the trio, but I also feel like her bad personality traits are the most real, and I personally feel like I identify with them, the most (out of everyone's bad traits, in the show).
I agree and I feel you so much you have no idea. I totally relate to Emma just because, in addition to being a perfectionist and an uptight person like her, a lot of people make me feel “wrong” for these traits of mine while they don’t understand that we can have our weaknesses too. I never appreciated people like Rikki (in that particular episode) who always try to elevate themselves, messing with others’ self-esteem.
That’s why Emma’s my favorite, Claire Holt was very good to portrait her.
@@ecosta1039 Yes. That's only 1 side of the issue.
Everyone does bad things in that show; for example, Emma did bad in the Frozen Miriam episode or when her annoying brother almost drowned.
I guess it's about character development.
At the end of season 3, I felt that only Cleo's character evolved, which was a bit sad, 'cause I found her character the most boring out of the original 3.
@@Lucian1692 of course everyone in the show make mistakes and that’s why we all love H2O since it’s very relatable from a social and interpersonal point of view.
What I noticed however is that most people misjudge Emma without trying to understand her character (and I think it’s bc the show leans more to one side) and favoritisms between the protagonists are pretty relevant and obvious
@@ecosta1039 Yes. Being extra-chill and easy-going and rebel or something, was always the better approach, I guess.
@@ecosta1039 And yeah... Phoebe Tonkin's character is made sooooo much more important; it's so obvious that it's annoying, by the end of 2nd. season.
I mean they barely worked their brains out to include something for Emma and Rikki; I think the connection with her dad, the little house she lived in, should have been explored more; also, Emma's romantic connections.
But nooo... everything had to be about Cleo.
It's as if she's the only important character and the others are just... supporting, including the 2 other mermaids (Bella's approach was even worse).
just need to say, as an australian, that your go at an aussie pronnunciation of 'no' is honestly the best i've heard from an american 👍
I assume the switch from actual saltwater fish to the regular goldfish "hector" with fake coral in cleos aquarium was just bc saltwater fish are very expensive, and require much more particular care than basic goldfish.
Lewis has the most wildly fluctuating scientific ability, sometimes he's inventing things that are super futuristic or even part magic and sometimes he doesn't know what surface tension is. It's fantastic.
truthfully, i never even noticed charlotte’s actress had a different body type…. cause like…. it has nothing to with the story?? i don’t understand people’s obsession with physical appearance
Nobody is talking about the fact that how is possible that Lewis stills alive after he was throw up of the top spot of the mako island??
pausing my finals study session for uni because you and i, ashley, got an APPOINTMENT
Seeing Claire Holt and Phoebe Tonkin in this and the Vampire Diaries. Just makes me relive my childhood and high school years 😅
I am 100% a Charlotte apologist she deserved so much better the 4 of them treat her like absolute shit constantly and honestly you can never catch me not rooting for the super powerful girl I chose to believe Charlotte went back to the moon pool and got her powers back and found a guy that actually cared about her
now that im older, i hate cleo SO MUCH this season. she broke up with lewis. he has every right to go and be interested in another girl. and cleo was just gaslighting him and trying to make him feel bad about it. like she does everything she can to make lewis want to be with her, but then she says she doesnt wanna be with him????? then leave him alone!
Honestly I just want you to watch season 3 because then you'll make a video about it and I love watching your videos lol
Maybe the world just wasn't ready for complex and flawed female characters
Actually, a somewhat fun contrast to the stuff Brittany has had to deal with, in regards to how she looked at the time, No Ordinary Commentary (Whose H2O commentaries are amazing and really funny) saw her in the season 2 premiere and their first reaction was to be attracted to her and root for her for a good chunk of season 2. They even tagged some of their videos with #CharlotteStans.
There's no tea about the parents divorcing. Cleo's dad was incredibly possesive of Cleo in the first season, i can just imagine how he was to the mum, like he was horrible.
Charlotte my beloved i love evil women
I don't know if someone else has said this, but Charlotte's red hair and hairstyle, and the fact she repeatedly wears a pink dress, probably is a reference to the little mermaid and how she turns into a mermaid later on!!!!! The costuming in this series is totally great except for the men
Being a mermaid was such a massive inconvenience idk why they didn’t want to get rid of their powers forever tbh
Cleo's dad was literally the best. this man was so damn sweet.
I find her character so annoying but the actress gets real hate that's insane! As a mermaid she's crazy mean but Cleo dumped Lewis and than gets all possessive when someone else is into him how awful.
Cleo who played Kim, gets death threats. How insane is that someone saw her at a store and tweeted her kill yourself for playing such an annoying character actually I see you why don't I come over and do it myself. How sick can people be
Yes yes yes please please please watch season 3 and tell us your thoughts. This little series you've been doing has made me subscribe. I love watching people talk about this show
It sucks that people can’t separate the actor from the character. This can be put in different situations, most commonly when two characters are in love in a film or show, and people ship the two actors themselves.
i cant stress enough that the ambergris episode was my favorite when i was a kid and that i still believe it is peak humor
Wardrobe team did Charlotte's character so dirty. Those grey pants were way too matronly. Just because she was the antagonist didn't mean she had to lack style. Brittany was too pretty for that business casual dress.
Actually I always felt sympathy towards Charlotte. And honestly, Cleo was more annoying and acting obnoxious more then her. I do not justify some of Charlotte’s actions, however the trio was rather mean to her, without a purpose most of the time.
I loved the part where they were bonding playing volleyball together as a team. Now I remember that scene at her birthday party (or was it somebody else’s, need to rewatch), when she tricked the Trio into the garage just to trap them as mermaids. That was really impolite and conniving of Charlotte.
Moreover, I find it hilarious when Charlotte became a mermaid, it added more spice to the series and I loved her getting powers! Also
a redemption arc and everyone excusing their past and awful behaviours would do. I cannot believe of the amount of hate the actress gets, even up to this day… I wasn’t aware of it… Discussing and how uncivil!
Also I loved that Cleo, Riki and Emma got a power booster, Ash was hotter and way better than Byron (I had a crush on Ash *blushes*), but I do not like at all that Cleo’s parents are divorced and the missing of some old characters such as Miriam and Miss Chatham. Period.
I stumbled on your channel from your Demi vids but I've been binging ever since haha. You really tapped into the 2010s zeitgeist with your vids
Ngl I always kinda rooted for Charlotte, her grandma was a mermaid and I thought it woulda been a great full circle moment for a family of mermaids
Same like all of Charlottes motivations make sense to me
Australian Hilary Clinton LMAO
- ooh been waiting for this one
- i love tyler, he really is the h2o guy
- i absolutely agree, the first time i rewatched s2, my memories told me that charlotte was the worst villain ever and that lasted all season, but for 20 episodes she's just a regular girl. sure she had a crush on lewis and was flirting with him even if he had a gf, but when they broke up, everything she did was fine, she just pursued a guy she had a crush on. it's not her fault he had a complicated relationship with his ex, in fact lewis is in the wrong for dating charlotte even when he still loves cleo deep down. like it never felt like he liked charlotte, he kinda just fell into it, he liked that a cute girl liked him and was paying attention to him, but he never really liked her for her, he was mostly with her to keep her away it seemed. and of course as kids we're on cleo and lewis team, but like he simply sucked to charlotte. and cleo was the messy one at the start it felt really weird. okay well charlotte could be kinda petty but not cruel, it was a very gradual process to see what she was really like in relationships. although she did use silly methods to get lewis, ie lied about her interests and stuff, bc she just wanted him to like her and it was doomed to fail cuz they are very different people, even when the got in a relationship she expected him to do things because they were in a relationship not because she liked him it was kinda weird but makes sense for her age I suppose. it's really towards he end where we see her manipulative and jealous behaviour come out, especially after she becomes a mermaid and becomes power hungry. you can see little hints beofre at her manipulativeness and pettiness, but its really the powers that make it all go to her head and she becomes the worst person ever. and in her pov she is justified in what she does, even if she's not lmao
- i must give some appreciation to zane in s2, bc in s1 he's the annoying guy that redeems himself and in s3 he's really just money obsessed and jealous, but in s2 he's very chill, he's a good boyfriend, he doesn't interact much with the group but when he does its civil, him and lewis have a very odd but cute frenemies type of thing going, i love s2 zayne.
- i def think you should watch s3, i also watched it like later in life after s1-2 because i simply didn't know it existed back then, but i enjoyed it a lot, where s2 feels like the cleo show, and is really focused on her, s3 feels like the rikki show, she has a lot of the emotional connection to mako. and cleo has such good character growth in s3 as well. there are some aspect i like less, but overall i think its so sweet, the new additions are great, it's so fun. and if you ever wanna get into it, i love mako mermaids, i just love how different the vibe is
Lol Lewis hair reminds me of Todd from Scott Pilgrim when he loses his vegan powers 😂
Also I didn't like Charlotte as a character but the actress is lovely! And it was a shame what she went through as someone who had an eating disorder and body dismorpah I know how it feels 💙
I found your channel because it was recommended by Tiffany's Ferguson and i couldn't been more thankful, these H2O videos are really great! thank you for putting in so much time and effort!
Personaly, I would recommend watching season 3. Tho i didnt like the new characters, i think the show did great by showing us that we can personally grow by getting out of a relationship instead of getting into one (Unfortunately this choice was at the cost of Zane's character arc). Excited to see a video about S3, if you want to do that of course :)
OMG yes, I've been obsessed with that top for years too! And you were so right about the girls being mean to charlotte for no reason, but I always took it that Emma and Rikki of course know that Cleo doesn't like her because she is with lewis so they were just supporting her lol
I just found your channel through your Phan video (unpacked a whole lotta memories for me!) and I am OBSESSED. It's both strange and comforting that enough time has passed (like, uh, 10 years O_O) that we can now see the impact the RUclips media we grew up watching had on us and the RUclips space. And it's SO FUN to revisit a show that I also obsessed over with a fellow member of the alphabet mafia. ^_^ (Sidenote: How the hell was I totally unaware that I was gay for 24 years when I obsessed over Phoebe Tonkin to the point of having HUNDREDS of screenshots of her in H20 on my family computer???) ANYway, you are so cool and funny and talented and cute. I just adore you.
great video as always 🥰 I feel the same way about charlotte, she was a good person just a little misguided in social situations. as for the top, those shirts are still pretty popular in australia in beachy areas, i’m an aussie myself and i’ve definitely seen this style in surf shops. you could probably find a dupe online!
THE JOKE ABOUT CLEO AND LEWIS LMAOOOO I HAD A CRUSH ON MY BEST FRIEND FOR 6 YEARS BEFORE WE STARTED DATING (we’re close to our 2 year anniversary and we’re super happy together)
Love your content! also I would love to see you cover season 3, its definitely different but I still remember enjoying it and there was some really goofy stuff in there - e.g. water monster - so its almost worth it just for that (and they basically create a new charlotte which is interesting to say the least)
Thank you for unlocking some happy childhood memories in my brain ✨
Also omg why did I hate Charolette so much as a child. but also why was Louis with her when he actively did not even like her 😭
The relationship between Emma and Ash was the worst - it never made sense to me! Emma didn’t even seem interested in him at all, plus Ash was quite controlling and didn’t respect her boundaries
Agreed
The amount of excitement I felt when I got the notification 😭❤️❤️❤️
I think your opinion on season 3 is much needed
I related to that part about Effexor way to much girl, I wasn’t ready for that in the Australian mermaid show video 😂
I think season 3 would be worth watching. Even though some of the decisions made divided the fans, I feel like it's on par with the original run. I also recommend checking out the spin-off, if you find the time, 'cause I actually thought it was better in some ways. (Although it's pretty obvious from the cast turnaround that it was made precisely one season at a time)
As a kid I had a crush on Rikki and Charlotte,and I thought Cleo and Lewis were soooooo boriiiiiing 🥱🥱🥱
I still don't get why so many people justify Charlottes's behaviour. Let's analyse it from the outside, ok? New girl in town and bla bla, ok she didn't get her best welcome but it was because Cleo could't make peace with her brain. You left, your boyfriend so why keeping being jealous? For half of the season she's like "I don't want Lewis anymore but, hey, let's stalk him all around. Let's see what he does with his new friend because I don't want them to end up together (coz techically Lewis should come back to me)". Reeeeeallly on point, right? And, the divorce thing is just an excuse to justify her overreacting. About Charlotte...you come in town and you start buzzing around a nice looking (not for me btw) boy who recently broke up with his girlfriend. And that's fine but it doesn't justify her possessive behaviour. And Lewis doesn't blink an eye for it until the very end. This can't be real. I mean, in real life I would blow you out in a minute. Wasting your time with someone doesn't mean that this person is your propriety. This is stalking. I'm still wondering why he didn't report her when she switched off and steal his phone. It's someting what would drives me mad if it happens to me.
When it comes to season 3, I'd say do it if for no other reason than to have a final closure. Love it or hate it, at least you did that.
also does charlotte give anyone else the same vibes as the evil girl (gwen i think ?) from sky high or is that just me
I'm at the part where Charlotte discovers she has all of their powers and like im sorry to say it but that's karma babes
I think my biggest thing against Charlotte was how pushy she was to spend time with a person that didn’t seem to like her. Lewis has always been my least favorite character (even though the dynamic feels off without him) and her desperation to be attached to this aggravating person that didn’t even like her made me upset in like a projection kind of way
I still feel like Charlotte in the beginning is kind of vilanous, but not in a super villain kind of way. She manipulates everyone to get what she wants in a very passive way and is obcesses with Lewis from the get go trying to make him (and dellusional) with this image she created of him. It feels to me like she was making people act kind of crazy with her manipulations,
I’ve really enjoyed reminiscing with you about h2o, and would love it if you also did a video about House of Anubis!
Girlieeee yess do a season three! These videos are precious gems! I LOVED H2O as a kid and really liked season three. They fix the Emma problems, although I think I remember the conflicts being weaker than the Charlotte arc. Either way I enjoyed season three as well!
I rewatched h2o last summer and this video was everything I needed (and brought me to your channel) and imma need you to do s3 maam
yaaaay this was such a great analysis ! i loved this show as a kid, but i also stopped watching after season 2. that being said it would be interesting to see what season 3 is like from a modern perspective ! also i appreciate your nuanced take on charlotte :)
that really is cleo’s best top ever
I think a lot of Cleo's behavior can also be explained by her parents sudden divorce between seasons. It would make sense that she started acting out.
This comment is coming from a guy, but i loved Charlotte both times I've watched S2. It's horrible how some people can't separate the actress from the character, but she wasn't even as bad as some of the psycho fans say she is. She had a crush on a guy who was fair game and was demonized for it? The other girls treated her like dirt and we're supposed to root for them? Then Charlotte just F's off when the season is over? She's a genuinely tragic high school character IMO.
Charlotte is my favorite character
The actress who plays Charlotte has the cutest smile I’ve ever seen
Narrr Lewis is a great boyfriend... To his ex girlfriend. 💀
Ash looks like someone drew Ashton cutcher or Pedro pascal from memory
Wait but why did the moms trophy did look like a bong💀also I’m dead on how you keep calling Charlottes mom Hillary Clinton😂
You know you played the role well when you get hate for it
your thumbnails for this series are ELITE please do season 3! love ya
I hated Charlotte so much as a kid, I remember ranting about her after every episode to my mom because I couldn't get over how mean and manipulative she was
I’m not hearing anyone out! Charlotte was genuinely insane like if you really pay attention she had this weird agenda of INSISTING her and lewis were made for each other like girl. Then she constantly lies and gaslights lewis. Like yea if your bf keeps ditching you you have a right to be mad but she genuinely acted like she owns him at times. But that’s just me.
omg i'm just starting right now but i literally got so excited seeing this video im not even sure i ever watched season 2 but i loved your last video on h2o what a classic
You know the funny or more like iconic part in the Lewis's bday episode XD the bday gift Cleo got for Lewis is still at Charlotte's house XDDD After Lewis was like thankful and love the gift... He forgot to take it with him.. Its like the gift was forgotten after that little scene
i think watching season 3 is def worth it! it's honestly my favourite season because the girls are a lot more mature. a lot of people hate on bella but she isn't that bad. she isn't annoying or too over the top, she's kinda just... there. but season 3 throws a lot of stuff at them and i think it was done amazingly. hoping to see a video on it :)
I guess the main issue is that Bella is a boring as hell character. Emma had a distinct personality, her own struggle's and she had a family written into the story, Bella has nothing besides liking singing, being nice, having this weird jelly power and having the hots for a guy that does not care about her outside of being a mermaid. And obviously Will is horrible. And the worst is they completely wrecked Zane's character and reversed all of his character development he went through, which ruined his and Rikki's relationship.
Season 3 was alright and I seem to remember enjoying it but I never loved that they completely replaced Emma with a new character in Bella.
Im just going to say it.. Charlotte was by far my favorite character of not just season two,but the entire series...She represented pretty much everyone whose ever been on the outside looking in at a group of very close,very tight knit friends that you cant help but want to be a part of...Im also sticking to the fact that when Charlotte became a mermaid,she was actually terrified out of her mind because she all of these powers suddenly and had no clue how to deal with that,which is why she acts ignorant and cold to the others..And lets face it, there's times they deserve it
Please watch season 3 and share your thoughts! I’m so invested in this series