H2O Just Add Water is Still Iconic

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  • Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
  • #h2o #mermaids #review
    interview with H2O's exec producer: • Grilling the Executive...
    ^def recommend!
    Hi everyone! Today I'm talking about one of the Best shows to come out of my childhood. H2O season one brings the drama, dolphins, and nonsensical full moon happenings. This show has only gotten more popular since it airs over 15 years ago and rewatching it totally confirmed why for me. The fashion is on point. The characters and writing has a charm that holds up. and MERMAIDS. Who doesn't love mermaids??
    Also, you may be asking, Ashley why does the audio in this video sound like trash? Valid question. When I was filmiing this, my roommate had the audacity to do his laundry and as extra as I am, I wasn't going to tell him to leave his clothes all wet while I filmed and my cold having, effexor withdrawal brain thought the mic wouldn't pick up all the background noise. Yeah I was wrong. But as much as I love youtube, I couldn't justify refilming this when I'm going through my last law school finals and preparing for the bar. Unfortunately, being a lawyer is kinda hard and takes a lot of time. So I hope yall can forgive me and I promise I will never let laundry be done in my house again. Crusty clothes only!
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    #makomermaids #justaddwater #mermaids #cleooooo

Комментарии • 423

  • @snoompfie
    @snoompfie 2 года назад +1712

    as an australian who never watched h2o as a kid, it’s insane to me that an aussie show reached so many foreign audiences and not me

    • @snoompfie
      @snoompfie 2 года назад +56

      @Tigiudanke Barrie i’m a disappointment to australia 💔

    • @rebecamaynart
      @rebecamaynart 2 года назад +45

      brazilian here and im obsessed with this show since i was a kid too lol

    • @pokemaniac05
      @pokemaniac05 2 года назад +8

      @@snoompfie have you at least showed Round The Twist which i recently watched a few days ago.

    • @snoompfie
      @snoompfie 2 года назад +4

      @@pokemaniac05 yes i did, i loved that show as a kid 😎 my parents got me on it LOL

    • @stephjovi
      @stephjovi 2 года назад +20

      Austrian here. It was on Austrian and German TV over and over again. Loved it

  • @stauneyhansen4324
    @stauneyhansen4324 2 года назад +947

    It cracks me up that she’s like “don’t touch water or look at the moon” but then they do that every single full moon

    • @alexisd6106
      @alexisd6106 10 месяцев назад +22

      Not looking at the moon is probably the easiest thing in the world. Right before the moon comes out, just go to sleep.

    • @marnenotmarnie259
      @marnenotmarnie259 3 месяца назад

      @@alexisd6106you'd have to go to sleep in the middle of the day a lot though lol

  • @isabellelinguini6785
    @isabellelinguini6785 2 года назад +935

    I always thought Ricky’s powers were the most ideal just because she can dry herself off, like yeah Emma can attack someone with water but that won’t matter if she gets caught with a tail

    • @skyepollard5951
      @skyepollard5951 2 года назад +180

      I never understood why the others couldn't also dry themselves off with their powers. Like why can't Cleo lift the water molecules off herself, and emma just freeze the water into ice so it's not 'water' anymore and she counts as dry? It always bothered me as a kid

    • @FireyCurls22
      @FireyCurls22 2 года назад

      it will matter when she murders them

    • @o_diaries1144
      @o_diaries1144 2 года назад +18

      Rikki*

    • @magicnightcore1675
      @magicnightcore1675 2 года назад +33

      @@skyepollard5951 well if Cleo did that she would have ashy legs when she reverted back to human and Emma would not be able to feel her legs if she froze the water on them

    • @toxicperson8936
      @toxicperson8936 2 года назад +57

      @@skyepollard5951 I’m sure they could’ve once they got more experience with their powers. They never really did anything with them except extremely basic stuff. They weren’t doing Avatar waterbending stuff lol

  • @FireyCurls22
    @FireyCurls22 2 года назад +683

    “Why me??”
    _”Because you’re here Cleo!”_
    Cracks me up idk why. I feel like a lot of show pilots are cringey but this one is iconic.

    • @felixsfriendthatgavehimthe2108
      @felixsfriendthatgavehimthe2108 2 года назад +126

      Because that’s such a menacing answer. He has no real qualms with her, he’s just bored and I live for those kinds of villains.

    • @happytofu5
      @happytofu5 2 года назад +26

      @@felixsfriendthatgavehimthe2108 I swear those people really exist, some just want to be mean to people

    • @felixsfriendthatgavehimthe2108
      @felixsfriendthatgavehimthe2108 2 года назад +32

      @@happytofu5 which is why he’s not a hated character. It’s easy to see him in an everyday classmate or co-worker haha

    • @anni1348
      @anni1348 2 года назад +38

      It makes season 1 Zane even more iconic. He's not evil for a certain goal or to get befenefits out of this, he's mean for the sake of being mean, just threatening random people because he can! 😂

    • @rainy7106
      @rainy7106 8 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@happytofu5there are people like that irl usually it's because they were treated that way, likely by parents and others close to them. I think the show did a pretty good job establishing this, with his cruelty and entitlement as stemming from his dad and being affluent. This mirrored Rikki's hotheadedness and rebelliousness coming from her dad and being poor. It actually made sense they got together, they had a lot in common as far as personal troubles!

  • @simmingsammi
    @simmingsammi 2 года назад +308

    Emma- calm, ice
    Ricki- hot headed, boil
    Cleo- all over the place? moves water

    • @seulobear
      @seulobear 4 месяца назад +7

      could call cleo “fluid”in terms of being all over the place which fits water kind of? 😭

  • @maritrndal815
    @maritrndal815 2 года назад +740

    also can we talk about how in season 1 there's literally a whole ass episode about cleo being a bad singer, yet in season 3 she SINGS WITH BELLAS BAND

    • @Tundrea3
      @Tundrea3 2 года назад +80

      She never singed in the band, she was going to sing because Bella kept on sneezing because of Wills aftershave but then got better

    • @jayda9351
      @jayda9351 2 года назад +88

      She never sang with them. She was going to be a replacement for Bella. She didn’t want to do that at all because she knows she’s a horrible singer.

    • @realestsienna
      @realestsienna 2 года назад +18

      well, peoples voice can develop in a short amount of years ☠️ and she didn’t really sing..

    • @tobennaokoli4450
      @tobennaokoli4450 2 года назад +5

      She probs got lessons from Bella 😂😂😂

    • @violettbellerose1173
      @violettbellerose1173 2 года назад +3

      GROWTH

  • @destinyangel6248
    @destinyangel6248 2 года назад +444

    Did anyone else find it weird that Cleo, Emma, and Rikki never told their parents about being mermaids but their boyfriends and a few strange got to know? Also at the end of season 1 how come their parents didn't notice them going missing.🤔🤔

    • @ashleynorton
      @ashleynorton  2 года назад +157

      Yes thank you!! They’ll tell boys they barely know and never their parents

    • @francescapatti2934
      @francescapatti2934 2 года назад +48

      This reminded me of how much I hated Ash. Like what the HELL?! Why was this man dating Emma??
      Why did she tell him😂 RIP

    • @toxicperson8936
      @toxicperson8936 2 года назад +73

      I always HATED how they wouldn’t tell their parents. Like did they really think their parents would send them to some lab to be studied or whatever? Lol. The show always portrays their parents as good loving parents so they definitely wouldn’t have done that. But I guess the show got a lot of plot lines from the parents not knowing & them having to hide it from them, so it makes sense that they never told them.

    • @perryisthehat
      @perryisthehat Год назад +15

      even 8 year old me thought that was really weird. which is saying something because i had 0 critical thinking

    • @fishlordusername891
      @fishlordusername891 Год назад +22

      Child me understood that completely tbh. Parents existed on a slightly different level, there's an element of authority there, and you'd have to explain what you were doing on the super.dangerous island

  • @daybreaker6038
    @daybreaker6038 2 года назад +231

    Knowing now that I’m a bisexual, I realize that I absolutely had a crush on both Rikki and Zane and it wasn’t just that I thought “they’re just a cool couple and I really like Zane and I GUESS I would understand being into Rikki if I were a guy too...” Like no, I was definitely jealous of zane a lot of the time because I had a crush on Rikki too lol 😂😂

    • @LC-kf1kb
      @LC-kf1kb Год назад +5

      OMG… my awakening

  • @bugco11ector
    @bugco11ector 2 года назад +255

    the chokehold this show had on my 13 year old gay self. i had one of the necklaces

    • @resurrectthenight
      @resurrectthenight 2 года назад +37

      13? im 22 and I still have to stay away from it so I dont fall into an endless rewatch binge that leads to my whole personality becoming "mermaid girl" once again and ignite my nostalgic childhood magic fantasies as a form of escapism. This show is my weirdest drug and Im too close to relapsing

    • @vvitchhhh
      @vvitchhhh 2 года назад +14

      @@resurrectthenight we are living the same life bruh except I’m 23 😭

    • @whateverworksmate.721
      @whateverworksmate.721 2 года назад +9

      I wanted one of the necklaces so bad!

    • @MJ-98
      @MJ-98 2 года назад +8

      Wait THEY SOLD THE NECKLACES!!!?!

    • @bugco11ector
      @bugco11ector 2 года назад +4

      @@MJ-98 yes !!!! i got it as a christmas present lol

  • @lilybean9585
    @lilybean9585 2 года назад +114

    I always found it odd how Cleo’s list of the dangerous things about mako gets less dangerous as it goes on

  • @leopardshadow333
    @leopardshadow333 2 года назад +68

    After the old lady's warning about not listening to sea perch I fully expected them to talk to fish at some point and I'm still a bit disappointed they never did.

  • @isalewis722
    @isalewis722 2 года назад +90

    I love how they describe mangroves like they’re evil

  • @broomhilder
    @broomhilder 2 года назад +296

    This show established a major bias for me with these actresses; any role these amazing women play I tend to love ❤️ 🌊
    Edit: Shoutout to The Originals for bringing 2 of our 3 besties back together on the screen 🙌🏻

    • @meganbuggle8955
      @meganbuggle8955 2 года назад +1

      La

    • @bslone9005
      @bslone9005 Год назад +2

      I feel the same way! I remember seeing cleo in the show the circle and she was the only reason I watched it lol

  • @katerinanunez1901
    @katerinanunez1901 2 года назад +233

    I literally looked up H2O commentary the other day because I wanted to reminisce so badly. This video was simply meant to be, lol

    • @vmkblaster1
      @vmkblaster1 2 года назад +4

      No Ordinary Commentary has hilarious H20 commentary!

  • @meganbates4927
    @meganbates4927 2 года назад +66

    I had such a huge crush on Rikki before I even knew I liked girls lol

  • @hannahmiller2484
    @hannahmiller2484 2 года назад +330

    This was one of my favorite shows growing up!! I wanted so badly to be a mermaid (and still do tbh). During the dark days of covid I did a full rewatch, including the Mako Mermaids spin-off show. Have you watched that??? Because they completely change all the Mermaid rules and it truly nonsense that both shows exist in the same universe. That being said, I still watched the whole thing.

    • @Aster_Risk
      @Aster_Risk 2 года назад +26

      I don't like Mako Mermaids at all.

    • @cassie6645
      @cassie6645 2 года назад +8

      Go get yourself a mermaid tail from Finfun or Mertailor :)

    • @destinyangel6248
      @destinyangel6248 2 года назад +30

      Same I always loved h2o and mermaids!! I also thought that the lore in Mako Mermaids made no sense after stating it existed in the same universe as h2o.

    • @magiv4205
      @magiv4205 2 года назад +9

      H20 is god, Mako Mermaids is trash

    • @dancingsun2
      @dancingsun2 2 года назад +24

      Mako Mermaids is a pretty interesting show if you ignore season 4 and watch it as if it's solely a spin off, or an H2o AU that someone wrote. It being in the same universe as h2o and especially taking place *after* it makes the entire show make no sense. Which sucks, because I personally really enjoyed the focus on more lore in the show.

  • @jonramsey1966
    @jonramsey1966 2 года назад +106

    So I had a thought. If these three aren't constantly mermaids, and instead need certain conditions and factors to change. Wouldn't they be... were-maids?

  • @belvedere6368
    @belvedere6368 2 года назад +88

    When I was a kid and I saw this show I put so much energy into trying to control water like Cleo.

  • @RandomSkyeRoses
    @RandomSkyeRoses 2 года назад +70

    This show gives me 90s Charmed vibes but with mermaids instead of witches

  • @farah_lynn
    @farah_lynn 2 года назад +77

    binged this on Netflix years after it aired and I still love it. Especially as a Vampire Diaries fan I love that Phoebe and Claire came together again for that and the Originals - I really just need a reunion for this show with the other cast members
    I always thought Rikki had the best powers because she could dry herself off quickly

  • @LJA116
    @LJA116 2 года назад +63

    Oh man, I was obsessed with this show when it was airing on Nickelodeon, but sometime during or right after season 2 aired in the US, I stopped keeping up with it and didn't think about it much after. I was a total mermaid child, my favorite Disney Princess was always Ariel, and I was obsessed with waterbenders in Avatar, so this show definitely hit my interests despite how ridiculous it got. The Full Moon episodes were always my least favorite ones, though, because I'm super sensitive to second-hand embarrassment, and those episodes were full of that kind of humor.

  • @knockoffairpods4524
    @knockoffairpods4524 2 года назад +41

    this show is burned into my memory I was obsessed with this show as a kid, a detail that for some reason I still remember is that lewis's ringtone was always let to play completely before he answered it, and that dumb ringtone has been stuck in brain forever

  • @madandsin
    @madandsin Год назад +23

    OCEAN GIRL IS SUCH A GOOD SHOW. There’s literally times where I think I’m watching h2o, especially with the under water scenes. Also, my child bisexual self was always like “wow, I really want to be Cleo and Lewis but I also want to date Cleo and Lewis, but I also want them to stay together forever.”

  • @lindz7038
    @lindz7038 2 года назад +98

    the more and more topics u cover, the more i realize how much media we have in common. u never miss!!!

  • @phantasticgrump
    @phantasticgrump 2 года назад +36

    One of my comfort shows and I need to rewatch it again I fear. I'm 22 and still love h20 to this day

  • @Hamsterbacke09
    @Hamsterbacke09 2 года назад +31

    Okay but your quick look at Ocean Girl made me smile. THAT was my childhood, everything else just came second. If you watch it now, it’s 90s hair first, then the realisation that the main girl is best friends with a freaking WHALE all whilst the science station ORCA is literally located underwater and everyone down there looks like they got stuck in the 70s. It gets so weird in the end but uffff, I’ve loved it so much and it had such a good music score 🥰
    I loved your video, haven’t had a good chuckle in a while and now I can’t stop giggling ❤️

    • @Kiwisan8
      @Kiwisan8 2 года назад +3

      I LOVED Ocean Girl!! I watched it and H2O at about the same time when they were both on Netflix like 10 years ago.

    • @ashleynorton
      @ashleynorton  2 года назад +3

      I wanted to know more but for some reason most of the stuff I found was the German dub 😅

    • @pokemaniac05
      @pokemaniac05 2 года назад +3

      Ocean Girl is one of the best in Australian kids tv from the 90s

    • @Hamsterbacke09
      @Hamsterbacke09 2 года назад +1

      ​@@ashleynorton Yeah, I'm German, that might be why it's still fresher in my mind :D A German kids channel broadcast it in the late 90s, early 2000s when there weren't too many other kids channels around, maybe that's why the dubs exist :D Bummer, it was an excellent show.

    • @pokemaniac05
      @pokemaniac05 2 года назад +2

      @@Hamsterbacke09 I consider Ocean Girl, Thunderstone & Cybergirl as sort of a trilogy of 90s & 2000s sci fi from Jonathan M. Shiff until the magic fantasy era with H2O to The Bureau of Magical Things.

  • @michaelacheong
    @michaelacheong 2 года назад +35

    15:06 an "icy pole" is just a frozen ice treat on a stick. So, Rikki is saying that anyone would love the ability to make an icy pole the spot. Aussie slang haha. I think the American equivalent is a popsicle? Or an ice pop

  • @mk-aka-morgan8386
    @mk-aka-morgan8386 10 месяцев назад +9

    Me and my sister used to be OBSESSED with this show, I really wish they’d make more fun shows like this 🥺🥺🥺

  • @juliaware7504
    @juliaware7504 2 года назад +49

    I was the target age, living in Australia for both ocean girl and h20 when they came out and while my friends and I thought h20 was the cringiest thing on the planet, we loved ocean girl. Like loved it. I went back and watched it a couple of times and like most Australian live action kids shows from the early 2000s, it had a deep and wild back story. The girl living in the ocean was actually an alien from an another ocean planet and it was set in a futuristic place where people lived in those scientific communities. It was wild.

  • @toxicperson8936
    @toxicperson8936 2 года назад +11

    Just rewatched the entire series like a month ago on RUclips, all the full episodes are actually are on RUclips. I loved watching it when I was like 11-13 & definitely enjoyed rewatching it again how was a 26 year old! Although I will say that I never saw Season 3 until this last rewatch, & while not terrible, definitely not even close to being as good as the first 2 seasons. If the actress that played emma couldn’t come back to film season 3, they shouldn’t have don’t it or just waited until she could. Or instead of an entire season, they could have just ended with a TV movie type thing. But regardless of all that, rewatching the first 2 seasons again was an unexpected joy!
    Also, I agree with you. Rikki is an iconic queen!

  • @mak3960
    @mak3960 2 года назад +16

    This show 100% entered my life at the right time. I had seen Aquamarine and would constantly play mermaids

  • @DerpinaTheBrave
    @DerpinaTheBrave Год назад +6

    I am mortally wounded by your disregard of the 90s and early 00s classic that is Ocean Girl. You have no idea how many hours me and every other young Aussie girl spent in the pool doing the iconic Ocean Girl swim. It was seriously a great show though, real weird ending tho

  • @milk-caramel
    @milk-caramel 2 года назад +23

    i had SUCH a crush on ricki growing up negl

    • @jennym777luna
      @jennym777luna 2 года назад +3

      I had a crush on Cleo, Ricki, Bella, and Lewis 😭

  • @francescapatti2934
    @francescapatti2934 2 года назад +10

    I've never clicked on anything so fast in my life. H2O was MY LIFE as a child.

  • @londontoney
    @londontoney 2 года назад +21

    I think its so funny how as a kid I watched both ocean girl and h2o (also an Australian show called elephant princess...maybe magical animal related shows is an Australian thing)

    • @LetsBiiny
      @LetsBiiny 2 года назад +2

      Oh, i forgot about elephant Princess until now! I think i missed the final two episodes of that show 😢

    • @13time
      @13time 2 года назад +2

      I loved those shows along with Lighting Point (Ailen Surf Girls)

  • @ashleypechin2066
    @ashleypechin2066 4 месяца назад +2

    im about to relive my childhood and binge the first season again, god i love this show

  • @miskowalski4279
    @miskowalski4279 2 года назад +11

    my brain must’ve BLOCKED out the mermaid teacher because i watched every episode of this show when it aired and i do NOT remember her help

    • @happytofu5
      @happytofu5 2 года назад +4

      To be fair, she never really helped them. Instead of speaking clearly, she left them confused and never told them they would only lose their powers for 12 hours. Makes for a fun story, but it was really irresponsible. What if the girls transformed in full sight?

  • @kelsey1467
    @kelsey1467 2 года назад +22

    I don't hate season 3 that much but I think its an example of why fans begging for more isn't a good thing I like bella but I wonder if we needed her did we need anyone to replace emma at all

  • @justkatierose
    @justkatierose 2 года назад +15

    “Cleourgh” 😆

    • @ashleynorton
      @ashleynorton  2 года назад +3

      I can’t do it justice, but I certainly tried 😅

  • @LittleFishy219
    @LittleFishy219 2 года назад +9

    OH MY GOD I READ THAT BOOK!!!!!! THE WAY YOU UNLOCKED THAT IN MY BRAIN

  • @ckind2098
    @ckind2098 2 года назад +15

    Lol I remember going through a phase where I would tell any random kid I met when swimming at the lake that I was a mermaid, but only underwater - that's why my leg would be a leg again if I brought it up to show them, of course. I never saw this show, but little me still KNEW haha

  • @vivianlevine1564
    @vivianlevine1564 Год назад +3

    OMG hearing you talk about Effexor brought me back to when I was getting off that drug. It was the worst time of my life so I can attest to your body’s reaction to withdrawals. It took me months to fully recover from that laborious process of slowly weening off. Props to you my friend 👍🏼. Also I have been slowly getting through your videos and I love the topics you choose and your nuanced commentary!

  • @allijohnson1228
    @allijohnson1228 2 года назад +11

    Oh, god. I've been on Effexor since I was maybe... 17? I'm 38 now. It's been a literal lifesaver, but the withdrawal symptoms are the worst. I feel for you.

  • @BinglesP
    @BinglesP 2 года назад +11

    Honestly this show caught my interest because of the mermaid plot so I’m glad that I have clarification that I should try it out

  • @mackenzie-deltadurocher
    @mackenzie-deltadurocher 2 года назад +9

    My withdrawal symptoms from my SSRI lasted about 6 weeks, but I've felt so much better over all since weaning off and beginning alternative therapies over a year ago. It does get better!!!
    I'm excited to hear what you have to say about one of my favorite kids shows 💓

  • @evieisamarshmallow
    @evieisamarshmallow 2 года назад +4

    the way that cleo screams at 6:42 absolutely kills me every time

  • @itsquentinnow
    @itsquentinnow Год назад +3

    its so wild to me as an australian that people outside of aus watched this strange show. also you should do an episode on the tv show round the twist, it traumatised entire generations here. i love your videos tho ty for making them, they've been great to binge and fall down all these rabbit holes

  • @bakedxbean7718
    @bakedxbean7718 2 года назад +15

    Oh girl I feel for you 😭 I always have an extra stash in case shit like that happens, but sometimes I'll forget to take it for a day and man, those brain shakes are not for the weak! I'm hoping everything goes well for you as you continue -- you got this 💜💜

  • @del9100
    @del9100 2 года назад +5

    this was such!! a fun watch!!!!!! as an australian i had no idea h2o was so popular out of australia 😭this show single-handedly kickstarted my mermaid phase; i remember trying to google how to become a mermaid and there was this one website that i tried following hahah.. and did it work, u ask? u'll never know ; )
    i forgot how unintentionally hilarious this show was.. that horrible close-up of zane's face is going to haunt me. tysm for sharing this i feel so seen,,, i loved hearing your commentary and i can't wait to watch the next one!

  • @ilz_y
    @ilz_y 10 месяцев назад +4

    I remember loving this show and being a particular fan of Cleo (probably bc she’s very ND-coded so I could relate to her) and the Nickelodeon website wrote a really unnecessarily mean profile description for her and it actually hurt my feelings 😢

  • @hiendral9533
    @hiendral9533 2 года назад +11

    I miss H2O so much, it's always been my favourite show, I wish they'd make a season 4 ♥

  • @clairefrancis421
    @clairefrancis421 8 месяцев назад +2

    I would also like to add the book “Isabel of the Whales” to the collection of early 2000s mermaid media, which I found randomly in the library as a kid and which I think about constantly.
    EDIT: omg also the tail of emily windsnap books! had a chokehold on me as a child

  • @9786oof
    @9786oof 2 года назад +3

    Effexor withdrawal is hell, I’m shocked duos were able to produce this video while going through it, you’re really strong

  • @gj3056
    @gj3056 2 года назад +12

    yes the water police is a real thing😭 also ocean girl omg I’ve been trying to find the name of that show for so long I thought I made it up honestly

  • @neivilde.1242
    @neivilde.1242 2 года назад +6

    - ok first off you're very funny,love your vibe, will subscribe immediately
    - second, this is incredibely timed because i just rewatched a bunch of h2o episodes, not all of it because it's still pretty fresh in my memory from my last full rewatch, just like the greatest hits or the stuff that's fuzzy for me, and also mainly, this watch i was focused on character dynamics, and one fo my favourite ones is rikki and lewis's friendship, like their relationship is such a background one, but like, they're essentially besties and i love that for them. it's so interesting to see dynamics, like how zane and emma interact, it's very "we're childhood friends that grew apart but our parents still hang so we have to be civilized in front of them" vibe, and you can really see it, like there are moments that zane has with everyone where you're like right, zane grew up with them, he might be a major dick, but you still have little moments of niceness that show thay have history
    - also yes, rikki and jade from victorious give off he absolute same vibe of the angry bisexual friend lmao
    - because i have seen the first episode so much, i was kinda looking at other things and i've never realized this until right now, but the first outfits zane and rikki are wearing basically mirror each other, nice foreshadowing and lewis's shirt is purple, which is cleo's main color that she's also wearing, wow, the costume department really went for it in that pilot, nice
    - along with rewatching h2o, i also rewatched a bunch of mako mermaids, because i just really love the vibes, it's so interesting to see how the shows are similar and different, and i also love the concept of a merman. and i was watching other jonhathan m shciff shows like elephant princess, and im debating if i should rewatch alien surf girls because i like it but not that much lmao, i like the surfing part, don't really care about he alien parts
    - ive been waiting for someone to do a longerh2o video, ive honestly been debating if i should do one lmao, im happy you did, great stuff!

  • @IDV1995
    @IDV1995 2 года назад +31

    I remember that when the first season finale aired in Belgium (I was a kid, not on the internet at all, didn't know anything else about this show), I literally cried bc I was sad this show was over. 😅😂 Little did I know that there was a season 2 coming. 😂😂

  • @lrk54zz
    @lrk54zz Год назад +2

    WAIT i totally read that feral dolphin girl book too!! where she regresses back into a dolphin at the end (???) i thought that was a fever dream fr

  • @RayRayDoesStuff
    @RayRayDoesStuff 2 года назад +10

    I love this show even still as a full on adult 😅 they should make more of it with the girls being their beautiful adult selves. I miss them :(

    • @evelynwright329
      @evelynwright329 Год назад +4

      I'd sell my soul for an adult H2O spin off. would their kids??? be born with the powers?? or make the same mistake at the island?? iconic. it's fake and in my head but its iconic

  • @Aster_Risk
    @Aster_Risk 2 года назад +9

    I'm sorry you're dealing with medication issues. I'm going through withdrawals from my antidepressant (nightmares are a huge side effect) because of my pharmacy shutting down.
    -----
    Mermaids are my number one obsession. This show came out when I was in high school and my two sisters and I love it! I plan on buying us replicas of the lockets from the show. My husband and I just started watching the show again this weekend because of your video. If you want to do other mermaid videos (Aquamarine!!) I would be incredibly happy!

  • @robin4923
    @robin4923 2 года назад +4

    h2o and the emily windsnap books were EVERYTHING to 9 year old me, like i asked for a mermaid tail for my birthday and wore it whenever we went swimming (cringing thinking abt it now but it was actually super fun).

  • @xoxo_gg
    @xoxo_gg 2 года назад +4

    saw this video a couple of days ago and it sent me on a spontaneous h2o binge… highlight of my week tbh

  • @afeast4crows
    @afeast4crows 2 года назад +7

    And the score is just so good

  • @phibby
    @phibby 2 года назад +7

    I've been loving your videos and H2O is one of my favorite shows and absorb as much content about it as I can, so the fact that this is your topic of choice is a perfect coincidence. Enjoyed this so much, can't wait for the next one!

  • @briannalee1998
    @briannalee1998 2 года назад +9

    This was my favorite show and Cleo was my favorite!

  • @user-sc7wb9dg7v
    @user-sc7wb9dg7v 2 года назад +39

    5:47 you never been bullied?
    11:43 you trust your parents?
    At the time I was watching as a child, I really liked that there wasn't one central villain "you were given these powers to fight evil" type of superhero-esque thing. They were just given some super powers and weaknesses and dealt with incorporating them into their lives. The last season kind of messed with that but I really liked the character of Bella (Emma was my least favourite, this is relevant) and she pretty much saved the season for me with the power of jello.

  • @SpecialInterestShow
    @SpecialInterestShow Год назад +1

    Fellow Effexor user here, hope you feel better soon 🤞!!! Being without our meds SUCKS! Absolutely proud of you for putting together this video despite your struggles! I'm glad you had something to focus on during the hard time.
    And your work did pay off! I loved this video! Your vid is the third video retrospective I've watched on H2O so far but I love every single one! I hope you do/have done s2! I love seeing everyone talking about this show.
    I always have trouble remembering what shows I enjoyed as a child, and videos like yours remind me just how much I loved H2O :)
    I feel like s3 was a fever dream tho lmao

  • @cannotfindcreativename7210
    @cannotfindcreativename7210 2 года назад +7

    My hand cramps from the days of trying to slowly yet aggressively make a fist to use my rikki powers will never be forgotten

  • @mckaylaburnstad101
    @mckaylaburnstad101 2 года назад +5

    I’ve watched this video three times now and never watched the show as a kid haha I just love hearing you talk about it! After you’re done your amazing recaps of the series I’m gonna watch it :D

  • @Mariamox
    @Mariamox 2 года назад +5

    I loved this and Mako Mermaids. Blue water high was another water related show which I loved when I was younger

  • @idontlikekiwi
    @idontlikekiwi 2 года назад +7

    i love the topics u cover and how u express your opinion! i will def be impatiently expecting the new videos u put out 🥺

  • @imnotevilimsad
    @imnotevilimsad 2 года назад +3

    cannot wait to hear ur take on season 2 omfg

  • @maritrndal815
    @maritrndal815 2 года назад +12

    i used to think miss chatham was like 80 years old.

  • @austinowens7724
    @austinowens7724 2 года назад +5

    I NEED PART 2 I loved this ❤

  • @PatWallace
    @PatWallace Год назад +1

    0:47 oh my goodness I’ve been there accidentally too… many years ago and thankful I’m not on the meds anymore but WOW!

  • @thisisavivistanaccount7866
    @thisisavivistanaccount7866 2 года назад +3

    I also read the feral dolphin girl book. I cried when I was like 8. It also started my fascination with language acquisition

  • @indigoflicka4305
    @indigoflicka4305 2 года назад +7

    I really love H2o! Please do a season 2 :)

  • @kendrickdinger
    @kendrickdinger 2 года назад +14

    I’m on Effexor too and oh my god the withdrawals that come with going a while without taking it are AWFUL so I feel your struggle!😭❤️

  • @bunnyfrosting1744
    @bunnyfrosting1744 2 года назад +3

    Also Nims island, I watched that movie soooo many times as a kid as well!

    • @ashleynorton
      @ashleynorton  2 года назад +2

      Omigosh yes!! Loved children being raised by animals for whatever reason

  • @JahmJahm-uj2ef
    @JahmJahm-uj2ef 6 месяцев назад

    You have found such a long-term subscriber in me!! I've been on a binge for these last couple of days and finding this series about one of my most favourite, never-missed-an-episode, magical teen drama has made me so happy 😆🥰

  • @aneel7337
    @aneel7337 Год назад +2

    Watching this a year later but I feel for you. I was watching some of your videos while chilling at home waiting out sertraline withdrawal a few weeks ago. But I've come off Effexor before too (and missed a dose once or twice) and I can only imagine how you felt going off it for two days unexpectedly...oof. anyway thank you for educating me about a show I've never watched!

  • @gerbiltoescam97
    @gerbiltoescam97 2 года назад +3

    I never leave comments but goddamn I have never clicked so fast and I adore all the content you’ve been putting out. Please keep it up, you’re wonderful!!!

  • @aceoflights.
    @aceoflights. Год назад +2

    I have never watched this show in English. But now that I'm hearing the English version of the clips, I really gotta say that specifically Cleo's German voice actress did a really good job conveying the way the original actress speaks.

  • @meganend1625
    @meganend1625 2 года назад +6

    Realy like what you‘re doing! Love your vibes and humor

  • @hannahloveslayla101
    @hannahloveslayla101 2 года назад +9

    I still want one of their lockets so bad 😫

    • @Aster_Risk
      @Aster_Risk 2 года назад +3

      Same! I have two sisters and I'm going to buy the set of lockets for us at some point.

  • @caesarorzell600
    @caesarorzell600 2 года назад +5

    H2O is my childhood. I remember roleplaying with my friend as Emma and Cleo (I was Cleo) in the pool. It was a lot of fun!
    I also REEEALLY wanted to believe I was a mermaid lol.

  • @juliarhapsody
    @juliarhapsody 2 года назад +5

    **reads title**
    **instantly subscribes**

    • @juliarhapsody
      @juliarhapsody 2 года назад

      pleasse contiune this with the rest of the seasons

    • @ashleynorton
      @ashleynorton  2 года назад

      Season 2 coming next week :D

  • @OcyTaviAh
    @OcyTaviAh 2 года назад +9

    The one thing that bothered me about "all water turns them into mermaids" was.. how did they wash their hands after going to the bathroom????

    • @danikadestinikey7477
      @danikadestinikey7477 2 года назад +2

      How did they even have their periods lmfao

    • @tobennaokoli4450
      @tobennaokoli4450 2 года назад +1

      @@danikadestinikey7477 how did they live their lives around rain. Besides that one episode in season 1

    • @anni1348
      @anni1348 Год назад

      ​@@danikadestinikey7477That's not how periods work. Blood and Water are not the same substance, so their period won't have effect on them. But they definitely never wash their hands because they would turn into mermaids.

  • @poonywooon
    @poonywooon 2 года назад +1

    i've just binged a BUNCH of your videos dude. thank you for keeping me entertained all day while packing/tidying.

  • @rosieevans8960
    @rosieevans8960 2 года назад +3

    RUclips recommended me your channel and I've been making my way through all your videos this weekend and you're great at talking about the medias that have lived rent free in the back of my mind for 15+ years.
    Also I was making macrame (macrame-ing?) while watching this one and had to look up when Zane told Lewis to do the same

  • @clickhereandsave
    @clickhereandsave 2 года назад +1

    Omg when you mentioned the Dolphin book, I was like "yeah I read that" but it was a different one!! lol, I guess there were multiple girl-raised-by-dolphins books floating around in the 90s 00s

  • @lgarza9640
    @lgarza9640 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for unlocking some happy childhood memories in my brain ✨

  • @interceptthis4141
    @interceptthis4141 2 года назад +2

    This is so weird that I find this video now I’ve been binge watching the show since yesterday lmao I loved it as a kid

  • @drunkfur
    @drunkfur 2 года назад +2

    Oh god the second you said Effexor I recoiled 😭 the brain zaps from withdrawls from that is AWFUL

  • @rica3947
    @rica3947 11 месяцев назад +1

    i would absolutely love it, if you did Mako Mermaids, too!

  • @martyroma606
    @martyroma606 Год назад +3

    “H20” was the reason I fancied so much the Australian accent and wanting to visit Golden Cost and the sea world theme park. “Miss Fisher’s Mysteries” later on enhanced my fancy of Australia and especially Melbourne. 😅 Emma was always my favourite and next to her is Riki. Honestly, Ash is the hottest of them all and Lewis got a total makeover in season 2. I also thought and still think that Riki is a sexy and rebellious goddess. And I am happy that Riki made a cameo in the last season of “Mako Mermaids”, actually I loved the first season of the spin-off series. But then two of the main actresses were replaced, the blonde one, I forgot her name, went to play in “Vampire Academy” and I really hate getting attached to personages, which they later replace, recast it kill… I did like the idea of the dangerous but sexy mermen hunks. 😅😍 Thank you so very much for the lovely video!
    PS “H2O” was a huge hit in Bulgaria 🇧🇬.

  • @MaddieAndRosannaGachaLife
    @MaddieAndRosannaGachaLife 10 месяцев назад +2

    Whiles rewatching this show I have leaned to realise how Mature Rikki Is like she’s actually the most mature out of the girls ofc she makes mistakes sometimes everyone does but most of the time she’s right and the show and characters try to make her out to be out of control, reckless and immature when she’s actually not she’s brave, confident and honest and I really like her character a lot she has a lot of development and I like Cleo and Emma to but Rikki is more interesting

  • @Scarylyn14
    @Scarylyn14 Год назад +2

    “Zane lets Rikki peg him.” Was my most favorite part of this video 😂

  • @Heyitsann
    @Heyitsann 2 года назад +5

    You know at the same time when H2O was out I was obsessed with House of Anubis lol

    • @jennym777luna
      @jennym777luna 2 года назад

      Literally same!! I loved Cleo & Lewis along with Nina & Fabian

  • @emilyfisher7060
    @emilyfisher7060 5 месяцев назад +2

    As a kid I thought Miss Chatham was cool and mysterious but she makes me so uncomfortable as an adult.

  • @christinemaymarinez42
    @christinemaymarinez42 2 года назад +2

    “bite you bite you bits” will now forever live in my head rent free and I’m here for it