I finally watched H2O: JUST ADD WATER and it was surprisingly good?? Weird as heck but... good?
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I loved when they jumped into the pool and said “it’s mermaiding time, get ready to fin” 😎
😎
Watch Mako Mermaids
To those who already say that is there favorite part, it hasn’t been out long enough to watch the whole video yet 💀
Also, hi Matthew! If you see my comment, how’s your day been? Not many people ask that, and it can be one of the most important questions of a person’s day.
Rickey has similar reactions to everything going on in the show I think we all know who he's most likely l
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.
Do you do fabric ones? The fabric drags but the silicone ones don’t as much. The silicone ones are crazy powerful too. The fabric ones can be awkward and I have to try to look mermaid like. The silicone ones just sort of naturally flow and I feel magical. 🧜🏻♀️ if you are able to I highly recommend getting a silicone one. They are expensive though.
We’ve got flippers to go snorkelling sometimes but usually I ditch the snorkel and just grab the flippers coz I prefer to swim under water anyway, but I can’t lie, swimming like that really does help propel you forward! …also my view on this may be quite skewed as I’m pretty sure I’ve swum like this ever since I watched H2O as a child 😅🤣
Yeah if you swim the dolphin or butterfly or just about anything with your arms just flanking around the place, you would feel so out of place and so stagnant, not streamlined at all.
Wonder what tail you got and what it feels and looks like
Who doesn’t love sword fishes tho
I would watch you react to this entire show. It's so nostalgic, and I still re-watch it occasionally.
Same!!! I'm 17 rn and I still remember the first time I watched this like 9 years ago and every single time I re-watch it gives me the same rush of euphoria I got when I first found this show on Disney Channel.
I agree!
H2O and Mako Mermaids is surprisingly good
@@eglolbro, those shows were the goat, like literally, makes any girls (and boys) wanna be a mermaid
YESSSS!!!!!!❤❤ I would watch every episode reaction!!!😍😍
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!
No I think they mentioned in a video they’re heavy out of the water. But a lot lighter in the water. Especially when you think that if it’s difficult for them to maneuver in the water. It would be even more difficult to get those underwater shots. So they made the tails to be more lightweight under the water.
I only remember this because I think one of the girls talking about the tails. And she was saying how the minute she gets onto land with the tail it’s literally impossible to move, but it’s so much easier once she’s in the water.
You have no idea how fucking bad I wanted one of those damn tails. I think I watched every video they have on the making of them lol
@@crazygamer_1082it was lighter in the water yes but they had to do a lot of training to get strong enough to be able to actually swim with the tails on.
Of I remember correctly, they actually had 2 versions of each tail too. One for swimming, one for land shots.
@@lucariomew365I feel like I vaguely remember something about this
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.
was just making a silly joke tbh haha
@@MathewMcKenna oh thank god, an Australian who doesn't know to swim/how swimming works is bound to end up like a certain past prime minister
Back when kids shows didn't treat kids like idiots and they could actually act😃
Agree, and not to mention some shows actually have education and focus on the problematic issues as irl.
I can't think of a single current show with teen actors who can't act tho?? Most of them are incredibly talented. This sounds like a boomer going "back then they made REAL music 👴🏻"
@@sina3602I’m pretty sure they’re referring to the characters not the actors. As in they’re saying the show has actually given these child characters agency and the ability to make decisions that impact how the story goes. Not sure if I totally agree with that point, I’m not gonna think about it too hard, but I think you just misunderstood what they were referring to
@@sophiasmith7750 I feel like they meant both in a way and regardless, I still disagree with them lol
@@sina3602literally any Disney tv show right now
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
That’s what I thought to-
Though it is worth noting that the actresses are all 17 or 18 which is why some of the interactions feel a bit forced. They're still young, but they're no longer really in that early teen mindset.
@@cmlemmus494pretty sure Cleo was 15/16 when they started filming, the other girls were 18
@@samuelljayy6705 According to IMDB/Wikipedia, Claire Holt (Emma) was the oldest, born October 1988; then Cariba Heine (Rikki), November 1988; and finally Phoebe Tonkin (Cleo), July 1989. So she would have been 16 during filming, but 17 when it started airing. Oh, and since we're on the subject, Cleo Massey (Kim) was November 1993. She's the one you can really see growing up over the course of the three seasons.
I love how Matthew just made the werewolf and vampire joke without even knowing.
That comment, i love your mind 😍😝
fr
I was looking for this comment 😂😂😂😂😂
Lmao yes
FR😭
The touch water never made sense to me because of the humidity, but this show is pure nostalgia
Yeah but its cool how they explored some things in the show. Like experimented with different liquids to see what will change them and how the panicked when it rained lmao
Yeah, there's so many things that go unexplained as far as what does and doesn't turn them into mermaids... They do explain that if they dry it off quickly enough they can avoid changing but 10 seconds is really not a lot of time for most activities that require you to come into contact with water... You just gotta ignore the logic and questions in order to enjoy the show lol
The moon thing was what drove me crazy, cause I live in Brisbane, and the moon is already up on the horizon by like 1pm, but in the show they actually show the moon going up at like 7pm. Like bro, realistically, they would have already gone moon crazy while still in the middle of class💀💀😭😭😂
@@Auggie- lol yes especially the whole episode about rain
Also, like sweat is a thing 😂
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
Yep.
I didn’t like it personally. I hated the episodes involving the conflict being about the cat lol it made me feel weird
@@sophiasmith7750 fair. That weirded me out a bit too lol
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🤞😊
He's a sassy idol
Amen
Amen! Lewis is the true MVP
Lewis the hidden hero fr
He was so annoying when he let Charlotte come between him and the girls though, it was like he didn’t have a backbone
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
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 😞
RIGHTT
Just add mermaid lol
STOP I WASN'T PAYIG ATTENTION OMG 😭@@kokomelon6707 nice kokomi pfp btw
JUST ADD MERMAID
@@utatanepikoV5 the recipe for fun
i’m so happy you are just slowly going through every 2000s girl shows that i watched
lmao same, I love it XD
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
Omg thats so true! I think they were trying to market the show to multiple continents. If they used a lot of heavy Aussie slang, lots of people simply wouldn’t understand. I’m glad they kept it like that
As a kid, i didn't even realise this show was Australian!
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!!!!!🥰🥰💙
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.
And of course, Lewis, probably one of the most beloved character ever put on TV. I did not met a single person who disliked him. His relationship with the girls is wonderful, his dynamic with each is different and cute.
And of course, there is Zane and his redemption arch.
Season 1 is flawless.
Season 2 is flawed, but great.
Season 3 feels like the writers did not realize (or forgot) what worked and why was the show so beloved.
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.
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
Ohh I loved H2O as a kid and now as I'm watching TVD I now remember Clair Holt as Rebekah...
A lot of people don't know this but Ryan from H2O is Lucien in TO!
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
Fuck yeah Supernatural 🥳
I second that 👍🏻
Yes I loved the Mako Mermaids too!!
As a kid I used to think mako mermaids was a actually a fake copycat series rather than a spin-off lmao
Sequel technically
@@erenender66Rikki actually appeared as an adult in one of the episodes
i’d love to see you react to every episode this is my favorite thing to watch ever
Same 😃
same
SAME!!!!!
Omg same.
Yes!
Love this show! Funny story about me, this show was on teen nick when I was a kid, and I watched an episode of it and really liked it. Then I realized it was on teen nick, and I felt so guilty 😂. So I didn’t watch it again until I was in middle school. And you know what? There’s definitely nothing in the show that should’ve kept me from watching it when I was younger
Mathew, as a fellow Aussie I can speak for us all that we are very disappointed you weren’t already aware that H20 *IS* our culture. Americans define us by this show.
Or they should, at least 🤣🤧 fun video! Loved seeing a fresh reaction ahah
lmao even in France. I go to Australia soon just because that's the h2o's country ^^
Naur way
I know it's not really your thing, but I'd love to see your reaction to this episode by episode! At least to the 1st season. Or the first 2. The third season is not my favourite, but it's not that bad.
He really should continue this show. Completely agree. 😃
At least 3 episodes from every season. Charlotte, the fight with her, Zany almost drowning, their powers increasing, Bella, the comet and ofc every reveal.
Agree
I love H2O sooooo much!! I still rewatch it sometimes! Ricky was obviously my fav, I just love her attitude. ❤
Same!! :)
12:26 As a person who has watched H2O multiple times I only just noticed that it magically turned into night
Matt: how does one turn into a mermaid?
Oh Matthew, the THINGS we tried to do that :D
I was so in love with this show as a kid that I tried saving up to buy a plan ticket to australia so I could visit Mako island and turn myself into a mermaid. Def would love to see more episodes of you reacting to this!
‘KnOWiNG How tO DrOwN mIgHT bE a BeNIfiT’ cracked me up😂😂
You should do a video with songs from
the percy jackson: the Lightning Thief
Musical. They are so good! Especially
tree on the hill and my grand plan,
Overall, it's a really fun time, really
recommend. Also, the guy who was
Michael in be more chill (George salazar)
is grover in it!
I saw it on Broadway. It's unhinged I love it
THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING
my favourite lewis quote "i see the glass a half full Zayn sees the glass a something to hit people with"
"I think i would instantly tell people" THIS is how u become a science experiment
I was honestly a little worried how you'd react, this show is my childhood and a definite guilty pleasure; I'm glad you enjoyed it though! I remember I dreamed of being a mermaid thanks to the show and now the amount of nostalgia is overwhelming.
Doing missing school work to be better at school?? No. Watching Mathew be continuously confused for 30 minutes? Yes.
I loved the ‘how do you become a mermaid, is it like vampire and werewolf rules’ because the actresses that play Emma and Cleo went on to play a vampire and werewolf (then hybrid) in the vampire diaries/ the originals
I'm so happy you get to experience this joy :D Please keep watching and making the videos (and experiencing the genius that is Lewis)
14:27 "oh, it's the full moon... so it is werewolf's rules" 🤣🤣🤣 I love this guys
here are the water rules (for Matthew)
1. They drink using straws
2. use non aqua based lotion
3. it takes 10 sec for you to turn if in contact with water (you still have time to wipe)
4. when dry the tails go away
H20 WAS MY CHILDHOOD!!! This and the little mermaid was what got me into mermaids in the first place!
I clicked so fast oh my god, how have you NEVER seen H20??? Thank you for giving our queens a chance 😤
you have no idea idea how many times i watched that pilot either on my own or through other people watching it like this, i know it line by line, shot by shot lmao. the only person who knows it more has to be tyler warwick, and he pretty much lives and breathes that show
this might just be the upload of a lifetime
i am gracing the universe
Cleo has hydrokinesis , Emma has cryokinesis, and Rikki has thermokinesis.
I really hope you continue watching this! It’s such a good show and was a really big part of my childhood!!
Phoebe Tonkin was and still is one of my WLW crushes
I loved this show as a kid. Anything with mermaids in it was my favorite. I rediscovered it a few months ago.
“Why is he a king? I kinda stan him.”
Because Lewis is a king 😂
AURR NAURR (POSITIVELY✨) HES FINALLY WATCHING H2O
I love the show, If you want to watch vampire diairies, the originals and legacies, you can see both of actress, cleo and Emma.
They are mainly in the originals.
I love the show and the actress, it's my childhood
And Lucien in TO is played by Ryan from H20 😊
The tails are so long because they have to accommodate their entire legs and add extra length to fit the fluke.
Also, the body wave and hand thing is cut the water to minimize drag and create propulsion.
Fun act: the tails almost weigh the same as them and to help them move better they had to keep their hands on front to help with movement
I would genuinely watch you react to every single episode of this show! you would LOVE it! especially later in season 1 because there is so much lore behind h2o
I’m glad you love Lewis! He’s the best character in the show imo and I Stan him so much. He is a walking Green Flag
See why this show was my childhood. It was honestly the best thing I’d ever watched and I’m so happy I am in the generation that grew up on it.
When it comes to all their powers Cleo and bend water,Emma can freeze water and later on we find out that Ricky can heat up water
Mathew! There’s another Australian teen show called The Elephant Princess and oh my gosh is it underrated. It’s really good ( we’ll honestly as much as I can remember from when I watched it a while ago lol) but it is sooo good and I remember there being music (a band was a key plot point) I think you’d love it! :)🫶🏻
I LOVE THAT SHOW!! And the music in it is amazing too! I'm gonna go re-watch that
@@tealhiid RLLY? OMG I KNOW NO ONE THAT KNOWS IT AHH im pretty sure full 2 seasons are here on youtube
Oh me and my sister watched that show
I watched it as a kid too, it is from the same creator and it features Liam Hemsworth as the love interest in season 1, now famously known as Miley Cyrus's ex who she has written about a lot, also Margot Robbie, was in 2 episodes as a shapeshifted version of a character.
YOU! THANK YOU!!!!! OMG IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS SHOW FOR FOREVER!!! LIKE 10 YEARS!!!! EVERYONE TRIED TO CONVINCE ME IT WAS A FEVER DREAM AND I ALMOST STARTED TO BELIEVE IT!!!! THANK YOOOOUUUUUU
The rules with water are essentially Ranma 1/2 rules, except with drying off instead hot water to change back.
I think she was hit by more than one drop, the camera just focused on that one for dramatic effect.
I need this to be a series so I can see Matt’s reaction to Charlotte. Ifykyk 💀
OMG I really want more reaction from mathew for h2o!!!
1-2 season so awesome, i think u would like this show!!!
I love this show I'm so happy your watching it. Please continue the series
Yes. Please continue it. 😃
YES!!!!
Yes Iwant more H20!
Lewis is a king! Loved watching you react to this. One mild critique is that we only see the perspective of that one drop landing on Rikki, but that was the first before the sprinkler moved and doused her in water.
The mermaid tails weigh up to 20 to 40 pounds so the actors trained with divers to be able to swim with their upper body strength since the weight of the tail makes it impossible to move your feet normally when you swim.
WE NEED EP 2 id honestly watch you watch the entire series lol
Manifesting for episode 2 lol 🤣🤣
Rikki is the best lol. She makes some poor decisions, but she's my favorite in the show. I hope you keep watching it....I would 100% watch every single episode!
I have never seen this show but seeing the two actors from vampire diaries in the this shows is interesting because they came such a long way now
For real, you need to see the next few episodes. You will become obsessed! (And all of us will love watching it as it happens.)
I like how Cleo just had the siren song as an affect from the full moon
you should definitly continue watching this. i honestly loves this show so much and louis is a king FSS. lol and that murderious psycho path actually becomes rikki's boyfriend
I’d love to see you watch more of this. There is indeed a lot of nostalgic value, but also looking back, it has some really high points… just in the form of a teenage drama lol. There is also a surprising amount of lore and established rules. Kinda reminds me of the Power Rangers, which makes sense I suppose since they’re from the same era.
While I have no idea about the recent mer-man series, I do recall the first series being really good, so I hope you enjoy it as much as the rest of us did! :D
The reason they kept it a secret is because they have the possibility of getting taken, researched on, kept in captivity until they die and they are able to conduct an autopsy
YESSS LEWIS APPRECIATION. i swear he’s the best character
29:48 I know it's not a *great* show, but I used to love watching this as a kid lol. I wonder if they've ever considered doing a reboot of this.
The spinoff Mako Mermaids felt like a reboot. (Different cast of characters and it focuses on natural born mermaids instead of converted human girls, but it feels like a replacement for the old show overwriting everything that came before with new lore.) Up until that one episode in a later season where Rikki got a cameo, establishing that there actually is a connection between the two shows and the new one has somehow been a sequel all along. There was also an animated remake of H2O, which follows some of the same story beats as the original show while also changing a ton of things and leaning heavier into the underwater fantasy of it that could never really be captured in live action on a limited budget.
I think an image of Mako Island was shown briefly in an episode of Bureau of Magical Things, the newest show from the same people who made H2O / Mako Mermaids. It's questionable whether or not that meant anything though. I don't think they've officially established any connection to those shows yet.
@@MuljoStpho Being a Jonathan M. Shiff fan since Cybergirl which almost no one knows about and only seeing like the opening of Ocean Girl (which was the first series he created and kind of hard to find these days), I've seen almost series the UFO man himself has worked afterwards on from obscure like Horace and Tina or Pirate Islands series to the popular like The Elephant Princess, Lightning Point, Wicked Science and some have their own OST as well.
If you like this you'd love Mako Mermaids, the spin-off/same universe series. I liked Mako Mermaids better cause there's a merman and there's more about the mythology. Also, your "Do they come from the sea?" comment becomes relevant in that show!
Also coming from someone who’s done competitive swimming, using your arms like that is actually effective with or without a fun, especially when swimming dolphin style, it helps you glide and stay streamline as well as guide the rest of your body and movements. If you tried to do it without your hands it’s actually difficult to move, hope this rant helps lol!
I literally stayed up all night as a child to wait for this show to play on tv.
10 years later and around 30 re-watches later i still love it, even if it did build up a bad habit of staying up late which i still have till now. Totally not 4 in the morning right now😮💨
The way my reaction MIRRORED Matthew's at the theme song's most recognizable point
AS AN AUSSIE, I CANT BELIEVE YOU HAVENT WATCHED H2O! it was such a big part of my childhood 😭
I grew up on this show. I didn't even know English when I watched it. I would stay up until 11pm (which is a lot when you are 8/9 years old) to watch it on the only channel that had it with subtitles. I loved it so much and as soon as I learned enough English the first thing I did was watch this show.
I'd love it if you reacted to the rest of the show.
THE CONDENSATION!
8:22 its funny you say that the actresses who played cleo and emma later went on to be in the shows the Originals and the Vampire diaries where emma played a vampire and cleo was a werewolf
I loved it as a kid, made fun of it, and am now rewatching it 😭😭
So nostalgic i loved this show.
Cleo did acting in The Vampire Diaries and The Original.
Emma did acting in the Original and The Vampire Diaries also.
I know it’s an Australian show but it was super popular in America! I think every girl played pretend mermaid in the pool at some point in their life … I still do 😂 one of my favorite things about this show is how realistic their friendship is. Like the first episode they are annoyed of each other. But eventually bond rather than trying to change each other
You should do Mako Mermaids next! They have great songs too!💗
I love ur reactions! You should totally watch “Cleo” and “Emma” act together again in Originals! :)
Wow, I don't remember how they became mermaids. The first episode is actually quite good. And that was fun, thanks
This show is addictive! I hope you watch more even if it’s on your own.
You’re a treasure Matthew!
Wait, so they had a paddle on the boat? Why didn't she paddle back immediately when the douche-guy pushed her away from the dock?!
8:18 That is actually funny considering who is part of the main cast in H2O.
Honestly i wouldnt mind another ep of this on your channel this show is really weird but in a good way
"What does it matter", well... SPOILER: they do get found out once, and then a scientist comes to pick them apart and skin them alive! YAY!
MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE!
I NOW DEMAND AN ENTIRE SERIES REACTION AFTER THIS!!!!!
Been waiting for you to react to this show. I'm still surprised that you never watched your own country show until now. Then again, you do live under a rock so I'm not surprised. 😭😂
Not from Australia but this was my favorite show growing up. Loved it and there are some really fun episodes.
I loved this show. Back in the day when we had swimming class and had free time where we were allowed to do wahtever, i always played mermaids with my friends lol
PLEASE CONTINUE THIS
So this might be a bit obscure, but there was a German-Australian production called Emma's Chatroom that I really liked. And the only other country besides Germany, where I can imagine people knowing about it, is Australia. Who here knows about it?
i loved this Series
2:13 I love that you can tell how Australian it is by this point! It's great!
Recently I thought "it would be so cool if he watched Big Time Rush". So, please you have to watch it🙏🏻. It's literally about a boy band and has a lot of songs. But episodes themselves are really funny. I hope you will watch the first episode of Big Time Rush 🤞🏻🥺
Mathew. Mathew. Mathew, Mathew, Mathew.
You need to watch Over the Garden Wall. Not just the songs but the show. It just won’t be the same if you hear the songs before watching the show. Each episode is only 10 minutes and there’s only 10 episodes. It is the embodiment of autumn. You NEED to watch it!