Introduction

Three Ordinary Girls - in an extraordinary situation. That's the show's premise. The title song is "No Ordinary Girl".

The premise seems a bit juvenile, that these three should have a chance encounter with a sea cave under moonlight to be transformed into mermaids. And yet, with a seemingly fairy-tale like premise, such a beautifully made show has been crafted.

Many of the teen shows that I've seen recently, (and not to name names), I find to be just plain silly. If I want silly, I'll watch Splat-a-Lot - at least its somewhat fun to watch.Or I'll watch the Flying Circus, which an English friend introduced me to when I was ten years old.

I'm a recreational scuba diver, and my youngest daughter, who is now eleven, has always fancied herself a mermaid. She's almost old enough to take Open Water, and then I'll have one of my own kids as a dive buddy.

We found H2O quite by chance a couple years ago, with a presentation of a movie form that had been compiled from amongst the first ten or so episodes of the first season. We remarked at the delight-fulness and sheer beauty of the show and went after collecting all the episodes.

I didn't think I would enjoy H2O as much as I did.

The characters are all intelligent and true-to-life. The storyline is well thought out and well connected. The comedy elements do not rely on any of the girls being patently ditzy or clumsy, but simply being caught in awkward situations. And because of the extreme delicacy of their "secret", they must all be very careful to protect it.

But water is very hard to avoid in day-to-day life. While it is perfectly harmless to drink water, a little splash of water anywhere on their skin starts a ten second countdown. If you can't dry it off in time, you've got that long to run and hide.

So in this blog, I shall post my own reviews and opinions on the show. Comments are welcome, but will be moderated. Foolish comments will only be deleted, so don't bother.