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While I think she's a great performer with excellent stage presence and dancing skills, I don't personally consider her to have been the strongest vocalist in the group. That's not to say she isn't a good singer—far from it—but, in my opinion, Nadine had the strongest voice.

Of course, vocal ability alone doesn't determine who becomes the biggest star. Nadine was also conventionally attractive and undeniably talented, which makes me curious about why Cheryl achieved a much higher level of mainstream success after the group.

I'm not trying to diminish Cheryl's achievements at all. I think she's a beautiful, charismatic, and inspiring woman. I'm simply interested in understanding what set her apart from the other members, who were all talented and appealing in their own ways. What do you think made Cheryl resonate with the public more than the rest of the group?

Don't get me wrong, I would never want to be with someone like Rex. I find him too sexist and too conservative for my own values. However, people often forget that Bree shared many of those traditional beliefs at the time. She genuinely believed in being a homemaker and took pride in cooking, cleaning, and maintaining the perfect household rather than pursuing a career. They had very similar expectations of marriage.

That might also explain why Rex wasn't particularly supportive when Bree wanted to write a cookbook. He handled it very poorly, and if my own husband had reacted that way, I would have been upset too. But I also think he didn't take the project seriously at first and assumed it was just another hobby rather than something she genuinely wanted to pursue.

He also shouldn't have made that comment about Gabrielle being the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. It was incredibly tactless, and if I had been in Bree's position, I probably would have reacted even more strongly. That said, I don't think he intended it as an insult to Bree. Bree is clearly a beautiful woman, and I imagine Rex always saw her that way. He probably didn't realize how hurtful his comment would be.

The worst thing Rex did was cheat on Bree. I have absolutely no tolerance for cheating, and nothing justifies it. However, it's worth remembering that this happened after he had already asked Bree for a divorce and she refused because she didn't want their marriage to end. That doesn't excuse his actions, but it does add context to what happened. In the end, Bree chose to forgive him and give their marriage another chance.

I also think people overlook some of Rex's better qualities. For example, when Andrew came out as gay, Rex was supportive of him, while Bree initially struggled to accept it and even believed he would go to hell. Having a father who reassures and supports you during such a vulnerable moment says a lot about his character. Likewise, I don't think Rex would have judged Danielle as harshly as Bree sometimes did if she hadn't lived up to Bree's expectations.

Overall, I think it made sense that Bree and Rex were together. They shared similar values, and despite their flaws, they genuinely loved each other. Bree herself admitted that she loved him deeply. To me, many of their problems came down to poor communication rather than a complete lack of love or compatibility.

People also describe Rex as ungrateful toward Bree, but he made it clear that he never expected her to be perfect. He fell in love with a carefree, spontaneous young woman, and over the years Bree became increasingly obsessed with perfection, appearances, and meeting other people's expectations. It's understandable that he felt as though the woman he married had changed. Whether or not he handled those feelings well is another matter, but I think it's a valid reason for marital dissatisfaction.

I'm not a Rex defender, and I still wouldn't choose someone like him as a partner. But I also don't think it's fair to portray him as an irredeemably awful husband. Both he and Bree were products of their traditional values, and both made mistakes that contributed to the breakdown of their marriage. At that stage of the series, Bree was often more concerned with maintaining the image of the perfect family than with addressing the real problems within it, and that dynamic hurt both of them.

I've always wondered whether Emma's loss of control in H2O could be a metaphor for an eating disorder, low self-esteem, or body image issues.

What made me think of this is that whenever Emma loses control—whether during the full moon or because of the coral infection—it almost always involves compulsively eating large amounts of fish. I know the fish are connected to the magical influence rather than ordinary food, but she's still the only one of the three girls whose loss of control consistently revolves around eating.

Several scenes especially stood out to me. Emma hides tins of sardines in her pocket instead of simply eating them in the kitchen. During the Dad's birthday party, she secretly eats all the food hidden in the bathroom. Later, when she's affected by the coral, her mother tells her she's not allowed to touch the lobster, yet Emma sneaks away and eats it anyway. In each case, she hides what she's eating, almost as if she feels ashamed or guilty.

That's what makes me wonder whether these scenes were written as a symbolic representation of an eating disorder or emotional eating. I'm not saying her family encourages unhealthy attitudes about weight—in fact, they don't seem like that at all. But the repeated pattern of secretive eating, loss of control, and guilt feels very intentional. Emma is also shown binge-eating far more often than Cleo or Rikki, which makes me question whether the writers were using her magical condition as a metaphor for struggles with self-esteem, perfectionism, or body image.

As someone who knows about eating disorders, those scenes always stood out to me. The moment where Emma hides the sardines instead of just opening them in the kitchen especially felt symbolic, and I've always wondered if anyone else interpreted it that way.

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Right from the first episode introducing Charlotte, after Cleo tried to make Charlotte feel welcome, Lewis arrived. It was already quite obvious that Lewis and Cleo were together, yet the way Charlotte looked at Lewis made it clear that she was interested in him. I already found that inappropriate since she knew he was in a relationship. It also didn't take long before she started trying to get closer to him.

In what I believe is episode 5, when the juice bar has to close because of the algae, Charlotte acts like a very entitled customer. She keeps insisting on getting a drink, as if everyone should be at her service. Of course it's frustrating when you can't get what you want, but she could simply have skipped having juice that day or gone somewhere else. Instead, she behaved like a brat.

There are several other moments that show the same pattern. When Don invites her mother over for dinner, Charlotte deliberately pours flour on Cleo. Later, when Cleo needs tutoring, Charlotte volunteers specifically so Lewis won't be able to spend time with her. I understand that Charlotte may have felt insecure about Louis being close to Cleo, but when you're dating someone, you can't expect them to stop seeing their friends. Charlotte knew perfectly well that Cleo was Lewis's friend. Instead of trying to control who he spent time with, she should either have accepted his friendships or chosen not to date someone whose friendships made her uncomfortable.

I also think people sometimes overlook how disrespectful she could be toward Lewis himself. For his birthday, for example, she completely dismissed the plans his friends had suggested and organized the celebration around what she wanted instead. It honestly makes me wonder how she managed to have so many friends, considering how insufferable and self-centered she often came across.

Looking back, I don't think Charlotte was as innocent as some people make her out to be. Yes, Cleo was clearly jealous after Lewis started moving on, but I don't think Cleo would have been nearly as hostile if Charlotte had simply been a genuinely kind person who happened to like Louis. Cleo actually tried to be welcoming to her at first. Honestly, if I were in Cleo's position and the person I loved moved on so quickly with someone I found manipulative and annoying, I probably would have reacted even more harshly.

This may be a hot take, but when what feels like half the posts (maybe not quite that many, but still a significant number) are about how annoying Susan and Tom are, usually followed by "I know this is a hot take," it starts to feel repetitive. The funny thing is that disliking them is actually a very popular opinion.

I understand that they may not be the most interesting or inspiring characters, but do we really need daily posts about it? And while they can certainly be annoying at times, they're far from the most problematic characters on the show compared to some of the others.

I used to dislike them myself, but after seeing so many posts criticizing them no matter what they do, I've started to feel like the hate is becoming forced. At this point, it sometimes seems less about their actual actions and more about people looking for reasons to dislike them.

I apologize if this has already been discussed elsewhere, but I've always had the impression that the full moon episodes reveal a person's true nature, or at least their deepest insecurities and repressed emotions.

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Looking at the first season, I think there are several examples that support this idea. Take Emma in the episode with her father's birthday party. Under the influence of the moon, she loses control and starts saying things that seem completely out of character. However, I've always felt that these comments weren't random. Rather than turning her into a different person, the moon seemed to remove the filter she normally places on herself.

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Emma comes from a wealthy, upper-class background where appearances, manners, and other people's opinions are extremely important. As a result, she is always composed, diplomatic, and careful about what she says. Deep down, though, I think she sometimes wishes she could be more direct and openly express her opinions. During that episode, she suddenly says exactly what is on her mind, whether it's suggesting that Zane's father's girlfriend is only interested in him for his money or criticizing her aunt's appearance. These are thoughts she would never normally voice because she has been taught to remain polite and socially acceptable at all times. In a way, the episode highlights how much of herself Emma usually keeps under control.

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I think the same idea applies to Cleo. One of Cleo's biggest insecurities is her desire to be liked and accepted by others. Even early in the series, she desperately wants to fit in, which is why she is so eager to attend the pool party despite the obvious risks. When the moon affects her, she suddenly becomes an incredibly talented singer and receives attention and admiration from everyone around her, including people who would normally overlook her. To me, this reflects a deep-seated desire for recognition and acceptance. The moon doesn't create a new personality; it amplifies something that was already there.

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Rikki is another interesting example. Beneath her confident and rebellious exterior, she carries a lot of anger and frustration. When the moon influences her, those emotions become impossible to contain. Her behavior seems to reflect feelings that she usually keeps buried beneath her tough exterior.

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Because of these examples, I've always felt that the full moon episodes are about more than simply making the girls act strangely. The moon seems to expose hidden aspects of their personalities—the insecurities, desires, frustrations, and emotions that they normally suppress. Rather than creating entirely new traits, it magnifies parts of themselves that already exist beneath the surface. That's one of the reasons I find those episodes so interesting from a character-development perspective.

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It may sound like a controversial or unpopular opinion, but I've always wondered why Rhonda was so harsh toward Tanya and her group at the end of the film.

Don't get me wrong—I completely support Rhonda and Muriel, and I was bullied by girls similar to Tanya when I was in high school. I can understand why Rhonda mocked them when they met again on Hibiscus Island. She had every reason to resent them because of how they treated both her and Muriel in the past.

However, by the end of the movie, Muriel had chosen to invite them to her wedding, and they seemed to show at least some concern for Rhonda's situation. They even visited her while Muriel was away and Rhonda felt abandoned by her friend. Because of that, I wonder if Rhonda's opinion of them might have softened, at least a little.

That's why I've always found her final reaction interesting. She still insulted them before leaving with Muriel, her true friend. I understand why she chose Muriel over them, but why was she still so openly hostile? If she genuinely couldn't stand them, she could have refused to let them into her home in the first place.

What do you think explains Rhonda's harshness toward them in that final scene?

I had to specify that I am myself not from Australia and that English is not my mother tongue so maybe I may have missunderstood some cultural aspects or subtleties that may be obvious for local or native people.

The show heavily frames his behavior around the idea that he was raised by a "monster" of a mother, as if that somehow explains why he became a serial killer. But what gets overlooked is that his father abandoned the family. His mother was clearly abusive and damaging, and I'm not excusing her behavior, but she wasn't 100% responsible for everything that happened in his life. The father simply disappears from the conversation, while all the blame gets placed on the mother.

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What also bothers me is that the show seems to invite sympathy for Eddie because he was mocked by his mother, so being laughed at became a trigger for him. But that's not a justification for murdering innocent people.

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He killed the prostitute because she laughed at him. He attacked Julie because he thought she was Susan whom he belived was laughing at his proposal, when in reality she was surprised because the proposal came completely out of nowhere and she assumed he was joking. He killed the waitress simply because she politely rejected him. He killed Irina, who may not have been a good person but certainly didn't deserve to die.

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At some point, we're no longer talking about a traumatized victim lashing out. We're talking about someone who consciously targeted women, collected photos of his victims, and repeatedly chose violence instead of dealing with his issues.

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What makes it even harder for me to sympathize with him is that many of the women in his life actually showed him kindness. Mary Alice tried to help him. Gaby was friendly toward him. Bree treated him well and even gave him extra money when he was working for her. Lynette practically acted like a mother figure to him. Even when women rejected him, most of them weren't cruel—they simply weren't interested.

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To me, the pattern is obvious: Eddie wasn't attacking people because they genuinely mistreated him. He was targeting women because he couldn't handle rejection, embarrassment, or perceived disrespect from them. That's why I see his story as rooted in misogyny more than anything else.

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I can feel sympathy for characters like Paul or Dave because their actions come from understandable grief and loss, even if they make terrible choices. But Eddie? I don't feel sorry for him. Having a traumatic childhood may explain why someone develops problems, but it doesn't excuse becoming a serial killer and murdering innocent women.

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It is probably the very first thing they should have told Monica and Chandler so that they don't make any blunder. Also the child could yave overheard the conversation. Besides, it would have been important for a couple who wants to adopt to know that not telling the child may be an option in order to protect his feelings.