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-One word I would use to describe Charlotte is "Blind". Of course she is about the bond between Lewis and Cleo(which goes beyond just romantic feelings), but particularly about how miserable and painful living as a mermaid can be. She keeps talking about how her grandmother(Gracie) used to be a mermaid and the stories she told her, but never bothers to wonder why Gracie quit being a mermaid. Also, her obsession with the locket. Max himself confessed that it couldn't change Gracie's mind about her unique new status. The lockets don't represent an everlasting bond but rather futility and tragedy. Charlotte couldn't see that.

-Despite all this, I can't blame Max for telling Charlotte everything. This was the man who kept his secrets for 50 years. Charlotte is the granddaughter of love of his life, and in his mind, the only person in this world who deserved to know the secrets. That's totally justified. Descendants wanting to know more about their ancestors is completely normal. If only Charlotte was more considerate and thoughtful...

-It would have been interesting to see Will and Emma in a same season. Emma used to be a competitive swimmer, and Will is a free diver who is under immense pressure from her sister to set records. Wonder if Emma could understand Will better than anyone else. Doesn't mean they should be a couple though.

-Do you think Emma having to give up being a competitive swimmer was a blessing in disguise? To be knocked off a path you've devoted your entire life into is a major heartbreak for anyone, yes. But I am not sure if Emma aimed for Olympics because she wanted it herself, or because she wanted to make her parents proud. Would Emma, now a young adult, looks back on her past and realize she would have resented swimming altogether, if she hadn't turned into a mermaid and given it up as a career?

-Emma does seem to have more chemistry with Rikki than with her love interests. Totally understand why some people here ship Rikki/Emma. Would they have been a couple if the show came out in the 2010s and later? Won't be so controversial in today's Australia, will it?

I am thinking about a temporary power exchange between Rikki and Emma, some years after their graduation and the adulthood leading them into different paths.

After their reunion, Rikki and Emma have a clash due to their different perspectives on living as a mermaid. The former has built a successful niche career as a diver from her unique abilities, while the latter feels the immense pressure of growing into a young professional and doesn't want her secret getting in her way.

Out of nowhere, they found their abilities have been swapped for some reason, which they struggle with in the beginning. While helping each other with skills so foreign, they slowly understand where their differences come from. By the time things go back to normal, Rikki and Emma have figured out they have cared for their bestie all along, even though they may not have been great at expressing it.

What do you think should be the trigger? What roles should other character play? Any ideas or suggestions will be welcome.

This is something happened some years after S3, around the time Rikki got to know Mako Mermaids.

R: Sorry for what happened to your dad.

Z: Thanks, but....Be honest with me. You will never feel sorry for him. He treated you like....

R: Dirt. You know me. I do feel sorry, but not too much.

Z: I needed that. Ever since that happened...I had to pretend....like I was....a good son. Couldn't even laugh.

R: Are you glad he's no more?

Z: Maybe. Maybe not. I don't know what to call it....but....all my life, I was a spoiled brat to everyone. They weren't wrong. To him, I was never good enough, and he was right.

Z: College or studies isn't my thing....so I just ran this cafe....Even I didn't know I could do it for this long....But here I am.

R: Yeah, I heard the 5th or 6th place just opened. Congratulations.

Z: But....what should I do from now on....? I hated my dad, but....now he's gone....and I am....

R: Lost.

Z: Right.

R: You're gonna have to figure that out, not me, not anyone else.

R: Rikki's. Still keeping that name? I have already moved on for ages.

Z: It's stuck. Too late to change.

R: Is Sophie still around?

Z: She's also gone. After fallout with her brother....Will, right, Will, she became a wreck and just left. Not sure what or how she is doing.

R: Everyone's leaving. Shame because the view never changed.

Z: At least not you, and me. Speaking of Sophie.....

R: .....Go on.

Z: Have I ever said....sorry....for that day....

R: For what?

Z: .....Letting her kiss me. I should at least have drawn the line. But I betrayed you. I am sorry.

R: Why? Why now?

Z: There are so many things I should have told my dad....when I had the chance. I don't want to repeat the same mistake with you.

R: So it's for your own good. To feel good about yourself.

Z: .....Maybe. You are right....Should I....

R: Do you have someone in mind?

Z: No. Only you. I always had you in my mind, even if I am selfish and immature as you always call me.

R: ......I always took a step back....whenever we got too close. This time, I want to take it forward. Don't you dare make me regret.

Z: .....Are you cry....Never mind.

R: ........Missed you.

Z: Missed you too.