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opalsiren · 3 years
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*inhales* i will never, ever, forgive the h2o writers for not capitalizing on the mythology of the four elements during season three and instead introducing bella via some weird oirish colonial trope entirely disconnected from the original storyline
like. cleo, emma, and rikki all have powers over water, but their powers are also tied to one of the four elements; cleo is able to manipulate wind using aerokinesis, emma is able to manipulate water vapour in the clouds which further solidifies her connection to the element, while rikki can control fire and create thunder. it only makes sense that bella, who can manipulate crystal which comes from the earth, would have powers over earth
of course, this would leave the writers in a tricky position for season three, as emma, one of the four elements, is missing from the narrative. however, this could be circumvented in a number of different ways. for example, they could introduce an older (former) mermaid who was connected to louise, julia, and gracie, ensuring that bella’s story is not totally disconnected from the overarching plot. they could strongly imply that, after graduation, the three mermaids would travel to meet emma and complete their elemental group
hell, season three could even have been spent discovering more mermaids and moon pools around the world in similar groups and expanding on the mythos in a more... ahem, organic way. of course this calls the notion of the original mermaids being a threesome into question, but the girls could always meet the fourth member of julia, louise, and gracie’s squad on their travels
perhaps this mermaid, too, transformed somewhere other than the moon pool at mako, and has the same powers as bella. perhaps she is somehow connected to julia, the mermaid that we know the least about in canon. perhaps she has some connection to bella, or other mermaids across the world, who have to come together to face some threat which unites them all not the water tentacle dear god please not the water tentacle
i can hear the charlotte stans champing at the bit, so let me present you with a season three au: charlotte is still around. bella is the fourth mermaid with powers over earth. she, rikki, and cleo travel to find more moon pools and meet more merms. they meet a sociologist mermaid with a theory: it does not matter where a mermaid transforms, her personality is what informs which powers are assigned to her
for instance, had bella transformed at mako, she would still have her jelly/crystal/earth powers. had charlotte transformed anywhere other than mako, she would still have gained the same powers that emma, rikki, and cleo have. the sociologist mermaid has the same powers as emma and cleo; the other member of her 'pod' has the same powers as rikki and bella
charlotte gets an actual apology from rikki and cleo, gets her redemption arc, eventually finds herself in a pool somewhere other than mako on the night of the full moon, finds out she can manipulate water and wind like her grandma, and meets three other mermaids who are missing a fourth member. charlotte's claim in the season two finale, that she wasn't supposed to be a mermaid, is refuted; she was meant to be a mermaid after all, just not with emma, rikki, and cleo (as an aside, i think charlotte would be the only ever documented case of a mermaid losing her tail and gaining it back, and of a mermaid whose powers changed. because she is That Bitch)
anyway i think this would somehow establish a complex social network of mermaids across the globe: i can imagine smaller pods of only one or two mermaids; mermaids who transformed in pairs with only one power each searching for the other members of their pods; older former mermaids guiding the next generation; mermaids who are adults with jobs in the science field discreetly conducting research together and documenting their discoveries; mermaids whose parents and families and communities help to guard the secret; mermaids who are parents and grandparents themselves; mermaids who live at sea full time, too. cleo, rikki, and bella become the de facto leaders of this network of pods who help to protect one another from the rest of the world
but no we got water tentacle save the world from the comet crappy characterisation and piss poor writing insert dodgy irish flute here instead
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literaphobe · 3 years
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rae's camera died on stream for a few moments and then started working again and now #valkyraefacereveal is trending on twitter i-
JDKSKDK i have my syk/amigops twitter account set to LA and it has trends about streamers so when i checked my twitter and saw that JFJDDJDJD i was like ???? and i checked the tag and it was all “OMG CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR FINALLY DOES A FACE REVEAL AND SHE’S HOT” KFKDKDKD it’s all very funny good for her
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