H2O: Just Add Water: Season 1: Episode 09: Dangerous Waters

Dangerous Waters is the ninth episode of Season 1 of H₂O: Just Add Water.

Synopsis[]

Rikki uses her abilities as a mermaid to earn some quick cash but when she accidentally becomes involved in a fish smuggling operation she sets out to get her revenge.

Plot[]

One of Cleo's pet fish, Pluto, has died. Rikki, in the attempt to make up for her brusqueness, tries to find her a replacement fish. She uses her mermaid powers by diving where no fish collector can dive and picking out a fish that strongly resembles Cleo's lost one. She meets Barry Rollins who offers her to pay her well if she sells him fish like the one she was bringing to Cleo. Rikki agrees, believing that the man is what he says he is (a marine park breeder of rare fish), but when she learns the man who hired her is lying and actually is selling the fish illegally to earn large profits, she takes it upon herself to get revenge and deliver him to the authorities. Rikki uses her powers to attack the man, but Cleo and Emma eventually tell her that she has done enough.

Trivia[]

This is the first time Rikki used her powers openly on a normal human.
Cleo names her new fish Hotstuff, in honor of Rikki, who got it for her.
This is also the first episode where Cleo is seen crying. The next one will happen in Season 2 episode "In Over Our Heads".
This episode marks the first time the mermaids use their powers to fight evil.
Although mentioned, Bev Sertori and Mrs. Geddes does not appears in this episode.
Deborah Coulls as Bev Sertori is credited, but does not show up in the episode.
A book based on this episode is H2O: Just Add Water - Hot Stuff.

Notes[]

International Airdates:
- Denmark: February 23, 2008 on Jetix
- Poland: September 16, 2007 on Jetix
This episode first aired in the United States on April 27, 2008 on Nickelodeon.