H2O: Just Add Water: Season 1: Episode 22: Fish Out of Water

Fish Out of Water

Air Date:	1 December 2006
Cast:	Cariba Heine Claire Holt Phoebe Tonkin Angus McLaren
Directed by:	Jeffrey Walker
Written by:	Max Dann
Preceded By:	Red Herring
Followed By:	In Too Deep

Fish Out of Water is the 22nd episode in Season 1 of H₂O: Just Add Water.

Synopsis

Emma and Cleo find out Zane and Rikki are an item and force her to choose – him or them. When Zane appears to side with Harrison over the Mako Island development Rikki’s decision is clear. Now it’s Zane’s turn to make a choice…

Plot

Emma and Cleo discover Zane and Rikki are an item and force her to choose – him or them. Rikki is not impressed that her friends have put her in this position and so sides with Zane. Wearing a stunning dress that Zane has given her, Rikki accompanies him to his father’s development lunch, much to the upset of Harrison. Emma is also dragged along to the lunch by her parents. There, they discover that Harrison plans to develop Mako Island into a multi-million dollar tourist resort. Emma and Rikki are horrified and Rikki tries to turn off the investors. At first Zane sticks up for Harrison causing Rikki to storm out. She swims to Mako island and has nostalgic memories about her and her friends becoming mermaids. She returns dressed like herself and madder than ever, and finally Zane sees sense choosing her over his father. The girls in turn are happy to see Rikki on their side and vow to keep their friendship first.

Trivia

International Airdates:
- Denmark: April 5, 2008 on Jetix
- Poland: October 6, 2007 on Jetix
This episode aired in the United States on June 8, 2008 on Nickelodeon.
Only appearances of the Chan family.
This episode premiered in New Zealand at 6:00 p.m. on the 13th of May 2007
This is continued on from the previous episode (with Rikki and Zane)

Allusions

"A Fish out of Water" is a famous saying meaning not fitting in.

Notes

They all have the same ringtone.
Rikki has flashbacks from the first episode when they were in the moon pool and when she and Emma went into the sea and fall over while laughing.
First flashback episode.