When Amber starts using her new telescope to spy on people, she and Sofia think their mother is being kidnapped by a sealian and race to her "rescue".
Tropes
- An Aesop:
- As Miranda lampshades, when you spy on things from afar, they can look different from what they really are.
- Don't jump to conclusions. You need to get all the facts.
- Birthday Episode: Most of the episode takes place on Roland's birthday although he doesn't appear until near the end of the episode.
- Brick Joke: When Amber and Sofia think there's a sealian outside, they hear what they believe is the sealian song. It's not revealed until the end of the episode that the sound they heard is really James playing his bagpipes.
- "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot: Amber lampshades that if she'd listened to Miranda from the beginning, she and Sofia wouldn't be in the Stormy Triangle.
- Mama Bear:
- Inverted with Sofia and Amber, who race to save their mother when they think she's taken by a sealian.
- Played straight with Miranda, as she shields her daughters when real sealians get up on the boat before it's revealed that they're friendly.
- Shout-Out: The Stormy Triangle is based off the Bermuda Triangle.
- Water Is Dry: Nobody shows any signs of getting wet when it's raining in the Stormy Triangle.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Sofia scolds Amber for tattling on James before knowing what he's really doing.
