the real honest answer to “why didnt they just [insert solution that would end the story in five minutes]” is because that would end the story in five minutes and if we lived in a world where every story ended in five minutes what would be the point
Do you kids know how hard it is to hyper fixate on shit as a goddamn adult?? Sorry boss I know you need those files done but I’m too busy giggling like a goddamn school girl over a fictional man
being attracted to someone is like a worse punishment than anything jesus ever went through. girl what do u mean i like how they smell just give me the stigmata and lay me out to dry already
Posts composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice
when you’re a child and you stay up past your bedtime you get punished by your parents, when you’re an adult and you stay up too late you just get punished by the ghosts and spirits and demons and such
listen if the little mermaid 2023 did anything right it was ariel and eric… they were already a good couple in the original but fleshing him out and making him drawn to the ocean in a parallel to ariel being drawn to land is so good. and kind of increasing that human vs merfolk tension to make it this romeo & juliet love story. like sorry they kind of slayed there. eric sees ariel turn back into a mermaid in front of him and all he does is hold her tighter. they’re both gigantic nerds. he’s a foot taller than her. it’s incredible.
