Ariel is that friend who gets a new obsession every three weeks and dives in headfirst. She doesn’t just collect spoons; she hoards them like a tech bro hoards crypto, convinced each one holds the secret to happiness. We’ve all had a moment like her “I want more” song—standing in our closet, staring at clothes we have no occasion for, just feeling restless.
Her biggest flaw? She’s a terrible negotiator. She gives up her voice, the thing that makes her uniquely her, for a pair of legs. That’s like trading your car for a Netflix password—terrible ROI. But we root for her because she’s the eternal optimist, the one who thinks crashing a royal ball with zero vocal cords is a solid plan.
Eric: The Guy Who Falls for a Voice Note
Prince Eric is the human equivalent of a golden retriever—handsome, loyal, but easily distracted by shiny objects. Seriously, the man falls in love with a song he heard once. That’s the 18th-century version of swiping right on a bad profile photo because the bio was catchy. He spends the whole movie trying to find a woman with “the voice,” completely ignoring that his actual true love is right in front of him, mute and awkward on the beach.
And let’s talk about his dog, Max. That mutt has better intuition than Eric has in his whole royal brain. Max knows Ariel is a good person the second he licks her face, while Eric is still asking questions. We’ve all had that friend who dates someone their dog hates. Trust the dog, Eric.
