and view the movie as an allegory for neurodivergence. I personally would like to believe that Ariel wasn't just obsessed with Eric for no reason. Sure, there may be romantic attraction there ...

Ever since watching the 1989 animated film, The LIttle Mermaid, I have always had a problem with the character of Ariel.  To ...

That includes an update of Alan Menken’s “Kiss the Girl” lyrics so that it wouldn’t seem as if Eric was forcing himself on Ariel. “My understanding is that there were some feelings ...

The Little Mermaid is the latest in a long line of photorealistic remakes that started with Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book in ... than Ariel’s curiosity and Eric’s obsession.

Alex Abad-Santos, Vox Ariel and Eric get a more mature romance story despite a rather forgettable prince. Ariel and Eric in "The Little Mermaid."Giles Keyte/Disney Enterprises "A welcome aspect of ...

Ariel saves the life of her love interest, Prince Eric, stands up to her tyrant father, and dares to face the Sea Witch. She has a genuine interest in something besides domestic skills ...

“Before and after ozempic,” The Atlantic’s Sophie Gilbert tweeted with shots of Ariel’s anxious sidekick looking plump and colorful then and flat and scaly now. 3. Prince Eric is a ...