Prince Eric - Blog Posts
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i love prince eric. from the little mermaid. he’s hilarious. because he seems like one of the most mild-mannered and unassuming princes in the disney canon, but he is also one of the few to actively kill the bad guy. most disney villains die by consequence of the final battle but are not directly killed by the hero/heroine. most of them fall to their deaths or cause their own demise, and sometimes the hero is indirectly responsible because they’ll launch them into that direction or something, but they still don’t bring knife to heart directly.
but then a couple do. and prince eric is my fave out of those few because up until the final act, he is the most chill motherfucker u ever seen. like he is quick to spring to action during the storm scene n stuff, but otherwise? he’s really quiet n sensitive and runs along the beach playing the flute for his big shaggy dog n he smiles like a lil nerd and gets all cute around ariel and he’s so sweet n everything.
AND THEN IN THE FINAL BATTLE THAT MOTHERFUCKER STRAIGHT UP DRIVES A SHIP THROUGH URSULA LIKE WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!! NO WONDER NO ONE IS TRYIN TO LAY SIEGE TO HIS KINGDOM!! ALL THE NEIGHBOURS ARE LIKE “HOLY SHIT DON’T GO THERE! PRINCE ERIC IS A BEAST! HE’LL STRAIGHT UP DRIVE A BOAT THROUGH YOUR BITCH!”
i love him
i hope i drew them w/ justice ><
IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WAS ONLY THE OCEAN
“Accepting the Universe” (1920), by John Burroughs; // “Literary Paper” (1855), by Edward Forbes; // “A Thousand Flamingos” by Sanober Khan; // Sylvia Earle; // “Wither” (The Chemical Garden Trilogy), by Lauren DeStefano; // “The Immense Journey” ch. The Flow of the River (1957), by Loren Eiseley; // Jacques-Yves Cousteau; // Heinrich Zimmer; // “Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems” (1962), by William Carlos Williams; // “Sandry’s Book” (Circle of Magic Quartet), by Tamora Pierce; // “The Sea”, by Barry Cornwall (Bryan Waller Procter); // Speech at the America’s Cup Dinner (1962), by John F. Kennedy; // Jacques-Yves Cousteau; // Erica Billups; // Robert Wyland; // “Eragon” (The Inheritance Cycle Tetralogy), by Christopher Paolini; // Christy Ann Martine; // Robert Wyland; // “Le testament d'Orphée” (1960), by Jean Cocteau; // Speech at the America’s Cup Dinner (1962), by John F. Kennedy; // “The Infinite Moment of Us”, by Lauren Myracle; // “American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps”, by Julian Hawthorne
The Little Mermaid (1989) Dir. Ron Clements & John Musker
“Eric is the only Disney character I feel sorry for when he’s insulted, and he’s not even my favorite disney character, at all. I just feel he’s a really sweet, genuine guy who would genuinelly be hurt by negative feedback, unlike the others who I could see just brushing it off.”
To be fair, animated Eric was probably shocked Ariel that became a mermaid. If my S/O suddenly turned into a mermaid, I would be shocked too.
Also, animated Eric is just as good as the live action version. Even though animated Eric had lesser screentime than his live action counterpart, he still showed enough great personality. He's adventurous, humble, brave, kind, shy, a dork and a hopeless romantic. Heck, he's willing to risk his life by returning to a burning ship to save his dog and impaling a giant sea witch to save his lover.
In conclusion: Both Erics are amazing in their own ways and we should stop bashing the animated version while praising the live action one.
FOR REAL!!!! live action ariel/eric >>> animation
Can't blame you on that! Eric is adorkable!
“I have a big crush on Prince Eric.”
“It’s not often that we have such a lovely dinner guest, eh Eric?”
i love prince eric. from the little mermaid. he’s hilarious. because he seems like one the most mild-mannered and unassuming princes in the disney canon, but he is also one of the few to actively kill the bad guy. most disney villains die by consequence of the final battle but are not directly killed by the hero/heroine. most of them fall to their deaths or cause their own demise, and sometimes the hero is indirectly responsible because they’ll launch them into that direction or something, but they still don’t bring knife to heart directly.
but then a couple do. and prince eric is my fave out of those few because up until the final act, he is the most chill motherfucker u ever seen. like he is quick to spring to action during the storm scene n stuff, but otherwise? he’s really quiet n sensitive and runs along the beach playing the flute for his big shaggy dog n he smiles like a lil nerd and gets all cute around ariel and he’s so sweet n everything.
AND THEN IN THE FINAL BATTLE THAT MOTHERFUCKER STRAIGHT UP DRIVES A SHIP THROUGH URSULA LIKE WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!! NO WONDER NO ONE IS TRYIN TO LAY SIEGE TO HIS KINGDOM!! ALL THE NEIGHBOURS ARE LIKE “HOLY SHIT DON’T GO THERE! PRINCE ERIC IS A BEAST! HE’LL STRAIGHT UP DRIVE A BOAT THROUGH YOUR BITCH!”
i love him
I was just reading this dumb article on why Prince Eric is the worst when I found this:
I'm sorry, what? Are we even watching the same movie? Eric didn't ditch Ariel for Ursula (or rather her alter ego Vanessa), he was hypnotised into thinking that she's the one. I might be biased because Eric is my favourite Disney prince, but it's not hard to miss it in the movie.
Believe me, Grim, when I find her, I’ll know. Without a doubt, it’ll just, bam, hit me, like lightning.
Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid (1989)
My heart did weird stuff while watching this scene.
The Little Mermaid (2023) Directed by Rob Marshall