Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20131105202753/@comment-5106672-20131210024909

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Killian Jones wrote:

Arctucrus wrote:

Applegirl wrote: GothicNarcissus wrote: Honestly, Ariel and Eric's reunion was the dumbest thing in the episode. “Hey, I just met you and this is crazy. I'm chopping fish heads, so kiss me maybe”, wth? I'd like to argue that what Ariel and Eric have is special. I know their relationship might seem superficial because they literally only met once (well, twice, but that first time Eric was unconscious when Ariel saved him, lol), but I honestly do find it believable that two people can fall in love at first sight so quickly. I can imagine the build-up towards the dock scene in which they actually reunited and kissed came out from both of them thinking about each other for a long time, even though they hardly know each other. I think their love shows you don't have to know literally everything about the other person in order to be in love, and it is a real leap of faith too, because they're going solely by their feelings for each other and/or what feels right rather than doing the usual, "okay, let's get to know each other better first before we start kissing and making out". XD  I'm with Applegirl. I like it, in an odd sort of way. Although I liked the scene and the overall Ariel/Eric story, I think that, up to now, it's nothing more than a serious infatuation. I agree with, @Applegirl, as well.

True, that the relationship between OUaT's Ariel and Eric pales in comparison to that of Disney's Ariel and Eric.... but it is still very special and sweet, yet endearingly innocent. Opening one's heart to another, takes a leap of faith. Ariel's and Eric's faith in their love, fits in with the overall theme of the season. All you need is faith, trust, and pixie dust ;) Well, even Disney's version is somewhat flimsy. Quoting a review I watched, Ariel is basically a fangirl of humans who falls for the first one she meets because she's in love with the concept, not the person. Oh, and then they go out on a date, at least. :P

But here it was like, “Hey, my name's Eric, come travel the world with me”, then she disappears for no apparent reason for at least two good years (9 months of Snow's pregnancy, plus taking back the kingdom, plus the time between her meeting Charming and that), leave out 28 years of Curse which didn't really count in Eric's case, and then hey, let's make out without even a "Is that really you?", "Where have you been all this time?", "Why didn't you show up that morning?", "Where have you been since the Curse broke?" (since Eric didn't know she was a mermaid and thus in another realm), "I thought you didn't love me back, I'm glad I was wrong", "Bitch, you've made me miserable all this time, but I'm so glad you're here at last I forgive you". I take it it's true love (or infatuation, as Killian says), surely they'll be discussing the matter off screen and the episode was quite packed up with happenings in a very short time, but a bit more depth wouldn't have harmed anyone... :/