The Plot Hole in "The Little Mermaid" That Could Ruin the Movie For You

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  • 1/8
    "Ariel could have saved herself a lot of trouble if she had just learned to read and write."
    1/8 "Ariel could have saved herself a lot of trouble if she had just learned to read and write."
  • 2/8
    As we know, Ariel was changed into a human in exchange for her voice. This meant when things started going wrong with the Prince, she couldn't just explain everything. Or could she?
    2/8 As we know, Ariel was changed into a human in exchange for her voice. This meant when things started going wrong with the Prince, she couldn't just explain everything. Or could she?
  • 3/8
    Mary points out that being a king's daughter and all, it's pretty likely that Ariel would have been literate - after all, she was able to read music: "She could just scrawl out an explanation for her situation for Prince Eric like, 'Hey blue eyes, I saved your life and then you fell in love with my voice, which i could probably get back if you just used your love to try and suck it out of my throat through my mouth here,' but like nicer and in princess language…"
    3/8 Mary points out that being a king's daughter and all, it's pretty likely that Ariel would have been literate - after all, she was able to read music: "She could just scrawl out an explanation for her situation for Prince Eric like, 'Hey blue eyes, I saved your life and then you fell in love with my voice, which i could probably get back if you just used your love to try and suck it out of my throat through my mouth here,' but like nicer and in princess language…"
  • 4/8
    "Then it occurred to me, duh - they can't write underwater without those special pens, and they'd have to be able to walk to the Sharper Image to get those…"
    4/8 "Then it occurred to me, duh - they can't write underwater without those special pens, and they'd have to be able to walk to the Sharper Image to get those…"
  • 5/8
    But, yep, the poor unfortunate soul can definitely read and write, because she had to read/sign Ursula's contract…
    5/8 But, yep, the poor unfortunate soul can definitely read and write, because she had to read/sign Ursula's contract…
  • 6/8
    And you can actually see her handwriting is legible
    6/8 And you can actually see her handwriting is legible
  • 7/8
    "I had to give her the benefit of the doubt and think, well maybe she didn't want to explain herself cause she was trying to be a cool water fish about the whole deal and take her game to the next level"
    7/8 "I had to give her the benefit of the doubt and think, well maybe she didn't want to explain herself cause she was trying to be a cool water fish about the whole deal and take her game to the next level"
  • 8/8
    "Except she tried to explain herself on the beach while dressed in a sail and miming like an adorable lunatic. Crushingly, Ariel absolutely could've closed from moment one and happens to be a moron."
    8/8 "Except she tried to explain herself on the beach while dressed in a sail and miming like an adorable lunatic. Crushingly, Ariel absolutely could've closed from moment one and happens to be a moron."

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Someone by the name of Mary Falls on Facebook stumbled across a plot hole in The Little Mermaid that she said "will haunt me for the rest of my days".

Read if you don't mind possibly ruining the movie for yourself forever.Â