The songs feature music from multiple Academy Award® winner Alan Menken (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin”) and lyrics by Howard Ashman, and new lyrics by three-time Tony Award® winner Lin-Manuel Miranda. “The Little Mermaid” is directed by Oscar® nominee Rob Marshall (“Chicago,” “Mary Poppins Returns”)with a screenplay by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (“Life of Pi,” “Finding Neverland”). The film stars singer and actress Halle Bailey (“grown-ish”) as Ariel Jonah Hauer-King (“A Dog’s Way Home”) as Prince Eric Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”) as the voice of Sebastian Awkwafina (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) as the voice of Scuttle Jacob Tremblay (“Luca”) as the voice of Flounder Noma Dumezweni (“Mary Poppins Returns”) as Queen Selina Art Malik (“Homeland”) as Sir Grimsby with Oscar® winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men”) as King Triton and two-time Academy Award® nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” “Bridesmaids”) as Ursula. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. “The Little Mermaid” is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. And of course, the script is still peppered with genuinely funny lines of dialogue read by the fantastic cast, so even when a scene lacked importance, it still left me laughing. There are also a handful of really great little moments between Rhys and Handsome Jack that actually humanize the usually-monstrous hologram. Controlling Rhys during an imaginary shoot-out against an army of accountants is hilarious, and provides the most entertaining action scene the series has seen so far. That said, it still hit hard with an event that legitimately changes the Borderlands universe as we know it.Įscape Plan Bravo certainly isn’t without its high points. But the moment came out of the blue, and the episode didn’t take the time to really let it sink in before shipping us off to the next scene. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely teared up a bit. On top of all of this, even the most emotional moment of the episode feels like it comes out of nowhere- what should’ve been a heart-breaking farewell just came across as a cobbled together series of events with a sad ending. This chapter seems to have fewer meaningful decisions than any recent Telltale game, which is definitely a disappointment. Sadly, this level of agency and player decision is notably absent in Escape Plan Bravo. In the past, I was able to learn a lot about Rhys and really help inform who his character is based on how I chose to interact with Sasha on their quasi-date back in Episode 3. While Rhys and Fiona are still at the forefront of the action, they aren’t really paired up with anyone interesting, which keeps their character development to a minimum. Characters like Gortys and Athena who really shined in part 3 either take a back seat, or simply aren’t present at all.
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