The Life of Ursula: The Sea Witch Explained

From her Birth to her Demise, this video explains the entirety of Ursula's life, using all the source material I could find. 💜
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This is a new series I'm starting; it seems fun to learn everything I can about a single character, then put it all in chronological order. 🖤
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Sources:
🎥 FILM
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Walt Disney Pictures
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Walt Disney Pictures
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Walt Disney Pictures
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
Walt Disney Pictures (Special Edition Released 2008)
The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning (2008)
Disneytoon Studios
Descendants 2 (2017)
Bad Angel Productions
Disney Channel Original Productions
Descendants 3 (2019)
Disney Channel Original Productions
Luca (2021)
Walt Disney Studios Motions Pictures
📺 TELEVISION
The Little Mermaid [TV Series] (1992)
Walt Disney Television Animation
🎭 PERFORMING ARTS
The Little Mermaid [Musical] (2008)
Disney Theatrical
📚 BOOKS
The Little Mermaid (1837)
Hans Christian Andersen
Translated from Original Danish
My Side of the Story: The Little Mermaid/Ursula (2004)
By Daphne Skinner
Published by Disney Press
Illustrated by Walt Disney Company
Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch (Villains 3) (2016)
By Serena Valentino
Published by Disney Press
Illustrated by Disney Storybook Art Team
✍🏽 CONCEPT ART
-Ursula sketch by John Musker
Walt Disney Animation
(top left) 27 seconds
-Ursula sketch by Rob Minkoff
Walt Disney Animation
(bottom left) 27 seconds
-Ursula sketch by Glen Keane
Walt Disney Animation
(top middle) 27 seconds
-Ursula sketch by Matthew O’Callaghan
Walt Disney Animation
(bottom middle) 27 seconds
-Ursula sketch by Unnamed Artist
Walt Disney Animation
(right) 27 seconds
-Harold Signing the Contract sketch by Unnamed Artist
Walt Disney Animation
shown at 16 minutes 57 seconds
💻 WEB MEDIA//MISC.
-Dress Up Game, used to make young Ursula
meiker.io/play/13090/online.html
-Fun article about Pat Carroll
disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...
-Article on Ursula Concept Art
www.insider.com/the-little-me...
▶️ KZbin
-Video on Ursula’s Inspiration
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvvCD...
-Pat Carroll at The Art of Animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vI1e...
-Extended Interview with Pat Carroll
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHRNJ...
-More Info on the relation between Triton//Morgana//Ursula by respected Disney Source:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjytC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLfU5...
💬 Subtitles // CC in English
🎵 MUSIC
Falling Rain by Myuu
Lost At Sea by Track Tribe
A Baroque Letter by Aaron Kenny
Medieval Astrology by Underbelly & Ty Mayer
Hopeless by Jimena Contreras
Forest Lullabye by Asher Fulero
All Music found via KZbin Audio Content Library
Intro 0:00
Early Life Events 5:18
Life In The Palace 8:43
Becoming The Sea Witch 11:22
The Little Mermaid Events 19:17
Ursula's Downfall 33:51
Tribute to Pat Carroll 39:40

[@davewoodman8326]

Many thanks for all your work, and for the tribute to my friend Pat Carroll. I was very lucky to know her!

[@bonnielovely]

awww hey there dave! thank you for taking time to leave this comment. 💜 is there anything you would like to share with other viewers about pat that we might not know?

[@davewoodman8326]

@@bonnielovely Pat was always happy! I deliberately connected her with Carole Cook, not long before they both passed. They both loved reminiscing with each other about their many years in show business. I didn't know for sure if Pat was gay, until I mentioned it to Carole. When my friend Charles Pierce auditioned for Ursula, they were looking for a Bea Arthur type. Bea was his best friend and he wondered why she had never been told. Eventually the word surfaced that Bea's agent thought she might be offended by Disney wanting her to play a witch and she was never told. As much as I love and appreciate Bea's talents, Bea could not have sang as powerfully as Pat did. ......One of the last time we spoke, Pat told me she had this huge teddy bear nearby, that always made her smile. When I asked her where she got it, she said she thought she must have bought it for herself.

[@bonnielovely]

@@davewoodman8326 thank you so much for taking the time to give us those wonderful insights & anecdotes 🧸🤎

[@bridgetclement2968]

​@@bonnielovelyI LOVE Pat Carroll in CINDERELLA!!! She was one of the Stepsisters

[@okami-chan9772]

Keep in mind, there's a deleted scene in the Little Mermaid movie where Prince Eric and his crew were singing a song about King Triton and the sea. They even mentioned about Ursula being his sister. This scene was supposed to be taking place right before Eric's ship was caught in the storm and Ariel saved him.

[@bonnielovely]

Yes absolutely!! This was cut from the OG movie, but there is still evidence of this in the script if I am not mistaken. Ariel's sisters also had an entire song about Ariel & Eric that was cut

[@lilmama1234567891010]

It’s in the new one and Ursula refers to the king as big brother

[@lillianwhittle1467]

@@bonnielovely What's cool is, if you look up the songs for the staged musical, you can find these songs there!

[@K-aoss]

wait wait what’s the real story. Where can I find it

[@K-aoss]

@@prayingmantis5799 and do u mean Zeus

[@spicy-peach]

Rest in Peace and Love, Pat Carroll 🕯🖤🕯

[@bonnielovely]

May her legacy live on~ 🖤💜

[@spicy-peach]

@@bonnielovely Long live her legacy! 🕯

[@eoinmererra8371]

Goodbye Ursula, you'll always be the most sassy sea witch of the Seven seas

[@Batman19685]

Pat Carroll is a legend

[@JewishKeto]

You’ll have your looks… your pretty face… and don’t underestimate the importance of… “BODY LANGUAGE!”

[@bonnielovely]

💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤

[@Thatcaramelchic]

Iconic line lol 😂

[@mhiggs8001]

This is where I learned what body language was lol I asked my mom because I was like tf, haha good memories

[@tshegoisaboyname7230]

HA!

[@SonicBahasa]

Ursula has always been one of my all time favorite Disney villains 🙌🏾 Rest peacefully Pat Carroll 🕊

[@bonnielovely]

she is awesome 💜🖤💜 may her legacy live on~! 🕯

[@SonicBahasa]

@@bonnielovely If in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 peter loses the black suit at the end of the story, they should give us a cloth black suit.

[@CourageUnderFire87]

I wish both movies would have included Ursula back story and What happened to Ariel’s mother. It would of enriched the Little Mermaid as a whole. To me the Little Mermaid is the only Disney story that I felt was some what incomplete in the story line

[@volvox7659]

The little mermaid: Ariel’s beginning shows what happened to her mother but idk about Ursula’s backstory

[@bonnielovely]

i agree, i think we could have gotten more of athena in the little mermaid series. it also would have helped us build that emotional connection to the family, and also help us understand triton a bit more. maybe we will get a prequel one day to see the relationship between athena and ursula directly. i would love to see the era where ursula is forced to live in the palace

[@smilealwaysnatasha3423]

@@volvox7659 they said she was killed by humans.

[@bridgetclement2968]

@@smilealwaysnatasha3423 she was in Ariel's beginning. When she DIED, Triton BANNED Music from the Kingdom. Sebastian had a Band and his own club. It's a cute story. Shows Ariel meeting FLOUNDER

[@henzcarltupas328henzcarltu2]

In Once Upon A Time, Ursula was first a mermaid and she was the youngest daughter of Posidon

[@ceciland18]

Ursula and Triton can still be siblings, just with two different mothers. Let’s not forget that’s a possibility.

[@bonnielovely]

very important! i myself have a "half" brother, but he's my brother! no exceptions.

[@peachbooks3199]

yes! all Ariel's sisters seem to be from different mothers. so Triton and Ursula can have different mothers, from the same king father

[@mysteriouscee1086]

@@peachbooks3199 if you’re talking about the live action then yes but in the original they all have the same parents

[@xxMintoStarxx]

This was so relaxing to listen to. :) Ursula was one of my favorite villains. Such a tragic story, Ursula honestly deserves better now that I listened to this. :(. I would love to see Disney do their own Ursula movie. I would pay my ticket to see this :D

[@bonnielovely]

yesss i would love her to have her own movie~ 🎥 🍿 i haven’t seen the little mermaid live action yet 🌊

[@candacepratt1466]

Absolutely, great minds think alike🤗

[@WilliamsPinch]

Same. Her scenes are the best part of the animated and live action film alike.

[@laurice8056]

@@bonnielovely an Ursula movie is a great idea. And I’ll bet that it wouldn’t be as controversial as the Little Mermaid movie if Ursula was portrayed by a Black woman. Especially since Disney chose Queen Latifah to play Ursula in 2019 for the Live Action made for TV version.

[@bridgetclement2968]

​@@bonnielovelyme either

[@chedoodles]

Poor Ursula. Knew something was fishy with her & Triton. Talk about sibling rivalry

[@bonnielovely]

i agree, she went through so much, especially when she was younger. and there definitely had to be some beef between the two of them because they never say a single nice word about the other

[@umyeahok2097]

Wow this was beautiful ❤ I hope Disney makes an Ursula movie like they did with Maleficent! I didn’t know Ursula had a sad beginning 😢

[@bonnielovely]

ooooh i hope so as well~ the maleficent movies are a fun watch

[@7upjello119]

This video saved me from a crisis and I'm very grateful. For everyone's sake please ignore the comments. You constructed the story and timeline perfectly.

[@bonnielovely]

hey, thank you so much. that is a very kind compliment and it was very reassuring to read. i will certainly ignore the negative comments or comments made in ill will. and i'm very glad you're getting through it. 🎈💝

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

The cartoon movie does mention Ursula used to be in the palace. Wonder what that meant sense they scrapped the brother sister thing.

[@bonnielovely]

oooh you're right~

[@kesshodawn8504]

Nice to know that Ursula being tridents sister is cannon in the new little mermaid story

[@bonnielovely]

i love that so much, i'm glad they added that detail. i think it adds a lot to the story. did you see the new movie?

[@Nightman221k]

I know that this ties to the novels' more Villain sympathetic portrayals... but I still don't like how this origin makes Triton out to be so cruel. I never got the impression that aside from his anger against humans that he was excessively cruel or nasty to anyone, much less anyone in his own family. Where as with Ursula, with Ariel's status as her niece plausibly canonical in every version, Ursula DID intend to inact cruelty on her. Plus Ursula's use of deceptive contracts is part of her character. Triton, by contrast, loves his family as you can see in the three movies and TV series. Plus, the musical has Ursula sing about happily killing all her sisters until Triton stopped her. Personally, I think of Ursula as a half-sister to Triton in canon, their relation just isn't too relevant in the animated film canon because Poseidon is a Greek God who has many children with many different sea goddesses. Ursula might have killed her and Triton's older half-sisters in canon still. With Morgana being Ursula's younger half sibling on her maternal side (without relation to Posidon). It'd be why Morgana's bad at magic without using Ursula's chemical (the one she used on Melody) and why Morgana's envious of Ursula who's mystical connection is stronger due to Poseidon's lineage.

[@bonnielovely]

you're definitely right about ursula's intentions. she went after ariel, and in the novel there were times when she felt bad, but her inner monologue shows she has EVIL intent, and wants to cause harm. even with the sympathetic tone of the novel, she absolutely wanted to cause more harm than triton did. in my "triton: god of the sea" video, i will make sure triton gets his justice. i wanted to try to make ursula as good as possible in this video because it's her story from her side, but she absolutely was evil and bitter and spiteful i agree, i personally think the animated film's connection to the gods & goddesses could have been fleshed out more and they could have built the lore more into the hercules canon & built more on the family connections. the morgana points make sense too, if morgana doesn't have that literal "godly" magic, she won't ever catch up to ursula.

[@hilmir]

he was incredibly cruel to Ariel his own daughter. to me, he is the classic egomaniac, controlling and unstable.

[@ashlin112]

This was so much fun to watch and I love your narration! I didn't know Ursula was so complex

[@bonnielovely]

Aww thank you~ I didn't either until I made this video, her background story is so intense 💔

[@sinahaase9923]

My real name is Ursula. I was named after my grandma whose name is Ursula but our “L” sound is pronounced like and “N” sound in our language so she was called “Ursina”. I got made fun of so much in school that I decided to keep my nickname “Sina.” I hope the new movie and this video bring more attention to Ursula in a good light lol 😂 I just hate that this name is associated with “evil” like phoebe from friends evil twin sister; of course her name is Ursula. I like my name but I hate the look ppl give me when I say my name is Ursula. Hopefully she won’t have such a bad reputation now but it’s probably a slim chance

[@bonnielovely]

woah that is an amazing name. you're so right though, ursula never gets to be a beautiful woman or someone cute or fun. even in the little mermaid, when ursula went into her human form... she changed her name. very unfair. i think the pronunciation of your name as "ursina" sounds so pretty & elegant! i'm sorry you were made fun of. i do think sina is very elegant as well, but people can be so cruel. even on here i use the name "bonnie," but that's a nickname.

[@sinahaase9923]

@@bonnielovely wow thank you for your time to reply and give such a kind comment! You really made my day :) thank you! And great video 🥰

[@Mr.EmeraldTheGreen]

This was so amazing!! So incredibly interesting! Ursula is my favorite part of The Little Mermaid! She just steals every scene she’s in, and steals the show! I think Ursula herself would’ve been proud of that! It would be great if you did an episode on other Disney villains!

[@bonnielovely]

she 100% is a scene stealer, i love her design and her character, she is so iconic! i definitely plan on doing more of these! next is gonna be maleficent, then probably hades, evil queen, and jafar in that order. but today i have been on a real tomatoa kick LOL so i might do that one before those. but as long as there are disney characters, i could keep making these for y'all~✨

[@Mr.EmeraldTheGreen]

@@bonnielovely Can’t wait to see those!! Tomatoa would make a great vid as well!! Maleficent is just as iconic as Ursula! They all are in their own ways. Scar has always been one of my favorites, and Yzma! OMG talk about a hilarious villain! Yzma steals the entire show just as Ursula does! Chernobog is another favorite or mine. He’s just so big and bad and so awesome! Can’t wait to see your next vids!

[@BSBgurl4ever]

I just read an article the other day that Elle fanning and this director she was talking to were going to bring this version to life and Elle was going to be this versions Ariel. I wondered if that was possible cause she’s already the live action Aurora but I guess Hans’ original version technically isn’t part of Disney.

[@bonnielovely]

oooh i think she could do well in that type of role if they made it, she's a great actress

[@BSBgurl4ever]

Could totally see her being a mermaid too! 🙂

[@jaynedavis3388]

Sebastian calls her “Ah-re-el” in the movie so it’s canon. Edit: I would like to see more of these videos for the other Disney villains. Hades would be so cool, I love Greek mythology (what I know of it) & Maleficent is my favourite because I *love* dragons

[@bonnielovely]

omg yes! i would love to make one about hades next. i definitely plan on making more of these, but the research phase of this vid, to watch the movies and the show etc. but i might do hades or maleficent next!

[@jaynedavis3388]

@@bonnielovely 🥳

[@janiyaharielle8964]

It’s so funny cuz my mom made my middle name the way Sebastian said it

[@bonnielovely]

@@janiyaharielle8964 that's awesome! i love the spelling you have of "arielle!" that's very lovely 🌟

[@purplemace6866]

I love love LOVE the fact that u made your intro clear on which books and story you made your video

[@bonnielovely]

awww, thank you so so much for taking time to comment. i definitely wanted to be clear about that, so i appreciate that you noticed 💜

[@MistyNightglow]

They need to make a DISNEY MOVIE of URSULAS background story etc

[@bonnielovely]

This video gets really complicated, so here’s a cheat sheet: CHARACTER LIST -Ursula The Sea Witch: A purple Caecilian (half octopus, half woman) who uses her magic to benefit herself. She is a powerful sorceress. Sister to King Triton Daughter of Poseidon. -Fisherman: Ursula’s adoptive father. He always loved her. -Flotsam & Jetsam: Two electric eels that help Ursula do her bidding. The true heroes in Ursula’s story. -King Triton: A Merman in Atlantica, known as Ruler of the Seas. He is granted powers via the Trident given to him by his father, Poseidon. Brother of Ursula. -Queen Athena: A Mermaid in Atlantica, Queen of Atlantica. A very kind soul who loved music and her family. She passed away due to pirates. Wife of King Triton. Friend of Ursula. *-Morgana: Ursula’s Sister, a sorceress who is less powerful than Ursula. Morgana & Ursula are said to have the same mother, but we don’t know if that mother is the same mother as Trident’s mother. *-Aquarena: The name given to Ursula’s mother before she was scrapped from the movie plot. -Ariel: A young red-haired Mermaid, youngest daughter of King Triton & Queen Athena. -Attina: A young brunette Mermaid, eldest daughter of King Triton & Queen Athena. -Circe the Witch: The witch who cursed the Beast. Sister to Lucinda, Martha, and Ruby. Confidant to Ursula when she is younger. -Ruby the Witch: The witch who steals the tea cups. Sister to Martha, Lucinda, and Circe. -Lucinda the Witch: Sister to Martha, Ruby, and Circe. Not confirmed or denied yet that this is the same Lucinda from Sofia the First. -Martha the Witch: Sister to Ruby, Circe, and Lucinda. Speaks to Pflanze often in her mind. -Pflanze the Cat: The cat that belongs to the Odd Witch Sisters. Pflanze has the ability to speak to witches using her mind. She brings back the memories of the Witch of Legends -King Morningstar: The King who fishes and allows ships in the Unprotected Waters with Ursula’s permission. Lives in the Morningstar Castle by the Lighthouse of the Gods. -Queen Morningstar: Wife of King Morningstar. Mother of Tulip. She is a doting mother who is often concerned with her daughter’s well-being. -Tulip Morningstar: Daughter of King Morningstar & Queen Morningstar. She was originally engaged to the Prince that was turned into a Beast. -Nanny: AKA The One of Legends, The Witch of Legends. A very powerful witch who lost her memories but gains her memories back. -Prince Popinjay: The Prince that sings of Tulip’s beauty during the chaos. They later become close and fall in love after bonding about the war between the tree lords and the giants.

[@MintyPlush]

This is cool! Just realized the Neopets creators back in 1999 probably used the eels names Jetsam and Flotsam for their aquatic pets. I never knew her eels names before this. You are really good at editing by the way, it’s something I struggle with. Do you have any recommendations for tutorial series?

[@bonnielovely]

@@MintyPlush omg COOL i used to love neopets back in the day... omg thank you that's really kind, i actually struggle a lot with editing but i have been working really hard at it. i use easier programs rather than premiere, so canva has been good for me. or even capcut, but best i have seen for editing tutorials is daniel batal. he explains things really easily and simply. and then for filters for thumbnails or video clips, lightroom is really solid. you can download free presets so you don't have to do a lot of the actual editing yourself

[@TheRiseofScar]

This is an awesome Backstory of The Sea Witch, do you think you can also do a Backstory Video of another iconic Disney Villain? Of course I’m talking about The Worst of The Worst himself Scar from Disney’s 1994 Film The Lion King! Disney offers at least 3 or 4 Origin Stories for Scar’s Character. Some stories are considered Cannon, while others considered them Non-cannon

[@bonnielovely]

@@TheRiseofScar omg yessss i love scar, i will add him to the list of villains for this series

[@mousemd]

Your pronunciation of Ariel makes sense. I study Hebrew

[@morganking580]

The Hebrew pronunciation of Ariel is so so beautiful.

[@bonnielovely]

i agree, i think it sounds really lovely ❤️

[@a.sexy.dorito]

Fun fact: Ursula’s VA (Pat Caroll) confirmed that Ursula is a squid, not an octopus

[@bonnielovely]

pat carroll did argue that ursula was a squid! there are multiple sources saying octopus, and multiple saying squid. i don't think either is entirely wrong. i went with "octopus" in my interpretation because squids have 10 appendages: 2 tentacles, 8 legs. and octopi have 8 appendages. ursula has 8 appendages: 6 tentacles (animated and drawn like octopus legs compared to squid tentacles which have barbs on them (like squidward), and then she has 2 human arms. so i went with the "octopus" interpretation because of the way they are drawn. but sources i used say both. ursula's species, the cecaelia, are half human, and can be half octopus OR half squid. so i don't think either is entirely a wrong interpretation

[@LittleMissEmerald]

I absolutely LOVE that knowing the correct pronounciation you choose to stand by it 👏 👏 👏

[@bonnielovely]

awww thank you my friend, i appreciate you taking time to comment 🌟

[@meganshaw1949]

Nice tribute to Harold, a character who was originally planed for the film, but who eventually got dropped.

[@bonnielovely]

justice for harold !! 🐙

[@alehits]

We fans need an Ursula spin off, not a Little Mermaid live action!

[@bonnielovely]

omg i would be SO excited to watch that! great idea!!

[@lilfaith2uu815]

or both..

[@keizerinsoze4368]

1:56 I think Sebastian always pronounced Ariel the way you pronounce it? There's quite a difference in the way he and Eric pronounced it in the movie; you can't help but notice the difference in the song "Kiss the Girl"

[@bonnielovely]

i will have to go back and listen to see how noticeable the difference is between the two, that's a solid observation~

[@sutty85]

Europeans say it like that. It was America who say it as it is spelt.

[@bonnielovely]

@@sutty85 we definitely emphasize those "hard" vowels here in the usa. so i agree with you. my non-american & my jewish friends all say "ah-ree-elle" and not "air-ee-ul"

[@bgwalthney]

You should do more of these. I found this so interesting.

[@bonnielovely]

aw, thank you. i am very glad you enjoyed it. i am making new ones soon! 💜

[@crystalavalos719]

@@bonnielovely yes ! I loved this ❤ I didn’t know anything about this. So thank you 😊 I can’t wait to here more

[@helenaprudenciado4388]

Maybe the village that Ursula grew up was from an ancient era.

[@bonnielovely]

ooooh that might be possible! there is an old english town called ipswich that is incredibly old 🌹🥀

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

The Little Mermaid II is named Return to the Sea. Ariel's Beginnings is the third part of The Little Mermaid trilogy.

[@bonnielovely]

oooh good catch! thank you for letting me know ♥

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

@@bonnielovely You're welcome! 🧜🏻‍♀💖

[@SumthanSweet]

Wow 😲🥹 This was AWESOME! TY!❤❤❤

[@bonnielovely]

thank you so much! thanks for watching ❤

[@bluestrife28]

Love how you pointed out it was a lot of info right when I was starting to get confused 😂 I love this mythology from an all time fave movie.

[@bonnielovely]

lol it went from complicated to COMPLEX to "oh dang i gotta write out a character sheet" 😂 there are a few youtubers who have made really incredible in-depth disney family/greek mythology videos that connect ursula to all the way to hercules!

[@itstheundisputedsagboo]

Wow you did a great job! I was tuned in the entire time ❤

[@bonnielovely]

thank you so much for taking the time to watch & enjoy & comment! 🧜‍♀️💚

[@JettSettingBengal]

Great job on this video! I had no idea! I wish Disney did a movie about her.

[@bonnielovely]

thank you so much for commenting~! i hope they eventually make a movie about just her, i would love to see a young ursula movie 🎥

[@AgentYummyV]

Me: playing Dreamlight Valley and listening to your video from my phone.... 😭 RIP Pat & thank you algorithm - Vanessa 🖤 👾

[@AgentYummyV]

New subscriber 🎉

[@bonnielovely]

rest in peace pat~! 🖤 i'm so glad, that's the best combo: playing dreamlight valley while enjoying disney content ✨

[@bonnielovely]

yay! 🎉🎉 thank you so much~

[@K-aoss]

Thank you for sharing

[@bonnielovely]

thank you for commenting! 🤍

[@lessismore8533]

Though I wasn’t a huge fan of the 2023 remake (besides the stunning scenery) the girl who p,sued Vanessa in it ROCKED. She looked and acted JUST like the cartoon

[@mickey9527]

Wow that so amazing! It feel like a audio book Want to see more about other villains

[@bonnielovely]

yesssssssss mr. boss mickey sir, right away sir 🫡 (thank you so much! i definitely am making more of these soon. i really appreciate you taking time to comment~✨)

[@slipknotgurl69]

I see Ursula different light now. I actually feel sad for her. The King is just too mean. I see why Ariel goes see her aunt.

[@bonnielovely]

ariel didn't even think twice. triton was so completely against her and wouldn't even listen, it was a very tempting situation. and ursula's upbringing wasn't typical. hurt people are the ones that hurt others

[@NurseLadyVLOGS]

Oh my gosh this is so Good.❤

[@bonnielovely]

thank you so much~! thanks for taking time to watch 🧜‍♀

[@f3042]

So detailed!

[@bonnielovely]

thank you!!! thanks for taking time to watch AND leave a comment. that is very sweet of you, and very appreciated~

[@madnessarcade7447]

Someone needs to do an entire Disney timeline from hercules all the way to descendants

[@bonnielovely]

you got it. i'm on it ✍️

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@bonnielovelyty

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@bonnielovelythis would include newer movies like encanto and frozen and strange worlds btw

[@madnessarcade7447]

4:48 Ursula has another sister that isn’t mentioned until descendants 4 assuming they were estranged

[@bonnielovely]

OMG what a good point! i think you're right, there has to be some estranged background issues. in the story it said she had 6 sisters, not including morgana. and then in other versions, ursula destroys ALL of her other sisters. so i am curious which route the descendants story will explore

[@arielbrown6619]

Thank you for saying my name correctly!!!! I appreciate it. Seriously…I often have to correct people or have them call me Ari so they understand how the start off of my name is supposed to sound .

[@lindsayjakekangaroomouse]

Pat Carroll was the BEST Voice Actress of Ursula the Sea Witch. I loved Ursula 🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜

[@bonnielovely]

she was SUCH a good voice actress 🖤💜

[@lindsayjakekangaroomouse]

@@bonnielovely yep

[@aaronbell89]

Ursula wasn’t being fair about her offer. Kept trying to sabotage it

[@hellorachel7921]

we need an ursula animated moviee

[@bonnielovely]

yes, yes, yes, 1000x yes! 🖤

[@acybanks616]

This Video Deserves more View’s

[@bonnielovely]

thank you, that's very kind of you to say💜

[@KingaKucyk]

Well, looks like the Triton is actually the villain if the saga... it's sad to see how essentially the greatest "villain" of TLM universe is actually the greatest VICTIM.... Heartbreaking

[@hb5723]

The prince who is turned into a beast was already an a**hole, that's the reason he was turned into a beast.

[@bonnielovely]

the beastly prince became a beast! can you imagine if that happened in real life? 👹

[@latanyafrancois6108]

😮 this is super Deep and amazing of awareness

[@bonnielovely]

hey, thank you so much, i appreciate this comment a lot

[@TheDramacist]

Great story weaving, though some of the word choices took me by surprise. Like her being "scared shitless," and there's a lot of media, "y'all." **spits tea** G'SNORT

[@bonnielovely]

LMAO i always try to hide my southern twang in my videos... and it always comes right on out 👩‍🌾🌾 i wanted to make sure i added the part with the s-word so that i could mark the video as "not for kids" 😎 thanks for commenting~ ✨

[@nab.7250]

Greek Gods did marry their sisters and/or their daughters so makes sense

[@bonnielovely]

very true!

[@infjelphabasupporter8416]

Lmao... I'm sorry... But the "my side of the story" book completely made my day, massage parlor and all 🤣

[@bonnielovely]

LOL when i saw that my jaw dropped. i was like HOW do i put this in the video ??🤣🤣

[@jevorwilliams6499]

My god I’ll watch this version 😮

[@bonnielovely]

i know right! i want the full directors cut 🎥

[@kristataylor4129]

Ursula reminds me of a manipulative puppeteer and a good one too! I love her for that. And Ariel definitely should have belonged to Ursula and been her puppet 😂

[@chrizmooo7255]

You Krista Taylor should’ve belonged to Ursula and been her little puppet 😂

[@kristataylor4129]

@@chrizmooo7255 Well first off I wouldn't have made a stupid deal like Ariel. And second, I would have been Ursula if I were in the little mermaid lol

[@bonnielovely]

ariel certainly signed that without properly reading it too, a good lesson for the real world: always read the fine print! ursula knew exactly what she was doing, and did a phenomenal job of doing it

[@bonnielovely]

@@kristataylor4129 LOL yes, i love that you would be ursula. i would probably be attina, just like, where did my cool auntie go?!?!

[@kristataylor4129]

@@bonnielovely I think I align with her style the most. Also I'm a lesbian and go for the floppy cutsie girls like Ariel or Belle lol

[@cierahowell8653]

Vanessa is sort of goals

[@bonnielovely]

agreed~ 🖤🪞

[@PoisonLilac88]

I want to watch this as a movie!!!

[@bonnielovely]

ooooh maybe one day, she will get her own movie about her or her past~ 🐙

[@PoisonLilac88]

@@bonnielovely I wish that so hard!

[@Thestylemonk]

This is amazing ❤

[@bonnielovely]

thank you so much ❤

[@adeadpoet4221]

I don't always like it when they give villains some tragic back story. There is nothing wrong with having Ursla be pure evil.

[@bonnielovely]

totally valid!! i definitely appreciate evil just for the sake of being evil in stories

[@charmianernest1449]

Ursula is so cool

[@chichiboypumpi]

I came to know about the little Mermaid story from the Bridgett Hathaway Fairy Tales book, quite non-kid friendly.

[@bonnielovely]

oooh i will have to check that version out, thanks for commenting have you heard of, or read, neil gaiman's "snow, glass, apples?" it's a very adult version of snow white from the perspective of the evil queen, and it blew me away

[@chichiboypumpi]

@@bonnielovely I like the Snow White movie with Sigourney Weaver. The Bridgett Hathaway fairy tales I reckon are closer to the originals, for example in the little mermaid the sea witch scratched her breasts and added her own blood to the potion, and the prince and the princess sleeping in the tent on the deck where they were wed, were illustrated in such a way suggesting they’re naked under the sheet. The stepmother in Snow White wasn’t made to wear red-hot shoes though she died when her heart burst after smashing her magic mirror.

[@bonnielovely]

@@chichiboypumpi omg i will live and die for sigourney weaver LOL that sounds really interesting! i will have to pick up a set of those fairy tales, much different than the disney versions ahah

[@xHighgatex]

Sounds like Trident is the main villain of this story

[@bonnielovely]

that's an interesting take, bc in a way, he is the antagonist of ariel and ursula. 🔱 i don't think he's all bad, but he certainly needs some anger management lol

[@BrookeWinter82]

I love Ursula. 🌊🐚

[@bonnielovely]

me too~! she's a very interesting & complex villain. making this made me love her even more 🌊

[@BrookeWinter82]

@Bonnie Lovely Absolutely! I couldn't have said it better! She is so unique. Plus, I love how she looks 💜

[@DstarAstrology]

This is like a soap opera

[@bonnielovely]

100% a full telenovela: drama, pettiness, love, betrayal, heartbreak~ 💔

[@DstarAstrology]

@@bonnielovely lol 🤣

[@carolineavila14]

By 15 minutes in, when you brought Uma up, I was sooo confused

[@bonnielovely]

i don't blame you haha, the story had so many moving parts, i was trying to keep them in order. i do apologize for the confusion though, i will try to make the next one more clear & concise 🧜‍♀

[@freaksssss]

So the form she took in the animated version is her original human form ? Basically right?

[@bonnielovely]

ooooh that's an interesting point. i think you're absolutely right that they are the same human form! it matches up with what is in the books as well

[@aaronbell89]

From what I’ve read Vanessa was a human princess that wanted to be a mermaid but Ursula killed her and used her skin as a future disguise

[@freaksssss]

@@aaronbell89 oh...😭

[@ineedsleep4071]

King Triton boutta rip my jaw outta my face with all these jaw drops I've been doing

[@jamieraisbeck9525]

Her eels were not electric. they were Morays.

[@bonnielovely]

oooh, you’re absolutely right, good call! 🐟🐠🐡

[@shkodranmaksutaj6904]

I love Uma so much she is my favorite villain kid

[@bonnielovely]

same~! 💜🖤 her songs are always my favorite too, she's awesome 🐙

[@darrienbrooks4198]

Me too Uma is my favorite!!!

[@bonnielovely]

@@darrienbrooks4198 yesss!!! 💜🖤

[@shkodranmaksutaj6904]

Are you excited to see Uma again She going appears to see Disney descendants 4 the rise of red we going meet red daughter of queen of Hearts Chloe daughter of Cinderella Maddox Hatter son of mad hatter zellie daughter of rapunzel

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

The world is so thin skinned that we have to have warning labels on KZbin videos about Ursula now? 😂

[@bonnielovely]

ahahahha i did feel a little silly adding it in, but i wanted to be safe not sorry with any content warning stuff

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

@@bonnielovely and I was in no way mocking you. Just the fact it coudl even be needed these days

[@bonnielovely]

@@user-fb4sb1zi8g thanks for telling me. i didn't think you were mocking me at all haha, i thought your comment was funny and also, i resonate

[@rhonnichan]

I mean these are dark topics that can be disturbing. Just because it's a cartoon character doesn't mean it won't be disturbing. The warning labels are good for those who are not in the mood or headspace to listen to stuff like self harm, death, etc that way they won't go further. Instead of laughing at how "thin skinned" people are, lets be more sensitive. Its ok to be considerate of others feelings and mental health. Just saying ❤

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

@@rhonnichan I agree to disagree. Life is tough and people need to learn that and learn how to deal with life instead of expecting the world to cater to and shield them.

[@Mocharocks9966]

Do you know if the village is Ipswich Massachusetts?

[@bonnielovely]

oooooh now THAT is an interesting theory. i was assuming it was ipswich in the uk, but it could make sense in massachusetts. especially with the salem witches and how heavily "witch" themed that a lot of the story is. so it might be! i will go back to read & look for clues

[@Mocharocks9966]

Thanks Bonnie ! I’m from Massachusetts and Ipswich is very close to me . My ancestors from England came to Ipswich and settled also it’s very close to the water ❤

[@eliasjoseph1799]

This "backstory" is not remotely plausible. Who came up with this stuff? She is evil. That's why triton and the Atlantians call her a sea witch. It's known by all that making a deal with her is losers game. She always wins because she cheats in order to gain one more soul in her garden. She wants to rule the ocean. That's all she desires.

[@bonnielovely]

i definitely think she uses her powers for evil & became more evil overtime. i tried to focus on the “how & why” she became evil. there are sources in description if you want to know who came up with the concepts

[@dylankane5372]

She wasn’t born evil, not body is born evil. Her past with Triton made her snap and go down a dark path.

[@mhiggs8001]

@@dylankane5372I wondered for a long time about whether we were born good, evil, or neutral. What decided it for me was that we have to be taught to be good, to behave, and be kind. Being cruel, hateful, and selfish comes naturally. Any who my 2 cents lol.

[@bonnielovely]

@@mhiggs8001 such an important life question. and such a hard thing to talk about! i can see it now: "if we are born evil, does that mean BABIES ARE EVIL???" 👶 as for me, i do think humans/animals are born with a large amount of selfishness, and then we learn to check our ego and become better as we get older. but i think being "good" is a daily choice, a daily struggle, and something you have to focus on throughout your entire life.

[@stephaniecouture7033]

Watch the maleficent movies she wasn’t always evil but she became that way due to various circumstances.

[@T.Apocalypse]

Narrator: Ursula father fought for her Me: thats a great father Narrator: villagers tear his body apart Me: yo, wth 👁️👄👁️

[@bonnielovely]

i literally cannot tell you how hard i laughed reading this comment ahhahahhaa oh my goodness ahahahhhahhahaha

[@T.Apocalypse]

@@bonnielovely hahhaha, glad that I make u laughed 😂😂

[@dancinghulahoop]

I feel so bad for Ursula getting insults on her looks from Triton and everyone else. I already felt bad for her because of that in the movie itself, especially when she tells Ariel “You’ll have your looks! Your pretty face!” which was basically just acknowledging that Ariel can use her looks to get what she wants while she probably knows that she can’t because of her weight and ugliness.

[@aaronbell89]

You think it’s true that Vanessa was a human princess that wanted to be a mermaid but Ursula killed her and used her skin as a future disguise?

[@KittyCatDonut]

legit in the first movie they pronounced her name both ways lol. it's never truly clear how it's said since her own family and friends call her both.

[@bonnielovely]

ooh that's very true, they do pronounce it multiple ways in the film, i never even thought about it like that!

[@mhiggs8001]

Sebastian definitely calls her ari-elle

[@peachbooks3199]

it's bcs Sebastian has an accent

[@Blake_C_James]

She was a squid. She only had 6 tentacles, not 8. Squid have six, octopuses have eight.

[@bonnielovely]

squids have 8 arms & two tentacles, so they have 10 total appendages. ursula has 6 (octopus arms) on the bottom and 2 (human arms) on top. so she has 8 total appendages. you're not entirely wrong though, even pat caroll argued that she was half squid, even though she is animated like an octopus. in this video, i went went the octopus interpretation because ursula's species is known to be cecalia, which is a mythological creature with an upper body of a human, and a lower body of an octopus OR a squid. but ursula's design uses octopus appendages, not squid-like appendages in their design. disney is very intentional, if she was supposed to be a squid, she would have squid tentacles, not octopus tentacles. her daughter uma, in descendents is also animated with octopus tentacles and arms, not squid tentacles or arms

[@eliasjoseph1799]

No, she's an octopus. You forget that animators always draw humanoid charactors with 2 less degits. That's why Ariel and every other character only has 4 fingers

[@bonnielovely]

@@eliasjoseph1799 that might be true for other animations, but in the animated the little mermaid, the humanoid characters and nonhuman-humans, like ariel, eric, and vanessa, all have 5 fingers everyone has 5 fingers. and no one is missing any appendages the simpsons and bob’s burgers use less digits, they only have 4 fingers. but i have never seen a disney movie where they have less appendages or digits in the animation style.

[@daquawnfranklin2475]

Yea when I saw this I paused n counted I see 5 fingers.

[@jennc.3535]

I liked this story except I still think of the original story where she turns into sea foam.

[@bonnielovely]

omg yes, that always hurt my heart when reading it. the book version of ariel went against her family, her home, her entire being, and still didn't get what she wanted in the end.

[@sophiafaris5437]

So in the new live action Ursula and triton are siblings!!!

[@bonnielovely]

woah, that's awesome that they included that (i haven't watch the live action yet, but i hear good things!)

[@Leto85]

So in fact, Triton made Ursula for who she became in the Disney adaptation?

[@bonnielovely]

triton certainly did have an influence on her character according to these sources, but i don't think triton is all bad. i think triton had his own issues and pressure growing up, and he took that negative energy out on humans, and on his sister

[@Leto85]

@@bonnielovely That's a mild thing to say about an actual being trying to commit genocide on an entire species. On the other hand, he did want to protect the ocean and the fishes within, and in the Disney universe these fishes have conscience, but still; even as the father of Ariel he still had his outbursts, as was shown in the Disney adaptation. I find videos like yours rather interesting. The Little Mermaid was the first movie I ever saw in cinema when it came out and I had the privilege to look at it from a child's perspective as well as an adult now.

[@kekosunny6202]

Vanessa

[@timcook4552]

So where did you get this story?

[@bonnielovely]

i used books, movies, tv, comics, interviews, and other media the list of sources is in the description & in the intro section of the video if you wanna check anything out

[@catalinamaria9169]

Wow

[@deelove9375]

she went from looking like a classical beauty with legs to looking like a unattractive octopus lol life is crazy man

[@bonnielovely]

she seemingly did have a human's body... until she jumped in the sea. (i'm still a little curious/confused about her birth-very young girlhood. she might have been born as the octopus first and then turned human, then turned back octopus lady) imagine: you're going through life like normal, then you go to the beach ONE (1!) time and now the whole town, including your friends and neighbors, are trying to set you on FIRE???? wild.

[@LoneStarStinger]

In the cartoon, Sebastian pronounces it “correctly” like you said.

[@bonnielovely]

the human world.... it's a mess~ 🦀

[@UwU_bloxy]

Ursula still have a sister named moragana

[@chriscleary7957]

Victory Celebration over land and Sea'''' after the death of the bloodthirsty for power Ursula!''' WE R WE ARE!!!... YOUTH OF THE NATION!!!!!.........🎊🎉🎈🎈🎈🎈🎉🎇🎆🎆🎆

[@bonnielovely]

🌊💦🧜‍♀🎈🎉

[@2sassy324you]

Awww

[@bonnielovely]

thanks for leaving a comment bonnie! -other bonnie

[@angiepangie9106]

great video! these comments are weird ignore them

[@bonnielovely]

thank you, omg. i actually needed this comment. i spend so much energy trying not to comment back to the negative people haha so thank you 💜

[@madnessarcade7447]

Descendants should be at the end of the timeline since it’s set in modern day a bit out of order

[@bonnielovely]

good call my friend, i definitely had a hard time putting that part in order because in the valentino book, she spent her time on the isle, THEN came back to handle the situation with ariel. but then from descendants universe, this would be happening slightly after events of the little mermaid.

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@bonnielovely have you considered reading the descendants books they talk more about the continuity so it would be easier to place on the timeline Descendants is called official canon by the people who made the movies idk about the valentino stuff

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@bonnielovely that wouldn’t work because auradon was created after the events of the original movies You need to read the descendants books

[@slipknotgurl69]

Wow! I didn't know she passed awww 😢

[@bonnielovely]

may she rest in peace! may her legacy live on! 🖤💜🖤

[@iamcat1797]

You know now that we’re all thinking about the mermaid king and how his actions effected others, maybe Ariel isn’t as dumb as everyone thinks for choosing to be on the surface over living with him.

[@bonnielovely]

that's a good point. it definitely makes sense that she would want a change of pace, or to see what else is out there!

[@alexbossingham8666]

It's guess my opinion but all of their stories happen all at the same time

[@bonnielovely]

i agree with this~!

[@katherinelinster4102]

shes gone throw alot

[@spicy-peach]

I want MOOOOOORREEEE!!! 🐚🐙🐙🐚🦀🌊💦💦🧜‍♀🧜🧜‍♂ No but really this is so in depth. I tip my hat to you 🎩🎩

[@Aight7]

So... If King Triton kills humans for no reason and Queen Athena actually liked Ursula... It's impossible to think that Queen Athena was killed by humans, making King Triton a psychopath and a serial killer ... At this point who's the villain here? I'm so confused... 😂

[@iriel4274]

Right I think the hunted Athena down well they were hunting mermaids and that why triton doesn't like humans 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Aight7]

​@@iriel4274Yes if you watched Ariel's beginning Athena was killed by humans. She tried to save one of their daughters and gets killed

[@bonnielovely]

that's a very interesting point! because from the book's perspective it shows him trying to take out humans even before athena's death. it would make sense if he hated humans because they took his wife away from him, but there is evidence in the book that he doesn't like humans from the start. so i also think that you may have found a large plot hole here !

[@bonnielovely]

@@iriel4274 this definitely makes a lot of sense

[@Aight7]

@@bonnielovely right?!

[@bluestrife28]

And if you love Pat Carroll look up the Mary Tyler Moore show season 1 episode 20 “Hi!” ; she plays a surly invalid in the hospital Mary is at who is mean at first then Mary wins her over.

[@bonnielovely]

checking that out this INSTANT

[@KingTriton1837]

Interesting take as Poseidon was immortal in Greek mythology.