So I was thinking about Uma, and realized something interesting—
Uma always includes her crew in her aspirations and efforts. She holds herself in a bit higher regard as captain, but they are always included
Right before What’s My Name, she pulls in Harry and Gil when dreaming of taking over Auradon:
“Son of Hook, Son of Gaston, and most of all, me, daughter of Ursula”
She includes all three of them in the statement—they share the glory
In the chorus of What’s My Name:
“No one’s gonna stop us, soon the world will be ours”
Again, she speaks with the collective “us” and “ours” including her crew in the glory
The spell she says during the trade off before It’s Going Down:
“By the power of the sea, tear it down and set us free!”
Us, not just me
Or skipping ahead to D3, when Mal reveals she lied about taking more kids off the isle
“So we saved your kingdom, and your behinds, all for a lie?”
We, again including Harry and Gil in the statement
I’m sure there’s more examples, but I can’t really pull them up right now. I think it’s a really interesting detail that adds to Uma always thinking of the collective Isle. Her crew isn’t a means to an end, they’re just as important to the goal as she is, and she makes sure they know that
