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sabrina-bee-art · 7 months

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The Wizards are Sad Pieces of Toast, change my mind.

The Wizards are this seasons big bad villains. Or, the attempt at villains, ig. The way they are introduced, set against all the other villains the Winx have already beaten, it sets the expectation for the audience that the Wizards are even more evil, cruel and dangerous than all the villains that came before. And I guess on paper they are. Theoretically they are responsible for the genocide on the Terrestrial Fairies, which is pretty horrifying. Even Faragonda doesn’t dare speak of them out loud. And initially that’s intriguing. But when we meet them properly, they are just so boring and ineffective in comparison to Valtor or the Trix. Or even Darkar and he mostly hung out in his creepy cave castle.

I like the Wizards entrance, sort of. I like that they initially are after Bloom and want to steal her power (we’ll disregard for a moment the fact we learned in season 1 that a fairy’s power can’t be stolen) and when they realise, she isn’t the one they were looking for, they just yeet her to the side. That’s funny and unexpected. Every other villain before was after Bloom, and now for the first time, she isn’t the main centre of attention. She’ll make herself into that, later. But back to the Wizards.

We quickly realise that the Wizards are just…ridiculous, not menacing. Their actions don’t live up to the expectation set by their introduction and I think that is the main problem I have with them. How am I supposed to take them as a serious threat when the first two thirds of the season, the Wizards spend their time essentially playing pranks on the Winx? All they do in their brief moments of screen time, is to stand around and complain about the Winx. Then they try to ruin the Winx reputation and get so angry over the people of Gardenia liking these girlies. How very high school mean girl of them. It gets to a point where even the Winx are just annoyed when the Wizards show up and treat them more like an inconvenience than the evil final bosses that they end up being. Well, unless the plot demands otherwise.

It doesn’t help that, until the Winx get Believix at the end of the sixth episode, the Wizards could beat them at any point, since they canonically created a spell that renders Fairy Magic basically mute. But they don’t do anything with their advantage. Instead, they are absent for a good chunk of episodes and then only start messing with the Love & Pet shop, for no other reason than that they don’t like the Winx and find them annoying. After Episode 7, when the Winx insta-defeated them, they just sometimes attack randomly, but not with any sort of plan they want to achieve. Even though Roxy is not very protected, like the Winx don’t organise a watch for her or coordinate schedules so that someone is always with her, the Wizards only try to kidnap Roxy once. Unsuccessfully, because they conveniently forget to take her powers that particular time.

At the end, when they reveal themselves to be the Big Evils after all, I couldn’t take them seriously, with all the silly bullshit they pulled. They don’t even have any memorable personalities either. I can’t even recall all their names: there’s Ogron and Duman. Gantlos? And??? I'm sure there's a fourth one, but I couldn't remember his name if you'd held a gun to my head.

Ogron, or more like budget Valtor, in a sad attempt to be the next “charming” villain, monologues all over the place, throwing around threats and sassy lines. When Valtor did it, at least he made his threats reality thus giving his words weight. Ogron just talks shit and then gets jobbed by the Winx.

Another aspect to the detriment of the Wizards is that we don’t really get to spend much time with them. In season one and season three we spend a good chunk of most episodes with the Trix and Valtor and get to know them, their plans, and personalities. That’s why they are so memorable. The Wizards don’t get the same treatment. We barely cut away to see what they are up to, and when we do, they mostly complain about the popularity of the Winx. I’m serious. These are our villains!

We never learn their plans either. Why do they want the Terrestrial Fairies powers so badly? Just to have it? Because that’s an evil villain thing to do? Why did they start the genocide in the first place? What is their end goal now? Why do they want the White Circle? What are they planning? The audience not knowing the villains plan is a problem. That’s our frame of reference for the stakes of the season. Whenever the Winx and Wizards fight, we should clearly know what happens should the Winx lose. When we don’t understand the Wizards ulterior motives, their actions become meaningless and confusing. I would go so far to speculate that there never was a concrete plan for them, writing-wise. They are just a trope, a vessel, a hinderance for the Winx to fill this season with something. They aren’t real characters.

Let’s look at their plan, or lack there-of: At first, they want to steal Roxy’s power, then they leave her alone for a bit, messing with the Winx instead. Then they suddenly forget about Roxy and want the White Circle. Then they play more pranks and inconvenience the Winx some more. And in the end, they want to destroy Tir Na Nog…for some reason??? Because the show needs an evil final boss? With the other villains in previous season, the audience always clearly understood what their next steps would be. That adds suspense and urgency, like “Oh no! The Trix are about to steal a codex, can the Winx stop them in time???” Because we understood, that if Darkar gets all Codex pieces, he would be super powerful and destroy the Magical Dimension, the audience understood the gravity whenever the Trix managed to steal another piece. Now granted, that’s not a particularly original plan, but that’s not the point. The Wizards just randomly show up to fight, not really following any plan, or rather, whatever this episode’s plot requires. They don’t have an overarching plan. I’d argue because they don’t need one, because they will lose at the end regardless, but there not being any really just makes the Wizards seem like nothing more than a mild inconveniences to the Winx. Depending on the episode, of course, and whether we need to bring in artificial tension.

The fact that they don’t even have a proper villain’s lair speaks volumes. The Trix had Cloud Tower in season one. Darkar had his fancy underground castle. Valtor first had his cave on Andros, then Cloud Tower. What do the Wizards get? An unspecified industrial looking area and then…the sewer. They hide out in the sewer. Ewwwww. They don’t have a creepy castle, nothing. They could have had a sort of Tir Na Nog foil, a creepy old castle maybe, or even lived in the Ruins of Tir Na Nog. No. They hide in the sewers of this random Californian town.

I cannot stress enough how the majority of the season the Wizards are just sad pieces of toast and then at the last minute, they are revealed to be the big bad final boss. Their tactic of feigning their surrender could have been interesting, but by that point they already had lost all their intrigue. The Winx had already won against them every time they fought, so why should I feel any sort of threat or danger?

#winx club season 4 #winx meta #winx club critical #wizards of the black circle #winx duman #winx gantlos #winx ogron #fourth wizard i can't remember the name of #winx club meta #winx club

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If you’re still accepting requests, could I please request Duman as a cat, taking a nap on Gantlos? I just always think cat-Duman is such a cute idea, and I’d love to see this.

Firstly, I kinda stopped taking requests a while ago so my apologies.

However and secondly, I actually have a similar drawing based on your fic, Tigers and Truces, which I fell in love with. I love the portrayal of Gantlos and his tunnel vision problem, tho the romance between him and Duman was alright, I mostly wished Duman could use more douchiness.

But yeah loved the tension, loved Roxy and Gantlos teaming up but getting captured and loved the battles and how Bloom was worried sick for Roxy. I’ve literally spent the whole day reading and finishing it.

#fanart #fanfiction #winx club season 4 #winx roxy #winx gantlos #not doing requests but I did doodle this earlier today #eee I love tigers and truces fanfic it’s so good #go check it out on fanfic.net

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magix-winx-club · 10 months

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Royal Court Fashion

Specialist Edition: Nabu

It is very fitting Nabu wears purple, as he is my KING!

Why I am doing this bc they need more outfits besides their bodysuit. And I want justice for my Winx Club Babies for a real-life design.

I tried to find outfits according to cultural Background. I researched, and Nabu is claimed to be Mesopotamia inspired. At least that was on a wiki page from winx Club. But then I also saw people saying he has an African or Indian background. So, I am unsure. I thought he was Arabic. Let me know what you think.

Please let me know your opiniononr traditional clothing from the country you think he was inspired from.

Name origion:

that could give further hints to his cultural background.

The alias name he used Ophir:

"...mentioned in the Bible, Ophir. The real location of Ophir is unknown, and there is speculation it was in Africa or South America or India" - Winx Club Wiki

The name Nabu comes from Babylonian mythology. Babylon or Bable is said to have been one of the most important cities in the old days. It is claimed to be in today's Irak.

Description:

Nabu is described as having a "tan complexion with very long brown hair." -Winx Wiki. In comparison, Aisha/Layla is described as "Aisha is a dark-skinned girl". Therefore, clearly states that she is black while Nabu is described as tan. Therefore, one can make the point that he is Asian either of Iraqi or Indian background.

Another example would be Flora. She is described as: " Flora is a young tan-skinned girl." (Same as Nabu.) Flora is modeled after Jennifer Lopez. Therefore, is Latina.

Overall, I would argue Nabu is of Arabic background.

*reference winx club wiki

Outfit description:

He wears a purple tunic with gold lining and a long braided ponytail. Winx wiki describes his outfit:

"In Season 3 and the beginning of Season 4, his clothing bears a close resemblance to traditional Chinese clothing but lacked the silky designs."

- Winx Wiki

Therefore, I would argue that Nabu is Asian. I'm leaning more toward having an Arabic background. I settled, therefore, on Irak.

I tried to find appropriate clothes but I am not familiar with the traditional clothing of Iraqi men. I researched it said:

"The costume for men consists of a pair of baggy pants known as a shalwar, a long-sleeved shirt, and a vest. "

- What modern Iraqi people wear. Talk in Arabic

I googled Shalwar and long-sleeved shirt and west in hopes of finding appropriate outfits. I am not sure if this is 100% accurate as this is not my culture. I liked the outfits and thought it would be interesting to see Nabu wear something like that. Please let me know if you have more knowledge or more appropriate clothing ideas.

The Design:

These outfits are worn on formal events like Stella's princessball. Attending Royal Court in Eraklyon. Formal dances thrown by the three schools.

More casual going out fashion

They are worn when they are on earth and somewhat try to blend in while still keeping their own touch, such as wearing the color purple or Middle Eastern shoe wears and more baggy pants.

I think Nabu would still keep his streamlined outfits. With a simple shirt and a jacket or vest above that can be opened at the front. So, it flows in a straight horizontal line. His pants also would not be too tight so he could move around and be more free.

A sweet headcanon I have is Layla and Nabu doing each others hair as a form of bonding and love language. In the evening or morning, they take their time and braid or detangle their hair. They use that opportunity to talk about anything and nothing. In the morning, Nabu talks about his dreams and what they could mean, and in the evening, Layla would talk about the things she and Winx have done and her worries about what will happen.

It is the calmest time of the day for them. A time just for them and be with each other.

#winx club #winx #winx nabu #winx club nabu #winx redesign #winx fashion #winx club fashion #winx club layla #winx club season 2 #winx club season 3 #winx club season 4 #winx club aisha #winx aisha #winx layla #winx club flora #winx flora #the specialists #the specialist #winx club specialist

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summoneryuna · 2 years

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Roxy’s Transformation

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darlenicy · 1 year

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Okay, so I watched Winx season 4...

....and I am not okay with it!

These are my full notes & thoughts.... aka one big rant👀

Okay so a quick reminder that I watched the German dub of season 4 so if I mention voice actors it's always the German ones. Oh, and I don't consider anything post movie #1 canon. Okay that's it, thank you. Now let's start the rant.

Episode 1:

the opening cringed right in 🙄

all of a sudden Faragonda comes to mind, that there is another stage of transformation - all of a sudden

the Trix picture in the Hall of Enchantments saved my day

Of course, Bloom has to touch everything again (the curtain in front of the wizards' picture was there on purpose, bloom!)

Winxologie doesn't sound arrogant at all, Tecna

Layla thinks dancing is also a class

"The winx are all totally in love with themselves" Clarice yes, you so right

Amaryl is still with the freshmen 🤣

if Bloom had said she hadn't done it, Faragonda would have believed her - poor Alice isn't extra enough yet to be the teacher's pet. Maybe if she is also the princess of a lost kingdom she eventually has the chance to become Faragonda's new favorite

he (Ogron) talks (has the same voice actor as) like cool cake (Codatorta don't ask why I call him cool cake I just do)

Episode 3:

how ruthless the Winx are (again I forgot what they did. probably them totally failing every fkn job)

zombie stuffed animals wtf girls

these animals are so UGLY and not cute

Episode 4:

why are you so shitty with the boyz? They just want to help you??!! Another hint, that skloom is dammed

no seriously the boys are just there being nice, ready to help and the Winx (mainly Bloom) are UGHHHHH YOU DON'T TRUST US

>:((((((((((

Episode 5

why don't you use fairy dust to turn the ass ugly fairy animals back? Rainbow be like: FCK CONTINUITY!

the Winx are the problem, not the specialists (they treat the boys like shit 😭)

Roxy's dad is lol. how can you have such a bad memory? best thing is calling HELIA -> TOBIAS xD

Why is Musa's bear called Pepe? Wasn't there another name? The name is already taken, Rainbow! :(

Episode 6

why this new hairstyle boys? helia looks so stupid. he was the cute, mysterious cool boy and now he is the freak with the bangs

Episode 8

it's no wonder, that Stella wasn't allowed to drive a car on Solaria. i mean it's stella and i don't want to know how high radius' bill was for all the crashed cars 😂

of course everyone can ride a horse now! Didn't bloom say she can't ride a horse in the 2nd movie? fck continuity

at least Musa is allowed to sing alone in this ep! give musa the musical attention she deserves and fck bloom. give the fire girl an instrument and let musa sing, she's the goddamn fairy of music!

nabu and timmy are the only non toxic bfs lmao i love them

Episode 9

Erendor suuuper inconspicuous

you were on Sparx? Sparx? Not Domino? U sure?

i love Erendor's rant. still why can't he rule? does this man need vacation so badly? why is sky even king? sense come out where u hiding

the bed is minimally exaggerated

Episode 10

Roxy be like: I'm not like you, Bloom. I don't want to be special. lemme be a normal earth girl and chill. no need to make me a PRINCESS IN THE FUTURE *cough*

you're listening to the police radio, Tecna? ok how criminal of you lmao

not Musa being a toxic bitch again. that's why i ship driven

Stella x Musa (even though musa is wrong but this cute. i love when they are sweet with each other. in s1 and s2 they had their problems but since s3 they're such besties)

Episode 11

musa, jason is your producer, not your boyfriend

➡ nothing against age gaps but he is clearly interested in her because she has talent, not because she has boobs

➡ and wTf you HAVE a boyfriend, musa! poor riven, my boi 😭

nabu x layla!!!!! (i will say it again and again, they built them up to destroy them and that is unnecessary drama! 😭

Episode 14

yes musa, short hair does suit you better

➡ also stella saying that long hair is the best thing ever is pretty rude against tecna? but hey, she's cool with it: stella: hair is the most effective weapon of seduction a girl has - Tecna: oh really, i though it was the brain - burrrrrn (in the German dub it's even meaner of stella because she explicitly says LONG hair is the most effective weapon a girl has)

Bloom didn't want to be a fairy at first like Roxy?? gurl, you were totally into it! it was you stupid dream after all

if stella had seen brandon being nice to a girl she's be mad? Ehm, they used to make a game out of who flirts with more people. real stella would chill, s4 stella would explode

yes riven, you just don't have a relationship base this season makes it more obvious than ever

and the animals just stay free in the city? ok...

Episode 15

YOU BROKE UP WITH HIM, MUSA! don't act as if HE was the problem🤯

Also do we see Mitzi as a fairy ever again? no? ok

Episode 16

oh brilliant Faragonda can't solve the mystery of the white circle? loser

who said that Bloom is the one singing? who is the music fairy? i think it's not her for sure!?

WHY DOES BLOOM SING?!

Poor Riven bb

yes Riven, change yourself completely, then everything will be fine. i mean rivusa shipping aside, it's never good to change yourself for another person. musa fcks up just as much as he does. maybe they just have to face that they don't work together? never ever try to become someone you are not. if a person wants YOU to change, better question the relationship with that person

➡ ngl rainbow could have written them better. it's a mystery why they don't make them break up before s7. it's simply not working

bloom has to address twice that she is a clever fairy to sky in case he forgets

➡ WHO HAS TO CALL ONESELF CLEVER AGAIN AND AGAIN MIGHT BE NOT SO CLEVER IRL I DON'T MAKE THE RULES

Episode 17

Tir Nan Og is near Ireland BUT it's a tropical island. makes sense

ehm is it just me or does Morgana looks exactly like the mermaid queen of andros' whose name i forgot?

hm not even that much. maybe it's the shape of their faces

Episode 18

Roxy is veeeeery emotional

brandon, don't say "you act like ex-lovers", that's very mean

you have been arguing a lot lately, musa? You argue ALL THE TIME!

Episode 19

essential oils or essential fairies? 🤣 why? i can't take them serious with that name. it sounds like "This is eucalyptus, this is peppermint, and this is lavender"🤣

do they build up nabu x layla so lovely, so that the end is even more tragic?? fck you rainbow

not stella patting the snake 🐍🤣 i love how she is not AHHHHH :0 but t AWWWWWW >.<

Episode 21

not musa kissing andy in fkn front of riven!!!

since when has it been the winx's dream to become musicians? since yesterday? ok

ogron, you serious? Don't give them the black circle

not musa worrying they'll be late for their show. i mean girls, it's the world that has to be saved again. fck your damn gig

not the German dub putting the cherry on top again with giving us some extra lines when in the original is just a "huh" when the winx discover sybilla's pan fairy minions:

➡ bloom: cute *v* - stella: ..you really think so? (same girl)

bloom: we have the gIfT oF hEaRt!! Stella: the power of prudence would be a more suiteable one - omg stella slay

riven sings.. he really sings. that proves again which's bf he is

no but seriously it's so nice that the boys want to play out time to make sure the winx will have their performance too later

➡ musa: YOU WANT TO STEAL US OUR SUCCESS!!!! >:(((((( JKLDFHIDHFSFHK they made it to guarantee that YOU can still perform!

Episode preview: The Winx….and Roxy

➡ as much as you try Roxy, you'll never be a Winx 😂

Episode 22

Tecna...

....who put you in that dress???

the wizards are all 4 my boyz and i love them

Episode 23

bloom isn't thinking at all again EWEWEW I WilL fIgHt YoU! Yes, go on. Fight against the fairy of WAR. you sure got good chances. and why she alone? why of all things HER?

nebula: you will pay for your arrogance ➡️ Yes girl

Aurora be like: worried…but for my ice tower!

➡️ love it how she gives no fcks about nebula but is only worried about her home

is it that simple? Roxy just gotta say please please and Morgana is aw okay I won't go on with the war against the humans

black gift: ah good, you can prevent a death, well you certainly won't act in haste i'm sure (spoiler: in the end it's not their fault at all and that is really a plot twist. i already saw bloom saving some stranger just to waste the gift so that nabu has to die. but it's not that case. idk how to feel about it. yaay fairies you did your best?)

Episode 24

Totally normal that a rabbit pays for pizza. wtf Gardenia you all high there?

layla speculating about the future 😭

nebula that ol' bitch was always the fairy of peace - now of war WAHAHA i think that's kinda neat. also nebula is a queen

until he (nabu) awakens?? Isn't he quite dead?

ok he is completely dead. then don't spoil us with little hints of hope that he might open his eyes again ok?

bloom: too baaaaad......not that i could use my dragon flame healing bring ppl bak to live powers on him nooo *whistle*

Episode 25

Layla is now eViL

do these tragic flashbacks have to be???😭😭

Red Fountain?? wtf German dub, it was always Rote Fontäne!, duuuh

another tragic flashback 😭

hard cut and at the end enchantix again? which animator was sloppy here?

nebula is such a queen

layla badass

secret revealed: morgana is roxy's mom - yes come on we ALL saw that coming

we give a fck about continuity again and act as if it wasn't centuries ago that the fairies were defeated at earth WTF. how is it even possibible that morgana was with claus?? sense, wherever you are, COME OUT

Episode 26

to name an episode without ice & fire without having ICY in it, is mean tho

one could have made nebula's and layla's change of mind more exciting

➡️ it was like: Oh, OH we're GOOD again! <3

nebula the real queen and she got what she deserved, i love that

Overall:

yeh this season is so cringe, okay? i watched 26 episodes and i feel like nothing really happened? the plot was so lame and slow. i mean, look what happens in s1-s3 in all the episodes. there was so much more going on. it was just relationship drama and unncecessary i gotta say. if they have to write rivusa so toxic then why don't they simply break them up and give them a harmonic ending? maybe being friends is better for them? also no fan of musa becoming a girly bitch with long hair. give me back my tomboy. i have to say too: a season without the trix is no real season even though the wizards are cool. also faragona is so useless let's don't talk about that. and the winx were teachers for ONE episode and after that they are like: meh no we live now our ugly love and pet life in gardenia. the pets, the PETS. i HATE them. they are so ugly. I mean the pixies had a plot they had to fulfill. they had a SENSE in the winx universe. the pets are just ...ugh. not cute. Then Roxy: my opinion on her: she's a bit over dramatic but fine i guess? still wonder why her wings are so big if she is no believix fairy. nebula, diana and aurora were really cool but come on, we did not really need this season. then the criticism that everyone has: wtf with the second movie. where does it take place? why is nabu alive? why do they have their beliviex? it's just that this season was rushed and the plot was meh. and i know it gets worse so let's face it. winx ended after the first movie and this is an ass ugly boring and lame written ff au.

And yes, I will go on with the detailed comments on s1. these notes here were just randomly taken on my phone and i felt the need to share them.

#winx club #winx #winx club season 4 #winx s4 #wizards of the black circle #winx bloom #winx stella #winx musa #winx flora #winx tecna #winx layla #ogron #anagan #gantlos #duman

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charmixpower · 1 year

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Winx! Lovix!

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darkpoisonouslove · 7 months

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First Episodes of Winx Ranking

I've ranked the Winx finales, I've ranked the Winx seasons and I've ranked the Winx canon ships. This has been long overdue. So without further ado:

8. Season 7

The crux of the episode is Winx being defeated by a bird. Not only do they have the Dragon Fire transformation now (which should be the strongest one by default), but they've also defeated a ton of actually threatening villains by that point. And they still... lose to a bird.

If that wasn't bad enough, Stella is made a complete clown once again, who is selfish, inconsiderate and the burnt of the - at this point dead and turned to ash - gag of her designing terrible outfits before making beautiful ones.

Now I am not the biggest fan of Roxy but I have to say... It is idiotic to leave her behind to watch Kiko when the victim of an attack is a fairy animal and the perpetrator is another animal. Honestly, Roxy using her powers on Kalshara is the biggest missed opportunity regarding her character in this season, which says a lot considering that she was robbed of Butterflix despite doing everything that Winx did to get it.

The only saving grace of this episode is the kangourmet sequence as the sugar-crazed kangourmet is more threatening than the actual villain of the season, and the following moments with Faragonda taking care of it and being amused by Bloom and Stella's silent argument are fluffy and funny.

7. Season 6

This episode singlehandedly destroyed Daphne's character. For that I should banish it not just to the end of the list, but to oblivion. However, I simply cannot put losing to a BIRD (can you tell I'll never recover from this?) over the fight against the Beast of the Depths. At least its design is better and there is some - mind you, just some - sense of suspense there.

It is, of course, tragically undermined by the Winx' search for the Inspiration of Sirenix and the musical number at the end. The idea that Winx would be the Inspiration for a transformation that has existed for centuries is, frankly, laughable. And I would be laughing if the whole point of the episode did not rest upon it.

Daphne, as the Nymph of Sirenix, certainly would not have needed Winx to inspire her. Like I said, her character is completely butchered by the bad writing and the childish prism through which she's viewed. Even her finally taking action by trying to sacrifice herself to save everyone else from the Beast is a complete misinterpretation of her character from the first seasons. Daphne did sacrifice herself for Bloom's safety, and the Dragon Fire's, but she did that because it was the only option left. She went down fighting! Despite the trauma she's been through and her recovery, the only plausible way to write her amidst a new crisis would have been to let her fight tooth and nail.

Still, I can sympathize with her despite the writers' best efforts. Partly because my love for her is indestructible and partly because I can see a lot of potential for crafting a truly awesome arc of recovery and reclamation of her life if she'd been treated like the character that she was in the first seasons. For that I am willing to place this episode higher than the very bottom.

6. Season 4

This episode had the difficult task of continuing a series that should have ended, and expanding beyond Enchantix. Considering all that, I can cut it some slack but that doesn't change the fact that it is extremely poorly constructed (which you can tell by how low I've placed it on the list).

Frankly, the Winx are unlikable during half of the episode. They are shoved into a role that they're unsuited to as teachers. Their course is chaotic; they lack any structure, discipline and professionalism in a way that isn't charming and meant to make the young fairies feel at ease. They are all riding on the fame of being the girls that saved the universe three times, even if the only one that's called out on it is Stella. I fully blame for that the fact that the writers knew that this job would be a one-time thing and didn't bother with making the Winx seem like they're actually putting effort in it and it instantly brings down the whole episode.

Besides that there's the way that all the Winx act towards Alice. Yes, they think that her prank could have killed Flora but the girl looks so upset and desperate to convince them of her innocence and none of them ever consider the possibility that they're in the wrong, especially Tecna, who had an episode (2x09) devoted to exploring her rash decisions. It truly comes off as if they believe they are always right and their methods cannot fail them, which just confirms that fame has gotten to all their heads.

The plot is barely hanging together, too. Believix is introduced for absolutely no relevant reason other than that the writers knew it would be important later. And if that weren't insult enough to Enchantix, then we have the fight scene with the Wizards, who are brought in in a truly mind-boggling way, summoned by... the unveiling of a painting. They toss Winx around as if Enchantix is a joke, which is simply bad form as it undercuts the first three seasons without which this episode would not have existed. It's bad all around.

The only positive I can think of is that the Wizards come off as strong and ruthless but their exit leaves something to be desired. Sure, they have no interest in the WInx anymore but they just attacked Alfea and left like it's no biggie. This could actually be considered another point in favor of how unbothered they are by the mere idea of facing opposition but it doesn't say much about the state of law enforcement in the Magic Dimension.

Oh, hey, I like the Winx deciding to pursue the villains for once instead of merely reacting to being targeted. That and the little moment with Griselda and Clarice towards the end are the best parts of the episode.

5. Season 8

This episode's biggest fault - barring the art style - is that it's pretty lowkey for the most part. That and the fact that Obscurum does not convey a sense of immediate threat in the beginning of the episode. However, that is mitigated by the "monster" that was shown to chase Twinkly and the fact that they are saving the reveal of Valtor's return for later.

Everything before the fight sequence is serviceable. Twinkly's introduction and the involvement of the Specialists are functional. There's nothing wrong with having a somewhat chill opening to the season and the Winx' willingness to help Twinkly is heartwarming. There are cute moments sprinkled throughout the episode and I love the fact that Stella and Tecna get to be more central in the interactions with Twinkly and, therefore, the introduction of the main plot.

The battle is... actually good. I love that Faragonda gets to do something (although we could have used more from the other teachers). And for once they have the excuse that only Stella's powers actually work to explain why no one else gets to do anything (it still doesn't check out fully but it's better than the usual logic of "Winx simply are better than everyone and get to do it all even when characters that should be more competent are around"). I love the way that they make the star yummies actually somewhat threatening by showing that most of Winx' powers don't work against them. The decision to solve the problem through a team-up between Stella and Twinkly was also solid as it makes Twinkly useful and pretty powerful.

Topping it all off with the threat of starlight being stolen until the stars go dark makes this first episode solid enough to place in the middle of my list.

4. Season 5

This episode is surprisingly good where openings are concerned. It starts out pretty chill and immerses us back into the Winx' lives on Earth. I love that it takes the time to show us the Winx and Specialists spending time together. The subplot about the Pendant of Eraklyon was completely unnecessary but I did like the talk between Flora and Sky. Finally a Specialist and a Winx that aren't a couple interacting again!

There is a sense of suspense also introduced with the oil platform, however, and a grandiosity injected into the episode by the coronation. I am not a fan of suddenly inventing a king of the oceans and replacing Tressa as heir to the throne. The attitude towards Tritannus before he's even done anything is also extremely off-putting and could have made him root for him if he'd been better written. That and the way that he ends this episode doesn't really sell him as the big bad of the season but it leaves enough ominous intrigue to promise more action during the rest of the story.

Once the action hits, the story really is at its best. There is suspense. The Winx actually use their powers instead of solving everything with a single convergence (although, in the end they do just that and I hate it but at least it's more minor). The Specialists actually help them out and most of the action is happening in the air and underwater, which is a more rare environment for a Winx action sequence and sets up the rest of the season. And Layla gets an individual moment to shine! All in all pretty good.

3. Season 1

This episode is all-around solid, especially for a pilot episode. Bloom is a little quick to decide to go to Alfea and her parents' reactions are somewhat nonexistent but everything else works well.

We get a sense of Bloom's frustration with her life, of her being drawn to the magical. Her discovery of her powers works well. Knut and the hunting troll are pretty threatening on their own and we are shown that there are puppeteers behind the curtain, promising to escalate the action soon. The boys work without coming off as too competent and save the day. Alfea is introduced.

Honestly, the only minus here is that the other Winx are not introduced yet. I understand that they couldn't have been considering the construction of the plot but the Specialists are introduced before them, which I find somewhat iffy.

2. Season 2

This episode opens on such a strong note. Layla is introduced as a protagonist. She is shown to be determined, brave and very loyal to those she considers friends. Along with that we get to explore Shadowhaunt a little bit and are introduced to Darkar's quest to find the location of the Codex (albeit in a somewhat roundabout way). There is action, there is suspense, there is fear for Layla. Darkar comes off threatening enough even if his obsession with the pixies and inability to break them does him a bit of a disservice.

On the other end of the spectrum, we have the Winx returning to Alfea. There is a sense of new along the sense of returning back to something familiar. We are reintroduced to the girls and given a little information to bridge the gap between this season and the previous one. Bloom stumbling upon the secret archive is random, unnecessary as of yet, and an oversight on Faragonda's part (for not moving it once it becomes clear what Darkar's after) but it does cement the pixies as an intended part of the season instead of just a plot device to introduce the villain's goal and the stakes.

We are reacquainted with the Specialists as well and they get to spend some time with Winx. We witness the group dynamic and the heartfelt bonds between all of them only for Layla's reappearance to act like a gut-punch. It sets up an ominous and foreboding feeling for the rest of the season and elevates the impression that the episode leaves upon the viewer.

1.Season 3

This truly is the best opening episode. It takes the time to focus on Winx who are preparing for summer vacation while at the same time focuses on the Trix' fate. It's an amazing way to build the tension as it leaves you anticipating the trouble that the Trix are going to stir while the Winx have every intention of chilling only to, surely, get interrupted by a new crisis.

However, the episode doesn't rely on that to be the only point keeping the viewer's interest. Instead of meandering through small, directionless interactions, it sets up things for the girls to do. Each of them has her own plans but the announcement of Stella's ball is a very natural way to keep them all together even as it's time for them to separate for summer vacation.

Stella's personal life and emotional state are instantly put in the spotlight in a way that truly focuses on her character rather than only on setup for what's coming. Because of that, the conflict with Chimera has more weight. It seems to be the one cloud on Stella's sunny sky, the thing that's ruining her perfect vacation and her upcoming Princess Ball as well as the restoration of her family.

The episode keeps cutting back to the Trix to focus on the consequences of their actions in the previous season, acquaint us with more of the Magic Dimension (a prison world in particular) and kickstart the plot. These sequences remind us of why the Trix have gotten as far as they have. They are smart and ruthless and still powerful, which sets up Valtor extremely well because he is obviously leagues above them. The team-up between those four is bound to bring headaches to the Winx, which is instantly demonstrated.

By doing nothing more than merely breaking out of prison, Valtor upsets the natural course of the universe and interrupts Winx' plans. Sure, they weather the current problem easily and efficiently enough but not only does it put a hitch in their plans for the afternoon, but completely alters their planned summer vacation by tearing Layla away through trouble on her own planet that is serious enough to warrant her immediate return. And to really drive the point home we are shown how Valtor transforms the Andros mermaids into monsters, takes control of their will and steals their power for himself.

It truly is the first episode that best builds up the threat and stakes that the rest of the season will spend working with. And it does so without Valtor even knowing of any of the Winx' existence yet and vice versa. A magnificent study in starting a season.

#winx club #winx club season 1 #winx club season 2 #winx club season 3 #winx club season 4 #winx club season 5 #winx club season 6 #winx club season 7 #winx club season 8 #ranking

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winx-trash · 1 year

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Remember when the Wizards of the Black circle were attacked by a bunch of crows?

When I was a kid I thought that was just Earth fairies being petty and sending out crows to attack the wizards now that they can't attack them directly. Now I realize that's literally just how regular crows are. It's like Nebula explained it. The Wizards harmed the crows in the past and they struck back.

#winx #winx club #winx s4 #winx club season 4 #wizards of the black circle #winx ogron #winx anagan #winx gantlos #winx duman

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witch-cauany · 2 months

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Nunca passei tanta raiva desenhando (E olha que foi só as cabeças, imagina o corpo todo)

I've never been so angry drawing (And look, it was just the heads, imagine the whole body)

Também tem o fato estranho que eu gosto muito deles então não consegui conter os suspiros bobos que saiam sem que eu percebessem, por isso que eu não desenho eles com frequencia.

There's also the strange fact that I really like them so I couldn't contain the silly sighs that came out without me noticing, which is why I don't draw them often.

#drawing #asth talk #winx club #winx club season 4

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teawinx · 10 months

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Winx Club: Season 4 outfits Sometimes a family is six young adults and their pissed off teenaged daughter

Trying this AGAIN Like damn redesigning the Winx for Season 4 is tough. Esp Tecna idk why fam

The general aesthetic I'm going with is summer holiday vibes. Season 4 takes place in Hawaii during the summertime, so the girls are wearing their swimsuits under their clothes (and Bloom's probably wearing 50 layers of sun cream, rest in pieces Bloom)

And they're all trying out new hairstyles/cuts to symbolize the start of their new lives. I was planning on cutting Musa's short again, but a friend pointed out that she only got it long last season and it would be weird to immediately go back to her old style.

I'm not completely sold on their outfits but I like the general vibe. Like I've found a good starting point that I can sculpt Except Bloom's, I'm 110% sold on hers

Tecna's weird, because everyone I've shown her to loves her new look, but I'm on the fence about it. I'm not sure what it's missing (besides shoes)

#winx club #winx club redesign #winx club rewrite #winx club season 4 #winx club season 4 rewrite #winx club season 4 redesign #winx club bloom redesign #winx club stella redesign #winx club flora redesign #winx club musa redesign #winx club tecna redesign #winx club aisha redesign #winx club roxy redesign

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sabrina-bee-art · 7 months

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Roxy, or The tragedy of being a background character in your own story

Ok, let’stalk about our new “main” girlie. She is sometimes introduced as the seventh Winx and among fans, it is generally agreed, that Roxy gets severely sidelined in the coming seasons and never really becomes part of the main squad. I don’t think that was ever intended for her, especially considering how this season plays out. I think she was supposed to be introduced as a bridge between the OG Winx and a new Alfea group, maybe with the OG characters popping up here and there as cameos.

Don’t get me wrong, I do like Roxy and I like what her character could have been. I don’t personally think it would make sense for her to become the seventh Winx, because she is…well the timeline is unclear, but anywhere between 3 to 5 years younger than the Winx. They already graduated Alfea. Roxy is sixteen and only just this season discovers her powers and has so much yet to learn and to grow, and that’s fine. That is potential right there. Like I said, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that she was supposed to be the main girlie of the new Alfea generation. Alas, that did not happen, so let’s look at what we got this season.

Roxy grew up on Earth, believing she is a normal teenager, and then she suddenly finds out that she is a fairy, and that magic is real. This mirrors Blooms introduction from the first season, but in contrast to Bloom, Roxy is immediately hunted by enormously powerful villains (or at least we think so until they develop their sad piece of toast syndrome). From the first moment, she is drawn into this conflict between ancient fairy hunters and powerful older fairies. My point is, she is thrown into a dangerous and harrowing situation right from the start. She has no time to enjoy or really discover her powers, or the Magical Dimension, before some asshole wants to rip it straight out of her fingers again. Or…straight from her back I guess. All she experiences as a fairy is threats and danger and fear for her life and her loved ones, not really any positives at all, so I think her struggle with this new identity makes sense. She is overwhelmed and scared.

The way it is introduced to us, however, does not work imo. At the point all this happens in Episodes 6 and 7, we don’t know Roxy yet, she just got introduced that episode. Sure, she showed up here and there in little scenes and to the audience it’s clear that she is the last fairy the Winx are looking for, but during these we don’t see her character. We don’t spend any time with her so that, when these big character moments happen, it just doesn’t land. It seems to be coming out of nowhere and they seem almost comical set against new Winx transformations and the villains ridiculous monologuing.

If we contrast Roxy’s introduction with Blooms the difference becomes even more jarring. In the first episode of season 1, we spend a good amount of time with Bloom before she even meets Stella, so we get to know her a little. And it takes yet another few episodes for Bloom to reach a point where she has an internal crisis on the scale that Roxy has right at the start of her arc, and by that time we know Bloom and we care for her. Roxy never gets the same treatment in the writing. I wonder whether it was ever discussed in the development stage of this season, if it wouldn’t be better to tell the story out of Roxy’s perspective. The way I see it, that would make more sense narratively. But I guess they didn’t want to give up the brand recognition of the main six.

So after the initial introduction, Roxy get’s possessed by an evil fairy in Episode 9. That doesn’t make her think favourably of fairies either and I think that makes total sense. After her first transformation, in Episodes 12 and 13, we have the same problem of her experiencing big emotional moments, we don’t really have any context for, because we still haven’t really spent any time with her and gotten to know her. She just seems to fade into the background when she’s not in one of those big moments, because there is so much going on and there’s so much focus on the Winx and their various dramas and the Love & Pet shop and the Rock Band, there’s no time dedicated to getting to know Roxy better and she seemingly gets over these issues as quickly as they came up. Sometimes she’ll have a line like “Maybe I can still be a regular girl while being a fairy.”, which is supposed to remind us of her character conflict and…show progress I guess?

In the last third of the season her struggle is almost completely dropped. Roxy gets telepathic messages from Morgana and it’s uncomfortable for her, and intrusive. And then she has to discover that her ancestors, the people whose culture she shares and that might help her with her new fairy identity, turn out to be genocidal maniacs and want to destroy humanity, her home, her friends and family. And then she also discovers that she is the direct descendent from the leader of these people, the fairy queen. And without any real resolution for her different struggles, at the end, she embraces her identity and that’s just…the end for her.

There’s the illusion of character development, but really it’s just randomly pieced together moments. We lack the connective tissue between the big important beats. So they don’t have the impact they could have because Roxy as a character is still not that important to us. I feel like there should have been way more emphasis on Roxy’s journey, generally this season, but especially in the later third. She is just…sort of there. In the background. While all the action and conflict falls to Bloom. Roxy doesn’t take up centre stage in a conflict, that affects her the most of all the characters. The Wizards are after her, they destroyed her people and try to do so again. Her mother wants to destroy humanity. The Winx should be in the background because the only one with real personal stakes this season is Roxy. I think, if Bloom had taken a back seat, and not been so “uwu I’m the perfectest main protagonist and speech at you to resolve the conflict”, this season could have been really compelling. Bloom should have taken up the role of big sister and mentor for Roxy, like Daphne was for her.

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I’m annoyed that this wasn’t Roxy’s season right from the start and we still faffed around at Alfea and had to sit through all the other distractions. And I’m annoyed that they didn’t even take Roxy to Magix so she could see what it really means to be part of that world.

#winx club #winx club meta #winx club critical #winx club season 4 #winx meta #winx roxy

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hakidra · 8 months

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Earth fairies and earth in general

After rewatching winx club, (specially seasons 4 & 5) I just have to say. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED WITH EARTH!?? Like you dedicate a whole season to bringing back magic to a place so different that didn't have it since like centuries and then we don't see what happened after??

Some points to take into account....

• The government

How did all the governments took the news that "oh, fairies are real, there are different dimensions, magic is real!" I'm pretty sure there would be chaos on earth. What about the new magic people being born or people getting magic?? Earth doesn't have the structure and technology to maintain a magic society, there would be havoc, with kids or adults accidentally using magic and destroying stuff or people using magic for their own gain. You know powerful people would want fairies and magi. There could be actual fairy traffickers like in the comics.

• The infrastructure and technology

Compared to the magix dimension, earth is so far behind... they are not ready to suddenly house magical beings running around freely with their magic. I mean, they could shoot them if someone gets crazy and attacks people. But they don't have prisons or specific gear to fight off magic. And the infrastructure.... magic beings would definitely affect buildings, some may be stronger to resist earthquakes or storms, but some fairies could pull a diana o Aurora and start doing crazy things.

The only people prepared to deal with this are the fairies of Tir Nan Og, but they would be too busy rebuilding their own society that they can't handle all the world pressure just like that, not to mention that, they also are far behind in technological advances.

• Schools

Where would the new fairies go?? I mean yeah, in season 6 nebula made the castle a school but like... How did she even get all those new girls to go there? Do the fairies of Tir Nan Og just go looking for new earth fairies and go like "You have magic come to this school!" I'm not sure all parents would be ok by sending their daughters to some random school. It might be the best but also it's just so new... Not to mention that there's definitely very religious people that would treat horribly their child if they saw magic. Not to mention that the government would want to have a close eye in this school, after all "What if they do something to these girls?" Aurora and Diana already attacked humans before, they may have reverted their spells, but I'm sure they didn't leave a good first impression.

Let's also take into account that there's no way that the castle could hold all of earth's magic population, schools should be built around the world. Maybe there aren't many magic beings right now, but there sure will be jn the future. And it's better to be prepared than sorry.

In a good timeline, the governments of the world and the fairies could try to come to an agreement to secure the magic beings in there so they can learn their magic in order to not cause havoc. But I just know stuff isn't going to be so good in the real world...

• The other realms????

After season 4, we don't see any of the winx or anyone mention how is earth doing. Like what happened? Are humans and fairies just coexisting peacefully? Are they having conflict?? Tell us!! It's as if that plot didn't exist and it's probably due to the Nickelodeon takeover....

The girls could have at least said something like "oh yeah the council has sent a lot of help and resources in order to help earth re-adapt to magic" at least a small hint or something.

Did anyone ever even helped earth? Or they were just like "Welp you're on your own bye!" Roxy could have a place as maybe being an earth mediator or something, she's the princess of earth fairies after all. Maybe a sub-plot of season 5 could have been showing the fairies coming back to earth? Giving roxy and her whole people more time to shine.

• The end

In the end... I feel more could have been done with the whole earth and Roxy topic but sadly they did nothing with it.

Hope you liked this, this is probably my first post of many more talking about earth and winx club, so stat tuned for more stuff. ^^

(P.S. Sorry if something seems messy or badly written :()

#winx club #winx roxy #earth fairies deserve better #why did rainbow pull them aside???#I wanted more earth lore #winx club season 4

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nessa-writes-stuff · 8 months

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One thing i never understood was why didn't another winx member use their gift of fate ( or whatever it was called) to save Nabu nobody used it anyways😭😭

#nessa speaks #winx club #winx club nabu #winx club season 4

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nerdyandfashionincorporated · 10 months

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Winx Reboot Ideas Pt.3

Season 4 (WARNING: It’s alot, so consider this part 1/???):

Bloom won’t be a Mary Sue.

Mirta will still be in Alfea since she’s a year younger than the winx.

STOP👏GIVING👏BLOOM👏PINK 👏

Octavia is officially a weapons geek, specifically for scythes.

When they move in with Mike and Vanessa, Xan is at first very awkward with Vanessa.

Flora helps Vanessa in her flower shops and even thinks about taking it over when Vanessa retires.

Aisha begins to contemplate if she really wants to be the queen of Andros, while she loves planet and has proved that over and over, she’s not sure if she’s ready or even just wants to be the queen of her planet, she’s only started her journey outside of the castle, why should it end with her back in it?

Bloom takes a job at the Fruity Music Bar to help her parents with money.

Aisha takes as a lifeguard at the same beach Bloom’s job is.

The reason Stella was so weak in the pilot and enchantix doesn't seem to work that well in earth is because magic in the human world relies on the beliefs of humans, so without humans beliefs, anything magical, including the Winx are heavily weakened.

That’s where Belivex comes in, whenever starts believing in magic, their able to use believix, a form that thrives on the beliefs of human beings, the more humans believe the more powerful they become.

Here’s the catch, believix doesn’t come with spells, instead believix requires the winx using their surroundings.

Xan is the fairy of music which means he can heighten the sounds of church bells and use echo location to wound or even permanently harm the villains ears.

Stella is the fairy of the sun and moon, which means she can control any natural form of light such as beams of sunlight, lightning,fire, and even fireflies, with her moon side she can control rocks and metals and even freeze certain amounts of water.

Octavia is the fairy of technology, which means she can control all types of technology such as cars and can hack inside of any bit of technology, giving her a great way to teleport around, she can also control lightning and even charge herself up with electricity like Thor.

Kimber can control anything nature, including the weather, fruits, vegetable and even sand.

Bloom can control anything fire, not just fire in general but also fireworks, sparks and explosions, she can even call upon lightning to strike down and produce fire.

Aisha can control literally any type of fluid, from the crashing waves of the ocean to a runny banana pineapple smoothie.

Due to Ogron’s powers, he is able to observe Bloom’s dragon flame whenever she strikes him with it, which makes weaker and weaker each times she uses it. By the middle of the season Bloom only has part of her dragon flame actually in her.

The only times Ogron actually uses the dragon flame is when Bloom is not around, that way it doesn’t reach it’s way back to her and only bounces back to him after he hits his opponents.

After a long fight, the wizards of the black circle retreat, making the Winx able to rescue the major fairies of earth from the enchanted island.

At first they are thankful, even understanding when the winx tell them of the wizards escape so they offer for the winx to join their plot to take vengeance on not just the wizards, but humans for what they have done to earth. The winx don’t accept their offer and even argue against it, this ticks off the major fairies which leads them to earning another enemy.

In the beginning of all this, Roxy has a hatred/denial towards not just the winx but all of magic. She sees as the thing that tore her family apart.

When she does (eventually) unlock her magic winx, the group takes her under their wings (pun intended). Especially Bloom, who both see each other as sister later on and both try to learn something from one another.

Roxy is able to learn the importance and control you need to possess magic, and Bloom is able to learn what Roxy is and isn’t able to do just yet.

When Roxy sees the major fairies true colors, she’s im complete shock, magic once again was pulling her family apart.

Throughout the season, Sky and Bloom are bickering back and fourth. Bloom’s upset over him following her to earth while Sky is being paranoid and thinking she’s cheating on him with Andy, an earth friend of Bloom’s

Andy is interested in Xan joining his band, which lights Xan up!

Aisha eventually meets one of Xan and Andy’s bandmates, Roy. Needless to say she crushes quickly on the gal (Roy is a girl, it’s just a name friends call her).

Roy quickly finds out about Aisha being a fairy and begins to take interest in becoming a specialist.

The specialists tag along with the winx to help Roy in becoming one. Helia, Timmy, and Nabu decide to stay on earth since they want to spend more time with their girlfriends and, Flora and Helia go so far as to talk about staying on earth.

Nabu finally asks Xan to be his boyfriend (replacing the Aisha proposal scene).

Eventually the wizards of the black circle attack again, only this time in Alfea. The winx try to do everything they can, but eventually it all comes down to the staff in Nabu’s hands…if only Sky didn’t take it away from him.

Sky sacrifices himself to the black circle’s death sentence, killing him in the process. Bloom tries to use the last gift of destiny, but it’s snatched away by Ogron and is instead used a dead flower. This breaks Bloom, she has already lost so much in her life but to loose the man she loved even through all the recent fighting, it sends her down the path of joining the major fairies, leaving a shocked team and a broken Roxy.

With at least half of the dragon flame now on their side, the majors fairies and Bloom seek out the Wizards of the Black Circle to get revenge and the missing half of the dragon flame.

Throughout a few episodes, Stella tries to lead the team while trying to find and defeat the Wizards of the Black Circle, but it doesn’t take long for Stella to realize that Aisha is simply a natural born leader and silently lets her take the lead.

I told you changes would happen! This season is honestly the most fun to rewrite since season 4 is really the season that starts all the plot holes and annoying ongoing drama that would follow in the later seasons, so it’s a challenging but fun time to try and fix all of that, such as why did the Wizards of the Black Circle just decided to appear out of nowhere (which I will bring up next post!). The next post may take a bit longer to write, since I ‘ve already had all these ideas written up somewhere else, so It was easy to put them down here. THANKS EVERYONE!!!

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