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My Unpopular Opinions: Winx Club Edition

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1. I like Bloom.

 2. Musa and Riven’s relationship is overrated.

 3. Aisha/Layla x Roy than Aisha/Layla x Nex.

 4. The Nick voice dub is actually really good.

 5. Season 5 had one of the best casual outfits.

 6. The show should have ended after The Secret of the Lost Kingdom.

 6. The show should end while it still can.

 7. Bloom didn’t really do anything wrong in the Bloom/Sky argument in season 2.

 8. Selina shouldn’t have been redeemed or at least not too quickly.

 9. Stella really annoyed me until around the second half of season 2.

 10. The Trix shouldn’t have been featured villains for almost all of the seasons.

 11. Flora’s character was dragged through the mud in season 7.

 12. Helia’s character was bad during season 6.

 13. Giving the witch’s backstories so late in the story was a bad idea.

 14. Tecna was a bit too mad at Timmy during season 2.

 15. Season 3’s finale was really bad.

WATCHING THE MUSICAL OF THE WINX WITHOUT KNOWING JACK SHIT OF ITALIAN. INTERPRETING WHAT IS HAPPENING. (this will have several parts because I'm lazy).

Okay today we have this sweet moment between Helia and Stella that I caught. They were talking about saving the random girl, I think( I don't know Italian but after this, I might learn). Stella just said something snarky because she's an icon and Helia just laughed and went along. A friendship I didn't know I neeeded.

Ok, besides the point that they're both gorgeous, these two in whatever representation they just melt my heart. Also new headcanon Brandon with necklaces and rings @winxdclub, Rus new headcanon added I think. Ok now, what I think was happening is that Stella was tired of walking and Brandon offered to carry her.

Ok this was the most WTF moment, so they were all searching for the missing girl and then Aisha and Riven bumped at each other and shared this awkward moment wich I think was trying to show a jelaousy story again... But It just made me laugh, because look at all of them:

Brandon beside the three looks concerned, and wondering where is his girlfriend.

Sky just playing with a flower pretending he doesn't see anything.

Bloom and Flora are adorable holding hands while Musa is like "this shit again?"

Timmy and Tecna focusing on searching.

Ok let's tune in to see how the situation ends ;)

*When Brandon has break down*

Brandon: I just need something to happen, I need a sign that things are gonna change. I need a reason to go on, I need some hope. And in the abstinence of hope, I decided to stay in bed and feel like I might die today.

*Riven jumps over the bed*

Riven: Whatever. Everybody has problems! Now get your ass out of bed! AnD lEt'S gO tO ClAsS. NOW!

Brandon: Leave me alone.

Riven*starts screaming*: MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!

*they both get out of the room*

Helia: You were saying?

Sky: Nothing, I'll never speak again.

Timmy: That's a win.

Riven: We're good to go.

Musa: You were hurt, what do you remmember?

Brandon: Just the ambulance, it was a really loud noice..

Riven: We didn’t take an ambulance Sky drove us.

Brandon: But im sure that i heard a siren.

Bloom: Yup, that siren was Stella.

Stella: Sorry I was scared...

Brandon:You ate my sandwich?!

Sky:It was a simple mistake It could happen to anyone.

Brandon:Oh, oh really?

Brandon:Did you confused with your own sandiwch special turkey with ketchup?

Sky: No..

Brandon:Do you perhaps remember seeing a note on top it?

Sky:They may was a note as a joke or a emergency of some kind?

Brandon:That said it was MY sandwich!

Sky:C-calm down, there’s still might be some in the trash.

Brandon:Wait..

Sky:It was quite large and and..

Brandon: You you  threw MY SANDWICH away?

Brandon*yelling that even in Alfea can hear him*: MY SANDWICH?

Riven: Where’s is the idiot anyway?

Sky: Im right here.

Riven: Surpisingly im not talking about you this time.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU TALK BAD ABOUT THEIR COUPLES. GUYS EDITION. Part 1.

Helia.

Random dude: You suck..

Helia: Ok.*unbothered king*

Random dude: Flora sucks, and she’s a basic bitch.

Helia *red anger eyes*: Uhhm? You come into my house... Disrespect my life and soul...hOw dArE yOu? Flora is a work of art, a masterpiece that you dumb motherfucker will never be able to appreciate. Please evaluate your life choices, and don’t you ever dare to talk about her like that: Are we clear? 

Random dude.* leaves scared and crying like a baby*

Riven.

Another random dude: Yeah, that Musa girl is so hot. It sucks that she has that phsyco boyfriend. Because I would defently smash her.

*Riven behind him, staring with a calm face*

Riven: I see you chose deat this morning ChAd *getting ready to beat the shit out of him*

Another random dude: I didn’t me-mean..

Riven: You’re lucky that is me that heard this, and not Muse. *about to punch him*

Another random dude: I-i...

Riven: *knocks him out*: Well that was easy. Oh, fuck. 

Riven*touching him to see if he’s alive*: Mehh he’s alive. SeLFIE!

Riven *does the selfie*: Oh, Musa is going to love this!

Brandon.

Random karen*whispering loudly to another karen*: Yeah I asked princess Stella about Solaria history and she didn’t now it, not to be brattie, but my Gretchen is more smart than tha princess. And besides I don’t know how Radius deal with such a daugther, and that poor boy friend. My Gretchen deserves him.

Brandon *keeping his cool*: Hi, would you accompany me?

Random Karen*trying to touch his face*: Oh, sure.You’re so handsome.

Brandon:Yeah I know. But I’m going to ask you to leave the castle.

Random Karen: Excuse me?

Brandom: Yes, excuse you. You’re a disgusting human beign. And I don’t want a sad bitter woman insulting my girlfriend in her own castle. Who by the way, she’s dosen’t need to know the history because she makes history everyday saving everyone ass. And I don’t know your Gretchen, but I feel sorry for her, if she has to put up with your bullshit. Stella is ten time smarter than you, right now your wearing one of her dress colection, which by the way not even the dress can help you with that tucan nouse. And don’t you worry about the king and Stella, they have a perfectly good relationship. And the saddest part if you think I feel poor besides my golden girl, I can assure that she makes the happiest men ever. And I don’t give a shit who you’re, because if you say something about her one more time I will kill you with my own hands. Now leave.

*The Karen leaves quickly*

Brandon: Now, lets find another sandwich.

Timmy.

Random mean girl: Yeah, she’s like a computer. You can hear her bip, bip.

Random sidekick mean girl: Oh my gosh you’re so right, she’s such a nerd.

Random mean girl: Besides they she’s speaks it sounds like im talking to my phone. 

Random sidekick girl:Tecna is such a loser.

Timmy:* opening his computer with a side smile*

Timmy:*hacking everything of their computers*

Timmy:*posting embarasing photos of them*

Random sidekick girl: WhAt just happend?

Timmy: I think you guys got hacked.

Random mean girl:Fix it!

Timmy: I’m sorry i didn’t knew how i do it, it just clicked it self. I’m so sorry “NERDS”.

*leaving with a big smile*

Nabu.

Random racist piece of shit: Yeah, she one of the winx girls. I think they have her for petty. She’s hot, but don’t get me wrong. She sucks at misions. Princess Stella had to save her ass like two time’s the last mision I saw in tv.

Nabu*passing by but hearing everything*: Yeah, what a shame of women. I mean she’s like super badass in the mision right? I mean she can go trought water like nothing. Oh I forgot you hate her just because she’s black. Listen to me racicst motherfucker, educate yourself. And don’throw shit at my girl. Because the next time I hear this kind of comments, you will become literally a fucking rat.

* The racisct guy leaves but no before laughing an pretending he’s not scared*

*turning him into a rat anyways*

 Nabu:The sad part is that he already is a rat, poor dude.

Sky.

Random shithead: So yeah, I can believe that she’s the leader of the winx, she’s so self-involve. Like so annoying.

Sky:Who are you talking about?

Random shithead: No one.

Sky: Ok, bye.

Sky: * taking off his phone*

Sky: They’re not allowed to come near Erakleon ever again.

Sky: I have very high standars. I’d never dated someone clums-

Bloom walking in, tripping & falling the face first on the flor: Ahh, shit. Oh, hi guys!

Sky: I want them now.

Brandon:*uncomfortable smile*

Sky: So what did you do when Stella asked you to be her boyfriend?

Brandon: I panicked and dabbed...

FRIENDSHIP DYNAMICS OF THE WINX: USING F.R.I.E.N.D.S REFERENCES. PART 6 LAYLA AND SKY.

Situation 1: When they have a ball to attend. And some people talls to one of them about the kingdoms.

Layla: Where have you been?

Sky: Emotional hell.

Situation 2: When they think about their plan when they become king and queen from their respectives kingdoms.

Sky: Layla do you have a plan? * while doing push ups*

Layla: I Don’t even have a pla..* drinkinga healty drink*

Situation 3: When Sky had to deal with dark Bloom in season 2.

Sky: WE WERE ON A BREAK!

Layla: If you say that one more time, I’ll break up with you!

Situation 4: When Sky told Nabu that Layla was interesed at him, and that he should give up.

Layla: You idiot!

Sky: I’m sure you’re right But why?

Situation 5: When Sky helped Bloom with the baby room and he believed he was a decorator.

* in a serious meeting between kingdoms*

Sky: For the las time I’m a decorator!

Layla: You decorated you’re baby room and now you’re a decorator?

Sky: *nodds happly*

Layla: Ok. I went to the zoo yesterday.

Layla: Now I’m a koala bear.

Situation 6: When they had to attend to some wizard event.

Layla: Does this look like something a wizard girlfriend would wear?

Sky: I Don’t know. You might be the first one.

Judge the charts.

Up coming winx fanfic. Yes that is what I’m doing

Sooo im doing the specialists now +(i hc Nabu and Thoren to be a bit older than the rest of the specialists)

-ˏˋ⋆ Ethan Lamb Kelly - Skye Julius Reichburg ⋆ˊˎ-

-ˏˋ⋆ Drew Davis - Brandon Dantë Garcia ⋆ˊˎ-

-ˏˋ⋆ William Franklyn Miller - Riven Markos ⋆ˊˎ-

-ˏˋ⋆ Louis Hynes - Timmy Pyxel Zinc ⋆ˊˎ-

-ˏˋ⋆ William Gao - Helia Takeda ⋆ˊˎ-

-ˏˋ⋆ Brenton Thwaites - Thoren Silas Friedrich ⋆ˊˎ-

-ˏˋ⋆ Aubrey Joseph - Nabu Ophir Gupta ⋆ˊˎ-

Spoiler warning

TL;DR horrible adaptation, but very enjoyable on it’s own

(Also just wanted to say I was so sure I was going to hate this bc of what’s different but they changed so much the cartoon and the live action are barely connected in my head)

Okay my review will be split up into two parts: fate: the winx saga as an adaptation and as a standalone work

As an adaptation:

0/10. Maybe 0.5 if I’m being generous.

The things that were unchanged from winx club:

There are characters named Bloom, Stella, Musa, Aisha, Sky and Riven

Aisha, Bloom, Stella and Sky resemble their cartoon counterparts

Riven is an asshole

Bloom is a dumbass

Magic exists

The specialists exist

Main characters go to schools for magic and specialists respectively

The dragon flame is a thing

Witches exist

Other than that it’s a completely different show. The plot vaguely resembles season 1 of winx club only in that Bloom is trying to discover her true heritage. Musa, who is supposed to of East Asian descent is not, Flora was not included and in her place is a different character with similar powers, Tecna was excluded entirely ( I believe this was to distance the show from the futuristic elements of winx club and focus only on fantasy, which doesn’t make sense since they changed Musa’s powers ).

The magic system was changed. Fairies don’t on the regular transform since in the show the know-how to do so was lost, though Bloom does unlock the ability in the finale. Instead of each being a fairy of an individual concept, everyone’s powers ale element based, with Musa’s powers being changed to her being an empath. While this does feel more generic, it makes more sense from a world building perspective and I can see why they changed it.

The fashion is horrible. You will never be able to convince me teenagers dress like that. One of the reasons the original cartoon was enjoyable was all the colourful, fun clothing. The clothes feel dated and too mature for the characters, like I can see a twenty-something person in 2013 wear some of those outfits. It especially feels like a missed opportunity since 2000’s fashion is coming back into style.

The characterization of some of the characters compared to winx club was hit and miss. Riven was an ass and Bloom was impulsive and naive, which is accurate, but Stella, oh Stella was a disappointment. Stella was a jealous, manipulative bitch, which in context of her character backstory makes sense, but is so far from her original portrayal. Cartoon Stella was spoiled and at times self centered, but she was also genuinely kind, helpful and bubbly. To see her character take a 180 and become the all too familiar jealous ex archetype was upsetting.

Now, aaaaall that being said, I don’t believe we should judge this as an adaptation. They changed so much that it is quite literally a new story. So let’s see how it stands up on it’s own.

Summary, taken from the wiki

The series tells the story of Alfea, a fictional boarding school where teenagers study. The world inside this universe is not only magical and full of monsters, but it is also a world of real teenagers who do the most common things: make friends and enemies, go out and of course... fall in love. They are eager to find their place in this world. This universe is different from the one we have all known for a long time.

The attention is focused on a group of proud teens, also well-designed female characters. Sometimes they are heroines, sometimes weak girls. Sometimes they are friends, sometimes rivals. Of course, they are not perfect, but they are real. A group of girls who did not know each other until they are included in the same team inside a school that is strange to them. They will meet forces that are beyond their control and things they do not understand. But, throughout the series, they will find themselves, form an indestructible bond, and transform into powerful and strong girls, ready to change not only the supernatural world, but also ours.

Character summary:

Bloom is a newly discovered fairy from the human world who is attending Alfea college in the otherworld. There she meets her new roommates: chatty Terra, athletic Aisha, uptight Stella and stand-offish Musa. She also meets Sky, Stella’s ex, who is training as a specialist.Shortly before coming to Alfea, Bloom discovers she has magic powers by almost burning her house down and killing her parents. She is distraught over this and it is why she is eager to gain control of her powers.It is discovered that Bloom is a changeling, a barbaric practice where a fairy baby is exchanged with a human one. This leads Bloom on a quest to discover her true heritage.

Musa is an empath, she can feel the feelings of everyone around her. To shut them out and escape she listens to music through her headphones. This leads to her initially coming off as uncaring when Terra tries to get to know her better.

Terra is an earth fairy with a particular talent for making plants grow. She is very nice and chatty, eager to make friends, but not afraid to stand up for herself. She struggles with finding someone to like her and compares herself to “cool girl” Beatrix who has boys following after her.

Aisha is a water fairy who swims twice a day every day. She comes off a a good person who wants to make friends and do the right thing. She also tries to do everything in her power to protect her friends.

Stella is a light fairy and princess of Solaria, the realm in which Alfea resides. She is repeating her first year due to an event prior to season one where she lost control of her powers and blinded her best friend. She is very uptight due to her perfectionist mother and tries to exert control in every other area of her life, when this doesn’t work, e.g. when someone flirts with her on-again-off-again boyfriend she gets jealous and causes trouble. She is also generally rude to the people around her.

Sky is a specialist legacy and Stella’s on-again-off-again boyfriend who has an interest in Bloom. His father was a famous specialist and he was raised by his father’s best friend.

Riven is Sky’s roommate, best friend and a genuine asshole. He insults and antagonizes everyone around him and gets involved with Beatrix. He seems dissatisfied with the life of a specialist.

Beatrix is an air fairy with a lightning powers. She seems mysterious and looks to be the villain of the season. She has enlisted the help of Riven and Dane.

Dane is a first year specialist who first seems to be friendly with Terra but gets sidetracked after spending time with Riven and Beatrix.

What I didn’t like:

The world building is sparse and the magic system is generic. I feel like things could have been better expanded upon. Throughout the show they bring up archaic fairy magic but it’s never really explained how that’s different from current fairy magic.

The interactions between Riven and Dane come off as a bit queerbait-y although they could be setting things up for a second season.

Everyone is constantly so rude towards Terra. Even her supposed friends are mean to her. What gives?

Stella was constantly rude to everyone but by the end they are all the best of friends when she really hasn’t changed much. Also Stella being the jealous controlling ex archetype and not enough people calling her out on her bullshit.

What I did like:

For a Netflix teen drama there is surprisingly little sex between the teenagers. This might be subjective but it was refreshing for me.

Again subjective but I could definitely relate to Bloom’s antisocial teen flashbacks

Beatrix was a fun villain

Though the story might be a little generic, I felt it was compelling throughout. I genuinely wanted to know what happened next.

The story was well paced. It never felt like anything was dragging along

Overall:

The show was definitely enjoyable to watch. There is a lot of room for improvement. It sometimes felt like different plot lines were unconnected and the costume choices leave a lot to be desired. Aside from that they set up a solid story and likable characters (some of whom I love love and love to hate) which I very much want to see further developed in the future. As a stand-alone work 6/10