GUEST POST: Color Dynamics in “Winx Club”
Sorry I didn’t post this sooner, Will. Ever since December, I’ve had a hard time getting back into blogging. I don’t know why. I’ll try to start posting more often again. Anyway, Will sent this to me a couple weeks ago. You know how much I love symbolism, and...
Winx Season 9: Thoughts and Theories *UPDATE*
Winx season nine is coming next year. Is it a full reboot of Winx Club, or is it another revamp like Winx season eight? Here are my thoughts....
Winx Season 1: A Yin-Yang in the Series Premiere?
While rewatching the first episode of Winx Club, I found something unexpected and blog-appropriate: a yin-yang (Taijitu) in Bloom’s room....
Winx Magazine #198: A Birthday Party For Aisha?
In the September 2020 issue of Winx Magazine, Rainbow devoted an activity page to the first Sirenix arc. But there was a twist. They reimagined “Into the Depths of Andros” (Winx season 8, episode 8) as a birthday party for Aisha. Um…okay. Sure. Nothing in the magazines is canon,...
Nex is Not Like Riven — He’s Like Brandon
The Winx fandom insists that Nex is "a copy of Riven", but those two are hardly alike at all. Nex is really more like Brandon. Here's why....
Aisha Has No Character Goal in Winx Club
I mentioned this in the Aisha/Nabu post: Aisha doesn’t have a character goal, which means her story has no overarching plot. That’s why a lot of random stuff happens to her. Let’s back up. What is a character goal? Simply put, it’s what the character wants or what they’re...
Winx Characters Aren’t Their Names…Right?
When Will (hi, Will ?) explained the meanings of Aisha and Nex’s names to an Aisha/Nex hater on YouTube, their response was: So what? Characters aren’t their names. That’s true. They aren’t. You can’t judge a character solely by their name. But you can’t treat the meaning like a...
“Um, Actually…” #9: Hint
I warned you this one might be hard. I’ll cut to the chase. You have identified the part of the statement that’s wrong. Technically, your correction is right, so I’m willing to count it. I knew it would be the first answer one of you would give. But I...
“Um, Actually…” #9: Find The Mistake
Welcome back to “Um, Actually”! Find the mistake in the statement below and correct it using the phrase “Um, Actually”. Today’s statement is about Winx Club character names. (Warning: this one might be hard.) Some of the Specialists’ (and Paladins’) names relate to the names of their Winx girlfriends....
“Um, Actually…” #4: The Correct Correction
Did you find the mistake? Here’s the statement one more time: Aisha’s Morphix is one of the most unique and versatile powers in the ‘Winx Club’ series. As she explained in the RAI English dub, Morphix is made of water molecules that she can turn into any shape she...