Series: About Nex

(I originally wrote this on Winx Club Amino, but I’ll post it here, too. This is an edited version.) I’ll start with a quote from Irish author John Banville: Fictional characters are made of words, not flesh; they do not have free will, they do not exercise volition. A...

(I originally wrote this on the Winx Club Amino. This is an edited version.) In “About Nex, Pt. 1,” I said understanding a character is more important than liking them. Here’s another example of why this is the case. Villains are supposed to be unlikable. They’re cruel and manipulative. They kill...

(I originally wrote this on the Winx Club Amino. This is an edited version.) What do I think Nex’s role is, besides Aisha’s boyfriend? He’s her “foil.” A “foil” is a character with opposite traits of another character, typically the main character. The purpose of a foil is to...