Is Aisha an Introvert or an Extrovert?
I bet you said “extrovert”, didn’t you? After all, she’s confident, fearless, and energetic, which are traits we associate with extroverts. (Yes, introverts can be that way, too.) She also breaks into a boogie on a whim. Another clue: she hates being alone. Remember how she freaked out in...
Winx Season 3: A Forgotten Revelation About Aisha’s Childhood
In “At the Last Moment” (Winx season 3, episode 19), Aisha revealed something surprising about her childhood. While the Winx and the Specialists were resting after the girls’ first Windrider lessons, Timmy, of all people, complimented Aisha. (Seriously, how often do those two talk to each other?) Note: I...
“Aisha’s Relationships as Stages of Life” Follow-Up #1: Downland Diplomacy
In my post “Aisha’s Relationships as Stages of Life”, I mentioned how the Winx fandom seems to think Aisha needs to be tamed. She’s a wild child with no gentleness or tact. Thus, she needs a calm, mild-mannered boyfriend to “balance her out” and soften her up. Why does...
Aisha’s Relationships in Winx Club as Stages of Life
(This is an edited repost from my former Winx blog, Una di Noi Winx.) As you know, the name “Aisha” means “life” or “alive” in Arabic. I think her relationships with Anne, Nabu, Roy, and Nex represent four condensed stages of life: childhood, adolescence, young adulthood (the college years),...
Aisha/Nabu, Pt. 3: How Nabu Undermined Her Story
Aisha's story is about freedom. So why would she let her parents decide her entire future? Here's why accepting Nabu as her husband nullified her story....
Aisha/Nabu, Pt. 2: Nabu Was a Genderbent Aisha
Aisha needed a boyfriend in Winx season 3, but with the show ending soon, they'd never date on-screen. So Rainbow genderbent her to make Nabu....
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...
Aisha and Nabu: Why Their Relationship Clashed With Her Story
A few weeks ago, GermanSirenix wrote an Aisha/Nex appreciation post on his Instagram. This line about Aisha/Nabu got my attention: Aisha would have probably settled down with Nabu, but I personally think that’s not really what she desired. Neither do I. A Flaw in Aisha’s Story I realized something...
Winx Season 8: Acting on Impulse, Pt. II
At the beginning of “Into the Depths of Andros” (Winx Club season 8, episode 8), Nex advised Aisha not to focus on memorizing her speech by heart. She ignored him and tried anyway…but failed. Later, after she saved Nex from being crushed in “The Light of Gorgol” (Winx Club...
Winx Season 8: Did Aisha Act Out of Character in the Sirenix Arc?
Some Winx fans think Aisha acted out of character in the season eight Sirenix arc. Why would a tough girl like her get stage fright? She’s been through way worse, after all. I think people think this way because Rainbow has overemphasized her fierce side lately and de-emphasized her...