Winx Club S5 E6

## Plot

So, the girls have found the Sirenix book. But apparently they forgot to mention to the audience that they only have a month to complete a quest, or they'll lose all their powers. Now the girls are arguing about whether or not they should even open the book. After all the trouble you went through to get it and the fact that it's the only way to beat Tritannus and the Trix? Yes, you should open it! However, it won't open. As if Krystal royally causing contrived conflict in one couple's life wasn't enough to make you hate her, she's brought *Diaspro* back to help Sky remember. You know, the girl who was banished during season 3 because she cast a spell on Sky that brainwashed him? Krystal rubs in how insensitive she can unintentionally be by completely missing the fact that Bloom is crying, despite *standing right next to her*. Also, apparently the rest of the girls learned about the curse of Sirenix off screen, so that's one reason not to open the book. Faragonda tells them that they won't be able to open the book and start the quest until they all agree. Aisha is 100% for opening the book, but Tecna is against it. But… all that work you put into your program just two episodes ago! That determination! There's some dumb competition going on, and Faragona wants the girls to represent Alfea. The ancestral spirit of nature instructs them to find the creature of the rainbow mantle, whatever that means. Since the other teams have only three members, the girls have to split up into two groups, even if that technically means that they'll have a better chance of winning. Tritannus decides to send the Trix after them. Tecna, Musa, and Stella are one group, and Flora, Aisha, and Bloom are the other. Tecna feels conflicted because she's worried that the others don't know that she cares. She seems cold because on her home planet of Zenith, people don't show their emotions. Basically the people of Zenith are isolated Vulcans, but not as cool. After turning into a robot, Tecna is worried that the others don't trust her. But the only reason you turned into a robot and attacked them in the first place is because you were cursed. Granted, you only did that because you were acting like a female Tony Stark and thought your technology was foolproof. It's not like you did anything other than that of your own free will. For crying out loud, the same thing happened to Bloom in season 2! Stella and Musa comfort Tecna and assure her that they'll always trust her, and they know that she cares. Musa gets a lot of… not necessarily character *development* this season, since it doesn't change her, but it's more like character actions, because she starts talking more about her mother than just once a season. This is the episode where that starts, due to Tecna mentioning that Musa doesn't talk about her mom a lot after she tells her and Stella that her mom taught her how to sing to birds… somehow. The other girls know the risks of opening the book, but it's the only way to defeat Tritannus. They may even be able to break the Sirenix curse and help Daphne. They run into the Trix. They get attacked by a hostile animal while the Trix decide to kill the creature of the rainbow mantle so the Winx won't find it. They run into another group of fairies and try to attack them. However, they're saved by Stella, Musa, and Tecna. Who are promptly knocked out by the Trix. And then they're saved by the arrival of the other girls. Also, Bloom saves a horse that almost falls off a cliff. The Trix are able to defeat the Winx because of their stronger powers, but the girls are saved by the horse, which turns out to be the creature of the rainbow mantle. Said magical pony easily makes the Trix retreat by revealing its secret weapon: Bright light. It should've been the magic of friendship. The Winx have won the competition. The spirit gives them nature's key, which will help them open the Sirenix book. But…? How…? Why would…? That's so stupid and contrived! Okay, so, now that the pointless, filler part of the episode is over, we still have seven minutes left to wrap up the main plot. The girls all agree to open the book. It tells them about the curse, and that they only have one month to complete the quest, or they lose their powers. They need to find the gems of self confidence, empathy, and courage. They're hidden in the various oceans of the Magix dimension. Their Believix powers don't work well underwater. To help them, the book gives them the powers of Harmonix, and their own individual Sirenix boxes, which are shaped like stars. They each contain a guardian of Sirenix that can help them. Basically, they look like the water nymphs from way back in season 1. They have to solve riddles to find clues about the locations of the gems. Meanwhile, Tritannus plans to turn his father and sister into mutants, but first he pollutes the area where the first clue is. Don't question the fact that he shouldn't know anything about that yet, maybe it's just luck. The first riddle is this: *With every twist and turn, deeper you go Until the shimmering shells sing with the ocean's voice.* Aisha has heard of the cove of shimmering shells on her home planet, Andros, but she doesn't know where it is. Tecna, Musa, and Flora will stay behind at Alfea to search the magic archive for its exact location, while Aisha, Stella, and Bloom will head to Andros. Tecna decides to set up a virtual Andros in the simulator to map their location, and gives them communicators so they can stay in contact with each other. King Teredor, Aisha's dad, has sent them a yacht to help them get around on the ocean. Stella gives them cute sailor outfits that she designed herself. The guy driving the yacht is Roy, a new character from Andros who's also a specialist. I think he was supposed to be Aisha's new love interest. As you can imagine, I don't like him very much. And neither does Aisha at first. She's *very* hostile towards him, for no real reason at all. I personally think that the specialists should've just gone with them in a boat or a submarine that they got from Red Fountain. Anyways, the girls transform into Harmonix for the first time. Oh great, another lackluster transformation and awful song… Wait, what? *Harmonix Harmonix There's nothing like the magic feeling The super me that is revealing Winx it's on we've totally got this Full fairy power let's rock this It's like a bolt of shimmering lightning Completely gravity defying Harmonix Harmonix Love is spinning all around me Something like a dream has found me Calling forth the mystical powers Exploding rainbow showers Shining up the wings that fly me It glitters up the girl inside me Harmonix Harmonix Harmonix Harmonix Harmonix*

## Review

I'm not gonna lie, I was blown away when I first heard and saw Harmonix. It's actually really good! The lyrics don't make a lot of sense, but the beginning is just so calming and peaceful. The rest of it isn't half bad either. And the outfits! Now that's what I think of when I think nymph or fairy. Sadly, they'll only use it until episode 13, when they get Sirenix. Meaning we've gone almost a quarter of the season without getting a new transformation. The reason for this and the whole two transformations a season thing is obvious, and very greedy: To make more money by selling more toys to impressionable little girls. Look, I admit to having my fair share of Barbie, Bratz, Polly Pocket, My Little Pony, and My Littlest Pet Shop toys when I was a kid, but these? No way. I had never even heard of Winx Club until I was in middle school, maybe even high school, and that was only through its similarities to W.I.T.C.H. Speaking of which, you wanna know why I like "kiddie" cartoons like W.I.T.C.H., Ninjago, Code Lyoko, and The Lion Guard so much more than this show? The cast and crews didn't treat those shows like they were half hour long toy commercials. They didn't talk down to kids. They were actually *good*, and that was their main priority. They had story driven narratives that were still easy for kids to follow as long as you watched most of the episodes. The people who worked on those shows wanted it to be good, they didn't half-ass it to earn a paycheck. Seriously guys, just go watch those shows if you want to watch something good that's still appropriate for children.