Winx Club S3 E22

## Plot

Riven attacks Ophir, thinking that he was hitting on Musa and attacked the others. They fight, and Riven lands a *brutal* flying kick to Ophir's face. Ouch. Ophir turns invisible and tosses Riven to the ground. Sky and Timmy pull them off of each other. Looks like everyone came to during the fight. Sky explains that they were attacked by the stupid pegasus guards, and Ophir says that nothing's going on between him and Musa. But he accidentally confesses having feelings for Layla, which is the real reason why he came. Musa is glad that Riven was willing to fight for her. Seems like their earlier animosity is over. Layla compliments Ophir for his surf moves on the board in the last episode. The group starts heading back towards the Red Tower. The inscription is also a door. The girls will have to become miniature to get in. They get the idea to pour fairy dust on themselves to become small. It works on everyone except Bloom, because of her incomplete Enchantix. The others go in without her. A massive wave of positive energy is released. It alerts Valtor and the Trix to the Winx's activities. Valtor sends the Trix there to destroy Bloom. He doesn't seem so busy. Why doesn't he just go himself? He totally kicked their butts last time, after all. Then again, that was only half the team, and before Bloom got her Enchantix. The other girls enter the Golden Kingdom and meet the Council of Elders. It consists of Arcadia, the first fairy and fairy of the Golden Kingdom, an owl-like creature, a pegasus guard that actually *talks*, and a mermaid. And I notice that the pegasus guard didn't exactly apologize for beating them up, or even explain why pegasus guards are necessary. After all, once the Water Stars enter the Magix dimension, they don't immediately start destroying it just because it was created by the Dragon Flame. The girls explain their situation to the elders, who will give them the Water Stars, but only if three of them can pass a test. Stella, Tecna, and Musa are chosen. They have to find a way out of a labyrinth, but if they can't do it, they'll be stuck there forever. Outside, Ophir and Riven bond over fighting styles. Ophir grew up on Andros. There were no kids his age to play with, and he had no friends, so he learned how to fight from his guards. Which is similar to Layla's backstory, which Bloom mentions. Arcadia gives Tecna two choices: Either keep the character development that she's built up throughout the series, or give her emotions up and get the Water Stars. She gives them up and reaches the exit. The Trix attack the others. Icy uses some artifact that Valtor gave her to render Bloom temporarily powerless. Stella has to give up her beauty to obtain the Water Stars. More like her entire face, but whatever. Didn't she already learn this lesson earlier? I would've preferred something less vain, but whatever. She gives up her beauty and reaches the exit. Musa has a chance to reunite with her mother, alive and well on Melody. She has to choose the Water Stars though, to save the entire universe. She's able to speak with her mother before she goes though, who tells her that she's proud of her. The three reunite with Flora and Layla after proving that they want the Water Stars more than their personal desires, no matter how great. As a reward, Arcadia gives Tecna her emotions back, Stella her face, and while she can't bring Musa's mother back, she does tell her that her mother will always live in her heart. They leave the Golden Kingdom and defeat the Trix with a convergence spell. Oh, and Bloom has her powers back. The Trix decide to just tell Valtor that the Winx ran away rather than tell him that they failed again.

## Review

This was a good episode. I wonder what Flora and Layla's challenges would've been if they were chosen though? Maybe Flora would have had to deal with losing her sister, which almost happened earlier this season, and Layla would have to deal with her monophobia issues and Anne again? Then again, this was more of a "give up something that's personal and important to you" test than a "face your fears" kind of thing.