Winx Club S7 E8

## Plot

Flora and Aisha want Squonk and Amarok to meet and become friends, but their boyfriends think they're forcing it and they should just wait. I finally learned something about Nex. He's a sexist asshole that no self-respecting girl would ever be with, especially someone like Aisha, who's already had to deal with more than her fair share of trauma in her life. Also, if the girls can go back in time now, that's just another way they could've brought back Nabu or Valtor for season 8. After all, the girls already changed the past, and a good thing came out of it: They saved a species from extinction. If they can save the lives of animals, then why not people they care about too? Technically, it's not bringing them back to life, it's stopping them from dying in the first place. Can you imagine Musa saving her mom, or Aisha saving Nabu, and all the changes that would have in the present day? Yes please, because it means no more sexist Nex. His exact words are "Just like a girl. Insist things go their way whether it makes sense or not." Fuck off. Also, Flora acts out of character again when she scolds Amarok for *accidentally* scaring Squonk when he smiled and showed off his sharp teeth, even though he was just copying what Squonk was doing. What the hell writers? Who's in charge of writing Flora? Because I'm here to tell you that you've been dropping the ball on your foot for over a season now, and I'm surprised you haven't already been fired. I know that sounds callous, but if people aren't good at a job, they should try to get better and improve, or they'll be fired. It's as simple as that. Also, Squonk and Amarok demonstrate why you shouldn't bring ancient, sensitive animals to the present, or keep wild animals as pets, especially if they have powers or are incredibly strong. Flora continues to scold Amarok. Helia tells her to calm down, because he was just playing. And she immediately uses magic to fix it, so it's not even a big deal. Helia cheers Amarok up with an origami bird. Now Flora is mad at him though. No! Not *more* forced conflict! Also, I agree with Helia, and I *fiercely* disagree with Nex. The other girls show up, and Bloom tells them that they have another mission, so they head to Roxy's room. We're not even four minutes in! Also, why can't Squonk and Amarok just stay in the park with the other animals? They wouldn't be that far away from the school, and they'd actually get to stay outside and still see the girls, who, contrary to how they treated the fairy pets in season 4, are being really irresponsible with their "pets" here, but that's just my opinion. Roxy tells the Winx that the quillcat was a fairy animal species that used to live on Earth in the Middles Ages. Its fur was magical, so it could be the fairy animal with the first color of the universe. Also, Bloom interrupts Roxy. Rude. They go back in time and wind up on Earth. Specifically, Italy. They see posters of an angry quillcat on a tree, which an actual quillcat scratches. It leaves just as quickly as it appeared, and the girls hide when they hear someone coming. Once again, they're still in their present day clothes. Three knights are trying to catch the quillcat. The girls transform. The knights corner the pink, male quillcat, and then they discover how the species got their name. The girls show up before they can catch the cat. The guy in charge tells them that they've been ordered to imprison all users of magic, which now includes them. Okay, I'm not gonna lie, Flora and Stella's cute little look, smile, and laugh with each other over how out of their league power wise these guys are compared to them is just… chef's kiss, especially since I can't remember any significant one on one interaction between the two, even in the earlier seasons. That stuff in season 5 doesn't count, because it has to actually be good to even qualify. And Aisha smiles too. Musa tells Stella that they're only treating them this way because they're scared of magic. Bloom says they have to stop them without hurting them. Flora and Stella quickly make them retreat. While Flora turning their axes into trees was smart, I'm pretty sure potentially blinding someone with sunlight counts as harm. Oh god no, don't remind me of *Fate*, I'm begging you! Musa sees that the quillcat is gone. Since the locals are scared of magic, they likely won't help, so the girls have to find the cat on their own. Kalshara learns that Brafillius forgot how the stone works. It's been glowing for awhile now, which means the Winx used theirs to go back in time. She orders her brother to stop them. You're literally just sitting on a throne, lounging around. Why can't you do it yourself? Musa falls behind the others while flying and hears a guy singing a song about fairies. His name is Orlando. He's a minstrel. He wrote a play about six fairies, but he doesn't have anyone to play them. He's already playing the prince, and another male actor is already playing the king and queen. The three knights run into them. They're called the Rainbow Company. They're not even trying to be subtle. First the in script only Italy setting, now this. The captain suggests that they leave immediately, because the forest is enchanted with magical creatures and fairies. Orlando says there's no danger. The knights return to the village. Orlando knows the quillcat isn't dangerous because he knows him. When he was younger, it used to come and visit him whenever he played a song. Okay, but there's no guarantee that it's the same quillcat. Musa finally leaves and catches up with the others. They finally change into era appropriate clothes and approach the guys. Orlando falls in love with Musa at first sight. They ask for help finding a quillcat. Orlando agrees to help them, even right away, but the other two say they'll only help if they act as the fairies in their play. They agree, and Musa and Orlando sing as they head to the village.