World of Winx S2 E1

## Plot

In Neverland, Smee tries to secretly attack Hook with a sword, but he defeats him with his hook. It turns out that they were just training. Hook says that the element of surprise is essential. They think that Tink doesn't know that they're plotting against her. They're blissfully unaware of one of her shadows spying on them. In Gardenia, Annabelle, Louise, Musa, Aisha, and Stella have formed a band to play a concert. There's a mysterious female figure in the crowd. Meanwhile, Bloom is running on rooftops in her new spy outfit. I hate it. It's so impractical! A trench coat? Really? She, Tecna, and Flora are trying to catch someone who keeps trying to ruin their performances. The concert is bait. The lights go out, but quickly come back on again. Tecna says that it was just a voltage drop. They keep going on and off, so Stella uses her powers to fix it. The mystery woman makes it backstage after Flora is almost caught in her spy outfit. She's about to take a picture of some torn and sparking cables, saying that nothing can keep them from a bad review. Bloom talks to her in her concert outfit. Her name is Venomya. Bloom fixes the cables discreetly with her magic. Tecna and Flora also show up in their concert outfits, claiming that it was just new lighting effects that create suspense. It's revealed that the Winx have started a band, and have apparently been touring the world for *years now.* Whoa. Talk about a time skip. Venomya is a critic who's determined to give them a bad review, no matter what. After she leaves, Stella, Musa, and Aisha meet up with the others backstage. Suddenly, the girls are given a new transformation, Onirix. I hate their new outfits. They're so impractical! It just looks like they're wearing formal wear. Definitely a huge step down from Dreamix, at least in my opinion. The theme is okay. This new transformation is the result of their Dreamix power evolving. They meet the spirit of the forest again, who called them for help. She tells them that the World of Dreams is in danger, and they're the only ones who can save it. She names their power this time. She says that without dreams, fantasy wouldn't exist, and therefore, neither would fairies, or at least fairy magic. In Neverland, Smee and Hook are attacked by a shadow. Every time Hook cuts it in half, it just duplicates itself. They're saved by the Winx, who fight the shadow creatures with their new powers. After a very long, gratuitous fight scene that was put in for padding, Stella uses her powers to finally destroy the stupid thing. Jim thanks them for their help. He explains that Smee is on their side now. They ask Jim why Smee keeps calling him Captain. He says that James Hook is his full name. Smee says that he was the captain of a band of pirates who fought against Peter Pan. Jim clearly didn't want the girls to know that. After all, if the Peter Pan book still exists in this world, and it probably doesn't, but if it does, that makes him the bad guy. Yes, I hate OUAT turning Hook good and Peter evil. Anyways, they go to the Tree of Life to tell the Winx their secret. They explain that the World of Dreams is really Neverland, and Peter Pan was a hero to everyone there… except the pirates. They viewed him as a young man who was only interested in himself. But Tinkerbell thought that he could do no wrong. She was in love with him, and thought that they would be together forever. First of all, ew! Sure, it's always been heavily implied that she liked him, but no girl *ever* had a shot with Peter, because he was too young and immature to understand what love was. One day, he left without a word, and never came back. Tinkerbell became bitter, and the Winx learn that she's the Queen. Speaking of which, she's spying on them with the Shaman. She thinks that Peter betrayed her, and blames Wendy Darling for it. Wendy is the one who convinced Peter to come back to Earth. Basically, think of that terrible Hook movie, but replace Jane with Wendy. The Winx think that if they can find Peter Pan, they might be able to turn Tinkerbell good again. Alas, if only that was what actually ended up happening. What they actually do is painful and boring. They head back to Earth to start looking for Wendy. They arrive in London. Wendy runs an orphanage, and there's an adorable picture of all her kids. Aw! Seriously though, tell me that one of the girls is named Jane. However, when the Winx get there, they discover that she left and will be gone all day. They split up to look for her. Bloom finds her, and learns that she's going to take the kids to Kensington Park. While walking down an alley, she's attacked by two shadow creatures, and is saved by Bloom. She runs off, and Bloom loses sight of her. She tells the others that the shadow creatures are in London, and that Wendy is heading to Kensington Park. The Queen says that Bloom will be the hardest to beat. She thinks that she knows what Bloom's weakness is though. Please tell me! In the park, Wendy looks at a statue that reminds her of Peter. Probably because it looks exactly like him and probably *is* him, complete with flute and tunic. The shadow creatures transform into bunnies and lure the kids away. They're purple with blue eyes! Those are not real bunnies! On a bridge, the kids are approached by *a lot* of shadow creatures. Wendy runs towards them. She tells them to hold hands and follow her. The bridge is cracking. The Winx get there, and Bloom stupidly tells them to not blow their cover and only use subtle magic. I'll let you figure out *why* that's so stupid. The shadow creatures retreat from Stella's light, but one goes back. Flora uses vines to stop the bridge from collapsing, and Aisha uses Morphix to fill in the cracks. Bloom is attacked by that one shadow creature, and it takes on her shape and leaves. Back at the orphanage, Wendy tells the Winx that it's been years since she last saw Peter Pan. He basically abandoned her too. So I guess this version of Peter is also a jackass? Yay… She gives them the last letter he ever sent her. He didn't want to keep in touch anymore. Wendy is upset, since they were very close, but assumes that he had his reasons. Yeah. Stupid, non-existent reasons. Back at the Queen and Shaman's lair, the shadow returns. It stole some of Bloom's essence. The Queen transforms it into Bloom's nemesis, Vertigo. I'm torn between finding her creepy, stupid, or just so ugly that I don't even want to look at her. Also, Bloom's weakness is definitely not dizziness. That being said, I thought this was an interesting concept at first. Give all the girls enemies that know their weaknesses and can fight as well as them, or even better, a la the Psycho Rangers from Power Rangers. However, that's not what ended up happening. Instead of fighting together as a team, the enemies are only created after the other is destroyed. And it doesn't take very long to destroy them. Yet another wasted opportunity. That might as well be the overall theme for this stupid franchise.