W.I.T.C.H. S2 E19

## Plot

I know I have a lot of favorite episodes in season 2, but my favorite of all is probably this one. Because it's an episode filled with music, and I love music! And because of how fun it was! And because Alchemy was in it! Yan Lin has a nightmare about Nerissa telling her that she's really an Altermere. Except it's not a nightmare. It's real. The real Yan Lin was imprisoned inside the seal with Elyon. Nerissa planned for the guardians to rescue her, and threatens to absorb her back into oblivion if she tells anyone. Irma organizes a battle of the bands. Alchemy and the Grumper twins sign up, plus Uriah and his friends to skip work, and Wreck 55, Matt and Nigel's band. Eric agrees to play his saxophone for Uriah's band since he just wants to play. Matt is able to get a little more control over his brain and body from Shagon to play a new song, The Demon in Me. *Didn't know I couldn't fly Didn't wanna be stuck on the ground Wanted to soar across the sky but something was holding me down What had me cower in fear? What was it, I couldn't see The answer's near, but still so unclear I was fighting the demon in me The demon in me! The demon in me! The battle weird over all that I feared I was fighting the demon in me The demon in me! The demon in me! My head in a spin, my strength wearing thin I was trapped, by the demon in me I asked myself, what did I want? Kick back or just go for broke? My dreams continued to haunt I'd get close, then the demon said choke But somehow you gotta step up Stop buying excuses for free I went face to face, laid a claim to my space And rocked the demon The demon in me! The demon in me! I recovered my spark, got free of the dark And rocked the demon in me The demon in me I rocked the demon in me* After Matt is able to briefly get through to Will, Shagon decides to kill her. Altermere Yan Lin chooses existence, and Nerissa is able to control her. Shagon tricks Will into falling for a trap. Now I'm not saying that what she did was smart, especially since she can just psychically contact the others immediately and tell them what's up, but she did realize that there was good in Shagon in episode 13. Cornelia and Taranee join the fight. What I'd like to know is why Irma and Hay Lin didn't notice and help. That was my only problem with the episode. Yeah, Irma is the MC, but why didn't she notice the lightning or fire or ice or something and hand the MC duties off to someone else, like Martin? And after Hay Lin realized that Eric's really a good guy, what did she do? Nothing. And why didn't Taranee contact them psychically? It just really bugs me because it's a poor fight. Matt is able to get Will to realize that he's inside Shagon (No shit, Sherlock) by singing The Will to Love, a song he wrote for her. That neither he nor she ever mentioned before this episode. Matt regains control of himself, and by extension, Huggles. Nerissa takes away the Knights' power to transform the old guardians. This destroys Tridart and Ember, and returns Matt and Huggles to normal. Matt is able to perform in time and the band plays The Will to Love. *So many strangers on the street Yeah, nearly everyone you meet Can't relate, can't translate, can't create a connection No Easier to keep your distance And tread the path of least resistance Don't engage, keep to your cage, stay offstage For protection Then everything changes She's there Life rearranges Winged angel from above Help me find the will The will to love The will to love* However, Nerissa and the old guardians are young again, they have their powers back, and they're ready for a fight. Other than the poor fight scene, I loved this episode so much! That wasn't even a fight scene, more like a brief and one sided skirmish. "The battle is on!" –Taranee Cook. No, it's really not. Oh, how wrong Irma is though. Yes, her randomly breaking the fourth wall was weird, especially since she *didn't* participate in the poor fight scene, but I still like it because it's weirdly charming. Seriously though, why were so many great songs from this show never released, and yet graphic novels were? I read a few in middle school. Thank you public school libraries.