Winx Club S5 E12

## Plot

Bloom, Stella, Aisha, and Flora have gone to Domino for its renewal celebration. Tecna and Musa are still at Alfea. I get why Stella and Aisha are there, because they're royalty, but why Flora? Maybe Bloom personally asked for all of her friends to come, but if that's the case, then why didn't Tecna or Musa go? Maybe they wanted to stay behind in case the Sirenix book appeared, which it did, but it would only take one of them to do that. Speaking of which, we have another riddle: *Find the yellow reef, and snatch courage from its jaws.* So, how come the Sirenix book only shows up in their room? Why doesn't it just follow them around like a sentient book, like the Hexoren from *Every Witch Way*? The girls only have two more days to finish the quest. Tecna asks her guardian which yellow reef it is. It's on Domino, which was saved by Sky's act of courage. Bloom is attending the celebration with Sky. She's telling him about what he did to save Domino, but he doesn't remember any of it. Oh no. They're actually showing a flashback to the movie. Nope! No, no, no, no, no! Also, why is the renewal celebration happening around two years after Domino was actually saved? In a world with magic, did it really take that long to fix everything? Maybe they were just waiting for Bloom to get back. Except that she's been back for awhile now. I feel like this would have been a great opportunity for trauma and angst, since Bloom was just a baby the last time her birth parents saw her, they're basically strangers, and who knows if they knew whether or not Daphne was dead before they were trapped in the Obsidian dimension. This could've actually led to Bloom's birth parents attempting to bond with their now adult daughter, and vice versa, like Maya and Nya in season 14 of Ninjago. Speaking of which, Tritannus and the Trix are once again torturing Daphne, but she still refuses to talk. This time, they decide to threaten her parents to get here to cooperate. Bloom, Stella, Aisha, and Flora leave to look for the yellow reef so they can find the last gem. Desiryee finds the pendant of Eraklyon. She decides to give it to Flora to see if she knows what it is. Serena, keeper of the Domino gate, has her powers stolen by Tritannus. Yes, Bloom bonds with her. Yes, it restores her powers. And that is the last time I have to say that. Desiryee gives Flora the pendant. She recognizes it, since she saw that Sky had it and was going to give it to Bloom as a gift in episode 1. Meanwhile, the Trix attack the party at Domino's palace. Right, because they're going to beat the people who banished their far more powerful ancestors. Okay, it was a bittersweet victory, and they had help from the other members of the Company of Light, but still! Meanwhile, Tritannus's pollution causes Stella, Aisha, and Flora to be trapped by coral that is slowly advancing on them with sharp edges that could impale and kill them. Blasting the coral just makes the situation worse. Mariam and Oritel grab swords to fight the Trix. Um, don't they have magical powers though? Sky is still there, but he *still* doesn't remember how to fight, so he's not much help. Did he ever consider going back to Red Fountain to *relearn* all of the stuff he forgot? After all, he has no problem making new memories. He wouldn't be anywhere *near* the same level that he was before, but it'd be *something* to contribute. Plus, it'd be an easy opportunity to assure the audience that the other guys, Codatorta, and Saladin still *exist*, by having them tutor Sky. Bloom seals up the source of the pollution, which instantly cleans up the reef. They find the gem of courage, but it's inside the mouth of a giant shark. The Trix trick Mariam into dropping her sword by threatening her husband, but it's really Darcy in disguise. Then Oritel is so focused on trying to save her that he's captured too. The Trix freeze them solid and call Tritannus, not bothering to fight Sky. Oh no, they didn't! Everyone knows that using love as a weapon is Rumple's thing from *Once Upon a Time*! Still, that's a lot like how Valtor said he killed Oritel and Mariam. Guess they learned something from him after all. Daphne finally gives in and says that she'll tell them what they want to know. The Trix, being villains, plan to kill them anyways, but Sky blocks their attack with the royal sword, which he also wielded at the end of the first movie. He overheard their conversation and learned that Tritannus has Daphne. With his amnesia though, he doesn't remember who she is. The girls, having beaten the shark, arrive to fight the Trix. They win, and Bloom and Sky thaw her parents. Flora returns the pendant to Sky, and he regains his memories. I personally consider this a nice ending to their interactions in episodes 1 and 3. He finally gives the pendant to Bloom. And he also remembers what the Trix said. He tells Bloom that Tritannus has taken Daphne prisoner, and forced her to tell him the secret of Sirenix. The girls vow to save Daphne and beat Tritannus once and for all. Also, if I pronounce Bloom's mom's name incorrectly, that's because, according to the Winx Club Wiki, she has *three* different names: Mariam, Miriam, and Marion. I believe that I originally pronounced it Mariam, so I'll try to stick to that name in the future. I'm listening to a different dub though, and this wouldn't be the first time they changed the pronunciation of a word. For example, the Cinelumé dub pronounces the name of Layla's (Aisha's) planet as Andross, but Nick's dub pronounces it as Andros, like the name. So, I'm sorry if I flip flop on the pronunciation. And don't even get me started on DuArt and Miele/Rose. Ugh!