World of Winx S1 E4

## Plot

At the museum, Naoki is telling the other nerds a blatantly false tale about being a superhero and saving the Winx from the crocodile. The Winx interrupt and remind him that he can't tell anyone about their secret mission. Also, I think he has a crush on Tecna. I can see where that comes from, but ew, gross. Naoki *is* like a younger, even nerdier Timmy though. No, don't think about it! Don't think about it! The girls still aren't sure what the watch is or how it works. Um, hello, reverse engineering? Take it apart and put it back together again. Then you'll know how it works. Then again, it's probably a magical watch. Flora nicknames its owner the Crocodile Man. She watched him during their last fight. Direct attacks have no effect on him. She suggests learning his moves by luring him into a trap, with Naoki acting as bait. That's… actually a very smart plan. Way to go Flora! Yes, she's still my favorite. Ace wants the Winx to appear on camera soon, since they ditched the cameras during the chase in the previous episode and haven't told anyone about Naoki yet. Speaking of which, he has a plan to have them appear on the show and go on the monster hunt. He connects the drones to his video game, and they film virtual models of the girls instead. Flora notices a plant with the petals of the flowers closed shut, as if they're protecting themselves. She uses her powers and can sense dread, anxiety, fear, and pain. So she can tell what plants feel now? Cool. The animation for it is also just really interesting. Using this power, she's able to figure out where the Crocodile Man is hiding. He's in the sewers. He attacks and the girls use their fighting skills against him. While this is a cool fight, the hits don't feel like they have as much of an impact as they should. This is usually due to odd camera angles, light sound design, or quick cuts. The Crocodile Man targets Bloom after seeing that she has his watch. They're able to get him to retreat though, with a Naoki hologram and gloves that can stick to surfaces Spider-Man style. However, they get a call from Ace, who's furious at them. Naoki's other holograms glitched big time thanks to a bug. The live show ends, but Ace says that he won't put up with any nonsense tomorrow. Naoki promises to fix the bug ASAP. Flora realizes that the only talents that are being kidnapped are the ones whose dreams are about to or have recently come true. The Winx also realize that the monster went after Bloom for his watch. Flora decides to set a trap for him where they'll surely be able to catch him. And even if they can't, the plan will still succeed, because they'll finally know how the watch works. The crocodile attacks Bloom, who's alone and driving the van. He makes her crash it in a park. He gets the watch back. The other girls come out of hiding, revealing that it was all a ploy. Naoki is there too. They transform into Dreamix. After a battle, the Crocodile Man gets away by using the watch to create a portal, presumably to that other world. He might come back, but at least it won't be to capture Naoki. It's the Winx Club's first real victory against the talent thief. Flora reveals that she had Tecna install a mini-radar on the watch, so they could find it in case the creature took it. He's in the World of Dreams, which is that island where Annabelle and all the other kidnapped talents were imprisoned.