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Winx Club S1 E10

## Plot

Bloom is thinking about Daphne. Stella interrupts her train of thought. Professor Palladium is going to be taking the first year students into the simulation room for the first time. At Cloud Tower, the Trix think that Bloom has the Dragon Flame they're looking for. They decide to test her to be sure. Back at Alfea, the girls are shown the simulation room. They'll be tested there for tomorrow's midterm. They get to choose between two tests: Undo spells cast by witches, or produce positive results on a damaged environment. Flora could totally ace the second one. Bloom and Brandon talk that night. She's decided to use magic to fix a damaged environment. Riven overheard them and reports back to the Trix. That night, Darcy sneaks into Alfea and messes with the computer for the simulation room. The next morning, Kiko sneaks into Bloom's bag of supplies for the test. She goes first and chooses the planet Domino. She says she's never heard of it, despite talking about it with Faragonda a few episodes ago. Speaking of which, Faragonda is watching the girls in the simulation room. Bloom finds out that Kiko snuck into her bag. The Trix enter the simulation from Cloud Tower to test Bloom's power. Professor Palladium can't control the simulation because of Darcy's sabotage. No one can see what's happening either. Bloom transforms to fight the Trix. She thinks they're just holograms. That's kind of true, the real Trix are back at Cloud Tower. They're using creepy voodoo dolls of themselves. They make her think that they've killed Kiko. Is she forgetting that it's a simulation? Her anger defeats the fake Trix, and the real Trix confirm that she has the Dragon's Flame. Kiko appears again, totally fine. Palladium casts a restoration spell on the computer. Exams are postponed until he can fix the simulator, which of course makes the students happy.

## Review

This was a good episode. Once again, the Trix completed their goal with no one the wiser. They're really good at being villains.
The Lion Guard S2 E29

## Plot

The Guard has constantly been putting out fires from sticks that fall from the sky. Ono can't tell where they're coming from. He can't fly above the clouds because the air is too thin. Beshte knows a martial eagle named Anga who can fly really high, and the Guard decides to try asking her for help. They think she's going to attack them when she suddenly dives at them, but that's just how she lands. She's really stoic and doesn't talk a lot, but she agrees to help them. She finds out that the vultures are dropping the fire sticks, and when she goes after them, they break off their attack and head back to the Outlands. Kion decides that they need Pridelander birds to make sure the vultures don't control the skies. Ono says that Hadithi can assemble a squadron of birds to help them. All of the other birds are huge fans of his, even Anga. Ono used to be, but then realized that he took credit for things he didn't do back in season 1. They're still friends though, since Hadithi learned his lesson, told the rest of the Guard when Ono was in trouble, and didn't take the credit for things he did. Anga and Ono bond over their great eyesight. They see Hadithi telling the other birds about saving klipspringers from hyenas, but he says it never would've happened if Ono didn't show him how to be a real hero. He and all of the other birds agree to help. The vultures are heading for a thorn patch. The bushes are so dried out that they'd catch fire right away, and with all the thorns, the Guard would never be able to put it out. They can't let even a single fire stick hit the ground. Anga realizes that if they can see the vultures coming, then the reverse also applies. She flies even higher so that she's in the sun's glare and dives towards all the vultures. All of the birds fight them while the rest of the Guard makes sure that the thorn patch doesn't catch on fire. The vultures try to go back to the Outlands for more fire sticks, but the other birds are right on their tails. Anga falls out of the sky. Ono and Hadithi try to save her, but she ends up saving herself at the last second. Unfortunately, Hadithi gets stuck in a thorn bush, and can't get back out to lead the birds, so Ono and Anga take over for him. They're able to get all of the vultures in one place so Kion can use the Roar on them. Hadithi gets himself free. Anga says she could get used to working with the Lion Guard. Oh, foreshadowing for season 3! Yay!
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Winx Club S3 E7

## Plot

Valtor and the Trix arrive at another world, Espero, to steal its magic spells. The Winx return to Alfea, and everyone is amazed that Layla has earned her Enchantix. Griselda was going to punish them, but she understands the situation when she sees Layla's eyes. Faragonda calls the girls to her office. She tells Layla how to break the spell with fairy dust from her wings. It works, and Layla's sight is back. Sky visits Bloom. He asks her to attend Eraklyon's 1,000th anniversary, where he'll announce to the whole world that she's his girlfriend. The Winx still have to finish their punishment without magic before they can go though. Wow, now they *all* must be having déjà vu. While they spend the episode doing that, Valtor and the Trix acquire more magic spells. During the episode, the teachers put up a special barrier, and no one can leave or enter the school without special authorization. Valtor goes to Diaspro and says he can make Sky love her. The Winx get permission to go to Eraklyon to attend the party. At the end of the episode, Faragonda tells Bloom the story of the Company of Light. They fought to protect Domino. Valtor worked for the three Ancestral Witches, and he has a piece of the Dragon Flame in him, just like Bloom. Her parents fought against him in the Company of Light, as well as Faragonda and many others, including Griffin and Saladin. Oritel and Mariam apparently sealed Valtor in the Omega dimension, so he was the last one to see them before they disappeared.

## Review

This was a filler episode after all the stuff that's happened. It's boring. It does have story building though.
Winx Club S1 E9

## Plot

Bloom has another dream about the same woman. Her name is Daphne. Flora wakes Stella up. Bloom has been talking in her sleep for awhile now. She's transforming in her sleep too. Flora gets worried and annoys Stella, and her yelling wakes Bloom up. Later that day, her horrible attitude continues to upset Bloom, who decides to do research in the library by herself. She looks for a book about Daphne and finds something. She was a nymph, which is defined as a mythological spirit of nature inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations. Like the bottom of a random lake near Alfea and Magix? Things go out of control, and Faragonda starts looking into things. Stella's nosiness continues to upset the girls, and she makes Musa cry. You're a horrible person! Stella suddenly feels horrible, and apologizes to Bloom for what she said and how she acted to her earlier. She tries to apologize to Musa, but she gets on a bus headed to Magix. Musa sees the witches having a party, and that Darcy is with Riven. Darcy casts a spell on him to turn him to their side. Icy and Stormy confront Musa about spying on them. They make her so angry and upset that she slaps Icy. Heck yeah! You had that coming! Icy gathers all the witches to teach her a lesson. Mirta wants her friend Lucy to stay with her, but Lucy knows the Trix are powerful, and she wants them to notice her. Timmy, Brandon, and Sky show up to help the girls look for Musa. Riven joined another squad. Musa runs away from the witches, and runs into Riven, who refuses to help her. She runs into a dead end. Before the witches can do anything to her, the Specialists' ship blows up the wall and saves her. Riven and Brandon fight. The Winx transform. A really complicated and chaotic fight ensues between the Trix, Winx, and Specialists. When Darcy is about to kill Musa, Bloom unleashes a powerful attack that defeats all three of the Trix and sends the witches running scared. Icy tells Darcy and Stormy that they need to hold a special meeting about Bloom. Faragonda asks the librarian to deny Bloom any information about Daphne the nymph.

## Review

This was a good episode. I can't help but wonder what Faragonda is up to, especially since she clearly knows more than she's letting on multiple times throughout the first few seasons, but she usually keeps it a secret from the girls until the exposition is needed to pad out the runtime, at which point she'll probably only tell Bloom, instead of just telling her her origins or what she suspects are her origins right away. If she had, then maybe the Trix, Darkar, and Valtor wouldn't have gotten as far with their evil plans as they did, and Bloom wouldn't have temporarily left the team so many times. So I guess a lot of the stuff that happens in the first three seasons is really all Faragonda, Griffon, and Saladin's fault. Why couldn't they have just killed Valtor, especially since Bloom ends up killing him twice! I feel really bad for Musa. What was up with Stella in this episode? She was just a plain old bitch, like in the live action show, where she's more like her season 3 rival Chimera or Diaspro or a disguised Darcy than herself.
Winx Club S4 E20

## Plot

Flora, Musa, and Aisha can't use their magic to break out, and have to wait for the others to come save them. Diana finally shows up, and realizes that the others have found the Sacred Bud, the source of her power, and sends a team of warrior fairies to stop them. Flora points out that all they want to do is help her save the rainforest, but she's so blinded by revenge that she'd rather lock them up than let them help. The other girls know that they could defeat Diana by destroying the bud, but it would negatively impact the forest and the somewhat stereotypical natives living there. However, they too are defeated and captured by Diana's forces. Meanwhile, the man in charge of the logging operation is still determined to complete his contract, despite the threat of the warrior fairies. Everyone wakes up except for Nabu. The girls decide to try a Sophix convergence to break out, which works. Bloom uses her healing powers on Nabu, who finally wakes up. Oh, you will ***really want to remember this**.* Diana and her temple guards catch them, but they're distracted when she collapses in pain from the forest being destroyed. They leave to go deal with the humans, and not being totally rock stupid, assign some guards to watch the others. They do not, however, knock them out again, which allows them all to escape, with Nabu providing a distraction and the Winx another Sophix convergence. They save the warrior fairies, and Bloom uses her healing powers *again* on Diana. Twice in one episode? Really? Also, remember this too. They head off to save the bud and bring the forest back to life. Diana is grateful and finally sees that not all humans are bad. She reverses her spell on Gardenia and promises to speak to Morgana about giving up her war on humanity. Diana is never seen again after this episode. I get that Tara Strong is probably expensive, but still. I'm just kidding. The Ethereal Fairies show up again and give the Winx the second gift of destiny, the gift of heart. Yeah, it's another mini upgrade for the next two episodes. After the justice filler episode, at least. Anyways, all of our favorite couples are spending some much needed quality time at the beach. Even Riven and Musa seem to have finally patched things up. Yes!

## Review

They're *finally* over all the stupid boy jealousy melodrama! Yes! It took so long! I can't wait to see you guys later! Goodbye over the top anvil dropping environmental mini arc! Sayonara!
W.I.T.C.H. S1 E7

## Plot

A new girl named Sondra arrives at Sheffield Institute. She's beautiful and rich, and she has a Swiss accent. All of the boys love her, so of course all the girls hate her. Everyone goes on a school ski trip. Will really doesn't like Sondra because she's flirting with Matt, her crush. They get into a skiing competition. Except Will hates skiing. Cedric hears about the trip and follows them. Blunk is thrown onto the bus by accident. Will plans to win the race by cheating. She's going to race in Guardian mode, with Hay Lin flying above her to use her powers to keep her on balance. When Hay Lin gets distracted, Will goes down the path they're not supposed to go down, and Sondra follows her. Hay Lin can't see her through all the trees and Will wipes out. Sondra passes her. Cedric causes an avalanche and Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, Caleb, and Yan Lin are trapped under the snow. Blunk finds an exit to the cave he was in and starts digging a tunnel. Cedric fights Hay Lin and Will. Without Will to transform them, the girls can't use their powers to get out. Blunk saves them by digging a tunnel to the surface. They're on a dormant volcano. It's part of the villains' new strategy, divide and conquer. Hence why the episode is called Divide and Conquer. They reach the surface and find Will. They easily beat Cedric, but he escapes. While on the course, Sondra sprained her ankle. The girls discover that she lied about everything and she's going to switch schools anyways once they get back. That means Will wins the bet and gets to sit with Matt. The girls don't find any new portals, so Cedric didn't go back to Meridian. He went to the bookstore. This was an okay filler episode. Cedric gets beaten so easily. Then again, the girls are the heroes of the story.
W.I.T.C.H. S1 E11

## Plot

Inside a mine on Meridian, a green seven sided star is found. The girls have to give Blunk a bath since he's driving customers away from the Silver Dragon. The star is brought to Phobos. It's called the Star of Threbe, and it'll bring his sister to him. Oh no. The girls chase after Blunk in Guardian mode. Cedric hangs the star in his store. Elyon comes in and takes it. *Elyon.* That came out of left field. When she puts it on, the girls are stuck in Guardian mode with no powers. They can't even fly. Plus, now the bad guys know who the true heir is. Oh #%&$. This is not good. The girls make it back to the Silver Dragon and ask Yan Lin for help. She tells them the story of the Star of Threbe. One day, the princess of Meridian, Weira, wandered away from her parents and was lost. Her parents asked the Mage for help. The Mage used the Heart of Kandrakar to create a locator stone. When she finds it, it will lead her home and render anything or anyone powerless that might prevent her from returning home. However, if it was activated, it could never be destroyed. They took the risk and Weira returned home safely. Her father threw the stone into the volcano of Threbe, hoping to destroy it. The girls have lost their powers because they're trying to prevent the heir from going home, even though it's to keep her safe from Phobos. Cedric sends a plant monster through a new portal. Blunk finds it and tells the girls, but they still don't have their powers. It destroys the train tracks, and there's a train coming through. They try to use basic tools to cut it, but they're barely making a dent. Elyon comes to her senses and returns the stone, giving the Guardians their powers back. Cedric hires her part time to get close to her. The girls defeat the monster and fix the tracks, saving the train. Blunk accidentally goes through a car wash and finally gets a bath. The girls learn a lesson about not taking their powers for granted.

## Review

This was a plot heavy episode. I can't believe that Elyon Brown, a minor character that we've seen very little of up to this point, is the heir. Wouldn't it have made more sense to make one of the main characters the heir instead of a boy crazy girl we barely know? It's still a good episode though. Besides, this is sort of what happened in the comics. For me personally, I think that Elyon was even more unbearable and insufferable there, at least in the beginning, where she did things like *kidnap Taranee*. Yes, I know the writers and creators of the comic series originally had different plans for her, which was changed to more or less what happens in the first season of the show after they were basically fired and unsuccessfully tried to sue Disney for the rights.
Winx Club S2 E12

## Plot

Faragonda teaches the fairies a skill they'll use very often, now and in the future. It's called magic convergence. It's the ability to combine the magic of two or more fairies into powerful attacks. Layla isn't happy for some reason. The pixies are doing fine since the last episode, so it's not that. She's worried that the other girls are better than her because she's new. A Specialist in training, named Jared, meets Musa. He has to write a paper on Alfea's simulator. He likes Musa. Come to think of it, we haven't seen a lot of Riven this season. Jared and Musa spend a lot of time together. He asks her out, but she just wants to be friends. She rightfully yells at Stella when the gossip loving blonde asks too many personal questions, and calls her nosy. Because she is. And she never changes. When Faragonda tells them that they'll have a simulator test on convergence magic, Stella says that the *five* of them will ace it. How could you forget Layla?! Layla runs away crying, and Musa runs after her. She says that she and Layla are a lot alike, and the girls are best friends with each other. Layla really likes dancing, and offers to teach Musa. Bloom tells Layla that she is a part of the group. Sometimes Stella just says things without thinking first. The Trix put Jared under a spell to control the simulator room again, similar to last season. Jared sabotages the simulator for the test the next day. The girls are put into a strange environment. Palladium and Faragonda can't get them out or shut it down, but they add an exit program. Layla saves Stella from a strange wolf. It swallows the exit program and turns into a giant monster. The girls realize Darcy is behind everything. Bloom must be having déjà vu right now. They transform and fight the monster. None of their magic works. They have to try convergence. Faragonda works on getting Jared out of his trance. The girls create a creature of their own to fight the monster and get the program. Jared understands Musa's choice, but he still kisses her on the cheek before he leaves.

## Review

I liked this episode. Although all of the girls are friends, some have tighter friendships with others. Bloom and Stella are BFFs because they met each other first. I'd say this is the episode where Musa and Layla became BFFs too. Flora and Tecna don't really have one, and they don't interact enough to be BFFs with each other, although all of the girls are very good friends with one another. I really like the next episode too.
The Lion Guard S1 E21

## Plot

The Guard chases Janja and his clan out of the Pridelands again, but right after they leave, the hyenas head back into the Pridelands. The Guard hears them laughing, and heads back towards them. Before they get there, Janja's clan runs into and attacks Nala. When Kion sees that, he gets mad, and uses the Roar in anger. It sends Janja and his clan back to the Outlands. However, when it hits a cliff, the Roar heads back towards them. It causes an earthquake, and Nala almost falls in, but Kion saves her. The others are alright, except Ono lost his head feathers due to the strong winds. Kion is upset after he almost lost his mom, and feels guilty looking at all the destruction that the Roar caused. Back in the lair, he looks at the painting of Scar using the Roar on his Lion Guard. Zazu tells everyone that a rockslide cut the giraffes off from their watering hole, and they head out to deal with it. Bunga wants Kion to use the Roar to blast the rocks away, but he has Beshte move one big rock instead. They notice a baby klipspringer stuck on a rock in the middle of the river. He's too scared to jump to shore. The water is moving too fast for Beshte. Bunga wants Kion to stop the water with the Roar, but he uses a dead tree to try and get to the klipspringer instead. However, the wood is rotten, and they all fall into the river. Luckily, the scared klipspringer jumped to the other side. The bad news is that Ono lost his tail feathers when a piece of wood hit him. Kion tells Bunga that after what happened with his mom, he's thinking about not using the Roar ever again. Makuu overhears them, and decides to take over the whole Flood Plains. Kion talks to Mufasa, who says that Scar's selfishness fueled his anger, and that Kion should talk to his mom. Fuli learns that Makuu and his float have taken over the Flood Plains. She goes to the lair and tells Beshte, Bunga, and Ono. She, Beshte, and Bunga fight Makuu and the other crocs while Ono looks for Kion. He asks his mom if she can ever forgive him, and she assures him that there's nothing to forgive. He saved her life. The Roar is a part of who he is. He can't just stop using it. She trusts that Kion won't use the Roar in anger again. Ono shows up and tells them about Makuu. The crocodiles grab Nala, who tells Kion to trust himself. He uses the Roar to only target Makuu and his float. Ono's feathers have already started to grow back.
The iDOLM@STER S1 E16

## Plot

The first scene is in black and white. Someone drops some dishes, and they smash onto the floor. A big and little hand are separated. Chihaya as a little girl gasps and turns around. A truck is heard honking its horn. Her parents argue all the time. There's some kind of water balloon, and Chihaya is all by herself. There's a little shoe on the ground. Then she wakes up. It was all a super surreal dream. (And foreshadowing!) She sees Hibiki chasing after her dog outside her window. Then comes the super happy theme song! Mood whiplash much? Inumi (the dog) and Hibiki are on a TV show, and they're recording today. Things may go badly if they keep fighting. Kuroi has a plan to get Hibiki fired from the show. The man working for Kuroi brings in a replacement dog for Hibiki. He almost pees on her. (Ew! Gross!) Kuroi also made sure that Jupiter was put on the show as last minute guests. He's got something up his sleeve, that's for sure. One of the members of Jupiter is named Hokuto, and another is named Shouta. Kuroi's 2nd phase of the plan is to kidnap Hibiki and strand her somewhere so she can't make it to the show. Then she'll be fired, and Jupiter can have the job. The ground falls away and Hibiki and Hamuzou fall off a cliff. The producer goes to look for her. Hibiki can't climb up because the soil's too loose. Hamuzou asks Hibiki to throw him up so he can get help from Inumi and the others. She doesn't want to because she and Inumi are fighting. Hamuzou runs off by himself, and it starts to rain. Hibiki realizes that she's been so busy with work that she hasn't had time for her pets. Hamuzou makes it back to 765 Pro and gets Inumi. The rain clears up, and all of Hibiki's pets come to the rescue. She apologizes to them all. The producer overhears Kuroi and the other guy talking about his plan. Hibiki gets back just in time.

## Review

This was a good episode. It was nice focus for Hibiki, but I am wondering where her actual parents are. She did mention she had an older brother, but that's it. I'm glad we at least got to learn the names of two of the members of Jupiter. Touma is the name is the main one.
Winx Club S4 E7

## Plot

The girls fight the wizards while Roxy runs away, but the wizards are more concerned about getting Roxy than fighting the others. (Again, no explanation for why they just capture Earth fairies). Despite their new powers, the girls are still losing, but they're a little more equal now. When Roxy is scared, a woman speaks to her and tells her that she's the fairy of animals, and the animals can help her, like her dog Artu. Sure enough, Roxy uses magic for the first time to save Artu from the wizards. And who should make a rather awesome and dramatic entrance to save everyone than the Specialists! And Nabu! Thanks to their efforts, the wizards are forced to retreat. As for their issues with the Winx… It's finally over at least. The girls didn't have the situation handled though. If it wasn't for the guys' help, they might have died. Whoever said that it was a bad idea to ask for help anyways, especially when you really need it? (W.I.T.C.H. S2 E10) Besides, now they at least vastly outnumber the wizards, with a full fight being thirteen versus four, and that's not counting Artu. Sure, numbers aren't everything, but they can turn a fight around. Just look at the climactic fight of RWBY volume 5. When four opponents left for the bad guys, things started to turn sideways for them, especially when Ruby woke up, Weiss was healed with a super-powered Semblance, and Blake joined the fight, even if Yang left. It probably helped that Leo ran away, and Raven and Cinder betrayed each other and got into a huge fight underground while Vernal was mortally wounded. That's the thing about team RWBY. They know how to work together and complement each other's skills. The bad guys' plan seems to be to just wait for Cinder to come back with the relic. Anyways, it turns out that Roxy's father hired the guys to work at the Frutti Music Bar, the one job they're kind of okay at… when they're not being unnecessarily jealous. While I think this season is still mediocre, I thought that the first few episodes were really bad. It does get better after Roxy joins the Winx though, plus the guys are helping too.
Winx Club S2 E24

## Plot

The rest of the Winx are trying to convince the pixies not to go to Shadowhaunt because it's dangerous, but they all want to go rescue Bloom. Darkar wants to open a portal with the Codex to the Realix dimension. There lies the Realix power, which is apparently super powerful and stuff. Spoiler alert! We never get to see it in action. It's just another MacGuffin. Sky, Brandon, and Layla have to talk to Princess Amentia to dig a hole big enough for their vehicles to get through to Shadowhaunt. They run into shadow monsters on the way, but they make it to Downland. The Trix attack the Specialists' ship. Tecna transforms to fix the computers. Darkar plans on transforming Bloom into Dark Bloom again so she'll cooperate. Flora transforms to save the ship from being frozen in ice. Stella transforms and melts the snow, but also sets the plants holding up an ice boulder on fire. Full power is restored, and they escape right before they're crushed. Tecna and Timmy celebrate, and they kiss. Bloom becomes Dark Bloom, complete with a new black outfit.

## Review

This was a good episode, and a good setup for the next two episodes. It feels like a two part finale.
Winx Club S2 E8

## Plot

Professor Avalon takes the girls to Red Fountain's opening ceremony. Mirta is there, and so are the witches of Cloud Tower, like Lucy, but she doesn't speak to Mirta. The Trix enter in disguise to find the Codex. The Specialists meet up with the Winx. Bloom leaves to find Avalon to tell them where they're going. She totally has a crush on him… It's disgusting! I want to gouge my eyes out and make my ears bleed so I don't have to listen or watch this disgusting display that feels just short of grooming! A boy is in the stadium. His name is Helia, and he's Saladin's nephew. He likes to draw, paint, and do origami. He used to be a Specialist, but dropped out because he's a pacifist (i.e. nonviolent). Brandon introduces him to everyone. Flora loves his artwork, and notices the fern leaf in the paper. He comments that no one's ever noticed the fern leaf before. Yes, they're love interests, and yes, Flora has a crush on him. Bloom runs into the Trix, but doesn't recognize them. The Specialists and Saladin actually *move the entire school* to fix the damage caused to it last year by the Trix. The Specialists ride their dragons. Darkar sends his "pet" to be a distraction so the Trix can look for the Codex. Unlike Bloom, Musa almost immediately recognizes Darcy. She and Layla chase after her. They lose sight of her and run into Tecna. They decide to keep their eyes peeled just in case and meet up with the others. Or you could do the sensible thing for once and tell a teacher that there's been a massive security breach? No way would the Trix, even with their upgraded powers, be able to stand up to everyone from all three schools. Sky wins his match against Riven. They have a rivalry thing. Darkar's monster attacks Red Fountain. The Winx transform and intervene. Saladin and Codatorta realize that the monster is a distraction, and the Trix have come to steal the Codex. They leave to protect it. The monster is about to attack Flora, but Helia saves her with his weapon: a glove with strings on it. I know it doesn't sound impressive, but he's using that glove to hold a *giant monster at bay*. That's awesome! Sky gets an idea for them to tie the monster's tail to its head, and it'll fight its own strength. Before they can do that, the monster seemingly blows up, but it just transforms back into a flying bat-like creature. Saladin and Codatorta leaving to protect the Codex is exactly what leads Icy to its location. She simply followed them. There are too many guards, but she vows to come back later. Flora finds a drawing of herself on a paper airplane. It's totally from Helia. This was a good episode. I like Helia. He's a pacifist, his weapon is original and different, and he's not like other guys. Why can't real boys be like him? Handsome, nice, considerate, creative, quiet.
Winx Club S2 E9

## Plot

Blah, blah, blah. Prophecy, exposition, planets aligning, doom and destruction. So, you know, your average Monday. Bloom has a dream about her past. Wait, why is she freaking out like it's a nightmare? That was a peaceful and happy dream. At breakfast, Professor Avalon uses magic to give each girl a flower. Oh gosh, they're all in love with him. Bleh! That's disgusting! He knows about Bloom's dream, and tells her to meet him in his office after class. Tecna and Digit are suspicious of Professor Avalon. So she's probably the only one who's *not* in love with him. They find a book about monsters and such with wings. The wings are retractable. It's called a creature of destruction. Tecna and Digit find multiple Avalons walking around campus. Tecna believes that Bloom is in trouble, and she spies on her and Avalon in his office. Avalon helps Bloom find her family tree. I thought of something just now. Why can't Bloom just go to Lake Roccaluce and ask Daphne all this stuff? Bloom recognizes a coat of arms she saw in her dream. Her parents' names are Oritel and Mariam. In class with Professor Palladium, Stella volunteers a girl named Amaryl when she decides not to demonstrate a spell. Amaryl says she'll get Stella for that. Amaryl does the spell, but she tries hitting Stella with it. Palladium says that if she does it again she'll be expelled. A nice break from the plot, though it's obviously padding. Also, Livy inexplicably shows up to narrate again. How much padding does this story need? In the library, Tecna tells the pixes and the Winx, minus Bloom, about her suspicions. Livy tells Tecna to see Miss Griffon, who's an expert on prophecy and astrology. Meanwhile, Avalon is getting closer to Bloom. Oh no. It's Cedric and Elyon all over again! Through an experiment, Bloom hears her mother's lullaby and receives a necklace with her family's coat of arms on it. Griffon tells the pixies that the three planets will align that night at 11:59 pm, bringing a curse to all the fairies at Alfea. They only have ten minutes to get there and warn the Winx. The girls, minus Bloom, find Avalon and transform. Avalon reveals his wings and flies away. Solar alignment occurs. The girls chase after him. They get in trouble with the teachers, and are at the Headmistress's office the next day. Avalon explains that he used a spell to enhance his sense of smell, and Professor Wizgiz's invention is what made the clones of Avalon. The book Tecna read was written by a comedian, and not meant to be taken seriously. The girls apologize to Avalon.

## Review

**Major spoiler alert:** Tecna was actually right, but for the wrong reasons. It's what Avalon's whole lesson was about. Appearances can be deceiving. Avalon also called the girls "meddlesome fairies" while he was being chased, which is something that the Trix might say… Just because someone is handsome and charming, it doesn't mean they're a good person. Like Hans from *Frozen*, for example. Avalon really is hiding a secret.
Winx Club S1 E16

## Plot

At Cloudtower, the Trix have a new idea to beat the Winx and steal the Dragon Flame from Bloom. They create a nightmare monster. At Alfea, the Winx go to bed. The monster causes Stella to have nightmares about her parents. The monster keeps growing. Musa has a nightmare about… I'm honestly not sure what it's about. Seriously, dreams are hard enough to interpret already! She dreams about her mom, and for some reason she's still thinking about Riven. Tecna has a nightmare about a digital world, or something. Flora and Kiko realize Mirta can help them. Because she's a pumpkin, she doesn't sleep, and has seen the monster. Flora uses her magic, and they're able to communicate. Mirta tells them about the monster, and how it left at dawn. The next night, the monster tries to attack Flora, but the girls are ready. The monster phases through the wall, and the girls transform. The Trix go to Alfea personally to help out the monster. The girls get their butts kicked, but thankfully Faragonda steps in and saves them in time. The Trix quickly retreat. Faragonda talks to Miss Griffon about it. She expels the Trix from Cloudtower.

## Review

This was a good episode. However, whenever the Winx fight the Trix, they either lose or Bloom saves them because of the Dragon Flame. It'd be nice to see one of the other girls beat at least one of the Trix. It also would've been nice to have seen a nightmare for Flora, since she almost never gets the spotlight.
Speed Racer: TNG S1 E3

## Plot

It's been a week since episode 2. X wants to win the race because he loves to win. He also plans on giving the car parts to Speed. Conor and Lucy go to see the race while Speed stays behind to work on schoolwork. Zile can't risk Speed getting the car parts, so he has Stan plan to sabotage X's car and salvage anything related to the Mach 6 from Conor's garage. Annalise doesn't want them to hurt her boyfriend. Thanks to some luck, Speed overhears them talking about sabotaging X's car. Unfortunately, they didn't think their boss was serious about not hurting X, so now if X hits his boosters, his car will blow up. Speed has Conor and Chim-Chim hack into X's comm so they can talk. Lucy tells X that he can win the race with a shortcut without his boost system. X asks why other people don't take the shortcut. It's because they're too scared of the jump. X gets his speed up and makes it, and he wins the race. He gives the unlimited car parts to Speed. Huh. That sure was fast. It's not even halfway through the episode yet. Conor gets to work on the Mach 6. Speed realizes that people were after his dad because if he completed the gasless engine, oil tycoons would lose all their money. Gee, do they know any oil tycoons or people related to oil tycoons? Yes, yes they do! Figure it out already! Conor completes the Mach 6. Speed, Annalise, Jesse, and Jared race each other. Annalise jams his computer system. Luckily, Chim-Chim is on board. He restores the computer. Zile sends in reinforcements. Speed uses the Mach 6's new weapons system on them, since they're robots. Professor Winn gives Speed a trophy to commemorate his first win.

## Review

This was a good end to the first three parter. It did go a little slowly at first, but it definitely picked up near the end! I really like Lucy. I've been waiting ages to make that joke. She's one of my favorite characters.
Winx Club S3 E5

## Plot

Bloom mentions Domino *again*. (I'd keep a counter, but let's face it, I'd either rage quit or Bloom would mention it too many times). Stella covers for the rest of the girls. She wants to go, but she's too worried about what's happening on Solaria. They say their goodbyes, and use a new teleportation device Tecna invented to go to Andros. The girls meet Layla's parents, King Teredor and Queen Niobe. The girls try to break a spell on a mermaid to see how powerful Valtor's magic is. It doesn't work though. The girls discover that the Trix escaped the Omega dimension and are working for Valtor. The two groups fight, and the Winx win. However, Icy hits Bloom in the back, causing the rest of the Winx to attack her. A coliseum rises out of the ocean, and Bloom meets Valtor again. He wants to be the most powerful sorcerer in the magic dimension. The other girls use magic convergence to finish off Icy. Valtor finds their magic skills weak and pathetic. So much so, that he actually doesn't want to fight them yet. He says so himself that he doesn't like easy victories. Layla offers to fight him, saying that she's the princess of Andros. At this, Valtor becomes angry, and says she can share the same miserable fate as her "useless" planet. He casts a spell on her, and a blinding light fills the coliseum. Valtor is gone, and Layla is frantic. She can't see, even though her eyes are open. She's gone blind. This was a good episode. It was mostly filler. I guess it's meant to show just how bad things are on Andros.
World of Winx S2 E10

## Plot

Tecna's nemesis finally introduces herself as Virus. Wow, I actually like her name, even if it's obvious! Her voice isn't too bad either. Sure, it's not like the old British lady or literal robot Tecna from seasons 1 and 5 of the main show, but I'm glad that it's not. Meanwhile, Sebastian and Matt are worried. The mirror is the only way in or out of the vault, and the elevator isn't working. Tecna uses technomagic to stop the gas, and the other girls regain consciousness. However, Virus is able to place them under mind control and make them fight Tecna. I do like how all the girls use their different magic powers against her though. Matt is able to psychically communicate with Tecna somehow, and is able to telekinetically move his father's sword to her. Or, you know, she could just run over there and pick it up? He tells her to let go of logic and follow her instincts. Okay, Matt being incompetent is bad enough. Matt basically single-handedly *leading and saving the Winx, and being right* is just… way too much for me to handle. Tecna is able to anticlimactically destroy Virus in one hit and free the other girls from the mind control. They change things back to normal before Matt and Sebastian arrive. Sebastian lets them have the sword for free as an apology for all the chaos. Matt is able to convince Sebastian to open up an art museum. He and the Winx head back to Neverland. It looks like he and Hook are finally able to bury the hatchet. However, Hook overhears the girls talking about the kidnapper, and that they never figured out who he was, and then Matt sees the octopus necklace that Smee has, and has the rather obvious realization that he's the kidnapper. Hook accuses him of being a traitor and working for the queen, and uses a bell to trap him in a giant tree bud. However, the girls want to hear him out, since it doesn't seem like he could cause so much trouble on his own. They leave to set up their next concert in Central Park. Venomya is there to watch them fail. Matt doesn't feel comfortable marching against the queen, and wants to see if he can talk to her alone and reform her. Before the Winx can perform, *an earthquake happens*. In New York City. The queen and the shaman are watching Jim and his small army of less than a dozen people, and Tink summons her shadow creatures to fight. Before the Winx can do anything to help people, the spirit of the World of Dreams asks for their help *again*, and Bloom lampshades the horrible timing. They can either save these people and doom Neverland, or they can save Neverland but doom the people. Yes, they figure out a third option in the next episode.
World of Winx S2 E8

## Plot

In Neverland, a woman is meditating. This is Tiger Lily. The Spirit of the World of Dreams asks if she can see Matt. She says he's in London. Okay, her voice is definitely not what I was expecting. Then again, I can't remember a version of her that ever talked, so I don't know what I was expecting. Aisha is trying to train Matt. At the very least, he has a cool outfit. The prophecy is about to come true. He'll be the one who defeats evil and saves their world. Aisha isn't patient with him. Tink says she's impulsive, hasty, and impatient. She's not exactly wrong. She doesn't care who sabotaged the concert. She's already created Aisha's nemesis, Sinka. That's a really stupid name, along with Stoney. Why do they have to be so obvious? Venomya sneaks backstage to the Winx concert in London, and messes with the speakers. The girls think the saboteur is following them, so Matt could be in danger. Bloom thinks Jim should take care of his training. She tells him that Jim is Captain Hook, who was once an enemy of his father. Aisha explains that he's changed, and is on their side now. He tries to train Matt, but he's a disaster. He loses to everyone, even *Smee.* Jim tells the girls to take him to Tiger Lily. She's the best warrior in Neverland, and they could use another ally. They meet her, and immediately fight shadows. Tiger Lily tells Aisha to think before she acts. Matt is finally able to dodge when he remembers her advice to never drop his guard. Tiger Lily says that no one can train him though. He'll only become a hero if he finds a magic object. No. Just no. That's bullshit. That is the antithesis to everything every good superhero film, comic book, or TV series has ever taught me. The powers don't make someone a hero. What makes someone a hero is their willingness to help others, regardless of whether or not they have powers. The object in question is Peter Pan's fairy sword, which he took with him when he left Neverland. The girls decide to ask Wendy Darling the next day. Matt has heard of Wendy Darling, because of course he has, that's most likely his mother. Anyways, Aisha can't sleep, and she heads outside to check out a strange noise she heard. She meets her nemesis. Every time she tries to hit her, she's knocked back by a forcefield, and another band on Sinka's arms glow. She finally decides to attack her with magic, and thinks she beat her. The others finally wake up and join her. Sinka traps them in a water spout. Now it's up to Aisha. I know it's not, but in order to keep my sanity, I'm going to pretend that that's a reference to Aisha's long forgotten monophobia.
The iDOLM@STER S1 E19

## Plot

It's finally Takane's focus episode! She's a little strange. No one knows anything about her. Kuroi hires a cameraman to take photos of Takane and dig up some dirt on her. She almost spots him at the park. Takane returns a wallet to a man. He decides to show his appreciation to her by getting lunch with her. The cameraman takes a picture of her. He's the owner of Elder Records. Kuroi spreads the rumor that Takane is transferring from 765 Pro to Elder Records. The producer can't get in contact with the owner because he's overseas on a business trip. Everyone finds out that the cameraman has connections to 961 Pro. The girls know virtually nothing about Takane, so they decide to follow her. They stop at a festival. Chihaya tells Takane what's going on. Takane tells her that everyone has a secret they don't want others to know. Chihaya has a flashback to when she was little, and she sees a little girl and boy at the festival. Takane knows that Chihaya has a secret, and hopes she can talk about it with everyone someday. Chihaya leaves the festival. The cameraman sees her and follows her. She goes to a grave in the cemetery. A woman is also there. The cameraman takes a picture of them. Kuroi is very interested in the photo. The woman is her mother, and they were arguing. Jupiter starts to realize what Kuroi's been doing. They want to beat 765 with their talent, not dirty tricks. Takane has been chosen as Police Chief for the Day. She meets the man from Elder Records again. The cameraman comes out, and he just flips the producer when he tries to stop him. Apparently the guy has a black belt in judo. But the producer manages to tackle him, and Takane flips him. With the owner back, the rumor is over once and for all. Takane and the producer planned the whole thing. She told him that she felt like someone was watching her lately, so they came up with an idea to trap him. Takane got a letter from her butler back in the old capital. He wrote to tell her that everyone back home is delighted about her work. Kuroi still has another plan though. He exposed Chihaya's very private life in a magazine. What it says shocks Chihaya so much, that she loses her voice. Oh, @#%&. **Kuroi, what did you do?!?**

## Review

We didn't learn much about Takane, but it was still a good episode. (I believe the fan theory is that she's either from Germany or the moon. I'm dead serious. So, she's Sailor Moon in the Idolmaster world? 'Kay, that seems legit). That was a total cliffhanger at the end though! So. Much. Drama. Awaits! Ah! This is gonna be so intense! I can't wait! I'm gonna cry so much!! It's been foreshadowed for a while now. Since at least episode 11.
X-Men Evolution: S1 E5

## Plot

During a basketball game, Evan Daniels' X gene activates. He's Storm's nephew. Bones come out of his body. After the game, his teammate Pietro Maximoff talks to him. He's mad at Evan because he thinks he's hogging all the glory. Storm talks to Evan. This isn't the first time something like this has happened. Storm says he can come to the institute, but he doesn't want to leave his life, his parents, or his friends. Xavier contacts Storm. He plans to send Scott and Jean, and also says that Cerebro picked up another mutant signature at the game. Someone has been stealing Evan's money, and he wants to find out who it is. He still refuses to go to the institute, and leaves on his skateboard. He calls himself Spyke. He finds out that Pietro is the one stealing from him. Pietro is a mutant with super speed. He calls himself Quicksilver. He uses Evan as a scapegoat for the police, and "Spyke" is arrested. Evan agrees to go to the institute so they can get him out of jail. He wants to deal with Pietro personally. At Bayville, Mystique plans to recruit Quicksilver. Evan joins the Bayville basketball team and gets to play against Pietro. He goes after him on his skateboard, and Scott and Jean follow them. Pietro begins wrecking the streets of Bayville. Jean tries using her telekinesis to stop him, but he creates a giant twister. Scott is able to hit him with an optic blast, and Spyke pins him down with bones. Pietro says that Spyke still can't prove that it was him who vandalized the school, but Spyke reveals that he recorded Pietro's earlier confession. Scott congratulates Spyke on a job well done, and they leave Pietro for the cops to take care of. While in jail, he receives a visit from Magneto. He offers him a deal: Work for him and he'll free Quicksilver. Pietro agrees, and Magneto breaks him out.

## Review

So, Pietro joins the Brotherhood of Mutants. After doing some research, I found out that Ororo is actually biracial, and she lived in Cairo with her parents until they were killed by a plane crashing into their house, and she developed severe claustrophobia after being stuck there for several days. This does explain her American last name. This was an okay episode, introduced Spyke and Pietro, no big deal.