Winx Club S3 E12

## Plot

Lucy is working as a spy for Valtor, but I can't tell if she's still under mind control or not. Knowing how spineless Lucy is, she'd do it even if she wasn't being controlled, and she doesn't have those blank eyes, but that could be an animation error. The Winx are heading to Flora's home planet of Lynphea for help. Valtor gives Stormy a new power, and she and Icy head out to destroy the Winx. On Lynphea, the girls meet Flora's little sister Miele. She's so cute! She says that they have to go to the City of Trees and speak with the Sage of Lynphea. She shows them the way there. They have to ride a giant leaf to get to the top. Stormy sends Storm Harpies after them. The girls transform to defend themselves. Stella discovers that Enchantix wings mean she, Layla, and Musa can keep up with the tough winds. They destroy all of the harpies and arrive at the city. They speak with the sage, who tells them that they have to reverse time to undo the spell. She tells them the story of the Black Willow Tree. Long ago, there were two willow trees on a hillside. A raging fire killed one and greatly injured the other. Unable to live near where its sister once stood, it moved to a cave where it shed tears of grief for its fallen sister. It became known as the Black Willow tree. It is said that the waterfall from it flows backwards, and that it has the power to reverse time. They need a goblet to collect the water though. And they have to hurry, before the spell becomes irreversible. Meanwhile, Darcy is spying on Stormy and Icy. She heads to Lynphea as well. The Winx head to the tree. Flora sends Miele back home, saying that it's too dangerous for her to come. The Trix start fighting, but realize that the only way to beat the Winx is to work together. The girls arrive at the cave. Stella turns a stone into a goblet to collect the water. They can't touch the water or they'll be turned into little kids. Stella gets the water, but Icy makes her spill it. They fight, and the goblet drops to the ground, reverting back into rocks. The Winx can always get more, so Darcy ruins the environment, turning the water poisonous and apparently getting rid of its time reversal properties. Flora angrily punches Darcy. The Trix try to use all of their power to hit Flora. But Miele, having come back against her sister's orders, takes the hit for her and falls into the river. After she has giant Venus flytraps eat the Trix, Flora dives down after her. She asks Miele why she came back, and she said she wanted to see what would happen. Flora creates a magic bubble, but there's only enough room for Miele. Flora sends her to the surface and gets tangled in seaweed, seemingly drowning. Um, seaweed? In a river? The Black Willow sheds a tear for her, purifying the water, and Flora earns her Enchantix. Honestly, Flora has one of my favorite outfits and sacrifices ever. What especially sells the outfit to me is her increased highlights, which I've always loved. Flora uses her fairy dust to restore the Black Willow, which throws the Trix into the water, turning them into kids with no powers. They retreat and the girls pour the water on Faragonda, who is freed. The same guy from before is watching them. Specifically, he's watching Layla.

## Review

Sister power for the win, yeah! Okay, so I'm totally biased, obviously, but I love this episode! Flora's Enchantix, Miele, Lynphea, and sisterly love all shine through here, and it's great. As a sister and older sibling, I just love this episode and can really relate to Flora now even more than I did before, if that's even possible.