Could these be the Winx's wishes?

Sorry you guys don't get an episode review today. It's taking me longer than usual. So instead you get this.

On Nick's latest Winx Club quiz, Who's Your Winx Monster Match? (here's a link! http://www.nick.com/quizzes/winx-club-whos-your-winx-monster-match-quiz.html), one of the questions is about Sirenix wishes.

Now whether you want to admit, Nick's quizzes... are the kind of super obvious quizzes, where let's say it's to find out what Winx you're most like-- it asks you what color hair you have. Just, like, THOSE quizzes. You should all know what I mean.

Which makes me wonder... could these options be the Winx Club's Sirenix wishes? Or something Nick made up? The quiz covers four fairies, basically. Bloom, Flora, Aisha, and Tecna. 

These answers aren't so obvious I can easily match them each up to a girl, but here's my guess:

An end to world hunger; Tecna

An end to all fighting; Bloom

To fix global warming; Flora

I'd wish for the safety of my family; Aisha

Bloom and Tecnas were the main challenge. I wasn't sure which one went with who, so who knows on that one.

These wishes... don't seem very good to me. Aisha's seems like it could work, but the others? No way. They're all way too big things, plus if you end all fighting... what are you gonna do in Season 6, anyway?

But you never know. This is one of "those" quizzes.

What do you guys think? Do you think these could be the Winx Club's wishes? (also, PS. I got the Devourer for my result! What'd you guys get?)

MagixJourney's Jakks Pacific Toy Request Petition

We all sit around complaining about how there's no Musa, Tecna, or Aisha in the Enchantix/Charmix lines, or how Musa and Tecna aren't in City Style, and how there's no Roxy Believix doll, and how Jakks won't make any of that fun stuff we want...

Well guess what?! 

No more sitting around!! My friend MagixJourney created a petition on his forum. There you can list everything you want Jakks to make-- and why! Then he'll send the topic to Jakks for them to see, and maybe, just maybe, it'll make a difference, and they'll give us Winx fans what we want.

http://magixjourney.forumotion.com/t198-winx-club-jakks-toy-s-request-petition 

Here it is! You have to sign up to post, but no worries, it doesn't take long. 

It doesn't matter if what you want has already been said-- say it again!! The more people Jakks sees wanting this stuff., the more likely we are to get it. So let your voice be heard! If we all join up and work together, I know we can do this! Can't you imagine?! Walking into a store and seeing a Roxy Believix doll sitting on a shelf. Or a Musa, Tecna, or Aisha Charmix! Come on everyone, we can do it!

What Fits Jakks Pacific Winx Club Dolls?

Okay, be honest guys. Who doesn't love redressing their dolls? But I've noticed Winx Club dolls are kinda hard to redress.. they're oddly skinny, have small busts, and super long legs. So I decided to do an experiment!

I pulled several different dolls that I had on hand and tried their clothing on Winx Club. And these are the results! Tecna here is gonna be modeling for us.

MATTEL'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL DOLLS

I decided to start with what I thought would most likely fit.  These dolls were released when the High School Musical movies were coming out and they look about the size of current Skipper. They're pretty short, but I figured it would be worth a try because of their smaller bust and about the same size torso.

Hey, this worked pretty well!

And I was right! It fit really well! Now maybe if I could rip off that ugly fluffball on the front it could be someone's permanent outfit. It's slightly loose at the waist-- but it's not like it's falling down or anything. It's just like if you tried to pull it down it would come off easily.

I don't have any more clothing of this size to try on... but I'd say generally, this was a success! This should fit on all Winx girls, so if you're looking for new clothing for them be sure to pick up some of these if you see them.

BRATZ AND MOXIE GIRLZ DRESSES

Bratz pants.. I didn't even wanna try. You don't understand how painful it is taking tight pants off a Bratz doll with their rubber legs. I never want to experience that again. So all you get is a dress, since I know for a fact shirts would be too small.

It was doubtful that these would fit, since Bratz are significantly smaller in the torso then Winx Club, but I figured it was worth a try. Let's see how it turned out...

Tecna's feeling a little cold.

Woops. We're gonna need some pants under there, because Tecna's showing a little bit too much leg. What is a dress on a Bratz doll, is a shirt on a Winx Club doll. Buuuuut... it is a shirt that fits! As long as you have some you know, pants. 

So let's try a Moxie Girlz dress!

I guess it works?

It's slightly longer then Bratz which is a plus, and it fits better two, It's slightly loose around the hips though, but generally the same results as Bratz-- you're gonna need some pants.

SIMBA/WITTY WINX CLUB DOLLS

Yep... the European dolls! I decided to take a chance, even though I was pretty sure it wouldn't fit since the torsos on those things are tiny, but hey, who knows? Let's give it a try.

Whoa.... this actually worked!

NOT what I was expecting, but this came out perfectly! I probably should've used Flora, but. Hey, Tecna works too. She looks surprisingly cute in this.

The shirt just barely fit, but it did! The boots are kinda flaring outwards in the front, but it's not that noticeable and I don't think that it really matters that much. I really like how Jakks look in this! Hey Jakks... if you're reading this, take a look at this! Next time try to include just as many details as Simba does so that yours look just as good in their own outfits!

Okay, so if Simba fits on Jakks... let's see if Jakks fits on Simba!

Nope.

My attempt at putting Tecna's Everyday outfit on Believix Flora was quickly defeated, by the fact that I couldn't get these tights over Flora's rubber legs. I'm sure somebody could... but as I mentioned earlier, getting anything over rubber legs that's not a skirt is horrible. So I just gave up and decided to try it without the tights.

That's better!

It fits, but it looks a little... odd. The stomachs on Simba dolls are really small, so her shirt and skirt have come together to look like a dress. Maybe this would work better with pants or something, I don't know.

The shoes fit perfectly though! It was a little hard to get on her, but I did manage it and they look pretty good.

Overall I'd say their clothing can fit on each other, but Jakks on Simba has a few little weird parts.

BARBIE CLOTHING

While Barbie and Winx Club are definitely closest in general shape and height, that doesn't mean their clothing is gonna fit. Barbie is much bigger in the bust which I think is probably gonna cause some problems, but hey, let's give it a try.

...not really.

That doesn't really work. Not sure if my picture shoes it or not, but the straps are way up high. This would have to be altered a whole lot to really work, especially considering right now it looks like Tecna's left breast is falling out of the dress. 

MONSTER HIGH BOYS

Monster High girls I know for a fact won't work. I tried one and I couldn't get it up the bust. It was horrendous. But since the boys are a bit bigger, maybe they'll work? Let's see...

Where's Timmy, this is what he should be wearing!

Uh... kind of. I guess. She looks really, really stuffy though, and the moment I lifted her up the shoes fell right off. The pants kind of fit but they're bunchy in parts, and... as I mentioned before, it just looks really, really stuffy.

But I guess if you're into that it works. Right?

So out of all this... I'd say the two that fit Winx Club Jakks Pacific dolls best would be the High School Musical outfits, and the Simba Winx. Bratz/Moxie Girls work too with pants, and Barbie would too with alterations. 

Well, thanks for reading! If you have any questions feel free to ask. :) Which look do you like best on Tecna? Besides her original that is.

Jakks Pacific Musa and Tecna Harmonix Dolls

..have appeared in an ad! So, funny story. This morning my friend Jen from BelieveInWinx forum told me that she had seen a commercial with them in it, but couldn't take a picture, and I instantly freaked out because... well, Musa and Tecna Harmonix!!!

So I spent my day watching hours of Spongebob, despite the fact I hate it, because that's what she said was playing when she saw it. And lo and behold...

Nasty quality image, sorry. I literally had to take a picture of my TV screen.

I'm sure some other people beat me to reporting it, but that's fine. I'm still super excited! Just look at them!

Musa is my favorite of the two. I LOVE the bright pink they used on her outfit, even though I know it's probably partially my TV, and even though it's inaccurate I love the curls in her hair. Her wings are also AMAZING looking, if I may say so myself. She's actually probably my favorite of the line!

I'm a little disappointed that they used a crown on her head like that instead of how Aisha's is since hers is like that in the show, but whatever, this works.

Tecna is SUPER cute too! I love her outfit-- the colors are perfect, and from what you can see, even though it's very little, her wings look adorable!

The long hair also looks super cute, though it's really inaccurate.. but hey, pretty!! Right? Can always cut it anyway, but I think I'm gonna keep mine like this. Apart from Mattel's Enchantix Tecna, I think this is the only long-haired Tecna doll.

What do you guys think of them?!

What happened, Winx Club? Part 2

Read Part 1 here.

Now, let's continue!

I really, really don't like what they've done with Tecna's character in the most recent seasons... I know a lot of people love her now, but I can't stand it. In the early Seasons she was the smart girl... not the geeky girl.

Yes, yes, I know you're probably all thinking "oh, but she's smart AND geeky!!! its not like shes not smart anymore" but that wasn't what Tecna was intended to be. She was supposed to be similar to a machine; cold and serious. But still having emotions, just... she didn't share them much.

But now as of the two most recents seasons, Tecna has become the modern day geeky girl in my eyes. Always using her phone, playing computer games... and honestly, the writers aren't doing much to help that. She gets like maybe five lines an episode on average (assuming the episode isn't like.... the Zenith one) so the only thing we ever see her do is play on her phone.

I don't like this new Tecna. But let's move on to Aisha.

Aisha I think is actually doing pretty well, as far as not getting her character wrecked. She's one of the characters that you can actually use the excuse of "they grew up" on.

In Seasons 2 and 3 she was kinda quiet and kinda shy. Not in a "uwwahh I'm so nervous" kind of way, just in an unsocial way. Didn't introduce herself to many people.

Season 4 I've heard a lot of people complain that she was too gushy over Nabu... but Nabu is cool, man. He can be gushed over.

Joking aside, it was pretty out of character, for a guy who she hated a season before. It didn't strike me as blaringly annoying though.

Season 5 I've heard a lot of people say they're glad she's back to her S2 and 3 self... but I dunno. I don't really think she is. She seems a lot more aggressive in Season 5. Like a mix between evil at the end of 4 and 2 and 3 personalities.

I also see people complaining she's taking up too much lines and all in Season 5... which I REALLY don't get, considering she still says/does nothing, except she got shoved on a few more Sirenix missions then most girls. But hey, if you're going to complain about Sirenix missions, complain about Stella. She was in 5/6 of them, only reason she wasn't in the one she wasn't was because she was turned into a little kid. Stella is like the Nick writers' baby.

The boys.

Have I mentioned there are literally no stock pictures of these guys together in uniform. I have resorted to using this screenshot of them walking into the Frutti music bar with the most vague expressions on their faces I have ever seen.

The specialists are really lacking recently. In the beginning of the series they struck me as real characters... they were still mostly only there to be the boyfriends for the girls, but they had character anyway. That seems to have been lost in all except Riven, and amnesiac Sky.

I mean, Riven's character is hard to lose. To be fair he's spoken maybe literally one or two lines this entire Season so far, (holy cow riven I just noticed how few lines that is WHAT) BUT I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume he's still a selfish jerk.

Sky on the other hand wasn't even Sky 70% of what we've seen so far, but heck, at least the guy we saw had character. (I know a lot of people are gonna argue with me that he was Sky, just lost memories... i'm sorry but no, he wasn't Sky anymore.)

Every other guy including Riven has either dropped off the face of the planet, is Bloom's dad, is a villain, or has died. Cough, cough, Nabu. Where did our boys go? I know this is a girl power show, but man, we still need some guys. A single gendered show isn't interesting.

There isn't even anything else to say about them. That's how little they're doing.

Oh boy, time for our final characters... the Trix.

The Trix have been doing, quite sadly, too much as of right now. With their return and the blossoming love between Tritannus and Icy, these characters have been run through an entire season that they don't belong in. At all.

In Season 1 the girls were heartless, cold... well, witches. Nothing good about them. I mean, they summoned an entire army of the dead. The good witch Glinda doesn't do that. Seasons 2 and 3... they were lackeys, but they retained their general personality. Season 4 they weren't there. Originally I was kinda sad about that, but looking back it's a good thing.

Season 5 they DON'T need to be here. Yes, I love the Trix as much as the next Winx Club fan, but for petesake the girls have been reduced to a group of mildly evil incompetent witches, one of which is lovey dovey head over heels for the mutant merboy nextdoor, and the other two spend the entire time gagging and complaining about it; I CAN'T EVEN BLAME THEM FOR COMPLAINING. I'm not even going on I'm too frustrated at this point.

Anyway. My next post will probably go up sometime later this week; I've decided what it'll be... but that'll have to be a surprise. It's not a doll review!

Sorry for taking so long to do this, I've been sick since Sunday and haven't felt good enough to sit down and write something until today. :P Oh well. Thanks for reading! What do you guys think of the changes to the Winx Club cast over the years?

Comparing Jakks Pacific Faces

I went through my dolls lastnight, and decided that since they all have such different faces, I'd take comparison pics for you guys! So here you go. Same bad quality as usual though, sorry.

So we're gonna start with Bloom.

Charmix vs Enchantix

I'm using Enchantix instead of Believix since their faces are identical.

So Charmix Bloom actually has a really, really weird face. I mean it's cute, but it's unlike all the other Bloom faces I own. You'll see what I mean when I go on in this post; it's not the normal budget face.

So differences between the two are pretty obvious-- Enchantix has the "fish lips" like Ariel dolls and some of the older-newer Bratz did. Charmix Bloom has more realistic lips but the top lip is unusually small.

The eyes have glitter eyeshadow on Enchantix and they're generally bigger and more lively. They have more eyelashes too.

Concert vs Charmix

And this is what I mean.

As you can see the eyes are shaped completely differently. Concert's are about ten times more upturned and they're bigger, more lively, while Charmix looks more sleepy almost. The lips on Charmix are slightly smaller then Concert and she has more makeup. They both have two eyelashes on each eye.

Charmix's makeup is also much more purple then any other Bloom I own.

Everyday vs Concert

Remember how I mentioned how surprisingly different the makeup is on these two in my last post? Yeah, well now you can see it.

Concert's upper lip is much bigger then Everyday's and I think it looks better. She also has much less drastic eye makeup, it's barely noticeable.

I also noticed the skin on Concert's was more Stella's color while Everyday's was more the normal Bloom color.

Which of the Bloom faces is your favorite? I think mine is Enchantix.

Believix vs Everyday

I don't own Concert so I can't count her in here-- and Enchantix has the same makeup as Believix, while Charmix has the same as Everyday.

Believix has the lower layer of her eyemakeup a nice yellow and the upper layer a muted pink. Both dolls' lips are the same red.

Believix's eyes are noticeably wider and bigger then Everyday's. She also has more eyelashes. The eyebrows are also shaped differently-- they're slightly longer and getting more into the face on Believix, while on Everyday they're almost more pushed off to the side.

I prefer Everyday's face-- Believix's looks odd to me somehow.

Enchantix vs Everyday

Flora's faces actually interest me a whole lot. They vary between dolls a lot.

Obviously Enchantix's eyes are wider and bigger then Everyday's-- and her makeup is really purple, while on Everyday it's more of a pink. On Charmix it's the same purple-y tone though, but with slightly larger eyes of Everyday's and the rest the same. Sorry I didn't take a picture of that.

The lips are shaped pretty similarly. They both have the fish lips thing I mentioned earlier with Bloom.

Believix vs Enchantix

This is actually what I think is the most interesting face comparison of the entire brand.

When I was out buying Believix, one of the dolls had the face I bought and the other had the face on the right, the Enchantix face.

At the time I thought it was just a fluke, and that the other one was simply a misprint. Little did I know, that mine might be the misprint!

The first few boxes of Believix that I ever saw at ToysRUs all had Floras that looked like mine, but after the time I had seen the second face, all boxes came with the second face. Now Harmonix Floras are coming with that face as well-- it's the new standard, it looks like.

The original has a much softer look for her, her eyes are bigger, and the white of her eyes aren't as bright. It's mainly in the eyes that they differ, the rest is generally the same, apart from the fact that the new one's skin seems a bit more orange, but I think that's just a fluke with my Enchantix one.

Personally I much prefer the original face that they replaced. I wish they had kept it. If you have Believix, which face does yours have?

Believix vs Concert

I didn't include Everyday because it and Concert have the same face.

I really like both these faces on Musa. Believix has extremely light makeup overall, eyes lips and everything-- it's a metallic super light pastel pinkish purple color all over. Her eye makeup is slightly more purple then her lips though.

Concert has significantly smaller eyes. Believix's are a lot taller too, and less wide. Believix's lips are a bit bigger and so are her eyelids.

Same thing with having more eyelashes, and the eyebrow thing with Stella.

I prefer Concert.

Everyday vs Believix

Tecna's faces are actually surprisingly pretty different.

The eyes on Everyday and Believix are shaped differently-- while Everyday goes up at the ends, Believix doesn't.

Believix has much less makeup, which is odd since it's usually the other way around. She also has much more purple-y lips, and her lips are slightly bigger and rounder.

Their eyes are the same color, but they have the same Stella eyebrow thing going on. Everyday's eyes are much more perky and Believix's are more round and sleepy.

I prefer Everyday.

Everyday vs Believix

Aisha's faces are really a hit and miss a lot of the time.

Believix's eyes are wider, which is a surprise considering usually with the exception of Stella the budget lines' eyes are wider then the Deluxe. The shape of Believix's eyes is pretty different, the ends go down more then Everyday's, The eyelids are bigger and more noticeable too, and the eyebrows are a darker color.

Her makeup is a lot brighter. Her lips are a nice purple-y color I really like and her eyeshadow is like a lot lighter and slightly pinker version of it. Everyday has more of a classic pink which I don't think looks very good on her.

Everyday's makeup is extremely faint-- you can barely see it on the eyes. I think this face would be a lot better if it wasn't for those two big locks of hair being pulled back away from it. Looking at City Style they did improve it a lot though.

I prefer the Believix one.

How about you guys? What face is your favorite for each girl?

Thanks for reading, and Merry Christmas!

Review: Jakks Pacific: Everyday Tecna Doll

Yes I got her Yes she's mine. <3 <3 <3 It's about time.

So as all of you that have read my last few posts know I wanted this doll so badly. I'd go hunting to like seven stores in a day like nobody's business and still not find her. This doll cost me like three times as much as she is in gas.

But I finally found her. I called up a store and they checked like five different big wrapped boxes in the back and then they found her and now she's mine!! So here's the review. Day 2 of my post all week.

So this Tecna is great in every way. But I am kind of biased so uh. I'll try to give a fair review.

The material on her shirt and skirt are the same as that gross material on Flora's skirt and Charmix Bloom's entire outfit. But it works better on Tecna because the design of this outfit isn't supposed to be practical. It's a nice color, a bit lighter and less saturated then it is in the stock picture. I like those dark whatever you call them that they end with the dark purple. I'm not even going to try going into what to call them who knows. But they're cool and look great anyway. I just wish she had one on the top of her skirt too.

She has the cutest little earrings that are actually a bit bigger then they look in the stock picture. They're like big pearly studs and they're perfect. That bracelet that you see in the stock picture is actually three watches. I don't know who has gel watches, but I'm sure it's a thing. You can take them off if you don't like them anyway.

Her tights are a nice color-- much more purple-y white then in the stock picture. They're much lighter too. My only complaint is that they tend to bunch up unless you tuck them deep into her boots. I don't see why they couldn't have just done full tights that go over her feet but eh, it is a budget doll. And you can keep it from doing that if you tuck it in enough.

Her shoes are probably the last accurate part of the doll... haha. I honestly don't know what they were thinking when they decided hot pink, gel, shin-high strappy heels would be the best choice. They look fine on the doll, but they DO NOT look anything like the show whatsoever.

The hair on this doll is her usual bob, which I hope they change up for Harmonix. It's the nice purple color she usually has, though she doesn't have the streaks she has in Believix, and I wish she did. I actually cut it to be how it is in the show though. :P Looks much cuter now.

The face on this doll is the best part. I LOVE the budget Tecna face even more then the Believix one. It's like the Believix one but 10x better. She has that usual hot pink lipstick the Everyday dolls have, but she has like NO eyeshadow except this really light pink stuff. Her eyes are such a dark blue too it's gorgeous and beautiful. Double eyelashes as well. She has brown eyebrows which is kinda odd but I mean really Tecna's hair is probably a dye job anyway.

Overall I'd rate this doll an 8.7 or so out of 10. I adore her and she's almost perfect... but there are just a few little things that don't work like her shoes.

Tomorrow I'll be doing a review of Believix as a transformation. Not the dolls (I've already done that) but the actual designs/powers and my opinion on them. Be sure to check back then!

Review: Season 5: Episode 9, The Gem of Empathy *SPOILERS*

EDIT: Pictures added!

This episode wasn't as good as the last few, but it was still nice. <3 Here's my review!!

So we start out with Bloom having a dream where Daphne is being sucked into a weird void of pollution(?) and Bloom is trying to save her, but fails to. Then she wakes up and realizes she's late for class.

We then see WizGiz talking about age-change spells in a class with Stella, Flora, and Musa. ...that's a little groan-inducing. Like, come on, we know we're getting age-change later this episode but come on. Anyway, he ends and Stella shows the girls the designs she made. Flora compliments them and then Stella insists she tell her every little thing she loved. Helia calls, Flora does the classic "Helia!" like from the Lilo but Stella takes the phone away and insists she continue talking to her instead. Okay Stella you're my favorite character but you're really getting on my nerves right now. Stop that. >:C

Stella gets mad because she thinks Flora would rather talk to Helia then her so she calls up Brandon (who is just casually riding his DRAGON) saying it's an emergency. She then proceeds to do everything we saw in the Stella's Fashion clip so I can skip that.

Skip a little forward and Bloom, Aisha, and Tecna decide to go to Zenith to get the next gem. (hey wait, didn't Bloom just be dramatic and say she had her own thing to do in the last episode?) And we see Stella, Musa, and Flora in the archive of fashion or whatever it's called. Stella takes a brooch for "inspiration"... and it has an age-change spell on it. Woopsies. Aww cute baby Stella now. <3  

We're now with Bloom, Aisha and Tecna on Zenith! Well first Tritannus took Zenith selkie's powers, but I mean he does that all the time do I really need to say that. Roy apparently was assigned to patrol Zenith's waters and he has MAGIC NO ROY. Don't try to be Nabu only Nabu can be Nabu :( well he uses it so he can breathe underwater. He then goes with the girls underwater to the Zenith castle which had a cool name but I don't remember it.

Oh Brandon has arrived to meet Flora and Musa... sees little Stella and he thinks she's adorable and plays with her. Wait what. I didn't expect that reaction shouldn't he be a little worried his girlfriend just got turned into a three year old?

Back to Zenith. Tecna bonds with Zenith selkie and then we arrive in the castle and fight some of Tritannus' merzombies. Tecna tries to get the gem which is at the top of some seat throne thing but it's stuck??? Either that or Tecna is REALLY weak. Doubt it though since Aisha tried too and couldn't get it. Anyway they touch some weird vine and start fighting. Tecna says it might've been poisonous so Aisha shouldn't touch it and on it goes from there. I guess it was a cursed vine??

They fight for a little while and everyone fights merzombies for a little while until finally Bloom casts a spell or hits or who knows Aisha and Tecna to make them stop fighting. They then realize the key to getting the gem out is to do it together. I don't really get that since Empathy is understanding others' feelings, not together-ness. It's okay though. Anyway, gem received.

We now go back to Stella, Brandon, Musa, and Flora. Brandon is wearing a headdress of some sort-WHY. Did he make it with little Stella or something?? My goodness Brandon. Anyway they put her to sleep with a bedtime story of like, Princess named Stella who became the best fashion designer ever or something. As soon as she falls asleep she flashes back to normal Stella and wakes up. Basically she has a "what happened?" moment and the others are just like "haha we met a nice little girl today" and she's all like ah okay. Wait she didn't learn a lesson. Why isn't she learning a lesson she was awful earlier??

Overall it was a cute episode but not one of my favorites of the Season. I hope the next episode is a little better. <3 Be sure to tune in next Sunday at 1pm EST to watch it!! :) Thanks for reading! 

All images used in this post are from Nick's official site.

Review: Season 5: Episode 7, The Shimmering Shells *SPOILERS*

This week's episode was good! I think it's my favorite of the Season so far. :) There was only one or two things I didn't really like.

First we see where we left off the the last episode. Remember that shadow?

Well... it was Lenny. Bajeezuz Lenny, you make a large shadow. Anyway, she bonds with Aisha and becomes her bonded selkie. (Looks like their names are selkies, not Pescix. Darnnit-- Selkie is a different species.) A little cheesy of a cut scene as you can see with Stella's version below, but hey, it wasn't any better with the pixies.

We see Musa, Tecna and Flora examining the cave the girls are about to go in and say that it looks confusing. I'm a little confused, mainly because that was the end of their magical reality thing.... what was the use in that? Oh well. It wasn't bad or anything. The girls actually going see it and say something similar. They enter and see Tritannus has mutant oiled it too... danggit Tritannus, you really went out of your way to get everywhere, didn't you. 

So they enter, Lenny gets knocked out, and then the Winx girls get knocked out. Then starts the Inner Problems sequence from the preview clip. It was solved really easily-- Aisha realized Nabu wouldn't say stuff like that and told the other girls it was a trick. The other girls realize that, and then the 'Inner Problems' sequence ends. A little disappointing-- they didn't prove self-confidence at all with it, really. Only Aisha did. It was nice seeing the nightmares though. As mention in my post about the preview clip, I really liked Stella's.

They then proceeded to do something with some Shimmering Shells that really didn't help them at all... they just started telling them a riddle to find the gem of self confidence which I really didn't hear, so I don't have an opinion on it. (I though they were supposed to get it here though?) The girls get home to Alfea and discuss the riddle. We see Stella's Sirenix guardian-- first time we've seen one! Looks like they're not the selkies, like most people thought they'd be. I really like that they didn't go the cute route with their designs, they decided to do pretty instead. Anyway, Stella asks her to solve the riddle and of course she says no. Because I mean what kind of guardian would she be if she said yes. Stella then realizes the answer on her own, it's on Solaria so they decide to head to Solaria.

We see a little bit with Bloom and Sky talking about him and Diaspro and he tells her she was super boring to talk to. Woohoo Sky. I wonder if Diaspro will come back this Season after that... doubt it. It was probably just for the fans that time.

Bloom gets a call from her parents about pollution spreading on Earth... that's Tritannus' doing. He needed more oil. He said that earlier. I just forgot to mention it haha.

The group then splits up-- Bloom, Musa, and Tecna go to Earth to stop Tritannus and Stella, Flora, and Aisha go to Solaria to find the Gem of Self Confidence.

I really liked both these parts! 

On Earth Icy makes some oil workers throw oil into the ocean for Tritannus, and he absorbs it. They go on like that for a while. Wait...

THERE ARE SOME MERZOMBIE TRITANNUS MINIONS BEHIND THEM I ASSUME THEYRE NEREUS AND LIGEIA BUT WAIT WHAT, THEYRE FLOATING HOW DO THEY FLOAT WHAT.

Floating merzombies aside (never thought I'd say that phrase) the Winx arrive and transform into Harmonix, while Sky who came with them struggles to work his sword which he has forgotten how to use due to his memory loss. Oh, Sky. I do like that the memory loss isn't taking up much of the plot though. They realize it's not what to focus on.

Their attacks are so much nicer then Believix, ooh! They're still not as good as Magic Winx or Enchantix attacks, but MUCH better then Believix. For some reason when they got Believix they got ridiculously weaker. Who knows why. 

Long story short, the girls defeat Icy and then Sky has another memory flash thing... of the pendant of Eraklyon GET OUT PENDANT OF ERAKLYON. MY GOD ITS GETTING ANNOYING... but I don't know what that memory flash even did for him, it couldn't have restored his memory right?

Anyway, on Solaria, Stella meets her bonded Selkie-- Eliris. I think that's how you spell that. Gatekeeper of the Solaria oceans... which Tritannus took the powers of earlier in the episode. Looks like they're each getting the Gatekeeper of their planet. That's okay. I like that Eliris isn't prissy like you'd expect Stella's to be. She's a normal person. Er, selkie.

They then go to an underwater cavern with a shield in it, that was spreading up light to the top of the ocean. But then... a mutant jellyfish arrives! It's from when Tritannus polluted Solaria. It apparently has the powers to turn people to stone... because it turned Flora to stone! (Yes I was right, that statue in the preview was Flora!) The jellyfish comes after Aisha and Stella then, but Stella grabs the shield and uses it to send the attack back at the monster. 

She then points it at Flora... and she gets turned back? That and the pendant thing were the two things that bothered me this episode. Why'd that turn her back? I mean, I don't care if they bring her back easy as casting a spell on her, but how does a shield help? Stella then says that she thinks the Gem of Self Confidence was the gem in the shield, and it was. It then appears in each of the girls' Sirenix boxes

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That's pretty much the end of the episode... in the next episode preview we see the Winx go to Melody! Woohoo, it's very pretty. (I guess those 8-13 rumored episode descriptions are true.., waiting to post them until we know for sure though.) But Musa gets turned into a beast! 

...wait, didn't we just do that with Tecna? Oh well. It was fun the first time. Sure it'll be the second time. I don't understand what's up with Musa's monster form though. It doesn't look anything like Musa. It's like a weird merzombie blob dog. 

That's it for this episode's review, overall I'd give it about an 8 out of 10. :) I liked it! Be sure to check back next week for the next review, on The Ruby Reef!

Icy Sirenix, New Preview Clip, and Harmonix Clips

Man, a lot of stuff to stuff into one article, but it all came out so close to each other so they ended up together.

First, a new poster came out that includes Sirenix Icy! What do you guys think?

Personally, I feel like parts of it are really nice, but other don't work so well... like, I really love the stuff on her hair, face, and arms, but the jumpsuit(??) looks a little odd. 

But maybe she'll have Sirenix-looking tights on the legs?? Who knows. I don't really like the muk look of it though, it kinda looks like she fell in some oil. I know they were probably going for that, but you know what I mean. It doesn't work that well for clothing.

I absolutely adore the blue lipstick and makeup though, that's a giant improvement. Makes her look much more evil then before.

Be sure to check out MagixJourney's article on it, and MagicOfWinxClub's article on it! They reported it before me. :) And here is the source of this poster!

Also new in the Winx world, is a preview clip for the next episode! It shows Princess Krystal bringing Diaspro in to help Sky regain his memories. Bad move there, Krystal... that wasn't the smartest thing.

I don't really think she had bad intentions, but boy did she mess up. Eek. And Sky, why are you so trusting of Diaspro when you were reluctant to talk to Bloom about your past at all??? What!? 

Watch the clip here, on MagixJourney's Youtube!

Lastly, a new commercial came out for Harmonix dolls from Simba/Giochi/Witty/that European company, but it doesn't show off the dolls as much as it does Harmonix. They should advertise new Seasons like this, this got me pumped for Harmonix. Much more then for the dolls. :P

These clips were beautiful! Love Harmonix, definitely one of my favorite transformations of theirs. It's so pretty! But I still hold my old opinion of it being hard to fight in, I mean look at it. ;) Still very gorgeous, though.

You can watch the ad here on BelieveInWinx's Youtube!

Thanks for reading, and be sure to check back Sunday for my next episode review!! Assuming they air it, unlike last week. ;)

Brand Licensing Europe: 2D Musa, Tecna, Aisha Sirenix

And looks like we get 2D art of those three, too! Glad we are, it was kind of obnoxious how it was just Bloom, Stella and Flora.

These are from Brand Licensing Europe's Netbook for September/October.

I think out of the 2D Sirenix in general my favorites are Aisha and Bloom. They both came out really well. The other did too, I just mean I like them especially. :P

Musa looks really good, too! And Tecna's hair is awesome. and I really like the contrast between her shirt and her tights, that worked well.

Who are your favorites in 2D Sirenix? Share in the comments what you think!

PS: Did you guys notice the new look on the blog? It's time for Halloween soon!

Review: Season 5: Episode 5, Tecna the Robot *SPOILERS*

Today's episode wasn't my favorite-- but it wasn't bad. Here's my review!

First off, we have Bloom trying to jog Sky's memory. It seemed to be going pretty good-- well, Sky still wasn't remembering anything, but Bloom seemed to be in a fairly good mood, which is something really rare in plots like this. :P Of course until Sky decided that it was useless since nothing was helping.

Then, I can't remember if it came before or after, but we got Princess Crystal trying to heal Sky. I like her. I like that she's not just the usual jerky brat like all the other love rivals are in this show. Not to say I don't adore out jerky brats-- but it's a nice change, isn't it?

But then of course Sky still won't remember, because there's a "barrier blocking Crystal's healing"... it was the pendant what. Get over your pendant Sky. You lost it, it's gone. That's it. No more. Groan. It could've have meant that much.

I did crack up over his little phone conversation with King Erindor, though. That was hilarious.

We also get to see Nereus and Queen Ligeia trying to find Tritannus, and Lenny(?) following them. They find him, he turns Nereus into one of his demon sea-mutants and then he demands information on Sirenix from Ligeia. She tells him Dafne/Daphne was the last Sirenix fairy, then he zaps her into a demon sea-mutant too.

 

Gosh Tritannus. Evil or not they're your family why are you turning them into ugly zombie mermen. And how did you turn Ligea from a female mermaid to a male mer-zombie? Gosh darnnit, Tritannus. I don't like your mer-zombies. Get rid of them. You should know this is only going to cause Neptune getting all angry at you and coming after you. ((Not to mention I was in love with Ligea's design.. why'd she have to get mutated too darn it.))

 Then it shows the Winx searching for The Sirenix Book-- Timmy and Tecna have worked out a new invention that should help them find it. But the Trix come and mess with her phone... causing her to find this creepy book.

As soon as she opens it... BOOM Tecna's a robot!! Poor Tecna. She finally gets her own little story/plot and it spans over what felt like six or seven minutes. I wish it had been the main focus of the episode instead of the mixture we got, she had quite a cool design. See the bottom of the article.

The robot wasn't even exactly evil-- it didn't try to really hurt the girls. It just started trashing the library looking for the Sirenix book. That lasted a couple minutes, but then the girls figured out it was her phone that was cursed and so they pulled it out of her robot self, causing her to turn back to normal. That was about it, for this episode. Oh, except!!

At the end it showed Tritannus talking to Icy about how he wanted her to go after Dafne/Daphne to find out more about Sirenix. That should be fun.

The next episode preview sounded pretty sweet though, with the whole competition thing going on. Minus the rainbow unicorn of course. That thing doesn't need to be there. 

Overall I'd say it was a pretty good episode, but there were a few minor complaints. Be sure to check back next week for the review for the next episode!

PS: All pictures used in this article are from Nick's official site, in their "Tecna the Robot" photogallery. :)

Review: Season 5: Episode 4, Return to Alfea *SPOILERS*

Image from the Winx Wikia

Let me start this off by saying I LOVE that they're returning to Alfea. It's good they're not staying on Earth, Earth had too many opportunities to do useless things. (Like, there's a much lower chance they're going to throw their Rock band and Pets into Magix then Earth.)

Now here is my review of the episode.

First off, since when can Dafne make wind blow? I know it was supposed to make the scene more dramatic, but jeezus. She's a spirit not... wind. What?

I kinda wish she had really died instead of this. Before it was made out to be she died saving her sister (and it was her choice to), now it just seems like an accident gone wrong, that can easily be fixed. Don't get me wrong, I love Dafne, but I hope they don't bring her back to life. It would negate the value of her sacrifice and make it too "happy ending for everyone." 

Looks like we're getting some Flora/Helia love drama this time. It's about time. I really like Princess Crystal's design. 

And does this mean Helia is from Lynphea? If he's childhood friends with Crystal, and she's the princess, wouldn't that mean he is?

Man, how much power can Tritannus pack into that trident?! If he can give the Trix THAT much power from one zap.. man.

Anyone else love Musa. She's being so snarky, it brings some variety to the cast. Almost reminds me of Season 1/2 (but mainly 1) Musa. She might be creeping up on my favorites list to be almost with Stella.

The fight they had was entertaining, but nothing to comment on. 

But wait, Sky fell ten stories!!

SKY WHATS WRONG WITH YOU WHY DIDNT YOU DIE IT WAS A TEN STORY FALL WHAT

You die if you fall ten stories, kiddies. Don't forget that.

..But now he doesn't remember Bloom. Somehow I am not surprised. It seems like it'll be an interesting plot nevertheless, but I hope it doesn't span over more then three or so episodes. I don't want the Season to just consist of "waahh my boyfriend doesn't remember me," but that might just be because I've watched various shows with that plot and I'm tired of it.

MY GOODNESS THE PREVIEW FOR THE NEXT EPISODE IS FRIGHTENING

Tecna finally gets some attention and she gets turned into a robot oh Tecna. :(

What I want to know though, is why is there EVEN a book that turns someone into a robot hanging out in Alfea's archive. WHY. When will that come in handy?!

Anyway, I liked this episode, but it wasn't as good as the last two. But it was better then the Lilo. :) I'd give it about a 7 or so out of 10. 

Thanks for reading everybody! Feel free to share your opinion on the episode in the comments :)

Season 5: Tritannus Clip, Flora and Tecna's Photogalleries

I'm sure by now you've all seen the clip of Tritannus and Nereus, if you haven't, check out BelieveInWinx or MagixJourney, they've both got it posted and uploaded!

My opinion? Best out of all the preview clips so far.

It's much more serious, and less silly. I like it a lot!

I do find it odd however that both Tritannus and Nereus look exactly the same, but with different hair colors. I mean, they even have the same hairstyle? What kind of brothers do that? Especially when one tries to kill the other...

And it's a nice touch they included Tressa and Queen Ligeia! At first I wasn't sure if I heard it right when Ligeia said brother, but watching it again I'm sure of it. It's nice that they're a family-- well not nice that they now have a mutated merman in their family, but nice they remembered their existence and didn't make a whole new royal family. I am wondering where Nabu fits in however. If Aisha's family rules over the land of Andros, and Tressa's the sea, what does that make Nabu's family? The second rulers of the land?

Also, nice to finally know how to pronounce Tritannus. Probably just me but I was always pronouncing it Tri-ton-us, instead of Tri-tan-us. Silly, huh? :P I just always thought it would be pronounced like the triton the object.

Also, Winx Club's Season 5 Online site has posted their photogalleries of Flora and Tecna! Here's a link, since I only included one of each in the post. ;)

Flora looks cute in the picture with Helia, and Tecna looks cute in the one with Timmy! Kinda funny they look cuter in the pics with their boyfriends, haha.

So what are you thinking of the Season so far, and of the new preview clip? Share in the comments!

And be sure to tune in this Sunday for the second episode of Season 5, The Spill!

Review: Jakks Pacific Believix Dolls

My second real post on the blog, woohoo!

Today I'm going to do a review on the Jakks Pacific Believix dolls. I recently completed the set so I have them all to supply info about!

Let's start with Bloom, since she's the main character.

Bloom is overall a pretty nice doll. Her face is gorgeous, and her wings are pretty nice too. The outfit isn't the highest quality, but this doll is aimed at a pretty young audience, so I wasn't expecting much better quality clothing then what it is. Right? I mean, small children don't really care what fabric it is. So it gets a pass.

Her shoes don't come off if you leave the rubber bands it comes with on on. And if you don't, they don't fall off much anyway. Just occasionally.  I really like the socks, they're sparkly and pink. Perfect for a Believix Bloom, haha.

My biggest complain is probably the hair. I can't stress this enough, do NOT brush it. If you brush it, it will turn into an angry monster that eats everything in sight and will never be tamed.

Jokes aside, it gets pretty nasty if you brush it. It starts frizzing out and  gets really ratty.

I also don't really like the fact she has no bangs or anything considering she had them in the show, but whatever. It's a children's doll.

If you do try to cut your own bangs for her though, keep in mind that it's pretty hard. I tried myself and while they look more accurate then before they turned our pretty short because the hair that I cut (the two curly pieces in the front) pops up whenever you cut it. So cut it on the long side. 

I'd give 'er about a 7 or so out of 10 keeping in mind what the audience is. I'm sure little girls will love it, but collectors will have some problems.

Time for Stella.

Stella is probably my least favorite of them, but she's still not a bad doll. There's just a lot of things that don't work for me.

First, see that pink frilly part? It doesn't look quite as nice in person. Underneath it is a white skirt that is pretty much just a piece of cloth sewed in the shape of a skirt. It doesn't look nice.

Her hair has a bit of problems too. It's rooted really weirdly near the top and has a few bald spots. Bits of the straight part in the back are kinda wiry but not too bad, it could just be mine on that.

Her wings are my favorite of any of them, though. They have so many bright colors that they just look absolutely gorgeous. She gets points for that.

Overall, I'd give her about a 6 out of 10. Not the best of the line but not bad.

Flora is next.

Surprisingly enough, Flora is actually my favorite of the line. She has the same hair problems as Bloom, in the way that if you brush it it will turn into a giant man eating monster, but if you don't it looks pretty nice.

Her clothing is probably the best of the line. She has the nice socks (you know, the ones that aren't the shiny stiff ones) and it just looks nice. You don't have to do anything to keep it nice either, it just.. stays nice. I wouldn't recommend her for rough play thouogh, some stuff might go wrong with that.

She also gets points for extra pretty show accurate face, the stock picture doesn't show it as much but in the picture she kinda has sleepy eyes which look adorable on her. Those little things at the top of her hair look a lot nicer in person as well.

I'd give her about a 7.5 out of 10. Her hair is still a ratty monster if you brush it but as long as you don't mess with her she should stay looking pretty nice.

Musa now!

I like this Musa doll. She's very.. Musa. Her hair was done well and doesn't have the rooting problems Stella has, and her wings are some of the nicest as well.

Her outfit uses a different material from the others. The others all use that shiny material, but she uses a more shimmery material. I personally prefer this material because it's less stiff but either works.

I love her face, the only thing I'd say could be done better is her makeup. The super light pink lipstick she has in person looks a little weird, but it still looks fine. She's probably my second favorite. I loe that little piece of fabric off the side of her fabric belt too, it adds a nice touch and I'm glad they included it. It looks really nice with the rest of the doll and if they hadn't put it there it wouldn't look as complete.

I'd give her about a 7 out of 10. Not quite as nice as Flora, but still a very nice doll.

Time for Tecna.

Tecna isn't my favorite, but I'd say she was done better then most of the girls. She has the prettiest face out of them all, it has almost no eye makeup and her haircut is cute and practical. They did it a bit shorter then it is in the show, but it still looks good.

I like the style of her outfit, it's called a romper if I remember right? (that  word always bothered me, oh well.)

She has that shimmery material Musa has on her fabric belt. It's a nice touch.

My only complaints are that for one, her wings constantly fall back unless you tape the back of them. The other girls have long hair to keep them from falling backwards but Tecna doesn't so they fall a lot of the time. That and her shorts constantly are giving her a horribly painful looking wedgie unless you straighten them out and don't sit her down.

Overall she gets about a 7.5. She's one of the nicest.

Last but not least, Aisha.

I'm a little half an half on Aisha. Her face and hair are probably the best out of any of them but her outfit is really lacking. It it mostly that shiny material with nothing else but the occasional green frill.

Her wings have nice colors though and the design on them is nice. It's just the outfit doesn't have much to it. It's really simple. It looks nicer next to the other girls, but when you have her alone or with one other it doesn't look as good.

Her face and hair though are the best. He hair is curled perfectly (so don't try to brush it) and it looks just like the show. In person her face looks pretty close to the show too. I'd say doll alone not including outfit she's the best, but when you tack on outfit she gets moved down a bit. She's still a nice doll and she's still worth the money, but I'd say her outfit is my least favorite out of the girls.

Overall I probably give her about a 6.5. Not too bad, but not the best.

How I feel about this line as a whole is simple. They're really nice dolls and great for Winx fans of all ages, but the clothing isn't the best.

A few complaints I have about the line in general is that for one, they ship them horribly. They ship 3 Bloom, 1 Stella, 1 Flora and 1 random either Aisha/Tecna/Musa from what I've seen. It makes it a pain in the neck to get your hands on any of them but Bloom, Stella or Flora. And that means it's a pain to get your hands on half of them.

There's also a slight problem with the knees on some of them. I'm thinking it's just the early ones because only my Bloom has it and I got her when they first sent them to ToysRUs back in June, but they bend too far forward. Not so far it's really unnatural, but they bend back so that it makes it hard to get them to stay in a natural position.

Man, this review was a little long. Oh well. I might post something else short today, but here's a big long thing. :P

So what are your thought on these new Jakks Pacific dolls? Share in the comments!