Review: Season 5: Episode 8, Secret of the Ruby Reef *SPOILERS*

It took a while for it to air... but it did! I liked it. It was cute! I know a lot of people have been watching the episodes in Italian ahead of time on Rai's site (?) but I don't really want to do that. I mean, I can't even understand Italian and it's more fun to do this, so don't expect me to post reviews for episodes before Nick airs them. So, here's my review of Secret of the Ruby Reef. 

Holy cow Nickelodeon, did you just advertise the Lost Kingdom right before Secret of the Ruby Reef? My goodness, I know there was some scheduling trouble but dang. I was worried there for a moment.

Okay, so we start with that party from the preview clip we got like, two weeks ago. I'm surprised Krystal wasn't there to mess with Helia's relationship with Flora. Did they forget about her?? We haven't seen her in a while. Oh well, I didn't particularly want her to be there anyway.

So at said party Stella notices Aisha all lonely and all that and drags some boys over there to talk to her, but Aisha doesn't want to be with them so she splats drink in their faces and gets mad at Stella. harsh, Aisha. Poor guys didn't know what they were getting into. Stella has good intentions but I don't really agree with her execution. She could've just gone and kept Aisha company herself. Oh yeah, Roy was at this party considering asking Aisha out but I didn't think it was very interesting. He's nice I guess but no Nabu.

Anyway, we then see Tecna in her room talking to Timmy (hey wait, how'd she get her streaks? Did Stella automatically flash them into her hair from outside and Tecna was just like, 'oh, Stella's at it again haha'??) So while she's here the Sirenix book just starts singing. That's kinda creepy. She goes outside to find the girls and just walks around playing it on her phone, until Musa recognizes it and says it's something her mom used to sing to her. (now I want to know something... which came first, it being a clue or Musa's mom singing it to her? Because if it was a clue first dang, Musa's mom, talk about foreshadowing)

Also, apparently they only have ten or so days left. What did you do with the rest of them?! They then decide to go to Melody since the clue is Musa's mom and yeah. Stella, Aisha, and Musa are the ones going this time. Aisha and Stella seem to be going on almost all of these.

We then see Tritannus invading his father's castle and he turns Tressa and Neptune into magic merzombies. NO TRITANNUS, TRESSA IS AMAZING DON'T DO THAT. She should've escaped. ;~; Tritannus' scenes are so creepy. They always give me an uneasy feeling-- like 'who's he gonna get next, eee don't hurt (insert name here), don't turn them into a merzombie!!'

So then the Winx are now on a boat which holy cow, Aisha is driving. (yes, out of the three pictures I decided to put in this post, Aisha driving the boat is one of them.) Aisha is amazing. She can drive a boat for crying out loud. Where's Roy, I thought it was his boat? Oh well. Anyway, Aisha and Stella are arguing more. Stop arguing you two, you're my two favorite characters. :(

We arrive on Melody... and Tritannus is trying to get Aisha! No no no don't you dare turn her into a magic merzombie too. Oh, Musa had a flashback about her mother here. It wasn't a very interesting one, just them kinda walking around. Oh well, nice to see her at all.

Dang it Tritannus hit Musa! Wait why did she turn into a big sea glob dog. That is not relevant to Musa.

Alright, so he swims off and leaves the girls to fight Musa dog. Wait, now they're scared? Why weren't you scared when we saw Tec-bot?? I guess this is scarier since Tritannus did it but still. They basically flee for a while until they find the selkies and they tell them that maybe by bonding with a selkie Musa could be cured. Musa's selkie is named Sona! (spelling?)

So they lure Musa dog over to Sona who looks like she's about to pass out from exhaustion since Tritannus just took her powers. Sona sends magical blue beams out of her eyes causing Musa to turn back into Musa and making them bond. 

Hey wait, where's Fila and what's she the selkie of? 

Musa dog is gone, and we have Musa back! Woohoo! I really like Musa this season. We then find the Ruby Reef and play a song on it. It was a pretty song! But what did it have to do with anything, we just got another riddle. Which was something like feel music. Then the girls go home since apparently they need to think more. Hey, we didn't earn a gem today. We need to hurry up unless we want to end up powerless. They get home and Bloom decides the other Winx will deal with this big mission she has a big mission too?? To find Sky's lost memory oh Bloom. There's something a bit more important to be doing right now.

So then at the end of the episode Bloom and Sky find a silly destiny shell which means they're destined to be together, okay. We then see Daphne watching her from the bottom of a lake which she was also doing at the beginning of the episode but I forgot to mention. The Trix and Tritannus come and mess her up no don't touch Daphne. I did love the line of 'who lives under a lake' though. Why is Daphne so scared though?? She's a spirit, how are they supposed to hurt her?

Next episode preview... Zenith! Ah that's nice we get to go there. And Stella's fashion show which apparently according to some episode description she gets turned into a kid because. This should be entertaining.

Thanks for reading guys! Be sure to keep checking this blog for new posts-- I just picked up some new Winx dolls this weekend so reviews for them should be popping up soon, keep an eye out. And of course, next week there will be a new episode review. ;)

Review: Season 5: Episode 2, The Spill *SPOILERS*

Image Credit to Winx Club Fãs on Flickr

Today a fantastic episode air! It was more like the Season premiere. It was a lot better then The Lilo, and probably would've made a better Season starter.

So we start out with the Winx going to the Frutti Music Bar. Well, first they put on a fairy show, but I didn't think that was worth noting. It wasn't much. Anyway, They go there, they talk, and Sky tries to give Bloom a pendant-- the Pendant of Eraklyon, which he says if you give to your true love you and your loved one will have good luck. (anyone wanna bet that in some other dub it'll be to propose to her? after Nabu's 'forever girlfriend' move, I would NOT be surprised)

But of course, Bloom keeps being distracted so he doesn't get around to give it to her. Silly Sky. I feel like he's done this somewhere before.

The Winx also notice an oil rig in the sea, but it's not leaking or anything so they leave it alone. They also met Roxy at the bar, and she mentioned she was heading to Alfea "tomorrow", eee! Wanna see her at Alfea!

 So then Aisha shows she's video chatting with Tressa, who's sending her a live showing of the coronation going on on Andros. This next part really got me-- Aisha showed the Winx a picture of the royal family: Neptune, Ligea, Tressa, Nereus, and Tritannus. Then the Winx call Nereus a cutie, and Tritannus 'ehh'.

..are you kidding me? They look exactly the same, but one has darker hair and slightly darker skin. My goodness. They look exactly the same. Anyway, as seen in the clip "Masked Assassin," Tritannus interrupts the coronation. But man, is it just me or is Neptune kinda a jerk? Who goes on with the coronation when one of your children isn't there. Talk about playing favorites.

Anyway, as seen Tritannus is pretty disliked among the Andros people. And yeah, he is a total jerk. But that's not why they dislike him. It seems like a "OMG NEREUS IS SOOO MUCH BETTER" kinda thing going on. Poor little Tritannus.

Anyway, they start to send him to jail then we're back with the Winx. They realize the oil rig had an accident, and is now spilling oil all over the ocean! Flora has one of her psychic nature pain blasts, who knew it affected her for only water too? Thought it was only plants. And yeah, I know there are plants in the ocean, but didn't think they'd be far enough up to affect Flora.

They go in and save the people involved, but during the event Sky accidentally loses his pendant! It's a shame, it was pretty nice looking. Both Flora and Aisha try to stop the spill, and while they got it to stop leaking by turning the rig into something else, there's still pollution floating around in the sea.

So at the end we're back to Tritanuus, in prison. There he finds.. the Trix?

Am I the only one a little confused at this? Why are the Trix in prison? Weren't they just after the Lilo? The Winx didn't throw them in prison, they just kinda drove them off. Oh well. So then it pretty much implies that Tritannus and the Trix were teaming up.

Image Credit to Winx Club Fãs on Flickr

Then in the next episode preview at the end, it showed Tritannus absorbing the pollution, and breaking into more containers of oil (I think?) and absorbing that to have more pollution-power.

Man, is it just me or is Tritannus a total jerk? I knew he was kind of whiny and I kinda felt bad for him with his brother becoming king, but dang. Now he's just being ridiculous.

Anyway, I really liked this episode! It was much better then The Lilo, and it was a proper Season opener. ;) Be sure to tune in next week when they air the third episode!

Pictures used in this blog post are from http://www.flickr.com/photos/winxclubfas/, be sure to check out all their screencaps! 

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!