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> Winx Club 30 Day Challenge, My thoughts on all things Winx :-)
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post Dec 20 2015, 9:14 AM
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Ooh, here's a good one...
Day 18: Favorite Couple (Canon)

Timmy/Tecna. I remember when most of the fandom didn't like this pairing simply because it was the obvious one to make. I never had any issues with that, though...
Besides, look at how their relationship has evolved. Timmy's redemption arc in season 2 is a big reason why I imagine the fandom has become more accepting of this pairing, and he was the only person who still believed Tec to be alive midway through season 3 icon_smile.gif They also work great together whenever the Specialists and the Winx go on missions icon_smile.gif
Also, since Timmy's redemption arc, they've been more or less drama-free. For example, Season 5 saw them going out on a date, and Timmy was perfectly understanding of Tecna having to bail to save her fellow Winx. It's one of those little things that makes them a great couple. Quite frankly, I can't imagine either of them being paired off with anyone else icon_smile.gif

(2015 update: And their season 6 episode continued their solid relationship as well icon_smile.gif)


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post Dec 21 2015, 4:42 PM
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Day 19: Favorite Pairing (Non-Canon)

Musa/LaylaAisha. For all that's been said about the romantic couples and the friendship between Bloom/Stella, you've got to appreciate the less-mentioned (especially during the Nick era) friendship between the Fairy of Music and the fairy of dancing icon_smile.gif After all, it was Musa who helped Aisha fit in with the Winx, and that's something that shouldn't be forgotten.


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post Dec 21 2015, 5:15 PM
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Yay, I'm not alone in thinking those two should be a couple!
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post Dec 22 2015, 3:34 PM
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Day 20: Mike/Vanessa or Oritel/Miriam

I prefer Mike/Vanessa. I imagine that most viewers would relate more to them than the royals of Domino. They've also been around Bloom for longer, so I'd say they know how to take good care of her.


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post Dec 23 2015, 3:42 PM
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Day 21: Least Favorite Winx

Now we reach the ones that are a bit hard to write about, because I genuinely do like most of the characters.
Likewise, I don't really have a least favorite Winx, but if I had to choose, I would say Stella. Now, this isn't meant as a slam against the Fairy of the Shining Sun. She's quite funny, she cares a lot about her family and friends (and Brandon!), and her passion for fashion (I know, wrong doll line icon_wink.gif) is nothing to scoff at.
The problem is, she can have a really problematic attitude sometimes, such as when she refused to make nice with Chimera early on in season 3 (seen here), or tried to force a relationship on Aisha. Thankfully, the writers seem to have toned down her attitude in the latest season, and she's a better character for it icon_smile.gif


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post Dec 24 2015, 3:48 PM
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Day 22: Least Favorite Trix

With only three Trix to choose from, I'd say that Stormy takes this position by default. Compared to the others, Stormy comes across as just a minor annoyance. She never went solo as much as her sisters did, and when Valtor needed a "lab rat" for the niceness spell he stole, he used it on Stormy (resulting in the above picture)... so that should say something icon_smile.gif


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post Dec 25 2015, 2:08 AM
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Day 23: Least Favorite Specialist/Main Cast Male

Not surprisingly, Riven. He's always had that bad boy look about him, and he can have a pretty big ego at times, plus as mentioned earlier, he even sided with the Trix for a stint... And when Mandragora needed an insider in the first movie, guess who she used? And whenever the Specialists are fighting each other (especially when not as part of class), Riven's usually involved :-\ Hopefully Nex doesn't turn into another Riven...

(2015 update: And of course we all know what happened with Riven in 6x22-23... Good riddance icon_smile.gif)


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post Dec 26 2015, 2:34 AM
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Day 24: Least Favorite Secondary Character


My pick is Chimera and Cassandra, but not so much the characters themselves as how they were treated by the writers.
Cassandra got off on the wrong foot from the get-go by talking about how much she doesn't like Stella, absolutely ensuring that Stella would have no problems about crashing her wedding later on. The fact that Cassandra perpetuates the whole "step-parents are evil" trope is just the cherry on top icon_confused.gif
Meanwhile, after her impressive debut, quite a few fans were hoping to see Chimera be turned good, after all, it looked like she was behaving this way mostly because of her mom and Valtor, right? (Plus Stella's attitude, as mentioned on Day 21) Instead, she ends up being dispatched (pretty anticlimactically at that) as part of the aforementioned wedding crash. Kinda like the season as a whole, really... (And on top of that, we never even got to visit her school icon_confused.gif) There's probably an AU out there that treats them properly, and part of me wonders if Selina is an attempt to do a Chimera-like character right...
Also, I'm not particularly fond of the idea of the Selkies as a whole either. They're like the pixies crossed with the Bubble Guppies, minus almost any trace of individuality icon_confused.gif Plus, they displaced the pixies for a whole season without any real in-story explanation, so there's that...


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post Dec 26 2015, 9:04 AM
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I thought the Selkies were suppose to be guardians of the gates in the ocean but they were way too weak to do that and completely useless


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post Dec 26 2015, 4:02 PM
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Just noticed I skipped one day earlier, so here it is...

Day 8: Favorite Individual Transformation



I like Tecna's fairy forms in general actually, but for my favorite, it's a toss-up between Tecna's distinctive original fairy outfit (especially with the cartwheel in the Nick version), and Musa's Charmix (the original S2 flavor).


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post Dec 27 2015, 9:03 AM
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Day 25: Least Favorite Villain

Tritannus. His entire motive for taking over the Infinite Ocean apparently stems from being ignored by his own family... and then there's also the part where Icy was oohing and aahing over him and ignoring her sisters icon_confused.gif Plus, he didn't even show the slightest bit of remorse after his defeat in 5x26 icon_confused.gif

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post Dec 27 2015, 9:37 AM
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The only good thing about Trittannus is that now, people don't complain about Darkar as much. (Like, he's not my favorite, but I DO like the guy)
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post Dec 28 2015, 3:20 PM
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Day 26: Least Favorite Fairy Form


Toss up between Harmonix and Sophix. As another fan pointed out during her run at the challenge, Harmonix is frilly and highly impractical for the ocean, and like Sirenix, also suffers from sameness. As for Sophix, let's just put it this way: Ladies, those skirts are much too short. Please put on some clothes.


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post Dec 29 2015, 2:47 PM
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Day 27: Least Favorite Couple (Canon)

Easily Musa/Riven. They're one of the show's two consistent and reliable sources of relationship drama, but whereas Bloom/Sky drama tends to come from just Diaspro, Musa/Riven have plenty of trust issues, and both have had moments where one of them thought the other was cheating on him/her (Darcy, Nabu, Jason, that guitar lady) And as mentioned a few days ago, Riven's also kind of a bad boy, so there's also that...
(2015 update: Well, good riddance icon_smile.gif)


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post Dec 30 2015, 4:08 PM
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Day 28: I miss...

the days when Nick US (or even 4Kids) actually gave the show a decent promotional push and kept the fandom active in the states. 4Kids even gave the Winx a mall tour to raise awareness of season 3 (I don't recall Nick US doing anything like that icon_confused.gif) These days, fandom activity is more or less a trickle, because we don't see so much promotional effort anymore in the US (or even new episodes) icon_confused.gif
(2015 update: And as I'm reposting this today, still pretty much no change in the US situation icon_confused.gif)


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post Dec 31 2015, 3:43 PM
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Day 29: I wish they would...

Until season 5, my wishes probably would have included visiting Zenith, and giving Tecna another focus episode. No matter what people will think about the Nick era in the long run, I will always have these to be grateful to Nick for.
These days, I still have three wishes (HEH.):
* Dolls: Give Tecna and Musa their fair share of representation. It's been a problem since the Mattel days, and it continues to persist in the Jakks era. I mean, you don't see Hasbro making fewer (say) Applejack and Fluttershy dolls, so why should there be fewer Tecna/Musa dolls? :-\
* Better writing: More specifically, balancing the target audience and the older fanbase, better follow-through on interesting ideas (one of the biggest problems with season 3, such as with Mirta here), and just being more intelligent overall.
* In relation to Day 28: I really wish Nick US (or whoever) would actively promote and air the show, rather than letting it languish in reruns (or worse) for several months on end. I mean, 4Kids at least kept airing reruns during those gaps in S3...

(2015 update: These wishes are still more or less relevant today...)

And just like that, tomorrow is the conclusion to the 30 day challenge, and I've got something really special prepared... icon_smile.gif


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post Jan 1 2016, 9:09 AM
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Day 30: Favorite Character of All

Was there really any doubt? Tecna all the way icon_smile.gif Like I said way back on Day 1, the concept of a fairy who's into computers and gadgets tickled my fancy, and she's a big reason I was attracted to the show in the first place icon_smile.gif
And as for that special thing I have prepared... Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my Winx doll collection icon_smile.gif

(2015 update: I only got a few more Winx dolls in '15 (space, and lack of releases over here), though one of those dolls was a Musa Harmonix thumbsup.gif )


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