We Need To Talk About The Winx Saga...

[@tessyliz7062]

“I don’t know what it is about Netflix making the main character so unlikeable” period, the amount of times this has happened is obnoxious

[@hakiymyoung2513]

They are so good at doing this one thing...

[@editsxy._1644]

I like the main character

[@janetamuh4378]

Aisha deserved sooo much better. Every other character had their own arc while she sat back a supported Bloom every episode. The only thing we know about her is that she swims. Representation is more effective when the character is complex and defies tropes instead a playing into it. Great video btw!! Can u review 3% next?

[@imuRgency]

and they NEVER even showed her swimming????

[@TO-kk7xf]

@@imuRgency they did once

[@aaamazing9888]

@that bitch it just pisses me off Thinking about it. Layla is a whole princess, had a whole BOYFRIEND, loved to dance and had her own workout studio? And there they go, reducing her to a water bender who loves swimming. How pathetic is that..🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@diamondcentury21]

@that bitch right? 😭 it’s devastating. She was my favourite character once she was introduced in season 2

[@Dagrammadababy]

In the og she's one of the most powerful princess

[@Hey_itsmary.2]

I really hated how they changed stella like i get it brings a great plot but it just bugged me throughout the show..and the characters are more stereotypical than accurate Stella: blonde popular stuck up Bloom: the im not like the other girls main character Terra: the overweight girl that’s always getting shxted on Ashia: the one black smart woke girl

[@kumjumba1377]

The way she was originally would have still brought out great story points. I hate how they made her a bully

[@Hey_itsmary.2]

@@kumjumba1377 they wanted the bloom to be the not like other girls type so they needed a bully still pissed they picked stella for that though 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@halostudiosss]

and they did not even give musa a personality she is just theire saying other peoples emotions...

[@princessmanitari4993]

Aisha is honestly the only human one ?? Feels like she could be an actual friend vs the rest

[@kumjumba1377]

@@princessmanitari4993 that and Terra. She does have her 'pandering to the GenZ' moments but l liked her mostly cause everyone in the group was either apathetic or mean toward her.

[@ceylamb]

putting aside all the problematic racial, homophobic etc stuff, the way they made the cool and unique powers just "elemental magic" was such a downgrade. Like we got earth, water, fire, light, and mind.....??????

[@imuRgency]

avatar + 2

[@hobi1535]

has an art major rn in highschool. I wish they paid more attention to 💞wardrobe✨. I wished they could have added more to details of clothing and all those aspects it could have added way more flavor but that's just my opinion😼

[@LehandNonnie]

Me too!! The animated version used to have such fire fits

[@hobi1535]

@@LehandNonnie EXACTLY!!, the original outfits in the animation were ahead of their times👏🏽

[@adriella8]

@@hobi1535 like they could’ve gave flora (I forgot her name in the live action) a lot of cute plus size clothing instead of giving her a big huge t-shirt. That just goes to show how little effort they did. The casting crew were basically just like “here’s a plus size girl to throw in to show we’re down with the representation” when they got everything wrong. I feel like they could’ve just made everything more lively so winx animated fans can enjoy watching something also. Along with young kids too

[@hobi1535]

@@adriella8 THIS TOO!!. every body type is beautiful, they could have show cased a lot more for plus sized people. Their are so many options they need to do better

[@gioantonio4016]

Yeah as a black teenager myself me and my friends hated that they white washed some of the characters that was really annoying. Also the fact that the black characters were either the black best friend or background characters was annoying and yes I was not happy about the LGBTQ+ characters being the villains but yeah...I have a big thing about diversity lol. I think as far as the acting it was fine, I've seen the actress that played Bloom in other things and she was good, I'm sure everyone else is good too, it's just that there are 40 year old men writing teenagers and thinking we sound ways that we don't sound. To be honest I thought the show was a bit confusing at the beginning and then didn't start building till like later...the finale was good though. Great review! I will definitely be subscribing!

[@imuRgency]

100% agree! welcome to the rummates :)

[@camcowboy8552]

I love how the girl from *california* goes to practice her uncontrollable fire powers in the forest

[@ezequielson5677]

XD

[@savpal1757]

Right lmfaooo

[@benjirivoh]

next thing you know she gonna be having gender reveal parties in the woods.

[@savpal1757]

@@benjirivoh 😭😭🤣

[@babyy2k_glh]

It’s sooooo annoying to me that an old show was so purposefully diverse and they just erased that. Also beyond bothered with how easy it would’ve been to stay true to the show’s storylines, powers, etc. (but that’s more of a nitpick that I feel about book adaptations too) I feel like they could’ve just made the show and not called it winx and it would be fine cuz they clearly didn’t want to make winx. And the CLOTHES UGHHHH but I digress lol I was a huge winx fan as a kid and maybe I’m just bitter 💀

[@editsxy._1644]

What abt the clothes

[@fountainofheaven3547]

@@editsxy._1644 someone needs to fire the wardrobe department because they all dressed like grandmas. Eventhough in the original cartoon the fashion was a main thing. They could take notes from pll or gossip girls.

[@editsxy._1644]

@@fountainofheaven3547 no they didn’t

[@Fruits_Basket_Kyo]

@@editsxy._1644 Yes they did. The clothes that they put into the live action were disgusting. I know that Stella would never be caught dead wearing anything like this. She would sooner burn down her castle than wear these clothes. Fashion was a main point in the original show and with y2k back in style, they could have done sooo much better

[@BuoyB]

I personally think so many characters need apologies from the writers of this show. Firstly, Musa. Not only did they whitewash her, but all she can do is feel people’s emotions. AND SHE DOESNT EVEN WANT TO! She can literally take peoples pain away, but she has to transfer it to herself ?? Hell no, her power is a weakness and that’s why she has to learn hand to hand combat like a normie. Aisha I’m gonna apologize for you being the supportive black friend with no backstory of your own. Every character got character exploration, whether it be familial relationships, love interests, conflicts, etc. but what did you get? Villainized for going to get help from an adult when your friend clearly needed it, ignored by the cast AND writers, bad CGI moments, and undervalued when you were easily a fan favorite. All you got to do was put out fires smh. Someone find her a new team Terra got fat shamed how many times and not a soul stood up for her ?? Really?? She almost killed a man (which literally would’ve prevented everything else from happening.. keep walking y’all) but nooo, everyone had to convince her to stop. And lastly too in conclusion finally, Dane is TOO fine and his villain arc was so realistic for shy queer kids getting enticed by quirky divisive girls and cute (debatable) boys that sway them to do things they’re uncomfortable with!,,, I felt that.. I hope Terra is able to bring him back quick fast and in a hurry because I really want to root for him. Ok that’s all, everyone else can suffer

[@janetamuh4378]

Omg u hit everything!! No misses 💅🏾

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

FACTS

[@Abhishekxsahu]

As much as u are right ! Don't ever call empathic powers weakness ! 💀

[@asheniza1168]

@@Abhishekxsahu exactly

[@melanieguevara4666]

The dialogue was just so poorly written. The characters were underdeveloped while blooms issues were blatantly over represented and so repetitive and lame, like bro. Aisha was the coolest character and she got absolutely no love or even plot! Each of the characters had a romantic interest except for Aisha. I thought it was poorly developed and written as far as dialogue and characters, that being said, who doesn’t like fairies? The world and villains made it interesting.

[@savanimoharir2645]

i actually watched the animated show growing up and i was OBSESSED lol mainly because it was so pretty like all of their transformations and just everything was so colourful but the live action show seems very dark?

[@nicole-qe7br]

netflix has an obsesion on making teen shows edgy and dark, i hate it

[@savanimoharir2645]

@@nicole-qe7br exactlyy!! SO unecessary! netflix is giving me "not ike other girls" vibes when they have the original source matrial right in front of them but they choose to do "something different" i cant-

[@a.d.w8385]

So here are my problems with the show. 1. It didn't feel like another planet or realm. Why was there Instagram and social media like here? Why did they have to have homophobia, sexism or fat phobia on this show? Why couldn't it have been such a different place than where Bloom comes from? It would have been very cool not to see those things. It would have been cool to see gay people and a bigger girl living there best lives and getting treated decently. I just felt not having these elements would have made it seem to Bloom that she was somewhere very different. There was no big indications to me that they were outside of Earth. Correct me if I am wrong because I didn't finish it. Couldn't finish it. 2. Characters. They did not have to replace Flora with Tera. They could have simply kept Flora and also put Techna in there and added Tera. Why couldn't they do that? And again. They could have done so much for body positive representation by not having Tera face Fatphobia. That route is predictable. What the hell did they do with Musa's powers? Why did they make Stella the stereotypical mean blonde girl? Why was Bloom so unlikable? Why did they reduce Aisha as a character? Aisha was too awesome to be reduced like this. There was also no chemistry between Bloom and Sky. And from what I remember in the cartoons. That's kind of a big deal. They didn't get the personalities right at all. 3. The Fashion. The clothing on this show could have been so much better considering that the girls loved their fashion. 4. The mood. Not everything has to be dark and moody. They could have easily kept the same light hearted atmosphere (with some dark stuff there at times) and still made it more realistic for live action. I won't be back for season 2. I tried to like it but had to admit to myself that I didn't.

[@vovabarnard6174]

I watched the original animated show, and it’s way better than the live action. Netflix really messed this up! Also their fashion was god awful! Also Stella in the animated is actually friends with Bloom, and their friendship is really good but in the live action they hate each other. Also in general all the fairies are supposed to be best friends and close but I didn’t feel like that in the live action, like the chemistry was so bad between all of them

[@sugataekookie9502]

Oh so that’s why I’ve been so hesitant about ruining my childhood 😭

[@vovabarnard6174]

@@sugataekookie9502 yeah! They didn’t do animated series justice whatsoever

[@kayla-rae4770]

Maybe the want to see them grow into being best friends instead of us seeing that all of them were best friends from the start

[@vovabarnard6174]

@@kayla-rae4770 yeah! I would like that, but the chances of that happening are probably slim to none

[@soleil1230]

bloom in the animated series was one of the best main characters I've seen in animated series because she was nice and kind and not self-absorbed. she cared about finding out who she really was, yes, but she let her friends help and support her. and she actually had a connection and a close relationship with them. with everyone really, (except for the 3 witches- trixes) Netflix had great source material and dumped like 90% of it like smh.

[@trampoline3309]

Aisha is the original show was the fairy of waves. Not water. Her powers were expanded to not just water but all fluids. There was this particular substance called Morphix that she could control. She could morph it into basically any object and use it in any way possible. But of course this show had to limit it to just water. Because apparently we haven’t seen that done a thousand times already. Also they excluded Tecna! She had the best powers out of all the Winx! She was the fairy of technology. Like imagine being able to control all artificial intelligence. There’s so many things you could do with that. Plus it’s original. There aren’t many shows where someone has the power of technology. But of course they had to leave her out.

[@editsxy._1644]

Who gives it’s just powers

[@netshialamartiniere5509]

AISHA/LAYLA IS A WHOLE PRINCESS!! And this how they do her?

[@jose9hine]

i love your bri ish accent so much😩

[@imuRgency]

best comment

[@FayRaj01]

This show looks good on it’s own. They didn’t have to include the name Winx cause that is not Winx. The Winx Club was supposed to be about empowerment and friendship. The live action is nothing like the original show. The original version had different ethnicities and different types of personalities that came together. The live version makes most of the characters so bitchy and unlikable without any redemption. In my opinion, they should have ditched the ‘Winx’ name and should have turned it into a new show.

[@cancelledavac]

It wouldn’t have been as successful because it’s still badly written and directed lol

[@lisak7467]

I missed Tecna, and also why tf did they make musa a mind fairy

[@jaisingz6117]

I’m pretty sure they did that because they changed the world

[@IlkaWaffy]

Changeling is a phrase referring to a creature from folklore There used to be this legend that fairies or other creatures would steal human babies and swap them out for something else

[@momodias1997]

My sisters and I all watched the original cartoon so we were HYPED for live action... Netflix really let us down. They had the perfect blueprint and yet

[@victika9464]

As a Latina, I honestly don't bother that Terra was white, this is because in the industry you have a typical image of how a Latino person looks in appearance. There are so many white, Asian, black, brown, etc. people who come from Latin America. So as for appearance, I didn't have any personal problems, what if it seemed to me half "what-?" was that if I was going to be a new Latino character, they could have chosen a (regardless of appearance) Spanish-speaking actress. For me, the nice thing about having characters from different parts of the world, is that you can show their culture, religion, customs, language, etc. That's what I didn't like. Just in case, to clarify, I'm not white, I'm Peruvian of Afro and Chinese descent. I say this because when I usually comment on social networks they usually assume that I am white and that I have no right to express an opinion in these cases 😐

[@victika9464]

Another thing that they could, in my opinion, made was to make the character of Flora true to how it was in the cartoon and make the character of Terra as a secondary one 🤷‍♀️

[@unicornpower1216]

Yeah it would still be nice to stray away from the stereotypical image of a latino person because representation matters and there is so much erasure of the many different colors and people that make up the Latin community

[@Im_bor3d0]

Yeah I think it would make more sense for terra to at least be a Spanish speaking person (she did mention that flora is her cousin so...)

[@NoName-dx1no]

@@Im_bor3d0 the actress was casted as Flora but it seems the writers have anticipated some backlash so to escape some of it they changed the name and added a new character

[@josuealopez3167]

Yea I'm Latino ik tht it's the fat that cough cough Terra is BROWN not white nor black neither Asian so like.... I did have a problem with tht bcuz Latine ppl are always yt washed like yt Latine ppl get SOOO MUCH representation in Hollywood meanwhile brown and black and Asian Latines barely like brown gets represented but mhh not tht great but good tht they didn't cast a brown latina bcuz honestly ik for a fact they would've make the stereotypical Latina with tight ass dresses with high heels and red lipstick and with an accent (not talking bout British) or make her a criminal/dr*g dealer

[@imuRgency]

I dont know what that fluff is on my face but let's pretend we dont see it

[@user-zc3eu9jk3i]

idk if I’m blind or something but I genuinely don’t see anything 😭

[@paccinocappaccino]

Didn't see anything but now I'm gonna look for it

[@jhennai2]

Yeah the whole time I was looking at instead of listening ong

[@j.m251]

Where? bc...

[@jhennai2]

@@j.m251 look at his right cheek

[@diamondcentury21]

Oh believe me Bloom being annoying is a running gag at this point she’s almost the same in the animated series, she makes everything about herself and is an extremely jealous person on top of it but she does care deeply about her friends and that’s the difference between the cartoon and the Netflix show

[@MJela]

I disagree, bloom in the original always put everyone before herself while searching the truth about her past and as she grew she was close with literally everyone on the show but the villains

[@neivilde.1242]

no matter what i think of the show, i will forever thank it for starting the trend of fashion youtubers styling hypothetical live action cartoon adaptations, bc these people are so talented!!!

[@e.o.5013]

"Nauurrrrrr that shit was dookie" Not the bonnetttttttt LMFAOOOO love your channel!!!

[@semolinalibra]

4:33 MUSA WAS NOT ASIAN AMERICAN. She was fully Asian, not everything is about Americans. This is an Italian show

[@predebutvivi]

asian american is a term meaning that someone is fully asian just born and raised in america

[@samuelescudiero2109]

@@predebutvivi which makes no sense in this context since she isn't from Earth

[@hayleysunsx7557]

I’m convinced that the writers stumbled across the winx club, read the synopsis without actually watching the whole thing and decided “yeah let’s do that, it will get a lot of attention from fans which means money” 🙄ughh

[@rubaishasiddiqui3414]

Could you do a shadow and bone show review if you haven’t already? I’d love to know how you felt about it since it’s a really good show and it’s on netflix

[@queraltvivocasanovas]

I dont understand why people like shadow and bone so much. I felt like the only interest or conflict was started because the main characters didnt act on their feelings

[@fazelezleyno.1fan871]

Changeling is commonly found in folklore throughout Europe and usually described a baby who has been switched with a fairy. Most parents would abandon their babies if they thought the faeries had stolen their child and was posing as their baby. It makes sense why they would use that word.

[@graceisbored902]

[ RANT ] I personally hated Tara's character. They did her so dirty. I watched this when it came out so its not fresh in my mind but what i remember about her was that she was the stereotypical " plus size character". (this is a problem in all of media in general but very apparent in this show). She's sweet and kind, bullied by people throughout the beginning of the show, and also has that moment ( i think the first episode ) where she's really aggressive. I'm all for plus size representation in movies and TV but having every plus sized characters problems stem from the fact that their plus sized is part of the problem. It creates a narrative that is acceptable to be a jerk to someone because of their body. I have never once seen a show or movie where the plus sized character was the main character and desirable and wasn't judged based on their appearance. I am in desparate need of a movie or show where there is a plus sized girl doesn't face problems because of their weight. just let them exist and be seen as equals. (and i just want to make clear that Its definitely important to make others aware of the negative affects of bullying, its been done 1000 times but it is something i think has been well represented especially in the past decade)

[@a.d.w8385]

Girl. Yes. My memory is not fresh of the show either. But with Tera I also felt it was a missed opportunity from the writers. Bloom was on a different planet or realm. So why did fatphobia have to exist there. This show had a perfect opportunity to just portray a bigger girl as a desirable equal with problems not related to her weight because the society or world she was in didn't care about that. This could of also been a small contrast to what Earth is like, and Bloom could have noticed that. But instead, these people from another world were also effected by Earth-like patriarchal standards of beauty too, huh? Just a big missed opportunity. Just to have this actress play a role that's been done many times.

[@graceisbored902]

@Abigail Webb sounds awesome! ill check it out!

[@luuuuux_]

@Abigail Webb our waffle queen is the absolute best.

[@luuuuux_]

@@graceisbored902 it really is. It has really great representation, the characters are well-written, the romances are really well done and the plot is amazing.

[@kimw8669]

I’m not sure about this but Booksmart has a plus size main character and I don’t think anyone mentions her weight once

[@leyanap.858]

I haven't watched it but from seeing some of the clips I just wished the outfits were also fun and expressive like from the source material. I didn't expect it to be all bright and sparkly all the time cuz im all for drama and dark plots but give them a lilll spice.

[@sharinettegonzalez23]

We need the people from Euphoria to help out in Winx fashion department.

[@ciancampbell3154]

the show is filmed in Ireland, im from Ireland- a changling is an ancient irish legend and myth, they didnt invent the name or story, they actually fully incorporated the myth and the name exactly what it is so actually they were drawing on real mythology

[@romeISdead]

Speaking of Dane, Netflix had the nerve to but him and that other boy on the cover, thank God I already watched it, because if hadn't, I'd seen that cover and click, Soo am I allowed to call it queer bate???

[@Miraclemac]

Bloom was so basic and annoying it hurt. Skye was basically bland paper bag. And then the wardrobe was also off. Then they were all meant to be princesses except flora and tecna. But then only Stella was.And tecna didn’t even show up💀

[@gems_iii]

Musa is LITERALLY ASIAN and a MUSIC/SOUND Fairy NOT an Empath/Mind Reader. Let’s not try to say this is some sort of spinoff of Winx Club Netflix!!!

[@anaistshiunza3486]

I am 100% sure that they make Musa a mind fairy because in the cartoons show or in one of the films I don’t remember well tbh.. Musa said that she could hear people « melody» and everyone have their own. This melody was actually people thoughts, moods, emotions, feelings etc. so they decided to snap out whole the thing about her power connected to music and sound (for me Musa is more than just a basic music fairy but more like a sound fairy) to make her a mind fairy that won’t read people’s mind and secluded/distancing herself by putting her headphones on and listening to music. Plus they completely erased the genius-like artist she is, she was so talented in singing, playing guitar and others instruments and writing music. Like she was so talented that she might be a genius and she maybe have a good hear. This adding to the fact that she is a great friend and lost her mother at a young age. I mean they had material to make her a great character in the live action

[@diamondcentury21]

The finale when Bloom got her wings took me out of the show too 😂 it was probably one of the more disappointing things about this show 😅

[@katherinebeltran2704]

yes! another review by king !

[@imuRgency]

I'm BACK

[@i.am.marise7690]

You should watch the cartoon seasons 1-3 and the first film (if you want you can watch more). It’s actually a very fun show and has precious characters (you will love Stella in that)!

[@giovanniharvery]

yes man the queer baiting with riven and Dane was so disappointed:/

[@legacyjai9003]

I don’t think it was queer baiting I think he actually likes him but doesn’t want to act on it

[@giovanniharvery]

@@legacyjai9003 yeah I want them to get together in S2 💔 but I mean it is queer baiting on the writers part. like they put a pic of them looking like a couple as the cover for the show but they don’t actually get together

[@nicky5669]

that's not what queerbaiting is... Wikipedia: Queerbaiting is a marketing technique for fiction and entertainment in which creators hint at, but then do not actually depict, same-sex romance or other LGBTQ+ representation.They do so to attract ("bait") a queer or straight ally audience with the suggestion of relationships or characters that appeal to them, while at the same time attempting to avoid alienating other consumers (aka homophobes).

[@amywalker250]

@imuRgency i think she's called a changeling in reference to a European myth that started in the Middle Ages. Parents (most of the time who had postpartum depression or whose babies had sicknesses or deformities that couldn't be explained) believed that their child had been kidnapped and swapped out with a fairy baby (aka a changeling). The parents would leave these babies out of their houses overnight to be "taken back," effectively killing the child. In the meantime, they thought that their child had been taken either to serve the fairies, to offer fairies the love of a human child, or to cause pain to the human family as an act of revenge of violence. Since Bloom is a fairy dropped in the human world, we can guess that she's a changeling who wasn't abandoned by her new human parents, or that when she was abandoned she was put into foster card/ adoption instead of taken back to the fairy world

[@dhb9475]

U should watch the first episode of the cartoon! Aisha doesn’t come in season one tho but so u can kinda compare the first episodes

[@zahraandleeb8626]

They took our wholesome comfort show about friendship and turned it into bitchy teen drama..... Yes we are mad

[@kraizeehg4546]

I stumbled upon this channel yesterday during lunch break and I'm now subscribed, it's free y'all

[@Fari-writes-fari-sings]

Anyone else find bloom's wings extremely anti-climatic? Like when I saw those wings and heard the cheesy music they used for the transformation, I was like, yeah, I'm not watching a second season haha

[@savanimoharir2645]

i would love to see a tv show/movie rec. like the shows/movies that you actually really really enjoyed watching and would 100% recommend others to watch too

[@ilovedogs_]

dude your content is so goood!!

[@imuRgency]

thank youuu

[@deenam2567]

Completely agree with the centering of Bloom suffering from Netflix protagonist syndrome and all the problems with representation 😭 Also the changeling myth has existed in Euro fairy lore for a long time, so they probably used it as a callback to the mythos.

[@shanelleallen28]

sir I been waiting for this one

[@Ipulledaonya]

A changing is a faerie apart of Irish/Celtic practices. The show didn’t create changelings, they’re apart of the fae, which is very important to Irish folklore and people who practice things like Celtic paganism or just grew up in an Irish/Celtic household. I didn’t realize so many people didn’t know this stuff lol, but its not some funny word/creature the show made up

[@mailysdegroot1356]

If you want representation of lgbtq+ on netflix with them on both side you should watch She-ra, season one needs some getting used to but other than that I liked the show and it has great representation

[@Nay_Rose]

Been waiting for this one 👏🏾 Thank you ☺️

[@imuRgency]

🖤🖤🖤

[@janathaider5273]

Confession: when I was young, I went into the washroom and started to dance hoping to turn into a fairy

[@mayfia]

SAME 😭😭😭😭

[@meganlee3659]

the queens gambit PLEASE

[@bandilenzimande5253]

I'm so dumb I watched this show everyday as a kid. Every single day. And had no idea Musa was Asian American or that Flora was Latina😂💔 I guess I had no real concept of race as an 8-12 year old? All I want is Techna on this show 🥺

[@betmenen5146]

changeling is the name for that in fae folklore/myths/books so it was relating back to other fairy/faerie works.

[@lulaa5595]

You should watch Alice in the Borderland! Its a 8 episode Japanese drama, I really recommend it. Or a girl from nowhere’s its an AMAZING show

[@desiree7633]

Girl from nowhere is fantastic, I agree!

[@OHGEEBEE]

The reason I absolutely did not want to watch this show was because I hated the fact that they stripped the characters of their original worth and made them just basic side characters. I grew up watching winx and I loved that show to bits but this live action was just sad

[@kayla-rae4770]

Cruel summer🤪you should watch that next

[@kipolaris]

i think u should check out kipo and the age of wonderbeasts!! its an animated show on netflix with an extremely well-written story, amazing character development, a lot of really good rep (all three human main characters are black and/or mixed and one of the main characters is openly gay and there's also a nonbinary character of color) and a really good soundtrack!! it's about a post-apocalyptic world set 200 years in the future where the humans live under the surface bc the animals went through mutations and took over the surface, but the main character gets on the surface during an accident and has to find her way home, and during her journey she explores the surface w her new friends. (but if u prefer live action shows instead of animated ones then i'd also really like to hear ur thoughts about i am not okay with this)

[@meme0218]

can you PLEASEEEE talk about Shadow and Bone 😭❤️

[@Debbie004]

Omg yeahhh

[@antonellagar_]

THANK YOU for talking about how annoying Bloom was. She had the most basic personality and was pretty selfish because she would find a way to make everything about herself and would get everyone in trouble but then play the victim. That “i’m not like other girls” vibe is just so outdated and makes shows painful to watch.

[@Peneya]

Something about a stubborn redhead lead makes me like the show significantly less And yes this opinion is based off shadow hunters

[@justdiamond1557]

I was quite upset that Tecna from the original cartoon was no where to be found like literally non existent but other than that the show was really good and has lots of potential for future seasons

[@phoenixone568]

11:27 who are the others and what shows/movie are they from because I know is polo

[@melaniesheldon8013]

I am new. I love your earrings. Especially the lightning bolt. 🌩⚡⛈🌠🌟⭐🖤🤎💜💙💚💛🧡🧡❤🖤🤎💜💙💚💛🧡❤

[@oiat]

The way they kept treating aisha made me feel like they were intentionally trying to gaslight black girls.

[@greenuht]

Originally I thought this was directly based on the animation and was so confused when I saw it was rated MA... like they really turned this show into something it didnt need to be

[@nourhanhossam9376]

you should review the bold typee

[@FabiolaGonzalez-xu7zr]

I think that them as students and kids shouldn’t know some things. That’s what the adults are there for, to take care of them and fix the problems. But my issue with the show was that they were trying to make 16 year olds like adults.

[@afrosaiyan4251]

Can you review “Love Victor” next?

[@nadiaaay4576]

heyyy bestiee🧚

[@imuRgency]

heyyy nadiaa

[@sarahshoemaker6150]

far be it for me to defend anything in the WINX saga, but changeling is actually a fairly classic term within fairy mythos for children who are swapped. Been around for ages, however uncomfy it may be. It was somewhat negative, essentially this fear that the fairies would steal away your child and replace them with one of their own, subtly ruining your life and creating a being who just never seemed quite *right*.

[@hayleysunsx7557]

This show actually would’ve been good if it had nothing to do with the winx, it’s bad because they tried to do a live action of a show that is fantastic and hard to do justice and if they changed the names of the characters too we wouldn’t care about race bccs there’s no previous characters to compare them to🙄🙄Netflix did the Winx Club dirty

[@thecoolesthana]

Can you review cobra Kai next

[@imane9294]

I would rewatch the cartoon, the thing made for children a million times before rewatching that That might be a bit extreme but that show was nothing like winx which was my childhood and i am angry at a lot of things in the show like aisha was such a badass she came in the cartoon running from a dark dude thing and saving many fairies and like just amazinf and musa they did musa so bad and stella was amazing and she s just a stereotype they really just made all the girls stereotypes when they werent and ughh i am angry now

[@Rainjojo]

I’m black and hate the fact there’s so much whitewashing. Netflix thought they did something by replacing the indigenous Latina character with a white plus sized woman. There’s indigenous Latina plus size actors that could’ve taken that place??? And they whitewashed the East Asian character. The plot itself is terrible and is just another stereotypical edgy teen drama to feed people who have mush as brains, and the fashion makes them look like forty year old soccer moms. A show doesn’t have to be dark and edgy to be good, Netflix just demonizes the femininity the show already represented along with diversity. And then they add unnecessary swearing, sex scenes, and social problems in a show about fairies as if it didn’t have problems that would’ve been interesting to film

[@vitoriabruno6689]

O love watching videos bashing this show. It gives me peace knowing that I’m not the only one who’s disappointed. But really? A love hate relationship? The only felling I had was disappointment

[@ryanpayne8439]

HECK NOOOO, this is an abomination compared to the original 1st- Stella (while she does have her moments) is actually very down to earth and she was friends with bloom. In the original I found her to be a funny, mostly relatable character 2nd- Why did they make Musa a mind fairy? That’s so weird and the fact that they whitewashed her isn’t cool 3rd- I miss Tecna…she’s so underrated and I’m sad she wasn’t here 4th- POOR AISHA!! Like what is it with Netflix putting black people on the back burner??

[@humairahaider4188]

next SHADOW AND BONE PLEASE

[@Debbie004]

Swrs

[@yourfaveGDR]

Please review Love, Simon (Season 1 & 2) !!

[@marthasoie]

when u made the sky high comparison.. ur so right

[@amanix10]

This show was almost insulting. I grew up on Winx and THIS is what they came up with?? That original show was amazing.

[@lingeringquestions519]

I almost gave this show a watch (although I felt it could have been livelier), but finding out the only (from what I've heard) gay (not sure if there are other identities covered) characters are villains was unsettling to me. I'm straight and from where I'm standing, it does play off fears and feelings we have about gay and similar people when they are only villains. I feel like this happens a lot more with guy characters, while women and girls can be good, have been written as creepy, and can even be bad, but they get called out (unless they are only creepy sometimes). Men almost get a free pass and it's treated like someone is homophobic if they call out the story. I think some of it might have to do with some women and girls being very active in fandoms and open about being turned on by seeing two guys together, so any two guys work (and they have a right to have their feelings, like we all do for whatever we like, but this is media and it influences stuff) and it also might be also a gay or similar version of "boys will be boys" felt by some women and girls who watch and also some guys. It also gets really weird to me when all the good characters in something are squeaky clean straight people compared to the gay villain. I want to watch stories where it's less disturbing and there are good shows and movies out there, but I still see this way too much. I pretty much drop shows, books, movies, etc. when it does.

[@desiree7633]

💯

[@welcomehome1961]

Everytime Bloom spoke she was giving elena gilbert. also i hate how aiesha was just trying to help her new roomie feel comfy in a new world and school and all bloom did was push her away as if aieshas help didnt help her a bunch of times. like she really just assumes everyones out to get her, shes at that school to control her powers but once someone tries to help her w that control she becomes a brat and resorts back to stella, someone who hates her over the blandest mf in that school or the stupid notebook. im only on ep 4 but she seems like it aint getting better from here tbh...

[@eshymiracle6732]

Lock and key! Review please

[@rinarina9424]

You should review Falcon and the Winter soldier it was rly good also love the video and just subscribed bcs it was abt time🙄

[@valentinegrey3605]

Please do Dare Me next

[@flawedsanity]

I would loveee to see a Dare Me review. Such a good show.

[@alittlerosie8721]

The word changeling has its roots in Shakespeare’s midsummers night dream. So I feel like the show runners were trying to give an illusion to that. But I do totally understand how that word would make you uncomfortable.

[@islandgirl6627]

A changeling is a fairy that has replaced a human child. It’s something that has been in mythology for centuries.

[@grillcheezzz5368]

Could you review Awake 2021

[@omnientertainment5852]

Changeling like in Star Trek Deep Space 9!

[@fiolioco1523]

im like you :D I enjoyed the show, but there were just some aspects that I just could not ... I felt like the last episode just threw around so many plot twists and surprise reveals that it just made everything so rushed and forced. *spoilers below* For example, episode 6 - the big reveal that Sky's dad is actually alive :0 it felt so underwhelming because we were literally just told 20 minutes before that Sky's dad was killed by Silva? We also learn why Musa is too afraid to heal Sam - it's because she felt her mother die the year before. We hear *another* damn version of what actually happened at Aster Dell. I'm pretty sure there's more, but this one episode kind of brought the show down. It gave us too much at once - but I guess it doesn't stop me from keeping an eye out for S2 lol.

[@lungisanthando9704]

I am really hoping Dane, Riven and Beatrix are a throuple in season 2

[@lilysong1321]

The cartoon purposely had their fairies different ethnicities. Miss came from an Asian culture and they based her on Asian actresses. Flora was the same. Aisha is legit the most badass. She saved her entire planet and gave up her sight to do it. She’s the first fairy to earn her enchantix transformation *BIG DEAL*. The problem was this show took something that was soo dear to a lot of girls. They took the name and then destroyed it in the name of “teen drama”

[@irisgray2828]

fictional antagonists being lgbtq+ or coded as such is straight from hays code days and i really wish writers would stop doing it lol

[@mylamcrae5739]

You should do outer banks or Julie and the phantoms

[@zahraandleeb8626]

You should watch winx club first ep and compare it to this show

[@greg9073]

i just wish the fashion was better 😭 they really rebooted a show abt magic and fashion and yet the fashion suxx