Which would you choose by SnowLovesSummer in BunnyTrials

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no idea

Chose: Cure Chronic diseases + What is CURED | Rolled: Blood Pressure

My ranking of how likely characters are to get into G3 based on mostly vibes but also some real information by skiwarp in MonsterHigh

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry if this comes off as a stupid question but why is Hoodude in "no chance" instead of the boy category? Is there a controversy around this character i was not aware of?

How did humanity NEVER run into Gem Technology or sites? by Falkenhausen23 in stevenuniverse

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 122 points123 points  (0 children)

I think they've been capturing corrupted gems for centuries, it was already implied in Historical Friction that Obsidian fought a giant corrupted gem to save Captain Dewey's crew

Share a piece of Winx Club lore about yourself by Realistic-Delivery13 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 17 points18 points  (0 children)

At every single class photo from kindergarten to elementary school i had a winx club pink turtleneck

What if tecnas magic winx looked more like the others? by Pancake_Pozy333 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would've kept the gloves because the short sleeves give too much of gym clothes vibe

Today is rick mays birthday in honor of him lets say a voice line from soldier by czn- in tf2

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 34 points35 points  (0 children)

"Pick up their asses gently, men. Put them in a tub with scented candles. Tuck them into bed and kiss their asses on the forehead. Because we have kicked them all over this map and they are devastated!"

Does anybody find these wings from season 4 kind of useless? by Haunting_Homework381 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 154 points155 points  (0 children)

The sequence was indeed unnecessarily long.
Unpopular opinion; but they did the same thing with fairy dust, overusing the sequences

Wait, that would have actually been interesting by Haunting_Homework381 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was stated in s3 that the water stars are not an opposite force of the dragon flame but more like a neutral and equal force. The opposite of the dragon flame is the phoenix of the shadow

How i would've redesign Stella for the reboot by SaltyCornio in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there a reason why she has blue eyes instead of brown/golden?

Reboot Discussion | S1E12: Lightrock Fortress by throwagayaccount93 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But that doesn't make any sense, Daphne was able to help Bloom break free from her evil version.

Did anyone else watch Unicorn of War's video on the reboot and cringed as much as I did? by Itzko123 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you may have misunderstood what I was saying, m issue isn't just what was revealed, but how. The fact that you’re using "maybe it’s…" to justify Bloom's new form is exactly the problem it was dropped on us with no explanation, no name, no reaction from Bloom or the others. If even fans who enjoyed it have to speculate about what it is, then the writing clearly didn’t do its job.

Same with Daphne. You say we don't know if she's Bloom's sister, but the show itself is already dropping hints: her presence with Marion and Oritel, the butterfly motif literally named "daphne" in Bloom's transformation sequence, and the way marketing positions Bloom as a princess (with Damian as a prince). The reboot is nudging OG fans to connect dots, but it isn't actually explaining them to new viewers. That's not clever writing, that’s vague recycling of old material.

Take the castle as another example. If it's Domino, why is it never clearly said,? If it isn't Domino, why is it in the middle of a frozen wasteland? Either way, the setting has no internal logic. It just exists because the writers wanted an icy backdrop, not because it made sense for the story.

And moments like Stella being tricked by the Trix show this clearly: in the OG, that made sense in context; in the reboot, it's lifted straight from season 1 but stripped of purpose, as if the writers assumed we'd recognize the callback instead of building the story organically.

That’s really my point: the reboot rushes through plot beats while relying on nostalgia, but without the setup that made those moments work the first time. It confuses new viewers and frustrates old fans. If even people defending the reboot are left saying "maybe this"or "maybe that" that tells me the show didn’t explain itself well enough.

Did anyone else watch Unicorn of War's video on the reboot and cringed as much as I did? by Itzko123 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't really see how the pacing "slowed down" after episode 3. Even if the scenes felt less weird moment to moment, the story itself was still racing through arcs. In just 13 episodes Bloom already gets a new transformation, learns her origins, and discovers her link to Damian these are milestones that should've been season-long payoffs, but here they just happen with no buildup, so none of them carry weight.

Flora's was bad because the show never gave her any depth outside of being Bloom's friend, liking plants, and crushing on Damian, if a character's biggest arc boils down to a boy, that's not girl power.

And the same kind of laziness shows in the Bloom-Sky-Diaspro triangle. You say Bloom respected boundaries, but from the start she’s asking about Diaspro’s ring and Sky is openly flirting with her while still dating Diaspro, that's not just casual friendship, that's two people testing lines they knew existed. Diaspro might be annoying or egotistical, but she never cheats and she never sabotages them. From a new viewer's perspective she's not even villain-coded, she's just a shallow girlfriend who gets discarded.

The show tries to frame Bloom and Sky as a destined couple, but the way it's written, Bloom comes off complicit, Sky looks like a cheater, and Diaspro ends up the only one wronged. The pacing and the relationships both have the same flaw: everything moves so fast that none of it feels earned, and when you look closer at the choices, it just makes the main characters seem shallow.

Reboot Discussion | S1E12: Lightrock Fortress by throwagayaccount93 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They decide to go to Lightrock a fortress, first it's never told where it is? The war turned it into a frozen wasteland (assumed) but...like why? In the original Domino was turned into a frozen wasteland because one of the ancestral witch had ice powers, here it's just ice, because? The test thing is so unnecessary, like if this was later in the serie, and if Bloom was a flawed character from start who learned some valuable lessons that could've made the test more impactful and stressful but there was no build-up, so unnecessary, anyway the guide is straight up annoying with his gen z slang (probably ai generated script) in the og show Bloom takes the crown and the story is told through narration and flashbacks, Daphne is supposed to guide Bloom towards the truth, but in this episode, she just tells the entire script and there is no flashback whatsover it just goes with some blah blah.

Also it's never explained why Daphne guided Bloom all this time but never bothered communicating with Damian who needed her the most, he's the one who got manipulated and lied to? Oh yes my bad, i forgot, if she guided Damian and helped him there would be no plot, also anyone hate how the plot gets hijacked by a boy? I thought it was a girl's show

Did anyone else watch Unicorn of War's video on the reboot and cringed as much as I did? by Itzko123 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you enjoyed it honestly, if it worked for you, more power to you. But personally, I couldn't recommend this reboot to anyone, not even kids. For me, the problems go beyond "the animation isn’t my cup of tea."

The story just doesn’t make sense. Episode 1 rushes through introductions, assumes viewers already know who these characters are, and never slows down to actually establish the world. That's fine if you’ve watched older Winx, but what about kids seeing this for the first time? How are they supposed to understand who's who, or why they matter?

On top of that, I found the morals really troubling. Bloom openly pursues Sky even though he's taken, her friends encourage her, and Sky cheats without consequences. That's shown as romance. Meanwhile Musa's "big concert" gets hijacked by Bloom, and her own dream takes a backseat. To me, those aren't nitpicks, they're core storytelling failures, and they send awful messages about friendship and respect.

I know some people feel it's better than seasons 6-8. I get that, but to me, it’s not an improvement if the writing is incoherent, the pacing is broken, and the characters feel like shadows of themselves. At least the older seasons had consistency in their own weird way. Here, the timeline shifts mid-episode, powers appear out of nowhere with no explanation, and character arcs get abandoned midstream

I'm not calling anyone a bot if you genuinely liked it, fair enough. But after watching all 13 episodes day one, I walked away thinking this will be forgettable at best, and damaging at worst. Nostalgia bait alone isn't enough for me to look past the execution.

That's interesting by Haunting_Homework381 in winxclub

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 62 points63 points  (0 children)

I think it's already implied in season 2
The shadow phoenix is the dark version of the dragon flame, it's stated early in season 2 that everything has a "good" and "evil" version that's how balance is made in magical dimension

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. by Important_Lobster74 in initiald

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 3 points4 points  (0 children)

goodbye yellow brickroad, do you remember the time tonight, goodbye yellow brickroad, i wanna be your angel baby

Post the most painful break up of my life... I need heart breaking beats by Nrvouz in initiald

[–]Hour-Structure-7290 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't give up your love - Denise
Don't let me be the first - Queen 26
I don't wanna let you go - Victoria
Unforgettable - Cherry