Taken By The Wind
Episode 2 of Fate: The Winx Saga Season 2 starts with Terra sensing something is wrong and summoning her vines. Flora, who has been hiding in the woods, suddenly appears and attacks Terra. ..
Flora returns to the academy after a long absence, where she learns that Rosalind is now in charge and there are big changes afoot. There’s also that stranger with bite marks and cuts all over him too, leading the gang to wonder what this means – especially as the only word he’s uttered is “Rosalind”.
Despite Flora’s initial behavior, she quickly becomes a valuable member of the team. She is quick to learn and is able to contribute her expertise in a variety of ways. However, there are times when Flora can be too bossy and not willing to let others have a say.
Rosalind is clearly not happy that Silva has slipped through Andreas’ grip. In fact, she magically chokes him out in her office to show her disdain. When Andreas returns outside, the duels continue as scheduled. There are no blade slashes this time but just some well choreographed punches and kicks. ..
Bloom waits for Rosalind to leave her office before rooting around in her drawers. She finds an occult book full of spells – and the strange creature we’ve seen attack those students last episode in the center of a big picture. Bloom snaps a photo on her phone and manages to put the book back just before Rosalind returns.
Rosalind immediately senses what she’s doing and calls out Bloom for burning bridges between them. “You wouldn’t want that would you?” She challenges.
Andreas visits Sebastian, questioning him over Silva. Sebastian is being kept close, and it doesn’t take long for Andreas to use force to try and get some answers. After knocking Sebastian head-first through a cabinet, Andreas checks the storage room (which has a magical spell on it, preventing him seeing the real room, which is actually a lot bigger) and eventually leaves.
Sky and Bloom team up to go and see Silva. While on the way, they come across a bunch of wild horses and go for a ride.
Stella continues to struggle, with that strange gem on her back preventing her from doing any magic. Beatrix continues to snoop about while all this is going on, and getting nowhere with Stella she turns her attention to Sky instead. Or, at least to Sky’s stuff.
Riven catches her looking through his gear and questions what she’s doing. She points out about Silva leaving and wanting to know the truth. ..
Bloom shows up at Sky’s old house to look for the translations of the book. Sky is not enthused about going inside, but Bloom eventually joins his girlfriend and Andreas, who has shown up in his car. The three of them hide under the floorboards with the book to avoid detection. ..
Flora wakes up Devin while he’s in bed, using Terra’s adrenalin serum. He’s shown a picture of the creature, confirming that this is what attacked him, but he becomes enraged and uncontrollable, knocking Musa down and freeing himself from Terra’s vines. He wanders right into Stella’s path.
Andreas decides to leave the school, only to find out that Devin has also escaped. He decides to go after Devin, but is quickly met with resistance from the other students.
With the house on fire, Andreas decides to send a message to the world that he is not afraid of anything. He burns down the house with petrol and throws it all into the air, hoping that it will cause enough damage to bring attention to his cause. Bloom and Sky stay inside and encourage Andreas not to move as they make a makeshift forcefield around them.
Devin’s death was a tragedy, but it was also an opportunity for Rosalind to prove herself as a powerful magic user. She used her magic to make Devin back up, but the boy soon collapses on the floor, dead on impact. Terra took the blame for injecting him with the serum, covering for Flora. Rosalind cleared everyone out the office and made sure that no one would be held accountable for Devin’s death.
The group gathers together and realize that the page from the spell book is actually referencing a summoning spell. It’s an ancient bit of magic too, which isn’t elemental by nature. At first glance, it would appear that Rosalind is using these to attack fairies.
Aisha recognizes one of the symbols, and as they all use their powers of deduction, they believe Rosalind is actually using these to steal magic from fairies to make herself stronger. Devin was killed by Rosalind to make sure this secret stayed buried, but there are bigger problems afoot. ..
Rosalind is surprised to see Beatrix next to her, watching as Andreas, Riven and Sky are choked for their insolence. However, Beatrix uses her powers and informs Rosalind that Riven is hiding something.
The Episode Review
It seems that Rosalind is hiding a much more sinister plan here, one that could potentially cause a lot of problems going forward. Unless the kids can stop her, or if this is just one big red herring.
This season has been a bit of a letdown so far, with the series not really putting much effort into its plotting.
Fate: Winx Saga has always been a series that’s been more interested in its teen romance and drama than its fantasy. That much is especially true here as we see several make out sessions and a sex scene thrown in for good measure. ..
The problem is, there’s not a lot of depth to any of it. Even with Aisha and Grey, there’s no tension and everything is very obvious and scripted. ..
Despite the setbacks, there’s still plenty of time for things to improve. We’ll have to wait and see what the rest of the show has in store for us.
