Winx Club (season 2)
| Winx Club (season 2) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Italian/United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Rai 2/4Kids TV |
| Original run | April 19, 2005 – July 14, 2005 |
| Home video release | |
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DVD release | |
| Region 1 |
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The second season of Winx Club premiered on April 19, 2005 through July 14, 2005 in Italy, and on September 10, 2005 through March 11, 2006 on 4Kids TV.
Overview
The season begins with Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, and Tecna returning from their summer vacation to begin their second year at Alfea. Shortly after the beginning-of-year party, a fairy girl named Aisha walks into the school and faints.
After she is brought to the school nurse, Aisha tells the Winx that several Pixies, small flying fairy-like creatures, are being held hostage by Lord Darkar. They do a test as some powers don't work in the Underrealm, where Lord Darkar lives. Three of the girls and two Specialists travel to Lord Darkar's stronghold and rescue the Pixies, then return to Alfea. During their trip to rescue the Pixies, Brandon gets dragged into a marriage with the Princess of Downland, Amentia, but gets rescued. During the season Flora developed a crush on Helia a new student at Red Fountian and Saladin's nephew, she is to scared to tell him how she feels and also has some trouble talking to him.
Meanwhile, the Trix have been locked in the Fortress of Light Haven. However, Lord Darkar breaks them out and gives them the Gloomix and enlists their service. Lord Darkar and the Trix begin looking for the four pieces of the Codex, the key to the Realm of Realix, where the Absolute powers of darkness, the enlarged Barclays, complete the rest of the dark forces of Lord Darkar. But, as Lord Darkar discovers, he doesn't only need the codex. He needs the shadow fire and the dragon flame, which Bloom has.
Throughout the season, the Winx and Specialists attempt to stop the Trix from stealing each piece of the Codex. Though they fail, one was in Pixie Village, another was in Red Fountain, the third was in Cloud Tower, and the final one was in Alfea, which Bloom stole while under a dark spell. Near the end of the season, Bloom is turned into Dark Bloom by a minion of Darkar who pretended to be Avalon (a professor who Ms Faragonda enlisted to work at Alfea) as the real Avalon who Darkar imprisoned escapes to Alfea and tell Ms Faragonda.
Also near the end of the season, the Charmix is introduced. The Charmix is a power-up to the Magic Winx transformation, and consists of a chest pin and shoulder/waist bag. The fairy earns her Charmix by facing her fears. Bloom earns her charmix by using her quick thinking to save the Winx and Specialists from a broken ski lift. Stella admitted that she can be insecure, makes up with Aisha and therefore she earns her charmix. Tecna reconciles with Timmy and earns her charmix. Musa earns her charmix by expressing her feelings to Riven, Aisha earns her charmix by facing her fears and caring for others, and Flora earns her charmix by saving the flower of Life and confessing her love to Helia (In the Nick Version, the first transformation is Charmix due to Season 2 being converted into a One-Hour Special). At the end of the season, the Winx and the Specialists are able to free Bloom from Darkar's control. The Winx defeat him with a final Charmix convergence and Aisha joins the Winx Club.
Episode list
In the second season, a new fairy is introduced, Aisha (named Layla in the 4kids version and Rai version), who is the princess of the distant world of Andros (Tides in the 4kids version). The Winx face a new villain, Lord Darkar, who has the Trix become his allies. They also meet the Pixies, who they bond with.
| No. in series |
Title (Italian) / Rai English Title English Title (4Kids) |
Italian air date (Rai 2) |
American air date (4Kids TV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (27) | "La fenice d'ombra" (The phoenix of shadow) / "The Shadow Phoenix" "Back to School" | April 19, 2005 | September 10, 2005 |
| The Winx Club returns for their second year at Alfea and encounter an exhausted fairy and her sleepy baby pixie. In the b-story Bloom finds the secert archive which contains Alfea's piece of the Codex. | |||
| 2 (28) | "Il ritorno delle Trix" (The return of the Trix) / "Up to their old Trix" "Princess of Tides" | April 21, 2005 | September 17, 2005 |
| The new fairy introduces herself as Aisha/Layla and requests the help of the Winx Club to rescue her kidnapped pixie friends. Lord Darkar breaks the Trix out of their prison and gives them Gloomix. | |||
| 3 (29) | "Rescue Mission" / "Rescue Mission" "Into the Under Realm" | April 26, 2005 | September 24, 2005 |
| In conjunction with the Specialists, Bloom, Stella and Aisha travel to the Underrealm in an attempt to rescue the pixies. Along the way, they have to battle shadow monsters and tolerate a temporary loss of power. | |||
| 4 (30) | "La Principessa Amentia" (The Princess Amentia) / "Princess Amentia" "Queen of Perfection" | April 28, 2005 | October 1, 2005 |
| Brandon and Stella, after getting separated from the group in the previous episode, encounter a subterranean civilisation whose royalty banishes Stella and forces Brandon into an arranged marriage with Princess Amentia. Stella, after returning to the surface to regenerate her powers, rescues her friends. | |||
| 5 (31) | "Magico Bonding" (Magic Bonding) / "Magic Bonding" "Rescuing the Pixies" | May 3, 2005 | October 8, 2005 |
| After Lord Darkar causes a cave-in in the previous episode, Sky, Bloom, Aisha and Stella have to find another way to get to Lord Darkar's fortress. When they finally manage to get back into the caves after using Sky's magic gadget, Aisha goes to the fortress to rescue the pixies while Bloom, Stella and Sky are forced to battle the Trix. | |||
| 6 (32) | "Il matrimonio di Brandon" (The wedding of Brandon) / "Runaway Groom" "My Boyfriend's Wedding" | May 5, 2005 | October 15, 2005 |
| During the ascent to leave Lord Darkar's fortress, Sky, Bloom, Stella, Aisha and the pixies travel to Downland to prevent Princess Amentia from marrying Brandon. In the end, Amentia reconsiders her actions, then Stella embraces Brandon. | |||
| 7 (33) | "La pietra misteriosa" (The Mysterious Stone) / "The Mysterious Stone" "The Dark Tower" | May 10, 2005 | October 22, 2005 |
| Shortly after the Winx Club and Specialists return from the Underrealm, a monolith appears and the girls are sent to destroy it, but are unable to when it drains them of their magic. | |||
| 8 (34) | "Il guasta feste" (The crashed party) / "Party Crasher" "Party Monster" | May 12, 2005 | October 29, 2005 |
| The Winx Club arrive at Redfountain for ground breaking festivities. The Trix infiltrate the party disguised as fairies and unleash a monster to disrupt the activities so they can attempt to obtain the Codex. Flora meets Helia at Redfountain. | |||
| 9 (35) | "Il segreto del professor Avalon" (The secret of professor Avalon) / "Professor Avalon's Secret" "The Angel of Doom" | May 17, 2005 | November 5, 2005 |
| Tecna and Digit become suspicious of Professor Avalon's strange actions and constant interaction with Bloom. They assume that he is a creature that disguises itself as a paladin in order to earn people's trust before revealing its true nature and destroying everything. | |||
| 10 (36) | "La cripta del codice" (The crypt of code) / "Crypt of the Codex" "Reaching for the Sky" | May 19, 2005 | November 12, 2005 |
| The Trix launch an attack on the new Redfountain to capture a piece of the Codex. In the b-story, Bloom goes to Redfountain to try sort out the troubles between her and Sky. | |||
| 11 (37) | "Corsa contro il tempo" (Race against the time) / "Race Against Time" "Homesick" | May 24, 2005 | November 19, 2005 |
| Determined to find the location of Pixie Village to steal the fourth piece of the Codex, Lord Darkar or The Shadow Phoenix puts a homesickness spell on the pixies that compels them to return to their village. | |||
| 12 (38) | "Unite per la vittoria" (Together for the victory) / "Winx Together!" "Truth or Dare" | May 26, 2005 | November 26, 2005 |
| Under a spell, a Specialist named Jared corrupts the simulation chamber. Doing Darkar's dirty work, Darcy sabotages the Winx during the simulator test. In the b-story, the Winx Club has to learn about convergence spells. | |||
| 13 (39) | "La dama del ballo" (The lady of the ball) / "Invisible Pixies" "Gangs of Gardenia" | May 31, 2005 | December 3, 2005 |
| Bloom, Stella, Musa and Aisha go to Earth for a break from studies. Musa and Aisha attract the attention of a local gang in a nightclub, when Musa changes the music in a club using magic. | |||
| 14 (40) | "Battaglia sul pianeta Eraklyon" (Battle on planet Eraklyon) / "Battle on Planet Eraklyon" "The Wrong Righters" | June 2, 2005 | January 28, 2006 |
| Sky, Bloom, Brandon, and Flora go to Sky's home where they find his former fiancée, Princess Diaspro, has been kidnapped by yosinote who wants to rule Eraklyon, and demands a ransom. Meanwhile at Alfea, Stormy and Musa have a fight, Musa manges to win and Stormy swears revenge. | |||
| 15 (41) | "Lo spettacolo continua" (The show continues) / "The Show Must Go On!" "Magic in My Heart" | June 7, 2005 | February 4, 2006 |
| Musa is set to perform at Redfountain, but her father opposes her interest in music and wants to transfer her to another school. Stormy strikes again, attacking Musa's father to get revenge on the fairy. In the end, Musa remains at Alfea. | |||
| 16 (42) | "Hallowinx!" / "Hallowinx!" "The Fourth Witch" | June 9, 2005 | February 11, 2006 (After episode 44) |
| Jolly does a card reading that foretells danger to people going on a journey and feels that it will come true when the Winx Club is invited by Mitzi to her Halloween party in a haunted house. | |||
| 17 (43) | "Gemellaggio con le Streghe" (Twinning with the Witches) / "Twinning with the Witches" "Exchange Students" | June 14, 2005 | February 4, 2006 (After episode 41) |
| The Winx Club go to Cloudtower with Mirta, as exchange students, to protect the second piece of the Codex. The Trix infiltrate Cloudtower and cause frequent mayhem to distract the Winx girls from getting the Codex first. | |||
| 18 (44) | "Nel Cuore di Torrenuvola" (In the Heart of Cloudtower) / "In the Heart of Cloudtower" "The Heart of Cloud Tower" | June 16, 2005 | February 11, 2006 (Before episode 42) |
| The Trix continue to attack Cloudtower in order to obtain the second piece of the Codex and the Winx Club's constant bickering prevents them from stopping the Trix. | |||
| 19 (45) | "La spia nell'ombra" (The spy in the shadow) / "Spy in the Shadows" "Shadows in Bloom" | June 21, 2005 | February 18, 2006 |
| After Bloom is put under a therapeutic spell cast by Professor Avalon to learn more about her real parents, she is controlled by an evil force, turning into Dark Bloom, to steal the third piece of the Codex from Alfea. | |||
| 20 (46) | "Il villaggio delle Pixies" (The village of Pixies) / "Pixie Village" "The First Charmix" | June 23, 2005 | February 18, 2006 |
| The Winx girls are sent with the Specialists on a team-building vacation to the Wildlands. While on a ski lift to the top of a mountain, the lift breaks down and Bloom encourages them to work together to save themselves, earning her Charmix. Meanwhile, Icy is sent by Lord Darkar to obtain the fourth and final piece of the Codex at Pixie Village. Professor Avalon is poisoned by a flower and Palladium needs a special ingredient from Pixie Village to cure him. | |||
| 21 (47) | "Il potere del Charmix" (The power of Charmix) / "Charmix Power" "Trouble in Paradise" | June 28, 2005 | February 25, 2006 |
| The Trix are sent by Lord Darkar to the Wildlands to capture Bloom, as her Dragon Flame is a key part in opening the Realm of Relix to obtain the Ultimate Power. The Trix put the wild animals under their influence to capture Bloom. Stella gives up her beach fashion show to help Aisha,and Musa & Riven discover the Trix are there, she makes the choice to trust him earning both fairies their Charmix (Stella & Musa). | |||
| 22 (48) | "Wildland: La grande trappola" (Wildland: The great trap) / "Danger in the Wildland" "Last Resorts" | June 30, 2005 | February 25, 2006 |
| Timmy devises a plan to prevent the Trix from kidnapping Bloom. Meanwhile, Aisha faces her fears of being alone and Tecna reconciles with Timmy. Both earn their Charmix and the pixies are exposed to strange pollen which makes them very sick. | |||
| 23 (49) | "Il momento della verità" (The moment of truth) / "The time for truth" "Darkness and Light" | July 5, 2005 | March 4, 2006 |
| The real Professor Avalon escapes from Lord Darkar's fortress. The pixies are taken to Pixie Village to cure them. However, the Flower of Life which can heal them is sick and Flora remains there to heal it while the rest of the Winx begin their Charmix training, but Bloom is captured and brought to Lord Darkar's fortress by what turns out to be a servant of his posing as Professor Avalon. Flora confesses her love to Helia and earns her Charmix. Helia confesses that he loves her too. | |||
| 24 (50) | "Prigioniera di Darkar" (Prisoner of Darkar) / "Darkar's Prisoner" "Desperately Seeking Bloom" | July 7, 2005 | March 4, 2006 |
| The Winx, the Pixies, and the Specialists head to the Underrealm to rescue Bloom Meanwhile, Brandon, Sky and Aisha request Princess Amentia's assistance in the battle with Lord Darkar. In the end, Bloom falls under Darkar's dark spell. | |||
| 25 (51) | "Faccia a faccia con il nemico" (Face to face with the enemy) / "Face to Face with the Enemy" "Storming Shadowhaunt" | July 12, 2005 | March 11, 2006 |
| The Winx and Specialists enter the Underrealm and proceed to Lord Darkar's fortress, having to face several obstacles along the way. Meanwhile, the Trix's Gloomix is burned out when they give their powers to the shadow monsters in order for them to destroy the Winx and Specialists. Lord Darkar sees them useless and banishes them. | |||
| 26 (52) | "Le ceneri della Fenice" (The ashes of the Phoenix) / "The Phoenix Revealed" "The Ultimate Power Couple" | July 14, 2005 | March 11, 2006 |
| Lord Darkar and Dark Bloom enter the Realm of Relix and begin preparations for obtaining the Ultimate Power. The Winx, aided by the Specialists, Ms. Faragonda, Ms. Griffin and Cordatorta pass many obstacles in order to enter the Realm of Relix and destroy Lord Darkar. Sky confesses his love for Bloom, which makes Bloom transform back into her normal self. | |||
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