Winx Club Season 5 Episode 1 Full Episode
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Winx Club is an Italian-American[a] animated series co-produced by Rainbow SpA and Nickelodeon, which are both part of Paramount Global. The show was created by Iginio Straffi, who also worked on Club 57. Both shows were produced by Rainbow SpA.
From the beginning of the show's development, Iginio Straffi planned an overarching plot that would conclude after three seasons.[1] A feature-length film followed the third season, intended to wrap up the series' plot as the fairies graduate from Alfea College.[1][2] In 2008, Straffi made the decision to extend the original series with a fourth season, citing its increasing popularity.[1] During the production of the fourth season, the American company Viacom (owner of Nickelodeon) engaged in a "long courtship"[3] with the Rainbow studio. Viacom became a co-owner of Rainbow to produce their own episodes of Winx Club.[4]
In 2010, Viacom announced that "Nickelodeon is teaming up with the original creator to present an all-new Winx Club."[5] Viacom's Nickelodeon Animation Studio started production on a revived series, in which the Winx are once again students at Alfea, as they were before their graduation in the original show. The Nickelodeon revival began with four television specials that summarize the first two seasons of the original series.[6] After the specials, Viacom's brand-new fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons were broadcast on Nickelodeon networks worldwide ahead of the Italian broadcasts.[b]
Winx Club employs a serial format, with each episode contributing to the overall storyline. Episodes are written with two stories in mind: the longer narrative arc that lasts for tens of episodes and a subplot which concludes at the end of the 22-minute runtime.[7] This episode structure was modeled on those of teen dramas and American comics.[8]
When Iginio Straffi began developing Winx Club at the Rainbow studio, he outlined the plot to last three seasons (78 episodes).[1] In 2007, Straffi explained that "the Winx saga was planned in detail from the beginning. And it will not last forever."[10] The third season follows the fairies' last year at Alfea College, during which they earn their final fairy form, Enchantix. In 2008, Iginio Straffi chose to continue the story for a fourth season. During the fourth season's development, Viacom began discussions to become a co-owner of the Rainbow studio[11] and produce a revival series, which began with a retelling of the first two original seasons.[6]
The pilot episode for the series, then under the working title Magic Bloom,[12] featured the original five Winx members in attires similar to those of traditional European fairies.[13] It was produced over a period of twelve months[10] and was test-screened in 2002.[13] Upon its completion, Straffi was unsatisfied with the pilot and doubted that it would succeed if aired.[14] In a 2016 interview, Straffi recalled that it "looked like just another Japanese-style cartoon ... but nothing like [the modern] Winx."[14] Straffi's team heavily reworked the pilot's visual style[13] before starting work on a full season, leaving the original pilot unaired. Portions of the pilot were presented at the Lucca Comics & Games convention in 2018.[12]
After Viacom became a co-owner of the Rainbow studio in 2011,[15] new seasons of Winx Club entered production at Viacom's Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Rainbow.[4][16] In this revamped series, the Winx are once again students at Alfea, as they were before their graduation in the original show. The revival began with four specials that retell the original first and second seasons.[6] Nickelodeon's American writers aimed to make the series multicultural and appealing toward viewers from different countries.[17] In 2019, Straffi commented on his near-decade of collaboration with Nickelodeon, saying that "the know-how of Rainbow and the know-how of Nickelodeon are very complementary; the sensibilities of the Americans, with our European touch."[18]
On 8 October 2006, a Winx Club CGI film was announced on Rainbow's website. The Secret of the Lost Kingdom was released in Italy on 30 November 2007.[49] Its television premiere was on 11 March 2012 on Nickelodeon in the United States.[50] The plot takes place after the events of the first three seasons.[51]
In 2007, production began on a sequel to The Secret of the Lost Kingdom, before the fourth season had been written.[52] It was released in Italy on 29 October 2010.[53] Its television premiere was on 20 May 2013, on Nickelodeon in the United States.[54]
In late 2010, it was announced that Viacom (the owner of Nickelodeon and eventual co-owner of Rainbow) would provide the resources necessary to produce a new Winx film.[55] The movie follows the events of the fifth season and was released in Italy on 4 September 2014.[56] The film made its television premiere on Nickelodeon Germany on 8 August 2015.[57]
The first season of Winx Club started production after the pilot episode, Magic Bloom, was finished in 2001. Iginio Straffi was unsatisfied with the pilot and enlisted the help of Italian designers to rework the show's look.
Later, Nickelodeon produced three specials retelling the first season, which premiered in 2011. This followed Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom becoming a co-owner of the Rainbow studio. The specials re-animate scenes from this season with new Flash animation.
In the morning, Aisha complains about the stress they have all undergone while training for the magical convergence deal and she suggests they all play hooky. After Bloom receives a letter from her parents (how, is beyond me) she invites everyone for a quick visit to Gardenia. And by everyone I actually mean everyone sans Techna who is currently having lunch with Timmy (oh yes, that scene) and Flora who I guess decided not to go for Helia related reasons.
While on a bus headed to her home, Bloom explains that she decided to make a trip back home to give her mother her support while she testifies on court. Umm, for what? The fire incident last season? Now that is an interesting plot continuity point. Good job Winx Club, you did a thing right. The other relevant point here is that Bloom asks the girls not to use magic in public.
While a brawl starts inside the club between the purple gang and the two fairies who are trying their best not to use magic, Stella, Bloom and the pixies make their way inside. In the end the girls are surrounded until Faragonda and Griselda (who noticed their absence earlier, because of course they would) arrive to put a stop to the whole thing. In a rare instance of proper punishment ensuing, Faragonda forces the girls to clean up the entire school, suggesting they use convergence (the thing they were trying to take a break from) in order to accomplish their task efficiently.
The episode ends with most of the girls passed out from exhaustion except for Aisha who tells Flora about how her only childhood friend moved away and how she has since been afraid of being alone until the Winx came along. Inspired, Flora begins to tell her about her desire to tell Helia how she feels but the other fairy is already asleep and so she too takes a nap next to her. The end.
As expected the Techna/Timmy sequence was not repeated but since the line about her going out to eat with him was still present, it makes it seem as though she continue to meet him despite the incident last episode.
Nabu is a wizard from Andros. He was from a wealthy family, and had an isolated childhood similar to Aisha's. Because he had no friends to play with, he spent most of his time learning battle tricks from his security guards. In addition, he has studied many different magic spells on Andros, thus his prodigious skills in spellcating.
When a marriage was arranged between him and Aisha, he initially didn't want to marry her and ran away from home. Later, he decided he wanted to find out what Aisha was really like, and so began to secretly keep an eye on the Winx girls for a while.
Nabu is first mentioned at the end of episode 9, when Aisha sadly reports to her friends that her parents have set up a marriage for her. Nabu first appears at the end of episode 12, where he finally finds Layla/Aisha.
He later returns in episode 18, where he listens to a conversation between the Winx girls until Stella reveals his hiding spot. Later in the episode, he decides to offer the Winx his assistance in fighting Valtor, who plans to steal a magical item at the museum. Nabu doesn't want to reveal who he really is, so he tells the Winx that his name is Ophir. The Winx let him come along on the mission, even though they are not sure if they can trust him. However, when Valtor threatens Aisha, Nabu gets in the way and is captured by Valtor. The Winx are forced to give Valtor the magic box he came to steal in order to save Nabu.
Later, when the Winx went to the Red tower to obtain the water stars, Nabu was a stow away on their ship. Aisha discovered him, and since the group were not sure if they could trust him or not due to their previous encounter, they put shackles on him. During the mission, Nabu and Aisha get to know each other a little better. Nabu helped the Winx fight off the guards of the Red tower, and was the only one who didn't get knocked out. Riven showed up shortly afterwards, and he and Nabu get into a fight due to Riven misinterpreting the situation and mistakenly believing that Nabu was trying to steal Musa from him. Sky and Timmy break up the fight, and the misunderstanding is cleared up. When The Trix later attack the group while the Winx (except Bloom) are inside the crystal labyrinth, Nabu at one point easily defeats Darcy.
After having obtained the water stars, the Winx invited their boyfriends to a dance club and Aisha asked Nabu to come along. However, Nabu was forced to leave when his security guards showed up to bring him home. When he meets with Aisha again near the end of the episode, he explains the situation and finally reveals his true identity. He tells Aisha that he has fallen in love with her, and apologizes for lying to her. Aisha and Nabu meet each others' parents, who have realized that they shouldn't have tried to make their kids follow a tradition that went against their wishes. However, they are also pleased that destiny brought them together anyway, but decide that a marriage can wait. The episode ends with the Winx welcoming Nabu into the club.
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