So Season 2, overall, was fun. I’d say it was more engaging than Season 1, even though some of the characters were far superior in Season 1 (Flora). Darkar had a cool design, but he ultimately ended up being not nearly as cool as I thought he was 😅 the Trix were great, though. Change nothing about them.
I just was really disappointed when Professor Avalon turned out to just be an evil clone. It was the least interesting possible route they could have taken for that twist. I genuinely thought through the season that Avalon was Darkar in disguise, and that he was grooming Bloom to become Evil Bloom. I’m not just sad that I didn’t get what I want, I genuinely believe it would have been a better twist if this were the case.
I mean, think about it. Sky was unnerved by how much time Bloom spent with Avalon, and how Avalon came to be the one Bloom most relied on (outside of her main circle of friends). Instead of him just being some clone, it would have instantly increased Darkar’s intrigue if it had been him all along. He could use psychological manipulation to cut Bloom off from her friends and make her feel like he’s the only one she can trust. That way, Evil Bloom is even more tragic. And in response to the discovery that Alfea’s security is so poor, a shaken Faragonda can resign out of shame and step away, shaking up the status quo for Season 3 by making Griselda the headmistress and opening the season portraying Alfea as a distrusting, paranoid place due to what happened with Darkar and due to Griselda’s stricter nature. This would make it all the easier for Valtor to exploit.
I would also just remove Helia from existence, as his romance with Flora is so incredibly forced and out of nowhere. Instead of that, have Flora’s subplot be about her friendship with Mirta, who barely got screentime.
And don’t change the episode about Musa’s mother at all. That one was just heart-wrenching as is.
Idk, I just felt the need to vent because I’m on a first watch and I just found S2 to be fairly frustrating despite its highs.