Short AF Series Review | Fate: The Winx Saga

 Hey guys, so today I'm going to be doing a review on the series "Fate: The Winx Saga". As usual this review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests) and spoiler free (however there will be the IMDB synopsis in this and sometimes they can contain spoilers, however 9/10 times they don't. It's just something to keep in mind if you're planning on watching the series.)

"A live - action adaption of Nickelodeon's Winx Club (2004). It follows bloom as she adjusts to life in the Otherworld, where she must learn to control her dangerous magical powers."

Okay, so I was really excited for this to come out as I watched the original Winx Club when it originally came out. Please note if you're going to watch this it is very different to the original series (even though it was written by the same person who wrote the original series). A lot of people have complained that it is different, but personally I loved it. I'm not going to comment on some of the social issues that have been brought up with this series (whitewashing etc) as I don't feel like it's my place as a white woman to talk over POC (please note whitewashing is very much a problem and definitely was within this series). The differences I'm going to be talking about are the creative elements and liberties they took with the series. I feel it's important to remember when watching remakes (especially if they've came out a good 17 years after the original) is that these remakes/reboots are not made for the original watchers. They're made for a new generation of kids (or for this series, teenagers/young adults) who have never seen the original. They need to modernise it to make it interesting to new viewers and I honestly loved what they did with the series. They definitely took a lot of creative liberties with the series and the changes they made but most of them honestly made the series a little more interesting. I also understand why people are annoyed at the changes, but once again I try and remember this movie was not marketed for people like myself who watched this as a child. It's marketed for people 10 years younger than me who wouldn't have seen the original. If you haven't seen the original, please don't let disgruntled adults stop you from watching it. It's a really good storyline and I personally love the direction they took the series.

My favourite characters in the series:

- Stella: So for some reason one of the reasons people don't like this series is because they've made Stella a "bitch" but personally I don't see her as such, I see her as someone who's very much trying to protect herself and has had a reason to. I love the character development for her so much and if there's a new series I'm excited to see how her character develops more.

- Musa: I love Musa so much and I honestly feel for her character so much. She's another character who had a lot of character development and I just think her character is lovely.

- Terra: I just love Terra so much. She's such a strong character and I definitely would like to see more of her if we get another series! 

My least favourite characters in the series:

- Bloom: Okay, so I understand why Bloom is the way she is but I have never seen a more selfish character within a series in a long time. My heart hurts for her, but it was just too much. Also why was she pushing out mansplaining a lot? (Like I am a feminist myself but some of it was just unneeded and didn't really set a good look for her)

- Riven: I just hate Riven's character so much. I wish he had some redeeming quality's about him but he really doesn't.

- Farah Dowling: I have a love hate relationship with this character but in all honesty I can't explain too much about her character without giving too much away about the series.

Overall, I can see why this series have had a lot of back lash. But once again, I feel like we need to remember the series was not created for people who originally watched it and is for a new generation of teenagers/young adults. (Once again, I am saying this about the creative liberties they've took with the series, not with the whitewashing they have very clearly done). If you feel like you could watch this as a stand alone series or even if you've not watched Winx before I definitely recommend watching it. Separating it from the original definitely makes it a lot easier to watch.

What did you think of this series? Who were your favourite and least favourite characters? Do you have any movies, series, podcasts or books you'd recommend for me to watch/listen to/read or would like me to do a short AF review on? Please let me know down in the comments below! 

As always, have a wonderful day.

Love, Lyndsay

xo

Long time, No see.

 

Hey guys! Long time, no see.

So as you can probably tell, I have not been on this blog in a while. I believe my last post on here was in February (I know I at least have a draft from February still sitting there, but don't worry that will be posted soon!). The main reason I've not been posting on here is a mixture of no motivation and my laptop physically not being able to handle it.

So my lack of motivation has not necessarily gone away, but the old laptop definitely has. I finally bit the bullet and bought myself a new one (which is actually the first time I've bought a new laptop in a good few years).

The first thing I wanted to do when I turned the laptop on was update this blog. I was so excited to start it up again, but I know I need to make a few changes first.

First of all, a posting schedule. Listen, for now I'm probably not going to have one but it is something I'm working on figuring out! I do have a full time job so I don't want to commit myself to a posting schedule until I get myself more organised

I finally changed my twitter handle, and luckily I now also have a separate account for animal crossing, which was something I was posting a lot of on my main account and it kinda took away from the blogging.

This blog will mainly still revolve around short AF reviews on things like books, movies, podcasts etc, however I will be including some of my own interests such as anime/manga etc. If you don't like these posts though please feel free to skip past them! Not everyone is into the same things. 

Animal crossing Mondays will not be happening any more. As much as I enjoyed making them I don't play the game as much as I did anymore, and even if I do I've restarted my island so I need to save those items for those sweet sweet bells. (If you play animal crossing, you guys know what I mean)

I will eventually be making a tiktok revolving this blog now they've introduced 3 minute videos. I've always wanted to make my blog into videos but due to the shortness of the reviews (and my lack of personality) I have never wanted to make a youtube series. I hope this will in turn also make the blog more accessible for people who cannot necessarily look at a screen, but are able to listen and hear the reviews. When I do I will post a link on my blog!

I do want to make more pop culture products posts as I really did love doing the Makeup revolution x Nightmare before christmas collection. However, this can take time and money! So this is something I will carry on doing in the future, but maybe not straight away.

So yeah, I'm back and I'm hoping to work on myself as well as this blog. I hope you guys enjoy what I'm going to be putting out and hopefully this motivation will last.

Is there anything you guys want to see? Is there anything you want bringing back or any book/movie/podcast suggestions? Please let me know down in the comments below.

As always,

Love, Lyndsay xoxo 

Short AF Series Review | Bridgerton

Hey guys, so today I'm going to be doing a review on the series "Bridgerton". As usual this review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests) and spoiler free (however there will be the IMDB synopsis in this and sometimes they can contain spoilers, however 9/10 times they don't. It's just something to keep in mind if you're planning on watching the series)

"Wealth, lust, and betrayal set against the backdrop of Regency - era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family."

So I don't usually watch historical dramas as it's not something I'm usually interested in but boy there was a lot of hype around this one so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm glad there was so much hype because I binged the whole series in one day. I could not stop watching this and every episode definitely left me wanting more. I only found out afterwards that this is a book series so I definitely will be buying them for myself to read (so let me know if you want a review on those also).  The series is so good and I found a lot of laughter whilst watching this (as well as a lot of really sad moments). So many of the characters took me by surprise in how much I loved them and their characteristics. There's lots of character development and some very special twists throughout. 

My favourite characters in the series: 

- Penelope Featherington: Penelope is such a loveable character and is possibly one of the sweetest in the show. I can't say much about her without giving too much away but I adore her. 

- Lady Danbury: Lady Danbury is who I strive to be as a woman. She is not afraid to share how she's feeling and I love her so much for that.

- Eloise Bridgerton: Eloise was a character I could really relate too throughout the series. She is very much a fuck the patriarchy kinda girl and I adored her character.

My lease favourite characters in the series:

- Nigel Berbrooke: Okay so if you've watched Bridgerton you know exactly why I hate Nigel. He's one of the most awful characters in the series.

- Portia Featherington: Once again, I can't say much about Portia without giving away too much in the series. But the woman is evil incarnate and no one can convince me otherwise.

Overall the series is really good for a historical drama (coming from someone who usually doesn't like them) so if you do like that genre then I definitely would watch it! (Even if you don't, please watch it you won't be disappointed) 

What did you think of this series? Who were your favourite and least favourite characters? Do you have any movies, series, podcasts or books you'd recommend for me to watch/listen to/read or would like me to do a short AF review on? Please let me know down in the comments below! 

As always, have a wonderful day.

Love, Lyndsay

xo