User blog comment:Thomasfan502/Season 8 Discussion Blog/@comment-31892545-20180427192704/@comment-31892545-20180428235737

I think the prime example for me would be returning to Alfea as apparent students despite their graduation, and losing (or retconning) their teaching position. I wonder what the series would be like now if they had kept up with Winxology.

On the other end of the spectrum, their clothing modestly evolved and they have recently used terms like "fiancé," so one could argue either way.