User blog comment:Thomasfan502/Season 8 Discussion Blog/@comment-26122857-20190407213303/@comment-31892545-20190408214228

In all honesty, I’m going to miss the Winx as they were, even their seasons 5-7 selves. But I am in love with the new character design as well. Not to mention the smoothest animation ever. I wish we could have the best of both worlds, and a spin-off was the way to go: they did it with WOW, so I don’t really understand their motivation for a new art style in the main series; nor do I understand them doing an anniversary season.

Is it to quell older fans’ curiosity of what 2019 Enchantix would look like? Is it to celebarate 15 years of Winx? Whatever the reason, I feel like it really cheapens the integrity of the series. Cameos are great, but they’re really pushing this anniversary vibe that makes it feel like S8 won’t be able to stand alone; and I just don’t like that at all. Rainbow representatives said themselves each new season has to be different, hence why we don’t hear of Harmonix theee seasons later, for example. But they’ve gone to the complete other extreme, from what I can tell now, and made a season devoted to shocking returns.

All I really want is for S8 to be a big hit. I mean, the songs are amazingly improved. But the story is yet to be seen.