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spiderbraidsToday, more from "Magical Reality Check".
Transcript (in progress)
[Clip: Bloom preps for the exam]
[First, the "original" version.]
(A nice long sweeping shot of Alfea over to the dorms)
(Cut to inside where Bloom is reading her books and taking out books from the bookshelf)
(Kiko sneaks out from under the bed)
(Show bookshelf, pan over to the knapsack lying by the side)
(Kiko sneaks some more, and peeks around the bedpost)
(Kiko runs to the knapsack, jumps in, and closes the knapsack. Bloom picks it up and leaves)
[And now, the American version.]
(We see half of the nice long shot)
(Cut to inside where Bloom is reading her books. We skip showing Bloom ducking down to the bookshelf and cut to Kiko sneaking out from under the bed)
Bloom: I know I saw a protection spell in here somewhere...
(cut back to Bloom behind the bookshelf, pan over to the knapsack. Cut back to Kiko sneaking some more)
B: Here it is! "Say this once, say this twice. Cast a spell and all will be well!"
(Kiko has just peeked around the bed post, and makes a run for the knapsack)
B: Am I supposed to say the whole thing twice, or just the second part? (Kiko closes the knapsack) Spells are so confusing... (takes knapsack)
[Keep that spell in mind for later. Moving on...]
[Clip: The Winx are nervous]
[First, the "original" version.]
(The Winx, plus other students, are at the simulator control room. Tecna's shirt has been colored wrong ;) )
Musa (leaning towards Flora): I'm just so nervous...
Flora: Oh yeah, I hope I don't get to go first.
(pan over to Stella and Bloom)
Stella: I think it might be better to go first. That way you get it over with. And then it's off your mind. (cut to a shot from their backs as Stella leans over to Bloom) Bloom... did you hear what I said?
(cut to Bloom's face)
Bloom: Yeah. It might be better.
(Back to the shot from behind the backs as Palladium is setting up the sim)
Palladium: Quiet. Alright. Everything is ready. Let's get the ball rolling. Which one of you ladies wants to go first?
(Cut to Winx. Tecna is still hands over chest, this time with her shirt colored correctly. Everyone gets nervous, even the girl who just said it might be better to go first)
F: Oh no. S: Oh my!
M (pointing at Stella): Stella, I thought you said you wanted to get this over with.
S: Uh I changed my mind.
(Cut to Palladium)
P: Just as I thought. I'll pick a volunteer.
(Cut to the Winx gasping, before cutting back to Palladium)
P: Bloom, which one of the tests did you choose?
(Cut to a tight zoom-in on a surprised Bloom...)
B: Uh......
(...before cutting to a wide shot, then back to a medium close-up)
B (touching her pointers together): The second option sir. Um, I want to work on a damaged environment.
(Cut to Flora sort of whispering to Bloom)
F: Excellent choice, girl.
[And now, the American version.]
(The Winx, plus other students, are at the simulator control room. Tecna's shirt is still colored wrong ;) )
Musa (leaning towards Flora): I'm... not feeling ready.
Flora: I... forgot what I studied. Yeah.
(The part with Stella and Bloom and going first has been cut. We skip to the next shot from behind Bloom and Stella's backs as Palladium is setting up the sim)
Palladium: Now... remember this is not make believe, so be careful. Don't get hurt. Got it?
(Cut to Winx. Tecna is still hands over chest, this time with her shirt colored correctly. Everyone gets nervous)
F: Oh no. S: (gasps)
M (pointing at Stella): Hey, it's cool. There's an emergency button right?
S: Can I press it now?
(Cut to Palladium)
P: Let's get going... So do we have any volunteers?
(Cut to the Winx all going "Uhhhhhh...", before cutting back to Palladium)
P: In that case, we'll just have to go alphabetically.
(Even though this should mean Amaryl is going first, we cut to a tight zoom-in on a surprised Bloom...)
B: Huh...?!
(...before cutting to a wide shot, then back to a medium close-up)
B (touching her pointers together): Hey. What about drawing straws? Or rock-paper... scissors maybe?
(Cut to Flora sort of whispering to Bloom)
F: Bloom. You're ready!
(Two cents: Alphabetical order means Amaryl should be going first. Bloom should at least have looked around for Amaryl before realising that she's first.)
[Clip: Faragonda watches Bloom's exam]
[This is an original-only scene, so the preceding scene is also included.]
(A good 7-8 seconds of the Trix playing with their dolls and cackling... cut to an oblivious FG pacing around in her room in front of her mirror)
FG: Palladium has picked a VERY difficult test. If Bloom is able to complete it, (cut to FG watching the exam in her mirror) she'll get high marks.
[Clip: Bloom, Icy... and Kiko]
[First, the "original" version.]
(WinxBloom faces off against the Trix in the sim)
Bloom: You witches! I've had it!
Icy: Wait, before you deal with us, perhaps you should lend your BUNNY a hand!
(Cut to Kiko fidgeting on a single rock column in the middle of a pool of lava. Cut back to Bloom)
B: Kiko!... (cut back to Kiko on the rock column) Don't move!
I: You're not focusing Bloom! (shoots at the rock column) You lose!
(Kiko screams as falls towards the lava in slomo. Bloom flies in, so as to grab him at the head, but it doesn't happen, because Bloom ends up on a shorter rock column)
B: Kiko! NNOOO!! (gasp)
I (as Bloom mourns her loss in close-up): I SO don't like you!
B: Icy...
[And now, the American version.]
Bloom: I've had it with you!!
Icy: Yeah? You're so weak, you can't even protect your silly little BUNNY.
(Cut to Kiko fidgeting on a single rock column in the middle of a pool of lava. Cut back to Bloom)
B: Kiko!! (cut back to Kiko on the rock column) I'll get you Kiko!!
I: Oh I don't think you will. (shoots at the rock column)
(Cut to Kiko falling towards the lava in slomo. We do not see Bloom flying in. We cut straight to Bloom on the shorter rock column. All this as she blabbers her spell at lightning speed... [as in, she says the whole thing in just over 6 seconds])
B: "Say this once, say this twice. Cast a spell and all will be well! Say this once, say this twice. Cast a spell (cut to Bloom) and all will be well!" (cut to close-up) NO!!
I: Bunny burgers anyone?
B: Stop!
I (as we cut to wide): It's all YOUR fault.
(Two cents: I'll be with Lori on this. At least here, there is some excuse for Kiko to have survived. Still 100% convincing, though...)
[Clip: The exam]
[First, the "original" version.]
(Palladium has decided to cast a restoration spell. We pan down over the keyboard, and fade out the Winx standing right next to him)
Palladium: Fixum Mallum...
(As Palladium casts his spell, we cut back to the sim where Bloom is hugging Kiko. We pan over to the rest of the sim's landscape, where the other bunnies are flickering, and then the whole landscape flickers. Cut back to the control room, where the screen flickers to show Bloom sitting on the bridge hugging Kiko)
P: But, how could that be?
(Cut to show Stella, Musa and Tecna, plus two random students, with Palladium)
Winx and Palladium: BLOOM!
(Cut to the bridge inside the chamber and Bloom hugging Kiko. Cut to Flora and Stella entering the chamber)
Flora: Bloom, are you alright?
(Cut to Bloom hugging Kiko on the bridge, then cut to Flo and Stella getting on the bridge)
Stella: Do you realise you crashed the computer?
Bloom: Really?
P (coming in): You did. The simulator is totally gone. (Cut to solo shot of face) But you're okay... (starts looking around) right?
(Cut to tight close-up of Bloom's face)
B (looking around): I'm a bit shaken, but other than that, I'm fine.
(As we pan up to see the damage inside the chamber, with three HUGE cracks in the light panels...)
P: I'm postponing the exams. (cut back to the bridge) First, we've got to fix things up, then we'll reschedule the exams.
(Musa and Tecna enter the chamber with Selene and some random student, and they all cheer "YAY!" as if they were to say "Did someone just say 'reschedule the exams'?" Cut to the students on the bridge)
S: Ladies? Three cheers for Bloom! (smiles, meanwhile in the background, Palladium and Bloom briefly look bewildered)
(The whole crowd gathers around Bloom and throw her up and down repeatedly)
Crowd: Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!
S: (on the third "hip hip hooray") Oh, and Bloom, by the way. I think you could get the history exam postponed too?
B (still being thrown in the air): Well... I can try! (laughs)
(FG watches in her room. She has a suspicious look on her face. Meanwhile, the hip hip hoorays continue as well as the throwing Bloom in the air thing. The end.)
[And now, the American version.]
(Palladium has decided to cast a restoration spell. We pan down over the keyboard, and fade out the Winx standing right next to him)
Palladium: S.O.S-us...
(Palladium casts his spell, but we do not cut back to inside the sim. We show the screen flickering to show Bloom sitting on the bridge hugging Kiko)
P: The chamber's down, but Bloom look okay.
Tecna: Let's go get her...
(We cut straight to the bridge inside the chamber with Bloom hugging Kiko. Cut to Flora and Stella entering the chamber)
Flora: Bloom, are you alright?
Bloom: Yeah!
(Cut to Bloom hugging Kiko on the bridge, then cut to Flo and Stella getting on the bridge)
Stella: Bloom, we were so worried about you!
P (coming in): Great work! You were ABSOLUTELY STUPENDOUS! (shot of face) A+ in fact!
(We cut the Palladium looking around part, and skip to the tight close-up of Bloom's face)
B (looking around): That's fantastic! What happened with the chamber...?
(As we pan up to see the damage inside the chamber, with three HUGE cracks in the light panels...)
P: Major malfunction I'm afraid. (cut back to the bridge) It's nothing that can't be fixed, but I WILL have to postpone the test.
(Musa and Tecna enter the chamber with Selene and some random student, and they all cheer "YAY!" as if they were to say "Did they just say 'postpone the test'?" Cut to the students on the bridge)
S: She aced the test and got it postponed! Give it up for Bloom! (in the background, Palladium and Bloom briefly look bewildered)
(We skip Stella's smile, as the whole crowd gathers around Bloom and throw her up and down repeatedly)
Crowd: Go Bloom! Go Bloom! Go Bloom!
S: (on the third "Go Bloom") Way to go Bloom! Alright!
(We then skip the rest of the Stella shot and then the shot of Bloom still being thrown in the air, to FG watching in her room with a suspicious look on her face. Meanwhile, Bloom continues to be thrown in the air.)
Crowd: Go! Spell it out loud. B-L-O-O-M. Wow!
[That is the end of the episode in the original...]
[...but in America, THIS is the end of the episode.]
Icy (over a shot of CT, then a shot of the witches in their dorm from 1x16): Finally, the dragonfire is ours! This is the moment we've been waiting for! Are you ready?
Darcy and Stormy (over a shot of Icy): Ready!
I (quick shot of Darcy): Go Stormy!
(The crystal summoning sequence plays out as it did earlier in the episode)
I (as Stormy summons her crystal): No one will be as powerful as us. We will RULE! We will REIGN! We will RUN THE REALM!
Stormy: Let's do it!
Trix: Wisperian Triangle!
(Right where earlier the triangle had shown the Trix, we abruptly jumpcut to a shot of CT, where a bright explosion flash appears where the Trix's dorm is)
Darcy: It's gone!
I: It got away!
(We cut to Stormy, then Icy)
S: Ugh. We were so close!
I: The dragonfire is meant to be ours, and we'll get it no matter WHAT IT TAKES!
(Just for the heck of it, I fade out to a brief shot of a Boondock Saint getting slapped with a steak. SLAP!)
[They don't even bother explaining anything. Sheesh.]
(Two cents: Obviously, this ending bugs me. A lot. For pretty much the same reasons it bugs most people. Plus, considering there was NOTHING AT ALL during the execution of the plan that even remotely suggested failure. I can underatnd why Stormy is frustrated, and I can also imagine Darcy wondering, "If we did absolutely everything right and still failed, what hope do we HAVE?")
(Two more cents, channeling Bill Maher: New rule, if there is nothing to suggest the failure of a spell, then you may only show it to have failed immediately. Not one commercial break later, and certainly not as hell 3/4 of the season later. Corollary, if nothing suggests the spell worked, you will not reveal it to have worked later.)
[But if it's an explanation you're looking for...]
[...perhaps this scene might provide some insight.]
Knut: Sorry I'm late. Traffic was a witch. And I couldn't find any fresh coriandum lubosum. It's out of season.
(On "fresh coriandum lubosum", the Trix head to the bannister and look down at Knut talking to brooms)
Icy: Wait, is he talking to those brooms? (pan over to Knut) DUMB OGRE.
(Knut still cluelessly looks at the brooms, as he continues. The Trix hurdle over the bannister and land behind Knut)
K: All I found was freeze-dried. It could work for the potion... The ladies said it's imported, top quality.
(Icy slaps Knut)
I: Knut? Put on your glasses and get the potion started!
[So Knut screwed them over.
Whatever.]
(Two cents: Surely it wouldn't have taken too much effort to mention Knut's screw-up again at the end? ["Stupid Knut and his stupid dried AAARGH!"] And I'm still wondering why they go ahead with the plan without the necessary ingredients to begin with...)
Transcript (in progress)
[Clip: Bloom preps for the exam]
[First, the "original" version.]
(A nice long sweeping shot of Alfea over to the dorms)
(Cut to inside where Bloom is reading her books and taking out books from the bookshelf)
(Kiko sneaks out from under the bed)
(Show bookshelf, pan over to the knapsack lying by the side)
(Kiko sneaks some more, and peeks around the bedpost)
(Kiko runs to the knapsack, jumps in, and closes the knapsack. Bloom picks it up and leaves)
[And now, the American version.]
(We see half of the nice long shot)
(Cut to inside where Bloom is reading her books. We skip showing Bloom ducking down to the bookshelf and cut to Kiko sneaking out from under the bed)
Bloom: I know I saw a protection spell in here somewhere...
(cut back to Bloom behind the bookshelf, pan over to the knapsack. Cut back to Kiko sneaking some more)
B: Here it is! "Say this once, say this twice. Cast a spell and all will be well!"
(Kiko has just peeked around the bed post, and makes a run for the knapsack)
B: Am I supposed to say the whole thing twice, or just the second part? (Kiko closes the knapsack) Spells are so confusing... (takes knapsack)
[Keep that spell in mind for later. Moving on...]
[Clip: The Winx are nervous]
[First, the "original" version.]
(The Winx, plus other students, are at the simulator control room. Tecna's shirt has been colored wrong ;) )
Musa (leaning towards Flora): I'm just so nervous...
Flora: Oh yeah, I hope I don't get to go first.
(pan over to Stella and Bloom)
Stella: I think it might be better to go first. That way you get it over with. And then it's off your mind. (cut to a shot from their backs as Stella leans over to Bloom) Bloom... did you hear what I said?
(cut to Bloom's face)
Bloom: Yeah. It might be better.
(Back to the shot from behind the backs as Palladium is setting up the sim)
Palladium: Quiet. Alright. Everything is ready. Let's get the ball rolling. Which one of you ladies wants to go first?
(Cut to Winx. Tecna is still hands over chest, this time with her shirt colored correctly. Everyone gets nervous, even the girl who just said it might be better to go first)
F: Oh no. S: Oh my!
M (pointing at Stella): Stella, I thought you said you wanted to get this over with.
S: Uh I changed my mind.
(Cut to Palladium)
P: Just as I thought. I'll pick a volunteer.
(Cut to the Winx gasping, before cutting back to Palladium)
P: Bloom, which one of the tests did you choose?
(Cut to a tight zoom-in on a surprised Bloom...)
B: Uh......
(...before cutting to a wide shot, then back to a medium close-up)
B (touching her pointers together): The second option sir. Um, I want to work on a damaged environment.
(Cut to Flora sort of whispering to Bloom)
F: Excellent choice, girl.
[And now, the American version.]
(The Winx, plus other students, are at the simulator control room. Tecna's shirt is still colored wrong ;) )
Musa (leaning towards Flora): I'm... not feeling ready.
Flora: I... forgot what I studied. Yeah.
(The part with Stella and Bloom and going first has been cut. We skip to the next shot from behind Bloom and Stella's backs as Palladium is setting up the sim)
Palladium: Now... remember this is not make believe, so be careful. Don't get hurt. Got it?
(Cut to Winx. Tecna is still hands over chest, this time with her shirt colored correctly. Everyone gets nervous)
F: Oh no. S: (gasps)
M (pointing at Stella): Hey, it's cool. There's an emergency button right?
S: Can I press it now?
(Cut to Palladium)
P: Let's get going... So do we have any volunteers?
(Cut to the Winx all going "Uhhhhhh...", before cutting back to Palladium)
P: In that case, we'll just have to go alphabetically.
(Even though this should mean Amaryl is going first, we cut to a tight zoom-in on a surprised Bloom...)
B: Huh...?!
(...before cutting to a wide shot, then back to a medium close-up)
B (touching her pointers together): Hey. What about drawing straws? Or rock-paper... scissors maybe?
(Cut to Flora sort of whispering to Bloom)
F: Bloom. You're ready!
(Two cents: Alphabetical order means Amaryl should be going first. Bloom should at least have looked around for Amaryl before realising that she's first.)
[Clip: Faragonda watches Bloom's exam]
[This is an original-only scene, so the preceding scene is also included.]
(A good 7-8 seconds of the Trix playing with their dolls and cackling... cut to an oblivious FG pacing around in her room in front of her mirror)
FG: Palladium has picked a VERY difficult test. If Bloom is able to complete it, (cut to FG watching the exam in her mirror) she'll get high marks.
[Clip: Bloom, Icy... and Kiko]
[First, the "original" version.]
(WinxBloom faces off against the Trix in the sim)
Bloom: You witches! I've had it!
Icy: Wait, before you deal with us, perhaps you should lend your BUNNY a hand!
(Cut to Kiko fidgeting on a single rock column in the middle of a pool of lava. Cut back to Bloom)
B: Kiko!... (cut back to Kiko on the rock column) Don't move!
I: You're not focusing Bloom! (shoots at the rock column) You lose!
(Kiko screams as falls towards the lava in slomo. Bloom flies in, so as to grab him at the head, but it doesn't happen, because Bloom ends up on a shorter rock column)
B: Kiko! NNOOO!! (gasp)
I (as Bloom mourns her loss in close-up): I SO don't like you!
B: Icy...
[And now, the American version.]
Bloom: I've had it with you!!
Icy: Yeah? You're so weak, you can't even protect your silly little BUNNY.
(Cut to Kiko fidgeting on a single rock column in the middle of a pool of lava. Cut back to Bloom)
B: Kiko!! (cut back to Kiko on the rock column) I'll get you Kiko!!
I: Oh I don't think you will. (shoots at the rock column)
(Cut to Kiko falling towards the lava in slomo. We do not see Bloom flying in. We cut straight to Bloom on the shorter rock column. All this as she blabbers her spell at lightning speed... [as in, she says the whole thing in just over 6 seconds])
B: "Say this once, say this twice. Cast a spell and all will be well! Say this once, say this twice. Cast a spell (cut to Bloom) and all will be well!" (cut to close-up) NO!!
I: Bunny burgers anyone?
B: Stop!
I (as we cut to wide): It's all YOUR fault.
(Two cents: I'll be with Lori on this. At least here, there is some excuse for Kiko to have survived. Still 100% convincing, though...)
[Clip: The exam]
[First, the "original" version.]
(Palladium has decided to cast a restoration spell. We pan down over the keyboard, and fade out the Winx standing right next to him)
Palladium: Fixum Mallum...
(As Palladium casts his spell, we cut back to the sim where Bloom is hugging Kiko. We pan over to the rest of the sim's landscape, where the other bunnies are flickering, and then the whole landscape flickers. Cut back to the control room, where the screen flickers to show Bloom sitting on the bridge hugging Kiko)
P: But, how could that be?
(Cut to show Stella, Musa and Tecna, plus two random students, with Palladium)
Winx and Palladium: BLOOM!
(Cut to the bridge inside the chamber and Bloom hugging Kiko. Cut to Flora and Stella entering the chamber)
Flora: Bloom, are you alright?
(Cut to Bloom hugging Kiko on the bridge, then cut to Flo and Stella getting on the bridge)
Stella: Do you realise you crashed the computer?
Bloom: Really?
P (coming in): You did. The simulator is totally gone. (Cut to solo shot of face) But you're okay... (starts looking around) right?
(Cut to tight close-up of Bloom's face)
B (looking around): I'm a bit shaken, but other than that, I'm fine.
(As we pan up to see the damage inside the chamber, with three HUGE cracks in the light panels...)
P: I'm postponing the exams. (cut back to the bridge) First, we've got to fix things up, then we'll reschedule the exams.
(Musa and Tecna enter the chamber with Selene and some random student, and they all cheer "YAY!" as if they were to say "Did someone just say 'reschedule the exams'?" Cut to the students on the bridge)
S: Ladies? Three cheers for Bloom! (smiles, meanwhile in the background, Palladium and Bloom briefly look bewildered)
(The whole crowd gathers around Bloom and throw her up and down repeatedly)
Crowd: Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!
S: (on the third "hip hip hooray") Oh, and Bloom, by the way. I think you could get the history exam postponed too?
B (still being thrown in the air): Well... I can try! (laughs)
(FG watches in her room. She has a suspicious look on her face. Meanwhile, the hip hip hoorays continue as well as the throwing Bloom in the air thing. The end.)
[And now, the American version.]
(Palladium has decided to cast a restoration spell. We pan down over the keyboard, and fade out the Winx standing right next to him)
Palladium: S.O.S-us...
(Palladium casts his spell, but we do not cut back to inside the sim. We show the screen flickering to show Bloom sitting on the bridge hugging Kiko)
P: The chamber's down, but Bloom look okay.
Tecna: Let's go get her...
(We cut straight to the bridge inside the chamber with Bloom hugging Kiko. Cut to Flora and Stella entering the chamber)
Flora: Bloom, are you alright?
Bloom: Yeah!
(Cut to Bloom hugging Kiko on the bridge, then cut to Flo and Stella getting on the bridge)
Stella: Bloom, we were so worried about you!
P (coming in): Great work! You were ABSOLUTELY STUPENDOUS! (shot of face) A+ in fact!
(We cut the Palladium looking around part, and skip to the tight close-up of Bloom's face)
B (looking around): That's fantastic! What happened with the chamber...?
(As we pan up to see the damage inside the chamber, with three HUGE cracks in the light panels...)
P: Major malfunction I'm afraid. (cut back to the bridge) It's nothing that can't be fixed, but I WILL have to postpone the test.
(Musa and Tecna enter the chamber with Selene and some random student, and they all cheer "YAY!" as if they were to say "Did they just say 'postpone the test'?" Cut to the students on the bridge)
S: She aced the test and got it postponed! Give it up for Bloom! (in the background, Palladium and Bloom briefly look bewildered)
(We skip Stella's smile, as the whole crowd gathers around Bloom and throw her up and down repeatedly)
Crowd: Go Bloom! Go Bloom! Go Bloom!
S: (on the third "Go Bloom") Way to go Bloom! Alright!
(We then skip the rest of the Stella shot and then the shot of Bloom still being thrown in the air, to FG watching in her room with a suspicious look on her face. Meanwhile, Bloom continues to be thrown in the air.)
Crowd: Go! Spell it out loud. B-L-O-O-M. Wow!
[That is the end of the episode in the original...]
[...but in America, THIS is the end of the episode.]
Icy (over a shot of CT, then a shot of the witches in their dorm from 1x16): Finally, the dragonfire is ours! This is the moment we've been waiting for! Are you ready?
Darcy and Stormy (over a shot of Icy): Ready!
I (quick shot of Darcy): Go Stormy!
(The crystal summoning sequence plays out as it did earlier in the episode)
I (as Stormy summons her crystal): No one will be as powerful as us. We will RULE! We will REIGN! We will RUN THE REALM!
Stormy: Let's do it!
Trix: Wisperian Triangle!
(Right where earlier the triangle had shown the Trix, we abruptly jumpcut to a shot of CT, where a bright explosion flash appears where the Trix's dorm is)
Darcy: It's gone!
I: It got away!
(We cut to Stormy, then Icy)
S: Ugh. We were so close!
I: The dragonfire is meant to be ours, and we'll get it no matter WHAT IT TAKES!
(Just for the heck of it, I fade out to a brief shot of a Boondock Saint getting slapped with a steak. SLAP!)
[They don't even bother explaining anything. Sheesh.]
(Two cents: Obviously, this ending bugs me. A lot. For pretty much the same reasons it bugs most people. Plus, considering there was NOTHING AT ALL during the execution of the plan that even remotely suggested failure. I can underatnd why Stormy is frustrated, and I can also imagine Darcy wondering, "If we did absolutely everything right and still failed, what hope do we HAVE?")
(Two more cents, channeling Bill Maher: New rule, if there is nothing to suggest the failure of a spell, then you may only show it to have failed immediately. Not one commercial break later, and certainly not as hell 3/4 of the season later. Corollary, if nothing suggests the spell worked, you will not reveal it to have worked later.)
[But if it's an explanation you're looking for...]
[...perhaps this scene might provide some insight.]
Knut: Sorry I'm late. Traffic was a witch. And I couldn't find any fresh coriandum lubosum. It's out of season.
(On "fresh coriandum lubosum", the Trix head to the bannister and look down at Knut talking to brooms)
Icy: Wait, is he talking to those brooms? (pan over to Knut) DUMB OGRE.
(Knut still cluelessly looks at the brooms, as he continues. The Trix hurdle over the bannister and land behind Knut)
K: All I found was freeze-dried. It could work for the potion... The ladies said it's imported, top quality.
(Icy slaps Knut)
I: Knut? Put on your glasses and get the potion started!
[So Knut screwed them over.
Whatever.]
(Two cents: Surely it wouldn't have taken too much effort to mention Knut's screw-up again at the end? ["Stupid Knut and his stupid dried AAARGH!"] And I'm still wondering why they go ahead with the plan without the necessary ingredients to begin with...)
