Villain Makeovers

When I first saw Ogron in the first episode, “handsome” wasn’t an adjective I used to describe him. But now that the Wizards have supposedly joined the Winx and Roxy’s side, not only has Ogron’s face softened (which usually happens while he’s talking to Bloom ), but he’s become borderline…attractive. I guess it’s true: a change of heart works better than plastic surgery and skin creams.

Here’s a before-and-after. The first pic is from episode six, “Una Fata in Pericolo” (A Fairy in Danger); the second is from episode twenty-one, “La Caverna di Sibylla” (Sibylla’s Cave). Notice his face is less wrinkled and angular in picture two. His hair is also less ragged. (The truth is his look goes back and forth in episode twenty-two but is generally less grotesque than in past episodes.)

On the other side of the coin is Morgana the fairy queen. Lovely and Daphne-like in the first half of the season, she’d been drifting into “stuff of nightmares” territory for a few episodes and has since reverted in episode twenty-three, after—I’m assuming—calling off her vendetta. Here’s a before-and-after for her. Pic one, pre-vendetta, comes from episode thirteen, “L’Attacco degli Stregoni” (The Wizards’ Attack), and pic two, during the vendetta, comes from episode twenty-one again.

What caused her transformation? Was it evil…or was it just anger? You might even ask the same of Ogron; evildoers tend to be eternally mad. Then again, anger can even taint the heroes’ flawless faces. Here’s a screen cap of Musa from episode ten, “La Canzone di Musa” (Musa’s Song). She’s not ugly, but she’s at least had prettier moments.

In the end, presentation is everything. What does Rainbow want us to think about the characters? Unfortunately, “beautiful” equals good, “ugly” equals evil. Such is our world.

But, as they say, appearances can be deceiving. Have the Wizards really surrendered, or do they have a horrible trap waiting for the Winx in episode twenty-four?