The long-running Italian cartoon about a group of best-friend fairies, Winx Club, is one of the few explicitly girl-focused shows to make the transition to a darker, edgier live-action. Fate: The Winx Saga by Netflix casts the same spell on the bright, visually vibrant cartoon that Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Riverdale did on their family-friendly Archie Comics counterparts. It has a surprisingly nuanced plot that delves into the consequences of war across generations — but it comes at a cost, both for the characters and for that familiar sense of friendship and mutual support. In the first episode, we see Bloom (Abigail Cowen) moving into Alfea, a boarding school for fairies and specialists (male fairies) in the Otherworld. The first person she speaks with is a specialist named Sky (Danny Griffin), who discovers that Bloom is from the "realm" of California and that she had no idea she was a fairy three months ago. She meets her roommates, including Stella (Hannah
PLOT:
The story revolves around Sung Deok Mi, the talented chief curator of Cheum Museum of Art who never gets her due credit. Behind her cool and professional persona lies the ultimate fan girl of famous Cha Shi An. She runs the famous fan page “SiNaGil” for him. This crush of hers has led to several breakups and an extremely affected personal life. When the director of the museum Uhm So Hye is being investigated for fraud and embezzlement she resigns with the ultimate motive of returning back, and former artist, Ryan Gold, becomes the new director. He is a strict person who does not cares what happens in other people’s lives.
He is allergic to caffeine and had developed Stendhal Syndrome leading to his retirement as an artist. When he comes to know about Sung Deok Mi’s secret, he begins to take an interest in her. After the rumors of Sung Deok Mi and Cha Shi An begins, Ryan Gold suggests Sung Deok Mi start a fake relationship but they both eventually fall in love with each other. Meanwhile, Uhm So Hye’s spoilt daughter Kim Hyo Jin interns at the museum and wants to prove that Sung Deok MI and Ryan Gold are in a fake relationship along with helping her mother. She is also another crazy fan of Cha Shi An who secretly runs another fan page for him under the name “Sindy”. Thus starts an enchanting tale full of romance, comedy, emotions,, and twists.
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REVIEW:
The drama was a perfect combo of great acting and an equally fabulous direction even with an ordinary script. The drama began with a promising storyline and had great character as well as relationship development. It was undoubtedly one of the best and the idea of fangirling along with arts was a bonus point. The story was phenomenal and as a matter of fact, it was not too average. It had its unique elements but the best one was the incredible chemistry between male leads.
The drama nonetheless had its fair share of unneeded characters and extra storylines but they were not so boring. It became somewhat tedious in the last few episodes but to be honest it never lost its touch. The drama had all the emotions perfectly balanced with an equal amount of humor and romance along with a tinge of past traumas, syndromes, and depression issues such as child abandonment, loss of close ones, psychological ordeals, etc. The major advantage that made it all more fun to watch was that it never lacked communication among characters and had little to no misunderstandings but still managed to have an awesome storyline. The drama is a must-watch with no element that can make you think about your decision twice.
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