To be continued now - in the final issue: Elyon summons WITCH to Kandrakar for their final mission. They are sent to Greycity - a world where they have to bring back kisses, flowers, music and sun before sunset! At the last moment, they are summoned back to Kandrakar - have they failed?
I wish I could say the ending was satisfying, but it wasn't. At all. In fact, it angered me.
If it were up to me, I would've wrapped up the series soon after the Book of Elements or Ragorlang arcs. Beyond that point, characterization started getting sloppy, plotlines became more rushed, and there was just a general decline in quality and creativity, particularly when the story-arc format was dropped for individual short episodes. Also, have the girls not grown at all over the several years that were supposed to have passed in this series? They still act like young teens most of the time, over-the-top and goofy, with way too many immature moments (especially in their relationships - I'm looking at you, Will and Matt). And will they ever graduate from Sheffield!?
The final nail in the coffin for me was the last few pages. Art taken straight from the first books as a recap, even though the most recent episodes were written as though the authors themselves had forgotten the girls' entire history - their struggles with growing up, fighting morally grey enemies, and in the process becoming better people. All of that seemed to have been erased. To top it off, the final panels were copied from the start of Issue #1 - a prior version of Kandrakar where we can clearly see the Oracle (not Yan Lin) about to speak. The laziest ending out of all possible endings. And to think I loved the first installments so much as a kid, that I decided to finish them once and for all to provide some closure for my childhood self. If only I could go back in time and tell her she really hadn't missed much.
haber acabado todos los números en el mismo verano en el que he empezado a vivir sin esconderme, se siente como el cierre de una etapa. un regalo para ese niño con mil dudas y miedos que esperaba con ilusión la llegada de un nuevo tomo a su librería local para poder refugiarse en las aventuras de estas cinco amigas.
hay ciertas historias o personajes que de pequeño llegan a resonar contigo. que al revisitar de adulto, no puedes evitar recordar con cariño, llegando a hacerte sentir, otra vez, como un niño.
para mí, lo fueron y son, los libros de las "w.i.t.c.h.". y por tonto que parezca, siempre van a formar parte de quien soy.
i did finish all issues with the idea of giving myself closure, despite having not finished them before to have the unfamiliar bits always waiting in reassurance for a cozy visit.
in contrast, i found the last arcs to anger and frustrate me with story and character assassinations in-between some good moments (Will’s story towards the end was a sad watch and not what the franchise or group, for that matter, stood for).
anyways, i’m glad i finished them because i know those issues would have never given me what i wanted, had i turned to them for what i know.