W.I.T.C.H. Book 5: "The Last Tear" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Tommy Lawson]

Spoiler:

Forced to go on a date with Martin Tubbs, Irma discovers there is a strange monster in the Heatherfield Museum. Hay Lin nearly gets caught with the portal map at school, but uses her powers to disguise the map as an image of Mrs. Knickerbocker. Uriah and his gang hear about the monster rumor, and decide to sneak in after dark. The girls transform, Will convinces a security camera to let her and her friends through, and enter through a window. They find a painting with Elyon in it. Elyon then appears, traps them in a bubble, explains why she believes she is Metamoorian royalty, and traps the Guardians in a painting, The Never-Ending Spring, and without their powers Uriah and the others enter the same window, and encounter Cedric and Vathek. The boys run, and Kurt triggers the alarm in panic, and they are caught by Sergeant Lair, and Judge Cook promises an appropriate punishment. The Guardians discover that Elias Van Dahl, the painter, is trapped within, for knowing how to paint the face of Phobos, and Elias explains he went to 17th century Europe, but Cedric followed and banished him into the painting. He mentions why the painting should be called The Last Tear, and that there is a tear in the cathedral, and Will says since that has life, it may break the spell. They go after it, only to have Frost the Hunter try to stop them. However, when he chases them riding on top of a Metamoorian monster like a horse, he forgets to duck under the door, and falls. Elias finishes mixing his paints, and the Guardians' powers are restored. Elias tells them goodbye, and the Guardians return home, and look upon the painting in the museum.

There's not much plot advancement in this book. The girls do find out about Cedric transforming from human form to snake form, and Elyon explains why she believes she is royalty. Also, I thought the whole scene involving Uriah's gang in the museum went on for way too long, especially since Cedric and Vathek don't do much to them, except break a painting using the sword Kurt was holding. This is also the second straight book, where the last comic pages has the girls getting their powers, but don't use them.

[sag_2002]

This is also the second straight book, where the last comic pages has the girls getting their powers, but don't use them.

Kinda disappointing that we don't get a climactic final fight at the end of the book, again. But, hey... that big chase makes up for it.

Spoiler:

Elyon believing she is royalty becomes an important plot point for the second half of year 1. 'Twill be interesting to see how this goes.

[RayChuang]

However, there was one very hilarious moment in the book:

Spoiler:

When Frost the Hunter chases down the Guardians inside the church, he forgot that the combination of him riding on top of the rhinosteed is taller than the church door. That truly must hurt.

By the way, the later books will be very important in regards to Elyon. And there will be drastic changes coming in the next few books, too.

[loyalheart]

will at any point these books become more comic-like? or do we assume they will stay novel-like throught the whole thing?