YMMV / Magick Chicks

• Arc Fatigue: There were many who felt the final battle between Melissa and Cerise dragged on too long and grew tired of the constant tug-of-war between them. Which was compounded by the comic suffering from constant Schedule Slips.
• Base-Breaking Character: Applies to Cerise and Faith, with the latter frequently being the subject of heated debate on the comic's official forum.
  • Opinion on Cerise was split between those who loved to hate her, and those who thought she was a smug, manipulative backstabber who'd gotten way too much focus. But she became almost universally reviled after betraying Mel and Jacqui, by outting them as witches. Then trying to kill them, along with the student council, all for the sake of popularity.
    • Made worse when the series ended with Mel letting her literally get away with attempted murder. You can imagine how well that went with some of the readers.
  • In Faith's case, there were those who liked her and accepted that she wasn't without her faults - while others refused to acknowledge the change she made and continued to see the worst in everything she did.

• Fridge Logic: If Eerie Cuties crosses over with both Magick Chicks and Paranormal Mystery Squad, and thus the latter two are part of the same universe, then what does PETM and its Congressional allies think of Artemis Academy?
  • Adam said there's nothing PETM could've done, since they're based in the US, while Artemis Academy is in Canada. Therefore, it's outside their jurisdiction.
• Harsher in Hindsight: Cerise's throw away line, here (about an incident involving a volcano), doesn't seem as funny after she she claims to have killed Jacqui and the student council by teleporting them into one.

• Moral Event Horizon: Cerise crossed it in chapter 15, by exposing Mel and Jacqui as witches while they were surrounded by the student council. Then tried to kill all of them, by teleporting them into a volcano, which included the girl she'd been pretending to date in order to gain popularity. And was too busy toasting her success to care.
• One True Threesome: Faith is serious about pursuing a relationship with Tiffany, and has said she'd even give up other girls for her. But when Tiffany asked about Faith's boyfriend, Ash, Faith proposed the trope as a solution.
• Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: Faith was the series' most divisive character for several reasons:
  • When first introduced, she was perceived as a smug antagonist to Mel, who the readers felt was too powerful. But her development following the Layla incident and her actions during Hecate's attack revealed she was well-meaning (albeit morally grey), causing a some readers to change their opinion of her.
  • There was also speculation about whether Faith was mind-controlling the students at Artemis, in order to seduce them; causing some to question whether any of her trysts could be considered consensual. It was eventually revealed that her powers had sync'd with the school, due to her subconscious desire to be loved. But since she hadn't been aware of it, many readers felt it couldn't be rightly held against her.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: The fate of the student council could've potentially paved the way for a Rescue Arc, especially had they been sent to the Shadow Realm. Instead, they only wound up in The Bermuda Triangle, which was resolved in anticlimactic fashion, via Deus ex Machina.
• Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: Some readers didn't care who won between Melissa and Cerise during vol.4's final chapter, since both are shallow, petty, and manipulative. Melissa was simply the lesser of two evils, by virtue of being the protagonist and because of the wand's influence.
• Too Good to Last: The news that Magick Chicks and Eerie Cuties would soon be going on indefinite hiatus was met with much disappointment by its readership; especially in light of the Ménage à 3 related comics continuing.
• The Woobie:
  • Callista was unaware that she was being used by Cerise, as a stepping stone, on her rise to the top of Artemis's social ladder. So you can imagine how well she took it, when she finally learned the truth. Which happened only moments before Cerise tried to kill her, along with the rest of the student council.
  • Skye had a genuine crush on Cerise, but was only used by her to make Callista jealous. When Cerise and Callista hooked up, she tried to be happy for them, but failed and ran off in tears. Even Cerise felt a bit sorry for her.
  • Faith eventually became one, herself, after Cerise revealed her popularity was due to Faith's powers syncing with the school. Which lead her to abdicate her position to Mel. The worse part being, it was unintentional, but she has no way to prove it. So she'll be remembered as the girl who mindbent the school, despite pulling a 'hail mary' to help save it.

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