Spoiler Warning: Spoilers for Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 2 Episode 10 follow. Disney kids, I’m sorry for your loss. ICYMI, the Season 2 finale of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place has fans spiraling after the loss of a fan-favorite icon, Alex Russo (played by Selena Gomez). Naturally, after the character’s death, Disney kids and fans of the reboot have taken to social media to mourn the character — but how did Alex Russo die, and does she come back?
An age-old trick for garnering new audiences for reboots is bringing back the original cast. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place did just that with the return of icons Selena Gomez and David Henrie, two lead characters in the 2000s original. However, Gomez’s role is not much more than a cameo. She had explosive features in the Season 1 premiere and Season 2 finale, but is pretty absent the rest of the show. She is too busy honeymooning with Benny Blanco to star in a children’s show right now. But her return to the finale caused quite the shake-up.
As the season finale nears its end, Alex Russo (Selena Gomez) sacrifices herself into the parallel universe of dark magic to close the portal to save her daughter, Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown), from the evil wizard Lord Morsus (Oscar Montoya). But this is not the first time Alex has held the fate of her family in her hands. Recall, from Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, Alex gave up her powers to save her family and restore the original timeline.
This time, however, it appears Alex Russo is accepting death. It is possible, as it always is in fantastical worlds involving magic, that Alex can be saved from the portal and brought back to the show in the third season, since Justin Russo vows to Billie that they will find Alex again. After all, her powers were recovered once, I’m sure she herself can be recovered too.
While her fate is not sealed yet, Wizard’s loyalists took to the internet to express their grief for their favorite childhood character.
Here’s to hoping she makes a comeback!