Wizards of Waverly Place fans heartbroken as beloved character is seemingly KILLED off in reboot
Wizards of Waverly Place fans were left heartbroken after Selena Gomez’s character was seemingly killed off during the latest episode of the reboot.
The new show, entitled Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, takes place 15 years after the events of the original Disney Channel show and sees David Henrie’s character Justin Russo training a new wizard named Billie, portrayed by Janice LeAnn Brown.
But the series took a dramatic turn during the finale of season two, which aired this week.
First, it was revealed that Alex Russo, portrayed by Gomez, was actually Billie’s mom.
And moments later, another shocking twist occurred when Alex appeared to sacrifice herself to save her family, pushing the evil Lord Morsus through a portal and falling in with him.
While it’s not confirmed that her character is gone from the show for good, many viewers took that as her dying and rushed to X, formerly Twitter, to share their devastation.
‘My childhood just died with her. Alex Russo was the reason I loved magic shows growing up,’ one emotional user penned.
‘Bro [Disney] really just killed off Alex Russo. The girl who taught us magic, sarcasm, and sibling chaos is gone forever,’ another chimed in.
Wizards of Waverly Place fans were left heartbroken after Selena Gomez’s character was seemingly killed off during the reboot. A still from the original show is seen
In the finale, it was revealed that Alex Russo, portrayed by Gomez, was the mom of Billie, portrayed by Janice LeAnn Brown (far left)
‘Wizards of Waverly Place will never be the same now. The finale hit different, like, my childhood officially ended.’
‘When did these shows take such a dark turn I didn’t know Disney was killing off characters?’ asked a different astounded fan.
‘They didn’t have to end her like that, a simple retirement spell would’ve worked,’ read a fourth post.
A sixth said: ‘Disney really said, “What if we emotionally scar the 2000s kids one last time?”‘
‘What the f**k do you mean the most important life altering character of my childhood just died?’ someone else wrote.
‘Uh wha the f**K? Why is that so dark and unnecessary, that’s insane,’ added another.
‘Why would they do this to me and my childhood? Like actually, this is sickening,’ quipped a different person.
While reflecting on the dramatic ending, Henrie, who also served as a co-executive producer, told TVLine, ‘I knew where we were going this season, and I had to bite my lip, because I knew that everyone was going to freak out.’
And moments later, another shocking twist occurred when Alex (seen in the original show) appeared to sacrifice herself to save her family
The new show, entitled Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, takes place 15 years after the events of the original Disney Channel show and sees David Henrie’s character Justin Russo training Billie
He added that ‘everyone cried’ when the cast first read the script at the table read.
‘Everyone was just deeply moved and touched. It was exactly what I had hoped for,’ he continued.
Wizards of Waverly Place aired from 2007 until 2012 and was a huge staple in many people’s childhoods.
It followed siblings Alex, Justin, and Max Russo who were training to be wizards, and also starred Jake T. Austin, Jennifer Stone, Maria Canals-Barrera and David DeLuise.
