r/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace

Alex is honestly the worst. I love her so much and I know she exemplifies the good and bad in all of us. But she causes a potentially DETRIMENTAL problem in almost every single episode. Not to mention, she gets away with it and gets a hug from her family every single time. I get that protagonists are also flawed but Alex Russo is REALLY easily forgiven even when she’s almost destroyed their lives by using magic irresponsibly.

I want to be crying so hard I can’t breathe like I did in the original show

It seems that David's return got confirmed by Taylor in her newest Instagram post! (slide 18, IDK why, but I cannot upload the photo...)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYCol4flMok/?img_index=18

This might be a unpopular opinion but i think the show should have covered a random wizard family most of the kids watching wouldn’t have even seen the original and they could also had an excuse to not be burdened by the fact that they can’t use most of the original cast they could of also made the parents more interesting because justin and giada as isn’t really as interesting as teresa and jerry as parents especially Justin the show could also make justin the new crumbs to the kids so we could occasionally see him or alex make cameos also the reboot should’ve also not just made the kids copys of the original also this might partially be because im a grown man now but the magic also didn’t really feel as cool they should’ve introduced flashing in season 2 and objectively cooler spells that made people leave the show wishing they had powers.also delved deeper into the lore they already made like the family wizard competition and the wizard government i think the main problem with the reboot is it doesn’t really stand alone but thats just my opinion.

okay, am i the only one who genuinely thinks billie should’ve just been billie pennwolf instead of billie russo-pennwolf?

like, i understand why the russo part exists now. for years, billie believed she didn’t really have a family, and then she ended up living with the russos and becoming part of their household and identity. that makes sense in the context of the current story.

but before the memory wipe — back when she was actually being raised by alex and damian together — i honestly think it makes way more sense for her to simply be billie pennwolf.

before everything fell apart, billie was seemingly being raised in a stable, loving family unit. there wasn’t any confusion about who her parents were or what their relationship looked like. alex and damian were together, billie knew exactly who her family was, and the russos and pennwolfs were already connected through them. because of that, the hyphenated surname feels a little strange to me.

to me, “russo-pennwolf” unintentionally gives the vibe of separated households or a split family identity, and that just doesn’t fit alex and damian at all.

especially because the story heavily emphasizes that damian literally changed because of alex. their relationship is portrayed as deeply committed and life-changing for both of them, so i can’t really imagine them treating their family identity as divided in any way. even if billie had been born before they got married — which, let’s be honest, she probably was — i still feel like she would’ve just been billie pennwolf.

and another thing: justin and giada were probably in a very similar situation. roman was supposedly born in 2013, which would’ve made justin only around 20 or 21. there’s a pretty good chance justin and giada weren’t even married yet either, and giada obviously had her own surname before becoming giada russo. but roman is still simply roman russo.

so if roman was immediately given a single family surname, i don’t really see why billie wouldn’t’ve been too.

honestly, i could even see alex becoming alex pennwolf herself.

not because she’d be “losing” the russo identity, but because loving damian was clearly life-altering for both of them. alex changed the direction of damian’s entire life, and damian became the person alex finally softened with enough to truly build a family around. their relationship is written with a level of commitment that feels incredibly deep.

and honestly, taking someone’s last name can be a huge symbol of love, trust, and permanence. i genuinely think alex choosing to become alex pennwolf would’ve meant something really special to her.

professionally, sure — people in the wizard world would probably always know her as alex russo. but privately and legally? i honestly think she would’ve taken pennwolf without hesitation.

ANYWAYS, realistically the show will probably stick with billie russo-pennwolf, but from a story and relationship perspective, billie pennwolf honestly makes so much more sense to me.

I honestly think since WBWP is only getting a four episode ending, that someone should write a fanfic and make it a lot longer than what’s actually happening. This show had enormous potential and could’ve gone anywhere. It was probably the most popular reboot and yet they cancel it? I don’t get it. If someone writes a fanfic on it, I’ll read it.