"You know what they say: when God closes a door, he opens a portal to a shadow realm. Season 2 of Wizards Beyond Waverly Placesaw Selena Gomez return in a move TV Tropes classifies as " Back for the Dead," ie: when a beloved character returns to a franchise, only to be offed almost immediately. It happened to Cordelia on Angel, it happened to Laurie Strode in Halloween: Resurrection, and it seemingly happened to Alex Russo."
"After it was revealed that Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown) was Alex's long-lost daughter, Alex sacrificed herself by sealing herself in a parallel universe of dark magic. An evil wizard opened a portal to a hell dimension, and it could only be closed from the hell dimension side. Bummer. But! All is not lost. Being trapped in another dimension is easy work in speculative fiction. Really, Alex Russo got the "Angel in season 2 of Buffy" treatment and not the "killing Cordy off to allegedly punish Charisma Carpenter for getting pregnant.""
Selena Gomez returns as Alex Russo in a Season 2 finale that uses the "Back for the Dead" trope, with her character quickly written out. Billie, played by Janice LeAnn Brown, is revealed as Alex's long-lost daughter. Alex sacrifices herself by sealing her own body inside a parallel universe steeped in dark magic after an evil wizard opens a portal to a hell dimension. The portal can only be closed from the hell dimension side, leaving Alex trapped. Billie and Alex's brother Justin vow to rescue her one day, with a tongue-in-cheek suggestion that the rescue might wait until after a honeymoon with Benny Blanco.
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