Summary

• Justin's fate changes in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, leaving viewers heartbroken over his breakup with Juliet after the original series.
• The reboot shows Justin giving up magic for a mortal family, mirroring his father's choices and changing the dynamics of the series.
• The breakup with Juliet sets up a more familiar narrative for Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, aligning with the original show's themes.

Already, the Wizards Of Waverly Place reboot, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, risks breaking the hearts of some viewers by changing Justin’s fate. The Disney Channel original series Wizards Of Waverly Place followed Selena Gomez’s Alex Russo and David Henrie’s Justin Russo, a pair of siblings born to a wizard father and a mortal mother. The two siblings, along with their younger brother Max, grew up knowing that one of them would inherit the ability to use magic as an adult while the others would lose their powers. In the end, Alex was the one who inherited the family wand.

Now, the characters returning in this Wizards Of Waverly Place revival, but the show’s storyline proves that a lot has changed since the series ended. Justin was the WizTech heaster when the original series ended, but in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, he has given up magic completely to have a human family. Alex convinces him to return to the world of wizardry, but unfortunately, that decision won't reunite him with Juliet.

Wizards Of Waverly Place's Reboot Confirms Justin & Juliet Broke Up After The Original Finale

The Wizards Of Waverly Place Couple Didn’t Last

Throughout the original run of Wizards of Waverly Place, Justin dated Juliet, a vampire with whom his family had an age-old rivalry. Although they had their ups and downs, Juliet and Justin ended up together in the series finale. However, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place' synopsis reveals that Justin and Juliet broke up sometime after the original show ended. Justin now has a family with a mortal woman, meaning his lengthy relationship with the teenage vampire didn’t last. This is a tragic twist since the duo seemed to live happily ever after judging by the show’s original ending in 2012.

Although Juliet didn’t appear in the 2013 special The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex, there was no reason for viewers to think that she and Justin had broken up. No matter how many character dynamics Wizards Beyond Waverly Place succeeds in recapturing, it is sad to see that one of the cutest love stories from the original series will be forgotten in the follow-up. That said, there might be a justification for this. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’s Justin might be taking his inspiration from an even better love story, namely the one shared by his parents in the original show.

Justin & Juliet's Breakup Makes More Sense For Original Wizards Of Waverly Place Character Parallel

Justin Marrying A Mortal Makes Him More Like His Father

By giving up the WizTech heaster position, Justin is following in his father’s footsteps. He is living a mortal life with his family, so it makes sense that he, like his father, would also marry a mortal woman instead of a vampire. Justin marrying a mortal woman means Wizards Beyond Waverly Place can be more like the original show as this gives his children a reason to hide their magic powers. Having two supernatural parents could have normalized magic in the Wizards of Waverly Place reboot, whereas Wizards Beyond Waverly Place can now feel more like the original show.