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This article is about the episode. For the song of the same title, see Everything is Not What It Seems (song). |
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"Everything is Not What it Seems" is the first episode in Season 1 and the series premiere of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. It premiered on October 29, 2024 on Disney Channel and October 30, 2024 on Disney+.
Plot[]
Alex Russo brings a mischievous and exceptionally powerful student, Billie, to her brother Justin’s home in the hopes of coaxing him out of retirement to teach her.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Janice LeAnn Brown as Billie
- Alkaio Thiele as Roman Russo
- Max Matenko as Milo Russo
- Mimi Gianopulos as Giada Russo
- David Henrie as Justin Russo
Special Guest Star[]
Guest Cast[]
- Dee Bradley Baker as "Floogie" (Voice Only)
Absent Cast[]
Magic[]
Spells[]
- "From the place where dark beasts dwell, I summon a floogie with this spell." - Summons a floogie
- "With magic cast by me alone, I send thee to the Nowhere Zone." - Sends someone to the Nowhere Zone
- "Levitatus sofitus" - Levitates a sofa
- "With magic strong and words of power. We banish you, floogie, at this hour. Back to the road from whence you came, and never ever more remain." - Banishes a floogie
- "Cerebellum Erasus" - Erases a person's memory from the use of magic
- "Zippo zap, zippo zee, zippo zeria!" - Turns on the lights
Trivia[]
- The episode title is a reference to the theme song of the original series Everything is Not What It Seems, which is also the theme song for this series.
- Justin is the first Wizards of Waverly Place character to appear in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place; Alex appears a few seconds after Justin.
- This episode marks David Henrie's re-appearance as Justin in the franchise after having been absent in The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex.
- This is the first episode of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.
- This episode marks the start of 5 seasons of the Wizards Franchise.
- This episode marks the first appearances of the series and the Wizards Franchise of Billie, Roman, Milo, and Giada.
- It was revealed Justin was fired from WizTech due to a "unicorn incident".
- Jerry, Max and Theresa Russo were all mentioned in this episode.
- It was revealed that Max Russo made Waverly Sub Station a billion-dollar franchise.
- Harper is the only original main character to not be mentioned in this episode.
- Right before leaving, Alex tells Justin that Billie is the only wizard that holds enough power to save the world according to a prophecy. It is yet to explained what she meant by that.
- Alex mentions she loves dogs, a possible reference to her relationship with Mason Greybeck.
- It is mentioned Alex is now on the Wizard World Tribunal. It is unknown how she got on the tribunal since it is the same tribunal who tried to strip her from her magic,
- Justin's wife Giada Russo calls Justin "J-Man" a reference to a nickname he called himself in You Can't Always Get What You Carpet.
- This episode takes place on Justin Russo's 34th birthday.
- David Henrie was 34 years old the same age as his character Justin Russo when this episode was filmed.
- Since this episode takes place on Justin Russo's 34th birthday this means that this episode takes place 14 years later after the series finale Who Will Be The Family Wizard because Justin was 19 years old almost 20 during the Russo Family Wizard Competition.
- Selena Gomez shared a picture of the cover from the show's pilot script on her Instagram story on January 18, 2024.
- On February 2, 2024, filming wrapped on the pilot.
- Janice LeAnn Brown and Selena Gomez recorded a new version of Everything is Not What It Seems (song) for this series.
- Selena Gomez received a 2-minute standing ovation during her entrance, but was cut down due to time constraints.
Videos[]
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place First Full Episode🪄 - Everything is Not What It Seems -@disneychannel
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - Billie Proves She's a Wizard 🪄 - @disneychannel
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - The Wizard Lair - @disneychannel