The Good, The Bad and the Alex (Wizards of Waverly Place)

"The Good, The Bad and the Alex" is the fifteenth episode of season three of Wizards of Waverly Place, and the sixty-seventh of the overall series. It first aired on May 7, 2010.

Plot
Alex learns Stevie's brother hasn't spoken to her since she won the competition. They visit him and learn Stevie is plotting to destroy the wizard power source.

The Good, The Bad and the Reasons Why It Sucks

 * 1) Somehow Stevie is portrayed as the "villain", but her plan has more of a positive impact than a negative. Basically, she wants to abolish the Wizard Competition, letting all the wizards keep their powers...and this is supposed to be evil how?
 * 2) * Maybe Stevie would have to do some shady actions to try accomplishing her goal, but instead of painting her as an absolute bad guy, maybe the show could shown her there's the reason the Wizard Competition exists, and how she'd have to accept her powers being gone. This would make her a sympathetic anti-villain and maybe even a fan favorite.
 * 3) * If that's not bad enough, Justin thought Stevie wanted to take over the wizard world. Isn’t Justin meant to be the smart one?
 * 4) Freezing Stevie's bad enough, but killing her? That’s a bit much for Disney Channel.
 * 5) The fact that nobody cared about Stevie's death.
 * 6) The entire episode is too far for Disney standards.
 * 7) It doesn't matter who wins the Wizard Competition, all three of the Russo kids have proven themselves to be too reckless to deserve them:
 * 8) * Alex uses her powers to slack in her classes and at home.
 * 9) * Justin almost never uses his powers for anything useful, yet he wants to keep them.
 * 10) * And Max is not intelligent enough (even if it was a ruse), plus he's responsible for several characters' deaths.
 * 11) Not even Warren's a likeable character, and he's Stevie brother!
 * 12) Max - who wanted to "take over the wizard world" - got no punishment from his parents. Neither do Alex or Justin.
 * 13) This episode ended Stevie's role on the series on a sour note.

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) Designated villain Stevie Nichols is the only likable character in the whole episode.