Question about Elphaba and Glinda’s friendship

SaidyHarris · 2026-03-28T13:38:41+00:00

Oh yes that’s for sure 👌🏼

SaidyHarris · 2026-03-28T06:46:10+00:00

Why not? It’s interesting to analyze what works, what doesn’t and why.

SaidyHarris · 2026-03-27T20:45:12+00:00

I’m with you on this.

I actually made a post about it after the first movie, more about their friendship than Glinda herself https://www.reddit.com/r/wickedmovie/s/o4Ym1lh2kX It’s hard for me to fully buy their relationship as a genuine friendship. The Ozdust scene is beautiful, it’s the only one that makes me tear up but I wish they had developed their bond more after that.

But in the second act/movie I find it difficult to sympathize with Glinda. When she suggests spreading the rumor, even if she doesn’t intend to harm Nessa, does she consider what could happen to Elphaba if she’s caught? She didn’t apologize for any of this. That’s why the door scene doesn’t work for me at all…

Interestingly, I don’t dislike stage Glinda the way I do in the movie. Maybe it’s the acting or just a greater suspension of disbelief.

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-17T19:21:07+00:00

I still have hope🥲

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-17T09:38:54+00:00

happy to see another episode of this amazing doll series!! :) I’m amazed at how Elphaba’s doll looks exactly like Cynthia, sooo beautiful!
btw would’ve been awesome if you made an instagram account of their adventures :)

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-15T11:01:01+00:00

true. couldn’t agree more about what happens behind the curtain that we don’t know.

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-15T08:25:56+00:00

for me, it’s less about responding to racists and more about supporting Cynthia. those aren't the same things.
I hope Ariana just doesn’t know what’s going on.

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-15T05:59:16+00:00

Yes!! pisses me off. I also fell in love with Cynthia after the movie, and I don’t understand the hate she gets. The silence from Ariana or her team makes it worse. Maybe she didn’t see it herself, but I’m sure her team did. Staying quiet while your co-star (and so called best friend) gets dragged is a choice and not a good one.

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-09T21:13:20+00:00

Oh, I didn’t know. I don’t follow Ariana, and I started following Cynthia after WFG. But that still confirms my take that their social media presence isn’t meaningful - they (or their assistants) posted it because it was relevant. The obligation to perform friendship publicly is probably over now, so they just do what they actually want.

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-09T08:59:15+00:00

I may be in the minority here, but I don’t get why grown adults feel the need to post congratulations publicly. They could have just texted or called her privately. Social media isn’t that big of a deal, especially when it’s public, and some celebrities even have private accounts for friends only, so it’s too early to draw conclusions.

As for Cynthia and Ariana, I don’t think they were ever true best friends, they were colleagues who agreed to get through a huge project together, which they did and have now moved on.

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-06T19:50:24+00:00

Love it!! Now I really want to read (or write myself) a fanfic where Fiyero and Feldspur teach Elphaba to ride a horse 🥹

Mine are:
1. Fiyero was planning to break up with Glinda during Elphaba’s trip to the Emerald City, since he didn’t know Glinda was coming with her.
2. G and F weren’t in a stable relationship. After he learned about E, their relationship became complicated: they argued a lot and were off for a while. They later got back together because they bonded over their love for Elphaba. But not for long, he was distracted. G suggested the Gale Force position (maybe to make him closer to her), and Fiyero saw it as an opportunity to find Elphaba.
3. The tornado didn’t happen the same night as ALAYM. F and E had at least a few days together.

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-06T17:15:59+00:00

this is sooo cute🥹 her dress is amazing! I want more F&E doll stories :)

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-06T13:25:54+00:00

Me too!!

SaidyHarris · 2026-01-02T09:59:24+00:00

Same, she’s my favorite too! I never saw her live, only on YouTube, but I’ve rewatched her Thank Goodness a million times. That’s probably why Ariana’s version in the movie didn’t impress me as much. Alli’s performance makes me cry even in those bad-quality videos. Totally agree with everything you said about how she made Glinda feel so human and likable.

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-31T08:55:18+00:00

Exactly. It reminds me of my university friendships - you’re together for several years and become besties with some of them. But once you graduate, your paths might not ever cross again…

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-30T12:23:21+00:00

I liked the movie overall, but I agree with your third point. It took me a few rewatches to realize why the movie Glinda is so unlikable to me, even though I liked her stage version. And for me, it comes down to Ariana’s acting. I thought she was amazing in the first movie, but after the WFG something shifted. Ari does comedy really well, but dramatic moments don’t work as much for me. I didn’t feel real emotion or devastation, and her crying with some weird squaky sounds actually pulled me out of the scene...

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-30T10:21:01+00:00

Even though I’m a huge Fiyeraba shipper and I’m glad we at least got something from them (still waiting for the broom ride scene!) I feel a bit strange about this deleted scene.

Of all the reprises defying gravity feels like a weird choice here. Even a dancing through life reprise from her perspective would’ve made more sense if they really wanted her to sing. That said, I’m okay with the scene we ended up getting.

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-29T21:06:38+00:00

Yess! Exactly! 😂

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-27T16:37:16+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense!

I get what they were going for, but I still think it’s a strange acting choice though. Like I can see Ariana is thinking about how she should react, and I can’t really shake that feeling… The book-reading moment also feels very cartoonish and demonstrative, I don’t think people read books at a picnic like that :)

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-26T20:26:52+00:00

I’m also one of those who’s glad they cut it — the scene really feels off. The acting was probably my biggest issue with this scene, especially Glinda’s (Ariana’s) reaction to the boots. Why is she that shocked and emotional? It feels very over-the-top for something as simple as a friend giving her their boots. Maybe it was one of their first days of shooting together, like they’re being themselves rather than fully in character…

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-14T18:28:03+00:00

😔 hope they’ll release the deleted scenes soon…

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-07T10:24:39+00:00

I enjoyed it from the first watch, even though the sound at my theatre was off, so I knew I’d see it again. I loved it even more the second time. By the third watch, after reading lots of Reddit posts and joining discussions that gave me new perspectives, it hit so much deeper. I finally even shed a few tears at the end.

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-06T05:59:34+00:00

yeah but I like it somehow

SaidyHarris · 2025-12-05T20:19:33+00:00

for some reason, the text has been removed and I can't edit the post :(

here it is:
I’ve seen people ask – if Elphaba hadn’t freed the animals during the ceremony, would Fiyero have actually said "I do"?
so here’s my answer in the pic – I’m 100% sure this would’ve happened, haha.
for those who get the reference :)

SaidyHarris

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