#Fiyeraba

[lillifaba]

Do you guys think when Fiyero told Elphaba he ate grass as a child, he was saying that to make light out of the awkward situation they were in or did he actually eat grass because honestly I can believe both.

[nobodysdaydreams]

Haven’t seen the new Wicked movie yet, but I am forever impressed by the fact that someone saw the “Wizard of Oz” and was like:

“Hm. Yes. I see. Okay. The wicked witch and that scarecrow? They’re in love for sure.”

“The witch who sets him on fire?”

“It’s a complicated situation.”

[azural83]

I don't mind that fiyero doesn't make fun of elphaba's skin color,if anything I consider it insensitive because he was faced with racism for being indigenous in the novel

But him flirting with her completely undermines "I'm not that girl", that song isn't just about her unrequited love,it's about her struggles as a woman who is deemed ugly and undesirable for her appearance,now the song makes zero sense because a man openly finds her attractive

The whole point of this couple is that despite the circumstances,they see beauty in each other even though neither believes the other one

[gliyerabaa]

why does elphaba's magic affect everyone except fiyero in the lion cub scene?

in both the musical and the movie, everyone is affeted by elphaba's magic during the lion cub scene except Fiyero

its really obviously a plot device to get the two of them alone together, of course. but i wanted to think about an actual reason besides "for the plot"

elphaba has used her magic before at Shiz. she causes havoc when shes trying to protect nessarose, revealing her magic to the entirety of the student body

fast forward to the lion cub scene, everyone is so quick to be affected by her magic because they've all already been exposed to it. like, she's got a sort of magical foothold on them and so they are easier to influence

then, this explains why fiyero isn't affected. she doesn't already have that sort of magical leverage on him like she does with the rest of the students

does this concept make any sense??

(movie spoilers under the cut)

this also explains why glinda is affected in the movie's version of this scene...

[spider-gem]

Just watched Wicked: Part 1! Yes, I had tears in my eyes the whole time. Yes, I want to see it again immediately. Next question.

[thebootstrap-paradox]

Kanthony of Oz and Fiyeraba of Regency

[cinemichh]

one of my favorite scenes in the wicked movie is when glinda and elphaba are on the train platform together and then fiyero shows up with the poppy and the three of them are just in love with each other and gay panicking together 😭

[emmastraub3]

Elphaba and Fiyero

[willysillywow]

The way elphaba got teary-eyed here hit me like a truck.

She just stared at herself for so long

This was probably the first time she actually felt pretty.

[remusfinglupin]

Diversity win! The fictional prince who eventually turns into a scarecrow is portrayed by a gay man and is bisexual!

[lillifaba]

Praying to god Cynthia does the lean™ during As Long As You're Mine.

[lilbit-of-kizzy]

Very very mild Wicked spoilers (and then I promise to shut up for the night, I absolutely don't wanna spoil anything for you guys)

Teehee the Gelphies were well fed huh?

Also I adore how immediately and violently Bi Fiyero is 🤣

[ghostmaggie]

picture of your face in an invisible locket

The Scarecrow notices when Dorothy can’t sleep. He notices, and he talks to her. About little nothings, at first, gradually building into conversations and familiarity. Then one night, as if he's been building up to it, he says, very softly, “She's not as wicked as they say.“

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During the day, when they’re moving, traveling, marveling at the wondrous sights of Oz, everything seems fine. Or as fine as things can be, when on the other hand her life is upside down and she’s trapped in a strange world and everything is just a little bit terrible.

Her companions are pleasant enough, if endlessly strange, and while their mission is odd and uncertain, something fuzzy around the edges of this place keeps it from feeling truly frightening.

But at night, when she can’t sleep, afraid of the way the bright colors still dance behind her closed eyes and the unfamiliar sounds creep into her ears, the Scarecrow notices.

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(i wrote this like two and a half years ago and forgot to ever crosspost it, but it's been getting a lot of hits again with the movie and i'm still proud of it, so here it is with a schmancy new cover :D

oh also, HUGE SPOILERS for act two of wicked, so if you're trolling tags or fics based on having seen the movie alone, read at your own risk. much love.)

[slut-and-falcon]

OKAY IM BACK AND JUST WATCHED THE WICKED PART 1 MOVIE.

-it was so very gay! But there was still a lot of queer baiting, in the sense that our main 3 characters had overtly queer overtones and flirted with people of the same sex, but we never saw or was told of any overt physicality. There were a lot of queer extras though- like Bowen Yang as Pfanne! I liked the LGBTQ+ representation much better in the movie version than the stage version.

- they still casted a white Fiyero 😔. However I do like how the actor played Fieryo- like that man is a pansexual slut (not a slur but a lifestyle), and isn’t a complete asshole like he is in the beginning of the stage musical. But the blue dimonds??! Please have them in part 2!

- the music was fantastic!

-the visual beauty of this film- wow! That opening scene?!! I immediately need a Universal Studios version of the 4D Avatar Disney ride but as a flying monkey traveling through Oz.

-no Crope or Tibbit 😭

- no Quadding mention even though it’s in the fucking lyrics! Like that intro scene to Shiz where it’s under water- they could have had rubies in the sandbank!

- the Animal animation was okay, better than the Lion King. I liked they they didn’t try to make the animals bipedal. Kinda wished they would have had the Tiktoks murder Dillamond, but I understand the rating of the movie. It’s just a pivotal part of Elphaba’s radicalization though

- the marketing is literally just like Huger Games…like yall don’t know what this musical is about so you? lol

-I liked the Wizard- good casting choice! I would have loved to see a more tender moment between Elphaba and the Wizard tho, like some tears of gratefulness maybe? Really well home the betrayal

- I wanted more of Fiyero’s culture! AND OMG THEY CALLED HIM THE WINKIE PRINCE instead of the Vinkus. Like WINKIE is a slur! I would have loved to see Fiyero correct people on that terminology- show that he and his people are experiencing some oppression from greater Oz

- the bullet train- love it

-loved Elphaba and Nessa being mixed race (which makes sense), and Elphaba having micro braids! I loved how she looked! It also keeps the interracial relationship between Elphaba/Glinda/Fiyero alive.

-they mention the Time Clock Dragon but never explain it! :(

- Elphaba is very feminine…which okay. I wish she wasn’t but I also understand that they at least had a queer women play her.

Overall- great fucking movie, loved it way more than the stage musical. I’m going to go rewatch it in theaters with my mom.

My predictions for the wicked movie knowing Hollywood if they include elements of the book (which they should!!!):

-queer bait the shit out of Elphaba and Glinda

-they hired a white guy to play Fiyero so I’m betting they may attempt the whole subverting the race power dynamics thing instead of yknow sticking with the very clear allegories in the book. They also won’t let Fiyero wear his cultural clothing, instead sticking with a very boring suit or shirtpants

-make Elphaba very feminine…I swear the god if they don’t give her a too big man’s coat she wears in the book I will fight someone

- more of a tiktok thing that will happen: ‘Blue diamonds on a green field’ romance trend

-either they will focus too much on the Time Clock Dragon or not at all despite it’s importance to the plot

-if Crope and Tibbit are included, they either will not verbally queer but will either wear leather or have colored hankies (cuz the costume department knows what they are doing), or they will be the opposite of yassified

-they won’t show Tibbit (I think it’s him) in hospice dying of what is implied to be HIV/AIDS (which omg is such a large part of the plot and culture of which it was derived from! The whole ‘friends of Dorthy’ + queer women having to step up and care for queer men during HIV/AIDS crisis in the 80s and 90s and still to this day!!! There is so much subtext in that few pages!)

-the genocide of the Quaddlings for their land’s rubies won’t be mentioned or if it is they will ‘holocaust’-ify it and it will be very disrespectful

-they won’t make the Wizard like ale enough. The whole point in the musical is that he is so charming that even Elphaba is tempted. A fatherly actor, Tom Hanks??, should play the Wizard 🫢

-the Animal animation will either be extremely bad (like the Lion King remake), which is most likely, or they won’t use it at all. And tbh I want to see something like that is in Narnia.

-they will market it like they did the Hunger Games (I honestly don’t have much of a problem with this because I found that fascinating when that happened).

-it’s gonna be so straight. And that’s really sad because this book was written by a gay man, and has sooooooo many references to queer culture and most of the characters are canonically queer in some way. And honestly as depressing as the book is, I read it as a cathartic image of what LGBTQIA+ and POC go through. I think that is why I love it so much- I see myself and my pain and my community’s pain represented in a nuanced way.

-the only thing I can rely on happening is the violence against women 🙄 it’s in everything

I just really want a wicked series that is similar to Game of Thrones (with better writing) mixed with Pose and MASH, and be a political/action/horror thriller like Kingdom (K-drama). I know that’s complicated but it all plays out in my head lol.

I’m holding out this much 🤏🏻 hope.

[crystaiskiess]

this basically happens in canon right ??

[thebootstrap-paradox]

Okay but I always thought Nancy and Edward from Disenchanted is what Fiyero and Elphaba would have been in an alternate universe where everyone ended up happy.