#Glinda The Good

[amberlin1]

You know what's sad about this? Galinda asked to be included. She wanted to help Elphaba. She wanted Elphaba to want her there. But when Elphaba kept her promise to include her, Glinda ultimately couldn't (wouldn't) go

WICKED: PART ONE (2024, Jon M. Chu)

Come with me. Think of what we could do, together.

[wolfienation]

one of my favorite parts of wicked is watching elphaba's idealism and glinda's realism clash. and before anyone says anything, yes glinda is the realist between them. she sang an entire song about it. it just goes over ppl's heads coz they dress it up in bubblegum pink and a jaunty tune.

elphaba is the idealist. she has dreams of how Oz could be a better place, where everyone is accepted for who they are and aren't opressed or marginalized. she becomes a revolutionary because of those values, because she believes in fighting for the rights of freedom and the future.

and the other side of the coin is glinda, who understands innately how the world works. it's not about how much knowledge you have or how good you are at what you do. you can be the most qualified person for the position but if you're not popular with the masses, you're done for.

and those values they each have are constantly clashing with each other. elphaba believes she can fix the system from the outside. glinda believes she can play the long game and fix it from within. they both believe what they're doing is the best way to protect.

they don't see the other's POV until For Good. it's only then when elphie understands that the way she's been viewed has backed her into a corner and hurt her cause. it's only then does glinda choose to believe that the world could be a better place, that if she told the truth, nothing will happen because there must be goodness in the world. and by then, well, by then there isn't much of the song left. it's been written. all they can do is sing.

[dommnics]

Happy Wicked release day! Hope to see it myself in theatres real soon. Very exciting times!!

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[tophuukiey]

i didn't know what i was looking for

'til i found her

[ozma-fangirl]

I see some people in the reblogs saying that Gelphie isn’t canon. Y’all, GELPHIE IS CANON. The musical Wicked is based on the novel *Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West*, by Gregory Maguire. Gregory Maguire has stated that he intentionally wrote the characters to have romantic and sexual tension. They also KISS at one point. Maguire has also stated that he intentionally wrote things in an ambiguous way so that it comes across like Elphaba and Glinda may have had sex. ELPHABA AND GLINDA ARE A CANON SHIP. GELPHIE IS CANON. It is canon in the novel, and the musical cannot be wholly divorced from that. Moreover, Kristen Chenoweth, who played Glinda in the original cast, and Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda in the movie adaptation and its upcoming continuation, have agreed that Glinda may be “a little bit in the closet.” This means that both the films and the original performances of the musical were made partially with queer intentions. GELPHIE IS CANON. GELPHIE IS CANON. It is a nearly thirty year-old ship, and it is an important part of 21st century queer/sapphic media and fandom culture. Please, feel free to reblog. I encourage Gelphie supporters to do so.

I should note that this poll refers to the ship as simply being from “Wicked,” which, in my view, includes all of the pieces of media that I referred to which are already out. The novel, the stage musical, and the 2024 movie adaptation.

Top Femslash Ships Bracket - Round 4

This poll is a celebration of fandom and fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with some of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement of anything included in the bracket, and refrain from harassment.

[theatregorl]

people in the 1950s: are they… yknow… a friend of Dorothy?

people in 2024: are they… yknow… holding space for the lyrics of Defying Gravity?

[mossandfable]

elphaba stop she might think you're into her!!!!! ✨✨✨

based on that one tweet and definitely certainly 100% on KRC's arms

[666chevy]

this love's possessin' me, but i don't mind at all ~

[warrioroftruthh]

glinda upland i know what you are

[agir1ukn0w]

*sighs in thropple*

[petrichora-art]

"you've been galinda-fied!"

saw the movie last night (loved it) & I wanted to post some older stuff.

[mustapartart]

Gelphie stuff 👁👄👁💖💚 (+ a Nessa)

Drew some stuff inspired by Wicked the novel, after I finished re-reading it!

[moon-axolotl]

That One Audacious Munchkin: Is it TRUE you were her FRIEND???

Glinda the Good: …Yes

Munchkins: holy shit

Glinda the Good: That is… our tongues did cross. I MEAN OUR PATHS. Our PATHS did cross… back at school.

Munchkins: …

Munchkins: HOLY SHIT

[thephantomofanastasia]

This fanart is so creative. I love the stained glass window approach!

“'Look To The Western Sky'

For this piece, I explored something new by creating everything in a stained glass style.

I framed it with my storytelling border to guide you through the journey of Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, Boq and the Lion. For those familiar with The Wizard of Oz, you might notice a few hints about these characters.

This piece took 20 consecutive hours.”

Art credit to Braeden C. (braedens.creations) on IG. Go check out their page and artwork

[myfairkatiecat]

only homophobes prefer fiyeraba to gelphie

ok that's not even true

Fine, you want to know what I love so much about Fiyeraba? I'll tell you.

Knowing Elphaba changes both Fiyero and Galinda. They're never the same again. Fiyero embraces that. He doesn't want to go back to not caring because he loves caring about her no matter how frustrating and difficult and painful it is. He's willing to run away for her through the entirety of act 2 and does it as soon as he's given the chance.

Glinda changes too, but she hangs onto her old dreams. She's so sure she can make herself happy with the things she used to want, even if she isn't happy she'll get there, she couldn't be happier, even if it isn't true YET it WILL BE because she will MAKE IT SO...

That's the difference. Both of them are never the same again for having known Elphaba, and both of them love her, but Fiyero is the one who makes the sacrifice. He's the one who embraces it. Glinda wants to, deep down, and her tragedy is as much her own fault as any other events of the musical.

She and Elphaba sing For Good, of course. Glinda acknowledges the change in the end and is a better person for it. But not before she loses everything and everyone that really matters to her. That's her tragedy and I could scream and cry about it all day.

Fiyero runs off with her. Maybe it's a rash choice, but it's the one he knows he has to make. He can't do the whole "life is painless for the brainless" thing anymore so he embraces the pain because even if love hurts, he's willing to let it hurt if it means experiencing all the joy that comes with love.

That's why fiyeraba > gelphie for me. And don't get me wrong, I ADORE Glinda. She's probably my favorite character, because I relate to her in a lot of ways (me too, Glinda. I would cause my own tragedy in that situation too) and her story is aafgjsdfkgjsdfhgkjshkjfgsf i could lose my mind over it. But as a ship? Fiyeraba. That's where the romance is at. He's the one who deserves her, not because he's a better person than Glinda, but because he's willing to act on having become a better person, while Glinda clings to the threads of a dream that will never be fulfilled, because she'll never be the person she was when she dreamed it up.

[artybreeze]

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