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thedawningofthehour · 1 month ago

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I just imagined Draxum reenacting - defying gravity - but instead of Leo singing "I hope you're happy" at the end he straigh up just shoots him.

My vision was more 'No One Mourns the Wicked' and 'Thank Goodness' as Leo in a universe where Draxum gets himself and Gale killed and Leo has to basically shove his emotions in a box because everyone considered his brother to be Draxum's just-as-evil lackey and is glad he's dead.

Draxum is basically the Wizard paralleled Donnie's longing for a true mentor and parental figure who understands him and Elphaba's desire for a father who loves her. I think the last chapter title was actually from 'Wonderful.' 'checks' Yep. "A man's called a traitor or liberator. A rich man's a thief or philanthropist. Is one a crusader or ruthless invader? It's all in which label is able to persist. There are precious few at ease with moral ambiguities. So we act as though they don't exist!"

Donnie would perform 'Defying Gravity' and 'No Good Deed' on a daily basis, he's just That Kind of theater diva.

#said as That Kind of theater diva #look i sang high soprano in high school defying gravity was MADE for us #i actually didn't struggle with the high notes part of the reason that song is so hard is because you HOLD so many notes for so long #and so loud #like that “it's meeeeeeee” and going into the “so if you care to find me”#idina menzel sang that all in one breath #which is INSANE #considering you're absolutely belting that part out #(i could not i had to take a breath)#also idina has asthma and would literally be gasping for breath in between those crazy notes #which honestly adds to the feeling of the song it makes the emotional impact so much greater #literally defying gravity and let it go were written with idina menzel in mind #and when others took over the parts the songwriters were like “i'm so sorry we wrote it like this because idina is literally superhuman”

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