Sneak peak of a massive project I'm working on!
For those of you wondering where I've been or the relative radio silence from me, well, this is why. I'm pouring practically every spare moment I have into this thing, and right now my deadline is November 22nd.
Why November 22nd? Well, isn't it obvious? I'm working on an animatic starring my very favorite star-crossed lovers, Elphaba and Fiyero!
In a completely not-relevant-at-all-tangent, anyone here familiar at all with Krita? I've been uploading test videos to Youtube and the sound always cuts out at the last 4-ish seconds of the video. It plays just fine in Krita itself but when I upload to Youtube, those last few seconds of sound mysteriously vanish.
Well, I hope to figure it out. Stay tuned! So far, I'm super thrilled with my progress and how it's turning out! I hope you all enjoy it!
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My personal headcanon is that Glinda actually hated Nessarose.
First and foremost I want to make it clear I don't think Glinda ever intended for Nessa to die. And even if she did I think Glinda would protect Nessa if only for Elphaba's sake.
But I do think that Glinda had a very unique third-party perspective on the sisters' relationship, and she would have seen how Nessa treated Elphaba; as nothing more than a personal assistant and human punching bag.
Glinda and Nessa were once extraordinarily alike. Both were beautiful girls, spoiled endlessly by their parents. They both treated Elphaba awfully, but the difference is Glinda has learnt, grown, and probably agonized over it. Nessa hasn't.
This was solely due to Elphaba. It was Glinda's friendship with Elphaba which taught her selflessness. And nothing shows this as clearly as her own desire for Elphaba's success, not only her own.
She even seems to recognize that Nessa is one of the things in Elphaba's life that is actually limiting her, and encourages space and separation between the sisters, which, arguably, is what's best for Elphaba.
Elphaba isn't the only person Glinda cares about that has been hurt by Nessa's actions either. Despite Glinda's moral flaws, she isn't blind to open cruelty and tyranny, especially concerning people she cares about. Nessa's treatment of the Munchkins, and Boq in particular, would not have gone unnoticed by Glinda.
Jealousy is also a huge part of Glinda's personality, so I can imagine her believing herself a better sister to Elphaba than Nessa. Or one more deserving of a sister than Nessa.
I attribute her reaction to Nessa's death to her guilt rather than any lost love between them. I can imagine that in the absence of Elphaba, Glinda might have wanted to step in as a grieving sister, placing flowers on her grave, saying a prayer.
It's further supported when Elphaba shows up, and Glinda immediately drops this act, showing her true blasé reaction to Nessa's death, whilst remaining sympathetic to Elphaba's pain.
Regardless of whether she is the besties-with-everyone schoolgirl in Act One or the happy-go-lucky Good Witch of the North in Act Two I can not imagine, in the musical, Glinda feeling anything but contempt towards Nessa.
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