#fiyero/elphaba

[calamint1234]

I can't believe Elphaba has to stand there while her friend is like "yeah ever since the day you and him had an intense moment of unexpected closeness and connection in the woods my boyfriend is suddenly acting totally different and pulling away from me as if something is haunting his every moment"

And then she just has to be like "oh no mmhmm? Really? Oh no" as if that means nothing to her personally.

[susiephone]

the wicked movie teaches important moral lessons like "be bisexual in college" and "don't trust politicians" and "if you push someone who's in a wheelchair without their permission, someone might throw a bench at your head with their mind"

[darkcrowprincess]

fiyero's point of view of part one is hilarious. He leaves elphaba and glinda to themselves for one day and now Elphie is wanted by the government and glinda is technically a prisoner/is kissing up to the wizard and super sad about Elphie. The throuple is in danger and now he's left to hold the braincell.

[ivebeendressingforrevenge]

[hamletthedane]

The movie Wicked is proof that any source material can be vastly improved by simply making the intense female friendship much gayer + the mutual male love interest both wildly bisexual and lowkey down to just be their third

[manny-jacinto]

WICKED (2024) + REDDIT TEXT POSTS

[hoshikimiyo]

MONTAGE: VARIOUS LOCATIONS. unused scenes from WICKED (2024).

[lena-luthor]

He just helped me rescue the cub. Right. But...

[iwasbored777]

I HATE HOW HARD I LAUGHED

[ladyantiheroine]

I’m thinking about Wicked tonight, specifically why Elphaba ends up with Fiyero instead of Glinda in the musical despite Elphaba and Glinda having the more well-rounded relationship.

You could chalk it up to the writers wanting a heteronormative ending (and I’m certain that’s part of it) or the fact that Elphaba and Fiyero had a love affair in the book. But I think there’s a bit more nuance to it.

The whole point of Glinda’s character is that she upholds the status quo of Oz. No matter how much she loves Elphaba or sympathizes with the plight of the Animals, she will always align herself with the current system and those in power. And as long as that remains the case, a relationship between her and Elphaba is futile because Elphaba will not give up her cause.

Elphaba and Glinda represent to different ends of a spectrum. Elphaba resists the oppressive forces in Oz, while Glinda upholds them. But Fiyero is somewhere in the middle. He starts out privileged and carefree like Glinda, but quickly turns to Elphaba’s side. He does become Captain of the Guard, but only to find Elphaba and help her evade arrest.

And therein lies the difference between Glinda and Fiyero as love interests to Elphaba. Glinda would never sacrifice her title as “the Good Witch” and all her power granted from the Wizard, even if it meant helping Elphaba. Fiyero, on the other hand, does give up his privilege, his title, and even his human form for Elphaba. Glinda clings to what the status quo gives her, while Fiyero ultimately rejects it.

Yes, the writing around Elphaba and Fiyero’s romance is a bit rushed and doesn’t have the same gradual development that Elphaba and Glinda have. And yes, I have no doubt heteronormativity played a role in giving Elphaba a male love interest in the end. But I see a lot of people write off Fiyero and his relationship with Elphaba and I just don’t agree.

Why does Elphaba end up with Fiyero instead of Glinda? Because Fiyero makes the sacrifices that Glinda wasn’t willing to.

[calamint1234]

After all this time, I still can't believe Elphaba's like there's no way Fiyero could ever love me and then he gives his life for her

[thebootstrap-paradox]

Beautiful perfect smart princess

Guy who eats grass

[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.

[yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere]

he was very real for that though, i remember being like 14 and seeing Maleficent Live Action for the first time and i was SO SURE her and Diaval are lovers hahahahah

So, Gregory Maguire really watched The Wizard of Oz and went, “you know what? I bet the witch and the scarecrow are fucking!”

[eviearie]

Glinda: The stars look beautiful tonight

Fiyero: You know who else is beautiful?

Both: Elphaba

[jen-derless]

Saying "But they're both pining for a man" against the theory that Glinda and Elphaba are lesbians for each other seems plausible for now but will turn out to be a Straw Man argument.