I totally disagree with the assessment that people aren't seeing themselves in Elphaba - this is totally her story, and the whole point is to explore how someone painted as a villain really wasn't. It's definitely meant to be cathartic for anyone who feels "other." Glinda doesn't get what she wants in the end and is definitely not presented as a hero although she improves a bit.
@ yeah it's definitely bittersweet (but this was all adapted from a villain character so it would be hard to happy ending it completely.) At least she gets to leave Oz with the person she loves, and Ginda is left alone.
Y’all talked over one of the most emotional parts 😭 24:58
I'm sorry. 🥲
I totally disagree with the assessment that people aren't seeing themselves in Elphaba - this is totally her story, and the whole point is to explore how someone painted as a villain really wasn't. It's definitely meant to be cathartic for anyone who feels "other." Glinda doesn't get what she wants in the end and is definitely not presented as a hero although she improves a bit.
Well, Glinda got what she THOUGHT she wanted. But she didn't get satisfaction from it. We get that. It's still hard to watch Elphaba's ending though.
@ yeah it's definitely bittersweet (but this was all adapted from a villain character so it would be hard to happy ending it completely.) At least she gets to leave Oz with the person she loves, and Ginda is left alone.