here's some additional spiral-worthy thoughts re: gelphie and the lyrics of the wizard and i.
yes, on the one hand, there is the very real, very sad foreshadowing of that song.
but on the other hand, elphaba does actually get quite a few of those wishes met, in a very real way. it's just that she gets them met by g(a)linda, not the wizard. (obviously.)
the most obvious one relates to what i already mentioned re: popular.
he'll say to me 'i see who you truly are
a girl on whom i can rely.'
'why miss elphaba, you're beautiful' isn't just about elphaba being beautiful (although she is, and galinda does mean that). it's also about galinda seeing elphaba as a real person for once. not a disappointment (frexspar), an embarrassment (nessa), a nuisance (the rest of shiz), or a pawn (morrible). just elphaba, just a girl. and a beautiful, wonderful one at that.
once i'm with the wizard
my whole life will change
'cause once you're with the wizard
no one thinks you're strange
this is exactly what happens at the oz dust. once galinda stands up for her, elphaba's not an outcast anymore. and not just that night, but for the rest of the girls' time at shiz. by the time elphie is getting ready to leave on the train, the whole school came out to say good-bye and cheer her on.
all it took was one person who had social capital to spend aligning with elphaba, and then entire student body is willing to change their view of her. (that, it's worth noting, is galinda's real superpower, and it's why she doesn't need magic to be a witch).
and this gift or this curse
i have inside
maybe at last i'll know why
when we are hand in hand
this is what happens during one short day, right before everything goes wrong. the girls are running around the city – hand in hand. both are feeling free for the first time from the expectations that confine them back at shiz, and for the first time it seems that real good is going to come from elphaba's abilities. that everything leading up to this point will all make sense for once. but she does it with glinda, not with the wizard.
anyway, i just think all that is neat. 💚🩷
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