The idea that Elphaba can sense Glinda post wfg is so bittersweet. Does she sense when Glinda cries over her death, grieving her, yearning to see her again? Does she sense when Glinda studies the grimmerie, dedicating her life to fufill her promise to her? Does she sense those small moments of happiness that finally appear in the months after her death? No matter how far she is from Oz, she can’t escape Glinda. Not when her handprint is engraved in her heart. I wonder if the connection becomes stronger everytime Glinda’s magic progresses and then maybe Glinda begins to sense Elphaba too, not as strongly but enough that she starts to believe that Elphaba is alive.
I think it’s kind of like the message on the cereal boxes: “Two halves of the whole heart”
They share a heart and might have been sensing the others’ emotions since the beginning without realizing it. Like at the Ozdust, I don’t think Glinda was just feeling guilty, I think she was feeling Elphaba’s pain too. It’s impossible for them to hurt the other without also hurting themselves.
Elphaba will sense Glinda’s pain if she spends the rest of her life depressed. And if Elphaba becomes miserable wherever she is, Glinda will sense it even if she doesn’t realize what it means. Their connection won’t let just one of them have a happy ending.
