#scene rambles

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Gelphie Femslash February Day 15: Favorite Gelphie Scene

At this point in the story Glinda has spent years cultivating this public persona of Glinda the Good, despite missing Elphaba terribly she doesn't let those feelings get in the way of how she's trying to live her life. We know Glinda is unhappy as hell but she's still willing to put herself in the spotlight as this carefully curated figure and has spent a significant amount of time and effort doing so.

And yet the second she sees Elphaba again, all of that crumbles.

The Wizard is there! The man who could order her imprisonment if he wanted to is right there and Glinda knows this and she does. not. care.

Glinda didn't even know if Elphaba was alive, she's been dealing with these rumors about her for YEARS and she's so incredibly relieved to see her again she just has to hug her and she throws caution out the window to do so. (And this is GLINDA we're talking about. Her whole character relies on NEVER throwing caution out the window---except when Elphaba is involved. Elphaba is the only reason Glinda ever goes against the status quo but that's a whole other post.)

The scene plays a little differently with each performer, of course, but I love when Elphaba is portrayed as an active participant instead of just waiting for Glinda to approach.

Elphaba absolutely knows she's in danger, and yet she reaches towards Glinda and even shakes her arm a little impatiently while Glinda is frozen (sometimes Elphaba even walks up to her, too.) She's in danger and she doesn't care at all, she wants to allow herself this moment of reunion. Even while she's behind enemy lines. Because this is Glinda!! This is her Glinda who is right there!!

I could go on and on and on about this tbh but it's so precious how they haven't seen each other in years and they're on opposite sides and they're in this very dangerous place and through all the shock and disbelief of seeing each other again they still hold each other even for a moment.

Then it's back to business. "Only you shouldn't have come, if anyone discoverates you---" because Glinda is Glinda after all and there is work to do, but for a few seconds nothing but Elphaba mattered. It was like they were alone in that room.

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Elphaba's "I want" song // Glinda's "I lost" song.

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I just want to point out how utterly adorable Glinda is in this scene. I love the way she pauses next to Elphaba at the end, fiddles with her dress almost as if wiping sweat from her hands, and then reaches for her. Glinda who so far in the show was so sure of herself and what she wanted, now suddenly nervous for the first time. It really shows how important this is for her 🩷

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Glinda lowering her glasses here is such a small acting choice, yet I think it's cute how she delivers the only line in the show that explicitly recognizes Elphaba as beautiful because of her skin and not in spite of it while looking at her directly and not through those green lenses. Glinda sees her for who she is, and thinks the world of her 💚🩷✨

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Elphaba telling Glinda the story about her mom is probably the first time she ever opens up about how guilty she feels, and you can tell she's shocked at receiving nothing but comfort in return. She quickly glances at the hand on her shoulder, almost about to say "Oh", and shyly leans her head against Glinda's. I love when this scene is played with such vulnerability and uncertainty, as if Elphaba doesn't quite know how to react to someone being nice to her since she's not used to it at all.