Elphaba and Galinda from Wicked are in front of a pink magical forest
Adapting the Tony-winning Broadway musical, Wicked: Part 1 tells an epic journey of magic and morality in the world of Oz, leading up to the climactic ending that will bring audiences back for Wicked: Part 2 in 2025. The movie starts with Glinda the Good announcing to the Munchkins that the Wicked Witch of the West is dead. When they ask about her past relationship with the villain, the movie phases back in time to Glinda and Elphaba arriving at Shiz University.
✕ Remove Ads During “Something Bad,” Elphaba intrudes on the animal resistance group, which is being held in a room with a map of Oz. This map shows the terrain and roads connecting each area to the Emerald City. The Vinkus, which is in the west, has harsh terrain that seems difficult to navigate, offering Elphaba more protection if she goes in that direction.
The teacher took credit for Elphaba’s outburst not because she was trying to help, but because she wanted to bolster her image as a powerful magician, making it so the students would respect her more because of her powers. She planted the idea early on that Elphaba would need to prove herself to The Wizard so that they could ask her later to do the spell on the monkeys, pointing to Madame Morrible’s calculated nature.
Dr. Dillamond’s Firing Elphaba Is Dr. Dillamond's Biggest Defender In Wicked: Part 1 ✕ Remove Ads In a slightly less dark version of the Wicked book storyline, Dr. Dillamond is fired from his teaching job at Shiz University because he’s a speaking animal instead of getting murdered. However, his staying alive doesn’t make it any less emotional when he’s forcibly dragged out of the classroom by the horns.
This could simply be her imagining a terrible future. However, the second half of the Wicked musical involves The Wizard and Madame Morrible taking away Dr. Dillamond’s voice and keeping him captive. Combined with the lyrics in “The Wizard & I,” these flashes seem to confirm that Elphaba has the ability to see the future, though there’s still ambiguity surrounding the question.
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