Gelphie - Blog Posts
waiting for someone who won’t come back.
What do you mean the iconic witch hat was born from Glinda's spite and cruelty but became a symbol of her willingness to stand by Elphaba even if it ostracized her from her friends and peers? What do you mean the witch's broom is an item enchanted in a moment of panic and innovation as Elphaba refuses to be cowed and grounded? WHAT DO YOU MEAN the spooky black cloak is a representation of Glinda's selflessness as she wraps it lovingly around Elphaba's shoulders, a threadbare cloak that will maybe, hopefully, keep her best friend (lover) warm? WHAT DO YOU MEAN all these symbols of evil actually represent a deep bond of friendship and love? What do you mean????
THE PARALLELS BETWEEN SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL AND WICKED
AND MICHELLE YEOH IS IN BOTH
Im rewatching, and the very first time we see young galinda with her hair fully out of her face is the first time she emotionally connects with Elphaba, and the first time, she strays from the norm. She joins Elphaba in her dance, which is a very emotional scene as it is the first we see her openly accepted by someone. This is the most vulnerable we see glinda as she sees Elphaba, who she truly is (Fiyero and Glinda's dialogue regarding Elphaba), and for once Glinda does something that would not socially benefit her (although it does) for once Glinda does something truly good.
Some people talk about how Glinda and Elphabas fashion slowly merge and they begin sporting similar clothes.
But I'd like to point out something about Glinda's hair. (Someone's probably already mentioned this though)
Before she and Elphaba become friends, she has her hair partially up. One side pinned back, the other loose so it could partially shield her face. Possibly linked to how she's always performing for everyone, curating her persona to be this extremely 1 dimensional good person. When she's not 1 dimensional at all, but by keeping her true nature hidden, she can always stay in the publics favor and therefore popular.
Elphaba, in contrast, always has her hair fully back, out of her face. She's not trying to hide who she is. She knows she's green she knows she's different and owns it because either way, she'll be shunned. She, too, puts on this persona.
Then they become friends. And well, we don't get to see glinda after her transformation we do see elphaba.
Glinda starts putting her hair back entirely. Showing her face. This could be her keeping a piece of Elphaba with her, the same way Elphaba has with Glinda (her hat and cape) based off of context this could also be her removing that part of herself she keeps hidden. She's now entirely the 1 dimensional good person Oz expects her to be. There's no Elphaba to push her to be truly good. It's her (like Elphaba) accepting the persona pushed onto her entirely and just going with that.
Some people talk about how Glinda and Elphabas fashion slowly merge and they begin sporting similar clothes.
But I'd like to point out something about Glinda's hair. (Someone's probably already mentioned this though)
Before she and Elphaba become friends, she has her hair partially up. One side pinned back, the other loose so it could partially shield her face. Possibly linked to how she's always performing for everyone, curating her persona to be this extremely 1 dimensional good person. When she's not 1 dimensional at all, but by keeping her true nature hidden, she can always stay in the publics favor and therefore popular.
Elphaba, in contrast, always has her hair fully back, out of her face. She's not trying to hide who she is. She knows she's green she knows she's different and owns it because either way, she'll be shunned. She, too, puts on this persona.
Then they become friends. And well, we don't get to see glinda after her transformation we do see elphaba.
Glinda starts putting her hair back entirely. Showing her face. This could be her keeping a piece of Elphaba with her, the same way Elphaba has with Glinda (her hat and cape) based off of context this could also be her removing that part of herself she keeps hidden. She's now entirely the 1 dimensional good person Oz expects her to be. There's no Elphaba to push her to be truly good. It's her (like Elphaba) accepting the persona pushed onto her entirely and just going with that.
CRYING at Galinda performing the most flamboyant like...tropical bird mating dance the world has ever seen
Meanwhile poor Elphaba, who has never experienced flirting with ANYONE before, let alone the world's most flamboyant closeted lesbian tropical bird, has no idea what the hell she's looking at and is just like ??????
Still, points for at least attempting to match Galinda's freak
Truly the most magnificent sapphic fail-flirt scene of all time.
It really is nice how obviously fond Elphaba is of Glinda right off the bat in the movie, with What Is This Feeling showcasing how much Elphaba enjoys their little feud. For the first time in her life, someone's judging her for her, rather than her skin or her magic. Glinda doesn't give a shit that she's green, she's mad that Elphaba's taste in clothes and decor clash so severely with her own! She doesn't care that Elphaba could accidentally kill her if she got too angry, she's too busy being upset that Elphaba keeps minorly inconveniencing her! How refreshing that would be, to meet the most annoying person in the world and discover that her own narcissism has caused her to be the only person who sees you for who you really are. Of course Elphaba would take the hat seriously as a gift -- has anyone other than Dulciebear ever gifted her anything? Of course she would gamble her own self-confidence at the Ozdust -- at worst, Glinda's ego is so massive that she would never allow her mortal enemy to be the butt of someone else's joke. And in the best case, well, Glinda recognizes how important she is to the one person that she knows has no one. The only one who gets her, the only one who has ever understood her, standoffish and rude the way a stray cat is before it finally follows you indoors.
It's a real shame this story couldn't be anything other than a tragedy, huh?
"galinda is gay for elphaba" i say into the mic. the munchkins boo. i begin to walk off in shame as a voice speaks and commands silence from the room. "she's right" they say. i look for the owner of the voice. there she stands. its ariana grande.
there's no way this hasn't been done yet but come on, she is the epitome of this tweet
Finally watching wicked
Yall are about to be SICK OF MEEEEEE
Elphie. Elphie. Pay attention to me
some doodles while chilling this weekend
oh live laugh love ariana grande for this
Wip that I don't think I'm gonna finish. The movie was good but it would've been better if they kissed.
Elphaba: We’re a team now, right? Ride or die? Glinda: Sure, I would totally ride you. Elphaba: What? Glinda: What? Fiyero, loudly: She said she’d ride you.
dear mother and father, i hate this school. i want to go home. the most popular girl in school and the smart green girl have a really intense homoerotic rivalry and they keep roping all of us into their musical numbers. please. i was not made for dancing. i really just wanted to study history
Fiyero: Why did you give Glinda a knife?
Elphaba: "She said she didn't feel safe."
Fiyero: "Now I don't feel safe."
Elphaba: *looks a Glinda running around giggling maniacally with a knife*
*side eyes nervous Fiyero*
*hesitates* "Do...Do you want a knife?"
Glinda: Elphie kissed me! Fiyero: And you kissed her back? Glinda: No, I kissed her mouth. God, you're so dumb, Fiyero!
Elphaba: Glinda, on a scale from 1 to 10, you're a 9. Glinda: What?! Why?! Elphaba: Because I'm the 1 you need. Glinda: But I'm a 10! Elphaba: Glinda, it's a pick up li- Glinda: No, I'm a 10!!!!
Not even kidding that's literally what happens in the book 😭
I'm convinced they had to delete this cause it counts as a sex scene
I’ve been a proud passenger on the Gelphie Express since I was in grade school!
So embarrassed to say this, but I listened to portions of the audiobook with my mom on the way to school. If you’ve read the book, you know, it’s DEFINITELY not a kids book!
what the FUCK do you MEAN they TITANTIC pose.
ive been laughing for 5 minutes they look so genuine and in the moment and they just had such an emotional scene of their "sisterhood", like yeah guys all friends intimately interlock fingers from behind
THERE WAS ROOM ON THAT BROOM!!!!!!
the wicked movie teaches important moral lessons like "be bisexual in college" and "don't trust politicians" and "if you push someone who's in a wheelchair without their permission, someone might throw a bench at your head with their mind"
I'm dying right now! I just read the new chapter from Possibilities and Certainties and the author left it with the worst cliffhanger ever! I don't think that I will be able to sleep tonight...
Note to self: don't create cliffhanger too often, fans who are as addicted to a story like me will certainly not feel well.