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THEY ARE LIKE THE SAME I SWEAR
Idk how often this connection has been made but raven and apple from ever after high are literally glinda and elphaba variants
Six of Crows Gelphie au?
I genuinely wonder if that would turn out well. I feel like it's such an interesting premise though. Where do you reckon each character is from? Like Elphie comes from Ravka and is a Grisha or maybe she's from Novyi Zem and is secretly a Grisha. Maybe Glinda is from Kerch? And Fiyero from Ravka. I might actually write it when I find the time actually.
About me
I'm Abhimanyu or Abhi for short. I'm gender fluid and use all pronouns but mainly go by they/he/ze.
I enjoy writing fanfics so if you have any suggestions or ideas for fics I could write you can always ask. Or if you just wanna talk. My main obsession right now is Wicked (I ABSOLUTELY ADORE GELPHIE AND GELPHIE FICS SO MUCH OMG SO IF U EVER WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT MY PAGE IS ALWAYS OPEN), but I also enjoy Percy Jackson, Six of Crows, Hamilton, and the Avengers.
i want more nuance to be entered into the discussion of the green girl sorority and how differently cynthia plays elphaba in comparison to those who came before her because while a lot of people are rightfully like "why was elphaba not black from the beginning" and celebrating that she is now being played by a black woman, i think we need to be careful in just writing off all the elphabas of the past as Random White Girls when the role was championed (and often followed/succeeded) by a jewish woman
the pop culture archetype of the Wicked Witch has deep roots in antisemitism stretching faaaar far back. there is a level of reclamation happening in casting idina menzel, a jewish woman, to play the Misunderstood and Maligned young girl who is branded as exactly that. and stage!Elphaba is also written and acted with jewish stereotypes in mind--she is loud, aggressive, no-nonsense, blunt. she is quick to advocate for herself and shut down the discrimination she faces. all of this is very intentional! her personality is abrasive from years of abuse, and that makes propagandizing her easy. this is literally the thesis statement of the musical--it's not about aptitude, it's the way you're viewed.
cynthia's performance of elphaba is fucking INSPIRED despite going in a completely different direction. she's much more reserved, analytical, one of her key character traits is how well she can read people (see her calling out Galinda as insecure/putting on airs in their first scene together, clocking that Fiyero is using his party guy persona as a shield for his own depression) elphaba's attempts to blend in and make herself smaller all fail simply because of her existence, if not that then because she feels empathy so strongly she often struggles to hold back from acting, protecting.
personality wise, though, cynthia's elphaba is very quiet and closed-off, not at all the bullet-to-the-face that she is in the stage show, and... she still gets propagandized and maligned. though this seems to contradict the other interpretation, it tells of the other end of the spectrum of propaganda, one that black women watching (and many, MANY other marginalized folks) are sure to identify with--it does not matter how "nice," how reserved, how small a black woman makes herself. a racist society will still scrutinize her every action for a way to parse ill intent from it, brand her as an angry black woman who is dangerous and wicked, and write off any humanity she has in the process.
these two very different interpretations tell of the lie of assimilation. the fact of the matter is, when you are marginalized, there is no way to sand down your edges enough to make the people oppressing you "accept" you. that is why wicked is a tragedy at its core. whether loud and aggressive or quiet and unimposing, there is nothing elphaba could have done to make the people of Oz see her as anything other than a scapegoat to blame all their problems on.
so while i definitely appreciate that people are excited for black girl era elphaba, i would encourage us all to still show appreciation for what came before--that was not white girl era elphaba. that was jewish girl era elphaba. two houses, both alike in dignity, two stories both worth being told.
OH, here's something I forgot to mention in my bullet points! The movie is very intentional about when and how other characters touch Nessa's wheelchair.
You know the stage version of Dancing Through Life, where Boq says "Let's dance," and immediately pushes Nessa's wheelchair around as a part of the choreography? None of that here. The movie goes out of its way to have Elphaba and Nessa emphasize that Nessa should be in charge of her own movement. When Boq wants to dance, he gets in front of Nessa and takes her hands. When someone pushes Nessa's chair without asking, that is a bad thing.
I'm not qualified to do more than observe the effort I can see the film making, but I definitely noticed the effort. Especially with the casting of Nessarose being so phenomenal.
i’m loving the politically accurate wicked riff at the end
The pettiness is just 👌😂
Survey
Hey, would anyone be interested in doing a quick survey for school? It’s only 11 questions and it’s for my primary research about musicals.
(Forgive the fact it’s a bit shit)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeijSX3NlgeKABAe_pdrSlVLv-DKaHmBMhhzlN0EZyJylTI4g/viewform?usp=sf_link
Another Wicked cover to end November! A total coincidence that the new movie came out around the same time. Enjoy!
ao3 is down in the middle of me reading a Gelphie fic how could this happen to me
My boyfriend whose never seen Wicked’s nicknames for Glinda and Elphie
Saw wicked with my family it was amazing gelphie is real and I love it very much 💚🩷
but so elphaba
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Time for some (Wicked) tea?
Boq and Fiyero in the Graphic Novel
Boq reciting a poem to G(a)linda with running commentary by Elphaba.
A couple of closeups.
More Boq feat. Crope & Tibbett
The Charmed Circle sans Fiyero.
Fiyero's introduction.
Welcoming Fiyero into the group.
Some more Fiyero closeups.
The hideoteous tattoos.
BONUS IMAGE:
Boq getting what he deserves for being a peeping tom.
Anybody got a picture of Nessa in the graphic novel?
Nessarose in the Wicked Graphic Novel.
She doesn't appear as much as you'll think.
Receiving the silver slippers.
Some closeups.
Anybody got a picture of Nessa in the graphic novel?
If you did this you'll probably die.
I forced my parents to watched Wicked and we've invented a new drinking game for the movie:
Take a shot every time someone says a silly version of a normal word (ex. "gratitution" instead of "gratitude")
just because elphaba is gay doesn't mean she's a friend of dorothy. in fact,
I have grieved! Is it so impossible / To believe? he pleaded. / My friend who went through everything with me / Is dead!
Wicked // Epic of Gilgamesh
I dedicate this post to the funniest beef ever
Regina George and Glinda Upland
Mean Girls & Wicked
Don’t y’all love shipping men from the the 1900’s then now they come back in 2024? Yeah? Me too. ❤️
are they supposed to be straight
I had a cursed idea, where Jimmy was Elphaba and Curly was Glinda
This is so aggressively 2004
Idina and Kristin at Sephora Times Square, 2004
Here’s some doodles that I made of the girls! Honestly been sitting on the Glinda one for a hot minute…
Drew Elphie today cuz I wanted to draw her with a tail! >:D
Anyone else really struggle with art style consistency? It’s like every time I draw it comes out different - I wish I could pin something down but 🤷♀️
Oh MY GODS
YESSS! More of this please I beg you ToT
I just ADORE when Glinda is the scary one - just the dynamic of her outward appearance versus the horrors she’s willing to do with the flick of a wrist!!
"I thank you, hero, for saving our kingdom from the demon queen. However, may I ask how you defeated her?" "Oh, I married her."
Dear @c-rose2081 please accept my rushed and humble offering! These boys are just too precious!T^T
I actually managed to write and post something for once! Please check it out - I would greatly appreciate it! It is a bit rushed but I hope the vibe I was going for comes across regardless!
The chokehold these two have on me is ridiculous 😭
Drawing character interaction is so hard but I am trying to get better at it!