For Good. Elphaba & Glinda Shine

It would be easy to read the dynamic between Alphabet, Farrow, and Glinda as just another literary love triangle, in which two girls are torn between an ambiguous prince, but charming and hot As Farrow is (I broke out in a sweat during Purgatory but sang “As Long as You’re Mine”), he’s not really that important. Although it’s beautiful to see Alphaba find the romantic love she deserves, and Drauguro’s origin story is its strongest part. The Wizard of Oz The tie-in, Farrow exists primarily as a test of Glinda and Alphabet’s friendship. On her wedding day, Glinda must process the fact that her former best friend and her fiancee are about to run away together. The tables have turned and now, That Isn’t she a girl? Glinda has lived a privileged life as the popular girl, always chosen, always winning, and now she’s not only lost her groom, but the bubble she’s carefully constructed is about to burst. Later, when Ferrero risks his life to save Alphabet by pointing a gun at Glinda’s face, you see him accepting Alphabet and his own love. She calls his bluff, and resigns herself to the fact that they both love Alphabet. Of course they do. Grandé is heartbreaking in this moment, playing Glinda’s conflict with painful awareness.