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Prepare your tissues, OzMakers! Journey with us as we dive into the most profoundly emotional and heartbreaking callbacks from "Wicked: For Good" that left us utterly speechless. These ingenious nods to the original musical and the first film installment deepen the narrative and heighten the emotional stakes, making every moment resonate with layers of meaning and nostalgia. Get ready for some serious feels!
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00:00You don't want to miss this.
00:01Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today, we're counting down our picks for the most devastating callbacks
00:06in Wicked for Good that had us weeping buckets. Spoilers ahead.
00:11Just look at me. Not with your eyes, but theirs.
00:18Number 10. The Desert Foreshadowing
00:20The Wizard and I include several moments of foreshadowing, including lyrics like
00:25I'd be so happy I could melt. And
00:29When people see me, they will scream.
00:33Elphaba also has a prophecy that sure is a little hazy, because when she saw
00:37Someday there'll be a celebration throughout Oz that's all to do with me.
00:49It's not quite the celebration she may have been hoping for. However, we do get a clearer
00:59foreshadowing toward the end of the number. As Elphaba runs through the field, it's almost
01:04as if she's running straight toward her future. Why, you ask? Well, take a look at that view.
01:09Not only is she staring out at a vast desert, but there's even a rainbow off in the distance.
01:14Little did we know back then how much meaning this visual would hold.
01:18Number 9. You Have No Real Power
01:36In The Wizard of Oz, Glinda wards off the Wicked Witch of the West by saying
01:41Yikes, Glinda. Too soon? Way too soon. However, Wicked shows us what happened after Glinda sends
01:51Dorothy skipping down the yellow brick road. In this confrontation, Elphaba says
01:55You can wave that wand all you want, but you have no real power. Now, where have we heard that before?
02:01You have no real power! It's more than just a clever nod to the movie. She's calling Glinda
02:07out for playing along with the wizard's whole emerald-covered illusion spectacle. That wand,
02:12much like her bubble, is basically one of his props, and Glinda's benefiting from his bag of tricks.
02:17Does that do what I think it does?
02:21No! No way! I'm obsessulated.
02:29The wand really sells it.
02:31She knows that Glinda still doesn't have an ounce of real magic. Well, not yet.
02:36Number 8. The Waterfall In No Good Deed
02:39No Good Deed is easily the climactic peak of the movie, and it more than earns that spot.
02:44All stormlight and fury swirling around Elphaba as her world rips open once again.
02:50No good deed goes unpunished. No act of charity goes unresented.
02:58There's plenty of intense imagery throughout, and we even get glimpses of Fierro getting beaten out
03:03in the field. However, there's a detail you might have missed. A waterfall in the background.
03:08No good deed goes unpunished.
03:14Could it be a callback to that same waterfall John M. Chu fought to include during the scene
03:26where Fierro and Elphaba free the lion cub? You know that first time they realized their
03:30feelings for each other? As if it wasn't all already heart-wrenching enough.
03:34I better get to safety. The cub. I better get me here. Of course I am. The cub to safety.
03:41Number 7. Unlimited. I'm Limited
03:44If Glinda's story is a sunrise, Elphaba's is a sunset. At first, Elphaba's sun is high,
03:51bright, and full of promise. She believes her future is unlimited, especially with Glinda by her side.
03:56Unlimited. Together we're unlimited. Together we'll be the greatest team there's ever been.
04:10But slowly, shadows creep in, and the sun starts to dip. Her possibilities fade as darkness settles,
04:16while for Glinda, the dawn is just beginning. But it's not like Glinda's path is all golden light,
04:21either. In part 1, Elphaba longs for Fierro in I'm Not That Girl. In For Good, it's Glinda's turn
04:27as it dawns on her that perhaps a picture-perfect life isn't all it's cracked up to be, if none of
04:32it is actually real. Don't wish. Don't start. Wishing only wounds the heart.
04:46Number 6. The Wizard Hiding Animals. In For Good, after Elphaba frees the monkeys,
04:51Chistery leads her to a secret passage hidden behind a portrait of the wizard. Moving it aside,
04:56she discovers a room full of caged animals, whom she frees.
05:00This is the work of the Wicked Witch. As one observant fan noticed, this moment may have been
05:06foreshadowed back in part 1. During Chiz's orientation, Elphaba tries to protect Nessa Rose
05:11from Miss Cottle's over-coddling, only to lose control of her powers and make a spectacular mess.
05:17Stop! Let her go!
05:21One thing caught in the crossfire is a mural of the wizard, which smashes and reveals the artwork
05:39underneath. Something just... something just takes over me, and something I can't control.
05:47The wizard's trachea comes alarmingly close to the same fate as the mural in For Good, too.
05:53Number 5. Blended In With The Foliage. Elphaba is knocked off her feet when she first meets
05:58Fierro. Literally. But in his defense...
06:01We didn't see you there. You must have... blended with the foliage.
06:06His attempts to charm his way through this less-than-conventional meet-cute are largely
06:10met with contempt. Elphaba delivers her usual spiel while he tries to cut through the frost
06:14with a little humor.
06:15No, I'm not seasick.
06:17Neither am I.
06:18No, I did not eat grass as a child.
06:20Oh, you didn't. I did.
06:21And yes, I have always been green.
06:25And the defensiveness, is that a recent development?
06:27While that might be the scene-stealing interaction, it's that first comment that's worth remembering
06:31going into For Good. With the gale force led by Fierro hot on her trail, where does Elphaba
06:37hide? That's right, she blends herself in with the foliage. And that's not even the only
06:42remark made in that scene to follow us into the second movie.
06:45I'm off for some more trampling. May we offer you a ride?
06:48No thanks. Get stuffed.
06:50Number 4. Ozdust Memories. One of the best stage-to-screen updates has to be adding Glinda
06:56to Wonderful.
06:57Come and be wonderful.
07:00Trust me, it's fun.
07:02We will be wonderful.
07:04You'll make me wonderful.
07:07It gives us a sweet throwback to the Ozdust ballroom, where their friendship first took root,
07:12reminding us of how wonderful things once were.
07:15But fun fact, it's not the only moment that echoes that night.
07:18Cinematographer Alice Brooks revealed that blue moonlight and orange torchlight at Kiyamako
07:23were designed to mirror the ballroom's glow.
07:32For Good is also shot in a similar style to both the Ozdust ballroom and Defying Gravity,
07:38using that same sweeping, full-circle camera movement.
07:41We even see them hold hands just as they did
07:44in that moment that truly cemented their newfound friendship.
07:55Number 3. The Closing Shot.
07:58You can absolutely tell these films were made by fans of the stage show for fans of the stage show.
08:03It's good to see me, isn't it?
08:05And we could all rejoice-ify knowing Ariana Grande was on set reminding everyone what the fans consider Bible.
08:11The Wizard will see you now!
08:14With all the callbacks, from dialogue, to songs, to cameos, there was one moment none of us saw coming.
08:20Right before the story closes, fans are treated to an image that's been with us like a handprint on our hearts
08:26ever since we first discovered the show.
08:28Reportedly, it was the team's way of thanking everyone who has loved and championed Wicked since day one.
08:33Who knew one single visual could make us ugly cry this hard?
08:37I have been changed.
08:42Think of what we could do.
08:44Together.
08:45For good.
08:51Number 2. Full Circle Endings.
08:54Anyone familiar with the musical knows that the story starts and ends at the same point,
08:59with Glinda addressing her fellow Ozians after The Melting.
09:03However, for good stepped that up a notch.
09:05We can't let good be just a word.
09:08It has to mean something.
09:10After leaving Munchkinland, Glinda heads back to the very same spot
09:13where she and Elphaba made those decisions that changed their trajectories for good.
09:17I really hope you get it, and you don't live to regret it.
09:23I hope you're happy in the end.
09:29Only this time, she has the Grimmery, which opens up for her.
09:33Back then, she was powerless and submitted herself to the wizard's regime
09:37because it promised her the life she thought she wanted.
09:40This time, the Grimmery seemingly has deemed her worthy of its magic,
09:44leaving her empowered to truly make good in Oz.
09:46I'd like to try to be Glinda the Good.
09:50Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
09:54Changing the Pop-Up Book.
09:56Prove that history is often determined by those who write it,
09:59but poor little Elphie.
10:00That book was her North Star.
10:02He loves emeralds, even though they're green.
10:06And Nessa, you want to know a secret?
10:09If you get to me here, it grants you a heart's desire.
10:13Galinda.
10:14Glinda gets the occasional reminder of who she truly is.
10:18Don't be upset, Glinda.
10:19It's Glinda now!
10:20Stupid!
10:20I don't even know what made me say it.
10:22It doesn't even matter what your name is.
10:23Everyone loves you.
10:24I don't care.
10:25I want him.
10:27I don't even think he's perfect anymore, and I still want him.
10:30Elphaba throwing rocks.
10:32A tried-and-true method in moments of pain and anger.
10:35A returning friend.
10:43Where have we seen this little critter before?
10:45Do you think the wizard is dumb?
10:48Or like a munchkin, so small-minded?
10:51No.
10:52Elphaba's hand on Fierro's face.
10:54It really is about looking at things another way.
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11:21It's amazing to know that one of the most emotional moments of the movie was improvised
11:28by its leads.
11:29Especially when you think about how significant this moment truly is.
11:33Neither one of us knew that was happening on the other side of the door.
11:36Just like Elphaba creating a crack in Glinda's window, much like she did when they first became
11:41roomies, doors become almost like a significant motif in their story.
11:46You'll recall that in the scene before What Is This Feeling?,
11:49Glinda eyes up her new roommate through a peephole.
11:52At this point, Elphaba is the last person she wants to be around.
11:55Unadulterated loathing.
11:58For your face.
11:59Your voice.
12:00Your clothing.
12:01Let's just say, I love it all.
12:05Now, once again, Glinda watches Elphi behind a door.
12:08Only this time, she believes she's losing her best friend forever.
12:12You're the only friend I ever had.
12:14Because I knew you.
12:17And I have so many friends.
12:18I have been changed for good.
12:23But only one that mattered.
12:25Which callback hit you like a house falling from the sky?
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