Im Having So Much Trouble Picturing What This Should Look Like. I Drew Diagrams. Ignore My Shit Handwriting

My two favourite characters so far are Daniel and Claudia.

Louis is... uhhh nice sometimes, I love him but dude stand tf up.

Lestat is funny and but also would never wna be friends with him

Armand, I'm confused why are you so possessive over Louis like come on now.

Penelopes part in Would you fall in love with me again right.

BUT LETTY AND DOM TORETTO

because remember she died in one of the movies right. THEN IT TURNS OUT SHE SURVIVED AND HAD AMNESIA AND THEY HAD GOTTEN MARRIED IN A SECRET CEREMONY

oh my God I'm a genius

LIKE, the first thing Maomao thought when she saw Jinshi was, what a beautiful woman. Then it was, what a shame he was castrated he'd make beautiful babies. I'd be surprised if the girl was entirely straight.

I love how the entire fan base agrees gojo would be chronically online.

I know for a fact that boy refers to nanami as his pookie at some point so nanami ignores him for 2 weeks.

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????

SPOILERS FOR ACT 3

the parallels between powder and jinx really kill me

In every universe she carries her sister with her. For example in the alternate reality she literally has a pink streak in her hair. When she put on make up it was blue and pink and purple (her mother had purple hair too im gna sob) her nails are entirely pink (I couldn’t get a screenshot of it.) she lives the “I’m always with you even if we’re worlds apart)

In the reality we know she also always carries her sister with her. I saw a TikTok analysing their hair and tldr they said it’s likely jinx hasn’t cut her hair since her and vi split apart. And she paints her nails both pink and blue which are their respective colours. Even if she stayed powder her mindset towards family is still the same and it kills me I can’t put it into better words omg.

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"Mel is a bad person she manipulated jayce"

Ekko, at the unripe age of 10/11, scammed him, and Jayce still didn't make the connection years later when meeting Ekko again.

ALSO, SO WHAT? She is a politician. That is what they do. They manipulate people to achieve their own agenda. Luckily, the outcome was mutually beneficial for both of them. It was mutually beneficial. Meaning it was not a parasitic relationship like ambassa and cait, for example.

Jayces whole characterisation is that he is an idealistic genius. Yes, he's intelligent but in the field of science. He had not spent his life navigating the realm of politics like Mel had. He is a gullible person. That is what they showed us in the very first episode when ekko scams him.

Mel manipulated jayce yes HOWEVER that does not mean the relationship was manipulation, too. TWO THINGS CAN BE TRUE AT ONCE.

Also, most likely, if Jayce failed again, Mel would also be risking a lot. She would most likely lose credibility among the council and even lose her position as Counciller. Granted, she is intelligent and thought the reward outweighed the but still. She was also risking her position by backing him.

That's all i gotta say. I'm so tired of the Mel hate the only valid hate against her is her not doing anything to help Zaun.

I also feel the need to add I got lanyan on my second 10 pull (and 2 cons for Gaming so I have 3 cons for him now)

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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.