If you have any advice for how I can listen to WICKED SONGS without my mind exploding that'd be cool

[@MathewMcKenna]

can’t stop singing wicked songs fr pls help

[@forrestgumpthechump]

you and me both bestie

[@marveludus]

No help needed, this is how it's supposed to be

[@treefrogg]

DONT STOP PLEASEEE

[@ItisJasmine27]

I can't help 😅

[@HenriqueNgoma]

Wow😂

[@RythLikesMusic]

i love how obvious it is that he doesn't know the story of wicked, it just gives such an adorable yet hilariously frustrating innocent part to his reactions

[@marveludus]

@RythLikesMusic One of the best things about his reactions is seeing him guess stuff and either be scarily on point or embarrassingly off

[@hanonondricek411]

@@marveludus And his confusion is _the theme of the show_ "Why does everyone hate her?" Even though everyone comes into the show assuming she's evil. - despite all the weird stuff in Oz, nobody else has green skin so it's initially a parable of racism. "Are people born Wicked, or do they have Wickedness thrust upon them?" She didn't _start_ Wicked. Welcome to Oz and _Wicked_ which purposely inverts all your pre-conceived notions about the characters and plot!

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

exactly, you go to the musical only knowing The Wizard of Oz movie for the most part and so you start by expecting the show to explore why and how she's evil, yet instead the show tells you actually she was never evil at all! she was in the right the whole time and made a villain by propaganda. ​@@hanonondricek411

[@hxpewxrld]

Yeah this happens for every musical he reacts to 😂 It's equally funny and frustrating

[@sada-hoshi4331]

i still don’t understand this musical

[@Simply-Ash111]

How have you escaped both fiyero songs so far??? ABSOLUTE BANGERS

[@KitCatIsNotACat]

Frrrr they’re my favorite songs AND THEY’RE NOT HERE 😤😤😤

[@hanonondricek411]

I hope he reacts to the movie version of Dancing Through Life - I never liked that song until Jonathan Bailey.

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

​@@hanonondricek411😮 how??? it's an absolute banger! I've been obsessed with the original cast recording since high school. I can't see how Jonathan's version is an improvement? they just made it longer by adding more interruptions, right? which arguably makes it not flow as well... 😅

[@sarahhandberg5185]

As long as you’re mine is my FAVOURITE song from the show and how he missed it is insane

[@abbieuniverse8934]

Frrrrrrrr

[@JackieWarner13]

The gasps when Mat figures out the musical is before and after wizard of Oz 😂

[@XanderHarris1023]

Wait until he figures out part of it is also during.

[@abbieuniverse8934]

Lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lowkeybuckley]

he clocked gelphie in the first couple seconds of what is this feeling 😭😭

[@kiwiparfaits]

@@lowkeybuckley i mean they knew what they were doing writing that song (and doing that choreography in the movie) lol

[@nanalove3819]

I mean ut is kinda obvious

[@erin1917]

18:13 “Even though Elphaba wanted to do some good things, no one gave her a chance and so she was just like ‘Well I guess if everyone thinks I’m just a Wicked Witch, then Wicked is what I’ll be’” well done Mathew, you summed up all of ‘No Good Deed’ in one sentence 💅🏼😂

[@zippydebrain]

It's a little bit more complicated and she did accomplish the good deed she was trying to but they were misunderstood and both seen and propagandized as being evil

[@lowisize]

No One Mourns the Wicked is essentially Glinda mourning Elphaba and being the only person in the world who is mourning Elphaba. Also, she is singing about how she feels about herself. Glinda did nothing to help because she didn't want to be outcasted. Good people do the right thing because they want to, not for their own gain.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Glinda is the only person in OZ mourning Elphie. But, I'm sure her ashamed father The Wizard would be too, considering how "he's always longed to be a father" & Dorothy does too, considering how it was she who "melted" her. Incidentally, both The Wizard & Dorothy do come back in later OZ books.

[@FabulousFemFiend]

Cast: No one mourns the wicked. Glinda: No, one mourns the wicked.

[@mynameisjacenb6922]

No, one mourned the wicked. Know, one mourned the wicked

[@LionGrl321]

there are some people saying that in 'noone mourns the wicked' glinda is actually singing about herself some spoilers* at the end of the stage musical, elphaba faked her death and ran off withh fiyero glinda thinks elphie is dead and can only mourn her in private. and with "it just shows when you're wicked you're left only on your own" elphaba doesnt end up alone but you know who does? glinda glinda thinks she is the wicked one she feels guilt and blames herself also elphaba made glinda promise not to try and clear her name so glinda cant do anything but watch oz celebrate elphies death and pretend to enjoy it shes surrounded by people but yet she is completely and utterly alone and now that the wizard left, she has to look after an entire country by herself...

[@lentetromp5514]

Wait I never really thought about this, this makes it so much sadder (imma cry now)

[@LionGrl3212]

​@@lentetromp5514honestly same

[@Virgil-the-rat]

Or it's "no, one mourns the wicked" but I agree

[@Artemis25_]

*ANOTHER SPOILER*** and if you think about it too, technically according to the stage show glinda is there when elphie “dies” and doesn’t know it’s faked, so she goes from seeing that straight to having to fake happiness and joy to oz in no one mourns the wicked

[@LionGrl3212]

​@@Artemis25_omg poor glinda 😭😭😭

[@patton_virgil103]

God I NEED him to react to "For Good" to confuse him even more lol 🤣

[@RabbitsFunWorld]

Um, he did. This is his second video of Wicked.

[@drmosaratak]

@@RabbitsFunWorldNo, he didn’t ? He reacted to No Good Deed, the Wizard And I, and Defying Gravity

[@RabbitsFunWorld]

@@drmosaratak oh. I think I mixed For Good with No Good Deed. 🤦‍♀️🤣

[@KS-hm4ef]

Seriously though! It's almost criminal that we have two videos and somehow haven't had for good!

[@starpelt86]

And the harmonies 😩💋🤌

[@scottfriedman6425]

Dear Old Shiz is literally a filler song so Glinda can run off stage and change out of the bubble dress and into her school uniform. And that little instrumental bit at the beginning is when Elphaba enters the stage for the first time.

[@DayleDiamond]

Glinda wants to be a beloved perky, pretty princess, which basically would have been Elphaba's birthright if she hadn't been born green. She's a reminder of everything Elphaba can't have. Meanwhile Elphaba's raw talent, social awareness, and actual access to power are anenethma to G'linda's social climber persona - everything she's suppressing within herself to gain a foothold comes easily to Elphaba.

[@BurningPurpleRoses]

“Is it.. 💅”… don’t worry Mathew. Lots of us thought that when listening to that song

[@ruffboiALT]

The book strongly insinuates it was so y'know...

[@drmosaratak]

And we were RIGHT

[@AnnMari871]

“Insinuates” is a light way of putting it…

[@BurningPurpleRoses]

I heard they kiss in the book lol

[@AnnMari871]

They do indeed!

[@funsizedenby]

The fact that Matthew only has The Wizard of Oz for context makes this hilarious

[@hxpewxrld]

Which he barely remembers 😂

[@rynsvt2518]

24:37 no, elphaba does not in fact know the vial made her green 😂 she has no idea her mother cheated i’m not sure whether hearing more of act 2 will help you or make you more confused, because a lot of the stuff from the stage version doesn’t quite come across with only the songs

[@KayKnowlastnme]

26:25 kind of, glinda never "went back to hating her" tho, she doesnt mean anything she says in No One Moruns The Wicked, she has to say this stuff because if shes seen supporting "the wicked" everyone will hate her too (but elphaba isnt actually evil)

[@nanalove3819]

And she is talking about herself

[@naya9076]

"can you just imagine being so evil that everyone just goes thank god that they're dead" United Healthcare CEO has entered the chat

[@Halloweenish]

If memory serves, in both the book and the broadway version, the citizens of the Emerald City always wear green tinted glasses, so Elphaba looks normal to them and for once she isn’t judged at all.

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

where was that in the musical??

[@Halloweenish]

@ It may not be in every performance, but most of the time all the dancers during the Emerald City scenes are wearing them and give Elphaba and Glinda each a pair once they enter.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Plus, in in the Baum book, it was required by The Wizard that everyone in the city wear the green specs to keep up the lie of The Emerald City being all green (i.e. all-inclusive) when it's not (once you take the glasses off, the so-called "emerald" city isn't as green & vibrant as the glasses make it seem) and because, according to the propaganda, if you don't wear the glasses, the bright illuminesnce of the city will blind you.

[@erin1917]

1:21 - Dear Old Shiz 4:11 - One Short Day 11:18 - No One Mourns the Wicked 23:56 - What is this Feeling? (Movie Version)

[@SADIE_Maybe_SADISTIC]

Thxxxxxx!!😊

[@mybrokenllama]

My saviour

[@hamu08]

The f'd up thing about No One Mourns The Wicked is that Glinda actually knows all the truth and is actually mourning the death of her friend. The high notes and operatic singing are meant to resemble wailing and crying

[@laurencole2937]

I thought that the super high notes usually denote that Glinda is putting on a bit of a show. When she is speaking to the other students, to the Ozians here and at the engagement party (beginning of Thank Goodness) etc she always sings these really operatic notes. When it is just her being her truest self (what is this feeling, one short day, popular, I'm not that girl reprise etc) with typically just Elphaba (or Fiyero) she is a lot more in her mix. So you can always tell when Glinda is lying or putting on a mask, because she's singing very operatically.

[@hamu08]

@@laurencole2937 that's absolutely true, but I always thought the way she sings in NOMTW feels different than her usual operatic singing. So even though she's masking some of her real feelings end up coming through. Idk, I'm probably wrong but that's how I see it 😅

[@laurencole2937]

@@hamu08 I do also really like your interpretation. Perhaps it's both

[@jare3959]

Also fun trivia on the day Queen Elizabeth II died, they had to make a disclaimer before the West End production started. 😆 Because the show starts with the line "Good news! She's dead!" they probably felt like they had to say something ahead of time.

[@spencart18]

So, the Dragon Clock has a HUGE part in the book. Its a magical clock that puts on prophetic puppet show and predicts several major events in the plot (from what I remember). It gets mentioned because its in the book the musical its based on.

[@emryspaperart]

yess the entire stage and set IS the clock of the time dragon and that makes for a very fun interpretation of the stage production

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@emryspaperart In the book, it's said that Elphie was born inside of the time clock, which is a bit ironic, considering the Time Dragon's prophetic nature and the fact that Elphie is born of both our world & the magical realm of OZ.

[@LionGrl321]

25:10 "is it 💅💅" GELPHIE SHIPPERS RISEEEEE

[@ellemcrae9658]

You need to listen to Thank Goodness, Dancing Through Life, and As Long as You're Mine! They're such bops and I think you'll really enjoy them

[@kiryn5977]

It's a crime "For Good" hasn't made the cut for either Wicked reaction videos 😭 If it helps tho, here's the chronological order of the songs you've heard so far (spoilers abound): 1. "No One Mourns the Wicked" (this is the opening song, and it starts the story off at the end; Glinda gives a bit of a prologue about Elphaba's backstory during it, and then the rest of the musical is essentially one giant flashback to how we got to this point. A lot of the music often sounds ominous bc it's foreshadowing the 'bad' end that the audience is aware is coming, while the characters are blissfully unaware of their ultimate fate.) 2. "Dear Old Shiz" (Glinda and Elphaba met as roommates in college, so this is the school's alma mater song. Really, it's a transitional song, meant to give the actress for Glinda (Kristen Chenowith in this case) time to quick change from her "Glinda the Good Witch of the North" costume into her school uniform, and to set the stage for a lot of the first act to take place while they're students) 3. "The Wizard and I" (this is the audience's first real introduction to Elphaba, before her life takes its turn for the worse. But the end of the song, her 'vision', is definitely doing a lot of dark foreshadowing for the audience, tho of course Elphaba is still naive about this) 4. "What Is This Feeling" (Elphaba and Glinda's relationship is really the heart of the whole show, and the framing device set up at the end of "No One Mourns the Wicked" is that the musical is essentially Glinda reminiscing about said relationship. As you saw, they....didn't get off on the best foot. XD) 5. "Popular" (basically, there's a song that comes in between this song and "What Is This Feeling", called "Dancing Through Life", where by the end of it Glinda and Elphaba have buried the hatchet, so "Popular" is basically their initial friendship song, and is about Glinda trying to help Elphaba get out of the problem that Glinda partially helped to create in the previous songs) 6. "One Short Day" (this one's pretty self-explanatory, about Elphaba being invited to go meet the Wizard, and she invites Glinda along) 7. "Defying Gravity" (it seems that in the video you partially remembered the Wizard's character from the movie, but here's it spelled out more clearly for you: he's a fraud. He's not actually a Wizard, can't perform magic, and has been lying to the entire population of Oz about that fact. the reason why, back during "The Wizard and I", that the Headmistress of Shiz (the first person you hear singing in that song) was so stoked about Elphaba's powers is that the Wizard wants to use said powers to keep the lie about himself going, as trickery and deception will only get you so far. Also he's a bit of an oppressive dictator and discriminates against some beings in Oz, but that's not really a theme you'll have picked up from what parts of the soundtrack you've heard. Anyway, Elphaba is of course horrified to learn the truth, and wants to denounce him. This song is Glinda and Elphaba arguing about what to do with this revelation---Glinda's stance is to essentially try to change the institution from the inside, even if it means having to rub elbows with unsavory characters, while Elphaba's is to be a revolutionary, and to tear down the whole oppressive system. And bc they essentially agree to disagree and to go their separate ways, whenever you hear the ensemble chorus singing about Elphaba, what you're hearing is the Wizard's propaganda against her at play, so that no one will believe her when she tries to tell the truth about him. So really, HE"S the true villain of the musical, not Elphaba. As a 'story from the villain's perspective' kind of show, Wicked is more in the same vein as Maleficent 2014, where the portrayal is that the 'villain' is more of a misunderstood anti-hero.) 8. "No Good Deed" (basically, the song that's Elphaba's breaking point, as indeed, everything she's done to try to help others has only ended up having negative outcomes, and she's fed up with it and has lost too many people throughout the course of the story. so now she's no longer going to resist the 'wicked' epithet that's been applied to her by everyone else.)

[@yoongistwin]

you ate this up

[@coldmarshmallow8057]

Finally, someone who also sees the parallels between Glinda and Apple.

[@aspen1889]

Glinda is actually singing about herself in No One Mourns The Wicked. One of the most brutal double meanings of a song fr

[@LionGrl321]

6:20 she said quoxwood tree i think quox is a place in oz quox is also mentioned in the song "something bad" with the first line of the song being 'ive heard of an ox, a professor in quox. no longer permitted to teach. who has lost all powers of speech' so im guessing a quoxwood tree is just a really tall tree that grows in quox

[@E_btsot798]

this is a spoiler as he hasn't listened to something bad yet

[@shellyappiah]

27:06 I was literally about to talk about how so many people made this comparison 😭😭 Everyone loving Apple and hating Raven who is her roommate

[@E_btsot798]

weren't the two characters based off of galinda and elphaba? or am I mistaken?

[@oliviacreagh7986]

The tragic thing is Glinda had to pretend to be happy when she found out Elphaba had died, because she ruled Oz, and to Oz, Elphaba was public enemy number one, Kristen Chenoweth admitted that the higher the notes that Glinda sings, the less truthful she is being

[@jare3959]

Oz and especially Wicked are heavily about things not being what they seem. Schwartz captured that feeling really well.

[@ShadowStormray]

YES MORE WICKEDDD, im curious if your also gonna react to the movie soundtrack in total to notice some differences, and it deserves it just by appreciating cynthia's vocals alone

[@kiwiparfaits]

yayy im so glad you did more so soon! i love this musical

[@kiwiparfaits]

also i am once again asking you to react to For Good pleeeease 😭🙏 my other top 3 song

[@kiwiparfaits]

yes, matthew, this musical is for the sapphics. historians will say they were best friends. catty enemies to friends to ?? literally lol

[@joseitohirose-5428]

No One Mourns The Wicked is my favorite song!

[@sarafontanini7051]

weird he said this is about less liked songs while I feel Noone Mourns The Wicked is the best song

[@efrenenverde]

13:02 "Can you just imagine, being so evil that everyone just goes Thank God..." Reminded me of recent events lol

[@Dangansona]

Dancing Though Life, As Long As Your Mine, I'm Not That Girl & For Good would be great!! It's so interesting to hear you guess all of this before you know the plot lol.

[@hinasakukimi]

YESSS seconded!!! i need his reaction to for good, preferably as the last song he hears ;w;

[@karabelle221]

13:08 well, when Margaret Thatcher died, the British public got “Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead” to chart #2 so…

[@akaashisemomode7203]

Actually, in no one mourns the Wicked, all the things Glinda Says about Elphaba being lonley and dying alone, is talking about herself, because she knows she didn't do any good despite being called a good witch. That's why *spoiler* at the end she says that from NOW ON she'll actually be good

[@SashaTekeian]

1. I’m absolutely dying at Mathew clocking the Gelphie vibes barely 5 seconds into What Is This Feeling? 🤣 2. As funny as seeing Mathew try and piece it together out of context is, I think we’re far enough in now that you should really just watch/listen to it end to end to get all the meaning

[@BAChambers-235]

Your hair looks amazing holy shit bro

[@haileybraun6170]

literally my first thought upon opening this vidoe

[@marveludus]

@@BAChambers-235 always does ngl

[@BAChambers-235]

@@marveludus true true

[@purpleleemon7177]

i love the mix of both og versions and the newer movie versions, wonderful video as always

[@giselle9851]

6:36 as someone who makes a point of going to at least one library or bookstore every place i travel to i feel attacked 😭

[@wordlife94]

"Can you imagine being so evil that everyone's like "thank god they're dead." Timely lol

[@sarafontanini7051]

"they went to the emerald city to meet the wizard?" my guy. where do you think the wizard of oz LIVES?

[@DiegoSketches]

Well, Galinda and Elphaba hate each other for various reasons. Elphaba got Madame Morrible’s attention and got in her seminar for magic that Galinda wanted to get into (and got shut down by Madame Morrible). And Galinda just has a personality that Elphaba doesn’t like. Elphaba hates Galinda because she has a clashing personality and Galinda hates Elphaba because she got what she (Galinda) wanted.

[@2-4-6-0-1]

Just curious, have you only seen the movie? Because while this is true at the beginning, they have a complex journey together and by the end (I won’t spoil what happens but-) they are definitely close, and it makes the first song devastating to listen to after you figure out what happens

[@DiegoSketches]

@2-4-6-0-1 I have! It was such a good movie and I like the complexity of the characters as the story goes on. The arc of Glinda becoming Glinda The Good in my opinion is my favorite part while the most interesting and nail-biting arc is Elphaba’s fall into the Wicked Witch of the West. I think their arcs balance the story perfectly. I cannot wait for Part 2!

[@ashleyjensen237]

I would love a full wicked reaction

[@marveludus]

This is going to be great when I wake up hungover at 1 am Edit: I regret many choices I made yesterday, but waiting until I could appreciate this video properly is not one of them. Gotta love a new video from Mat the Wizard!

[@MathewMcKenna]

I’m glad to be ur comfort after a big night

[@marveludus]

@@MathewMcKenna Going to sleep drunk, knowing your videos will be there for me when I wake up. What could be better?

[@_lLexa_l]

I swear Mathew if you don't do Dancing Through Life, Thank Goodness or For Good Also in No One Mourns The Wicked, Glinda thinks of herself as wicked because she's part of the reason why everyone thinks Elphaba is wicked.

[@ashleywong6083]

30:02 “well maybe Galinda should just get good”. 🤔 yea maybe …

[@EAC_A_3]

Thanks so much for doing a 2nd part to this!

[@RanticProductions]

I hope you get a chance to watch the movie sometime! It's amazing, and I think you'll love the story in the right order xD Glinda is much more layered than the songs alone show

[@sarahbaker1176]

I have always loved how no one mourns the Wicked has duel meaning. The meaning you hear when you first here it, and what Glinda is actually saying after you've seen the whole musical.

[@elsaholm843]

16:48 fun fact, Glinda is singing about herself when she sings ”The wicked die alone”. Elphaba was her best friend and when she died she’s alone, and her life will be lonely.

[@ReReNotMe]

Day 1 of asking for Hadestown 🌹 Love the vids :)

[@marveludus]

@@ReReNotMe Hadestown is BANGER I saw it live and the songs are all so good 😭

[@hczem3657]

yesss hadestown is so good

[@Enby_Ember]

29:04 "is there a reason she doesn't like Glinda" yes the reason is "blonde"

[@MadelynKontis]

Yep, Galinda is a somewhat operatic role because Kristin Chenoweth has opera training. That was her special skill as Miss Oklahoma (Miss America pageant).

[@lentetromp5514]

If you want to hear all the songs, you’re still missing For Good, Dancing Through Life, As Long As You’re Mine and No Good Deed (don’t remember if you reacted to any of those) wait and Thank Goodness

[@LetheSoda]

We love a king that can’t understand nonlinear storytelling.

[@notacritfail]

One of my favorite things to understand with full context of the story is that Glinda is actually singing about herself in Noone Mourns the Wicked. Her inner struggle is revealed more in Thank Goodness, which in my opinion is probably the most underrated song, in that it really does reveal so much about Glinda's character and how she feels about everything.

[@tmntraph_kisser]

Desperately need "For Good" and "As Long As You're Mine", Wicked is the first professional musical I ever saw live- I love it so much!!!

[@43110M]

Mathew: is it love? Friendship? Are they 💅? WERE THEY ROOMMATES? Them: LOATHING

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Actually, the song has triple meaning. It's them masking their "I don't know why I gravitate towards you" with supposed hatred, when in actuality, it's basically UNRESOLVED SEXUAL TENSION out the wazoo.

[@belhlv]

Her name is Galinda, she later on changes it to Glinda

[@fictional-enby]

THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT THE APPLE WHITE COMPARISON! i actually made an amv to what is this feelingusing apple and raven

[@ShadowStormray]

10:18 thank you matthew for that reaction deserves an applause😂❤

[@purpleleemon7177]

watching this as a hardcore wicked fan is hurting my soul a slight bit but it is so funny that Mat knows absolutely nothing

[@Hunterfeltz]

Im literally on my way to the theater to see Wicked, and now this got posted!! ❤ perfect timing!!!

[@frogwhisperer4268]

The Emerald City is not actually green. In the wizard of oz (1900) the city is just a normal city but everyone wears green glasses as part of the wizard's deception. Therefore, every person appears green and elphaba doesn't stand out.

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

No. This is the musical, not the original books. In the musical Wicked the Emerald City is definitely really green. The 1900 L Frank Baum books are not canon for the Wicked universe, as it's an adaptation of the 1995 Gregory Maguire novels, which is a dark reimagining of the world of Oz from the perspective of the wicked witch, and changes many things from Baum's books. And in the musical adaptation Wicked, the Emerald City is 100% actually really green. It's referred to multiple times and we literally see it. Wicked the books and Wicked the musical are not in the same canon universe as the original Baum books and the 1939 movie.

[@frogwhisperer4268]

In the stage show, they wear the green glasses. To me, that is evidence that the city is not actually green, even if it's subtext. Besides, the glasses also make other people appear green, and it's obvious that even if the city is green, the citizens are not literally green. That's the more important part for the song, since if Elphaba just wanted to be near green things, she could go touch grass. The reason she is happy is being near green PEOPLE (due to the glasses), not green objects.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee Tell that to the production team & marketing department, since both of them try their damndest to correlate Wicked to the 1939 MGM film (sure, there are elements from the OG literary OZ lore, too, but it's mainly the 1939 MGM film that takes prevailing influence).

[@TeamAquaLeaderArchy]

now we need a part 3 for the last few~ or a movie/musical reaction i feel hed enjoy it

[@AndrewCBateman]

Man... it's going to be such an emotional hit when you actually find out what this story really is. It's gonna flatten you. When you finally GET "no one mourns the wicked" and why Glinda is singing it, you're gonna be broken in half.

[@johnitasmith6631]

I don’t feel like Glinda was bullying Elphaba because they were both singing about hating each other and even though other people were saying mean things they were just following Glinda who didn’t actually say mean things they just didn’t understand it like how everyone is scared of things that are different. Also they couldn’t just avoid each other because they were assigned to the same room so as much as they wanted they new their life’s were intertwined and Glinda didn’t have magic and wanted to work with that teacher to learn it but the teacher only wanted to help Elphaba since she already possessed the power of magic.

[@haydensims6490]

this is so funny lmao!! ALSO PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE VERSIONS OF THESE SONGS THEYRE ALSO SO GOOD

[@awaterwitch]

I love that you’re loving the songs. Maybe with the release of the album from the movie you could react to some of that? Or maybe even the whole movie when it comes out?

[@StarSentHellBent]

For a little context, The reason why no one is surprise by Elphaba's appearance is that in the stage play and original Wizard of Oz book, the citizens of the emerald city and anyone visiting /must/ wear green glasses, so everyone looks like they have green skin while in the emerald city.

[@lexanneklimes5411]

So, I just learned this from another channel, the Dragon Clock is a prophetic/magical clock that predicts/announces when something momentous will happen, like the Wicked Witch of the West dying. It's mentioned more in the book that the musical is loosely based off of.

[@NeaNomad]

it's so fun to see the reactions from people who don't know the plot of Wicked 😄 my younger sibling didn't remember most of it when we watched the movie and i got to see their face when they realized how sad the line "i swear someday there'll be/a celebration throughout Oz/that's all to do with me" is... please do a part 3 and listen to For Good, it is one of my favorite songs of all time ❤ (and ty for the limp wrist lmaoo you're so right actually)

[@alphonselover825]

You gotta watch more! I'm obsessed with the songs from WICKED!😂

[@princ3sstofu]

I am glad that we agree on the sentiments of "What is this feeling" lols YES AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES!!

[@xhin15]

We were thinking the same thing about glinda and apple white, i also thought of apple with the way glinda acts and also elphaba with raven queen😂

[@CressNT]

Right after you said come with me, I immediately got an ad singing some song that started with "come with me". I wasn't looking at the screen at that moment, so I questioned if you were doing a bit for a moment before I realized

[@MaidenThailand]

Glinda's initial dislike was the stereotypical Queen Bee's distaste for the nerdy kid at first, but then it progressed because of envy toward's Elphie's talent with magic. Elphie actually had initial bias, too --- she looked down on Glinda for being a brainless blonde. Neither of them tried to be at least cordial with each other. It comes off really aggressive on Glinda's part in the song, but the pushback Elphie gets from the other students doesn't go beyond excluding her and the popular clique making fun of her behind her back when Glinda brings her up. Yeah, people in general thought badly of her because she's green, but no one ever tried to harm her (beyond exclusion) because of it. Really, it's not the fact that she's green, it's the fact that no one knows WHY she's green. Is it contagious? Is it a new deformity? What hellishness did her mother do that resulted in her being green? Why does it make it so the kid can't touch water? Since she can't touch water, doesn't that mean she can't bathe and is constantly dirty? So it's not actually racism like it seems on the surface, it's discrimination against the disabled. And just like normal ablism, it doesn't really incite aggression/violence but exclusion and condescension. In truth, the majority of her suffering actually came from her home life, with her father not giving a single damn about her beyond how she's taking care of her little sister. Elphie has THE worst case of Eldest Daughter Syndrome with none of the benefit of the parent parentifying her actually being appreciative.

[@markraphaelson8862]

The Broadway sountrack actually gives you some information as you listen to it. You can really get the feel of the show and figure out what's going on for the most part. It won't stop you from singing it, but it will help you understand why :)

[@RamblingRose08]

That was great! Can't wait for more 😊

[@Shippou011]

5:23 Consider: The Wizard of Aus I'll see myself to the door.

[@E_btsot798]

one thing I love about one short day is that if you pay attention to the music behind the singing it's almost chugging along like on a train track! (They use a train to get to the emerald city)

[@MewDenise]

There is a whole song from a Romeo and Juliet musical called "Hate"

[@phasemollasis6748]

You should have listened to the movie version of One Short Day! There’s a really fun surprise in it

[@mug_man6033]

RIGHT!

[@david-jonballinger6638]

Yeah but to be fair as a casual and new fan, he probably wouldn’t give so much of a big reaction to it yet

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@david-jonballinger6638 Yeah. He wouldn't grasp the fact that the OGs plus Hozlman & Schwartz made cameos.

[@avalon1007]

"Dear Old Shiz": This is the "start" of Glinda telling the story of how she and Elphaba met. Shiz is the name of University that they both attend. (Song #2 of the show) "One Short Day": Elphaba gets invited to meet the Wizard because of how talented with magic she is. Elphaba invites Glinda to come with her and explore the city. The song ends with them going in to meet the Wizard, and Elphaba wants to petition the Wizard to help the Animals, all of whom are going mute. This song is after Glinda and Elphaba have become friends. (Song #9 of the show) "No One Mourns the Wicked": This is the very start of the show, "Wicked". It chronologically takes place after the entire rest of the musical is over, specifically after Dorothy melts the Wicked Witch of the West. The rest of the show is Glinda remembering Elphaba's story and her sort of "telling it" to the other citizens of Oz. Also no, the Wicked Witch did not enslave the Munchkins, she ruled over the Winkies. It's also normal for animals to talk in Oz (its part of the world, think about the Cowardly Lion). "What Is This Feeling": Elphaba and Glinda have accidentally become roommates, and they have really only just met and they hate each other at this point in the show. (Song #4 in the show)

[@emilyschomer6715]

13:08 I find it so funny you still think she's evil

[@ivanzamarripa9393]

both the original glinda kristin and ariana and the author of the original novel agree that glinda and elphaba ARE *wrist* "Roommates"

[@masonguthrie1257]

That honestly makes no sense and goes against the story entirely considering it’s about two girls who like the same guy and are “fighting” over his affection. This is just a cheap way to show women supporting women that has been popularized in recent years. I don’t mind having stories about two women falling in love but this is not it and to try and change it just cheapens the story.

[@ivanzamarripa9393]

@masonguthrie1257 no ones changing anything, its simply a way to view it. its subtext that can be taken or left alone. if you look at the book for example where fiyero and glinda never meet and instead elphaba and glinda share a kiss, then theres a reason why people would take this a little more seriously. its a fun conversation to have and thats what ariana has been proposing these last few days of press. shes excited at the idea it can be taken that way but no one is claiming its canon. its definitely subtext. especially with the original author saying he considers elphaba and glinda "endgame" but never got around to it because in the book he does fully kill elphaba off

[@VeelouC]

@@masonguthrie1257 what cheapens the story is having two women fight for the attention of a guy. when i saw the play it was the only part that bothered me since glinda and elphaba obviously have a far superior and closer relationship than any fiyero had and are the core of the story. there is tension and romantic subtext in 'what is this feeling' as they feel this intensely for the first time for someone and describing physical reactions like flushing when they see each other. in the book elphaba kisses glinda twice and calls her 'my sweet'. They are OBVIOUSLY queer coded and the dumb love triangle was made for straight audiences since when it came out it wasn't easy to make successful gay love stories, so they erased the kisses and added the love triangle. From your comment you don't know shit about queer coded stories or what wicked is actually about.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@masonguthrie1257 The book was written by a gay man. GELPHIE are CANON BISEXUAL (for each other + Fiyero).

[@rachelespiritu4215]

People do like Glinda. As they say, "The most celebrated are the rehabilitated."

[@sagejennings4342]

To answer your question, from what I've heard about the book, the original was Glinda and Elphaba situationship and when Elphaba leaves, she kisses her, then later gets with Fiyero. In the musical, they're best friends and both just date Fiyero and the timelines were kinda more overlapped than in the book so it muddies up the sexual tension but bc it's an adaptation of a queer thing it still plays.

[@maayanona]

Felicity must had a really hard time not spoiling the plot with all of your comments that were so close to the musical's message, but still missing such a huge part... PLZ watch the full musical. then try to watch this video again and you'll understand why Felicity deserves such a huge shoutout for not spoiling it to you😂 it was hard for me to not shout the spoilers at the screen, I don't think I would be able to not spoil it to you if you literally asked me all these questions to my face😂

[@rjenyawd]

Her name is Belinda now.

[@LadyGreensleeves33]

Okay, for clarity but with no spoilers: This musical is told from two different timelines. The whole show starts with No One Mourns the Wicked, which takes place right after Elphaba's death is announced - you know, the melting during wizard of oz. And then Glinda is the one who starts going back and telling their back story - so the whole rest of the show is kind of one big series of flashback sequences. And yeah... one could say that her 'evil' is somewhat exaggerated and that Miss Glinda is ...playing along a bit to keep her image as the good witch. But they definitely start off being annoyed with each other before being best friends haha

[@HuntingViolets]

"Green? That's a step too far." You make a good point.

[@OdesseyAchilles-ih5qb]

27:08 Mathew nailed it!!!

[@balletlover295]

Wicked song suggestions for video #3: -Dancing Through Life -I'm Not that Girl -Thank Goodness -As Long As You're Mine Also do yourself a favor and listen to Alli Mauzey's (one of the best Broadway Glindas) renditions of Popular and No One Mourns the Wicked :)

[@Unusual.Waffle.Consumer]

Wicked is spectacular!!! So glad you finally did it :D

[@castle3267]

It’s actually enemies to friends to enemies to friends again to friends but Glinda thinks Elphaba is dead but she actually faked her death to run away with the scarecrow who she is in love with

[@VeelouC]

it is absolutely enemies to lovers elphaba kisses her twice in the book, when she leaves her

[@castle3267]

@ I more meant to correct that he said they ended as enemies. To substitute in lovers it’s enemies to lovers to enemies again to lovers again to lovers but Glinda thinks Elphaba’s dead because she faked her death to run away with the scarecrow she’s in love with

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@castle3267 Except in the book, both Fiyero & Elphie are CANON DEAD. And Fiyero ISN'T the Scarecrow, NOR is Boq the Tin Man (he's still Nick Chopper, ala the L. Frank Baum books). Fiyero becoming the Scarecrow & Boq becoming the Tin Man are musical (and now, theatrical film) exclusive.

[@castle3267]

@ is this a video about the book? Is this a video where Matthew reads the book? No? Then this comment isn’t about the book 💀💀💀

[@femmm0336]

Every time I hear no one mourns the wicked, I think of that one time the show was about to start, but they had to deliver the news of queen Elizabeth. So they had to give a little speech where they said that they would not change the coure of the musical, but for people to take it with a grain of salt, because the musical opens with "good news, she's dead."

[@seansilence2697]

I definitely wanna see your reaction to the whole show and/or movie

[@Glimmerheart]

You found a VIDEO of the og cast for no one mourns the wicked!?!?

[@david-jonballinger6638]

Someone posted it recently and it has a link to the whole show somewhere in the comments ❤

[@Glimmerheart]

@david-jonballinger6638 No way😮 I need to go find this IMMEDIATELY. Thanks for the info!

[@Glimmerheart]

@david-jonballinger6638 sorry to be a bother, but what was the name of the channel that posted it?

[@kiwiparfaits]

@Glimmerheart yeah i just watched it myself the other day, its on a channel called legallywicked if you still havent found it

[@Glimmerheart]

@@kiwiparfaits thanks