26 Things You Missed Watching 'Wicked'

[@burnagirl123]

3:22 when elphaba causes a disturbance at shiz, a piece of concrete breaks off the building, revealing a portrait of animal professors. a nice bit of foreshadowing

[@ericlamont5195]

I caught that

[@finleyforevermore]

​​@@ericlamont5195 So did I!

[@TheTurkaderr]

Thanks for posting that, that was a huge one I noticed...yeah the Wizard's portrait was covering up the one of the Animals at first, then Elphaba accidentally reveals it. Love that added touch.

[@editsandPovs0S]

Also I saw the bear I think she/he was elpahabas babysitter/nanny

[@Prior2Popular]

Very Thor Ragnarok of them

[@BellavisionStudioProductions]

When Idina and Kristen sing their song Kristen’s wand doesn’t light until she clinks it with Idina’s. Like in the story Galinda doesn’t get her “power” until she collides with Elphaba.

[@jer9grant]

Noticed that, didn't realize the parallel. Thank you for sharing!

[@ashleysanden9049]

That was cool!

[@dw_carvings]

Did anyone else notice that Galinda clicks those red shoes together 3 times while singing that song?

[@felyne.]

so surprised they didn’t mention it here

[@spikespa5208]

Anyone notice the title says "things you missed" , not "things you _may_ have missed. They think we're stupid. The movie has been out 1 day and Variety is making with the spoilers already.

[@felyne.]

@ ahahah that’s true

[@ZybinatorChronicle]

@@spikespa5208I seen it twice already

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

YES! I loved the shoes 👠

[@musicnstuff_22]

when elphaba breaks the glass door in their dorm, the broken space is the shape of her witch hat

[@jer9grant]

completely missed that; that is so cool

[@laurenprimacio4898]

i totally missed the shape, i thought it was foreshadowing to the attic scene!

[@quinnhouk5369]

@@laurenprimacio4898dude I did too

[@VernonWolfe]

They have a brief nod to who Boq and Fiyero really are when she puts the red handkerchief under boq's jacket and when Fiyero is standing in the doorway with his arms outstretched.

[@felyne.]

oooh I love this! I didn’t catch those

[@iheartuscfootball]

Yes! Boq gets emotional and says he cries a lot - the Tin Man cried in Wiz of Oz

[@felyne.]

@@iheartuscfootball omg!! yes!! ✨✨

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

IT IS SO PERFECT FORESHADOWING! ❤

[@musicnstuff_22]

and i believe elphaba tells Fiyero to "get stuffed" and in dancing through life, the spinning circles in the library resemble corn

[@emilynicole1025]

The vision she has about people cheering for her (that she got so happy about🥹) was actually a premonition of the munchkins cheering her death 🥺💔

[@AlyssatheSim]

Caught that too! And when she sings “so happy I could melt” 🥺😭😭

[@LifeByLucie]

@@AlyssatheSim @emilynicole1025 yes!!! shortly also followed by the line, “when people see me, they will scream” 🥹

[@Rebecca_Oli88]

@@AlyssatheSimso sad!! 😢

[@ieatcaribou7852]

I honestly couldn’t believe they tried to make this lying, murderer remotely like able. Society doesn’t “turn” someone evil. Your twisted mentally ill self turns you into the vile, jealous, blame anyone but her person she was the entire movie.

[@lunamistgirl]

@@ieatcaribou7852 are u good

[@thiagofreirearaujo6506]

When Glinda enters the train, you can hear the chords of “Thank Goodness”… couldn’t be happier.

[@quinnhouk5369]

I caught that right away

[@oscarjuliangonzalezcarreno2525]

Props to whoever that cast Cynthia and Ariana. They were born to play Elphaba and Galinda.

[@AlexMR]

I was genuinely worried about the casting but I sincerely could not be happier both blew me away

[@WilliamsPinch]

They really are. And I had relatively low expectations and now I understand all of the crying in the interviews😂❤

[@ashleysanden9049]

YES!

[@elijahbaz5699]

Ariana had been singing Wicked songs over the years on the internet and she used to be on broadway. It was fitting for her to play Glinda

[@misstocoa2766]

Literally incredible ❤

[@Arlo-t09]

1:46 I’m the munchkin boy running through the tulip field! I’m so happy you included my bit in your video ❤

[@port-plays]

And I'm Ariana Grande! Thanks for promoting my movie!

[@saoirse6406]

ayyy man you were awesome in the opening scene 🎉

[@GalaxyGirl08]

Congrats! You did great ❤

[@Arlo-t09]

@@saoirse6406 thank you!

[@Arlo-t09]

@@GalaxyGirl08 that’s so nice of you too say! Thank you 🙏

[@TimelessStormGaming]

This isn't limited to the movie, but in Dancing Through Life, Fiyero sings "Life's more painless for the brainless," which is foreshadowing to who he later becomes.

[@brioche9372]

WHAT. Oh my goodness I need to read the book, is that in the book??

[@TimelessStormGaming]

@brioche9372 It's been so long since I've read the book, but I don't think so. Just the stage show and the movie. In the book I don't think he becomes scarecrow.

[@JSO_394]

I noticed one!!! Literally the first thing the camera does as we exit the castle in the opening shot is glide to a waterfall with a rainbow.... which we fly OVER, into the first shots of Oz!!!

[@graceangeli8842]

I think in “one short day” when they have the part of the wizard reading the grimmerie, it sounds like he’s just saying Omaha like the city in Nebraska which makes sense if he’s from Nebraska and also can’t read the book!

[@sweetlows1]

yeah, I had the same thought and he is definitely saying Omaha! It's like Marty McFly saying he is Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan to George McFly in the past, he doesn't know what those words mean but it works for Marty trying to intimidate and convince him.

[@andredessie1367]

You're totally correct. In the original Oz books, Oscar Diggs (the Wizard) is from Omaha.

[@geekychik86]

I was thinking it sounded like 'Omaha'.

[@hannahsargisson7226]

Till I saw the film with captions, listening to the soundtrack I thought he was saying "Oh my" like he was reading something fascinating and agreeing with what it says 😅

[@kristacarlson4138]

I heard that too!

[@brennajohnson6227]

I loved how in the Popular scene Galinda throws the ruby slippers to the side since those weren't the original shoes in the Wizard of Oz book. A nod to making things right in this adaptation.

[@PhilChaug]

I just love how they used the for good melody as their friendship motif in the score 🥹🥹

[@cryspbacon]

every time i heard it, tears started streaming. God, it was so good.

[@Jetrowdy]

The scene when Galinda gives Elphaba the flower and tells her “you’re beautiful” and when they dance together at the Ozdust ballroom had me WEEPING. It was so beautiful

[@ciaranhagghaggerty326]

A little kid running at the start shouts “come out, come out!” Which is the title of Glinda’s song in the original MGM movie.

[@iheartuscfootball]

Very first shot of Boq he’s positioned and “stuck” like the Tin Man. He also has a red handkerchief later in the movie and admits he cries a lot - Tin Man cried in Wiz of Oz Fiyero also first starts walking like the Scarecrow if you watch his legs Nessa wears red stripes socks and also her dress is red and white Also - Did you catch Elphaba’s wicked witch laugh when she scares Glinda??

[@amyyjuneyt]

what is the nessa one a nod to?

[@SawyerDuncan-2]

@@amyyjuneytshe’s the Wicked Witch of the East. That’s what the Wicked Witch of the East is wearing under Dorothy’s house.

[@Stewartlittle96]

Is that why Jonathan walked like that?? I thought it was a choice lol

[@Jetrowdy]

Also Boq’s last name being Woodsman!

[@amyyjuneyt]

@@SawyerDuncan-2 ohhh coool! so galinda is witch of north elphaba is wicked witch of west and nessa is wicked witch of east so is there a witch of south? sorry i just watched the movie and now im rly interested in it!

[@pearljoyoftheorient]

The pink flower that Fiyero puts on Galinda’s ear was what she ultimately used to make Elphaba “prettier” during Popular. I see this as foreshadowing as to who will Fiyero eventually have feelings with.

[@laurenprimacio4898]

i thought about this!! so when i saw the movie a second time, i paid attention to that flower! lol it gets moved around a bit but that same flower Fiyero puts on Galinda ends up on Elphaba 😮‍💨

[@reycarter6284]

Omg I just watched the movie had the same thought

[@madisonwhovian943]

Aw! And when he sees Elphaba trying to toss her hair like Glinda he says, "you don't need to do that, you know?"

[@ieatcaribou7852]

Nothing could possibly make that turd pretty. 😂😂😂

[@VTTVpsycho]

"The Wizard and I" foreshadows a lot of what happens to Elphaba's character. She sings "When people see me they will scream" (which Glinda does when Elphaba scares her at the end of what is this feeling), "There will be a celebration throughout Oz that's all to do with me" (Which happens at the beginning of the movie when they're celebrating the wicked witch's death), and "I'd be so happy I could melt (I think this one is pretty self-explanatory).

[@Mark_R_Tho]

Elphaba tells Fiyero to get stuffed when they first meet. Iykyk

[@hannahsargisson7226]

And how he singing about being brainless 😁

[@KeepingItReal-USA]

The desert that Elphaba runs up to the edge of in “The Wizard and I” is the deadly desert. In the Oz books and return to oz movie it is a desert that turns you to sand if you touch it.

[@TwentyTwoSP]

So glad I touched up on my Oz lore before seeing the movie because there’s a lot of stuff there from the other novels not mentioned in the original Broadway Produktion or Movie with Judy. Bit silly placing a university so close to a deadly desert 😭

[@martinminihan7187]

I gasped when it came into view and had to lean over to my friend to explain why I was so excited 😆

[@pineshimmer]

@@TwentyTwoSP Not so silly, if the University was brainwashing it's students and getting rid of any rabble rousers trying to expose the truth. What's the number one rule in real estate? location, location, and location. If you listen to Idina Menzel's album I Stand, most of the lyrics could have been sung AS Elphaba. It is rumored that Son of a Witch is being optioned for pre production. I think TROY SIVAN would make a "wonderful" Liir Thropp, the illegitimate child of Elphaba and Fiero. Loved the movie, but there is no musical score, YET! Maybe with the next movie we will get an extra album of the songs that weave the movie together. The Barbie score was very good.

[@BrieTaylor]

Yes! I caught that too and got so excited! That, and one of the professors being named Mombi, after Princess Mombi.

[@smoothandsassysingleton8280]

The poster in the attic when they’re hiding from the guards before defying gravity, depicts the wizard in his carnival days stating his name is Oscar Diggs. Oscar Diggs was the name of James Franco’s wizard in Oz the great and powerful.

[@bwayfan9035]

But that’s literally the Wizard’s name since Baum wrote about him.

[@reesefischer4819]

Was seeing if anyone else noticed this!

[@darthilli]

As stated previously by other people that has nothing to do with that film as that’s always been his name in the books

[@aaroncummins7261]

The Wizard’s full name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadric Isaac Norman Henkel Emmanuel Ambrose Diggs, Oz for short. His initials after Oz spell Pinhead, which is how I remember it.

[@bethesda30]

It also depicts him taming animals. The carnival being his source of inspiration for subjugating the talking animals.

[@sumzgrandemartinezatthedisco11]

this is now my comfort movie i left the cinema feeling fucking cathartic

[@tammygaherty2334]

when the lion was scared in the cage in the classroom, I thought that lion could grow up to be the Cowardly lion.

[@amywestlund]

Correct :)

[@nicolerobertson2654]

He does!

[@darthilli]

Um that’s exactly it…

[@mattiekim]

Yall don’t even mention the silver slippers being in a ruby box

[@judithchristiansonneegrimm1857]

Right?! No review video I have come across yet mentions that. The box could have been any color!

[@andreyyuhh505]

In the very beginning right before we see Dorothy and friends there’s someone in a black cape on a horse riding away from Elphabas castle

[@LittleRedDrum]

No way! I didn't catch that! I'm seeing it again this Thursday, I'll have to keep an eye out. Thank you!

[@andreyyuhh505]

@LittleRedDrum no problem! i believe that was what ethan and the other cast members were talking about when they said to pay attention to the bottom of the screen right as the movie begins

[@MunchySpice]

who even is it actually

[@LittleRedDrum]

@@MunchySpice nobody reply to this unless it's direct. Don't be a spoiler!!

[@mcganancial6070]

This is the comment I've been looking for. I really thought I was just hallucinating when I saw that scene. Glad that I'm not the only one. 😅😅

[@Jetrowdy]

For fans of the book by Gregory Maguire, in the scene at Shiz University when the students pull down the scroll for dorm room assignments, under Galinda’s name is “Ama Clutch,” who is Galinda and Elphaba’s caretaker in the book

[@jojococoa]

there's a bit of follow the yellow brick road when the munchkins announce the witches death in the opening scene.

[@madi.lewis0109]

My friend plays one of the kids running in the field, im so proud of her!!

[@cokedudebestmate7099]

What’s her name (Idk if i might recognize her, i know SO many people who were in the ensemble of movie)

[@fbueller]

@@cokedudebestmate7099 Did they have good experiences on set? Were the days really long?

[@cokedudebestmate7099]

⁠​⁠@@fbuelleroh they all had the best time! I think all of them consider it a once in a lifetime opportunity; That girl who runs with the newspaper for a split second at the start of the ensemble singing the first verse of one short day is arguably the best dancer i know on this planet, and the nicest person to boot

[@fbueller]

@ Love that. One last question. Were most of the ensemble members and extras British or American? I know they filmed in London.

[@cokedudebestmate7099]

@@fbuellerEveryone I know are UK-based, and I think the film’s assistant choreographer was British, but I assume there may have been a couple of Americans in the ensemble, and definitely in the background choir

[@whisperingwillowxox]

There was a moment when “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” started playing in the background during a scene and my friend and I grabbed each other 😂

[@OzmaPastorius]

It’s right after Wizard and I!

[@geraghtykv]

So glad someone else picked this up!

[@ieatcaribou7852]

Ummm, where? and why would you even admit that? 🤢

[@hariniaiana9415]

Elphaba doing the wicked witch’s laugh when she enters her and Galinda’s room

[@ieatcaribou7852]

That’s her real laugh. Have you seen how it dresses in real life?!😂

[@Sjp977]

As somebody who has never seen the musical, did not know the story (I knew it was a prequel to the wizard of oz), and as somebody who generally doesn’t really like musicals (except for a few), I went to see this movie on Thursday with my friends and absolutely loved it!

[@jujubee2141]

I’m so glad to hear that! I’m seeing it on Monday and I was worried that it wouldn’t live up to the hype. I’m only hearing good things about it so I can’t wait to see it 💚.

[@AlyssatheSim]

Same! I came dressed in pink with a splash of green just for the occasion and I LOVED it!! 🥰🩷✨💚🫧🧹

[@ieatcaribou7852]

@@AlyssatheSimweirdo

[@AlyssatheSim]

@@ieatcaribou7852 thanks 😇

[@algill26]

Couldn't help but notice how Elphaba suddenly acts like the Cowardly lion when she faces the Wizard for the first time. 🤔🤔 Incredible Easter eggs.

[@TheThomasfive]

The shoes in the original book are silver, not red…that’s why they are silver in the movie, as a nod to the book.

[@Slothicorn7]

I noticed that, and I liked that the box they were in was studded with red rhinestones. I’m surprised that wasn’t mentioned, but the red shoes in Popular were.

[@OzmaPastorius]

Also to do with the fact that the ruby slippers are under trademark.

[@Andystlouis]

But also… wait for part 2

[@EskayStudios]

Also I read MGM has rights to Red Ruby shoes so Universal went with silver from the book

[@smoothandsassysingleton8280]

In the stage show at the top of the stage was a mechanical dragon that went left and right and in one scene, there is a clock at shiz with a sculpture of a dragon

[@arieltallen5732]

Yes!! I loved that they kept the mechanical/ironwork/ almost steampunk feeling vibes in certain parts like the library.

[@mcganancial6070]

That's a reference to The Clock of the Time Dragon 😀😀

[@maddiejones1857]

Did Stephen Schwartz have a cameo as the Ozian who stated “the wizard will see you now”?

[@gabrielledepalo1082]

Yes!

[@darthilli]

Yes😊

[@ElisaRodriguez-hq2pn]

Just wanted to say at the starting when Glenda talks about alphabet backstory of when she was born, the Wizard of Oz was actually the one who turned her green because she he gave a potion to his to her mother, which made her when she was born. The reason I know this is because when the part, when he says Only thing that I could do right was this and then holds up her arm I don’t know if you noticed that and maybe other people noticed that but just letting you know

[@7kye7]

I also noticed that was him that showed up at her mother’s door. He said come drink some of this green elixir. So the question is, is the Wizard Elphaba’s father?

[@jazzycode]

For me it was in the very beginning when the camera pans over the rainbow into munchkin land right before No One Mourns the Wicked.

[@bloxhead5180]

Did anybody else notice how throughout the movie there was a bunch of pink and green stuff often together on screen? A good example of this was in the land flare with the same colors. Pretty cool

[@Jetrowdy]

Another little musical easter egg for Wicked Part Two; when Galinda changes her name to ‘Glinda’ at the train station, the theme for “Thank Goodness” can be heard, specifically the “I couldn’t be happier” melody!

[@andrewdevitre386]

In the overture (1:02 & 1:18), there were two quick musical nods to “Ding Dong”! That was sooo special!! Details 😭🎶

[@boujeetrash1015]

During the wizard and I I believe There is a jitterbug on her finger from the famously lost footage from the original

[@gdcribbs]

Composer Stephen Schwartz used the exact seven notes from Somewhere over the Rainbow, but with a different rhythm in the phrase "unlimited..."

[@sarahneu8349]

When they become friends there's a bit of "For Good" in the orchestration

[@davidkreacts]

I only just saw the film and don’t recall the exact quote, but Mrs Coddle uses the word “gulch” when talking to Nessa and Elphaba - I think it was when discussing getting Nessa to her room.

[@jeanthompson2737]

The prince becomes someone who thinks - makes me wonder if this is a link to the scarecrow who wants a brain

[@austinvs]

He becomes the scarecrow, so yes

[@GalaxyGirl08]

@@austinvs😮 How does he become the scarecrow? Did they cast a spell on him? I’m unfamiliar with Wicked.

[@hannahsargisson7226]

​@GalaxyGirl08 oh you need to listen to the full soundtrack, especially his and Elephbas song and the one that follows directly afterwards "no good deed"

[@T_Jade]

@@GalaxyGirl08it happens in the second act of wicked he becomes the scarecrow, boq becomes the tin man and the scared lion cub they rescue is the cowardly lion Elphaba does it to save his life

[@ieatcaribou7852]

@@hannahsargisson7226oh God, don’t force anyone to go through that torture again. 🤮

[@ChristopherCribb-es3sl]

When elphaba gets scared of the whiz and goes to run away and Glenda grabs her that’s a nod to the original Wizard of Oz

[@giggles7179]

(7:18) "PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!" ....Nor the fact that the curtain's trying to strangle poor Toto.

[@dragonwitch27]

Fiyero’s costume seems to be a nod to his book counterpart. In the book, he has ochre-colored skin with blue markings. It could be coincidence, but I can also see why they might try and lean into that.

[@toriak887]

Potential spoiler: Elphaba dances among frogs in the Wizard and I, and I wondered whether green amphibians were a symbol of being a child of both worlds. Maybe far-fetched but that was the first thought that came to mind as I watched the sequence

[@supersitter128]

like a FROGGY ferny cabbage

[@bel7858]

No wait this actually makes sense

[@bwayfan9035]

There was also a line about something being just a gulch, making reference to Hamilton’s Kansas character

[@pineshimmer]

When Elphaba meets the wizard, he pulls out a coin from behind her ear, but notice there is a small green cord in her hands from a deleted scene.

[@jer9grant]

I found out about that when the cast went on the Kelly Clarkson show!

[@jenfriesen6440]

Yes! The small green cord is from a deleted magic rope trick that Jeff Goldblum does.

[@keegankenrick]

did anyone else notice the clock of the time dragon? there’s a shot of a clock tower with a dragon gargoyle on top :))

[@caitlinmacomber1303]

Which scene?

[@keegankenrick]

@@caitlinmacomber1303 I'm not sure, I need to see the movie again but it was somewhere in the middle, it's a transition shot of a clock tower at shiz

[@shinellebaptiste]

I teared up hearing the For Good melody in the movie...I'm going to be a complete wreck when they actually sing it in Part 2 😭

[@ashleysanden9049]

Same!

[@jenfriesen6440]

Throughout the movie, Elphaba is wearing gold pinkie rings with a red stone in the center, shaped like an eye - later in the movie when Elphaba is reading the ancient language from Grimmerie book, those same eye symbols are drawn in the book.

[@boujeetrash1015]

The bear says wait just a clock tick Also someone tells fiero to get stuffed

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

Oh my gosh someone DID say that didn’t they?! Uhhhh rude! 😋

[@VivaciousOM]

Elphaba says it as she walks away from him after turning down a ride.

[@Jetrowdy]

@@VivaciousOMELEPHANT??😭😭

[@caitlinmacomber1303]

What does the clock tick refer to?

[@boujeetrash1015]

@ In part 2 elphaba says to Glinda (Now wait just a clock tick)

[@Buckerooo]

Has anyone noticed in the original Wizard of Oz film musical, the Tin Man releases the rope on the wizards balloon... like he is trying to get rid of him and Dorothy stays?

[@applestopears133]

The way variety is dropping stuff only the theatre kids know

[@ArchieAndy27]

Also, there was an interview with Schwartz where he explained the first 7 notes of Unlimited were also similar to Somewhere Over the Rainbow? Sorry if this is incorrect

[@calumsanderson6741]

6:43 Variety. You're a highly-respected publication. How the hell do you let "musical queues" slip through the cracks?! Didn't this video have an editor?

[@variety]

thanks for pointing that out!

[@CaseyAnderson-h3e]

The expression that Galinda has when she sends Boq to Nessa is similar to the expression Galinda has in the Wizard of Oz when she sends them down the yellow brick road.

[@MM-du9on]

When the Wizard pretends to read The Grimmerie, he chants, "O Ma Ha," (Omaha, NE, from the writing on his balloon).

[@nicolerobertson2654]

I caught that when I was listening to the soundtrack on Spotify. I was like, "Wait a minute!" 😂😂😂

[@giggles7179]

Oh, thank God for this. I can finally sleep well knowing Madame Morrible's hair wasn't a sadistic hairstylist's ode to _There's Something About Mary._ And thank you so much for pointing out anything I may have missed in the "Dancing Through Life" library sequence. I was too occupied hoping to find an @$$ _anywhere_ on Johnny Bailey. SPOILER: Nope. (Sigh) Oh well, he can't have it _all._

[@KeepingItReal-USA]

From Ozma of Oz: That is the College of Art and Athletic Perfection," replied Ozma. "I had it built quite recently, and the Woggle-Bug is its president. It keeps him busy, and the young men who attend the college are no worse off than they were before. You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

The orchestration here also incorporated some melodies from Somewhere Over the Rainbow. It was so noticeable.

[@VTTVpsycho]

They also incorporated Miss Gulch's theme from the 1939 movie

[@edyann]

Those two faces, my goodness. I'm surprised I haven't dreamt them..

[@bradgisclair5670]

When the characters first arrive at Shiz, they are announcing all the different teachers, and they mention a Professor Mombi. Mombi was another witch in the Oz books and also had a prominent role in Disney's Return to Oz.

[@UDTerrance04]

So, the set design with “Oz”, I believe is a wonderful nod to the Oz sign in Munchkinland Dorothy crashes through in The Wiz 😊 (at least that’s what I want to believe haha)

[@Nicipepsicola]

Is the scene somewhere where we see right in the beginning elphaba fleeing from the castle?!?

[@becca6061]

Yep!!!!!

[@probablyrob78]

When they arrive at Shiz and the faculty are introduced, they reference Professor Mombi, who ho is the villain in Return to Oz 💚

[@Blackdadican]

Great finds. I saw the film last night and didnt notice these little easter egss.

[@gabefux]

Awesome performance, Ariana. I smell Oscar... Oscar, take a shower.

[@ieatcaribou7852]

Why, what do you think she’ll do with it? 🤮

[@AmbrosiasDollhouse]

Great job and I remember all of these while watching the film. It was phenomenal !!!✨💚✨💚✨💚✨

[@scarybear94]

In the beginning of the movie, we see a castle and someone running away in a horse. Is that Elphaba?

[@Wickedsmaart]

They made a reference to Mombi towards the beginning of the movie, which is a character in Return to Oz.

[@andredessie1367]

At the very beginning of the movie, the camera pans across a rainbow, after all, Oz is located "somewhere over the rainbow".

[@nickperkins8477]

I’ve read the book Wicked: The Life And Times Of The Wicked Witch Of The West but haven’t seen the stage show “Wicked”. I’m chomping at the bit to see this movie, but I want to listen to the soundtrack beforehand.

[@quinnhouk5369]

I finished the book on the morning of the 22nd and then we saw the movie on Sunday. It was fresh in my mind and it helped a bit

[@nickperkins8477]

@ I read the book on vacation, maybe around 2009. I might dig it out for a skimming refresher, but the story and characters are so vivid I remember a lot. In addition to Elphaba, there’s Madame Morrible, Dr. Dillamond, Nessarose, etc. Such a vivid story and characters!! Maguire really creates an Oz-set story which feels like it should have been there over a century ago when Baum created Dorothy Gale and Oz.

[@quinnhouk5369]

@@nickperkins8477 yeah. Although I thought they would include Turtle Heart as well and Elphaba’s first word which was Horrors from the book. That would’ve been interesting to see

[@Kyttii]

In the tower some of Oz’s old carts from when he was a magician appear while Elphaba and Glinda are trying to escape.

[@musicallydisneyamvs6731]

Anyone else notice the wizard parodying Walt Disney? Using the Oz of tomorrow aka Disney’s iconic tv appearances Disney’s Tomorrowland & possibly mimicking Waltz flying with shadow imagery.

[@OzmaPastorius]

The shadow bit of Sentimental Man was meant to be a reference to Charlie Chaplin. The bit with the moon specifically was a reference to The Great Dictator (1940)

[@musicallydisneyamvs6731]

@ That’s cool. 😎

[@BrianDanford72]

In the historical performance showing the origin of the wizard, when he "reads" from the book, he says "Omaha." He's from Nebraska.

[@mjxholland5253]

Ariana also clicked the red shoes three times before giving them to Elphie

[@rebeccafriedman3502]

Elphaba tells Fiyero to “get stuffed” when they first meet…reference to his later fate

[@elizabethcoleman7852]

Create of Wicked part 01 Applauds overwhelmed performance Just outstanding movie... Viewers know whole heartily Aah watching it over ...over... Applauds ... Congratulations 🎉

[@laurencleary6724]

in any scene dominated by greenery (especially the forest where Elphaba and Fiyero meet and release the lion cub), there are pink flowers, symbolising Glinda's presence in their story!

[@kathywoodward1482]

There is the circular pattern in the yellow brick road like in the original Wizard of Oz where Dorothy starts her walk to the Emerald City. Some of the guards including the one who announces "the Wizard will see you now" have the curly mustaches like they do in the original Wizard of Oz.

[@Wiseguy1138]

You missed the fact that Norbert Leo Butz (OG Fiyero) did his cameo alongside Idina and Kristin in their part of One Short Day film sequence.

[@elisabethmoulton5095]

Elphaba escapes on fyeros horse right before we see Dorthy on the yellow brick road

[@felinegroovey8627]

Fun fact: ir's the same horse Jonathan Bailey rode in 'Bridgerton'. They like each other. :)

[@toriwright-victoriousstlph8443]

Spoiler: Nessa wore striped socks! Like the wicked witch of the east! Crushed by the house in wizard of oz you only see her striped tights and ruby red slippers! I guess it’s a spoiler and that’s why you didn’t mention it. 😅

[@Mark_R_Tho]

Boq says “I cry a lot”😉

[@gustavolyra3951]

The Time Dragon is above the clock at Shiz University!!!

[@gerbissuperb8387]

omg i noticed that!!! i thought i was crazy

[@AP-ex6qz]

Omg , i just realised Nessa could actually be the future Witch of the East!!!! Also! The lion cub they saved might actually be the one who grows up to be with Dorothy

[@becca6061]

Keep going, you’re on the right track…but there is so much more.

[@ashleysanden9049]

Listen to the words of the songs, they foreshadow quite a bit

[@xthemwordx]

The umbrella part is also in the stage show, so I don’t think it’s an easter egg, unless you’ve never seen the stage version of Wicked.

[@xthemwordx]

Stephen Schwartz explained in Wicked: The Real Story, that the notes for “Unlimited” are the tribute to somewhere over the rainbow. Again, not an Easter egg in the movie. That’s how it was originally composed. But yes, the other musical queues were clever.

[@nickperkins8477]

Gregory Maguire’s book “Wicked: The Life And Times Of The Wicked Witch Of The West “ is tremendous. Every bit an “Oz” classic book as anything written by L. Frank Baum, himself.

[@Jon_from_LI]

You know the one thing that I could never get over regarding the Wicked Story; that Gregory Maguire deliberately made Elphaba's sister as disabled. I mean, pretty much everyone and their mother knows what happens to her.

[@camzuk6704]

I wonder if the lion cub they set free grows up to be the cowardly lion

[@Musicgrl330]

He does

[@Musicgrl330]

If you enjoyed the first movie, I seriously recommend going and listening to the second half of the original soundtrack. It won’t ruin the ending for you, but it’s absolutely amazing ❤️

[@rain_m03]

You’re very smart! He does become the cowardly lion

[@BrieTaylor]

@@Musicgrl330 Actually, there are some spoilers in the OG cast recording, so I would not recommend listening to it if you want to be surprised for part 2.

[@becca6061]

There’s so much more than just this but yes, you’re on the path!

[@AdnanKhan-xq4kh]

So that lion cub ends up being that cowardly lion?

[@justinharber]

you should title this video "Things you might have missed..." we are smart people.

[@nranderson778]

The Wizard said “Oh-ma-ha!” 😅

[@joecalahan4068]

Michelle Yoelhs Mother marble was splendid

[@XPRT10R]

Did anyone catch glimpsed of Ariana's brother in One Short Day sequence?