Glinda And Elphaba Are In Love?

Amala Ekpunobi

Education

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

The Wicked Pt. 2 trailer has been met with speculation that there's romantic interest between Ariana Grande's character Glina and Cynthia Erivo's character Elphaba. The actors, director, and fans are fueling this narrative, but is this really what the play is about?

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0:00.0	Right, that's it. Come on. Lights out. You've got a test tomorrow.
0:02.7	Just two minutes. I'm about to reach the next level.
0:05.4	It's going off now.
0:06.8	Yeah, whatever.
0:07.9	Let's see. Where's the app? Oh, here it is.
0:11.0	What? How?
0:12.3	Oh, no. You're out. Better look next time.
0:15.0	Mom!
0:16.1	It's game over for late nights on school nights.
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0:27.8	To verify I see EE.com.com.
0:29.2	All right, guys, well, everybody's talking about part two of Wicked.
0:32.6	Wicked for Good as the first trailer is circulating now.
0:35.5	And I keep seeing the narrative that Glinda and Alphaba are gay for one another, which
0:39.3	as a musical theater fan, that is news to me.
0:41.7	So what is going on?
0:42.6	Are they gay?
0:43.5	Are we being queer-baited?
0:44.5	Or, as usual, are people making something gay where it doesn't need to be?
0:48.9	Let's talk about it.
0:55.0	Guys, before we get into today's video, please like and subscribe.
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