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* How much goes Glinda care for Elphaba by the end? She cares for her enough to play all of Oz on a fiddle and obtain supreme power... to basically implement everything Elphaba can't.

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* How much goes Glinda care for Elphaba by the end? She cares for her enough to play all of Oz on like a fiddle kazoo and obtain supreme power... to basically implement everything Elphaba can't.


!!Literature/{{Wicked}} (the book)

* Page 78 in the book, where Galinda stares at Elphaba in their dorm, who in turn is staring out the window:
-->They both gazed at the green and flowery spectre reflected in the watery old glass, surrounded by the blackness, driven through with the wild rain beyond.
-->A maplefruit leaf, shaped like a star with blunted points, or like a heart grown lopsided, suddenly whirled out of the night and plastered itself on the
-->reflection in the glass, gleaming red and reflecting the firelight, just where the heart would be - or so it seemed from the angle at which Glinda stood.
-->"Entrancing," she said. "There's some strange exotic quality of beauty about you. I never thought."
* In the fourth book, Rain, who didn't pay much attention to other people as a child, has her earliest memories of playing with some animals by herself. At the end of the book, she confronts Glinda with her lonely upbringing - only for Glinda to remind her that she wasn't alone - Glinda was with her every time. She fills in the gaps in Rain's memories, and in doing so completely changes the nature of their relationship.
* The third book adds a moment - Glinda is released from prison by... something. The way she greets this... something, with a “You took your time,” implies that it’s ELPHABA, back from the dead.

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!!Literature/{{Wicked}} (the book)

* Page 78 in
For the book, where Galinda stares at Elphaba in their dorm, who in turn is staring out the window:
-->They both gazed at the green and flowery spectre reflected in the watery old glass, surrounded by the blackness, driven through with the wild rain beyond.
-->A maplefruit leaf, shaped like a star with blunted points, or like a heart grown lopsided, suddenly whirled out of the night and plastered itself on the
-->reflection in the glass, gleaming red and reflecting the firelight, just where the heart would be - or so it seemed from the angle at which Glinda stood.
-->"Entrancing," she said. "There's some strange exotic quality of beauty about you. I never thought."
* In the fourth book, Rain, who didn't pay much attention to other people as a child, has her earliest memories of playing with some animals by herself. At the end of the book, she confronts Glinda with her lonely upbringing - only for Glinda to remind her that she wasn't alone - Glinda was with her every time. She fills in the gaps in Rain's memories, and in doing so completely changes the nature of their relationship.
* The third book adds a moment - Glinda is released from prison by... something. The way she greets this... something, with a “You took your time,” implies that it’s ELPHABA, back from the dead.
books see [[Heartwarming/TheWickedYears here]].
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** From that same performance: Fiyero leading Elphaba by the hand to the front of the stage, after he saw her sitting alone while he and the ensemble were performing the Dancing Through Life (Tanz durch die Welt) section of the medley.

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** From that same performance: Fiyero leading Elphaba by the hand to the front of the stage, after he saw her sitting alone while he and the ensemble were performing the Dancing Through Life (Tanz durch die Welt) section of the medley.medley.
* How much goes Glinda care for Elphaba by the end? She cares for her enough to play all of Oz on a fiddle and obtain supreme power... to basically implement everything Elphaba can't.


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* In the fourth book, Rain, who didn't pay much attention to other people as a child, has her earliest memories of playing with some animals by herself. At the end of the book, she confronts Glinda with her lonely upbringing - only for Glinda to remind her that she wasn't alone - [[spoiler: Glinda was with her every time]]. She fills in the gaps in Rain's memories, and in doing so completely changes the nature of their relationship.

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* In the fourth book, Rain, who didn't pay much attention to other people as a child, has her earliest memories of playing with some animals by herself. At the end of the book, she confronts Glinda with her lonely upbringing - only for Glinda to remind her that she wasn't alone - [[spoiler: Glinda was with her every time]].time. She fills in the gaps in Rain's memories, and in doing so completely changes the nature of their relationship.



--->'''Elphaba''': You're the only friend I ever had.
--->'''Glinda''': I've had so many friends...but only one that mattered.

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--->'''Elphaba''': --->'''Elphaba:''' You're the only friend I ever had.
--->'''Glinda''': --->'''Glinda:''' I've had so many friends...but only one that mattered.



--> '''Elphaba''': I wish I could be beautiful. For you. Don't say that I am, you don't have to lie to me.
--> [[spoiler: '''Fiyero''']]: It's not lying. It's looking at things another way.

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--> '''Elphaba''': '''Elphaba:''' I wish I could be beautiful. For you. Don't say that I am, you don't have to lie to me.
--> [[spoiler: '''Fiyero''']]: '''Fiyero:''' It's not lying. It's looking at things another way.



* Watching the last third of the second act in the Musical, knowing the ending. [[spoiler: Knowing what the note Elphaba gets REALLY reads. And what is REALLY driving her subsequent actions. It isn't despair. It is hope that she had long since cast aside.]]
* A subtle one but think about it: Nessarose's only reaction to Boq's [[spoiler: transformation]] is mild shock at first and then pinning all the blame on Elphaba. How is this heartwarming? Because she could have very ''easily'' rejected him. But she doesn't. That's right, Nessa still loves Boq, still wants him to be with her and doesn't think any less of him, even after [[spoiler: he's been turned into a subhuman being...and ''rejected her'']]. That's real love and dedication right there.

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* Watching the last third of the second act in the Musical, knowing the ending. [[spoiler: Knowing what the note Elphaba gets REALLY reads. And what is REALLY driving her subsequent actions. It isn't despair. It is hope that she had long since cast aside.]]
aside.
* A subtle one but think about it: Nessarose's only reaction to Boq's [[spoiler: transformation]] transformation is mild shock at first and then pinning all the blame on Elphaba. How is this heartwarming? Because she could have very ''easily'' rejected him. But she doesn't. That's right, Nessa still loves Boq, still wants him to be with her and doesn't think any less of him, even after [[spoiler: he's been turned into a subhuman being...and ''rejected her'']].her''. That's real love and dedication right there.



--> '''Boq''': You know what? Let's dance.
--> '''Nessa''': ...What?
--> '''Boq''': Let's dance!
** Followed by Boq pulling Nessa's wheelchair out to the dancefloor and dancing around her, like all the other guys are doing with their dates. Even though it really, ''really'' doesn't work out for them, it's hard not to smile to see Nessa so happy, and to see her being treated like all the other girls, regardless of her disability.

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--> '''Boq''': '''Boq:''' You know what? Let's dance.
--> '''Nessa''': ...'''Nessa:''' ...What?
--> '''Boq''': '''Boq:''' Let's dance!
** Followed by Boq pulling Nessa's wheelchair out to the dancefloor dance floor and dancing around her, like all the other guys are doing with their dates. Even though it really, ''really'' doesn't work out for them, it's hard not to smile to see Nessa so happy, and to see her being treated like all the other girls, regardless of her disability.


* Elphaba and Galinda have been changed... [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome For]] [[LesYay Good.]]

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* Elphaba and Galinda have been changed... [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic For]] [[LesYay Good.]]

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* The HeldGaze moment after they rescue the lion cub - especially effective if the Fiyero looks utterly dazed and his voice distracted, like he's staring at the most beautiful art in the world. It must have been the first time in her life that someone looked at Elphaba like that.


* On a meta-note (and counting also as TearJerker), Creator/KristinChenoweth singing "For Good" at both the private funeral of her ''[[Series/TheWestWing West Wing]]'' co-star John Spencer, and the GrandFinale of ''Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow''.

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* On a meta-note (and counting also as TearJerker), Creator/KristinChenoweth singing "For Good" at both the private funeral of her ''[[Series/TheWestWing West Wing]]'' co-star John Spencer, and the GrandFinale of ''Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow''.''Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow''.
* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/30710595_2016895658338693_3763396741514311299_n.jpg This picture.]] In case the link dies, it's Mark Seibert (Fiyero) kneeling and tenderly kissing Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba)'s hand. [[note]]It was an one-off for a special musical gala, hence the reason Mark is in his Dancing Through Life costume instead of his As Long As You're Mine one.[[/note]]
** From that same performance: Fiyero leading Elphaba by the hand to the front of the stage, after he saw her sitting alone while he and the ensemble were performing the Dancing Through Life (Tanz durch die Welt) section of the medley.


* Elphie and Galinda have been changed... [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome For]] [[LesYay Good.]]

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* Elphie At the Prologue, as the father shuns the newborn Elphaba, her mother, lying in bed, just keeps reaching her arms out toward her baby, not caring about the baby's supposed deformities.
* Elphaba
and Galinda have been changed... [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome For]] [[LesYay Good.]]



The third book adds a moment - Glinda is released from prison by... something. The way she greets this... something, with a “You took your time,” implies that it’s ELPHABA, back from the dead.

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\n* The third book adds a moment - Glinda is released from prison by... something. The way she greets this... something, with a “You took your time,” implies that it’s ELPHABA, back from the dead.

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* Depending on the actress, there's a short one with Elphaba and Nessa. After Nessa's father gives her the pretty silver shoes and leaves with cold final "take care of your sister" instructions to Elphaba, Elphaba tries to play the whole sour-grapes "They wouldn't look good on me" but Nessa looks at Elphaba as if to say that it's not true.

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The third book adds a moment - Glinda is released from prison by... something. The way she greets this... something, with a “You took your time,” implies that it’s ELPHABA, back from the dead.


--> '''Boq''': Let's dance.
--> '''Nessa''': ...what?

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--> '''Boq''': You know what? Let's dance.
--> '''Nessa''': ...what?What?


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** Followed by Boq pulling Nessa's wheelchair out to the dancefloor and dancing around her, like all the other guys are doing with their dates. Even though it really, ''really'' doesn't work out for them, it's hard not to smile to see Nessa so happy, and to see her being treated like all the other girls, regardless of her disability.


* On a meta-note (and counting also as TearJerker), Kristen Chenoweth singing "''For Good''" at the private funeral of her "''[[TheWestWing West Wing]]''" co-star John Spencer.

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* On a meta-note (and counting also as TearJerker), Kristen Chenoweth Creator/KristinChenoweth singing "''For Good''" "For Good" at both the private funeral of her "''[[TheWestWing ''[[Series/TheWestWing West Wing]]''" Wing]]'' co-star John Spencer.Spencer, and the GrandFinale of ''Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow''.


* On a meta-note (and counting also as TearJerker), Kristen Chenoweth singing "''For Good''" at the private funeral of her "''[[TheWestWing West Wing]]''" co-star John Spencer.
** In a similar way when in the german musical "Glinda"-actor Lucy Scherer sang the "''For Good''" reprise in dutch when her dutch "Elphaba" co-star Willemijn Verkaik was leaving the musical on the 27.02.2011.

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* On a meta-note (and counting also as TearJerker), Kristen Chenoweth singing "''For Good''" at the private funeral of her "''[[TheWestWing West Wing]]''" co-star John Spencer.
** In a similar way when in the german musical "Glinda"-actor Lucy Scherer sang the "''For Good''" reprise in dutch when her dutch "Elphaba" co-star Willemijn Verkaik was leaving the musical on the 27.02.2011.
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* Before "As Long as You're Mine" in the musical:
--> '''Elphaba''': I wish I could be more beautiful. For you. And don't say that I am, you don't have to lie to me.
--> [[spoiler: '''Fiyero''']]: It's not lying. It's seeing things differently.

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* Before After "As Long as You're Mine" in the musical:
--> '''Elphaba''': I wish I could be more beautiful. For you. And don't Don't say that I am, you don't have to lie to me.
--> [[spoiler: '''Fiyero''']]: It's not lying. It's seeing looking at things differently.another way.



** In a similar way when in the german musical "Glinda"-actor Lucy Scherer sang the "''For Good''" reprise in dutch when her dutch "Elpheba" co-star Willemijn Verkaik was leaving the musical on the 27.02.2011.

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** In a similar way when in the german musical "Glinda"-actor Lucy Scherer sang the "''For Good''" reprise in dutch when her dutch "Elpheba" "Elphaba" co-star Willemijn Verkaik was leaving the musical on the 27.02.2011.

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