Part One, Glinda and Elphaba separate after the latter decides to head west and devote herself to one day stopping The Wizard of Oz’s cruelty. Fans are thus surprised. Many have grown curious as to why Glinda does not follow Elphaba,

Fans are baffled by Elphaba’s tears in the Wicked movie, despite the novel stating that water is deadly to her. Could there be a hidden explanation?

Elphaba is green. It’s the first thing Glinda says to her in Wicked, the Jon M. Chu-directed blockbuster movie-musical adaptation of Stephen Schwartz’s Broadway classic. The fact that Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) is green is as paramount to Wicked’s plot as Galinda Upland’s (Ariana Grande) glamour and popularity.