Why didn't Glinda get on the broom? (a Wicked character analysis)

Five by Five Takes January 8, 2025
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I’m Sar, I like writing about stories and what they make me think and feel. Videos with the blue border were made by my friend and co-founder Fox.

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this show has been my blorbo for over a decade and a half 0:00 intro 1:08 part of her wants to 1:50 comfort and privilege 2:47 ozdust 5:18 stakes 9:07 what is glinda's power? 12:54 tactical or naive? 18:51 evolving approach 21:16 angel season 5 tangent (relevant) 24:16 act 2 discussion 25:34 thank goodness 28:39 the tragedy 33:46 why do we tell stories? https://www.patreon.com/FiveByFiveTakes thank u to wash, to em, to myth, to shaianne, to luca, for discussing this with me and giving your thoughts on drafts as they emerged shoutout to @advilenthusiast on tiktok for the peeta connection (if you care about good wicked analysis check out their videos) https://www.tiktok.com/@advilenthusiast?_t=ZP-8t3DvcEY1kd&_r=1

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