The first part of the Wicked movie was a peerless entry into the movie musical oeuvre. Through its swelling songs, its visual delights, and the intense chemistry between its two leads, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who played Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, the movie created a veritable phenomenon —a film that transported you fully out of your seat and into the fantastical land of Oz. And so, when it came to the second half of the movie’s duology, Wicked: For Good had a big slippers to fill . Ultimately, more due to the fault of the source material than any fault of its own, Wicked: For Good couldn’t fully recapture the magic of the original, but it still provided us with a beautiful, emotional, and thoughtful conclusion to the adventure.

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