Warning: This article contains spoilers for Wicked: For Good

The Wicked creators removing a scene from the sequel was for good.

Wicked: For Good screenwriter Dana Fox revealed that a passionate kiss scene between Ariana Grande ’s Glinda and Jonathan Bailey ’s Fiyero was cut so that audiences would have a more positive opinion of their characters.

Indeed, there was originally meant to be a more PDA-filled moment between the two actors, whose characters were set to wed until Fiyero’s true love, Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo ), returned from her hiding.

"It was romantic and beautiful, but a little too passionate," Dana told Deadline in an interview published Nov. 21. "Seeing that made it too hard to watch him make the choice he makes to be with Elphaba and made it too h

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