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Spoilers for Wicked 2024:
Many her relationships in movie felt very transactional, to her benefit. With Elphaba it's very ironic how she only starts being friendly towards her AFTER she finds out that Elphaba put in a good word for her, which is, mind you, after she gave Elphie that hat that she hated and invited her to a party to be embarrassed with it (that Popular sequenced should've included an apology for that shit). A lot of scenes where Elphie is the focus, Glinda inserts herself in which is in character for her, from scenes with Fiyero to her being quite willing to jump on that train and go to Oz. She was definitely wrong for the Boq and Nessa situation too, but for another time. I hate how some infantilize Glinda and act like she doesn't know what she's doing, or is some helpless victim. Glinda literally states in her music that she knows the rules and roles in society and uses it to her benefit, especially to get what she wants (something that she's used to getting). It's okay to admit these things!