The biggest surprise of my November 2024—and remember, that’s a pretty high bar—was that I didn’t totally hate Wicked: Part One.
Are the songs inane and forgettable? God yes, other than “Defying Gravity,” which is solidly OK. Is the iridescent gumdrop color palette irritating and a little like being showered in My Little Pony vomit? Again, yes. Do the scenes at Shiz University look like CGI knockoffs of Hogwarts from the Harry Potters 1-76? Indeed.
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