"Wicked: For Good" — Your Pre-Flight Checklist for Oz

I just saw "Wicked: For Good" in 3D last night. Having been a fan of the musical for over a decade, I was delighted to be in the theater entirely alone, which allowed me to sing along when I felt like it. Because it is both a long movie and has a lot of context from previous iterations, I thought I'd share a few things to pay special attention to, in order to more fully appreciate the magic of this magical land of Oz. 

Before You Go

Refresh yourself on the dance scene in the first movie. It has a pretty good callback in the second movie. 

In fact, while re-watching the first movie, notice the cloaked figure on a horse in the beginning scene. 

Should the shoes be red or silver? In the first "Wicked" movie, they're silver, and that's because of the original book. The "Wizard of Oz" movie made them ruby. That's all I'm going to say here. 

While You Watch

There's a scene in which Elphaba confronts the animals leaving Oz, and she has a vision. See if you can pick out who those characters whom are in that vision. 

One of my favorite countries, Australia, is often called "Oz." See if you can find the Easter eggs that seem to nod to this. 

The window pane shattering in the first movie makes a cute callback, or maybe better labeled a callsign. 

Blink and you miss it: The Wizard hits himself with a yellow brick. And he talks about his worst pupil. It's hilarious.

Pay attention to the very last moment in the last scene - it’s a cute little nod to the Broadway show. 

Enjoy the show! I hope your own viewing is as magical as mine was.

And I hope that, like so many characters in Oz, you too feel that you've been "changed for good."