[ wicked-film ] Fiyero is SO bi ^^

Author: CodingCellist

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@@ -103,23 +103,29 @@ family and I chuckling throughout.
 
 Speaking of Galinda, her "side-kicks" -- played by Bowen Yang from Saturday
 Night Live, and Bronwyn James -- are phenomenally annoying (that is a
-compliment by the way). There is such excellent Mean Girls energy in their
-acting and synergy with Galinda/Ariana Grande, and it is wonderful to watch  ^^
+compliment by the way). There is such excellent Mean Girls energy and they
+have great synergy with Galinda/Ariana Grande.
+
+Fiyero is delightfully bi in a way that feels completely natural for the
+character. Jonathan Bailey sells the persona of "airhead, dancing-through-life
+prince" very well, flirting right and left with whomever; it is great fun to
+see  ^^
 
 Cynthia Erivo -- Elphaba -- is also very good in her role. Elphaba's awkwardness
 and feeling out-of-place is clearly projected through the screen, and later in
 the film, she is actively commandeering and intimidating in exactly the way that
 people about to boil over with anger can be; her hand motions, her movements,
-her way of speaking are brilliantly done and really grip one's attention.
+her way of speaking are brilliantly done and really grip one's attention. And
+she can sing incredibly well!
+
 
 ## The Message Is Surprisingly Relevant
 
 * Wicked is a critique of power.
 * Lots of themes that could be interpreted in several ways. [SPOILERS AHEAD!]
 * Definitely has some sub-themes of queerness
   - To some extent makes sense: Friends of Dorothy, etc. (TODO: expand)
-* Fiyero is flamboyantly bi in a way that feels incredibly natural for the
-    character.
+
 * Animals meeting in secret to discuss others going missing, being erased from
     educational history, etc. draws some links to black history as well as World
     War 2.