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r/wicked on Reddit: fiyero was in a relationship with glinda because he wanted to be
November 24, 2025 -
well not deep down but still. i actually think fiyero is underrated as a character but people downplaying his one truly shitty moment isn’t going to help him.
the engagement was pushed on him unknowingly but he’d been dating glinda for five years before that. yeah, yeah people don’t own other people and glinda certainly isn’t a flawless victim in this situation.
but this narrative that it was a mutually agreed upon PR relationship and that glinda shouldn’t be upset by him leading her on is crazy. it obviously wasn’t just for the crowds, they had a moment in private where he went along with everything. yknow what would have been valid and respectable? saying right there, “you just pressured me into an marriage i didn’t agree to. i’m not in love with you. we should break up.” but he said sure and walked down the aisle!
and i don’t think anything implied that he was being forced to be there. glinda is not nessa, and fiyero isn’t boq. what i will say is that glinda had no real right to be mad at elphaba considering their circumstances and current relationship. i think some people are defending fiyero to defend elphaba but they don’t have the same obligation and respect due to glinda in that situation.
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My head canon, especially since the movie, is that after Fiyero saw Glinda after Defying Gravity he was greeted with an emotional wreck. He saw Glinda’s heart more than ever in that moment. They were both scared for Elphaba and missed her. They needed each other to get through Elphaba’s absence. But they had a fun bond before any of that. So I think they did care for each other beyond Elphaba, but that brought them closer. Was Fiyero in love with Glinda? No. But he had love for her! He cared about her. The new fandom belief that he hates her makes me so irritated. He grows frustrated with her, yes. But hate? Absolutely not.
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There is an old interview from the first movie where Bailey said they are together because it “it made sense” like ‘she’s perfect, he’s perfect, they are perfect together’. But once he gets close to Elphaba he realizes he wants more than just an easy fun flirty relationship built on shallowness. Basically he outgrew her once he started “thinking” and it was his fault for not telling her that the relationship wasn’t working.
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Why a 'Passionate' Glinda-Fiyero Scene Was Cut From 'Wicked: For Good'
November 21, 2025 - A “passionate” scene between Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) was cut from Wicked: For Good because it would have changed viewers’ perceptions of the love triangle between them and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo).
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Fiyero was in love with Glinda
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January 19, 2025Why Elphaba and Fiyero make sense (basically an essay cause i have no life)
Glinda judges him superficially (i.e. what he is/represents; similar to possessing an object/trophy someone like her is supposed to have because of her, and both of their, status) Elphaba ends up judging him for who he is (though she does initially judge him superficially which is why she is cold to him at the start). It's very much like the theory of why King Edward VIII and Prince Harry both fell for the American divorcees they did (i.e. Wallis Simpson and Megan Markle). These women (having not grown up among the British nobility) could see past the Royal status of both men to who they were in ways that perhaps the other women they dated/were pursued by couldn't. More on reddit.com
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January 4, 2025Book vs. adaptations (this Fiyero is great, but where’s the Fiyero I know and love?)
Boq was a real surprise for me when I read the book, the musical seems like a downright character assassination after that. Also, agree on Fiyero, him and Elphaba make way more sense in the book, frankly they could've left out any romance between the two of them entirely in the musical, given that they were clearly trying to shift the story focus to the Elphaba/Glinda relationship. Tbh I thought almost every character seemed quite different in the book, to the point where "inspired by" occasionally seemed a more accurate descriptor of the relationship between the musical and book rather than "based on". More on reddit.com
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December 12, 2024Whitewashing Fiyero
Because Fiyero isn't Fiyero. Musical Fiyero is book Avaric, who's definitely a white frat boy More on reddit.com
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November 16, 2024Fandom
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Fiyero Tigelaar | Wicked Wiki | Fandom
3 weeks ago - At the train station, Galinda and Fiyero see Elphaba off to the Emerald City once she gets her summons from the Wizard, where he gives her a bouquet of poppies. Galinda complains to Elphaba that Fiyero's affections toward her seem to be waning. In an attempt to impress him, Galinda announces that she will change her name to "Glinda" in honor of Doctor Dillamond's persistent mispronunciation.
Digital Spy
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Why Wicked: For Good cut a "romantic and beautiful" Glinda and Fiyero scene
November 30, 2025 - "Perhaps, there is a scene that I don't know if it will be included. There was a scene between Fiyero and Glinda that we cut in which they kissed; it was romantic and beautiful, but a little too passionate.
Us Weekly
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Why Kissing Scene Between Glinda and Fiyero Was Cut From Wicked: For Good | Us Weekly
November 25, 2025 - “There was a scene between Fiyero and Glinda that we cut in which they kissed; it was romantic and beautiful but a little too passionate,” screenwriter Dana Fox told Deadline in an interview published on Friday, November 21.
Cosmopolitan
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Inside the ‘Wicked: For Good’ Glinda and Fiyero Deleted Scene
November 25, 2025 - Co-screenwriter Dana Fox recently revealed during an interview with Deadline that a scene between Glinda and Fiyero got cut for being "too passionate."
Cosmopolitan
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The ‘Wicked’ and 'Wicked: For Good' Love Triangle (Elphaba, Fiyero, and Glinda) Should Be A Throuple
November 24, 2025 - Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is a studious, droll, green-skinned misfit. Glinda (Ariana Grande) is a spoiled, bubbly, blonde proverbial princess. They both share sparks with Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey), a handsome and rebellious literal prince.
Us Weekly
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Does Fiyero Get Married to Glinda or Elphaba in Wicked: For Good? | Us Weekly
November 25, 2025 - For Good reveals that Glinda and Fiyero are engaged to be married. This comes as a surprise to many — including Fiyero himself, who is not even given a heads-up about the engagement until Glinda announces it to the entirety of Oz.
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Wicked completely changed Elphaba, Glinda and Fiyero's love triangle from the book - Capital
January 9, 2025 - In Gregory Maguire's original 1995 book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, there isn't any romantic relationship between Fiyero and Glinda. Not only that but Fiyero is only a passing character when he's first introduced ...
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What makes Wicked’s love triangle hard to Understand? | Meg's Magical Musings
May 19, 2021 - Elphaba and Glinda love Fiyero, and at some point in Wicked, both of them have unrequited love for Fiyero. In act I, the unrequited love belongs to Elphaba, and you think, Elphaba would always have unrequited love for him.
Cosmopolitan
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Who Does Fiyero End Up With in Wicked?
November 20, 2025 - At this point, Glinda returns to Oz to take down the Wizard and Madame Morrible, and Fiyero and Elphaba reunite in secret. After a sweet moment declaring their feelings, Elphie is basically like “it's cool if you're made of hay now, still hot,” and they leave Oz together.
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r/wicked on Reddit: Fiyero was in love with Glinda
January 19, 2025 -
A lot of people believe Fiyero never loved Glinda. That he was just attracted to her and just went with the flow.
But I believe Fiyero fell in love with Galinda the night she stood up for Elphaba at Ozdust.
Fiyero is attracted to bravery and conviction, so it’s easy to imagine he fell in love with Galinda because he witnessed what was, at that point in his life, an incredible act of courage on Galinda’s part.
But then as he saw Glinda serve the Wizard, he fell out of love with her. Because he realized that moment of courage was all it was, a moment.
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“Now that we’ve met one another, it’s clear we deserve each other. You’re perfect, so we’re perfect together.” This is the entire foundation of their relationship. They don’t love each other. They’re attracted to one another physically, and they think they DESERVE each other because they’re the two hottest, richest, most influential people in school. The moment his worldview begins to expand further than skin deep he grows distant from her. He may respect her, he may like her, but he’s never been in love with her. She’s just the last piece of his former empty-headed life that he’s afraid to let go of.
Collider
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Wicked's Elphaba, Glinda and Fiyero Love Triangle Is Even More Complicated In The Book
January 20, 2025 - Both the musical and film adaptations of Wicked shake up the events of the Elphaba/Glinda/Fiyero love triangle: Fiyero meets and has a relationship with Glinda, briefly becoming engaged to her, before realizing he's truly in love with Elphaba.
Archive of Our Own
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Elphaba Thropp/Fiyero Tigelaar/Galinda Upland - Works
And so it came to be that, on the third day after the Wicked Witch of the West was defeated, two days after the Wizard of Oz left for lands unknown, and one day after Dorothy finally made it home, the Grimmerie opened its pages for Glinda to give her the one thing she truly wanted– a do-over. ... Their arrangement was simple. They were together, the three of them, free to enjoy each other’s company and touch however they wished. The disciplinary aspect had followed quite naturally. They each got different things out of it. Accountability, focus, centering, care. And of course, it could be very exciting. Not today, though. Galinda and Fiyero break the rules and Elphaba holds them accountable.
Entertainment Weekly
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'Wicked' finally releases cut scene with shirtless Fiyero and Boq
5 days ago - Entertainment Tonight shared the deleted montage scene from the first Wicked film on Friday, featuring Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), Glinda (Ariana Grande), Nessarose (Marissa Bode), Fiyero, and Boq skipping class at Shiz University to frolic in the woods together.
Variety
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‘Wicked: For Good’: Behind Glinda’s Extravagant Wedding, Including Designing a Dress with a 25-Meter Veil and Editing the Stampede to Sound like ‘Day of the Locust’
November 23, 2025 - In the “Wicked” conclusion, Glinda (Ariana Grande) has become a public figure, tasked with spreading goodness in Oz. She announces to her fellow Ozians that she’s engaged to be married to Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey), which, of course, comes as a surprise to him.