Wicked: For Good closes the book on Elphaba and Glinda’s tale of friendship.
The movie musical, which hit theaters on Friday, November 21, picks up where the first part left off with Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) exiled from Oz after learning that the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) is a fraud. Wicked is based on the Broadway show of the same name.
Wicked: For Good follows the plot of the second act of the play closely — but there are new scenes added alongside new solos for Erivo and Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda. While Elphaba is dubbed the villainous Wicked Witch of the West in For Good, Glinda sides with Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) and the Wizard as she spreads their lies despite knowing the truth, like Elphaba.
Keep scrolling for a breakdown on how Wicked: For Good ends:
Warning: Spoilers below for Wicked: For Good.
How Does ‘Wicked: For Good’ End?
While Elphaba and Glinda find themselves at odds for the majority of the film, they come together at the end. After everything that has happened, Glinda realizes that she is on the wrong side and vows to help Elphaba. The women are reunited and find themselves on opposite sides of a wall. Elphaba and Glinda say goodbye and confess that they love each other.
Dorothy (Bethany Weaver) enters the mix as she pours water on Elphaba. Glinda believes that Dorothy killed Elphaba but the witch was hiding in a secret passageway that she learned about from Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey).
Glinda gives the green bottle of potion that belonged to Elphaba’s mother to the Wizard. It then dawns on him that he is Elphaba’s real father. The Wizard leaves Oz, leaving Glinda in charge, and she subsequently arrests Madame Morrible.
While everyone believes they’re dead, Elphaba and Fiyero, who is now the Scarecrow, both survive and decide to leave Oz together. Glinda stays behind, vowing to the citizens she will make life better for them all. The scene is the same as the opening from the first movie when Glinda informs the town that the Wicked Witch is dead.
Wicked: For Good ends with Elphaba looking back at Oz, being reminded of Glinda. On the flip side, Glinda is looking forward to and thinking about Elphaba. The final scene is a flashback of Elphaba and Glinda in a field. Glinda whispers something into Elphaba’s ear, recreating the iconic poster for the Broadway play that inspired the movie.
Is There a Post-Credits Scene in ‘Wicked: For Good’?
There is no post-credits scene for Wicked: For Good, and the final scene is an homage to the Broadway play.
Will There Be a 3rd ‘Wicked’ Movie?
The Broadway show only has two acts. However, director Jon M. Chu has previously stated that he is open to the possibility of a third movie. Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz and screenwriter Winnie Holzman teased that they’ve been in talks for another project that’s “not Wicked part three or four.”
“We’re actually talking about something. It’s under wraps, and we can’t say [much],” Schwartz said in a November 2024 interview with Ryan Jay. “But there is something we’re talking about.”
