Now You See Me: Now You Don’t – Every Twist and Turn, Fully Spoiled!

WICKED: For Good

There is something timeless about the world of Oz. No matter how many years pass or how often the story is retold, people always come back to its magic, its heartbreak, and the hidden truths that shape its characters. That is why the Wicked movie continues to spark conversations everywhere. Viewers want to understand who Elphaba truly is, why Glinda made the choices she did, and what really happened behind the curtain long before Dorothy ever followed a yellow brick road.

This recap will walk through every major moment, from Elphaba’s fight for the animals of Oz to Glinda’s rise to power. If you are looking for a clear, human, and accurate breakdown of the Wicked storyline, you are in the right place. Let’s step into Oz and uncover what really happened.

⚠️ WARNING: FULL SPOILERS AHEAD ⚠️ 

This article contains major spoilers. If you haven’t watched the movie yet, consider stopping here. Everything below breaks down the plot in full detail, so continue only if you’re ready to know exactly what happens.

The story opens long after Elphaba challenged the Wizard and Madame Morrible and vanished with the Grimmerie, a moment that cemented her new identity as the Wicked Witch of the West. In this period, construction on the Yellow Brick Road is underway, but the work is being pushed forward by forcing the animals of Oz into hard labor under the watch of the Wizard’s guards.

As the soldiers keep the animals in line, Elphaba suddenly descends from the sky. She breaks the chains of the workers and sends the guards scrambling, making it clear she’s far from finished fighting back. Fear of Elphaba has taken over Oz, growing harsher as Morrible keeps pushing out propaganda that paints her as a rising threat. Every new whisper makes the citizens even more uneasy.

While that panic spreads, Glinda has moved up to a position where she works directly beside the Wizard and Morrible, still treating Pfannee and ShenShen as her personal assistants. Morrible later brings Glinda into her office to reveal a device that sends out streams of floating bubbles. The plan is simple: Glinda can ride them, creating the illusion that she’s soaring through the air with real magical ability.

A short look into the past shows Glinda as a little girl on her birthday, proudly handed a new wand while a crowd of kids waits for her to show off some real magic. That excitement doesn’t last long, because this is the moment she discovers she doesn’t have any powers at all.

When a rainbow unexpectedly appears, the other children assume she created it, but Glinda knows the truth. She later admits how disappointed she feels, and her mother tries to soothe her as she takes in that painful realization.

Glinda makes a showy entrance into Munchkinland, drifting down gently as the Yellow Brick Road is revealed to the public. The whole event feels celebratory, but things take a sharp turn for Fiyero, now serving as Captain of the Gale Force, when Glinda and Morrible suddenly announce to everyone that he and Glinda are engaged.

They go along with the story for the crowd’s sake, though both of them are uneasy behind the scenes. In private, they share the same worry about what might happen with Elphaba. Glinda can also sense that Fiyero isn’t agreeing to this engagement out of love, but simply because he doesn’t want to disappoint her.

After Glinda sets off the fireworks and fills the sky with smoke, Elphaba sweeps in and starts carving the words “OUR WIZARD LIES” into the clouds. Before the message can settle, Morrible twists it with her own magic, reshaping the phrase into “OZ DIES” to spark even more panic among the crowd.

Fiyero and the rest of the Gale Force quickly move out, joined by Chistery and the flying monkeys, all pursuing Elphaba until the chase pushes deep into the forest. When Fiyero reports that he can’t spot her, Elphaba watches from a distance, shaken by the realization that he’s now part of the hunt.

In that moment of distress, she slips into a brief daydream where she imagines herself peacefully sharing a sunny field with Glinda, Fiyero, Nessarose, and Boq, as if their lives had taken a gentler path.

Nessa has stepped into the role of governor of Munchkinland after she and Elphaba lose their father, and she’s placed Boq in charge of her security. When Boq finds out she plans to restrict animal travel across Oz by requiring official permits, she insists it’s her way of avoiding any comparison to her sister.

Boq walks away, frustrated, but once he reaches the train station he discovers the situation has escalated. The Munchkins have just had all their travel privileges revoked under Nessa’s orders, and the change takes effect on the spot.

Elphaba soars above the Yellow Brick Road and notices a stream of animals slipping out of Oz through a tunnel hidden beneath it. Among them is Dulcibear, who explains that staying in Oz has become too dangerous for any animal. Elphaba tries to persuade them to remain, singing that there is still a place for them here, but the moment is interrupted when the Cowardly Lion appears. She immediately recognizes him as the same lion cub she and Fiyero once released from their classroom.

The Lion twists the story, telling the others Elphaba tore him away from the only home he ever knew and painting her as the monster everyone claims she is. His words sway the frightened crowd, and the animals keep moving into the tunnel while Elphaba pleads with them to stay.

Elphaba heads to Munchkinland to see Nessa, but the reunion goes cold fast. Nessa still refuses to let go of her resentment, blaming Elphaba for skipping their father’s funeral, even though he never showed Elphaba much love to begin with. When Elphaba brings up the animals who need help, Nessa refuses to listen unless her sister does something for her first. She wants their lives to feel the way they did back when they first arrived at school together.

Trying to make that happen, Elphaba opens the Grimmerie and casts a spell on Nessa’s shoes, turning them a bright ruby red and giving her the power to stand and move freely. Boq shows up right after hearing about Glinda and Fiyero’s engagement, and with Nessa now seemingly independent, he finally admits that he’s long been in love with Glinda.

Nessa snaps. In a desperate attempt to keep him, she grabs the Grimmerie and tries to cast a spell that will bind Boq’s heart to her. Instead, the magic backfires and his heart begins to vanish. Elphaba frantically searches the Grimmerie for a way to undo the damage, and the counterspell ends up remaking Boq entirely, leaving him transformed into the Tin Man.

Shaken, Elphaba flees, and Boq is left behind, consumed by anger and convinced she’s the one to blame.

Crowds pack into the Emerald City to celebrate Glinda and Fiyero’s wedding, turning the place into a full spectacle. In the middle of all that excitement, Elphaba quietly returns and sees Glinda for the first time in years. Glinda agrees to go with her to meet the Wizard, hoping they can finally settle things.

The Wizard, with Glinda’s encouragement, tries to persuade Elphaba to join their side, saying this unexpected reunion is proof things can still work out. Elphaba agrees, but only under one condition: the animals of Oz must be given their freedom. The Wizard accepts, and Elphaba tests his word by turning to Chistery, telling him he and the other monkeys are no longer bound to serve. Hearing that, they take off into the sky and leave the palace behind.

Once the wedding ceremony gets underway, Chistery secretly pulls Elphaba aside and leads her to a concealed room. Inside, she finds cages packed with animals, including Dr. Dillamond, and most of them have already lost their voices. The sight is enough for her to realize the truth she’s been trying not to face , the Wizard was never the man he pretended to be.

The Wizard arrives and scrambles to justify everything, but Elphaba is done listening. She breaks open the cages and sends the animals fleeing, and the chaos spills straight into the wedding. Guards rush in just as they spot her lunging toward the Wizard, prompting Fiyero to order his men to bring water since everyone believes it can kill her. In the split second that follows, Fiyero turns on the Wizard instead and helps Elphaba escape, with Glinda quietly urging them to run.

After they disappear into the distance, Glinda tells the Wizard and Morrible to spread a story claiming Nessa is in danger, hoping it will draw Elphaba out. Morrible isn’t convinced Elphaba will fall for it, so she decides to tamper with the weather itself to force the witch into the open.

Elphaba and Fiyero retreat deep into the forest, where the panic finally gives way to honesty. They admit how they feel about each other, give in to it, and spend the night together. Back in the Emerald City, Glinda walks through the wreckage of the ruined ceremony, alone with her thoughts.

Morrible unleashes a storm that spreads across Oz, building into a tornado strong enough to tear open the sky. As it spins through the land, a house from another world gets swept up in it. At the same moment, Nessa is heading into Munchkinland, hoping to find Boq. She looks up just in time to see the house plummet straight toward her and crash down on top of her. Deep in the woods, Elphaba hears Nessa’s terrified cries echoing in her mind and senses the tornado, pushing her to run toward Munchkinland.

When the dust settles, a girl from Kansas named Dorothy Gale arrives with her dog, Toto, both transported by the tornado. Glinda reaches the scene before anyone else, takes Nessa’s shoes, hands them to Dorothy, and sends the child toward the Emerald City along the Yellow Brick Road. Elphaba appears soon after and erupts when she realizes Glinda gave Dorothy the shoes. The clash escalates fast, turning into a full fight, broom against wand.

It only stops when Fiyero storms in with a group of soldiers. He aims a weapon at Glinda and threatens to shoot unless they let Elphaba go. The men back off, allowing Elphaba to escape with the flying monkeys. Fiyero isn’t as lucky , the guards seize him as she disappears into the sky.

Elphaba rushes back to her hideout and tears through the Grimmerie, desperate to find anything that might save Fiyero. She eventually comes across a spell that can stop him from bleeding or feeling pain, but the price is steep , the magic reshapes him into the Scarecrow. Not long after, Dorothy crosses paths with the newly transformed Fiyero, along with Tin Man Boq and the Cowardly Lion. Morrible brings the trio before The Wizard, who sends them out with a mission: retrieve Elphaba’s broom, and he’ll grant each of them what they’re hoping for.

Meanwhile, Boq stirs up a furious crowd of Ozians, insisting that Elphaba is responsible for everything that happened to him, to Fiyero, and even to the Lion. The mob charges out with him at the front, fueled by anger and fear. Glinda crosses paths with them and the sight finally shakes her awake. She starts to realize she’s been placing her trust in the wrong people. When she approaches Madame Morrible for answers, the truth spills out , Morrible is the one who created the tornado that killed Nessa. After Morrible threatens her, Glinda slips away on horseback, determined to reach Elphaba before anyone else does.

Elphaba sends her winged monkeys after Dorothy, hoping to get Nessa’s shoes back. Once they bring the girl to her, Elphaba keeps her locked away until Glinda arrives and tries to reach her. With an angry mob closing in, Elphaba decides she’s done fighting. She asks Glinda for one last favor , keep her secret buried so the people of Oz will still have someone to believe in. The two share an emotional goodbye, a reminder of how strong their bond has always been.

Elphaba then tells Glinda to hide and calls Dorothy forward. The girl throws a bucket of water on her, and Elphaba collapses, appearing to die. Dorothy takes the broom and heads out, while Glinda quietly breaks down beside Elphaba’s hat. That’s when Chistery appears. For the first time, he speaks, and he places the familiar green elixir bottle in Glinda’s hands , the same one Elphaba kept as her last connection to her mother.

Glinda walks in on The Wizard with the green bottle in hand, and the moment he spots it, the truth hits him. He knows it from the affair he once had with Elphaba and Nessa’s mother, confirming he’s Elphaba’s father. Swallowed by guilt, he doesn’t resist when Glinda tells him to step away from Oz for good, so he takes off in a hot air balloon.

Before she turns her attention to Dorothy, Glinda meets Morrible one last time and has the flying monkeys remove her for everything she’s done. With the old leadership gone, Glinda steps forward as the new ruler of Oz.

When she finishes sharing the story with the Munchkins, she welcomes the animals back to where they belong. Dr. Dillamond returns to his class, Dulcibear and the others come home, and Oz settles into a new kind of peace. Glinda fully accepts the name everyone now calls her, embracing her place as Glinda the Good.

Fiyero pulls Elphaba out of the hideaway where she’s been waiting, revealing that her death was staged and that Glinda can never learn the truth. Before they leave, she tells him she still sees him the same way she always has. The two slip away to build a new life somewhere far beyond Oz, even as both she and Glinda hold on to the memories that tied them together.

With the Grimmerie now in Glinda’s hands, the book begins to respond to her touch, hinting at a future shaped by her choices. Meanwhile, Elphaba and Fiyero disappear into the open desert, putting Oz behind them for good.

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