I've seen so many people say Something Bad is the worst song on Wicked, and even advising ppl to skip it or use it as the bathroom break on the movies and all I can think is...what the actual fuck is wrong with y'all?
Something Bad, to me, is a legitimately emotionally charged and heartbreaking song that touches on the MAIN PLOT of the whole thing. It's the most obvious allegory and the message is so clear a fucking toddler can understand what is going on and what it represents, the allegory, the entire message about oppression, repression of minorities, etc. Do y'all seriously not understand the song? The entire musical?
And ppl using it as a bathroom break on the theaters? What the fuck! The movie's rendition is EVEN MORE heartbreaking than the stage play! The other animals, the sillouettes, the way the cassowarie and the tiger react to them! AND WHEN DR. DILLAMOND BLEATS? AND YOU SAY YOU DON'T LIKE THIS SONG?
And honestly, I blame the writing. They legit let the animals fade into a subblot, and ppl really felt incentivised to give a fuck about them, and I'm thankful the movie is giving more light to them, but still. I truly hope they flesh out Elphaba's relationship with the animals and they fix the honest shitshow that act 2 really is