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Did you know theres an adaptation ofWickedcoming out this month?
Did you know it stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda?
Did you know these characters are often represented by the colors green and pink?
Did you know theres going to be a whole-ass second part coming out last year?
Unless youvebeen on a silent retreat, you likely know thatWickedis out in theaters later this fall.
You know this from seeing Erivo and Grande everywhere: sports events, magazine covers, and award shows.
Turn on your TV, flip over your laptop, look down at your phone it doesnt matter.
Some of these spots, like magazine covers and ArisSNL-hosting gig, make perfect sense.
This is what actors do when they have a movie to promote.
And perhaps none of this would feel so irritating if they werent always popping up inWicked-adjacent color schemes.
But they do, so here we are.
I feel the studio hasnt actually understood the story or the message ofWicked.
The Kardashians wouldve seen the movie anyway.
To honor them in this way goes against everything Elphaba believes in,wrote one user on Reddit.
But still, were a little curious to know what North thought of it.
But the Met Gala is kind of its own thing with its own theme.
Did these outfits adhere to the Garden of Time theme?
Why not just bombard the Olympics commercial breaks withWickedtrailers?
Oh they did that?
Well, never mind.
At least theyve left post-Olympics sports like, say, the WNBA alone, right?Ah.
Though there are severalWickedproduct tie-ins that just make sense lookalike dolls,r.e.m.
ofShrekin the early 2000s.
Got it the classic three-way combination of coffee flavor, peppermint flavor, and matcha flavor.
Does the beverage have that kind of green-into-brownish blackombre?Sadly,no.
The best case scenario looks like a greenish tan not unlikethe color palateof theWickedmovie itself.
But lets say youarea grown-up who likesWickedand that youd like a realgrown-upproduct for once?
How about a casual little Lexus?
Thatd be bold enough to get our attention.
But hard work doesnt sell.
Its time to let it stand on its own ruby slippers.
