“Thanks for the summary, Elpheba.”

I love these twisted summaries.

Munchkin: What happened to the girl?

Glinda: Dorothy?

Munchkin: Is that her name?

Glinda: M-hm.

Munchkin: Is she still in the dark place?

Glinda: No. We set her free.

Munchkin: You helped her?

Glinda: Yeah.

Munchkin: Why did you do that?

Glinda: What’s wrong, honey?

Munchkin: You weren’t supposed to help her.

and the victims were both women of color

Once you go down the path of the Yellow Brick Road, it changes you.

I mean, what else is there to do in a surreal landscape?

The Wizard of Oz is about the gold standard and economics. The tin man, lion, and scarecrow are all references to political figures.