If you happen to’ve watched the primary a part of the Depraved film, you’re doubtless ready in anticipation for the second half to reach in theaters in 2025. Whereas there’s quite a bit to sit up for in Depraved: For Good, you could have additionally heard via the grapevine {that a} sure character, ahem Elphaba ahem, might lose her life in the long run. However does that basically occur? Properly, the reply is each sure and no.

Does Elphaba actually die in Depraved?

No, Elphaba doesn’t die. Within the second act of the Broadway musical, Elphaba fakes her demise when a mob of Oz residents chase Elphaba and Dorothy throws a bucket of water on her, melting her and leaving solely her hat and the bottle of inexperienced elixir that belonged to her mom. The ultimate moments of the musical reveal that Elphaba continues to be alive when Fiyero, who’s now a scarecrow, arrives at Kiamo Ko Fortress and Elphaba emerges from a lure door, revealing that she had faked her demise.

The musical ends with Elphaba and Fiyero leaving Oz collectively as Glinda seemingly lies and informs the residents of Oz that Elphaba is useless so as to shield her good friend’s secret. Whereas Elphaba doesn’t die within the Depraved Broadway musical (and presumably the film), she is killed within the Depraved guide. Within the guide, Dorothy throws a bucket of water on Elphaba in an try to save lots of her when Elphaba unintentionally units herself on fireplace when she waves her burning broom within the air and the sparks catch on her black gown and cape, setting her ablaze.

To place out the hearth, Dorothy takes a bucket of rain water and throws it on Elphaba. Whereas the water places out the flames, it additionally kills Elphaba as she melts away in entrance of Dorothy’s eyes. The scene ends with an outline of the Goddess of Presents reaching into the hearth and water and pulling out Elphaba’s soul as she passes on. The guide ends with affirmation that there was no completely happy ending for Elphaba as nobody mourns the depraved and the residents of Oz rejoice her demise.

“And of the Witch? Within the lifetime of a Witch, there isn’t a ‘after’ within the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there isn’t a ‘fortunately;’ within the story of a Witch, there isn’t a afterword. Of that half that’s past the life story, past the story of the life, there’s – alas, or maybe thank mercy – no telling. She was useless, useless, and gone, and all that was left of her was the carapace of her fame for malice,” writer Gregory Maguire writes.

Depraved streams on Peacock.