Much of Boq’s story revolves around his unrequited feelings for Glinda and his resentment toward Nessarose, which he continues to feel even after graduating from Shiz. This culminates in Nessarose casting a mispronounced spell that shrinks Boq’s heart. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) needs to step in to save Boq’s life, but it comes at the cost of him being transformed into the Tin Man. Due to an important change that the first Wicked movie is making, the buildup to this game-changing moment will be quite different.
Boq Genuinely Likes Nessarose As A Friend In The Wicked Movie
They Are More Connected Than In The Broadway Musical
In the musical, Boq only takes Nessarose to the dance because he wants to impress Glinda, who tells him during the Wicked song “Dancing Through Life” that “I know someone would be my hero if that someone were to go invite her.” However, Slater has teased in a “Meet Boq” promotional Wicked movie video that when Boq and Nessarose dance, it is “a really beautiful moment of connection between Boq and this woman who he likes a lot, but doesn’t love, and I think the dance ultimately reflected that in a way I’m really, really proud of.”
Based on Slater’s comments, Boq and Nessarose will be genuine friends in the first Wicked movie. Boq will like and appreciate Nessarose for who she is, even though he does not love her romantically and still pines for Glinda instead. This friendship ensures that there will be more of an authentic bond that goes both ways between Boq and Nessarose. Such a change will help Boq be more nuanced and likable and less manipulative in the first installment of the musical adaptation.
Their History Alters The Context Of Boq’s Fate
After lying to Nessarose about his feelings for years and his unsettling fixation on Glinda, Boq’s Tin Man fate feels somewhat deserved in the Broadway musical. This is further emphasized by Boq calling for Elphaba to be killed during the “March of the Witch Hunters” song, even though she is the one who saved his life. Since Boq and Nessarose will actually be good friends during their youth in the first Wicked film, it will be more tragic to see him becoming her personal servant in Wicked: Part Two, along with her mispronounced spell shrinking his heart.
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