Review: 75688 Glinda's Wedding Day
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If you don’t recall a wedding being part of the plot for this story, you’re not alone—in the original book and stage versions, the equivalent to this scene is an engagement party for Glinda and Fiyero, while for the latest movie, it’s now the wedding itself.
I’ve enlisted the help of my wife and resident minidoll fan, Catherine (CrankyBricks), to explore the LEGO Wicked sets. Over to her after the break…
Summary
75688 Glinda's Wedding Day, 476 pieces.
£34.99 / $39.99 / €39.99 | 7.4p / 8.4c / 8.4c per piece.
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A chaotic scene in the film appears serene in the brick
- Two expressions for Glinda
- No groom
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minidolls
Glinda’s elegant and classically-inspired white wedding dress is represented well in minidoll form. It’s a shame that the subtle pinkish flowers on the layered side panels didn’t make it into the printing, but the reflection of her bouquet and arms somewhat hint at this. Since the wedding itself is a new revision for the movie, we can’t compare the dress to any original story source material.
This half-up hair mould is dynamic and detailed, albeit simpler than the previous mould. However, it’s an improvement in that it stays down more securely than we pointed out before, now forming a neat hairline at the front. Unusually, this minidoll has two head pieces to allow either a smiling or shocked countenance. I really appreciate the second look, since dramatic emotive expressions are quite rare in minidolls.
Madame Morrible uses the same hair and head pieces as her Part One appearance, and her outfit is quite similar to this previous appearance despite having different detailing. Both dresses are dark green and heavily embroidered with subtle weather-related motifs, here more explicit with the teal storm cloud-like motifs. The only major detail missing is the tapered tassel at the rear and the peek of gold underlayers beneath, but it’s typical and understandable that this wasn’t a priority for the minidoll.
The wedding is in a woodland setting, so the set includes a couple of forest friends to help Glinda get ready for the nuptials a la Snow White. These are both unique prints of otherwise fairly common parts, with the bear being more notable for its mould recolour. The animals aren’t quite as large or numerous as the scenes in the movie warrant, but are still capable of causing a bit of havoc.
Completed Model
The completed scenery build includes the wedding venue’s altar and steps, with foliage and of course the two unmissable gigantic yellow butterflies. Seven smaller butterflies are included; that's just about enough to scatter them on the floor and have the bride walk down the aisle among them, but I felt seven was a little stingy given how many there are in the scene!
A simple action feature is included which serves to open up these butterflies to reveal more of the display, showing the cakes on one side and seating area to the other. This is easy to operate and sturdily constructed, but seems quite parts-intensive for the value it adds for play.
The rear of the build is neat and tidy without unsightly structural supports or mismatched elements, but otherwise is not particularly eventful. There are clips for the two forks behind the cake—I’ve always got to give credit for places to store accessories! You can more clearly see some of the most interesting new part inclusions here: the introduction of the tail/trunk piece is new in white, accompanied by the rare small tail/tentacle piece and green arches. Word of warning: don’t try to pick up the set by the arch—it’s really tempting, but results in quite dramatic consequences!
We applied the stickers as directed to show the full completed build for the review, but I think it would look just fine without them if you are not a fan of stickers or want to use these elsewhere.
The spare parts are quite special for such a small set, with the rare white leaves and less rare (but still useful) bar pieces and fork. The special printed “G+F” tile is also excellent to receive as a spare.
Conclusion
The price per piece ratio is not too bad, but the density of the internal parts of the base and butterflies makes it struggle to justify £35 of display presence or play value.
The change from engagement to wedding in the movie allowed for a very lavish and glamorous display, but also does complicate matters a little with the way later plot points pan out. The notable omission in this set is a figure for the groom (or an officiant for that matter!), and the fact that this set is called ‘Glinda’s wedding day’ doesn’t help either. However, the Glinda minidoll would make for an excellent wedding cake topper for a real wedding—you’d just need to source a suitable figure for the second participant! The closest we’ve come til now is Ariel’s wedding dress.
If you haven’t seen the film or simply want to play out a different story, there are lots of reasons Glinda might be shocked—maybe these friendly-looking woodland critters all jumped out of the cake?
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8 comments on this article
I didn't know Glinda hung out at Bag End
"in the original book and stage versions, the equivalent to this scene is an engagement party for Glinda and Fiyero"
Glinda and Fiyero don't date nor get married in the book.
Anyway, this set feels kinda pointless, reminds me of the first wave of Wicked sets. Not really worth it.
“ The notable omission in this set is a figure for the groom (or an officiant for that matter!), and the fact that this set is called ‘Glinda’s wedding day’ doesn’t help either.”
Mm Morrible was the officiant in the movie and we get Fiyero in his gala uniform/groom outfit in 75687 Elphaba’s Retreat.
I will argue that it was indeed only Glinda’s wedding, Fiyero wasn’t exactly the most enthusiatic of grooms, and left in a bit of a hurry…
@Th3D0m1n8r said:
""in the original book and stage versions, the equivalent to this scene is an engagement party for Glinda and Fiyero"
Glinda and Fiyero don't date nor get married in the book.
Anyway, this set feels kinda pointless, reminds me of the first wave of Wicked sets. Not really worth it."
just got seven 75683 at 72% off. Then it is worth it! Never to be built as a Wicked set of course :-)
Seven Lego butterflies included? Hope Garmadon isn’t a guest at this wedding…
What, you mean she isn't getting married to Michelle Yeoh?
@RogueWhistler said:
"What, you mean she isn't getting married to Michelle Yeoh?"
I mean, all else being equal I’d totally marry Michelle Yeoh before Jonathan Bailey, so it would be understandable. No offence to Bailey who I’m sure is fine.
Although I understand Madame Morrible is quite a bit more evil, sadly.
Come on, that last pic was just asking for some cake-jumping-out sloths (not included in this set.)