Any Wicked fans here?

Not sure what to tag this as because it’s not really a theory, just something I needed to see if anyone else noticed!

I’m watching s3e3 right now and I’ve noticed there’s a musical motif in the score that occurs often when Van and Tai are together (have only noticed it in the adult timeline, but could be in the teen timeline too). It’s basically three notes that repeat once or twice and then go into another melody.

The thing is that the three notes are (to my ear) exactly the same as the first part of the musical motif that is worked throughout Wicked to symbolize the relationship between Glinda and Elphaba. For those who are fans of the musical, it’s the notes of “I have been changed…” from For Good, that you can also hear in Defying Gravity and throughout the score written for the film. The motif in YJ is just the first three notes, not all four, but I swear they are the same!

I can’t stop hearing it and just had to share.

Edit: just want to say I don’t think this is intentional, just a coincidence. Like I don’t think the score was written to allude to Wicked, it just happens to use a similar motif.