Wicked (musical)

So, I might have watched it. I quite enjoyed it -- it's sort of this last decade's Les Mis, isn't it? with the smoke and the dancing and special effects and big chorus numbers and pop wholesome faux-deep message? And I'm a total sucker for friendships, so there's that. (It is hilarious to me that the love interest seems really rather like an afterthought tacked on.) Also, was Elphaba supposed to be the heroine? Because it seemed quite clear that Galinda was way more interesting, even though she got no solos. Elphaba really didn't have nearly as much of a character arc. (But hey, I also find "Thank Goodness" a much more interesting song, character-wise, than "Defying Gravity" -- it's so interesting to hear Galinda sing "I couldn't be happier!" with the layers of, well, unhappiness -- so there's that.)

But... is it just me, or does this whole musical make no sense? That is, huge sections of the plot seem to have been shoehorned into place in ways that are just... incoherent and random. ( Spoilers, obviously, for Wicked )