Whenever you search “Madame Morrible” on Google and it responds with “Flip it round — did you imply Depraved Witch?”, a TikTok meme has formally gone too far … or simply far sufficient.
For those who’ve been anyplace close to Depraved content material recently (let’s be sincere, who hasn’t?), you’ve positively heard Michelle Yeoh’s now-iconic line: “Madame Morrible, flip it round, Depraved Witch!” It began as a cute little joke she stored repeating through the Depraved: For Good press tour — and has since changed into Gen Z’s favourite inside bit. And sure, it’s change into so widespread that even Google Search is on it.
ICYMI, Yeoh performs Madame Morrible in Jon M. Chu’s two-part movie adaptation of the Broadway hit Depraved. She’s launched in final yr’s Depraved because the headmaster of Shiz College, the place she shortly takes Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) beneath her wing after recognizing her magical skills. By the tip of the primary installment, Madame Morrible has absolutely embraced her antagonistic aspect, and in For Good, she escalates her villainy by teaming up with the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum) to undermine Elphaba’s efforts to disclose the Wizard’s corruption. Yeoh has emphasised in interviews that Madame Morrible may truly be the true “Depraved Witch” of the story.
At one level throughout promo, she held up two M’s for “Madame Morrible,” flipped them the other way up, and proudly revealed the “WW” — as in “Depraved Witch.” A sly wink, intelligent wordplay… it was all harmless sufficient.
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Then TikTok grabbed it and completely ran.
Now, the road is popping up in each nook of the web, from compilation edits to duets to even different celebrities getting in on it. At this level, Yeoh can barely get by way of a crimson carpet interview with out somebody shouting the phrase again at her. However she appears to be loving each second of it.
Celebrities like Milo Manheim, world woman group KATSEYE have recreated it, the U.S. Soccer staff picked it up and even the Grinch entered the chat. Whereas it was all about “holding area” in final yr’s Depraved press tour — this yr it’s Madame Morrible’s world — we’re simply flipping it round and residing in it.
