The Wiz Live! [1] aired last night, and the Internet reacted accordingly [2]. We've been obsessed with star Shanice Williams ever since we saw her get the news that she scored the coveted role of Dorothy [3], and she did not disappoint! She was just one highlight in the show, filled with familiar faces [4] and songs made classic by the 1975 original. If you tuned in, chances are, you had some of the same reactions that we did. Take a look for a play-by-play of all the major moments ahead!
When You Finally Turned It On After Saving Up Enough Commercials to Fast-Forward Through
At the First Musical Number
After That Tornado Dance
When Amber Riley Showed Up as Addapearle
When We Met Those Crows
When the Tin Man Told That Sad Love Story
The Second the Lion Growled Onto the Stage
When You Saw Dorothy's Mom in the Trees
When It Went From Commercial to Common
When You Realized Not Having a Laugh Track Is Awkward
When Queen Latifah Busted Out as The Wiz
Then When She Was Kind of a Jerk
When Mary J. Blige Turned Up as Evillene
When You Paused and Watched Another Show to Load Up on Some More Commercial Time
When Mary J. Blige, aka Evillene, Melted and Died
When Dorothy Said, "And What's Wrong With Being a Woman?"
When You Realized "Lions" Wasn't Trending on Twitter Because of David Alan Grier
When Uzo Aduba Stole the Show as Glinda the Good in the Final Minutes
Then When Dorothy Stole the Show Back
When It Ended
Applause all around.