OK, so this version of the Witch of the West isn't entirely charitable. Nor is she Elphaba from Wicked. We might call her an antivillain.

Long-time readers or recent bingers may recall that Virgil already dreamed of being human. He mostly liked that development, thinking that responsibilities were a worthy price. But paying off an onerous debt to a demanding individual is another matter.

To paraphrase Brendan Behan, "When I came to Oz, I was convicted in my absence and sentenced to humanity in my absence, so I said they could curse me in my absence."