Ogie in Waitress (contains Spoilers)
I think everyone’s kinda missing the point! Ogie in the musical is yeah, kinda creepy, but it’s what Dawn needs. She is insecure and in “Soft Place to Land” she is singing about how she hopes to one day have a relationship with someone who truly loves her. She needs to feel like she her partner is constantly there for her. That’s where Ogie comes in. To most human beings, if we went on a date with a character like Ogie, we would instantly run away. And I feel like Dawn runs away because she d...
