The sixth episode, “About Last Knight,” kicks off with Sid, now a wanted man in Valencia, attempting to sneak out of the kingdom. Unsurprisingly, his attempts are unsuccessful, and the villages are more than willing to hand him over for six gold pieces. Until Sid rouses them into a frenzy via song, and tries to overthrow Madalena and Gareth. They don’t get very far, as Sid conveniently points out that this will get them all horribly killed.
It’s a small stroke of luck for Sid, at least, as that diverts their attention away from him enough to make his escape. And where does he escape to? The Forest of Coincidence, where he coincidentally runs into a newly-exiled Wormwood and his assistant. This coincidentally leads to his learning exactly where Galavant is, reacquiring his sword, as well as a horse that can make a five day journey in no time at all. As Sid sets off to return to Galavant’s side, Wormwood coincidentally learns that Madalena and Gareth are into unfounded wars.
What a coincidence.
Speaking of the newly-loved-up Queen and King of Valencia, it is Gareth’s birthday, and Madalena sets out to give him exactly what he wants. A new scar. Only, now that he’s King, no one wants to brawl with Gareth, even in the seediest of taverns. It looks as though the whole thing is going to be a bust, right up until Wormwood (coincidentally!) arrives to guide them on the path to bloody war with Hortentia. Which is close enough to a brawl for Gareth.
As for our intrepid heroes, they’re all out of food and options, and Richard’s pet lizard is looking more appetizing by the second. Richard is firm, however, that no one is eating his dragon, which is just as well because they (coincidentally) come across the home of Arnold Galavant.
Galavant is reluctant to visit, despite their hunger, due to his less than ideal relationship with his father. Richard and Roberta insist, and Galavant is resigned to facing the one man he’d rather not face. Things have changed in Galavant’s absence, as Arnold is now mentor to a whole school of disadvantaged boys. Which doesn’t exactly go down too well with Galavant.
He tries, without much success, to shed some light on his father’s true self, but the kids are having none of it. Arnold (coincidentally!) overhears Galavant’s disparaging of his character, and the two have a heart-to-heart, where Galavant discovers his father has been keeping up with all of his exploits — and documented them in a beautiful tapestry.
With Richard training with the kids, and Galavant reconciled with his father, things seem to be on the up-and-up. And they only continue to get better when Sid (coincidentally!) shows up, sword and all. He tosses it in Galavant’s direction — sans sheath — and…
Well.
Yeah, we didn’t see that coming.
Galavant, briefly distracted by Richard’s antics, doesn’t catch the sword and is impaled.
Which is where the episode ends.
…We were all told not to run with scissors as children, but we guess the medieval alternative would be “don’t lob swords at people!”
Here’s hoping it’s just a flesh wound.
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