Comedy Gold
Heroes get the raisins
The trio are finally getting close to reaching Valencia — though Galavant insists that they take the rocky river route. Isabella is worried about thieves and bandits, while Sid is more concerned about who has been eating all the raisins in the trail mix. Priorities.
As they continue to travel towards their destination, it seems that all is not well in Team Galavant. The more time they spend together, the more their ticks and quirks are starting to edge towards annoying. Of course, whilst they’re wrapped up in their bickering a group of bandits manages to capture them.
They take the trio to their leader, in order to decide what to do with them. Swapping his Lordship at Downton for being Lord of the sea — or, at least, sea adjacent — the pirate Captain tells the tale of how their ship became hilled beached, and that they now pillage their wares from unsuspecting travellers. Alongside sustainable gardening, and selling homemade organic desserts, of course.
Over in Valencia, King Richard has opted to spare the Jester’s life — so long as he teaches him the way to Madalena’s heart through laughter. The Jester runs through some of his top tips, though King Richard doesn’t quite execute them. But, hey, at least he’s not executing the Jester. Yet.
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Peter Pillager the Pirate King takes Galavant for a walk, and offers up an ultimatum. If Galavant joins his crew, he’ll spare the life of his squire and the “mouthbreather,” and if he refuses he’ll kill them all. Not much of a choice, truth be told. Galavant warns Peter not to call Isabella a mouthbreather again — it’s a medical condition! — and when he does, manages to take his sword and free himself. Much to Peter’s embarrassment.
When he arrives back at the camp, however, Galavant finds that Isabella and Sid have managed to rescue themselves. This spurs him into a rousing speech about how they could do legendary things if they continue to work together. He puts forward a counter offer to the pirates — Galavant and the others could take all of their pirate gear, and the booty, or they could help them free their ship from the hill and the pirates could sail them to Valencia. Win-win all around.
Back at the castle, King Richard insists on continuing with his comedy show for Madalena. He’s dying on the stage, right up until he pelts Gareth in the face with a pie. This elicits a genuine laugh from his entire audience, and his wife, and Richard believes he’s achieved his goal. And perhaps he has, to a certain extent. When Madalena meets with the Jester for their next rendezvous, he feels too guilty to go through with it — and Madalena has him sent to the dungeon. The scary one. With the mice.
As the others make their way by ship to Valencia’s shores, Isabella finally comes clean to Galavant about the trap that awaits him. Galavant, however, hasn’t been listening. But he’s going to get better at that, he promises. When he prompts Isabella to repeat what she said, she chooses to deflect the subject to her parents instead.
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