Dungeon and Dragon Lady
What is love?
Galavant and Madalena’s reunion doesn’t quite go the way that he was expecting. After professing that he loves her, and that he’d had a whole future planned out for them — which included a small cottage, a garden, and children — before she ditched him for an older rich man. Madalena scoffs at the idea that she’d trade in castles and “stuff” beyond her wildest dreams for being fat, pregnant and growing her own food.
When Galavant implores her to answer whether or not she loves him back, she admits that she does — but only as much as someone like her could ever love anyone. Which doesn’t exactly answer the question, and leaves Galavant more than a little confused about what Madalena wants from him. Other than, you know, the obvious.
Madalena takes him back down to the dungeons, and kisses Galavant in front of Isabella — much to the awkwardness of everyone else — before ordering Gareth to kill the princess and torture the rest of them. How charming.
Meanwhile, the chef has taken King Richard to visit Xanax — the spiritual guide (he can’t call himself a magician any more, for legal reasons). Xanax takes Richard on a trip into his past, in order to figure out just what made him the way he is today. This is where we meet Richard’s older brother, Kingsley, the intended King of the land. That is until he turned it down, so he could travel the world to kill, maim and, well, sow his oats.
Of course, Kingsley couldn’t just allow Richard to take the crown. Just as Richard is about to take the sword that will mark him as King, Kingsley snatches it from his grasp and makes off with it. Which begs the question… who is the true King?
Bet you thought you’d seen the last of me
Back in the dungeon, Isabella implores Galavant to give up on Madalena — she doesn’t know what he sees in her, or why he insists on continuing to pursue a woman who quite clearly doesn’t love him like he deserves. Though, she notes, she did at least betray him to his face, rather than behind his back. They share a duet, during which they both accept their true feelings for one another.
Oh, and figure out that the doors to each of their cells have been open the entire time. It’s a wonder that King Richard managed to conquer Valencia at all with that kind of attention to detail.
In the throne room, King Richard confronts his wife, before asserting that he’s breaking up with her. He orders Gareth to escort her down to the dungeons, but Madalena has one final trick up her sleeve. Always a step ahead of her husband, she’s invited Kingsley back to the castle — and he’s taking back his throne. Yikes.
Things just got a whole lot more complicated ahead of the finale.
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