Galavant: “Battle of the Three Armies”/“The One True King”
(Episode 2.09 and 2.10)

My expectations for Galavant are now at the same level for Family Guy. I expect deconstructed archetypes to make me laugh. I await parody songs for a hearty chuckle. I look forward to 4th wall-breaking jokes for a good giggle. So basically, I expect great comedy. But this season, Galavant has completely exceeded my expectations. On top of laughing to my heart’s content, I feel anticipation. I get goosebumps. My heart pounds in my chest at all the various love stories.
When Isabella, leading an army geared with pots and pans, gives her wartime speech on horseback, she inspires her citizens to rise up. I went from slouching on my couch to sitting straight. Galavant almost doesn’t show up on time with the zombie army, which means I was eating my popcorn with my jaw open. However, when Galavant reunited with Isabella and Richard with Gareth on the battlefield, I stopped eating altogether. Then, Madalena, using her D’DEW evil magic, turned the zombie army against Galavant, betraying Gareth. Gareth returns to the good side, and turns his back on Madalena, which made my heart melt. Yes, Galavant even had me feeling complex emotions of resentment and compassion for Madalena. The episode ends with Gal singing about how they will surely die, and for a moment, I thought our heroes might. Then Gareth points out that we all know that’s not actually going to happen, because it’s not Game of Thrones.