Everybody’s looking for a war, and it seems we’re about to get one.
We, the audience, not being privy to last night, did in fact need the exposition.
Of course Gareth is going to fall for Madalena, but surprise!
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it turns out shes falling for him as well.
(I liked Different Kind of Princess, even though it came out of nowhere.)
Different tropes for different folks, I suppose; but all of the plots are really working for me.
Who can resist aWest Side Storyhomage, replete with snaps, whistling, and a great dance number?
A special shout out to the choreographer on this one.
Lets Get Lyrical:
Lets mess a whole bunch of dwarves up.
Stomp on their twee little tops.
Laugh at their wee little biceps,
and itsy bitsy you-know-whats.
Listen, people, theres no need to fight.
Holy freakin cow, youre the same damn height.
A dragon that isnt a dragon.
And a king that isnt a king.
Of course we are Giants.
Just very short Giants, thats all.
Giant
We are too, were just very tall Dwarves.
Dwarf
Theres something different about you lately.
You only punched a couple of people today and I feel like you took a bath.
Galavant:Im sorry.
Ive been using so many horrible words to describe you that Ive forgotten the one that describes you best.
NEXT: A dead hero…?
Gareth and Madalena are all sorts of vile and adorable together.
Isabella loses a bra but gains her independence.
Can you kill off the lead character and still call the showGalavant?
Probably not, so we can expect tragedytonightand comedytomorrow(or at least next week).
And our corpses will rot on the plane,
Leaving only a gross bloody stain.
Employee of the Week:Galavants Dad
MVP:Galavant.
Damn it, why do musicals always get me so worked up?
Sid
Richard:Worst of all, we had to eat that family of Hobbits.
Galavant:Well, we wouldnt have had to if you had let us eat your stupid iguana.
Richard:Tad Cooper is a dragon, and we are not eating a dragon.
I smell backstory, and I love backstory.
Richard
Gareth:This is a bit fancy.
Madalena:Its a crystal nut bowl.
Gareth:Theyll never fit.
Madalena:No… for dinner parties.
Galavant:Your dad probably was not a serial philanderer who left your Mum.
Roberta:That is so sad.
Richard:Not as sad as having a dead dad, right?
I mean my story is sadder.
Galavants Dad:I never thought Id see my son with such a bushy beard.
Galavant:Its not bushy; its correct for the period.
Richard:You have a lot of children.
Your wife must be so sore.
Galavant never makes fart jokes.
Must be a misunderstanding.
Apparently the Horensia charter is based onSixteen Candles.
You know us old school knights.
We can really only express ourselves through tapestry.
Galavants Dad
I really missed Chef and Gwynne this week.
