{"id":6899,"date":"2018-07-11T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/?p=6899"},"modified":"2018-06-30T18:37:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T01:37:01","slug":"mark-watches-galavant-s02e02-worlds-best-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/2018\/07\/mark-watches-galavant-s02e02-worlds-best-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Watches ‘Galavant’: S02E02 – World’s Best Kiss"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the second episode of the second season of Galavant<\/i>, Richard and Isabella are betrayed while Galavant believes he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on the right path. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to watch Galavant<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh no OH NO THIS IS VERY BAD.<\/p>\n

Agree to Disagree<\/b><\/p>\n

Well, that<\/i> was a musical theater trope! Except I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect it to end like that<\/i>, and SID BETTER BE OKAY OR I AM GOING TO\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 WELL, NOT DO ANYTHING. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like nothing I could<\/i> do. Anyway, wow, these two characters are terribly<\/i> paired, aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t they? Which isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really surprising, particularly since Madalena has no real interest in romantic love. She is very sexual, but romance only seems to serve one purpose for her: she uses it to manipulate men around her. Does she need companionship? Only if it helps her conquer the Seven Realms! So there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no real affection here for Gareth; he is a means to an end. However, he is an annoying <\/i>means to an end, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not long before the two of them are bickering over the decoration of the castle. In the middle of this is Sid, who tries real<\/i> hard to get them to agree for one second. Cue the very archetypical musical number that quickly derails because Gareth can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t obey the rhyme structure. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS SHOW, Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ALL!!! It emits a chaotic energy, I CANNOT PREDICT IT. So yeah, Sid better be alive, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, OR I WILL BE VERY UPSET.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Miscommunication<\/b><\/p>\n

In general, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not really a fan of miscommunication as a plot device, particularly if a conflict can be solved if two characters just stop and talk<\/i> to one another. (I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m looking at you, LOST<\/i>.) I feel like the script for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Best Kiss\u00e2\u20ac\u009d toys with that. Isabella\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and Galavant\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first song is about perspective, and given that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been torn apart, they can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t consult one another about whether their first kiss was good or not. So they imagine it: at first, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a pleasant memory, one that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s irresistible and motivating. But the mental image deteriorates very quickly, and y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, I DEEPLY RELATED TO THIS PART. Can we trust our own memories? PROBABLY NOT.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So when these two characters are finally linked with one another, they are prime for misunderstanding one another. However, the show exaggerates this to ABSURD lengths by having Isabella\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s message to Galavant, and Chef\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s message to Richard, come through perfectly clear. The effect is a vicious contrast: Richard learns that Gareth has betrayed him and taken the throne, and Galavant learns that Isabella loved their first kiss. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actually Richard and Isabella who share similar predicaments, though Isabella\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is based on a faulty message. (Which feels like an understatement. WHERE DID THAT FUCKING COW COME FROM??? Oh my god, it was just chaos<\/i>.)\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I certainly felt worse for Isabella than I did for Richard. Her plot actually mad me sad<\/i>, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all! She really thinks that Galavant is disgusted by her, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one hell of a curveball this early into the season. Given what happens at the end of the episode, all appearances point to her giving up. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to stay in Hortensia and get married to her cousin\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 which is certainly going to get more complicated once Galavant shows up, excitedly looking to rescue her. How the hell is that<\/i> going to work? Of course, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another<\/i> complication on top of that. Where did Richard\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s castle go? How does an entire castle just disappear<\/i>???<\/p>\n

So, there are two major disruptions to the plot for this season in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Best Kiss,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and I wonder if Richard, like Isabella, is even going to think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worth it to pursue the quest he was on. Why return to Valencia if his wife and<\/i> his best friend have both turned on him? Will he choose to remain in his home realm? I predict that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to see another big change in both<\/i> these characters in the next episode or two. Something has got to motivate them to keep going.<\/p>\n

Well, after he finds his castle. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kinda important.<\/p>\n

The video for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Best Kiss\u00e2\u20ac\u009d can be downloaded here for $0.99<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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