{"id":6908,"date":"2018-07-19T13:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T20:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/?p=6908"},"modified":"2018-07-04T16:52:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T23:52:53","slug":"mark-watches-galavant-s02e08-do-the-ddew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/2018\/07\/mark-watches-galavant-s02e08-do-the-ddew\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Watches ‘Galavant’: S02E08 – Do the D’DEW"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the eighth episode of the second season of Galavant<\/i>, Madalena makes a terrible decision; the armies prepare for war; Galavant realizes what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been missing; and Roberta makes a SAD decision. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to watch Galavant<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A lot happened in this episode, LET\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S GO.<\/p>\n

Sid<\/b><\/p>\n

I do feel bad for him, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. Galavant\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s death at his hands was so weird and seemingly impossible, but I did<\/i> assume that Galavant was just going to joke about it as much as he could. Hell, I would! And the jokes were pretty damn good, I must say. However, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clear that at least from Galavant\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s perspective, he didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t actually need<\/i> Sid to redeem himself. It was an accident, first of all, and it also allowed Galavant to gain the support of all the zombies… who respond to love… which makes practically no sense, but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care? IT WORKS, THE END. Yet Sid has gone now, to some place to do a thing, and he didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have<\/i> to. How does he redeem himself while alone<\/i>???<\/p>\n

Isabella<\/b><\/p>\n

I admire that she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trying to make the best of a shitty, shitty situation. It also doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help that literally no one<\/i> in Hortensia seems even remotely interesting in victory as she does. The irony, of course, is that until the end of the episode, both she and Galavant have something the other person needs. Isabella has no weapons, but an army. Galavant has weapons, but his army is… well, more on that later. How do you stop an invading army when your people don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care? When your country doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a stock of weapons? When the king and queen have already given up?<\/p>\n

More power to Isabella, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trying<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122DEW<\/b><\/p>\n

Wow, that really is the worst name, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so terrible! And of course, the writers find five BILLION ways in which to use it, turn it into a pun, try to make it sexy… NO, GALAVANT<\/i>, NO, STOP TRYING TO MAKE D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122DEW HAPPEN.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet it does, and unsurprisingly, Madalena pursed dark magic to guarantee the outcome of her war with Hortensia. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s perfectly in-character for her, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? After hearing that the Hero\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sword was in play, she became insecure, and it was over then. She made up her mind then.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But I feel like I need to mention that Wormwood is perhaps the least trustworthy character on the show. So… what exactly<\/i> did she sign? What happens to her soul now that she has the power of D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122DEW? (Lord, do I hate typing that.) We also don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what her powers entail. During the final song, her eyes light up red, but… that isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t going to help? Wormwood promised that she could turn events in her favor, but WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I am anticipating Wormwood to reveal some ulterior motive or random side effect, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna happen.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The End<\/b><\/p>\n

Love is the fabric of this story, as silly as it can be at times. Love allows Richard to make a connection with Roberta. FINALLY. They are SO cute together, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, and weirdly well-suited for one another? I have a similar reaction to Richard being affectionate as I do with Madalena\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s scenes because they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re such big villains<\/i>. Well… Richard has changed a lot, hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? He even remarks in this episode that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been on one hell of a journey since the beginning of the show. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actually<\/i> Galavant\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s friend, despite that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the reason this whole nightmare started in the first place.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But as he learned to think of others and stop insulting himself, he found love. ONLY TO HAVE IT RIPPED AWAY AFTER ONE EPISODE<\/i>. Oh, lord, I get Roberta\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s reasoning, I really do. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one thing that hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<\/i> changed about Richard. He has no fighting skills whatsoever, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna die on that battlefield if he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only relying on that! I suspect some strange set of events will prevent this, though. Perhaps Galavant\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s love will continue to inspire his zombie army! And Madalena\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s army will be defeated! And Sid will be fine! I CAN ONLY HOPE!<\/p>\n

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