Galavant review – ONCE179

Listen as we reviewed Galavant and share what we think of this comedy musical show! Plus, a mother-load of spoilers about the upcoming second half of Once Upon a Time season 4!

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Spoiler-Free Galavant Review

The show may have gotten mixed reviews and but we definitely loved it. It was witty and was great to watch while Once Upon a Time is in hiatus. As far as musicals go, we enjoyed it even more than Into the Woods. We cannot say that it’s family-friendly, due to some intimate moments and sexual jokes, so it might be too risqué to be family-friendly. However, it was nice of them to bleeped out the profanities, and we think they did a great job in making it look like a parody of fairy tales we’ve gotten used to see and hear. So if risqué scenes doesn’t bother you, you might want to try watching it. Who knows, you might actually enjoy it the way we did.

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Spoiler-filled Galavant Review

We thought that the casting was great! Not only did we love the main characters, but the guest stars, as well. We especially loved the actor that played King Richard, Timothy Omundson; he was brilliant with that part.

Every characters played their part well. We’ve heard that Karen David, the actress that played Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia shared that she doesn’t mind appearing in Once Upon a Time. Surely, it’d be great to see her on the show!

We love seeing the guest stars, including Ricky Gervais as Xanax the wizard, and Darren Evans as Chef Vincenzo. We especially enjoyed his song If I Could Share My Life With You; it’s definitely one of the best loved songs ever!

We also love watching Madalena as a villain. She has no remorse, no guilt whatsoever. Her character really surprised us, even plot twists that knocked us off the edge of our seat, even with a musical comedy as this.

Over at our forums, we’ve learned that some of the casts were actually singing as they were taping the episode. We even heard that the editors ended up using the live singing more than the recorded bits into the show. Props to the actors for being able to do both.

Alan Menken, whose musical scoring includes The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors, and much more, is a genius. The songs are so bizarre and weird we loved it! The songs, also, are much more memorable than any other musicals. We liked that in Galavant, every scene wasn’t sung-through. It really feels like a live-action series. We also liked that they did not take it too seriously. It was great how they mix different types of music into the show, rather than filling the show with ballads and traditional songs often heard in musicals. The plot twists also surprised us. They did great in showing that everyone kind of has their dark side in them.

One of the plot twists that stood out to us was knowing that Isabella was actually working for King Richard, and that she was actually just leading him to a trap. We enjoyed the way they twisted that couple and weave them together. We also liked how they turned Galavant into the worst knight in shining armor, as well as Madalena’s change to being the power-hungry Queen that she turned out to be, choosing fame and fortune over love.

The cliffhanger at the end of the season has got to be the worse cliffhanger we’ve seen. The characters are separated, so we don’t know if they would be getting a new season or not. Nevertheless, we hope that they would get a second season because we definitely enjoyed it. With Galavant going off with the same pirate gangs he went with in earlier episodes, there might be a future that awaits him, after all.

We were also a bit stoked with Prince Harry, who was Princess Isabella’s fiancé and cousin, who was 10 years old. It was so funny how he showed up and took charge, then showing a big doll house for his future bride, Princess Isabella.

Another one of our favorite parts were the monks, who took a vow of song instead of a vow of silence. We don’t know if they could get everyone back for season two, but it’d definitely be great to see the monks again.

If you liked the songs from the shows as we do, you can purchase the soundtrack via iTunes or Amazon. The music is a lot of fun; lots of really catchy tunes, where you probably going to have new songs stuck in your head because of Galavant!

By the way, the second half of the fourth season of Once Upon a Time is returning on March 1, and based on what we’ve heard so far, the season 4 finale may happened on May 17, including a break on April 5.

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Spoilers

• New poster for season 4B reveals the Queens of Darkness in their full evil glory.
• Eddie Kitsis shared with ETOnline that “this back half is a lot about what makes a hero and what makes a villain, and it’s about trying to realize our happy endings,”
• For season 4B, we will be exploring Maleficent’s beginnings; we are even going to see a flashback of how she and the Evil Queen met.
• We’re going to dive even deeper into Ursula’s past, as well.
• Cruella will have powers and will be much more than the ’50s Cruella in the move.
• Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz chatted with the Entertainment Weekly and revealed that we will finally meet the Sorcerer, as well as what happened to those who were inside the Sorcerer’s hat.
• Horowitz also revealed that we might see Belle’s mother again.
• We will get more of Will Scarlet’s story. We also might finally know what happened to Anastasia.
• Robin Hood will be getting his own flashback episode.
• Henry will not be learning magic.
• Hook is most definitely going to seek revenge on Rumple
• 4×12 is called “Darkness on the Edge of Town” and is written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
• Adam Horowitz tweeted a script tease for 4×12 where Belle said, “Still have your temper, I see.” Who is she talking to? Ursula? Hook? Regina?
• Another script tease for 4×12 from Adam Horowitz showed a line from a Voice Over, saying “That means it’s ready.” What’s ready?
• 4×13 is called “Unforgiven” to be directed by Adam Horowitz and writted by Andrew Chambliss & Kalinda Vazquez
• 4×14 is entitled “Enter the Dragon” and written by David H. Goodman & Jerome Schwartz, perhaps an episode focusing on Maleficent
• 4×15 is called “Poor Unfortunate Soul” written by Andrew Chambliss & Dana Hogan, which is definitely an Ursula-centered episode
• 4×16 is entitled “Best Laid Plans” and is written by Kalinda Vazquez & Jane Espenson
• 4×17 will be called “Heart of Gold”, and was written by Scott Nimerfro & Tze Chun”, which is probably a Robin Hood story
• TVLine reported that Joanna Garcia-Swisher will be returning as Ariel in season 4B
• TVLine also reported that Rebecca Mader will reprise her role as Zelena/Wicked Witch for season 4B. While there are no further details as to why Zelena is coming back, word is she has crossed paths with one or more of the Queens of Darkness in a flashback, probably in episode 4×18.
• Eion Bailey will also return to reprise his role as August/Pinocchio, as told by TVLine
• Sebastian Roché (Fringe, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries) was cast as King Stefan
• Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, Oz) as Poseidon and will probably appear in 4×15, who is probably going to turn out as Ursula’s father
• Patrick Fischler (Mad Men) was cast for a key recurring role as peddler, as told by TVLine