Pilot (Galavant)

"Pilot" is the first episode of the first season of the ABC comedy-musical Galavant.
==Synopsis==
Sir Galavant falls into a drunken despair after losing his true love to the evil King Richard.
==Plot==
In medieval times, the heroic Galavant is in love with the fair maiden Madalena. One day, King Richard becomes entranced with Madalena and kidnaps her and forces her into a wedding. Galavant rides off to rescue her, only to discover that Madalena is now more than willing to be with Richard due to his wealth and power, humiliating him. One year later, Galavant has fallen on hard times and into a drunken stupor, though he has managed to acquire a squire named Sid. Sid introduces Galavant to Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Velencia who asks of his help in saving her kingdom, yet he refuses as he cannot stop thinking about Madalena.
Two months prior, Isabella was hiding from King Richard who had taken over her kingdom. Richard is ignorant at the fact that Madalena is clearly cheating on him with the Jester, though everyone else seems to see it blatantly. Madalena wants Richard to find a jewel that only the King and Queen of Valencia seem to have knowledge of and mocks him for not being as efficient as Galavant. He voices his frustrations over not being able to please Madalena and is especially shocked to learn that his meek Chef has had a familial history of his family being killed over minor problems with their food. 
Richard decides to call in the King and Queen, but they refuse to tell him. When Richard threatens their lives, Isabella makes herself known and Richard finds the jewel. Just as Richard is about to tell Madalena about his discovery, Madalena belittles Richard once again and compares him to Galavant, resulting in Richard deciding to keep the jewel's discovery a secret from her. Instead, he opts to force Isabella to take the jewel to Galavant as payment to "save" her kingdom from him, using it as an excuse to get rid of Galavant once and for all.
In the present, Isabella desperately tries to get Galavant to help her, resulting in him revealing that his parents both loved and hated each other, convincing him to not fall in love, only to do so when he met Madalena. When Isabella reveals that King Richard was the one who took over Valencia, Galavant is motivated into helping, bringing Sid along as the three venture off to defeat Richard. Meanwhile, the narrator is revealed to be the Jester who once again continues his tryst with Madalena, much to Richard's obliviousness.
==Cast==
===Main cast===
*Joshua Sasse as Sir Gary Galavant
*Timothy Omundson as King Richard
*Vinnie Jones as Gareth
*Mallory Jansen as Queen Madalena
*Karen David as Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia
*Luke Youngblood as Sidney "Sid"
===Guest===
*Ben Presley as Jester
*Darren Evans as Chef
*Stanley Townsend as King of Valencia
*Genevieve Allenbury as Queen of Valencia
*Rory Wilton as Tommy the Barman
*John Walters as Priest
==Songs==
*"Galavant"
*"Galavant Rides"
*"Isabella's Reprise"
*"She'll Be Mine"
*"Galavant Wrap-Up"
==Trivia==
*During the "She'll Be Mine" number, Richard's knights get on a dining table, briefly recreating the "Knights of the Round Table" scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, one of the major influences of the show.
==Gallery==
Galavant - S01E01 - Galavant on horseback.jpg
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==External links==
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Category:Galavant episodes
Category:Series premieres