The closest thing to a sleeper hit to have come out of Westeros, or an unwanted spin off from a show that still seems to have genuinely hurt some people with its conclusion? Is A Knight Of Seven Kingdoms worth your investment?
Outposter Blastofsilencejj has the answers you seek. Put on your sailors hat and fail to finish another book, as we go back to the Westeros again.
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, set 80 years after House of the Dragon and a century before Game of Thrones, tells the story of hedge knight ser Duncan the Tall and his young squire, Egg.
A lone wolf and cub type story that is told on a smaller scale than the usual Game of Thrones fare, it is based on three novella’s from author George R.R. Martin.
I’ll not bury the lead here, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is the best series I have watched in the last few years. When my only complaint about a show is that there wasn’t enough of it, that’s a good sign.
The two leads played by Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell have a natural chemistry and play off of each other perfectly. Great casting, that’s a novel idea right? What other modern shows fail miserably at, this series excels.
The world definitely feels like Game of Thrones but we see it from Ser Dunk’s naive and well meaning perspective. Therefore the cynicism of the Great Houses is replaced with notions of bravery, honor, and what it means to be a knight.
I also loved the humor on display here. There are some genuinely funny moments scattered throughout every episode. It’s handled so well, though, that it never steps on the overall story and the stakes still eventually become very serious.
The Easter eggs are plentiful throughout for die hard fans of the property. I watched each episode twice to keep up with the name drops and foreshadowing as history and future are told simultaneously.
This is another thing the series gets right, it can be watched as a total stand alone with no previous knowledge of the world and for those fans that are steeped in lore, you can enjoy deep diving into every line of dialog.
For such a short season A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms manages to set the stage quickly while coming to a satisfying end. Multi-layered characters are introduced and given moments to shine and the acting is outstanding.
Episode 4 may be in my top 5 of anything from Game of Thrones and Episode 5 one of the most brutal. Run to her boys, she’s waiting.
