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* * * A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season One * * *

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Vitani said:

The whole episode feels like that but not in a bad way. Knight dies, squire takes over in a dishonest way even though he seems like a nice guy, heads to a tournament.
As a show watcher, are we supposed to be left wondering if he was being honest about being knighted? I suppose there could be more flashback to reveal, but am I supposed to know the truth right now?

(I admit I might have missed something, or else don't remember a scene)
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Based on the flashback when he mentioned being knighted, I assume he was making it up. I do not think we are supposed to know for sure at this point.

I have not read the book so your guess is as good as mine right now.
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I thought it was pretty clear that him actually being made a Knight was a major stretch.
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He asked the old knight about him wanting him to be a knight and the old knight ignored him.

I assume he's making it up.
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But wasn't that when he was a kid? I honestly don't remember
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bonfarr said:

I thought it was pretty clear that him actually being made a Knight was a major stretch.

this, in the flashback he asks if he will be knighted one day and Ser Pennytree just ignores him.
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Are we not going to talk about the first episode being exactly like "A Knights Tale"?

I feel like this is the same thing we did when JJ Abrams came out with the force awakens and we all acted like it wasn't a carbon copy of A new Hope
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Are we not going to read the first page?
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Brian Earl Spilner said:

Solid start, already hooked. Not sure we needed to see him taking a **** though.

Lyonel Baratheon kinda looks like a regular-sized Peter Dinklage.


Said the exact same thing to my wife.
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This show definitely finds interesting ways to start episodes. Wow…
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They really should have made this a movie or like a 3-part miniseries. This short format is going to make some people hate it regardless of how they feel about the actual show.
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Egg on the rope made me LOL.
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100%. Should've been 4 episodes.
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Everywhere I look something reminds me of Hodor.
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That episode was 15 minutes long. I've watched Tom and Jerry cartoons that were longer
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Yeah, at what point do audiences start to wonder if they are getting their money's worth?
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Enjoying it so far, but really disappointed in how short the second episode was. I hope this isn't a trend.
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Great episode storywise but HBO's weird infatuation with dongs continues. A few more bridging lines of dialogue for context or world building instead of prosthetic dick (and the ass piss last week) would be a lot better.
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My web browser home page has a bunch of clickbait headlines (I know, need to set it to TexAgs) and one of the links was "What parents need to know about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"

I was like, uh, don't let kids watch it cuz of all the dongs
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The Showrunner explains why he added the scene with Ser Arlan to ep 2. Apparently he felt he had to show he had BDE and that's how he was able to survive as a hedge knight.

https://ew.com/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-full-frontal-arlan-pennytree-danny-webb-11888903

Quote:

"I can't say it zips past you at 100 miles per hour because, you know, it's out there, but it's not the story that we're telling. It is just a flourish of the story that we're telling. It changes nothing else," Parker continues. "In order to survive to be an Old Man Hedge Knight, you had to be made of solid f---ing iron. Those were tough days for anyone, let alone a fighting warrior who lives under trees in the 14th century. So, you know, he's a small guy and he's slim. I figured he's got something that helps him get through those really intense battles. He's got a certain energy about him, if you will."
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This is a slow boil. We got to see a bit of jousting action, albeit in the dark and very chaotic.

At least the Targaryens are there to cause trouble.
redline248
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Speaking of them, I was trying to figure out who was who. Did they kind of mix some of the names into the family tree and skip around?
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New characters this week:

Prince Baelor
Prince Maekar
Aerion T (blonde jerk)
Valarr T (night jouster)
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Valarr was on the horse jousting in the night tourney.
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MiMi said:

Enjoying it so far, but really disappointed in how short the second episode was. I hope this isn't a trend.

Bad news

Episode 101, "The Hedge Knight" - Releasing January 18, 2026: 42 minutes

Episode 102, "Episode Title TBA" - Releasing January 26, 2026: 33 minutes

Episode 103, "Episode Title TBA" - Releasing February 2, 2026: 31 minutes

Episode 104, "Episode Title TBA" - Releasing February 9, 2026: 34 minutes

Episode 105, "Episode Title TBA" - Releasing February 16, 2026: 37 minutes

Episode 106, "Episode Title TBA" - Releasing February 23, 2026: 31 minutes
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Baelor has a son present - Valarr
Maekar has three sons present - I'm assuming the inn drunk was Daeron, and Aerion, plus the missing Aegon.

That's 6 male Targaryens in the same vicinity. I don't think that's ever happened on screen in a GoT universe show.

Maybe HOTD got close? Viserys + Daemon + Aegon II + Aemond have been in scenes together. I don't count the Velaryon boys.

I think they name dropped another brother (of Baelor + Maekar) and there was also passing mention of King Daeron the Good, so this is probably the most living male Targs at any point in universe history?
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Aerion

Mega Lops
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Not really what I had pictured for Baelor and Maekar but the actors seemed to be pretty good. I expected Maekar to be more brooding and less of an ass but whatever.

I'd like to get a series on Aegon IV. That show would be messed up.

In an ideal world AKOTSK would ideally wrap up 10-11 consecutive calendar years (HBO doesn't do shows that long/GRRM probably wont live that long nor write that much if he does live), and this show will culminate with Summerhall. TWOW, ADOS and all the other Dunk books get published with Blood and Fire as well.

In an ideal world…
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Im tempted to wait 6 weeks and then rewatch Ep 1 and 2 then finish the series all in one go. I imagine the network decided to maximize the ratings with less cost than the original series since it is so expensive to produce so episodes are 30-50% shorter than GOT.
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