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Thursday, 9 October 2025

(trailer review) - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms



I was definitely late jumping onto the 'Game of Thrones' wagon. If I remember correctly,  season 3 was due to start, and my mate was telling me to tune in and that I would like it. Thinking about jumping onto a show that is already 2 seasons in, an hour per episode and 10 episodes per season, with a 3rd having just started or due to start soon, it was definitely daunting, and I did not want to do it. My mate said to me, "A kid gets pushed out of a window and that's when it all kicks off". So, I watched it until the kid got pushed out of the window, and I was hooked. Great characters, a crazy story about the prince who was promised (I think, it's been a while), but 'Game of Thrones' went on for 8 seasons, and I hammered through seasons 1 and 2 and caught up to season 4 by the time it was starting. I then rewatched all the seasons from season 1 until the following season, every time a season was due out. 'Game of Thrones' had me rushing home to watch it on a Monday night, and mostly because I was invested, but also because I did not want to get spoiled the following day by mouth-breathers. When we heard 'House of the Dragon' was coming, although production is very different and the storyline is set during a different time than the setting of 'Game of Thrones', this show had to hold the bar that was Game of Thrones (in which, in all honesty, dipped by season 8), and now we are patiently waiting season 3. This new show, on the other hand, is different and maybe, the "placeholder: until we are reunited with the characters in the world of Westeros and Dragons. Based on a series of novellas called 'A Tale of Dunk & Egg', 'The Hedge Knight', 'The Sworn Sword '& 'The Mystery Knight', is a story of a Knight named 'Duncan the Tall' and his squire. Set around 75 to 80 years after 'House of the Dragon' (the dance of the dragons) and around 100 years before the events of 'Game of Thrones', this will tell the story of Duncan and how he became the famous knight of the seven kingdoms. This is just a teaser, and it will be interesting to know what the story is, what is so special about Duncan the tall. I know he has been mentioned in Game of Thrones a few times, but I cannot remember what was so special about him and what he did. As this is a teaser trailer for a show next year, maybe the following trailer will give us a bit more to go with. So far, it looks interesting, comical and well, Westeros is a loved place I am sure nobody really wants to be. I must say that the Baelor Targaryen line was really funny. I just hope that if the show is being comedic, it is thorough and well written rather than jokes that do not land; besides, it will be a little different from the previous two shows.

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