“Surprising Fantasy Hit on HBO – Why I should have started watching earlier”

his own right, but with no reputation to speak of, so he sets off to a nearby tourney in the hopes of making a name for himself. Along the way, he picks up a tiny young lad, Egg, who says he wishes to be Dunk’s squire. He has secrets of his own, and the show quickly starts to unfold them, but I’ve been really enjoying how differently paced the episodes are compared to Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon. They’re generally shorter and take a much gentler pace, giving you more time to sit with Dunk as things unfold around him.

I’m halfway through the show’s first season and I’m having a great time, even if things just took a turn for the worse for Dunk’s own personal chances of success and survival. I’m hoping that the scope of the show doesn’t widen out much from here, too – its strength has been how limited its locations have been and how much time it takes to unfold a given day or night.

While I’m excited for the return of House of the Dragon and its grander scope, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been a brilliant change of pace to sink into ahead of the bigger show’s return this month. I highly recommend it if you haven’t dipped your toe into it yet.