"Remember back in 2013, 2014, thereabouts? You'd be at a party, and someone would mention Game of Thrones, and the conversation would bubble along for a bit, but you'd already stopped paying attention because you were girding your loins, knowing what was about to happen, because it always happened? Like clockwork? Namely: Someone in the group would snort with outsized, performative derision."
"There have always been people who wear their disdain for the most popular aspects of pop culture as badges of honor, intelligence, discernment, etc. But I have good news for them: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, premiering Sunday night on HBO, is a show for you. Yes, it's about a knight (Peter Claffey) and his squire (Dexter Sol Ansell) trying to make their way."
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms presents a small, grounded story set in Westeros that centers on a knight and his squire traveling together. The series intentionally removes high-fantasy elements like magic and dragons in favor of character-driven narrative and straightforward plotting. The show avoids the sprawling cast, complex lineage charts, and lore-heavy exposition common to other Westeros productions. The Targaryen family appears but serves a limited role. The series omits sexual assault and incest and minimizes nudity of women, though it includes male nudity. The pacing and scope require no external reference materials.
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