"How do you feel about epilogues? Me, I love them ... most of the time. They're fantastic in fantasy novels, where it's a treat to get a long, valedictory wrap-up after an epic saga. They're less welcome in Marvel movies, where saying good-bye to all the characters adds 20 minutes to an already staggeringly long run time. (Ever watch Avengers: Endgame on cable? The epilogue's so long it spans multiple commercial breaks.)"
"Television would seem to be a medium well suited to epilogues. But outside of the British tradition of the "Christmas episode," we actually don't get a lot of concluding TV episodes that are more focused on "relaxed, wind-down time with our favorite characters" than on "delivering major plot points." Because of this, I do wonder if some fans of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will feel a little underwhelmed"
"That's why I think it makes sense to consider "The Morrow" as the fantasy-novel epilogue that few fantasy TV shows ever get (and that the rushed ending of the novella The Hedge Knight lacks). If your favorite element of this series has been its hang-out vibe - if, like me, you loved "The Squire" the best this season - you are well served by this finale, which lets us spend one more relatively chill half-hour with Dunk and Egg"
Epilogues play well in fantasy novels but can feel excessive in long franchise films. Television seldom offers epilogue-style, relaxed finales outside the British "Christmas episode" tradition. This season's narrative arc effectively concluded in episode five, leaving the final episode to focus on mourning, farewells, and a calm wind-down with Dunk, Egg, and their companions. "The Morrow" operates as a fantasy-novel epilogue, providing hang-out time and closure rather than new plot twists. Two outstanding questions concern repercussions for Ser Duncan and whether Prince Aegon can remain his squire. Ser Duncan will not be punished further at this time.
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