The original post: /r/television by /u/eggflip1020 on 2026-02-07 14:03:51+00:00.
So I started watching the show because I felt a sense of duty having been there on the ground floor of Game of Thrones. While I don’t really vibe with fantasy shows movies, stuff with dragons and wizards and shit, I do like Medieval stuff and GoT checked enough boxes for me, like a bizarre and x-rated Lord of the Rings I guess. I ended up liking the show, even the final season, having not read these particular books, I didn’t know or care what lined up from the sourced material and wha didn’t.
Then there’s House of Dragon. I really didn’t like this show at all. It had a couple of moments here and there, but the story isn’t doing much for me and I don’t vibe with any of the characters, to me House of the Dragon is just a miserable show. It’s as bold and gory as GoT, but it doesn’t have any of the whimsy, clever writing or great characters, instead relying on gimmicks like time jumps and dragons.
AND THEN along comes Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The writers here went back to the thing that you have to have, and that’s good characters. I didn’t really have any expectations for this show having NO IDEA what it was but I was immediately ensorcelled by the world again.
And I don’t know what they are doing over in the UK, but are they growing talented little kid actors in a laboratory or something over there? Like the kid in the new 28 Years Later movies who basically carries those films, the little dude they got to play Egg has been brilliant. And the weirdo almost buddy cop thing they have going with Ser Duncan and Egg is working like crazy. Mismatched misfits navigating this world has been great.
I’m glad they finally went back to focusing on characters and story rather than using gimmicks and whirligigs as a crutch. The only thing that bums me out is that the episodes are so damn short it makes me feel like they are kind of milking this whole tourney/battle thing, but then again it’s kind of working so hey.