Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

[Morrus]

First episode has dropped.

That scene a few minutes in… I was not ready for that.

I haven’t read the books, so I don’t know what to expect. Definitely lighter in tone to Game of Thrones.

 

[Older Beholder]

I like the smaller scale feel to it compared to GoT and HotD.
I loved both those shows, don’t get me wrong, but only having a single plot line to follow was a welcome change of pace.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

It should be lighter in tone and smaller in scale; that's the appeal of the stories -- a look at the common people, not continent-wide political machinations. Read the stories; they aren't long and they are worth it.

Early feedback is encouraging; I won't be picking it up to watch until most of the episodes drop so I don't have to activate the streaming service for more than a month.

 

[Morrus]

Read the stories; they aren't long and they are worth it.

No, I’ll stay spoiler free.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

No, I’ll stay spoiler free.

Fair enough. I suspect non-book readers will miss out on Dunk's internal monologue which IMO adds a lot, unless the show figured out a way to insert that in a rational fashion.

But heck, he's thick as a castle wall, so maybe you're not missing much.

 

[BookTenTiger]

I love the Dunk & Egg stories, they're really fun adventures without quite as much of the horrors of Game of Thrones. Even though it's from the perspective of a young barely-a-knight, it's still got enough politics and intrigue to feel like a GoT book. Sir Duncan the Tall has a refreshing moral strength.

 

[zottel]

Looking forward to giving it a watch soon!
Can not recommend the books enough, easily my favourite story by G.R.R.M. They also are a relatively short read.

 

[sevenbastard]

That scene a few minutes in… I was not ready for that.

That they did it to the theme song has me worried that might be part of each episodes opening credits.......

 

[wicked cool]

So far it’s ok. It’s fun I guess so far. I didn’t read the books so I have no idea what to expect but it’s one of the first hbo series where after the episode ended I wasn’t chomping at the bit to watch another

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I dug the first episode. The smaller scope is nice, but one thing that struck me was that it depicted people just having a good time. No foreshadowing of doom or anything too deep. Been a long time since a Game of Thrones TV show just let people be happy.

That scene a few minutes in… I was not ready for that.

If it's the one I'm thinking of, yeah, my wife and I were both cringing and shouting at the screen.