Game of Thrones shows its playful side in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

January 15, 2026 Charles Pulliam-Moore

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Though House of the Dragon tells a different story than Game of Thrones, there are enough tonal similarities to make the spinoff feel more like a remix of its predecessor than a show with its own distinct voice. That's part of what made it a little hard to get excited when HBO first announced that it was producing yet another Game of Thrones prequel focused on digging into the annals of Westeros' bloody history. But unlike House of the Dragon, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms takes a unique and very refreshing approach to fleshing out the details of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books. It even has a sense of humor.

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