George R. R. Martin‘s Westeros is full of many, let’s say, less-than-humble characters. The fantasy universe depicted in Martin’s “A Tune of Ice and Hearth” books and the HBO sequence Sport of Thrones and Home of the Dragon just isn’t wanting for larger-than-life figures like Cersei Lannister, Stannis Baratheon, and Daemon Targaryen. Most of the time, these figures are very a lot conscious of their outsized standing.
That’s all set to alter with newest Sport of Thrones prequel sequence A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Not solely will this adaptation of Martin’s “Tales of Dunk and Egg” novellas incorporate the views of the Seven Kingdoms’ decrease class, it’ll all be seen by way of the eyes of this franchise’s most charmingly self-aware figures.
There’s no good technique to put this however… Ser Duncan the Tall a.okay.a. “Dunk” (Peter Claffey) is a little bit of an fool and he is aware of it. His inner monologue within the Dunk and Egg tales is a steady stream of self-loathing and frustration. The poor man wasn’t born in a citadel and educated by discovered maesters just like the highborn of Westeros have been. As a substitute he needed to discover his personal technique to knighthood like the remainder of us peasants. As such, he’s the rarest of Westerosi archetypes: a giant lovable dummy. Primarily based on the primary trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the George R. R. Martin and Ira Parker-created sequence has Dunk’s characterization down pat.
Peter Claffery’s Dunk is offered as the gorgeous, good moron he’s no fewer than 5 occasions on this two-minute presentation. There he’s, standing like a lump when Lord Baelor Targaryen’s servant tries to get his horse previous his huge body. Prince Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett) will later surmise that Dunk just isn’t intelligent sufficient to be a stableboy. Then Dunk will get completely owned by his new younger squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) because the boy accurately calls out that he doesn’t have any canines to hunt him down. Nonetheless, Dunk maintains the sense that he’s meant for greater issues.
