Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Thumbs up for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the newest Game of Thrones spinoff/prequel from HBO.

I didn’t even know this was coming, or what it was based on. I saw a listing and thought, hey that looks like a Game of Thrones ripoff.

The creators have wisely “gone small” and very successfully so, with a character-based story about a wannabe knight and his unusual squire. It recaptures the feeling of the early Game of Thrones seasons, with the lived-in world and medieval humanity.

In lieu of Ramin Djawadi, there is music by Dan Romer, and it’s very well done.