Black Phone 2: Scott Derrickson Answers the Call of Evil

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Westeros is home to many, let’s say, less-than-humble heroes, according to George R. R. Martin. Large-than-life figures like Cersei Lannister, Stannis Baratheon, and Daemon Targaryen are certainly appealing to the fantasy world depicted in Martin&#8217, s&#8220, A Song of Ice and Fire&#8221, books, and HBO’s Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. These individuals are more than likely aware of their enormous reputation.

With the most recent Game of Thrones prequel line, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, all of that is all set to shift. This version of Martin &#8217, s &#8220, Tales of Dunk and Egg &#8221, novellas may also add the viewpoints of the Seven Kingdoms &#8217, lower class, as seen through the eye of this franchise’s most endearingly self-aware numbers.

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There&#8217, s no good way to put this but&#8230, Ser Duncan the Tall a. k. a. &#8220, Dunk&#8221, ( Peter Claffey ) is a bit of an idiot and he knows it. In the Dunk and Egg tales, his domestic speech is a constant source of frustration and self-loathing. The poor man wasn’t born in a mansion and subjected to the same level of education as the noble of Westeros. He rather had to find his own path to becoming a knight like the rest of us farmers. He is therefore the most uncommon Westerosi archetype: a large, lovely dummy. The George R. R. Martin and Ira Parker-created set has Dunk&#8217’s description straight out of the box.

Peter Claffery &#8217 ;s Dunk is depicted as the beautiful, flawless moron he is no fewer than five times in this two-minute presentation. When Lord Baelor Targaryen’s slave tries to find his horses past his enormous body, he is standing like a pile in front of him. In the future, Prince Aerion Targaryen ( Finn Bennett ) will conclude that Dunk is not intelligent enough to be a stableboy. Then Dunk is completely owned by his brand-new young squire Egg ( Dexter Sol Ansell ), as the boy correctly states that he does n’t have any dogs to hunt him down. Dunk also maintains the impression that he is intended for greater things.

He turns toward the end of the tape,” #8221,” because I know I’m only a wall knight, but occasionally I think I could be more. The World of Ice and Fire users will be aware of Martin’s error.

” I really enjoy Dunk because so many people in Westeros have forgotten about his moral compass.” &#8211, Peter Claffey #AKOTSK# NYCC&mdash, Game of Thrones ( @GameOfThrones ), October 9, 2025

Ser Duncan is a ( literally ) big reason why Game of Thrones is at its best and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will serve as its warmest counterpart. Despite the moral gray of every person in Martin &#8217’s dream world, Dunk is one of its more talented soldiers, and Egg and the series that follows him appear to be following his lead. The video makes that clear with a lighter colour scheme and artist Dan Romer’s cheery score, which replaces Ramin Djawadi’s epic bombast and composer Dan Romer’s lighter color palette.

Sir Duncan the Tall may not be the Prince Who Was Promised, but he might just be the protagonist that Westeros desperately needs in the year 209 AC. A Knight of the Seven Kingdom‘s biggest, dumbest boy has a chance to effect real change now that the dragons are long gone, House Targaryen’s power is waning, and ( first ) Blackfyre Rebellion is in view.

On HBO Max, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will be airing on January 18.

The first episode of Den of Geek was titled Dunk Is But Superbly Dumb in the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Trailer.