'I Don't Know if We Really Need the S**t' — George R. R. Martin Reacts to a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Poop Scene as Showrunner Insists It Isn't Meant to Disrespect Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin has reacted to the poop country successful HBO spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which has rapidly go the main talking constituent pursuing the merchandise of Episode 1.

Warning! Spoilers for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1, Episode 1 follow:

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms adapts George R. R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novella trilogy, itself a prequel to Game of Thrones acceptable 100 years earlier the events of the main books. Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell play Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg, respectively.

Season 1 (Season 2 is already confirmed) kicks disconnected with wandering knight, Ser Duncan grieving the decease of his lord, Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb). We perceive the iconic Game of Thrones taxable opus earlier it is rudely interrupted by a changeable of Duncan letting rip successful a alternatively convulsive fashion, portion clinging connected to a histrion for beloved life.

It turns retired that this daze poop country came arsenic thing of a astonishment to George R.R. Martin, who told The Hollywood Reporter: “Not to accidental that my characters don’t instrumentality shits, but I usually don’t constitute astir them astatine immoderate length. When I saw the unsmooth cut, I wrote, ‘What is this? Where did this travel from? I don’t cognize if we truly request the shit.’ But [showrunner Ira Parker] liked it for immoderate reason.”

So, what are those reasons? Parker told The Hollywood Reporter that the poop country and the mode it interrupts the Game of Thrones taxable opus isn’t meant to beryllium disrespectful to the archetypal show. Rather, it’s meant to item world kicking successful arsenic Ser Duncan realizes conscionable however frightened helium genuinely is astatine the imaginable of becoming a hero, which “turns his guts to water.”

“Because he’s not a leader yet, you know?” Parker continued. “All we’re trying to accidental present is that Dunk is not a leader yet. He’s conscionable a nervy kid with a tense tummy — conscionable similar me. And arsenic severely arsenic you privation to bash thing great, arsenic soon arsenic you really person to spell disconnected and bash it, it becomes trickier. And that’s what the full play is for him.”

Despite not being definite astir the poop scene, George R. R. Martin has expressed his enthusiasm astir A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms successful the past. Indeed, Martin teased past twelvemonth that helium couldn’t hold to spot Dunk and Egg’s communicative travel to TV screens.

“I’ve seen each six episodes present (the past 2 successful unsmooth cuts, admittedly), and I loved them," Martin said successful a blog station successful January. "Dunk and Egg person ever been favorites of mine, and the actors we recovered to represent them are conscionable incredible. The remainder of the formed are terrific arsenic well. Wait until you guys conscionable the Laughing Storm and Tanselle Too-Tall.”

Martin continued to observe A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, adding: “It’s arsenic faithful an adaptation arsenic a tenable antheral could anticipation for (and you each cognize however incredibly tenable I americium connected that peculiar subject).” Check retired IGN’s reappraisal of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 for more.

His presumption connected A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is successful stark opposition to his presumption of chap Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon. In a caller interview, Martin opened up astir his "abysmal" moving narration with House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal. Meanwhile, we've heard the archetypal connection of a imaginable HBO Game of Thrones sequel bid starring Arya Stark.

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