Written by Hiram Martinez And Annie Julia Wyman And Ira Parker
Directed by Sarah Adina Smith
Prince Aerion (to Dunk, re Tanselle): "Why did you throw away your life for this whore?"
Well, well, what did we have here? First of all after hints of Prince Aerion being a right little scumbag, this episode really went above and beyond to demonstrate that. Like Joffrey Baratheon and Ramsay Bolton after him, Aerion isn't a man who took a slight lying down.
That's in spite of the fact that his horrible reputation was completely of his own making and the mocking brought upon him by Tanselle was also on him. Personally, I think she went easy on the miserable sod but Aerion retaliated in kind by snapping her finger in front of everyone.
Aerion's attack on Tanselle brought out Dunk's violently protective side. Dunk hasn't been subtle in how he's attracted to Tanselle to the point where Egg teased him for it. It was Egg who also alerted Dunk about Aerion going after Tanselle. Dunk didn't hold back with the punch. Aerion also didn't hold back with trying to punish Dunk either.
Book fans knew the Egg reveal. Yes, he's Aerion's younger brother, Aegon. Yup, the grandfather of Daenerys Targaryen but that's a long way off. Needless to say, Dunk looked pretty shocked when he realised who Egg really was. Aerion on the other was more annoyed with being reunited with his younger brother.
Dunk and Egg's banter was on absolutely fine form with this episode. They had formed a brotherly bond of sorts and enjoyed mocking one another while enjoying the tournament. That was before everything went shit and Egg's real identity came to the forefront.
I'm actually shocked they didn't leave it until the finale but this midway reveal might actually work better for the show. So far, it's been relatively tame but this reveal was absolutely the best thing that could've happened to the show. Just how will Dunk and Egg's relationship change after this?
- Plummer wanted Dunk to take part in a rigged joust against Lord Ashford's son Ser Androw. Egg also bonded more with the horse, Thunder.
- Did Dunk and Egg invent the breakfast sandwich? It looked really nice.
- The next episode will be released on HBO Max on Friday due to the Super Bowl on Sunday.
- Chronology: We've been in the same place for the first half of the season.
The Squire was by far the best episode so far. Devoid of unnecessary bowel movements, genuinely fun banter with our leads and that reveal at the end. This was the shot in the arm the show needed and it came at the right time as well.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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