Summary, a hedge knight tries to make a way for himself in the world.
In many ways this has a lot of interesting stuff around it, such as Summerhall, the Blackfyre Rebellion etc. However the issue centrally with the show is that Dunk’s journey isn’t all that interesting. It gets better when you have the accusations and the trail but the first few episodes are slow.
The comedy or the lighter aspects are what stood out for all the wrong reasons however, Game of Thrones and Westeros as a whole is a serious place. Yes there are sillier elements and yes the Dunk and Egg side of things explore them but having a shot of Dunk pooing within the first episode just feels try hard and juvenile.
Tonally a lighter show could work but it needs to read the room a bit more and to be able to take itself seriously at times too.
The idea at the end of the show that Dunk thinks he just brings bad luck and gets people killed and as such is sad, doesn’t work when he’s only known he’s people for about 5 minutes in some cases.
Overall, an interesting idea that needs a tighter execution.
3/5
Pros.
The world
The trial
The things it sets up
Cons.
The comedy
The slowness
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