Summary
The newly announcedGame of Thronesspinoff,A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, threatens to spoilHouse of the Dragon’s ending well before the HBO series concludes. While production onA Knight of the Seven Kingdomshas only just begun,House of the Dragonseason 2is currently airing on Max, picking up where the hugely successful first outing left off. Also a prequel toGame of Thrones,House of the Dragonis set roughly two centuries before HBO’s Emmy-winning original seriesbased on George R. R. Martin’sA Song of Ice and Fireseries.
Using sections from Martin’s 2018 bookFire & Bloodas a foundation,House of the Dragonfocuses on House Targaryen — the line that will eventually produce Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) in roughly 172 years. Set 100 years afterGame of Thrones' Seven Kingdomsare united by the Targaryen conquest,House of the Dragonchronicles the events that culminate in the fall of House Targaryen. WhileHouse of the Dragonseason 1’s endingset the war of succession into motion,A Knight of the Seven Kingdomsthreatens to spoil the iconic “Dance of the Dragons"before it plays out onscreen.
House of the Dragon
Adapted from George R. R. Martin’s novella “The Hedge Knight,”A Knight of the Seven Kingdomsseason 1 is set roughly 100 years after the events ofHouse of the Dragon, which meansthe latestGame of Thronesspinoff will likely reveal how the Targaryen war of succession ends. WithA Knight of the Seven Kingdomsslated for a 2025 release andHouse of the Dragonseason 3on the horizon (viaVariety), it seems near-impossible for the former to avoid spoilers. The one potential saving grace, however, might be theHouse of the Dragonfollow-up’s premise.
Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will feature Targaryens, which means something about House of Dragon’s epic conclusion will be spoiled.
Reportedly,A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' plotwill look much different thanHouse of the DragonandGame of Thrones. Instead of delving into the politics of Westeros' great houses and warring kingdoms, the spinoff will follow Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), as they interact with the Seven Kingdoms' common people. Nonetheless,it’s hard to imagine the spinoff avoiding the outcome of the “Dance of the Dragons” altogether. After all,Knight of the Seven Kingdomswill feature Targaryens, which means something aboutHouse of Dragon’s epic conclusion will be spoiled.
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Game Of Thrones Already Spoiled The Hedge Knight & House Of The Dragon’s Ending
Maester Aemon & Others Spoil The Dance Of The Dragons' Outcome
The originalGame of Thronesactually spoiled bothA Knight of the Seven KingdomsandHouse of the Dragon. According toGame of Thrones, Aegon V Targaryen was Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and the fifteenth Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne — and, in his youth, went by the name of Egg while serving as a squire (viaWesteros.org) — which is something Maester Aemon mentions. EvenJoffrey and Shireen Baratheon casually spoil the outcome of the “Dance of the Dragons.“That said, theGame of Thronesspinoffsare more about their journeys than their destinations.
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight is set in a time when the Targaryen dynasty rules Westeros.
