'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' S1E05 - In the Name of the Mother

About this episode

David Chen and Kim Renfro discuss the fifth episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, exploring its themes and connections to the Game of Thrones universe.

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen and Kim Renfro dive into the fifth episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms . This episode has a massive portion that’s not from the books. What did we make of how it tied into the themes of the season? Were we convinced that that was really young Dunk we were looking at? Is this one of the greatest Game of Thrones- related episodes ever? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! Links: Email us at acastofkings(AT)gmail(DOT)com Subscribe to Decoding TV on YouTube Follow us on Tiktok Buy Kim Renfro’s book about Game of Thrones Follow this podcast on Instagram Follow this podcast on Tiktok Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything

People in this episode

Hosts: David Chen, Kim Renfro

Topics covered

• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• Game of Thrones
• episode analysis
• book adaptation
• character discussion

Keywords

• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• Game of Thrones
• episode 5
• David Chen
• Kim Renfro

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Game of Thrones

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