A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms sets itself apart from other Game of Thrones shows in the first few minutes with the inclusion of cutaway gags: abrupt cuts to scenes past that add a punchline to a line of dialogue. When eulogizing the recently passed Ser Arlan of Pennytree, Dunk mentions how he never beat him when he didn’t deserve it, only for the scene to cut to a quick-fire montage of all the times when, presumedly, he did deserve it.
This willingness to look back is one of this show’s greatest strengths, but it does highlight one thing missing from these cutaways: the most important moment in Ser Duncan the Tall’s life.
