
I mentioned this in our “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” finale live blog, but going into the now-concluded “Game of Thrones” spinoff, I had a feeling that I was maybe growing a little tired of Westeros. Between the proliferation of potential sequel shows, of all kinds, the attempts of every other streaming service trying to have its own flagship fantasy saga (to varying degrees of success), and some of the franchise's own woes, I was wondering whether HBO's plan to root us firmly in Westeros for years to come was truly the right move.
I’m not about to retread the ”Game of Thrones” ending debacle, nor do I really want to dwell on the relative disappointment I felt after the “House of the Dragon” season 2 finale, but I did definitely go into “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” with some trepidation.