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Laura Hurley

Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms' Daniel Ings Wanted To 'Inject Some Chaos' Into Lyonel Barathon, And He's Already A Fan-Favorite

Lyonel Baratheon watching the dancing in his pavilion in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 1x01.

Spoilers are ahead for the first two episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in the 2026 TV schedule, available streaming now with an HBO Max subscription.

The newest Game of Thrones spinoff wasted no time in establishing that it's taking a much funnier approach to Westeros than House of the Dragon, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms continued that with Episode 2. While the duo of Dunk and Egg are supplying a lot of the lightheartedness, the biggest scene-stealer of the show at this point might be Lyonel Baratheon, a.k.a. the Laughing Storm. Before even becoming the fan-favorite he is now, Daniel Ings opened up about the "chaos" he wanted to bring as the future lord of Storm's End at the Ashford Tourney.

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