Almost half of Episode 5 of “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” centers on a seven-on-seven combat sequence between pissed-off (and/or pissed-drunk) Targaryen princes on one side and the bewildered Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his Ashford Tourney frenemies on the other. In keeping with the show’s earthier, simpler perspective on the world of Westeros, though, the sequence in “In the Name of the Mother” isn’t just about spectacularly intricate fight choreography or bravura drone shots. The scene has those, for sure. But it’s really about Dunk having a quick mental breakdown inside his helmet.
This comes right from series showrunner Ira Parker, who told IndieWire on an upcoming episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast that the reasoning behind every decision, from tone to costume to…
‘ The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties ’
‘ Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com ’
