In the Name of the Mother
5th episode of the 1st season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
5th episode of the 1st season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
"In the Name of the Mother" is the fifth episode of the first season of the American fantasy drama television series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Written by Hiram Martinez, Ti Mikkel, and co-creator Ira Parker, and directed by Owen Harris, it aired on HBO on February 15, 2026. In the episode, Dunk (Peter Claffey) faces Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett) in the brutal Trial of Seven. Years earlier, Dunk considers abandoning his miserable life in Flea Bottom when his friend Rafe (Chloe Lea) proposes they leave for the Free Cities. The episode was filmed in Belfast in 2024. Parker and Harris decided to depict the trial exclusively from Dunk's perspective, using first-person shots from his helmet to reflect the tension and confusion of battle. The production faced a number of challenges, including wasps on set, noise from fog machines, and budget constraints that limited the scale of the combat and the number of extras. In the United States, "In the Name of the Mother" attracted 9.2 million...
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