Overview
- Episode 2, titled “Hard Salt Beef,” is slated to debut on January 25 on HBO and HBO Max as the series continues its Sunday release pattern.
- Coverage underscores explicit lore connections, from Joffrey’s Book of the Brothers entry detailing Ser Duncan’s feats to Maester Aemon’s final utterance of “Egg” in Game of Thrones.
- Lyonel Baratheon is drawing early notice as a convivial counterpoint to the great houses, with critics likening his role for Dunk to Tyrion’s in the original series.
- Set in 209 AC—roughly a century before Game of Thrones—the compact, character-focused season runs six episodes and is available in the US on HBO/HBO Max and in the UK via Sky/NOW.
- Reports indicate the show has been renewed for a second season, spurring discussion about a possible young Aemon appearance that would deviate from the published novellas.