While the Game of Thrones universe has always had moments of comedy thrown in amongst the betrayal, incest, and murder, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms takes Westeros' comic streak into uncharted territory.
Episode 1 had that gloriously disgusting phlegm scene, and while there are many amusing moments in episode 2, a conversation between Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) is probably the thing that made us laugh most — while also acting as the perfect representation of their relationship as a whole.
Let's recap.
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What's the conversation between Dunk and Egg?
The conversation takes place after Dunk's floundering attempt to talk to Tanselle (Tanzyn Crawford), a puppeteer working at the Ashford tourney who agrees to paint a new sigil on his shield.
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After attempting to console Dunk, who is worried the conversation was "ill-handled," Egg changes the subject to knighthood. We've copied the resulting, hilarious exchange below, in full:
Egg: "Do you think I'll ever make a knight one day?"
Dunk: "Sure. Why not? You're a likely lad."
Egg: "I'm a bit puny."
Dunk: "You'll grow."
Egg: "Even for my age. Everyone's always told me so."
Dunk: "Everyone's always told me I was stupid."
[Massive pause while Dunk sips his drink, not saying anything else.]
Egg: "And?"
Dunk: "Hm?"
Egg: "Hm, what?"
Dunk: "What?"
Egg: "What did you do when people said you were stupid, ser?"
Dunk: "What business is that of yours? My problems are my own."
Egg: "I thought... Aren't you trying to help me?"
Dunk: "Help you what? Grow?"
It's an absolutely beat-perfect exchange, from Egg's exasperated "And?" to Dunk's complete confusion that follows it. This kind of conversation is also why the show, and Dunk and Egg as characters, are so deeply lovable — we will never tire of seeing a small child growing increasingly frustrated with his giant, well-meaning companion's total lack of understanding.
Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.
