Save this article to read it later.

Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.

It started when Jaime Lannister stood and said, almost to himself, Any knight can make a knight.

Article image

By the time Tormund started applauding and Tyrion started toasting and Brienne started smiling Brienne!

I lost it completely.

A bit about the source material, not that it matters that much.

If you dont know the short stories in question, thats fine, youll get the drift.)

Theyre the freelancers of the knighting world.

Ser Duncan, or Dunk as hes better known, is different.

The point is, Dunk is an enormously endearing character.

Dunks life, virtuous though it both seems and is on the outside, is a lie.

Remind you of anyone,Ned Stark fans?

Which brings us back to Jaime and Brienne.

(Theyre both very tall, you see.)

Gee, does that sound like any women we know?

Just as importantly, these phrases are a direct link to George R.R.

After showrunners David Benioff and D.B.

Whether that bothers you or not is immaterial.

It felt much like the scene itself: One last meeting of old friends, before the end arrives.

Tags: