A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS Delivers One of the Best Episodes in the GAME OF THRONES Franchise
I don’t know about you, but I’m enjoying the hell out of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms! This show is so damn good, and the end of the last episode had me jumping out of my couch and cheering!
Episode 4 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms didn’t just deliver an all-timer moment for the series, it officially carved out a spot among the most celebrated episodes in the entire Game of Thrones universe.
The episode, titled “Seven,” is sitting at a massive 9.7 out of 10 on IMDb. That score doesn’t just top every episode of House of the Dragon, it puts A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms shoulder to shoulder with some of the most legendary hours of Game of Thrones ever aired.
To put that into perspective, House of the Dragon peaked at a 9.4 during its run. Impressive, sure, but “Seven” leaps past it and lands in rare company. Only a handful of Game of Thrones episodes have reached or surpassed this level.
The gold standard remains the trio of episodes rated at 9.9: “The Rains of Castamere,” better known as the Red Wedding, “Battle of the Bastards,” which threw Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton into one of the most brutal fights the show ever staged, and “The Winds of Winter,” an episode loaded with seismic moments, including Cersei Lannister destroying the Sept of Baelor, Daenerys Targaryen finally setting sail for Westeros, and the reveal that Jon Snow is actually Aegon Targaryen.
Just beneath those sits “Hardhome” at 9.8, the chilling clash between Jon Snow, the Free Folk, and the Night King that completely reset the threat of the White Walkers.
Then there’s the 9.7 club, now proudly joined by “Seven.” That list includes “Blackwater,” with Tyrion’s wildfire inferno, “The Lion and the Rose,” where Joffrey Baratheon meets his end, “The Mountain and the Viper,” which crushed hopes in one unforgettable duel, “The Children,” featuring Tyrion killing Tywin Lannister, “The Laws of Gods and Men,” anchored by Tyrion’s courtroom speech, “The Door,” which delivered Hodor’s devastating origin, and “Spoils of War,” when Daenerys rode her dragon straight into battle against the Lannister army.
That’s elite territory, and “Seven” earns its place. The episode centers on Dunk being forced into a Trial of Seven, a brutal and ancient Westerosi spectacle where seven knights face off on each side.
Aerion Targaryen’s lineup is stacked with power, including his father Maekar and members of the Kingsguard. Dunk’s side starts scrappy but gets a surge of hype when Lyonel Baratheon steps in.
Then comes the moment that had fans losing their minds. The episode closes with Baelor Targaryen joining Dunk’s cause, a reveal that lands hard and hits that classic Thrones nerve of honor, bloodlines, and consequences colliding all at once.
What makes this even cooler is that the show’s success isn’t limited to a single episode. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is now the highest-rated first season of any Game of Thrones series on Rotten Tomatoes, which says a lot about how well this smaller, character-driven story is landing with fans.
This series was always pitched as something more intimate than dragons and continent-shaking wars, and Episode 4 proves that scale isn’t everything. Sometimes all it takes is a knight, a vow, and and wanting to fight for honor and what is right.