Viewers of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms have shared their reactions to a scene of a character defecating in the show’s opening moments.
The Game Of Thrones prequel series is based on George R.R. Martin‘s Tales Of Dunk And Egg novellas, and focuses on squire Ser Duncan the Tall, or Dunk (Peter Claffey), whose mentor dies. He then inherits his travels to Ashford to compete in a tourney, where he gets his own squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), a prince of the Targaryen dynasty.
The series premiered in the US last night (18 January), with the first few minutes depicting Dunk’s decision to enter the tournament. However, as the credits music appears to begin, it cuts to a shot of him projectile defecating.
Viewers have since shared their reactions to the unexpected scene, one writing on X: “The way they skipped over an intro to him pooping by that tree was DIABOLICAL.”
“Did we really need to see him taking a shit,” another added, while a third joked: “Did I take too many gummies or A [Knight] of the Seven Kingdoms start by showing a guy having diarrhea?”
“Just finished the premier of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Good news is there is action early in the show. Bad news is it’s just the hedge knight pooping,” a fourth noted, while another quipped: “Talk about taking a shit on the theme music.”
