We’re now halfway through A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1, with Episode 3, “The Squire,” marking a turning point for the characters and storyline. Dunk has learned of a major reveal that changes everything, and now that he’s wronged a prince, his life is on the line. Episode 4, “Seven,” dials up the drama even more, setting the stage for what’s about to be a very intense night of television.
But instead of the usual Sunday night premiere, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has a new release day and time this week because of the Super Bowl taking place this weekend. Read on to learn when you can turn in for the early release, along with what you can expect from Episode 4.
Episode 4 new release date and time
The biggest night in the NFL takes place this weekend, with Super Bowl LX taking over TVs across the country on Sunday night. Because of this, HBO has decided to release episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Industry early on its streaming service. You can watch Episode 4, “Seven,” on Friday, February 6 at 12:01 a.m. PT / 3:01 a.m. ET. on HBO Max.
It’s important to note that the new episode will only be available early on HBO Max specifically. If you watch new episodes on the channel HBO, the linear premiere will still take place at its usual time, airing on Sunday, February 8 at 10:00 p.m. ET.
But if you’re streaming new episodes on HBO Max, you can enjoy “Seven” starting in the early hours of Friday morning, and you can rewatch it at any time you’d like. The series will return to its usual release schedule next week.
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Episode 3 ending explained
Last week’s episode was a huge one, making this week’s all the more anticipated. In case you forgot, “The Squire” concluded with Egg frantically delivering the news to Dunk that someone was in danger, only for Dunk to discover that the Prince Aerion was harming Tanselle. Seeing him break her finger, Dunk beat up Aerion, acting on emotion.
But the tension only increased from there when Egg entered and revealed that he is not a lowborn orphan from Flea Bottom like Dunk after all—he’s a Targaryen prince, and the brother of Aerion. The episode ended on dramatic music as Dunk made the realization, shocked he’d been so wrong this whole time.
The ending of Episode 3 has major implications for Episode 4, of course, as Dunk faces the consequences for his actions.
Episode 4 preview
Take a closer look at what we can expect in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 4 in the preview below, giving us a tease of what Dunk has to deal with next:
Of course, Dunk is angry with Egg for keeping his true identity from him, but he’ll soon have to deal with much more than that. Aerion wants Dunk to die for what he did, but he proposes a trial of seven instead of a trial by combat. As seen in the preview, that means Dunk must enlist six other knights to fight with him. But does he even know six knights?
Episode 4 synopsis
You can read HBO’s official synopsis for “Seven” below:
“After landing himself in the Targaryens' crosshairs, Dunk exercises his right to request a trial by combat. But when Aerion insists on a trial of seven instead, Dunk is faced with the daunting task of finding six others to fight alongside him.”
It’s going to be another big week for Dunk and Egg, and if you’ve read the novella this season is based on, The Hedge Knight, you’ll know the remaining episodes are going to be intense. Buckle up for a thrilling episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on Friday!
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