In January, the premiere of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdomsteased viewers by playing a bit of the iconic Game of Thronestheme — only to interrupt the stirring music with footage of the show’s unlikely hero pooping. It was showrunner Ira Parker’s way of demonstrating that his series might be based on George R.R. Martin’s books, but it would be very different from the epic fantasy fans expect from the franchise. But if you come to Westeros for dragonfire and kingdom-spanning wars, you won’t have to wait much longer.
