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'''Միսանդեյ''', գեղարվեստական կերպար Ամերիկական Գահերի խաղըհեռուստասերիալում, որը եթերում է եղել 2011-2019 թվականներին [[HBO]] ալիքում։ Նա նաև հանդես է գալիս [[Սառույցի և կրակի երգը ]] ֆենտեզի շարքում՝ գրված Ամերիկացի հեղինակ Ջորջ Մարտինի կողմից, որի մոտիվներով էլ ստեղծվեց հեռուստասերիալը։ Միսանդեյն ստրուկ է, ով Էսսոսի նվաճման ժամանակ որպես օգնական գալիս է Դեյների Տարգերյենի մոտ։ Նա Միրենի կառավարման ընթացքում ծառայում է Դեյներիսին որպես ամենահուսալի խորհրդականներից մեկը։
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Միսանդեյի կերպարը մարմնավորելէ[[Նատալի Էմանուելին ]] [[HBO]] ալիքում հեռուստատեսային ադապտացիայում, որտեղ նրա կերպարը մեծապես ընդլայնվում է<ref name="ElleNathalieEmmanuel">{{cite news|title=Missandei is gone from "Thrones" but Nathalie Emmanuel is here to stay|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a27422137/nathalie-emmanuel-game-of-thrones-missandei-death/|accessdate=May 23, 2019|publisher=Elle|first=Nojan |last=Aminosharei| date=May 10, 2019}}</ref>։ Նրա մահը հեռուստատեսային ադապտացիայի ընթաացքում,(սեզոն 8) | մրցաշրջանի ութ]] ընթացքում հանգեցրեց բևեռացված արձագանքի շատ դիտողների և քննադատների շրջանում ՝ ստեղծելով հակասություններ [[սառեցման]] օրինակով։
 
 
"'''Յոթ թագավորությունների ասպետը'''"<ref name="hbolisting">{{cite web |url=https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season-8/2-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms |title=S8 Ep 2: A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms |publisher=HBO |accessdate=April 21, 2019}}</ref> is the second episode of the [[Game of Thrones (season 8)|eighth season]] of [[HBO]]'s [[fantasy]] television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and the 69th overall. It was written by [[Bryan Cogman]], and directed by [[David Nutter]]. It aired on April 21, 2019.
 
Missandei is portrayed by [[Nathalie Emmanuel]] in the [[HBO]] television adaptation, where her role is greatly expanded from that in the books.<ref name="ElleNathalieEmmanuel">{{cite news|title=Missandei is gone from "Thrones" but Nathalie Emmanuel is here to stay|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a27422137/nathalie-emmanuel-game-of-thrones-missandei-death/|accessdate=May 23, 2019|publisher=Elle|first=Nojan |last=Aminosharei| date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> Her death in the television adaptation during [[Game of Thrones (season 8)|season eight]] led to a polarized reaction among many viewers and critics, creating controversy as an example of [[fridging]].
The episode takes place entirely in Winterfell and is dedicated to the buildup before the [[The Long Night (Game of Thrones)|battle between the living and the dead]]. It has been likened to a <!-- Discussing on talk page -->[[bottle episode]],<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/neavg7/game-of-thrones-gave-itself-a-feel-goodish-bottle-episode 'Game of Thrones' Gave Itself a Feel-Good(ish) Bottle Episode]. ''Vice''. April 22, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.npr.org/2019/04/22/715794928/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-2-think-back-to-where-we-started 'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 2: 'Think Back To Where We Started']. NPR. April 22, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.slashfilm.com/game-of-thrones-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-review/ Game of Thrones Delivers One of Its All-Time-Best Episodes With A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]. [[/Film]]. April 22, 2019.</ref> though it does not meet the definition of the term.<ref>[https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-bottle-episode-no.html "No, Game of Thrones Didn’t Do a Bottle Episode”]. Vulture. April 24, 2019.</ref>
"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" received positive reception from critics, with many highlighting the episode's balance of the show's longtime characters and citing it as one of the best episodes of the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/game-of-thrones-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-review/ |title= ‘Game of Thrones’ Delivers One of Its All-Time-Best Episodes With "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" |date= April 22, 2019 |work= [[/Film]] |accessdate= April 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/game-of-thrones-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-best-episode/ |title='A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Is Game of Thrones' Best Episode Ever |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |date=April 24, 2019 |work=[[TV Guide]]| accessdate=April 27, 2019}}</ref> [[Gwendoline Christie]] ([[Brienne of Tarth]]) submitted the episode to support her [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/gwendoline-christie-game-of-thrones-2019-emmy-awards-episode-drama-supporting-actress/|title=Gwendoline Christie (‘Game of Thrones’) 2019 Emmy Awards episode revealed for Best Drama Supporting Actress (Exclusive)|last=Beachum|first=Chris|date=July 26, 2019|website=GoldDerby|access-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> [[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]] ([[Jaime Lannister]]) later selected the episode to support his nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/forum/television/2019-emmy-episode-submissions-official-list-part-2/|title=2019 Emmy Episode Submissions (Official List) — Part 2|last=Beachum|first=Chris|date=2019-08-02|website=GoldDerby|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>
 
== Character ==
The title is a reference to the title bestowed on Brienne of Tarth after Jaime Lannister knights her and to the [[Tales of Dunk and Egg|collection of stories of the same name]] by [[George R. R. Martin]], the author of the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels on which ''Game of Thrones'' is based.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/04/game-of-thrones-got-season-8-episode-2-title-knight-of-seven-kingdoms/|title=‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Episode 2 Title Explained: The Secret Meaning of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’|last=Dwilson|first=Stephanie Dube|date=April 22, 2019|website=Heavy.com|language=en|access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref>
===Background===
As children, Missandei and her three brothers are captured by raiders from the Basilisk Isles and sold into slavery in Astapor. Missandei's talent for learning languages easily is noticed by the masters of Astapor, who train her as a scribe. Missandei's brothers Marselen and Mossador are made into Unsullied (the third brother is also made into an Unsullied but dies during his training). Missandei is an interpreter who becomes a close confidante and trusted advisor to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. She is from the island of [[World of A Song of Ice and Fire#Naath|Naath]], off the coast of [[World of A Song of Ice and Fire#Sothoryos|Sothoryos]]. She is also a [[polyglot]] who speaks nineteen languages.<ref>{{cite news|title=Game of Thrones, Season 6, Episode 3: "Oathbreaker"|url=https://reelrundown.com/tv/Game-of-Thrones-Season-6-Episode-3-Oathbreaker|accessdate=September 8, 2016|publisher=Reelrundown.com|date=May 10, 2016}}</ref>
 
==Plot=Overview===
Missandei first appears in the book series at the age of 10 in 2000's ''[[A Storm of Swords]].''<ref name="Chapter 23">{{cite news|title=A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 14|url=http://www.tor.com/2013/01/18/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-storm-of-swords-part-14/|accessdate=September 8, 2016|publisher=Tor|date=February 1, 2013}}</ref> In the television series, she was first introduced in the third season, already an adult in the role of a slave interpreter.<ref name=ElleNathalieEmmanuel /> Her arrival in the television series was notable because she was one of the few characters of color, along with Missandei's love interest, Grey Worm.<ref name=ElleNathalieEmmanuel /> She eventually dies near the end of the television series, while Grey Worm and Daenerys look on.<ref name=Tragic />
Daenerys and Sansa both contemplate the fate of Jaime Lannister, who reveals Cersei was lying about sending her army. They let Jaime fight for them after Brienne vouches for him. Jaime speaks with Bran and apologizes for trying to kill him ("[[Winter Is Coming#In the North|Winter Is Coming]]"), but Bran holds no anger. Meanwhile, Daenerys is angry at Tyrion for believing Cersei, but is mollified by Jorah.
 
== Storylines ==
Sansa and Daenerys attempt to clear the air between them based on their mutual love of Jon, but Daenerys doesn't have an answer when Sansa asks about the fate of the North once Daenerys takes the Iron Throne. Theon returns wishing to fight for the Starks. Tormund, Beric, and Edd arrive and tell Jon that the Army of the Dead will arrive before the following morning.
[[File:Three dragons.png|thumb|140px|alt=A coat of arms showing a red three-headed dragon on a black field over a scroll reading "Fire and Blood."|Coat of arms of House Targaryen]]
 
====''A Storm of Swords''====
At the war council, Bran persuades them to let him act as bait to lure the Night King, who wishes to kill him. Theon volunteers to defend Bran with the Ironborn, and Jon and Daenerys plan to ambush the Night King when he reveals himself to destroy him.
{{see also|A Storm of Swords}}
Missandei is working as an interpreter for Astapori slaver Kraznys mo Nakloz when Daenerys Targaryen comes to inspect his army of Unsullied.<ref name="Chapter 23"/> After Daenerys strikes a bargain with the Good Masters of Astapor concerning payment for the Unsullied, Kraznys gives Missandei to Daenerys as an interpreter to give them commands. To Missandei's surprise, Daenerys frees her; having nowhere else to go, Missandei accepts Daenerys' offer to stay as her interpreter and handmaiden. Missandei subsequently accompanies Daenerys as she liberates the neighbouring cities of Yunkai and Meereen.
 
====''A Dance With Dragons''====
Arya talks to the Hound, and asks him why he came North since he only fought for himself, and he retorts that he had fought for her ("[[The Children (Game of Thrones)#In the Vale|The Children]]"). Arya then visits Gendry. He reveals he is a bastard of [[Robert Baratheon]]. Wanting to lose her virginity before the battle, Arya seduces and sleeps with Gendry.
{{see also|A Dance With Dragons}}
Missandei becomes Daenerys' herald, announcing her entry when she meets with the people of Meereen. After Mossador is killed by the Sons of the Harpy, Daenerys offers to let Missandei return to Naath; Missandei refuses, noting that she would be an easy target for slavers.
 
Following the reopening of the fighting pits and Daenerys' flight from Meereen with her dragon Drogon, Daenerys' new husband Hizdhar zo Loraq removes Missandei from her position as herald. With Daenerys' other servants Irri and Jhiqui joining the Dothraki in their search for Daenerys in the Dothraki Sea, Missandei is left as the only occupant in the Great Pyramid's royal apartments. When Barristan Selmy seizes control of Meereen, he has Missandei tend to the mortally wounded Quentyn Martell.
Tyrion, Jaime, Brienne, Podrick, Davos, and Tormund gather in the meeting hall to drink before the battle. The conversation turns to why women cannot be knighted; in response to Tormund's remark that he would knight Brienne without hesitation, Jaime knights an emotional Brienne.
 
==TV adaptation==
Jorah fails at attempting to stop Lyanna Mormont from fighting in the battle. Sam approaches Jorah and gives him House Tarly's Valyrian sword Heartsbane, out of gratitude for the influence Jorah's father [[Jeor Mormont|Jeor]] had on him.
[[File:Nathalie_Emmanuel_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Nathalie Emmanuel]] plays the role of Missandei in the [[Game of Thrones|television series]]]]
 
Missandei was played by the British actress [[Nathalie Emmanuel]] in the television adaption.<ref>{{cite news|title=Game of Thrones reveals new cast members for Season 3!|url=http://io9.com/5925957/game-of-thrones-reveals-new-cast-members-for-season-3|accessdate=September 8, 2016|work=[[io9.com]]|date=July 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpSDSgChsaI |title=Game of Thrones Season 3: New Cast Members – Comic Con |accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/22/comic-con-game-thrones-panel|title=Game of Thrones team on season 7, who should be on Iron Throne|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Li|first=Shirley|date=July 22, 2016|accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref> Her performance was nominated for multiple Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as an Empire Award. Her portrayal of Missandei had many loyal fans, who would later react negatively to the character's death in Season 8.<ref name=ElleNathalieEmmanuel /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27369362/game-of-thrones-missandei-death-reactions/ |title=Here's How Fans Reacted to Missandei's Death on Game of Thrones|work=Men's Health |date=May 6, 2019|first=Jordan |last=Taylor| access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> Emmanuel has discussed the importance of her character to fans, noting in particular the importance of portraying a strong woman of color in a successful television show.<ref name="moviefone">{{cite news|title='Game of Thrones': Nathalie Emmanuel Wants More Action, Romance for Missandei|url=http://www.moviefone.com/2016/08/05/game-of-thrones-nathalie-emmanuel-missandei/|accessdate=September 8, 2016|publisher=Moviefone|date=August 5, 2016}}</ref> She has also discussed Missandei's romance with [[Grey Worm]], calling it "endearing" and remarking on the pleasure of working with co-star [[Jacob Anderson]].<ref name="moviefone"/>
Daenerys visits Jon in the crypts and he reveals his true parentage to Daenerys but Daenerys is skeptical about the reliability of the information. They are interrupted by horn blasts signalling the approach of the Army of the Dead.
 
==Production==Season 3====
The story of Missandei in the third season of [[Game of Thrones]] closely tracks her story in ''A Storm of Swords''. However, when Daenerys agrees to purchase Kraznys's Unsullied soldiers, she demands Missandei's services as part of the exchange; in the book, Kraznys gave her to Daenerys of his own accord.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/apr/01/game-of-thrones-season-three-epsisode-one-valar-dohaeris|title=Game of Thrones recap: season three, episode one – Valar Dohaeris|last=Hughes|first=Sarah|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 1, 2013|accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref>
 
===Writing=Season 4====
In season 4, Missandei befriends [[Grey Worm]], the commander of the Unsullied, and gives him lessons in the Common Tongue. While bathing in a stream she witnesses Grey Worm watching her; although she covers herself, she later admits to Grey Worm that she is glad he saw her. She expresses sorrow that Grey Worm was castrated during his training, though Grey Worm notes that if he had not become an Unsullied soldier he never would have met her.
The episode was written by "series veteran" [[Bryan Cogman]].<ref name="synopsis">{{cite web |url=https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season-8/2-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms/synopsis |title=A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms |publisher=HBO |accessdate=April 21, 2019}}</ref> This was his eleventh and final script of the series overall. For him "the biggest challenge was not writing a Wikipedia page."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/21/game-of-thrones-bryan-cogman-knight-seven-kingdoms-interview/|title='Game of Thrones' writer breaks down 'play-like' season 8, episode 2's big scenes|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> The episode adapts material from the unpublished novels ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' and ''A Dream of Spring'', along with original material not published in [[George R. R. Martin]]'s novels.
 
===Filming=Season 5====
In season 5, Grey Worm is gravely wounded in a skirmish with the Sons of the Harpy, and Missandei stands vigil by his side. When Grey Worm wakes he reveals to her that, in battle, he felt fear for the first time, fear that he would never see Missandei again; Missandei is clearly moved by his sentiment. When the Sons of the Harpy launch an attack at the reopening of the fighting pits, one of the Sons nearly kills Missandei before he is killed by [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Daenerys subsequently flies away on Drogon,<ref>{{cite web|last=Fowler|first=Matt|title= Game of Thrones: "The Dance of Dragons" Review|url=http://ign.com/articles/2015/06/08/game-of-thrones-the-dance-of-dragons-review|publisher=IGN|date=June 8, 2015|accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref> and [[Daario Naharis]] decrees that Tyrion, Missandei, and Grey Worm should govern Meereen in her absence.
The episode was directed by [[David Nutter]], his second of three episodes this season. The outdoor Winterfell scenes were filmed at sets in [[Moneyglass]] and [[Magheramorne]] in [[Northern Ireland]], with indoor scenes filmed at [[Paint Hall]] studios in [[Belfast]].<ref>[https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/04/game-of-thrones-season-8-location-where-filmed-got/ "‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Locations: Where Is GoT Filmed?"]. [[Heavy.com]]. April 14, 2019.</ref> Executive producers [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss]] let [[Maisie Williams]] decide how much of her body to show on camera during her sex scene; she didn't believe that Arya's nakedness was central to the narrative, and she "kept [herself] pretty private."
 
===Music=Season 6====
To keep the peace with the slavers, Tyrion grants them seven years to transition from slavery. Although Missandei helps defend Tyrion's decision to the outraged Meereenese freedman, in private she warns Tyrion that the masters will betray him. She is eventually vindicated, when the slavers send a fleet to lay siege to Meereen. She accompanies Daenerys to a parley with the slavers' representatives. When Daenerys leaves on Drogon to destroy the fleet, Missandei tells the masters that Daenerys has ordered one of their deaths as punishment for their treachery, though when two of them offer up the third Grey Worm kills those two instead. Missandei later accompanies Daenerys and her forces as they sail to Westeros.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://moviepilot.com/posts/3982261 |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/3982261 |title=Watch: The Show's Writers Go Inside The Season 6 Finale Of 'Game Of Thrones' |publisher=[[Moviepilot]] |accessdate=September 8, 2016 |date=June 28, 2016 |author=Snowden, Heather|url-status=live}}</ref>
The episode features a song called "[[Jenny's Song]]", sung by Podrick while many of the characters were drinking by the fire before the upcoming battle. The first line of the song appeared in the book ''[[A Storm of Swords]]''; the writers wrote the rest of the lyrics while series composer [[Ramin Djawadi]] set it to music. Another version of the song, titled "Jenny of Oldstones", was sung by the band [[Florence and the Machine]] and played over the ending credits.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.polygon.com/game-of-thrones/2019/4/21/18510121/game-of-thrones-jennys-song-full-lyrics-podrick-theory-season-8-episode-2|title=Podrick’s song has ties to the books and a Game of Thrones prophecy|first=Austen|last=Goslin|work=Polygon|date=April 21, 2019|accessdate=April 22, 2019}}</ref>
 
==Reception==Season 7====
Missandei is present throughout Daenerys's reclamation of her ancestral stronghold of Dragonstone. She presides over [[Jon Snow (character)|Jon Snow]] and Davos Seaworth's arrival at the island. Davos is quite taken with Missandei and inquires about her background, but she remains mysterious. Later, as the Unsullied prepare to leave for the seizure of Casterly Rock, Missandei goes to Grey Worm to talk about their feelings and the pair consummate their relationship. Missandei eventually reveals her entire backstory to Jon and Davos in an attempt to impress Daenerys' character upon them.
 
===Ratings=Season 8====
Missandei travels with Daenerys' court to Winterfell. Feeling unwelcome amongst the Northerns, she and Grey Worm plan to sail to Naath after Daenerys wins the Iron Throne. During the Long Night, Missandei shelters in the crypts, and survives the Night King's reanimation of the dead Starks in the crypts. After the defeat of the White Walkers, she accompanies Daenerys' forces to Dragonstone, but they are ambushed by Euron Greyjoy's fleet and Missandei is taken prisoner and brought to [[Cersei Lannister]] in King's Landing. Tyrion, Daenerys, and Grey Worm journey to King's Landing and Tyrion begs Cersei to surrender, but Cersei has [[Gregor Clegane]] behead Missandei.
The episode was viewed by 10.29 million viewers on its initial live broadcast on HBO, and an additional 5.61 million viewers on streaming platforms, for a total 15.9 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2019/04/23/ratings-game-of-thrones-falls-from-season-8-premiere-tops-second-episode-from-s7/|title=Ratings: "Game Of Thrones" Falls From Season 8 Premiere, Tops Second Episode From S7|work=Headline Planet |last=Cantor |first=Brian |date=April 23, 2019 |accessdate=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-21-2019/|title=Sunday cable ratings: ‘Game of Thrones’ slips, ‘Barry’ hits another high|publisher=TV by the Numbers|first=Alex|last=Welch|date=April 23, 2019|accessdate=April 23, 2019}}</ref>
 
===Critical responseControversy===
Missandei's death at the end of "[[The Last of the Starks]]" was criticized as a plot device to push Daenerys's descent into madness.<ref name="RankingDeaths">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/arts/television/season-8-game-of-thrones-deaths.html|title=Ranking the Deaths in the Final 'Game of Thrones' Season|date=May 20, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> Just before being beheaded by [[Gregor Clegane]] at Cersei's direction, Missandei shouts "Dracarys!" at Daenerys, who is standing just outside of the city of King's Landing backed by her army and her last fire-breathing dragon, Drogon.<ref name=RankingDeaths /> "Dracarys" is the command used to incite fire from a dragon in the series.<ref name=RankingDeaths /> Although many viewers considered Daenerys's transition into a mad conqueror to be poorly executed by the show's creators, she would go on in the next episode to use Drogon to destroy the city of King's Landing and kill all of its inhabitants<ref name=RankingDeaths /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/2019/5/5/18530451/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-4-daenerys-dracarys-mad-queen |title=Game of Thrones' Mad Queen Theory, Explained|work=Vox |date=May 5, 2019|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> Missandei's death was viewed by some as an easy shortcut to Daenerys's improbable flip and the subsequent destruction of King's Landing.
The episode received largely positive reviews from critics and acclaim from many longtime commentators of the series.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1120491086986788867|title=‘Stephen King's Twitter Account|publisher=Twitter|first=Stephen|last=King|date=April 22, 2019|accessdate=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-dunk-egg-jaime-brienne-books.html|title=‘Why ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Means So Much to Game of Thrones Book Readers|publisher=Vulture|first=Sean|last=CollinsWh|date=April 22, 2019|accessdate=April 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=‘Game of Thrones’ Delivers One of Its All-Time-Best Episodes With "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/game-of-thrones-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-review/ |date=April 22, 2019 |accessdate=May 14, 2019 |publisher=[[/Film]]}}</ref> It has an 87% rating on the [[review aggregator]] site [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 94 reviews, with an average rating of 8.12/10. The site's critics' consensus states: "What 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' lacks in forward narrative momentum it makes up for in cryptic callbacks, intimate moments, and the promise of imminent battle – though some fans may find their patience tested. The things we do for love."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s08/e02|title=Game of Thrones - Season 8, Episode 2|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango]]|access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref>
Jeremy Egner of ''[[The New York Times]]'' believed that the episode did a good job with building up the story before the eventual climax at Winterfell and wrote, "In this last week before the big White Walker clash and the presumable carnage and loss of beloved characters it will entail, it was a reminder that the things we do for love can be heroic, too."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/arts/television/game-of-thrones-review.html|title=‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8, Episode 2 Recap: The Things We Do for Love|publisher=The New York Times|first=Jeremy|last=Egner|date=April 21, 2019|accessdate=April 22, 2019}}</ref> David Sims of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' suggested that "audiences didn't need most of last week's dire episode," adding that smooshing the episodes together would result in "a good hour of fan service," before the potential death of some of the characters in the next episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/04/game-thrones-season-8-episode-2-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-review/587635/|title=Game of Thrones: The One Where Everyone Contemplates Imminent Death|publisher=The Atlantic|first=David|last=Sims|date=April 21, 2019|accessdate=April 22, 2019}}</ref> Alyssa Rosenberg of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' believed that the episode did a good job of distinguishing between the two sides of the upcoming battle by showing "the warm bodies and warmer conversations between our tragically, beautifully human characters." Rosenberg went on to analyze that the apocalyptic situation facing the characters served as a meta commentary for the impending end of the series, writing, "It’s a sly note to those of us who have spent a decade or longer with George R.R. Martin’s characters, an admonition that even when this hugely absorbing series ends in a few weeks, its best moments will live on in those of us who have loved it and challenged it. And in the hands of writer and co-executive producer Bryan Cogman — who has always, to my mind, better understood what made “Game of Thrones” wonderful than even the men who created and ran the darn thing" <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/22/game-thrones-season-episode-review-rightful-queen/?noredirect=on|title=‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8, Episode 2 review: ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’|publisher=The Washington Post|first=Alyssa|last=Rosenberg|date=April 21, 2019|accessdate=April 22, 2019}}</ref> Author [[Stephen King]] shared praise about the episode on [[Twitter]], writing "As a long-time storyteller, I'm in awe of how perfectly the minds behind this show brought all the major characters together at Winterfell. They made it look easy. Constant Readers, it is not."<ref name="auto"/>
Among the negative reviews, Liz Shannon Miller of ''[[IndieWire]]'' criticized the pace of the episode and unnecessary confrontations between the characters and added, "The issues surrounding "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" would be lesser if a) Episode 1 hadn't also been so devoted to moving pieces into place and b) Season 8 wasn't going to be only six episodes."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-review-season-8-episode-2-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-spoilers-1202060757/|title=‘Game of Thrones’ Review: The Final Season Keeps Stalling in a Frustrating ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’|publisher=IndieWire|first=Liz Shannon|last=Miller|date=April 21, 2019|accessdate=April 22, 2019}}</ref>
 
Missandei's death has been considered as a possible example of [[fridging]].<ref name=Tragic>{{cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/missandeis-death-on-game-of-thrones-was-tragic-in-more-ways-than-one-17305617 |title=Missandei's Death On 'Game Of Thrones' Was Tragic In More Ways Than One|work=Bustle |date=May 9, 2019|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://time.com/5590729/game-of-thrones-finale-daenerys/ |title=Game of Thrones Had an Opportunity With Daenerys Targaryen. The Show Squandered It.|work=Time |date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> Although fridging typically describes a woman who is killed off in order to further a plot that revolves around a man, it also applies when a minority character is killed to serve the plot of a white character.<ref name="MissandeiControversy">{{cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/2019/5/6/18530526/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-4-death-who-died-missandei-daenerys|title=Game of Thrones’ Missandei controversy, explained|date=May 6, 2019|accessdate=May 23, 2019|publisher=Vox}}</ref> Missandei's death was additionally controversial because she was one of few characters of color to appear in the series, and one of only two to make it to the episode in which she died.<ref name=Tragic /> After her death, Grey Worm was the only character of color for the remainder of the series.<ref name=MissandeiControversy />
=== Awards and nominations ===
 
===Recognition and awards===
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! scope="col" |Result
! Nominee(s)
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! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|! rowspanscope="2row" | 20192014
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]
| rowspan="2" | [[71st Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[PrimetimeScreen EmmyActors Guild Award for Outstanding SupportingPerformance Actorby an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding SupportingPerformance by an ActorEnsemble in a Drama Series]]
| [[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/sag-awards-2013-nominations-full-list/ | title=SAG Awards Nominations: ''12 Years A Slave'' And ''Breaking Bad'' Lead Way |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] | date=December 11, 2013| accessdate=September 8, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/sag-awards-2014-stunt-winners-lone-survivor-game-of-thrones/ | title=SAG Awards: ''Lone Survivor'', ''Game Of Thrones'' Win Stunt Honors |website=Deadline Hollywood | date=January 18, 2014 | accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/forum/television/2019-emmy-episode-submissions-official-list-part-2/|title=2019 Emmy Episode Submissions (Official List) — Part 2|last=Beachum|first=Chris|date=2019-08-02|website=GoldDerby|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = '2'| 2015
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]
| Screen Actors Guild Award
| [[Gwendoline Christie]]
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news | last=Hipes| first=Patrick | url=http://deadline.com/2014/12/sag-awards-nominations-2015-full-list-nominees-1201317757/|title=SAG Awards Nominations: ''Birdman'' & ''Boyhood'' Lead Film Side, HBO & ''Modern Family'' Rule TV – Full List|website=Deadline Hollywood | date=December 10, 2014 | accessdate=September 8, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126230813/http://deadline.com/2014/12/sag-awards-nominations-2015-full-list-nominees-1201317757/|archivedate=January 26, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Hipes| first=Patrick | url=http://deadline.com/2015/01/sag-award-winners-2015-screen-actors-guild-awards-winner-list-1201358500/|title=SAG Awards: ''Birdman'' Flies Even Higher & ''Orange Is The New Black'' Shines – List Of Winners |website=Deadline Hollywood | date=January 25, 2015| accessdate=September 8, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126230702/http://deadline.com/2015/01/sag-award-winners-2015-screen-actors-guild-awards-winner-list-1201358500/ |archivedate=January 26, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/forum/television/2019-emmy-episode-submissions-official-list-part-2/|title=2019 Emmy Episode Submissions (Official List) — Part 2|last=Beachum|first=Chris|date=2019-08-02|website=GoldDerby|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>
|-
| [[Empire Awards]]
| [[Empire Hero Award]] (Ensemble)
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/global/interstellar-wins-film-director-at-empire-awards-1201462423/ |title=''Interstellar'' wins Film, Director at Empire Awards |work=Variety |first=Leo |last=Barraclough |date=March 30, 2015 |accessdate=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2015/winners/hero.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714065122/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2015/winners/hero.asp |title=Empire Hero Award 2015 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |accessdate=September 8, 2016 |archivedate=July 14, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|-
! scope="row" |2016
| Screen Actors Guild Award
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/sag-award-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201657169/ |title=SAG Awards Nominations: Complete List |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 9, 2015 |accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |2017
| Screen Actors Guild Award
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/14/2017-sag-awards-nominations|title=SAG Awards nominations 2017: See the full list|first=Joey |last=Nolfi|date=December 14, 2016|accessdate=December 14, 2016|work=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>
|}
 
== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season-8/2-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"] at [[HBO|HBO.com]]
* {{IMDb episode|6027908}}
 
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