Overview
- Episode 3 introduces a bawdy in-world song that recounts the Blackfyre Rebellion and the climactic Battle of the Redgrass Field.
- The lyrics spell out the “hammer and anvil” tactic, with Baelor striking with Dornish spearmen and Maekar holding a shield wall to crush rebel forces.
- Background detailed in coverage underscores how Aegon IV’s deathbed legitimization of his bastards fueled Daemon Blackfyre’s claim and eventual defeat.
- Showrunner Ira Parker explains that a young character concealed his background to reach the Ashford tourney, choosing an unsuspecting hedge knight as the safest path.
- To avoid a Super Bowl conflict, Episode 4 will stream early on HBO Max on Friday, February 6 at 12:01 a.m. PT/3:01 a.m. ET, before the regular HBO airing Sunday night.