A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker is a self-described hardcore Game of Thrones fan, but when asked to name his all-time favourite episode, he struggled to pick just one.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Parker explained that he doesn’t have a single favorite episode. Instead, he holds onto specific moments that still resonate with him years later.
“I’m not sure I have favorite episodes. I have favorite moments. Two of them are Dany moments. One was when her dragons were born — oh man, that got me so excited. And the other is when she ‘sells’ her dragons to the slave master.”
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Standing by “Battle of the Bastards”
When the conversation turned to battle episodes, Parker agreed with a popular (if sometimes debated) choice. While many fans and the interviewer themselves consider “Hardhome” the cooler pick, he firmly backed “Battle of the Bastards.”
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“I agree with you. And, you know, actually, another of my favorite moments?”
He went on to name a quieter, more intimate scene that he knows will divide fans.
The controversial favourite
Parker’s most unexpected pick comes from the final season: the quiet conversation between Arya Stark and Sandor Clegane (the Hound) on the bridge before the big battle.
“This will cause some controversy, I hope. The Arya and the Hound scene on the bridge before the battle in the final season. They just have a conversation when everything is quiet. I love that scene so much. I really love the two of them coming back together for that moment.”
The choice is notable. While the final season remains polarizing among fans, Parker clearly finds emotional weight in that understated reunion between two characters who shared a complicated history.
A fan’s perspective
Parker’s answers reveal the mindset of someone who still watches Game of Thrones as a passionate viewer rather than purely as a professional working within the same universe. From the awe of Daenerys’ dragons hatching to the spectacle of the Battle of the Bastards and the quiet power of Arya and the Hound’s final exchange, his favorites span the full emotional range of the original series.
As he continues steering A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms through its second season, Parker’s deep affection for the source material and its television adaptation remains clear even when it leads him to defend a scene he knows some fans would rather forget.
