Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sam Spruell—whose performance as the arrogant Maecker was pitch perfect—said that he understood Maecker would be furious upon learning that Egg had disobeyed him.
“His youngest son, Aegon [Egg]It’s his last chance to prove himself as a father. He has his last chance to find an heir who’s worth anything and isn’t a drunk or a violent psychopath… Everything Macer touches doesn’t work for him, and there’s too much vulnerability there. He’s pretty much a failure as a father,” Spruell said.
Spruell added, going with Dunk was the best decision for Egg. “There’s a wisdom in Dunk that comes naturally and intuitively, and I don’t think Maker will ever come close to it… [Egg] “To see that if he wants to be the person he wants to be, he must follow Dunk instead of his father, that’s incredibly upsetting for Maeker,” he said. “So I hope some of that upsetting and humiliation is potentially explored in future books or seasons of the show.”
Eagle-eyed readers may take that last statement, as well as Spruell’s comment that he knows “very little” about season two other than that it follows the second novel and “they’re shooting it right now”, to mean that any of the characters we’ll meet in Dunk and Egg’s next adventure won’t involve Macer – despite the dangling thread of Macer at the end of season one.
He is not in Martin’s next story in the series, “The Sworn Sword”. (He has no reason to be, because in the book, he reluctantly allows Egg to become Dunk’s squire.) But in the context of Targaryen history, Macer is also quite busy in his later years at Ashford Meadow.
After killing his brother Baelor – the heir to the Iron Throne – during the Seven Trials of the Danks, Makar moved up a notch in the line of succession. He went even further the following year at the tournament at Ashford Meadow, when several Targaryens, including King Daeron II and Baelor’s two sons (including the Valar, who appear in it) were defeated. a knight of the seven kingdoms), Westeros was destroyed in an epidemic known as “The Great Spring Sickness”.
This leads to the reign of King Aerys I (not to be confused with King Aerys II, the “Mad King” often referred to). game of Thrones); He is on the throne in both “The Mighty Sword” and “The Mystery Knight”, Martin’s third story of particular interest to Targaryen-watchers.
maker does He eventually ascends the Iron Throne when he becomes the last recognized heir apparent after Aerys’s 12-year reign ends. If a knight of the seven kingdoms Given additional seasons beyond Martin’s books – showrunner Ira Parker has certainly hinted that could be in the cards – here’s hoping Spruell will return to play an older, not necessarily wiser version of King Maecker, and further explore the character’s relationship with his youngest son.
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