The Faith of the Seven restored, the Old Gods smiling upon us all, and the Children of the Forest buried deep within the Great North, waiting to be discovered again. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms once again pulls us deep into the world of Game of Thrones.

As a whole, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” isn’t as good as “GoT” was at its best, but it’s much better than the dreary slog of “House of the Dragon.”

Game of Thrones' best episodes are reminders of why the series blew up, while its weakest chapters are on par with other shows' strongest.

With no dragons and no warring dynasties, HBO’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is the first test of whether the “Thrones” formula works on a human scale.