India, Jan. 23 -- The Game of Thrones universe is back, and this time, audiences are surprisingly upbeat about it. HBO's latest spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is being praised by viewers as a refreshing, more humorous take on George R.R. Martin's world. If early reactions are anything to go by, the show might just outshine its predecessor.

The series goes back in time and follows a humble hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), long before the Targaryen wars and the Iron Throne's political scheming. Joining him is a bald young squire named Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), as the pair journey through tournaments, meet nobles from the Targaryen and Baratheon houses, and stumble into adventures that are more human than high fa...