House of the Dragon’s twins have names nearly as identical as their appearances

polygon.com:

Episode 9 of House of the Dragon, “The Green Council,” is perhaps the most explosive episode of HBO’s Game of Thronesprequel series yet. The usual court intrigue the show has made its bones on has continued, but after the dramatic events of episode 8, “The Lord of the Tides,” the drama in Westeros is unfurling at a quickening pace.

You might also think you’re seeing double. But don’t touch that dial or put down your Negroni sbagliato; those two handsome bearded men are twin brothers. Both are members of the Kingsguard, and both have sick facial hair and a general air of “having it together.” And they are twins who are named Arryk and Erryk.

Really.

[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for episode 9 of House of the Dragon.]

The two brothers spend a good chunk of the episode attempting to track down Aegon, who has disappeared into the underbelly of the city just when his family needs him most — when he needs to get off his spoiled butt and be anointed king. Ser Erryk, the sworn shield of the then-Prince and now-King Aegon, complains to Ser Otto Hightower that he can’t keep track of the young King-to-be because of how the youngster flaunts his power to create excuses to escape. When they finally find Aegon, they drag him out, only to be thwarted by Ser Criston Cole and Aegon’s brother Aemond, who take Aegon away to grab credit for the find.

But something very interesting happens in the meantime: While Ser Arryk duels Ser Criston (and loses), his brother Ser Erryk simply… watches and then nopes out of the whole proceeding. Disgusted by the political machinations going on after King Viserys’ death, he sneaks Rhaenys Targaryen out of the castle, leading to the episode’s explosive finale.

It’s lovely, for many reasons. First