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Originally Posted by bdubbs
They did a bad job of explaining it in the episode, but on the "Inside the Episode" video on youtube afterwards, the director said that one of the Twins realized that he no longer wanted to help the Greens with their deception and decided to switch sides and help Rhaenys as a way to show he picked his side which is the Blacks.
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Wasn't he also the same King's Guard in charge of babysitting Aegon? He probably witnessed a bunch of depraved acts and had enough once he saw the child fighting pits.
My impression was the King's guard was following orders from the crown, as that was their duty, but then they began to deviate, once they realized what was happening with the High Tower's. Ser Harrold just straight up quits.
It makes sense that the King's Guard would initially serve the High Tower's but then some would quit as soon as they realize that the Hight Tower's are potentially usurping the throne.
I do think the introduction of many of these characters is rushed, but the show is also trying to get to the more interesting parts. Giving every king's guard a filled out backstory would be a lot. The show will likely move a lot like GoT, where major characters just kind of show up.