The most recent episode of Game of Thrones Season 8 was a celebration of characters characters weve come to know and love over the course of nearly eight seasons.

But perhaps no one person is as universally beloved as Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie), the loyal warrior who has fearlessly defended Stark women since Season 2. In a standout moment from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the seasons second installment, she finally got her due being knighted by her friend (and would-be boyfriend) Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) in an intimate ceremony before a group of men that included her dedicated squire, Podrick (Daniel Portman).