At one point, we see a painting of the Raven King on his throne, and the view lingers for a long moment on a likeness of The Gentleman, lurking in some trees to the side, as if he were a danger to the Raven King or something like that. At least, it suggests a link. This is never explored in the series, though. What did it mean?
- To be clear, the painting only included the gentleman in the TV series. As described in the book, it only shows the Raven King with his retinue of magical creatures, and Edward III with his retinue of warriors, and Nell Gwyn (Charles II's actress mistress) as Britannia pulled between them. Presumably the TV series writers just wanted to pull the gentleman into the plot more.
- Actually, this is probably a reasonable addition. If the Gentleman with the Thistledown Hair has indeed served the Raven King (as he claims in the book), then it is quite unsurprising that he should show up in a historical painting.
