
As a huge fan of the Dunk and Egg stories, I was really excited about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. It still centers on Ser Duncan the Tall, a young knight still mourning his old mentor, and his adventures begin at a tourney in Ashford Meadow. Let me tell you, thrown into a competition with all these seasoned knights, Dunk quickly realizes he’s out of his depth! It’s interesting because a lot of his early experience was just traveling around Westeros as a squire to Ser Arlan of Pennytree – a character most people, aside from maybe Baelor Targaryen, have totally forgotten. Honestly, even readers of the original The Hedge Knight don’t have a super clear picture of Arlan, as the books keep him somewhat mysterious. But the adaptation smartly drops that ambiguity, and I think it’s a fantastic decision that really helps bring the story to life.