"As Arya Stark's erstwhile traveling companion, last seen left behind to work in a tavern and presumably spared the worst of Game of Thrones, the culinary enthusiast always struck me as an avatar of the Westerosi everyman: some guy not directly entangled in the realm's grand political or existential machinations who mostly just wants to get by under the rule of one crazy monarch or another."
"Its protagonist is Duncan (Peter Claffey), a gentle, hulking oaf trying to make a life for himself as a hedge knight after the death of the man he once squired for. Hedge knights are essentially Westerosi ronin - lordless, itinerant, unglamorous - but to former street urchin Duncan, or "Dunk," the role still promises honor and purpose. When we first meet him, he's riding toward the town of Ashford, where he hopes to enter the tournament that's drawing various royals into the area."
Hot Pie represents a Westerosi everyman who seeks simple pleasures amid brutality and instability. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows Duncan, a gentle hedge knight, and Egg, a secretive youth who becomes his squire. Hedge knights are lordless, itinerant fighters offering honor and purpose to characters from humble origins. The series adapts George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas and is created by Martin and Ira Parker. The show emphasizes everyday life, small pleasures, and character-driven storytelling rather than grand political machinations, using tournaments, travel, and personal relationships to shape tone.
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