Alright, alright, listen up, y’all. We gonna talk about this “Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” thing, whatever that is. Sounds fancy, like somethin’ them city folks watch on their picture boxes.
So, they’re makin’ a show, a “Game of Thrones” somethin’-somethin’. Don’t ask me, I never watched that either. Too much blood and dragons and whatnot for my taste. I like my stories simple, like a good day at the market, not all this stabbin’ and screamin’.
Anyway, they’re gettin’ actors, you know, people pretendin’ to be other people. They got this fella, Peter Claffey, he’s playin’ a big knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, they call him “Dunk.” He’s the main guy, I reckon. Big fella, probably good at swingin’ a sword, though I bet he couldn’t chop wood for a whole day like my old man could.
- Peter Claffey plays Ser Duncan the Tall, big fella, the main knight.
- This “Dunk” fella, he’s got a little squire, a kid named Egg. Real name’s somethin’ fancy, Prince Ay-gun Tar-gary-en, somethin’ like that. He’s a prince, they say. Kids these days, always gettin’ into trouble. Hope he listens to Dunk, or he’ll be in a heap of trouble, prince or no prince. Dexter Sol Ansell is the youngun playin’ this Egg fella.
- And then there’s this other fella, Finn Bennett, he plays a bad egg, Prince Aerion. “Brightflame,” they call him. Sounds like trouble to me. Always the fancy-named ones causin’ the ruckus.
They been filmin’ this show up in Belfast, that’s over in Ireland, I think. Started back in June, just finished up now in September. Four months of workin’! That’s a long time to be pretendin’. Bet they’re tired. I know I would be. I get tired just thinkin’ about it.
They got a bunch more actors, too. Bertie Carvel, he’s another prince, Baelor. Tanzyn Crawford, she’s playin’ some girl named Tanselle. Then there’s Daniel Ings, he’s a knight, too, Ser somethin’-or-other Baratheon. And Sam Spruell, another prince, Maekar. So many princes and knights, must be a real fancy story. I tell you, back in my day, we just had farmers and blacksmiths and such. No princes around here.
This Lucy Bevan lady, she’s the one who picked all these actors. Casting, they call it. Like pickin’ apples, I guess, only instead of apples you’re pickin’ people. She must have a good eye for it, seein’ as how this “Game of Thrones” was such a big deal, so they say.
HBO, that’s the company makin’ the show. Big city folks, spendin’ lots of money on this stuff. I don’t know where they get it all. Must be nice. Me, I gotta work hard for every penny. But I guess that’s just how it is. Some folks get to play pretend, and some folks gotta keep the world runnin’.
This whole thing, it’s called “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.” Sounds important, don’t it? Hedge knight, that means he’s just wanderin’ around, I guess. Not like one of them fancy knights with a castle and all. More like a regular fella, just with a sword. Maybe that’s why folks like him. Everyone likes a good underdog story, even me, though I prefer a good harvest story any day.
So yeah, that’s the deal with this “Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” show. They got their actors, they filmed their story, and now they’re gonna put it on that picture box for everyone to see. Maybe I’ll watch a bit, if there ain’t too much stabbin’. But if it gets too complicated, I’m turnin’ it off and goin’ back to my knittin’. At least that makes sense. This prince and knight business, it’s just too much for my old head to handle.
So if’n you see this show pop up on your TV, you’ll know a little somethin’ about it. It’s got a big knight, a young prince, and a bunch of other folks dressed up in fancy clothes. And it’s all pretend, just like most things on that picture box, you know. Don’t go gettin’ too caught up in it. Real life is a whole lot different. But a little bit of pretendin’ never hurt nobody, I guess. Just don’t forget where you come from, and don’t forget to keep your feet on the ground. That’s what I always say.
