We close our coverage of “The Hedge Knight”—the Dunk and Egg novella by George R. R. Martin—once again. Yes, this is the end. And yes, you should absolutely come back next week for more The Hedge Knight.

No, really. Come back Monday or Tuesday for our coverage of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, where we will simply continue talking about the same story, but with a budget.

This week: "Getting to know Chloe" instead of Eliana

Background music:

"Death of Kings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This is Part 2 of The Hedge Knight—a Dunk and Egg reread we have managed to do repeatedly, especially right before HBO premiered the show (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms). Timing! In this episode of Girls Gone Canon, we dig into the middle of George R. R. Martin’s story, where Dunk starts getting crushed by class and expectation, and Egg’s understanding of power cracks open.

Yes, we’re about to do this story again. No, we’re not sorry. 

Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl

To move forward, we have to go back.

In this episode of Girls Gone Canon, we return to The Hedge Knight by George R. R. Martin—revisiting the origins of Dunk and Egg to unpack how class, knighthood, and legacy are being reshaped in A Song of Ice and Fire. This reread sets the foundation for everything that follows, especially as the story finds new life on screen.

If you want to hear our original first-time read of The Hedge Knight, you can do it here.

Preorder I Dreamed of You, the upcoming novel from Pim Wangtechawat: https://pimwangtechawat.net/books/

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Catching up on comments, going over what Chloe and Eliana have been consuming lately (and what we're looking forward to), and then the usual gallivanting.

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I am only a young girl.

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Background music:

"Silver Flame" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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It's like what if “Dany opened her arms to them, her skin flushed and glowing. This is a wedding, too, she thought" from AGOT Daenerys X but in ADWD and with Drogon being much larger and there's something that's kind of like a bedding.

(Apologies for the audio quality from Eliana. I've had a bit of a personal emergency that required some sacrifices in terms of production.)

Background music:

"Silver Flame" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Daenerys did not ate in this episode, just like we did not ate last week but you do get some life lessons out of this one.

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In Daenerys VII (A Dance with Dragons), Dany learns that the Frog and his friends have traveled an impressively long way just to crash her wedding. In this episode of Girls Gone Canon, we break down power, spectacle, and the entitlement that keeps testing Dany’s rule in Meereen.

Mentioned in the episode: Mighty Isobel's post on floppy ears

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In which we probably spend more time talking about the poop outside IRL than the poop outside the walls of Meereen

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A new horse comes to Meereen. Unlike the silver, this pale mare is sick—and not in the cool slang way.

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