The “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” started off with the biggest premiere in HBO history, then continued to climb each week until the finale.
The series is set almost 200 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) when dragons were still huge and powerful.
Halfway through the season, we had a big time jump, and Milly Alcock, who played Rhaenyra Targaryen, was replaced by Emma D’Arcy, while Emily Carey, who played Alicent Hightower, was replaced by Olivia Cooke.
These two characters were best friends as young girls, but the scheming of Alicent’s father, Otto (Rhys Ifans), to get her to marry Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys (Paddy Considine), ripped them apart, and now they’re on opposite sides.Sadly, we didn’t get many scenes between the older Rhaenyra and Alicent, and that is something Emma D’Arcy wants to remedy in season 2.
In a recent interview with GQ after
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