The most important thing to learn from Season 1 is how the friendship between Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock/Emma Darcy) and Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey/Olivia Cooke) gradually crumbles to bits. in depth, Dragon House It revolves around the repercussions of their tragic rivalry. Yes, they hate each other, but what can they expect after becoming pawns in the game of the men around them at a young age? They are manipulated, pitted against each other by circumstances, and forced to act selfishly for the benefit of their children. They start a war that will inevitably end in destruction, but their history is what forms the emotional soul of the series.
The best friends grew up together as the children of King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and his hand Ser Otto (Rhys Ifans). To secure his family’s legacy, Otho married his daughter to Viserys after his wife died in childbirth. It creates an inevitable rift between her and Rhaenyra, and the rift increases when Alicent gives birth to a boy. Naturally, this would affect who would sit on the throne after Viserys. Will it be Rhaenyra, as announced, or will she fight Alicent to make her firstborn son the next king? These questions are the basis of the bloodshed and fights, from Alicent nearly slicing up her ex-boyfriend with a knife in front of the family to her sons fighting in the open sky (more on that in a different slide).
All bets are on the war in Season 2 even if the two women aren’t in the same place, but Rhaenyra and Alicent are still the beating heart. At a recent press eventshowrunner Ryan J. Condal said that during the editing process, they found a way to “connect these characters even if they’re literally islands apart. It adds dimension to this story. As they say, parting with friends hurts more than anything else, right? It also allows for D’Arcy and Cooke deliver great performances.
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