‘House of the Dragon‘ has slowly become one of this year’s most popular television shows. Based on parts of George R. R. Martin’s ‘Fire & Blood’, the series chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen and their civil war of succession. The event is also called the Dance of the Dragons.
One of the characters that were introduced in the show is Aegon Targaryen. Writer and executive producer Sara Hess and director Clare Kilner recently gave an interview and talked about the character. Let’s find out what more the duo said about the fantasy show.
‘House Of The Dragon’ Makers Talk About Aegon Targaryen
The penultimate episode of ‘House of the Dragon‘ recently aired and has been well received. Writer and executive producer Sara Hess and director Clare Kilner talked about one of its characters, Aegon Targaryen.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kilner said: “I’m always on the side of the character” while directing. “You just see this boy who has been neglected and cannot ever see a future for himself outside of what everyone has told him his life is gonna be.”
Kilner said he isn’t sympathetic to such people in real life. “But for character, we are very sympathetic towards him because we were very conscious that we didn’t want him to be Joffrey [Baratheon from ‘Game of Thrones‘]. He’s not a sadist.”
Hess added, “He’s the only firstborn son in the history of Westeros, and in the Targaryen family, who was not named his father’s heir. What does that do to you? He tosses it off by pretending he doesn’t give a shit, that it’s stupid anyway. But he deeply cares and he’s deeply crushed by it. His father’s lack of trust in him eats away at his soul.”
The Duo Talks About The Show’s Penultimate Episode
When asked why didn’t Rhaenyra kill hundreds of people to prevent a war, Hess said that “it’s not her war.” He said, “the fight is between these two sides and she’s kind of not in it. She doesn’t feel like she’s the one to come in and do that.”
She further added, “If she had just incinerated everybody, it’s game over, Rhaenyra wins and we’re done here. But the cost is huge. I also feel like that moment, she looks Alicent in the eye and Alicent walks in front of her kid to shield him.”
They explained that the two have a certain for each other. “It’s one mother to another. Rhaenys is angry, but in her previous scene with Alicent, she respected her, even if she doesn’t agree with her. So she’s not going to kill another woman like that.”
The final episode of ‘House of the Dragon‘ titled ‘The Black Queen‘ will air on October 23. HBO has renewed it for a second season.
