House Of The Dragon Episode 8's Emotional Moment Was Unscripted
House of the Dragon had its most emotional episode yet in the form of «The Lord of the Tides.» With King Viserys (Paddy Considine) having grown increasingly ill over the course of the season, the episode saw him grow frailer than ever. One of the most poignant moments in this episode occurred as King Viserys struggled to climb up the throne, which also contained a small touch that wasn't in the script.
House of the Dragonfeatured its final time jump in «The Lord of the Tides.» In the six years since «Driftmark,» Daemon (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) have settled into a comfortable marriage and have had two children, Prince Aegon and Prince Viserys. Meanwhile, King Viserys has been growing weaker in King's Landing, with Alicent (Olivia Cooke) ruling in his name. This poses a problem for Rhaenyra because when Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) has been injured in battle, the succession of House Velaryon is called into question. Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) would prefer for the Driftwood Throne to pass to her granddaughter Baela (Bethany Antonia). Rhaenyra's son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) is legally the heir, but his parentage is in question, and Corlys' brother Vaemond (Wil Johnson) wants the Lordship for himself.
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In a grand display of love for his daughter, Viserys enters the Throne room as deliberations and arguments are being made to secure Lucerys' place in the succession. But as he ascends the steps to the throne, his crown falls off his head. In a moment of brotherly love, Daemon Targaryen helps his brother up the steps and places the crown on his head. Geeta Patel, who directed the episode, revealed to Entertainment Weekly that this moment was
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