New House Of The Dragon Footage Teases Cast Change As The Dance Of The Dragons Begins
House of the Dragon is about to start truly living up to its name. In a new trailer for the second half of the season, the freshman series teases the upcoming cast change as civil war threatens to engulf Westeros in fire and blood.
Thus far, House of the Dragon centered upon a younger Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) and Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) as the two young women struggled under the weight of their positions in the courts of King's Landing. Both girls had a lot of growing to do, which unfortunately drove a wedge between them. This all came to a head in House of the Dragon episode 5 of the season, «We Light the Way.» Rhaenyra was wed to her cousin, Ser Laenor Velaryon (Theo Nate) following rumors that she had slept with her uncle, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith). Alicent discovered that Rhaenyra had lied to her — Rhaenyra did not sleep with Daemon, but with Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel). In Westeros Medieval-inspired society, virginity is a virtue, and Alicent took this as an affront, finally turning the two best friends into enemies.
House of the Dragon Episode 1 Uploaded to HBO Max YouTube Channel
In a new trailer, HBO has now highlighted the cast change among the younger cast. Though there's talk of bringing the young actors on for House of the Dragon season 2 in flashbacks, Rhaenyra will now primarily be portrayed by actor Emma D'Arcy, and Alicent will now be portrayed by Olivia Cooke. In the trailer, Cooke's Alicent points out that it's been at least 10 years since the events in «We Light the Way.» Rhaenyra has had three children of her own («What are children, but a weakness?» Larys Strong says in a voiceover), while Alicent has four, including the teenage Aegon, whose father, Viserys, passed over when
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