Paddy Considine bids farewell to House of the Dragon in heartfelt Instagram post

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Paddy Considine's time on House of the Dragon has come to an end, and the actor paid tribute to his role as King Viserys in a heartfelt Instagram post (opens in new tab).

"Thank you for the kind words. I cannot reply to every comment, but I’d like to acknowledge that they haven’t been lost upon me," Considine wrote. "It was an incredible adventure where I made lots of new friends that will be with me for the rest of my life. I’d like to thank the creators for allowing me the freedom to make Viserys my own. I have never loved a character so much." 

He also paid tribute to Sian Brooke, who played Viserys' first wife Aemma in episode 1: "I want to give massive love and respect to Sian Brooke who came in for only a few days, but changed the course of my character with her brilliant performance and commitment to the work. The impact stayed with me until my final improvised words. She unlocked the missing piece of the puzzle for me, and allowed my story to come full circle. From the moment she dies, so does Viserys. It was a love story. That’s the secret I carried with me. As sick as he gets, he never, himself, demands any cure. He quietly accepts his suffering, never forgiving himself for putting his beloved wife through such torture in her final moments. Viserys was a gift. I am so honoured he found me. Now, no more."

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Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin was a fan of Considine's performance and paid his own tribute to the actor. On his blog (opens in new tab), he wrote of Considine's final episode: "Sunday’s episode, "Lord of the Tides," was everything I hoped it should be. Kudos to Eileen Shim, the scriptwriter, to Geeta Patel,