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Which Alicent is your favorite?

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My queens.

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Alicent Hightower from Season 1 is the most book-accurate version. I love her, come back!

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“Her eyes are so striking and I feel that they speak in such full sentences. it can be quite shocking, honestly, to encounter. that’s what makes sharing a set with her such a privilege and also a great lesson to any actor..” - Emma D’arcy about Olivia Cooke for Los Angelea Times.

Photo by thinkercooke.

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If two were enemies, which one would win?

Daenerys Targaryen

Rhaenyra Targaryen

Voting ended onDec 19, 2024

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They depicted the blood and cheese scene very poorly, and the author (G.R.R.M.) is also complaining about this. In general, the show doesn't stay true to the book, and that's really frustrating. Hael, in the book, is a cheerful, good-natured princess who loves traveling with her dragon. They pushed her too much into the background, and we never saw her with her dragon. I don't think we will, and besides, Hael’s dragon is the mother of Daenerys’ dragons. Ugh!!! They portrayed Hael so differently, okay, most characters are like that, but at least I think we deserved to see her with her dragon... I think the author is also complaining about this situation. Everything we complain about, the author must also be complaining about, and I'm sure it bothers him more than it bothers us. He is witnessing the collapse of what he created.

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In the book, Alicent is a very intelligent, clever, and ambitious woman, with a strong sense of justice, who would even risk her life for her children. However, in the series, Alicent unfortunately does not possess these traits. Overall, there is a disconnect between the series and the book, which bothers me a lot.

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Last Targaryen.

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The Greens!

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And [...] he's becoming more and more naked, and more and more alone. And that's one of the final straws for him, before he fully spirals. — TOM GLYNN-CARNEY, Inside Episode 4 (2024)

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Daemon saw himself in Aemond; this was a sign to the viewers.

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Seeing him in this state breaks my heart. His brother shouldn't have done this to him. He did it, and we didn't see the slightest hint of remorse. This situation could cause a conflict among the Greens. Aegon's ribs and everything below them are broken, and the armor he was wearing melted along with his skin due to dragon fire. He won't be able to stand up anymore, and naturally, he won't be able to ride his dragon. His dragon, Sunfyre, is severely injured and won't be able to fly anymore. I expect Aegon to undergo character development after this event.

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Olivia Cooke shared it on her Instagram account.

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Olivia Cooke for Flaunt Magazine.

Olivia Cooke | Spare Us The Smiting And Relish In The G-Force

Via Issue 193, The Gold Standard Issue

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George R.R. Martin praises Rhys Ifans for his performance in the first two episodes of House of the Dragon:

Rhys Ifans has been splendid as Otto Hightower every time he has been on screen, but he exceeded himself in “Rhaenyra the Cruel.” His scene with King Aegon and Criston Cole after the ratcatchers are hanged just crackles with wit, tension, drama, a performance that cries out for awards attention.