opens with Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, announcing during a small council, "The King is dead." Elsewhere in the teaser, Alicent wants her eldest son Aegon II to reign under the false pretense that it was Viserys' last wish. "He told me he wished for Aegon to be king," s...
proclaiming that he would never get over her, even though Alicent Hightower helped him through the worst of his grief. Despite his marriage to Alicent lasting longer than that of his marriage to Aemma, it was more of a political arrangement and the love was very different to that of ...
“It adds a level of shame and guilt that is different to anything that Alicent has ever experienced before, by being indisposed with the head of the Kingsguard who should have been on duty to make sure that the castle was on lock,” Cooke told Variety.“That’s a theme that plays ...
The Greens have specifically and repeatedly attacked motherhood as an aspect of Rhaenyra’s identity.Alicent Hightower(Olivia Cooke) summons her moments after she's given birth, a long and bloody journey that necessitates she climb the castle stairs in pain, Aemond has called her sons...
It’s a shame, because Season 1 ofHouse of the Dragonwas so strong in its tense and emotional moments. The monologue shared between Rhaenyra and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) in “Driftmark” is undeniably one of the strongest pieces of writing in the series, and showcases the tale...
Ultimately, the murderers do in fact sneak into the castle, however, after their plan goes sideways, the end up in the nursery where the young twins Jaehaerys and Jaenaera Targaryen -- children of Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) and grandchildren of Alicent Hightower (O...
“It adds a level of shame and guilt that is different to anything that Alicent has ever experienced before, by being indisposed with the head of the Kingsguard who should have been on duty to make sure that the castle was on lock,” Cooke toldVariety. “That’s a theme that...