When HBO Max launched The dragon house in August 2022, Matt Smith was the star in that cast in charge of bringing the prequel to the screen Game of Thrones centered on the civil war within the Targaryen clan. The British had achieved fame in series such as Doctor Who and The Crown, and had also starred in films like Last night in Soho (2021).
Smith put on the platinum wig of the violent and unpredictable Daemon Targaryen, and once again conquered viewers, partly thanks to the relationship between the character and his niece Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock/Emma D’Arcy), whom he ended up marrying to strengthen her position as heir to the Iron Throne.
The series was an absolute success among critics and audiences, and its second season now bears the responsibility of keeping the bar high. The first delivery said goodbye with Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), the third son of Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and rider of the almighty Vhagar, locked in an aerial fight with Lucerys Velaryon (Elliot Grihault), second son of Rhaenyra, in Storm’s End.
Aemond just wanted to scare the young man, but he lost control of his dragon and Vhagar ended up devouring his opponents, unleashing the Dance of the Dragons that will confront the Blacks and Greens in the second installment. Waiting for the new episodes to arrive Max As of June 17, Matt Smith has revealed Variety the difficulties they have had to face in the development of this new season.
‘House of the Dragon’ loses one of its creators
In September 2022, following the release of the first two episodes of the first season, the series co-creator Miguel Sapochnik He announced by surprise that he had decided to abandon production. Sapochnik had not only directed three episodes of the installment; Previously he had also headed several chapters of Game of Thrones.
The reason was the future of Sapochnik’s wife, Alexis Raben, in the production of the second season of The dragon house. In the first, Raben signed on as a producer and appeared as one of Alicent’s maids. However, when the co-creator asked that his wife return to the production team for the second installment, HBO refused.
“It’s a shame, because it had a big effect on the tone of the series and knowing what you have to give,” Smith said of the co-creator’s departure: “It’s like second album syndrome, right? You have to play the songs.” hits a bit. People have to feel that it is a series like Game of Thrones”. Likewise, the actor added: “We hope it goes well for him, but, Without a doubt, when you lose a director of that caliber, you are going to notice it.”
Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy in ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2
Incest, like dynastic battles, is the order of the day in the Seven Kingdoms, and the Targaryens are specialists in falling in love with their brothers, nephews, uncles and other close friends. They already demonstrated it in Game of Thrones, with Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington), aunt and nephew in the series, and they repeated in The dragon house with Rhaenyra and Daemon.
However, the marriage will distance itself during this second season. Smith has acknowledged in her meeting with Variety who has missed D’Arcy during the filming of the new episodes: “It was difficult to do it without her because I love him [Emma D’Arcy se identifica como persona de género no binario]. She is a person with very deep, sarcastic humor, and fierce intelligence.”
In less than a month, we will finally return to Westeros to fully delve into the Dance of the Dragons, the dynastic dispute that promises to destroy everything in its path. With or without Rhaenyra at his side, Daemon will be ready for battle.
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