The climax of episode 2 of ‘The House of the Dragon’ has been starred by two characters that many viewers believe they have met in that same episode. Not at all. The Cargyll Twins They already had their role in the first season, where whenever they left they were confused by the rest of the members of the court. He became a recurring joke from the writerswho believed that this would make them both resonate with the audience. But of course, you can stand out with Rhaenyra next to or alongside a Daemon who is the apple of George RR Martin’s eye.
Who wins the duel between the Cargyll brothers?
The fact is that although the names of both brothers It is also practically indistinguishable (Arryk and Erryk, a new misdeed by the author that is on par with any death), his beard and his loyalties are the best way to distinguish them. Ser Arryk Cargill would be the one with the thinnest mustache, Salvador Dali style, and is part of the Greens. He defends Aegon, Alicent and company and is the twin that Criston Cole sends to Dragonstone to infiltrate and kill Rhaenyra. Erryk would be the other one, the one from the Blacks.
None of those methods of playing who’s who work after a duel to the death between bothso Ryan Condal himself, the showrunner of ‘House of the Dragon’, has had to come out to explain Which of the two brothers wins and kills his twin?:
“The one who prevails in the end is Erryk. It is he who survives and commits suicide by falling on his sword. Arryk is the one who dies in combat, the infiltrator. We think that when Erryk says “Your Excellency” looking at Rhaneyra, she and everyone would understand. We spent a lot of time discussing the fight because in the book the series is based on it is told in so many different ways. We tried something that was faithful to the characters and that showed the emotionality of a conflict between two brothers who love each otherbut to those who the war has turned against.”
Differences between ‘The House of the Dragon’ and the book
As the showrunner indicates, the conflict is told in various ways in ‘Fire and Blood’. Here is the first and longest:
“Ser Arryk arrived at port without hindrance, dressed in the armor and the white cloak and He had no difficulty entering the castle posing as his twin brother, just as Criston Cole had planned. However, in the bowels of Dragonstone, on the way to the royal chambers, the gods wanted him to come face to face with Ser Erryk, who immediately realized what his presence meant. The bards sing that Ser Erryk said “I love you, brother” as he drew his sword, and that Ser Arryk replied “And I love you, brother” as he drew his own.
“Grand Master Munkun narrates that The fight between brothers lasted almost an hour; The clash of steel awakened half of the queen’s court, but the spectators could only watch helplessly, since It was impossible to know who was who.. In the end, Ser Arryk and Ser Erryk mortally wounded each other and died in each other’s arms with cheeks streaked with tears”.
And here is a second and third one from the point of view of other characters:
“Mushroom’s story is shorter, juicier and much more tasteless. He says that the fight lasted only a few moments and there was no declaration of brotherly love; that the Cargylls rushed at each other, accusing each other of treason. Ser Erryk was higher up the spiral staircase and was the first to strike a fatal blow, a barbaric downward slash that nearly killed him. cut off his arm his brother at shoulder height, but as he fell, Ser Arryk grabbed his assassin’s white cloak and pulled him close enough to plunge a dagger deep into him in their guts. Ser Arryk perished before the first guards arrived, but the wound in Ser Erryk’s belly caused him to die. four days of agony during which he did not stop howlingprisoner of horrible pain and without stopping cursing the traitor of his brother.
“For obvious reasons, bards and storytellers show a clear preference for Munkun’s narrative. Maesters and other scholars must decide for themselves which version is most likely. All Septon Eustace says is that The Cargyll Twins Killed Each Other, and We Should Leave It There”.
Is it the same actor who plays Arryk and Errik Cargyll?
We could think about a different characterization, the use of doubles and even CGI technology to recreate this entire scene, although the reality is very different. Arryk Cargyll is played by Luke Tittensor while his brother, Elliott Tittensor, is in charge of giving life to Errik Cargyll, so don’t waste time looking for the trick of the director to show two identical characters on screen, nature has already taken care of that.
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