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“It comes worryingly naturally,” Glynn-Carney joked. “Yeah,” Sabanagreed with a laugh. “That was our suggestion, actually.”
“No, I think you sort of, just very early on, you just accept that this is what’s normal around these parts and then you just go from it from there,” she continued. “For me, it’s almost more effective, more heartbreaking that, you know, not only as siblings but also as parents and lovers – Not lovers, sorry, married couple, definitely not lovers.”
“Definitely quite the opposite,” Glynn-Carney clarified. “Well, I guess we’re gonna talk technically,” Saban continued. “I would say that it’s almost more heartbreaking that with all of that in common, they can’t find this common ground, and they can’t be there for each other when actually they’re the only people that understand what they’re going through.”
What Is House of the Dragon About?
Based on George R.R. Martin‘s Fire & Blood book, House of the Dragon is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. In Season 2 of House of the Dragon, Westeros is on the brink of a bloody civil war with the Green and Black Councils fighting for King Aegon and Queen Rhaenyra, respectively. New episodes of House of the Dragon premiere every Sunday on HBO at 9 p.m. ET.
The cast for House of the Dragon includes Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower, Emma D’Arcy as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen, Tom Glynn-Carney as King Aegon II Targaryen, Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, and Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower.
House of the Dragon returns to HBO tonight.
