While sex scenes may not be new Game of Thrones fans, Olivia Cooke tackles a particularly graphic scene that was sad to learn was cut from the spinoff series.
The actress, 30, who takes on the role of Alicent Hightower in the The house of the dragonshe opened up about the “animalistic” sex scene she filmed, which was eventually cut from the final part of the series.
“It was messy k… It wasn’t pretty, but it was really fun,” she said Ella, describing the “carnal” nature of the scene. “I think so Ryan [Condal, the showrunner] said that we don’t learn more about the characters, which I kind of disagree with, but that’s okay. It’s his show.”
Olivia Cooke reveals she was ‘very hungover’ on the first day of filming ‘House of the Dragon’
(L) Olivia Cooke and Fabien Frankel in ‘House of the Dragon’. Ollie Upton/HBO
While she may have been disappointed with the decision, Cooke said she wasn’t angry and joked that fans might see it as a setback.
In the premiere of the second season of the film Game of Thrones spinoff, Alicent relies entirely on her carnal urges with Fabien Frankel’s Criston Cole. While viewers can expect to see more racy moments in the upcoming season, Cooke admitted that she appreciates how intentional the producers were with her character’s most intimate scenes.
“I thought there would be a lot more, so I’m relieved that when it was used for me, it shows that Alicent is satisfied, which is amazing and doesn’t feel unnecessary,” she said of the sex scenes. “It feels like we’re telling a story.”
The house of the dragon Season 2: Everything You Need to Know
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(L) Olivia Cooke and Emma D’Arcy in ‘House of the Dragon’.
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Season 2 will see the Targaryen enter a civil war led by George RR Martin Fire and blood details of the novel, while the “Greens” sit on the Iron Throne and the “Blacks” fight for it.
It picks up after the devastating events of the season one finale, in which Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) killed the son of Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) and his dragon. The loss is devastating for Rhaenyra, who was already enraged by her half-brother Aegon’s (Tom Glynn-Carney) wrongful ascension to the throne after the death of King Viserys (Paddy Considine).
Season 2 premiere The house of the dragon ended with a bang as two men, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), Rhaenyra’s husband and uncle, hired to kill Aemond ended up slaughtering the heir to the Iron Throne.
The house of the dragon Cast: See the actors side by side with their characters
When asked if his character Aegon will be out for blood after the death of his son, Jaehaerys Targaryen, Glynn-Carney told PEOPLE, “Look, when something as tragic as a tragic thing happens, it leaves a stain on a human being that probably no return.”
The 29-year-old actor continued: “It’s a dangerous thing to happen to a very vulnerable, fragile and fickle human being.”
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New episodes The house of the dragon airs Sundays at 9pm ET on HBO.
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