HouseofTheDragon Director on That Game-Changing Episode 8 (and What Happened to Dyana)
The episode was written by Eileen Shim and directed by Geeta Patel , who infused each scene with creeping dread that a Targaryen doomsday was just around the corner — if only appointed heir, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen , and the king’s wife, Queen Alicent Hightower , could set aside their growing differences.
I think we’re all waiting for the answer on that. I know [showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik] were talking about Alicent paying her off and that she would disappear. [Showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik] and [executive producer and writer] Sara Hess, when they were creating the story, made that choice. There were older actresses who were [not underage] who would’ve been easier to shoot with because you can have more hours with them. Then when we saw that young actress [Maddie Evans] during her audition and we all had tears in our eyes. I said to Ryan, “This is going to screw up my schedule, but we have to have her.
You also can’t take your eyes off King Viserys in this. He’s like a ghoulish ticking bomb with every wheezy breath because we know as soon as he dies that all hell is going to break loose. His return to the throne is so emotional, yet simple. It’s just: “Can a man walk across a room and sit down?” Yet you’re on the edge of your seat.
For the dinner scene, it felt like reading a chapter in one of George R.R. Martin’s books. What are some of the subtleties fans might have missed amongst all that was going on? Actually, that was a note I got from Ryan. He pointed out something that is to come in the future and how that moment was really important. And that was all Matt Smith, just letting him be Daemon in those moments. It’s a benefit of getting to this point in the season where everyone has a really good idea of what their character wants and what’s standing in the way of it.So that was another moment! They were sincere, but they were still themselves.
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