In the plot of The House of the Dragon, Alicent Hightower is the second wife of King Viserys I.
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in the first season of The Dragon’s Housethe audience was introduced to a westeros 200 years before the existence of Daenerys Targaryenwhen the Targaryen House was sovereign in the world. The current king is Viserys I (Paddy Considine), who marries Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) after the death of the first wife, Aemma Arryn (Sian Brooke).
Throughout the first season, it is visible how Viserys has great appreciation and affection for Alicent, while the character is not so comfortable with her husband. However, according to Olivia Cooke, Alicent has a certain love for the king, but especially after having three children with him.
“I think she does, yes. She has a genuine love for Viserys. I think the affection and love has grown a lot, but it’s also because they have these kids.” The Official Game of Thrones Podcast: House of the Dragon. “Also, Alicent is almost like a primary caretaker for Viserys now in his various illnesses. But I don’t know if she respects him. I don’t know if she thinks he’s the best ruler for westeros.”
She thinks [Viserys] a very soft person and this is probably because of the way he handles his relationship with Rhaenira.
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House of the Dragon: Episode 6 breaks an unusual record of game of Thrones; Look
In addition to marking the debut of Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke like the young versions of Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightowerrespectively, “The Princess and the Queen,” sixth episode of the first season of House of the Dragonbroke an unusual record of game of Thrones.
At the beginning of the chapter in question, the princess Rhaenyra Targaryen gave birth to the third child. After the baby is born, one of the maids warns her as the queen, Alicent Hightowerwanted to see the child in the monarch’s quarters to find out about his true paternity (if he was born with blond/platinum hair, he would be the son of Laenor Velaryon).
Even tired and in pain from childbirth, Rhaenira takes her youngest son in her arms to go personally to the queen’s chambers with her husband, Laenorplayed by John MacMillan. According to information from mashablethe entire sequence, from labor to the moment when the princess and her husband arrive at the Alicentlasts for more than five minutes – and draws attention for being shot in two long takes.
As the site reported, this scene became the longest in the entire franchise. game of Thrones. In the original series, the longest take takes place in a two-minute, 15-second intro to soft town in “The Mountain and the Viper,” eighth episode of the fourth season.
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