Note: The following consistsof moderate spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2 episode 5.
King Aegon II Targaryen has endured. But isn’t looking so fantastic. Bed-bound and suffering, the insecure and spontaneous despot hasactually paid a high rate for recklessly flying Sunfyre into fight at Rook’s Rest throughout last week’s episode of House of the Dragon. While star Tom Glynn-Carney didn’t have a entire lot of discussion in tonight’s 5th episode of season 2 (in truth, he had simply one word, sobbing out to his mom), thegoodnewsis Glynn-Carney had plenty of ideas while laying there under his prosthetic injuries. Below, the 29-year-old English star takes some our burning (smoldering?) concerns.
What was your response to reading this gruesome turn of occasions when you veryfirst discovered about it?
I understood it was coming. When it was coming I wasn’t conscious. But my instant response was about how it came together by our fantastic authors with this sort of incredible, theatrical, rousing, scary, unforeseeable workmanship that I was really delighted to be on the getting end of.
First looking back on episode 4, while it appeared quite apparent to the audience, I’m questioning what do you believe was going through Aegon’s mind when he got on Sunfyre and went charging into the fight?
He’d been a bit backed into a corner by all the things that haveactually builtup over time with being king where his worst fears and insecurities were coming into plain sight and endingupbeing real. He felt weak, and he was seen as weak, and kind of worthless — with what Alicent (Olivia Cooke) had stated to him (“Do absolutelynothing”) in his chamber, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. And he was simply resigned: “I puton’t have any choice, I’ve got to show myself in some method.” But you understand, being the method he is, and not being an real warrior with that sort of brave nerve that other individuals have, he had to numb himself and so he got blind intoxicated and leapt on a dragon.
How do you believe he felt about Aemond’s (Ewan Mitchell) betrayal? It appeared like it was clear? I did marvel if Aegon was really stunned…
I believe the minute of acknowledgment was the truth that the fireball was coming at it. I puton’t believe he had time to believe that he’s done this on function. If those ideas are to come off, they will mostlikely come lateron. As a audience, I’m still uncertain. I desire individuals to make their own minds.
There’s an argument to be made that consideringthat the fight, as devastating as it was, was ultimately won, that he conserved the day? Aegon the hero? Or no.
You’ve got to take them where you can get them. Yeah, he’s a hero.
What’s the prosthetic procedure like for you moving forward?
Long. Very detailed. I got to understand my incredible hair and makeup group really well