House of the Dragon, the prequel series to HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones has been making quite a wave since it premiered. The series has already offered some iconic moments and stellar performances from the cast members, much to the audience's admiration. The series aired its most emotional episode in its latest episode, The Lord of the Tides.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The pair of characters had suffered their differences all season long but at this moment, there seemed to be reconciliation and a show of genuine love. You would think all of it was planned out, it turns out, however, that the scene happened by accident. Geeta Patel, the episode’s director while speaking to Entertainment Weekly, revealed that the crown was not meant to fall.
Patel said that after that take, she and the pair of Smith and Considine came together and decided to do it for real this time. “We decided to shoot it both ways with the crown falling off and with the crown not falling off. Every time the crown fell off, all of us just caught our breath,” she said. A stroke of creative genius I might add.The director went on to state what filming the scene that way meant for her as it showed the brothers coming full circle in their relationship with each other.
King Viserys would go on to close his eyes in eternal sleep later on in the episode but that was after he had seen his family all together again. Sadly, in his final moments, his ramblings about Aegon the Conqueror’s dream, The Song of Ice and Fire, has triggered his wife, Queen Alicent to kick off a civil war. However, Paddy’s portrayal of King Viserys has been nothing short of spectacular and his steady hand will be missed as the dance of dragons begins.