House-of-the-dragon-episode-4

2022 - 9 - 12

milly alcock

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'House of the Dragon' episode 4: Who is the White Worm? (Mashable)

A blonde girl and a blonde man in regal dress stand in a garden. Credit: HBO. > Entertainment ...

The boy gives Mysaria a handful of money, and just like that we know who our White Worm is. "I learned that the skin trade could only take me so far in this life." Later we get our answer courtesy of a hungover Daemon, who wakes up in a bed belonging to his former girlfriend, Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno). "Apologies for the late hour, my lord," a soldier says to Hightower. We won't go over all the grisly details from that night, but the sequence of events is still important. Crucially, though, after Daemon abruptly disappears, we see a young boy watching as Rhaenyra leaves the brothel looking for him.

'House of the Dragon' Episode 4: 5 Things You May Have Missed ... (Decider)

Or that those same secret passages Daemon used to lure Rhaenyra out are responsible for Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) murdering his father and escaping to ...

Rhaenyra reads them aloud, “From my blood come the prince who was promised and his will be the song of ice and fire,” and they match with much of the prophetic lore in Martin’s books. In the world of HBO’s adaptations, it’s also the dagger that will kill Littlefinger, end the Night King, and keep Aegon the Conqueror’s prophetic dream secret. When Rhaenyra is running from Daemon (and an upset street vendor) through King’s Landing, she runs straight into a man of the City Watch. One of the legends about the Red Keep, the main castle in King’s Landing, is that it was built with all sorts of secret passages, entrances, and exits — kind of like the Arconia in Only Murders in the Building Season 2. Varys uses them to communicate with his little birds, Arya stumbles upon them while “catching cats,” and Jaime uses them to bust Tyrion out of jail (right at the end of Season 4/Book 3). Rhaenyra isn’t as interested in the old lords and callow youths of the realm as she is in her uncle, Prince Daemon ( [Matt Smith](https://decider.com/tag/matt-smith/)) or loyal Kingsguard, Ser Criston Cole ( [Fabien Frankel](https://decider.com/tag/fabien-frankel/)). He is a fierce soldier on the side of Rhaenyra, as his sister “Black Aly.” This could be a sign that showrunner Ryan Condal has every intention of bringing those characters into later seasons, where they will participate in some of the bloodiest land battles of the impending Targaryen civil war. Legend has it that in the Age of Heroes, Durran Godsgrief fell in love with Elenei, daughter of the sea god and goddess of the wind. [HBO](https://trk.hbomax.com/aff_c?offer_id=5&aff_id=1020&source=dec)‘s [House of the Dragon](https://decider.com/show/house-of-the-dragon/) Episode 4 opens a year after Episode 3, well into Princess Rhaenyra’s ( [Milly Alcock](https://decider.com/tag/milly-alcock/)) exhaustive tour of the Seven Kingdoms in search of a husband. House of the Dragon is giving us a peek into its court. Martin mentions in Fire & Blood that there was indeed a duel between the sons of Lord Blackwood and Lord Bracken during Rhaenyra’s tour. (Albeit, they occurred in the Riverlands, not in the Stormlands.

House of the Dragon episode 4 sets up one of the most disturbing ... (GamesRadar+)

To sneak out of the Red Keep, though, Rhaenyra needs to use a secret passageway that she had no idea existed – Daemon draws her a diagram to reveal its location ...

and that seems too reminiscent of Cheese the rat catcher to be a simple coincidence. Blood and Cheese then escape King's Landing with Jaehaerys' head, and while Cheese vanishes without a trace, Blood is ultimately caught as he tries to deliver the grisly proof of death to Daemon. Helaena is married to her brother Aegon – the toddler seen in [House of the Dragon episode 2](https://www.gamesradar.com/house-of-the-dragon-episode-2-review-recap-game-of-thrones/) – and together they have two sons, the youngest named Maelor and the oldest (and heir to the throne) named Jaehaerys, along with a daughter. [Redditor](https://www.reddit.com/r/HouseOfTheDragon/comments/xbnckp/comment/io2podf/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) (opens in new tab) points out, this scene could be setting up a major event from Fire and Blood: Blood and Cheese. The hidden passage leads all the way to the outside of the Red Keep, and from there, the duo head down to the streets. [House of the Dragon episode 4](https://www.gamesradar.com/house-of-the-dragon-episode-4-review-recap-game-of-thrones/) sets up a particularly disturbing storyline from George R.R.

Princess Rhaenyra Actress Milly Alcock Reacted to That House of ... (Esquire.com)

'House of the Dragon' Episode 4 was shocking for nearly everyone but the cast. Here's what star Milly Alcock had to say about it.

[Episode Four](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a41132598/house-of-the-dragon-episode-4-recap/), the young [Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a41040403/how-is-rhaenyra-targaryen-related-daenerys-house-of-the-dragon/) (Milly Alcock) and her uncle, Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), get hot and heavy in a brothel. Buckle up, boys and girls, because this was only Episode Four of House of the Dragon. I think that she understands that there’s a feeling here [with Daemon], but she’s not quite sure where it lands, and how to behave with it and navigate it." "So, that was our first time walking through the brothel, and he’s guiding her through the room with all of these other bodies. Well, for fans of the [sex scenes from Game of Thrones ](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a12223942/best-game-of-thrones-sex-scenes/)between siblings Cersei and Jaime Lannister, or aunt and nephew Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow, many are supporting Rhaenyra and Daemon's taboo affair. Otto Hightower informs the King of Daemon and Rhaenyra's "coupling," as he nervously calls it, and the prince is banished from the realm for the second time in just four episodes. "We all were judging the Lannisters for 8 seasons but now rooting for Rhaenyra and Daemon within 4 episodes," one Twitter user [wrote](https://twitter.com/starboisurg29/status/1569178386643419143). So, it was quite comfortable," Milly Alcock told the [New York Post](https://nypost.com/2022/09/11/house-of-the-dragons-milly-alcock-reflects-on-gnarly-incest-scene/). Martin](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a40966786/george-rr-martin-star-wars/)'s fantasy epic has also become synonymous with its controversial [sex scenes](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a12223942/best-game-of-thrones-sex-scenes/). Like the royal families of old, incest made up for some of the most important relationships in Game of Thrones—a tradition that the prequel series, [House of the Dragon](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a40897130/house-of-the-dragon-hbo-release-schedule/), seems hellbent on carrying on. "Clare Kilner, our director, made sure that we hadn’t seen any of the brothel stuff until we were shooting," Alcock continued.

House of the Dragon episode 4 review: Incest, betrayal and wedding ... (BT TV)

In an episode dominated by sex, Rhaenyra, Viserys and Daemon cause more problems for the future of the Targaryen dynasty.

The princess' ability to wield power, even when she's on the backfoot, suggests she will be a force to be reckoned with in Westeros. Although judging by Viserys and Alicent’s bedroom scene this week, it truly is a marriage based on convenience and friendship. By taking his brother’s daughter on a tour of the darkest corners of Flea Bottom and grabbing her for a gross kiss (and possibly more), before fleeing. Bowing for King Viserys after his victory at the Steptones, Daemon is hailed a hero and warmly welcomed home by his brother. She finds Ser Criston Cole, with little concern what the consequences might be for her friend, and seduces him. Rhaenyra agrees to on the condition that Viserys also does his bit for House Targaryen… Everything that Rhaenyra fears and dreads, Alicent has stomached and taken on. [last week’s episode at the Stepstones](/tv/drama/house-of-the-dragon-episode-3-review) was a reminder of the dragon-squashing, blood-splattering violence of George R.R. Did Viserys always know what Otto was plotting by setting up his daughter Alicent to comfort him? Martin’s universe, this week’s [House of the Dragon](/tv/drama/house-of-the-dragon-season-1-release-date-uk-plot-prequel) was riddled with the other passion that appears frequently in his books. Does he care about the Iron Throne or does he just enjoy seeing chaos reign? But episode 4 revealed how the power dynamics behind bedroom doors are just as important as any sword slashing on the battlefield.

House of the Dragon's Daemon Can't Do It, and We Have Post ... (TVLine)

'House of the Dragon' Episode 4: Sex! Deceit! We discuss what happens between Daemon and Rhaenyra in "King of the Narrow Sea."

According to co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik, in a featurette that aired after the episode: “Ultimately, his impotence in the scene is a reflection of the fact that he knows, deep down, that what he’s doing isn’t right.” It was how unaware she was that the act was all about her uncle messing with his brother, the king, and the line of succession for the Iron Throne. * Was Rhaenyra taking notes during her trip to the pillow house? (Again, not something I expected having to state for the record.) But as someone who covered Game of Thrones throughout its run and who has read plenty of Martins’ work, I’ve made my peace with the fact that It was about how she clearly has an attraction to Daemon, and how he played the long game with that, for his own gain. [House of the Dragon](https://tvline.com/tag/house-of-the-dragon/) depicted the scene that readers of George R.R.