“House of the Dragon”: Milly Alcock and Emily Carey greet the series before the time jump

This Monday, September 19, HBO released the fifth episode corresponding to the first season of “The House of the Dragon”. This chapter is the last, at least so far, in which we can enjoy Milly Alcock in the role of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Emily Carey in the role of Alicent Hightower..

This is due to the time jump that the series will require starting next week. From now on, In charge of bringing Rhaenyra and Alicent to life will be Emma D’Arcy (“Hanna”) and Olivia Cooke (“Ready Player One”).. For this Alcock wanted to say goodbye to the prequel of ‘Game of Thrones’ by sharing an exciting post on his Instagram account. The 22-year-old actress posted several behind-the-scenes images and added in the caption: “I love you all, I love you, I love this!”.

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For its part, HBO has already presented the new trailer for the sixth episode of “The House of the Dragon” which will be released next Monday. In this preview, we can see D’Arcy for the first time giving birth to the heir of the Iron Throne, and Cooke doing the same with the Queen of Westeros. It should be noted that these characters will be the definitive ones for the rest of the season.

What do they think of this change?

On the occasion of their departure, Alcock and Carey spoke to the New York Times about their experience during the successful first season of the series directed by Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal. In her, Both actresses confess that they don’t even know if they will return to “The Dragon’s House” in the future or not in the form of flashbacks, or otherwise..

Plus, they say they’re not entirely sure if they would have been able to play their characters at these older ages. “I’m so excited to see what Emma did with Rhaenyra. It is impossible that I can interpret her in the last stages of her life because I do not have the same lived experience as Emma.. So I’m excited “Alcock said. Carey added: “I like how you explained it, Mil. It’s so true. When people say, ‘Would you like to be able to do the rest?’ I always say, ‘I don’t know.’ I don’t think I have the skills”.