How Home of the Dragon Approaches Intercourse Scenes By means of a Extra Important Lens

Whereas these intercourse scenes are extra significant than these in Recreation of Thrones, the celebrities nonetheless questioned in the event that they have been completely vital. Matt Smith, who performs Rhaenyra’s uncle Daemon Targaryen, mentioned he grew bored with the scenes. “You do end up asking, ‘Do we’d like one other intercourse scene?'” he instructed Rolling Stone U.Okay. “They usually’re like, ‘Yeah, we do.'”

Ultimately, Smith got here to know that intercourse is an enormous a part of the universe Martin created. “I suppose it’s important to ask your self: ‘What are you doing? Are you representing the books, or are you diluting the books to characterize the time [we’re living in]?'” Smith mentioned. “And I really assume it is your job to characterize the books honestly and actually, as they have been written.”

See how the writers reimagined Martin’s world by way of a crucial lens when Home of the Dragon premieres Aug. 21 on HBO.