Some spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2 can be found throughout this story. House of the Dragon ’s Season 3 renewal means fans can breathe a sigh of relief about upcoming episodes, particularly given the Game of Thrones spinoff ended on quite a few cliffhangers . While fans might be bullish about the renewal news, I think we can all agree the fantasy drama is not exactly a “fun” watch a huge percentage of the time.
Filming, on the other hand, is a bit different as Olivia Cooke opened up about bringing levity to a scene about a dead kid whose head had to be fetched and sewn. I know it feels like a lifetime ago in the House of the Dragon family tree timeline that Blood and Cheese came and assassinated young Jaehaerys in front of his mother. The death episode was harrowing earlier in Season 2, and it was even harder to watch when the next episode hit the 2024 TV schedule .
That’s because the next episode featured a funeral in the streets, crowded with people, while Jaeherys was paraded around with his head sewn back on. Series lead Olivia Cooke was a key actor in the funeral scene, sitting in the back of a horse-drawn vehicle with Phia Saban. The carriage they sat in was open air, which meant they had a direct view of the prosthetic that was built.
It sounds gruesome, but per Cooke, after a time on House of the Dragon you kind of get used to the spectacle of blood and gore surrounding you at all times. It was an amazing prosthetic. It was really intense.
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