House of the Dragon: Olivia Cooke protests against this cut sex scene
“It wasn’t pretty to look at, but it was really fun to shoot.”
After receiving criticism for the numerous sex scenes in Game Of Thronesaccused of often being trashy, even gratuitous, there is much less nudity in House of the Dragonthe spin-off series which is currently returning for a season 2. One of its main actresses, Olivia Cookeeven reveals in She that her showrunner decided to cut a sequence of this type… which the actress had loved to film, she explains.
“It was a real mess, laughs Alicent’s interpreter. It wasn’t a pretty sight, but it was really fun to film.”
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Speaking of a romp “animal and carnal”she goes on to explain that showrunner Ryan Condal ultimately decided to cut her during editing, judging that she “didn’t bring anything more to the public” :
“I think Ryan explained to us that it didn’t offer anything more about the characters. I don’t completely agree with that, but that’s OK. It’s his show, after all.”
During this interview, Olivia Cooke also explains that she was pleasantly surprised to discover that she would have fewer sex scenes than the actresses of Game Of Thrones. Above all, she appreciated the fact that they were always designed to highlight Alicent’s pleasure.
“I thought there would be a lot more nudity, so I was relieved to see that when I was asked to do these kinds of scenes, it would be to show Alicent having fun. It’s incredible, and thanks to This, we don’t have the impression that these scenes are gratuitous. They tell a story, on the contrary.
Season 2 of House of the Dragon is currently available on Max in France.
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