HouseOfTheDragon's Olivia Cooke explains AlicentHightower's attack in episode 7: 'It just feels like she was backed into a corner for so long... I don't even think she realizes she's grabbed the knife and is chasing towards Rhaenyra until she slices.'
Spoilers for House of the Dragon episode 7 below!Actor Olivia Cooke recently discussed why her character, Queen Alicent Hightower, attacks Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon episode 7. The prequel series to the hit HBO fantasy-drama series, Game of Thrones, centers on the familial strife within the House Targaryen following King Viserys I Targaryen's decision to break patriarchal decision and name his daughter, Rhaenyra, heir to the Iron Throne.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY House of the Dragon episode 7 finds the royal families together at Driftmark to bury Lady Laena Velaryon at sea. The melancholy affair is cut short when Alicent's son, Prince Aemond Targaryen ventures off into the night and claims Laena's former dragon, Vhagar, as his own. This leads to a violent confrontation with Laena's daughters who allege that Aemond stole the dragon that was rightfully theirs.
"It just feels like she was backed into a corner for so long. She's also been emboldened by Larys and Criston Cole—her allies—they're hermetically sealed in their disdain toward Rhaenyra and the whole regime. So when it's so obvious that Viserys is going to choose Rhaenyra and throws the threat of that being treason for what I am saying or what my boys have said, I think that's just when she just breaks.
What Will Alicent Do Next on House of the Dragon? Cooke clearly understands that Alicent feels backed into a corner with little support as the lives of her children are threatened. With Aemond brutally maimed, Alicent believes that she has to take matters into her own hands to protect her loved ones if no one else will.
The House of the Dragon episode 8 trailer teases another time-jump, which hints that Viserys will finally be on his deathbed. Alicent along with her father and Hand of the King, Ser Otto Hightower , will likely rule while the King is incapacitated, threatening Rhaenyra's right to ascend to the highest position in all of Westeros.
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