HBO series House of the Dragon ’s most shocking scene yet was completely real. In the latest episode of the Game of Thrones spin-off, which might have just hinted at the off-screen death of a main character , Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) is confronted by his brother, King Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), in a brothel. Aemond, who is completely naked, stands up, exposing himself for all in the room to see – and while viewers assumed the actor was wearing prosthetics, it has now revealed this is not the case.
Mitchell reflected on his decision to go without prosthetics despite being given the choice to wear as much as he felt comfortable with, and told Vulture the aim was to “shock” viewers. “Scenes like this start with a conversation about how far you’re prepared to go. It wasn’t a choice we made lightly.
But it’s true to Aemond that he shocks the audience. Weakness is not part of Aemond’s vocabulary.” Mitchell continued: “Aegon catches Aemond in a vulnerable spot.
Picking up the script for the first time and seeing those brothel scenes in episodes two and three, I saw a brilliant opportunity to offer a rare glimpse of his vulnerability. “You only ever see him in his Targaryen blacks, so to see him in that world – not only that but then humiliated by his brother – is quite shocking.” Greeta Patel, who directed Mitchell in the scene, told Variety : “Ewan was like, ‘I want to be fully nude in that moment.
It’s important to me because that’s who.
