Photo: Ollie Upton/HBOSunday night’s penultimate episode of HBO’sHouse of the Dragonwas filled with moments that had fans talking online — but few were as surprising as the awkward and intimate one between Ser Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) and Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke).OnEntertainment Weekly’sWest of Westerospodcast, Clare Kilner, who directed the episode (titled “The Green Council”), shared some insight into how the scene came to be and her feelings on the moment.In the scene, Larys — who has the literal nickname Clubfoot because he walks with a limp due to a foot that was twisted at birth — makes one of his shady visits to the Queen to share some secrets in exchange for favors. And we learn what one of those favors is as Alicent slowly peels off her stockings and places her bare feet on the table.Once Larys shares more details, the royal rests her feet on a chair and looks away."[He’s] looking at her feet and then having a wank, basically," as Kilner eloquently describes it.Ollie Upton/HBOKilner said the moment was the brainchild of Sara Hess, an executive producer on the series and writer on the episode.“Funnily enough, you get the intimacy coordinators [for] all the nudity, but they don’t think about it for this,” she said.Upon reflection, Kilner added of the moment, “It’s so intrusive and invasive. It’s a really dirty scene.“The director praised Hess for her work on the episode, which set up what is sure to be an intense and bloody season finale for the hit HBO series. “Her mind is incredible,” she said of Hess. “I mean, she really wrote us a wonderful episode, I have to say.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The season finale ofHouse of the Dragonairs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
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Sunday night’s penultimate episode of HBO’sHouse of the Dragonwas filled with moments that had fans talking online — but few were as surprising as the awkward and intimate one between Ser Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) and Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke).OnEntertainment Weekly’sWest of Westerospodcast, Clare Kilner, who directed the episode (titled “The Green Council”), shared some insight into how the scene came to be and her feelings on the moment.In the scene, Larys — who has the literal nickname Clubfoot because he walks with a limp due to a foot that was twisted at birth — makes one of his shady visits to the Queen to share some secrets in exchange for favors. And we learn what one of those favors is as Alicent slowly peels off her stockings and places her bare feet on the table.Once Larys shares more details, the royal rests her feet on a chair and looks away."[He’s] looking at her feet and then having a wank, basically,” as Kilner eloquently describes it.Ollie Upton/HBOKilner said the moment was the brainchild of Sara Hess, an executive producer on the series and writer on the episode.“Funnily enough, you get the intimacy coordinators [for] all the nudity, but they don’t think about it for this,” she said.Upon reflection, Kilner added of the moment, “It’s so intrusive and invasive. It’s a really dirty scene.“The director praised Hess for her work on the episode, which set up what is sure to be an intense and bloody season finale for the hit HBO series. “Her mind is incredible,” she said of Hess. “I mean, she really wrote us a wonderful episode, I have to say.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The season finale ofHouse of the Dragonairs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
Sunday night’s penultimate episode of HBO’sHouse of the Dragonwas filled with moments that had fans talking online — but few were as surprising as the awkward and intimate one between Ser Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) and Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke).
OnEntertainment Weekly’sWest of Westerospodcast, Clare Kilner, who directed the episode (titled “The Green Council”), shared some insight into how the scene came to be and her feelings on the moment.
In the scene, Larys — who has the literal nickname Clubfoot because he walks with a limp due to a foot that was twisted at birth — makes one of his shady visits to the Queen to share some secrets in exchange for favors. And we learn what one of those favors is as Alicent slowly peels off her stockings and places her bare feet on the table.
Once Larys shares more details, the royal rests her feet on a chair and looks away.
“[He’s] looking at her feet and then having a wank, basically,” as Kilner eloquently describes it.
Ollie Upton/HBO
Kilner said the moment was the brainchild of Sara Hess, an executive producer on the series and writer on the episode.
“Funnily enough, you get the intimacy coordinators [for] all the nudity, but they don’t think about it for this,” she said.
Upon reflection, Kilner added of the moment, “It’s so intrusive and invasive. It’s a really dirty scene.”
The director praised Hess for her work on the episode, which set up what is sure to be an intense and bloody season finale for the hit HBO series. “Her mind is incredible,” she said of Hess. “I mean, she really wrote us a wonderful episode, I have to say.”
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The season finale ofHouse of the Dragonairs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
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