Actress Emma D’Arcy, who currently stars as the older version of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, recently revealed that they knew they had a big job in terms of filling Milly Alcock’s shoes. The actor replaced the young actor in episode six of the “House of the Dragon” series.
This episode has a huge time jump hence the character change. In addition to Rhaenyra, Alicent Hightower’s actress, Emily Carey, also switched as well as Velaryon’s twin actress.
In a recent interview, the cast revealed that they considered Rhaenyra and Daemon’s unorthodox relationship a grooming experience. D’Arcy also said they asked their co-star Matt Smith how to handle taking over from a beloved actor.
Read on to find out more about what he had to say.
Emma D’Arcy Says They Know Fans Are Sad
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D’Arcy participated in a recent interview with The Independent and talked about their performance in “House of the Dragon” episode six. The actress recently replaced Alcock, who played Princess Rhaenyra in the first five episodes of the HBO series.
The 22-year-old became a beloved face on the show in a short period of time; however, he had to be changed due to the decade leap that came with episode six. Speaking to the outlet, D’Arcy revealed that they understand how fans are feeling the sadness of Alcock’s passing.
“It’s complicated, isn’t it? “said the actress of “Wanderlust”. “It was a difficult point to meet the audience. They only accepted me when they lost Milly, so they met me in a place of grief, losing someone they had just spent five hours with. I… I realized about that.”
Emma D’Arcy Speaks To Matt Smith
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Smith’s 30-year-old co-star was in a similar situation in the late 2000s when he replaced David Tennant as the lead in “Doctor Who.” D’Arcy revealed that they spoke to the actor and asked him how he coped with the period despite the pressure it put on him.
They recalled, “I was talking to Matt the other day, and he said it was like a ‘Doctor Who’ curse. You need to regenerate. And yes, unfortunately, Rhaenyra will completely change body and face in a matter of hours.”
Earlier, Smith talked about the character switch and how well Alcock and Cary played off each other as the younger Rhaenyra and Alicent. The actor said, “A lot of young actors in it will emerge as stars, I think.”
Actor Believes Rhaenyra Has Been ‘Danisir’
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During their The Independent interview, D’Arcy expressed their views on the relationship between Rhaenyra and her uncle, Daemon. In the early episodes, when the Princess was younger, the audience saw the two relatives acting in a way that was far different from blood relations.
While the behavior in previous episodes seemed subtle enough, episode four saw Rhaenyra and Daemon acting more blatantly than before. Daemon takes his niece to a brothel during the episode and engages in an even greater display of incest than in previous episodes.
The princess’ new cast member, D’Arcy, revealed that they thought the relationship between the two was a “grooming scenario.” “The idea that a teenage girl could in any way consent to that sexual interaction is a mess,” they said. “‘There is no way that power can be equally distributed in that relationship.”
Emma D’Arcy And Olivia Cooke Replace Alcock And Carey
Alcock and Carey were the first faces of Princess Rhaenyra and Alicent that fans saw at the start of the series. As the “Game of Thrones” prequels take place, the two play characters between the ages of 14 and 18.
With the massive time jump announced in episode six, both actors were replaced by D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke. In addition to them, Velaryon’s twin actresses, Laena and Laenor, are also shown again in the upcoming episodes. According to Ryan Condol, co-creator of the series, the crew decided to change the character “early on.”
In a roundtable interview through E! News, he said, “The people who are really children in this are the ones who get recast. And the grown-up people when we meet them, we age them through hair and makeup, and sometimes the actors change their voices.
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