House Of The Dragon once again stirred controversy, but this time many fans believe the HBO fantasy drama has gone too far.
After drawing backlash earlier in the season over a divisive kissing scene, episode 7 sparked even stronger criticism with a disturbing moment that left viewers shocked and disgusted.
The intimate scene quickly became one of the episode’s biggest talking points, with many fans threatening to stop watching the series altogether.
Highlights
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House of the Dragon’s latest intimate scene sparks widespread backlash.
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Fans threaten to quit the series over its most controversial storyline yet.
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Actress Gayle Rankin explains how the disturbing sequence was filmed.
“Ok I will never watch HOTD ever again,” one fan said on X.
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Many viewers expressed disgust over the scene despite the Targaryens’ history of familial romance. Some even argued that the moment was unnecessary as it wasn’t present in the source material.
In the episode, Alicent attempts to lure Aemond by exploiting his longing for his mother’s affection.
Aemond responds by kissing Alicent and begins making love to his mother before the encounter is revealed to be a hallucination.
In reality, Aemond has been hooking up with Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin) while having visions of his mother. Despite the reveal, many viewers took to social media to express their disgust.
Fans threaten boycott after new House of the Dragon intimate scene
On X, fans threatened to boycott the series after the scene left them sickened. Others criticized showrunner Ryan Condal, accusing him of pushing his own creative agenda through the controversial storyline.
“I don’t want to watch anymore; I don’t understand how they could have ruined the series so much,” one person wrote.
A second commented, “Is this Ryan’s fet*sh or something? How many times are these Targaryen men going to have this hallucination?”
“Like I can’t do this anymore. It’s so disgusting,” a third added.
House Of The Dragon star breaks down the disturbing Aemond scene
“We tried to like make jokes, just to keep it lighthearted because those scenes are not easy and they’re complicated and very technical,” she said.
Rankin described the scene as “very odd” and “fu*ked up” but revealed that the actors treated it like it was just “another day at the office.”
Rankin also said Alys harbors genuine romantic feelings for Aemond. She explained that Aemond is “unabashedly himself,” which attracted Alys to him.
“I think they’re kind of like a dark power couple,” she added.
