{"id":26383,"date":"2026-08-03T18:59:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26383"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:59:36","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-star-reveals-what-it-was-really-like-filming-season-3-episode-7-incest-scene-spoilers-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26383","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;House of the Dragon&#8217; Star Reveals What It Was Really Like Filming Season 3, Episode 7 Incest Scene (Spoilers) | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2258634\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"House of the Dragon still from season 3, episode 7\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene-428x214.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Theo Whiteman\/HBO <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In season 3, episode 7 of <strong><em>House of the Dragon<\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/gayle-rankin\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Gayle Rankin<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s Alys Rivers was involved in a hallucination sex scene between Aemond (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ewan-mitchell\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Ewan Mitchell<\/strong><\/a>) and his mother, Alicent Hightower (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/olivia-cooke\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Olivia Cooke<\/strong><\/a>). If you haven\u2019t watched yet, spoilers ahead!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a dream sequence, Alicent arrives at Harrenhal to seemingly fulfill the plan to attempt to lure her son out of hiding so he can be killed by the new Queen, Rhaenyra (<strong>Emma D\u2019Arcy<\/strong>). The mother-son greeting turns into a passionate kiss, which then turns into a sex scene.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene1.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene1-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"House of the Dragon still from season 3, episode 7\" class=\"wp-image-2258635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene1-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene1-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s then revealed that Aemond is hallucinating, and he\u2019s actually having sex with new flame Alys Rivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gayle<\/strong> chatted with <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/house-of-the-dragon-aemond-alys-rivers-alicent-sex-eggs-1236824981\/\">Variety<\/a> about filming the scene, which was obviously an uncomfortable watch for the viewers!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene2.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"1\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene2-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"House of the Dragon still from season 3, episode 7\" class=\"wp-image-2258636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene2-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene2-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the scene, she shared, \u201cIt was very intimate and very odd but very professional. We tried to like make jokes, just to keep it lighthearted because those scenes are not easy and they\u2019re complicated and very technical. So it was also just like it was another day at the office for being like a very odd, f-ked-up scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And about filming that equally awkward dinner scene, she added, \u201cOh, terrible! I mean awful, but I kind of loved it. I think Alys is in her element but also kind of terrified at the same time. But I think she feels like the stakes are very high, and I think Alys thrives in that. I think she intentionally wants it to feel unbearable. You know, because she wants her to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ewan-mitchell\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ewan Mitchell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/gayle-rankin\/\" rel=\"tag\">Gayle Rankin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hbo\/\" rel=\"tag\">HBO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hbo-max\/\" rel=\"tag\">HBO Max<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/house-of-the-dragon\/\" rel=\"tag\">House of the Dragon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/olivia-cooke\/\" rel=\"tag\">Olivia Cooke<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/television\/\" rel=\"tag\">Television<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Theo Whiteman\/HBO In season 3, episode 7 of House of the Dragon, Gayle Rankin\u2018s Alys Rivers was involved in a hallucination sex scene between Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) and his mother, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke). 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