{"id":26659,"date":"2026-08-04T00:21:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26659"},"modified":"2026-08-04T00:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:21:44","slug":"disgusting-new-intimate-scene-completely-backfires-as-house-of-the-dragon-hit-with-mass-boycott-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26659","title":{"rendered":"Disgusting New Intimate Scene Completely Backfires As &#8216;House Of The Dragon&#8217; Hit With Mass Boycott Threats"},"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>\n<p><strong><i>House Of The Dragon<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> once again <strong>stirred controversy<\/strong>, but this time many fans believe the HBO fantasy drama has gone too far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After <strong>drawing backlash<\/strong> earlier in the season over a <strong>divisive kissing scene<\/strong>, episode 7 sparked even stronger criticism with a <strong>disturbing moment<\/strong> that left viewers <strong>shocked<\/strong> and <strong>disgusted<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The intimate scene quickly became one of the episode&#8217;s biggest talking points, with many fans threatening to stop watching the series altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"my-8 overflow-hidden rounded-[3px] bg-[var(--bg-post-highlights)]\">\n<p><h3 class=\"[font-family:var(--font-serif)] text-[24px] leading-none font-bold text-[var(--post-content)]\">Highlights<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"py-7 px-8\">\n<ul class=\"space-y-5\">\n<li class=\"flex items-start gap-5\"><span class=\"mt-2 block size-[8px] shrink-0 bg-[var(--color-accent)]\"\/>\n<p>House of the Dragon&#8217;s latest intimate scene sparks widespread backlash.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"flex items-start gap-5\"><span class=\"mt-2 block size-[8px] shrink-0 bg-[var(--color-accent)]\"\/>\n<p>Fans threaten to quit the series over its most controversial storyline yet.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"flex items-start gap-5\"><span class=\"mt-2 block size-[8px] shrink-0 bg-[var(--color-accent)]\"\/>\n<p>Actress Gayle Rankin explains how the disturbing sequence was filmed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOk I will never watch <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HOTD<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ever again,\u201d one fan said on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"clear-both pt-[0.5em] pb-[0.3em] text-left [font-family:var(--font-serif)] text-[1.35em] leading-[1.4] font-bold break-words text-[var(--gray-700)]\">House Of The Dragon season 3 continues a controversial storyline\u00a0<\/h3>\n<div class=\"relative my-6\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"absolute top-2 right-2 z-20 transition-opacity hover:opacity-90\" aria-label=\"Share article\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/assets\/Icons\/button-share.svg 1x, \/assets\/Icons\/button-share.svg 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/assets\/Icons\/button-share.svg\"\/><\/button><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mx-auto block h-auto w-full max-w-full rounded-none\" style=\"color:transparent\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 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In the episode, Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) ignores his mother Alicent Hightower&#8217;s (Olivia Cooke) instructions before kissing her.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many viewers expressed disgust over the scene despite the Targaryens\u2019 history of familial romance. Some even argued that the moment was unnecessary as it wasn\u2019t present in the source material.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative my-6\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"absolute top-2 right-2 z-20 transition-opacity hover:opacity-90\" aria-label=\"Share article\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/assets\/Icons\/button-share.svg 1x, \/assets\/Icons\/button-share.svg 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/assets\/Icons\/button-share.svg\"\/><\/button><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mx-auto block h-auto w-full max-w-full rounded-none\" style=\"color:transparent\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 32px), 700px\" 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How many times are these Targaryen men going to have this hallucination?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLike I can&#8217;t do this anymore. It&#8217;s so disgusting,\u201d a third added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2084085135402537266&amp;dnt=true\" style=\"width:100%;height:650px;max-width:560px;border:none\" allow=\"encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" title=\"X post\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-left break-words\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few viewers <\/span>defended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/controversial-reason-house-of-the-dragon-stars-manhood-kept-out-of-racy-bathtub-scene\/\">the controversial scene<\/a>, arguing<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that it was merely a hallucination. 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allowfullscreen=\"\" title=\"X post\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe tried to like make jokes, just to keep it lighthearted because those scenes are not easy and they\u2019re complicated and very technical,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rankin described the scene as \u201cvery odd\u201d and \u201cfu*ked up\u201d but revealed that the actors treated it like it was just \u201canother day at the office.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative my-6\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"absolute top-2 right-2 z-20 transition-opacity hover:opacity-90\" aria-label=\"Share article\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/assets\/Icons\/button-share.svg 1x, \/assets\/Icons\/button-share.svg 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/assets\/Icons\/button-share.svg\"\/><\/button><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" 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