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House of the Dragon star Matt Smith says that despite being set in the same world as Game of Thrones, the show is quite different on its own. | Web Series.

We are trying to make something that whilst it is based in the same world and invariably has the same tone; it is something original with a new set of actors and a new feeling and a new direction.” House of the Dragon is based on Martin’s Fire & Blood. [House of the Dragon](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/house-of-the-dragon) has managed to undo a lot of the ‘damage’ created by the final season of the Game of Thrones. Directed by Miguel Sapochnik, Clare Kilner, Geeta Vasant Patel and Greg Yaitanes, the series has been executive produced by George R. Also read: [House of the Dragon episode 3 review: Matt Smith shines as an action star](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/house-of-the-dragon-episode-3-review-matt-smith-shines-as-an-action-star-101662351295676.html) In some ways, they are a normal family, but in others, they are a very strange family – with dragons,” he adds.

Matt Smith & Paddy Considine, who play the Targaryen brothers on House of the Dragon, discuss the complicated relationship between their characters.

Considine explains, “It becomes a metaphor for being king, and the stress and strain that it puts on you, and what it does to you physically, what it does to you mentally.” One time one is in control, then the other is in control.” And hopes that fans feel a sense of history and brotherhood when watching the show. [House of the Dragon](https://collider.com/tag/house-of-the-dragon/) Episode 4, ‘King of the Narrow Sea,’ has brewed a Game of Thrones-level twisted conflict in Kings Landing, especially between Viserys (Paddy Considine) and his brother Daemon (Matt Smith). Smith explains, “You never really know what he's thinking or what his intention is and what his ambition is. On the other hand, Smith notes there's a “strange ambiguity” to Daemon. He has also shown his interest to sit on the Iron throne but has never planned to either dethrone his brother or contest the claim of Rhaenyra.

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Milly Alcock has told Newsweek about filming an intimate scene with co-star Matt Smith for the fourth episode of "House of the Dragon."

At first, their trip through King's Landing is a relatively innocent one, with Rhaenyra and Daemon watching a puppet show that makes her the punchline. The character becomes romantically entangled with her uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen ( [Matt Smith](https://www.newsweek.com/house-dragon-sex-scene-leaves-fans-talking-1735728)), in Episode 4 when he shows her around the Westeros capital of King's Landing in disguise. We didn't just want to be like 'and now we perform an intimate scene.' For example, Aegon the Conqueror wed his sisters Visenya and Rhaenys, from whom Martin's books the Targaryen family would famously marry their relatives. Milly Alcock On 'Interesting' 'House of the Dragon' Sex Scene with Matt Smith

Milly Alcock reflected on the close relationship Rhaenyra Targaryen has with her uncle Daemon (Matt Smith) in an interview with the New York Post.

"You do toe the line between platonic and romantic." So, that was our first time walking through the brothel, and he's guiding her through the room with all of these other bodies. [In an interview with the New York Post](https://nypost.com/2022/09/11/house-of-the-dragons-milly-alcock-reflects-on-gnarly-incest-scene/?_ga=2.3643961.825275664.1662967215-40966122.1652426704), Alcock, 22, said it wasn't awkward to film the scene with [Smith, 39.](https://www.insider.com/house-of-the-dragon-cast-actors-ages-characters-2022-9) She continued: "Clare Kilner, our director, made sure that we hadn't seen any of the brothel stuff until we were shooting. So, it was quite comfortable," Alcock said. [Incestuous relationships](https://www.insider.com/how-jon-and-daenerys-are-related-game-of-thrones-2017-8) have occurred several times in the "Game of Thrones" world, with one of the crucial plots of the first episode of the HBO hit series [involving a secret relationship between Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and her twin brother Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).](https://www.insider.com/game-of-thrones-romantic-relationships-ranked-2017-8) [Alcock previously told the Post](https://nypost.com/2022/08/21/house-of-the-dragon-star-milly-alcock-on-playing-rhaenyra-targaryen/) that Rhaenyra struggles to "tell the difference between platonic love, romantic love, and lust" due to her young age, which leads to the character's sexually-charged relationship with her uncle. So, that was quite shocking. "No, strangely enough. "We had an intimacy coordinator, and we worked with her through the rehearsal process and blocked it out months before." At one point, he brings her through a brothel, and the pair make out until Daemon pulls away and ditches her. "House of the Dragon" star Milly Alcock said that she felt "quite comfortable" In the latest episode of the "Game of Thrones" prequel, Daemon Targaryen (Smith) takes his

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directly into the sleazy bowels of King's Landing, where she and Daemon visit a brothel and start engaging in some family contact that's, uh, definitely too close for comfort. Regardless, it's definitely weird, and there's no reason to believe that Smith's words won't ring truer as the first season continues. In Episode 4, titled "King of the Narrow Sea" — a ceremonial title Daemon earns for freeing the Stepstones from the villainous Crabfeeder — Daemon returns to King's Landing in victory, befriending his brother King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) once again and reuniting with his beloved niece Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock, in this episode's timeline). It took a couple of episodes, but ultimately, viewers realized Smith wasn't kidding about his number of sex scenes — or how awkward they could be. Though he [followed up those comments](https://www.looper.com/956452/matt-smith-would-like-to-rephrase-his-house-of-the-dragon-sex-scene-comments/) by saying the set included an intimacy coordinator who was immensely helpful and put everyone at ease, he also [addressed a brothel scene](https://www.looper.com/975469/house-of-the-dragons-matt-smith-addresses-the-weirdness-of-episode-1s-brothel-scenes/) in the series premiere, which he believed helped show another side of his character. The highly successful spin-off slash prequel is well underway, and by the inaugural season's fourth episode, there's plenty of gratuitous gore and nudity for any "Thrones" fans missing the original show's whole vibe.

While fans are enjoying the ongoing show, as its four episodes have been released so far, Matt Smith, who plays Daemon Targaryen in the series, recently mentioned the difference between Game Of Thrones and House Of The Dragon.

We are trying to make something that whilst it is based in the same world and invariably has the same tone; it is something original with a new set of actors and a new feeling and a new direction," he added. During a conversation with Hindustan Times, Matt Smith revealed that he is a fan of Game Of Thrones and has watched all eight seasons of the HBO show. However, the actor further clarified that the new show is not similar to GOT and its makers have brought an original story with a new cast.