‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘House of the Dragon’: Paddy Considine Says BRUTAL C-Section Scene Was Difficult to Film

Spoilers for ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1 Episode 1

Remember that horrible non-consensual C-section scene in ‘House of the Dragon’ that people can’t stop talking about? If you haven’t seen it, you must have heard about it from your friend or seen it on social media. If it’s still a no, then to quickly update you, on Sunday, August 21, 2022, in the pilot episode of House of the Dragon, we witnessed a C-section that was horrible for viewers to watch.

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Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke) is shown to be pregnant with a baby, but she gets tired of pushing and the position of the child is still not right for her to push the baby. However, when her husband King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) was informed, he chose to make a decision for her without letting her know the consequences, which eventually led to the queen’s death, but surprisingly, the baby prince dies a few hours after the death of his mother. Apparently it was ghastly and fans lost their minds while watching it. So while some appreciated and applauded them, others were offended and horrified by it. However, the show’s creators and actors were seen talking about the scene, the actress, and more. Read More

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Paddy Considine spoke to Insider about the scene, sharing her feelings, saying, “It was hard days filming, it was hard filming. It’s all a fantasy, but it was difficult.”

“It was very emotional,” Considine said. “In fact, it was much more brutal and much more emotional than what ends in the final episode. And I wasn’t sure about that when I first saw it. Maybe it was too much because Viserys is completely devastated, and maybe that was too much to show at first. I think they really narrowed it down really well.”

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‘House of the Dragon’ co-producer and director Miguel Sapochnik also told Insider separately that they had shown the cut scene to “as many women as possible” to ask if it was too violent. He said the unanimous answer was no.

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The ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ had one of the biggest opening nights in television history. Even though it still draws comparisons to the previous show and has yet to prove its worth, the first episode received a lot of praise from actors who are fans of the show, fans around the world, and critics.

You can catch the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ on HBO at 9pm EST or stream it on HBO Max.

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