That was a great episode, I think the best so far. I do agree that the actor playing Viseyrs has really carried the series on his back.
Apparently the scene where Daemon picks the crown up was an accident, the crown wasn't meant to fall off. But it ended up being a nice conclusion to their relationship. Episode 1 he wants his brothers crown, this episode he literally picks it up to put it back on his head. Really felt the respect between the two of them in that moment.
I thought Daemon was just going to be chaotic evil, sadistic for the sake of being sadistic shock value type character. But he has really grown and might even be my favourite at this point.
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"There was one moment in the throne room where Daemon helps Viserys up the stairs to the throne 'cause Viserys is so weak, he can't make it himself. First, a soldier comes up to Viserys, and Viserys shakes him away and says, 'No, no, no. I can do this myself.' He has the pride. And then another person comes to him and he thinks it's a soldier and it's actually his brother. When we were shooting that — I think the rehearsal again, the first day — the crown fell off of Paddy's head and Matt picked it up and we just kept going. We didn't stop [filming]. There was a discovery there of this moment. So then the three of us got together and they were like, 'We felt this. This felt like the turning point in our relationship.' It's just a silent moment.
"I was so thankful that accident happened, that the crown fell off because it proved to be, at least for me, quite a heavy moment and quite a turning point for a storyline that had started in the pilot: Hey, I want your crown and by the end here I'm gonna put the crown back on your head and I'm gonna help you to your throne."
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https://screenrant.com/house-dragons...cene-accident/