'House Of The Dragon' Star Says Traumatic Scene Was Even Worse To Film

Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for the first episode of House of the Dragon.

A few days ago, the first episode of the highly anticipated Game of Thrones spinoff series, House of the Dragon, finally premiered, and it’s safe to say that it was worth the wait. It's gone down super well with critics and fans alike, and drew in a whopping 10 million viewers on its premiere. 

Take a look at the trailer for House of the Dragon below.

One of the scenes was a particularly harrowing watch, though - Queen Aemma’s C-section. King Viserys is told that Aemma will die during childbirth, but there’s a chance that her baby can live if they operate on her. Viserys doesn’t give Aemma any choice in the matter, however - he makes the decision on her behalf, and she’s held down as she screams.

In an interview with Insider, actor Paddy Considine, AKA King Viserys, revealed that the scene was particularly challenging to film: “Those were hard days filming,” he said. “It was tough to shoot. It's all make believe, but it was tough.

“It was very emotional,” he continued. “In fact, it was a lot more brutal and a lot more emotional than it ends up in the final episode. And I wasn't sure about that when I first saw it. Maybe it was too much because Viserys is utterly devastated, and maybe that was too much to show early on. I think they really cut it down really well.

“We went for it, and there's a lot of tears. But props to Sian [Brooke, AKA Queen Aemma] because she was going through the physicality of everything. It was a very physical bit of work from her.”