
Emily Carey: House of the Dragon star addresses ‘queerbaiting’ surrounding Queen Alicent and Rhaenyra Targaryen
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House of the Dragon actor Emily Carey has addressed the complicated relationship between her character, Queen Alicent, and that of Rhaenyra Targaryen, played by Milly Alcock. On the hit Game of Thrones spin-off, the two girls are close friends whose relationship is fractured when Alicent marries Rhaenyra’s widowed father, King Viserys, while still a teen. That was really weird!’ And so we talked about it.” Despite “talking” about it, Carey insists there was no attempt to definitively “play” the relationship to any specific conclusion for viewers. They don’t even know what the words mean, let alone what the feelings mean.” To accommodate a ten-year time-jump in the series, Alcock and Carey will both be replaced by older actors – Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, respectively – when the series airs next week.
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