Fighting fire with fire
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON’S EMMA D’ARCY AND OLIVIA COOKE ON HOW THEIR ON-SCREEN RIVALRY IS HEATING UP IN SEASON 2
WORDS SOPHIE BUTCHER
Go Team Black! Emma D’Arcy returns as Rhaenyra;
HOUSE OF THE Dragon’s first season covered a lot of ground. Decades passed, children were born and killed, and the tempestuous Targaryen family unit splintered, divided by claims to the Iron Throne. Season 2 sees those two sides head towards all-out war. On Team Black is Emma D’Arcy’s Rhaenyra, controversially named as father Viserys’ successor as a child. On Team Green is Olivia Cooke’s Alicent, acting on what she thinks was Viserys’ final wish by crowning her son. Playing former childhood friends, now regal rivals, they tell us about the battle ahead.