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Rhaenyras trusted advisers really show their elitist small-mindedness in The Red Sowing.
Lord Celtigar spits out the wordworkerslike a piece of bothersome gristle stuck in his teeth.
Prince Jace calls mixed-blood descendants of Old Valyria mongrels with the singular hatred of someone burying his own self-loathing.
Even the dragon-keepers walk out in protest.
But Addam, actor Clinton Liberty says, is unbothered by their criticism.
The only person hes trying to prove himself to is himself, because now he has the opportunity.
What are you going to do with it?
This episode starts with a dragon face-off between Rhaenyra and Syrax and Addam and Seasmoke.
Rhaenyra asks about Addams parentage, and you reply that your father was no one of consequence.
Addam is not really aware of what the politics are behind the war and the Blacks and the Greens.
Right now, hes just trying to be as vague and general as possible.
The sound design in that scene is so intense.
The noise was so loud.
The storm was exactly what we needed for that scene.
But then his Well done is very genuine, and you look very vulnerable in that moment.
After all this time!You know what I mean?!
After all this time.
Because hes always, always been ignored.
Its always been Alyn.
Thats one thing hes always yearned for.
But the thing he doesnt expect is the validation, which is everything Addam is looking for.
At the core of Addam, he just wants a relationship with his dad.
It was a really vulnerable moment for him because he wasnt expecting it at all.
It is funny to me that no one has picked up on the relationship.
I wanted him to follow in his fathers footsteps.
That was almost Addam paying homage to his dad.
The similarity is there, but the relationship isnt until now.
Being that close to a dragon is as good as it can get, other than riding a dragon.
That was an amazing day.
You talked about the stunt performers subbing in for the dragons during the beach scene.
And then there were some shots where there was just nothing there.
There is still a lingering question about what happened to Laenor, who is Addam and Alyns half-brother.
Ryan is your guy for that.
For me personally, Addam doesnt really know what the lore is.
Hes just a guy on a beach that just happened to be chased by a dragon.
I was concerned with looking at the situation through Addams eyes.
I was worried about trying not to die or get eaten by a dragon.
And once you bonded with the dragon, still trying to just stay alive.
But for measAddam, I think Addam is trying to prove to himself more than anything.
The only person hes trying to prove himself to is himself, because now he has the opportunity.
What are you going to do with it?
Are you gonna be the person you always thought you would have loved to have been?
Or are you going to crumble under all the pressure?
Its really emphasized in this episode that to be a dragon rider is to reach another level of success.
