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No disrespect toPrinces LucerysorJaehaerys; amurdered childis an indisputable bummer.
The loss of Eve Bests Rhaenys, though, hurts on a different level.
And no one put Daemon in his place quite like she could.
That was just classic Rhaenys.
What went into filming it?
It took two weeks.
I was on that buck for two solid weeks just me, because everyones doing their bits individually.
The boys had maybe five days each.
For me, it was this big block of time because Rhaenys has to span the whole sequence.
So I was on that thing for two weeks, and I was inagony.
I kept asking for more cushions, because I was feeling like my bum wasnt padded enough.
Its a real workout on your thighs and on your core, and I felt very ill-equipped.
The boys, especiallyEwan, love it.
He was sitting there just kind of glowing, like hed just taken drugs.
And he said, Are you gonna do the buck soon?
And I said, Yeah, whats it like?
And he said, Oh my God.
And I thought,Oh my God.
Is it gonna be life-changing?
Im not so sure about that.
I feel like its just not going to be my comfort zone at all.
But I was incredibly impressed with myself because I actually did manage to do it.
Well, it looks really good.
And its called the buck?They built this thing that Ive been told is like a bucking bronco.
Ive got no idea, because Im so much more chicken than Rhaenys.
Its bigger than an elephant like a small house, really.
Its very surreal and its so opposite to what is then cut together with all the CGI.
Rhaenys is also going through a lot emotionally in this sequence.
She looks exhausted when she turns back around.
How did you chart what shes going through?I did very much want to tell that emotional story.
Theyre standing on the edge of the abyss, and its a weighty, weighty decision.
Which is so brilliant, because Send me, thats still a kind of suggestion.
Theres a possibility in there.
You must send me is an instruction.
This is what you do.
You dont go in yourself.
You send in your top people.
They have a very complicated relationship.
That was just classic Rhaenys.
Theyre just like boys with guns; they want to maximize the amount of carnage.
And theres something very …
I dont want to generalize, but, you know, its very male.
Aemond is responsible for Luceryss death.
At the same time, theyre her family, too.
There was a lot of reluctance and the knowledge that theyre effectively pushing the red button.
To me, thats pure whatever she is Arthurian knight, Lancelot, samurai.
Its the noble warrior thinking,No, Im not just going to save myself.
Im going to finish this.
They are absolutely umbilically linked.
Thats it for Rhaenys.
Its not a giving up, because that implies reluctance.
It was this unbelievable weight, and she could just let go in that moment.
And their final moment felt intensely peaceful, like a relief.
Its a rough, cartoon-style thing.
The boys arent there, Vhagar isnt there, Meleys isnt there.
Youre just doing it all as bite-size chunks.
