Photo: Ollie Upton/HBOPaddy Considineis opening about a tough moment featured inHouse of the Dragon’s premiere episode.The actor, who plays King Viserys, said the first episode’s graphic C-section scene resulting in Queen Aemma’s death was much more disturbing than what actually aired.“Those were hard days filming,” he toldInsiderduring a roundtable conversation. “It was tough to shoot. It’s all make believe, but it was tough.“Ollie Upton/HBO"It was very emotional,” Considine, 48, 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.“The scene, which aired in episode one ofHouse of the Dragonon HBO Sunday, shows Considine’s character King Viserys making a difficult decision about the life of his wife, Queen Aemma (Sion Brooke.) While giving birth, the King is told she’ll surely die but the child would have a chance at life if a C-section is administered.Aemma isn’t consulted about the decision before Considine orders a group of nurses to hold her down. The procedure is performed — much to Aemma’s discomfort.What followed was a gory display of a brutal death as Aemma bled out.Ollie Upton/HBOTheGame of Thronesfranchise is no stranger to graphic, and sometimes emotional, deaths. However, the prequel creators were conscious of the impact Aemma’s death could have on female viewers, in particular.“We did make a point of showing it to as many women as possible and asked the very question: ‘Was this too violent for you?'” co-showrunnerMiguel Sapochnik saidduring the roundtable. “And unanimously, the response was ‘no.’ Often the response was ‘If anything, it needs to be more.'“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.House of the Dragonairs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
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Paddy Considineis opening about a tough moment featured inHouse of the Dragon’s premiere episode.The actor, who plays King Viserys, said the first episode’s graphic C-section scene resulting in Queen Aemma’s death was much more disturbing than what actually aired.“Those were hard days filming,” he toldInsiderduring a roundtable conversation. “It was tough to shoot. It’s all make believe, but it was tough.“Ollie Upton/HBO"It was very emotional,” Considine, 48, 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.“The scene, which aired in episode one ofHouse of the Dragonon HBO Sunday, shows Considine’s character King Viserys making a difficult decision about the life of his wife, Queen Aemma (Sion Brooke.) While giving birth, the King is told she’ll surely die but the child would have a chance at life if a C-section is administered.Aemma isn’t consulted about the decision before Considine orders a group of nurses to hold her down. The procedure is performed — much to Aemma’s discomfort.What followed was a gory display of a brutal death as Aemma bled out.Ollie Upton/HBOTheGame of Thronesfranchise is no stranger to graphic, and sometimes emotional, deaths. However, the prequel creators were conscious of the impact Aemma’s death could have on female viewers, in particular.“We did make a point of showing it to as many women as possible and asked the very question: ‘Was this too violent for you?'” co-showrunnerMiguel Sapochnik saidduring the roundtable. “And unanimously, the response was ‘no.’ Often the response was ‘If anything, it needs to be more.'“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.House of the Dragonairs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
Paddy Considineis opening about a tough moment featured inHouse of the Dragon’s premiere episode.
The actor, who plays King Viserys, said the first episode’s graphic C-section scene resulting in Queen Aemma’s death was much more disturbing than what actually aired.
“Those were hard days filming,” he toldInsiderduring a roundtable conversation. “It was tough to shoot. It’s all make believe, but it was tough.”
Ollie Upton/HBO
“It was very emotional,” Considine, 48, 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.”
The scene, which aired in episode one ofHouse of the Dragonon HBO Sunday, shows Considine’s character King Viserys making a difficult decision about the life of his wife, Queen Aemma (Sion Brooke.) While giving birth, the King is told she’ll surely die but the child would have a chance at life if a C-section is administered.
Aemma isn’t consulted about the decision before Considine orders a group of nurses to hold her down. The procedure is performed — much to Aemma’s discomfort.
What followed was a gory display of a brutal death as Aemma bled out.
TheGame of Thronesfranchise is no stranger to graphic, and sometimes emotional, deaths. However, the prequel creators were conscious of the impact Aemma’s death could have on female viewers, in particular.
“We did make a point of showing it to as many women as possible and asked the very question: ‘Was this too violent for you?'” co-showrunnerMiguel Sapochnik saidduring the roundtable. “And unanimously, the response was ‘no.’ Often the response was ‘If anything, it needs to be more.'”
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House of the Dragonairs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
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