House of the Dragon Executive Producer Sara Hess on Season 1’s Explosive Finale

HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon spent much of season one setting up the Targaryen war, and with King Viserys (Paddy Considine)’s misunderstood deathbed wishes and subsequent demise in episode eight, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) are primed for battle. The season finale, “The Black Queen,” sees Rhaenyra’s son Luke (Elliot Grihault) consumed by Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell)’s dragon, fueling the war known as “The Dance of the Dragons.” Writer and executive producer Sara Hess discusses the series finale with Vanity Fair and looks back at creating the much-discussed first season. She shares… Read Full Article