‘House Of The Dragon’s Tom Glynn-Carney Addresses Aegon’s Fate & Aemond’s Intentions: “He’s Been Conniving And Plotting”
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from episode 5 of House of the Dragon on HBO. The epic dance of the dragons in episode four led many viewers to believe that King Aegon, played by Tom Glynn-Carney, wasn’t long for this world after he and Sunfyre plunged to the ground — no thanks to the evil Aemond (Ewan Mitchell).
But Glynn-Carney is here to tell everyone that his volatile character is very much alive … for now. Here, the U.K. actor talks about that aerial battle, what it’s like to play such an annoying bloke, and whether his character truly reviles his younger brother Aemond. DEADLINE Is that you lying in bed in episode 5, getting the burnt Valyrian steel peeled off of your body? TOM GLYNN-CARNEY It certainly is me. DEADLINE I thought you were dead.
So you’re not dead yet? GLYNN-CARNEY I say a word … unless dead people can speak. DEADLINE So are sure as you’re sitting here, you are not dead. GLYNN-CARNEY I’m not dead yet. DEADLINE Let’s back to the day when you shot that epic dragon fight. GLYNN-CARNEY Well, that day was, in fact, probably about three weeks work, trying to get all these certain angles and these set pieces together.
It takes a while to coordinate something like that. And it was great fun. It was a little different. The stuff I had to do previously with the big dialogue, the heavy council scenes and the moments in the pub … that felt more theatrical.
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