How the House of the Dragon Views Sexual Scenes from a Critical Standpoint
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What it means to be a woman in Westeros is changing thanks to the House of the Dragon.
The HBO prequel series is examining how women are affected by the patriarchal society they belong to, in contrast to Game of Thrones, which leaned into the sexually explicit characters of George R.R. Martin's books.
The actors playing the characters in the show will notice a power struggle between members of the Targaryen family as a result of the minor change.
Princess Rhaenyra, played by Emma D'Arcy, is the daughter of King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and the legitimate heir to the throne, and she is at the centre of this struggle for power. According to D'Arcy, who portrays Rhaenyra as an adult, "she's wrestling with these concerns of identity and the confines of womanhood from very early on," Vogue reported on August 19. Reading someone on the page who is so young and already aware that the rules apply differently to men and women was the component of the writing that truly spoke to me.
There are similarities between the societies in the series and modern society, even though House of the Dragon is a totally fictional tale set in a period that was influenced by the Middle Ages. Men have and still employ the same strategies to divide women, as D'Arcy noted, adding that in this series, people will treat Rhaenyra and her childhood friend Alicent Hightower the same way (Olivia Cooke).
They went on to say that "House of the Dragon does well in identifying that the patriarchal structure that [Rhaenyra and Alicent] live in is seeking to drive a wedge between them, that the way you consolidate male power and continue to sublimate women is to undo friendships that create solidarity and enable the imagining of new realities."
These relationships are essential to helping women heal from horrific experiences like rape and sexual assault, which are regrettably common in patriarchal societies. D'Arcy claimed that in light of this, it was vital to incorporate such representations, but with a "different gaze."
Instead of using patriarchal violence as the backdrop for a fantasy story, they said, "It's a show that explores patriarchal violence." "It doesn't, in my opinion, glorify or romanticise tyrannical or predatory figures. However, it does indicate that they are present. "
However, there is no sexual violence depicted in the programme on screen. "We handle one case off-screen, and instead depict the aftermath and impact on the victim and the mother of the perpetrator," executive producer Sara Hess said to Vanity Fair on August 2.
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