‘House of the Dragon’: Matt Smith Explains Daemon’s Commitment to Rhaenyra in Otto Scene

The final scene of House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 shows Rhaenyra (Emma D’arcy) in a moment of perceived weakness, but it proves that she should be ruling Westeros. Someone who’s not desensitized to violence and death is more equipped to care for a people. Rhaenyra doesn’t take killing lightly. Having to commit the act herself breaks something in her. This refusal to downplay the severity of this act on Rhaenyra’s psyche is, in part, an extension of her grief, according to D’arcy. Here, D’arcy and Matt Smith explain the execution that gave Rhaenyra the Iron Throne. Warning: House of the Dragon spoilers ahead.