In a new interview withEmpire, episode directorGreg Yaitanesbroke down the process of making the astonishing scene.
And dragons did get out of hand!
I think he’s in shock.
It’s putting nukes in the hands of kids.
The dragons are weapons of mass destruction.
If you liken it to teenagers in a 50s movie playing chicken.
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‘What did you expect was going to happen?'"
The director also spoke of the fourth and the most elaborate childbirth scene in the series.
He revealed that showrunnersMiguel SapochnikandRyan Condalhad given each of the births in the season a different theme.
Adding, he handed me a notecard for this one saying, ‘this is the battlefield.
This one is war.’
Fulfilling another prophecy from Queen Aemma from episode 1 where she tells her daughter that childbed is their battlefield.
Season 1 ofHouse of the Dragonis available to stream on HBO Max.
