House Of The Dragon Star Olivia Cooke Praises Emma D’Arcy’s Acting In The Birth Scene

Much has been written about the traumatic birth scenes of “House of the Dragon” – and particularly those of Emma D’Arcy, who was introduced to viewers during labor. The scene was an intimate if grotesque display of Rhaenyra Targaryen’s pride, tenacity and endurance. Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Olivia Cooke noticed all the work that D’Arcy put into this film. For Cooke, this is her favorite part of D’Arcy’s Season 1 play.

“Emma, ​​I know you’re probably dead sick of giving birth to people, but your first birth scene was mesmerizing,” Cooke said. “I’ve never seen anyone depict a birth more realistically. It was so isolated, as if you were about to ignite a rocket inside you. Then just the relief and also the pain – you hurt so damn. * Well. It’s really hard to do, but don’t overdo it.

In the past, D’Arcy has discussed the birth scenes in “House of the Dragon” and noted the unique acting challenges they created. While D’Arcy didn’t specifically call their first birth scene challenging, they did admit that they had to consciously differentiate Rhaenyra’s second birth scene from the first. Needless to say, Cooke might be right when he says that D’Arcy is “mortally ill to give birth to humans”.