Ewan Mitchellplays Aemond Targaryen inHBOsHouse of the Dragon, theGame of Thronesprequel.

I have a confession to make.

Ive never seen it and I didnt want to watch it going into this role.

Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in ‘House of the Dragon’

Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in ‘House of the Dragon’Ollie Upton/HBO

I wanted to bring something fresh.

Aemond is one of a kind, you know.

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House of the Dragoncreator George R.R.

(L-R) Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith

There is so much ground to cover that I am not sure twenty days would have been enough.

(And they are not even finished yet).

Dark, mind you.

They may make you cry.

(I did not cry myself, but one of my friends did).

Powerful, emotional, gut-wrenching, heart rending.

Just the sort of thing I like.

(What can I say?

I was weaned on Shakespeare, and love the tragedies and history plays best of all).