Matt Smith on Not Filming Scenes With Emma D'Arcy in 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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Matt Smith shares his experience filming 'House of the Dragon' season 2 without many scenes with Emma D'Arcy compared to last season. Plus, he reveals the moment he wanted to take on the role of Daemon after initial hesitation.

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00:00Congratulations on season two. I have to say you had a lot of scenes with Emma last season and it seems like you guys are

00:05Sort of apart this season. So how did that affect the experience of creating season two for you?

00:10It's a shame. I miss them terribly because I love being around them and not only are they a wonderful actor

00:15They're a wonderful person to sort of knock about with every day. So I missed Emma

00:20But it was what the story required, you know, Damien is is off on his own path trying to figure things out

00:25I

00:27sort of headfirst into the the dark hole of his own consciousness into the abyss and

00:33I think Raniera feels a great sense of betrayal and it's like he's been

00:38Sent off to the nether regions of Westeros to get his stuff together

00:43absolutely, I know you had previously mentioned that you did have some hesitation before taking on this role because of the success and

00:50Everything around Game of Thrones. What was the moment that made you go? Okay, this feels right

00:55This feels like something that I want to be a part of what look I think the character of Damon had a great allure

01:02you know, he's

01:04Hugely conflicted. He's just he's just infinitely interesting. You never really know. He's completely unpredictable. You don't quite know

01:09What version of him you're gonna get every day when he wakes up in the morning?

01:12And I think the opportunity to sort of play around in those gray areas felt creatively really interesting

01:18And he's not the most morally righteous. No, but but he's but he has got his own moral compass in a way

01:25You

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