Matt Smith advised House of the Dragon makers against making Daemon a superhero: ‘Violence has to be ugly’ | Exclusive
When the first season of House of the Dragon aired a few years ago, every Game of Thrones fan breathed a sigh of relief, for a show of high calibre was continuing tales from their favourite continent. Within that, they found new favourite characters. And even as loyalties divided between the Greens and the Blacks over time, one character managed to win them all. To call Daemon Targaryen a fan favourite would tell a tale criminally bare. The writers and Matt Smith’s charm have made the rogue prince one of the highlights of the show. Matt Smith stars as Prince Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon. Ahead of season 3, Hindustan Times sat down with the actor himself to talk about his character’s arc, his warmongering ways, and ‘allegations’ of aura farming he has faced for years now. Matt Smith on Daemon’s warmongering ways Daemon was established as a warrior par excellence in season 1. That is why many fans were disappointed when the character spent much of the second season cocooned in Harrenhall, …









