The actor tells EW about the aftermath of Rook’s Rest.
Warning: This article contains spoilers fromHouse of the Dragonseason 2, episode 5.
Three dragons flew intothe Battle of Rook’s Rest.

Tom Glynn-Carney as King Aegon II Targaryen on ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Ollie Upton/HBO
Only one flew away.
Could either side really call it a victory?
Glynn-Carney speaks withEntertainment Weeklyabout Aegon’s severe transformation.

Sunfyre vs. Meleys during the Battle of Rook’s Rest on ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.HBO
“It really restricts.
We spent a long time [on it], which I was very grateful for.”
“It means a long time in the chair.
It means a lot of being in my own head with my own thoughts.
It means a lot of sitting around covered in this gloopy stuff.
I don’t know what the material is,” he continues.
It really helped influence the way that Aegon moves now."
“Paddy loves that stuff.
Halloween is his Christmas and New Year’s and Easter,” Glynn-Carney remarks.
I think that’s compelling.
So I think you’re free to believe whatever you want to believe about his motivations there.
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