“That one’s pretty horrific,” showrunner Ryan Condal says of adapting this big book moment.
“We’ll see what people make of what’s to come.”
A crucial moment fromGeorge R.R.

Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Theo Whitman/HBO
Cooke, who plays Alicent Hightower, tellsEntertainment Weeklywhen broaching the topic.
I’d just say, it isGame of Thrones, expect the worst.
Expect the very worst possible, and then double it.
I dunno what else to say without heavily spoiling it, but it is heinous.
But, yeah, that one’s pretty horrific.
We’ll see what people make of what’s to come."
“Season 2 is the march to war,” Condal says.
Read of the Dragonseason 2 inEW’s Summer TV Preview cover story.