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Olivia Cooke stunned in Loewe on the red carpet for the “House of the Dragon” Season 2 premiere in NYC.
“Extra’s” Mona Kosar Abdi spoke with Olivia, who teased where we find her character Alicent Hightower after putting her son Aegon II on the throne — and after her other son Aemond killed Rhaynera’s son Lucerys.
Cooke admitted Alicent is “f***ing terrified” of what’s to come, saying, “Her son has just brutally murdered Rhaenyra’s son, and she knows that she’s on the cusp of civil war and the Targaryen family and the kingdom is about to crack in two.”
Olivia noted that Alicent is also coming to terms with her place in all of it. She said, “She’s just put her son on the throne, usurping Rhaenyra. She was the queen and she was one of the most powerful people in Westeros. Now that power has been exchanged and I think she’s realizing that who is she without that status.”
Olivia also said she doesn’t think Alicent and Rhaenyra can come back from what’s happened.
“I think she’s always known that Aemond would go rogue at some point,” she reflected. “I don’t think she thought in this way. And also, the bond has already been cauterized and severed with Alicent and Rhaenyra. How do you come back from that when your son has killed your once-upon-a-time best friend’s son? I don’t think you can.”
Cooke also raved about “Game of Thrones” star Alfie Allen, who was her co-star in “Visitation.” She commented, “That was really wonderful and he’s amazing.”
Olivia shared that she’s gotten “lovely advice” from other “Game of Thrones” stars, saying, “They’ve got time for all my, like, existential queries. So, they’re great.”
She said the fan reception of “HOTD” has been “really wonderful” and also totally “mad.” She shared that it’s “different and more extreme than anything I’ve experienced before, but really lovely.”
“House of the Dragon” Season 2 premieres June 9 on Max.