House of the Dragon’s Two Queens Would Rather Co-Rule Westeros

This interview was originally published on October 25, 2022. We’re recirculating it ahead of tonight’s premiere of House of the Dragon season two.

“It’s like, ‘Choose your favorite war criminal’ — as I’ve seen from a tweet.” Olivia Cooke is talking about the civil war brewing between her House of the Dragon queen dowager, Alicent Hightower, and the newly crowned Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, played by Emma D’Arcy. The Game of Thrones spinoff concluded its first season Sunday...