Milly Alcock

Alcock says her chummy relationship with a certain costar and the use of an intimacy coordinator helped with an especially skin-crawly episode 4 scene.

“We had an intimacy coordinator, and we worked with her through the rehearsal process and blocked it out months before.” [Magnetically DockingMode Electric Toothbrush](https://go.linkby.com/QOGPMLFJ) In [episode 4](https://www.avclub.com/house-of-the-dragon-review-season-1-episode-4-king-o-1849523225) of the series, Rhaenyra and Daemon share a kiss while in the midst of a brothel after venturing out into the city in disguises. The actor credited two main things for this: her comfortable onset relationship with Smith and the support of an intimacy coordinator. She continues: “There were extras who we had just met who were like, 69-ing for 12 hours. So, that was quite shocking. You’re like, ‘This is kind of weird and silly.’”

Milly Alcock has told Newsweek about filming an intimate scene with co-star Matt Smith for the fourth episode of "House of the Dragon."

At first, their trip through King's Landing is a relatively innocent one, with Rhaenyra and Daemon watching a puppet show that makes her the punchline. The character becomes romantically entangled with her uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen ( [Matt Smith](https://www.newsweek.com/house-dragon-sex-scene-leaves-fans-talking-1735728)), in Episode 4 when he shows her around the Westeros capital of King's Landing in disguise. We didn't just want to be like 'and now we perform an intimate scene.' For example, Aegon the Conqueror wed his sisters Visenya and Rhaenys, from whom Martin's books the Targaryen family would famously marry their relatives. Milly Alcock On 'Interesting' 'House of the Dragon' Sex Scene with Matt Smith

During Monday's (12 September) episode, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Alcock) is led on a secret nighttime adventure around King's Landing by her uncle Daemon (Smith).

The episodes are then repeated at 9pm on Mondays, and will be available to stream on Sky and NOW after their initial airing. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. “So, it was quite comfortable. We had an intimacy coordinator, and we worked with her through the rehearsal process and blocked it out months before.” It’s pretty gnarly. So, that was quite shocking. “No, strangely enough. [you can read all about the Targaryen family tree here.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-house-targaryen-family-tree-b2159757.html) [And you can read about the biggest talking points from episode four here.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/house-of-the-dragon-talking-points-episode-4-b2162526.html) You’re like, ‘This is kind of weird and silly.’” [Matt Smith and I] were just kind of mates,” she said. So, that was our first time walking through the brothel, and he’s guiding her through the room with all of these other bodies.

Milly Alcock reflected on the close relationship Rhaenyra Targaryen has with her uncle Daemon (Matt Smith) in an interview with the New York Post.

"You do toe the line between platonic and romantic." So, that was our first time walking through the brothel, and he's guiding her through the room with all of these other bodies. [In an interview with the New York Post](https://nypost.com/2022/09/11/house-of-the-dragons-milly-alcock-reflects-on-gnarly-incest-scene/?_ga=2.3643961.825275664.1662967215-40966122.1652426704), Alcock, 22, said it wasn't awkward to film the scene with [Smith, 39.](https://www.insider.com/house-of-the-dragon-cast-actors-ages-characters-2022-9) She continued: "Clare Kilner, our director, made sure that we hadn't seen any of the brothel stuff until we were shooting. So, it was quite comfortable," Alcock said. [Incestuous relationships](https://www.insider.com/how-jon-and-daenerys-are-related-game-of-thrones-2017-8) have occurred several times in the "Game of Thrones" world, with one of the crucial plots of the first episode of the HBO hit series [involving a secret relationship between Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and her twin brother Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).](https://www.insider.com/game-of-thrones-romantic-relationships-ranked-2017-8) [Alcock previously told the Post](https://nypost.com/2022/08/21/house-of-the-dragon-star-milly-alcock-on-playing-rhaenyra-targaryen/) that Rhaenyra struggles to "tell the difference between platonic love, romantic love, and lust" due to her young age, which leads to the character's sexually-charged relationship with her uncle. So, that was quite shocking. "No, strangely enough. "We had an intimacy coordinator, and we worked with her through the rehearsal process and blocked it out months before." At one point, he brings her through a brothel, and the pair make out until Daemon pulls away and ditches her. "House of the Dragon" star Milly Alcock said that she felt "quite comfortable" In the latest episode of the "Game of Thrones" prequel, Daemon Targaryen (Smith) takes his