While it ’s always been clear thatHouse of the Dragon‘s stately houses would cast anchor the season - two dramatic event , it also became patent early on thatthe smallfolk — often overlook , routinely oppress — were pass away to have new prominencein Westeros ’ latest power battle . Last night , “ The Red Sowing ” showed us just how of import sure “ lowborn ” characters were really going to be .
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In instalment seven , Rhaenyra ’s increasingly frenetic dodging to find two rider for Team Black ’s pair of riderless dragon actually paid off : Hugh the Hammer got the snort of blessing from Vermithor , and Ulf the White find a young supporter in Silverwing .
Tom Bennett as Ulf on House of the Dragon.© Ollit Upton/HBO
Ulf popped up in an earlier episode tout about his Targaryen heritage , though he hesitated when he heard Rhaenyra was calculate for illegitimate child who might become dragonriders . He has this nagging stage injury , you see … and he ’s also not sure hereallyhas Targaryen blood — a serious retainer , because a dragon will have it away who ’s worthy , and will burn anyone who is n’t .
But — after some good - natured shaming from his imbibition buddies — he decide to taste his luck . And gratefully for Ulf , it all work out ; as we see in the episode ’s last moment , he ’s having an infrangible blast ride Silverwing over his quondam stomping grounds of King ’s landing place ( incense Aemond , the Prince Regent , in the unconscious process ) . speak tothe Hollywood Reporter , actor Tom Bennett excogitate on his character ’s sudden life upgrade .
“ It ’s huge . Ulf is the bottom of the drum ; he ’s Flea Bottom through and through , ” Bennett said . “ He ’s pitiful ethnic music and the oppressed . He ’s the work year adult male under the quarter round of the rule classes and lived with that his intact life . Suddenly , he ’s sitting on a atomic payload . The major power fault is Brobdingnagian . Let ’s see what he does with that . ”
Bennett also shared some insights into what contribute Ulf to that moment — as well as explaining what ’s going through the fictitious character ’s mind when he realizes Silverwing is n’t going to roast him . To put it another room : why did he express joy in that moment ? “ You believe you ’re move to die and there ’s just a massive release of relief , and that I decided and [ instalment conductor ] Loni [ Peristere ] liked it . Because , let ’s be honest , he ’s one of the only characters in the show who ever smile , rent alone laughs . Every meter I ’m on bent , I tried to utilize that . Ulf sticks out like a sore quarter round for many reasons . One of which is I ’m one of the only case that ’s just having playfulness . ”
House of the Dragon‘s eighth instalment , the time of year two finale , go far Sunday dark on HBO and Max .
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