Both Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke were able to do so much with their relatively small screen time as the older versions of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower in the HBO series House of the Dragon (splitting time with Milly Alcock and Emily Carey, who played the characters' younger counterparts in the first[...]
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Since the premiere of House of the Dragon, audiences saw the rise of the two female lead characters and best friends, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower, largely played by Milly Alcock and Emily Carey, respectively, through the first five episodes In the upcoming sixth episode, "The Princess and the Queen," the series jumps[...]
It's probably a safe assumption to Queen Alicent Hightower, her best friend now played by Olivia Cooke "Now? I'm coming with you" as he catches up to her "I should hope so," the princess says dryly "Let me take him," he offers.
"No, she'll get no such satisfaction from that," Rhaenyra said "Just take my arm,[...]