House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 6 included a massive cast led by Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke while bringing back a familiar face from Season 1.
Following the Battle at Rook's Rest (which occurred in Episode 4), House of the Dragon's characters had to step back and reassess their plans for the future.
So, at the end of Episode 5, Jacaerys Velaryon and his mother, Rhaenyra Targaryen, came up with a plan to get more dragonriders, leaving fans wondering how that would play out in Season 2, Episode 6.
Every Main Cast Member of House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 6
Emma D'Arcy - Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
In Season 2, Episode 6, Emma D'Arcy's Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen was featured heavily throughout.
As mentioned, Rhaenyra and Jacaerys wanted to see if other characters who weren't full-blooded Targaryens or Velaryons could claim dragons.
Therefore, Rhaenyra was present when Ser Steffon Darklyn attempted to claim Seasmoke, the dragon that was once bonded to Laenor Velaryon.
Ser Steffon wasn't successful, leaving Rhaenyra wondering exactly how she and the Blacks could match up to the Greens without more dragonriders.
In Episode 6, Rhaenyra also showed some sternness when she slapped a member of her small council.
Rhaenyra expressed concern that Daemon had turned against her and, at the end of the episode, even gave in to a bit of temptation by kissing Mysaria.
D'Arcy is best known for their roles in Truth Seekers, Mothering Sunday, and Wanderlust.
- Instagram: @emmaziadarcy
- Wikipedia: Emma D’Arcy
- IMDb: Emma D’Arcy
Olivia Cooke - Alicent Hightower
Olivia Cooke's Alicent Hightower has had it rough in the past few episodes, and her troubles only got worse in Season 2, Episode 6.
Now that Aemond Targaryen is Prince Regent, he made a bold choice in Episode 6 by taking Alicent off of his small council.
Alicent was also a victim of a riot in King's Landing when she and Helaena Targaryen went to the sept to pray. The smallfolk of the city went after the pair after Rhaenyra secretly sent them food.
In Episode 6, Alicent learned more about her youngest son, Daeron Targaryen, from her brother, Gwayne Hightower.
It is also important to mention that Alicent is still trying to deal with her eldest son, Aegon II Targaryen, getting gravely injured in the Battle at Rook's Rest.
Cooke can be seen in Ready Player One, Bates Motel, and Sound of Metal.
- Instagram: @livkatecooke
- Wikipedia: Olivia Cooke
- IMDb: Olivia Cooke
Matt Smith - Prince Daemon Targaryen
For the greater part of House of the Dragon Season 2, Matt Smith's Daemon Targaryen has been at Harrenhal, where he has been mysteriously haunted by some sort of supernatural force, causing him to hallucinate and experience different scenarios.
This continued in Season 2, Episode 6 when he had a vision of when Viserys banished him from King's Landing in Season 1 after Viserys' son died and Daemon referred to him as "Heir for a Day."
Another scene featured Daemon comforting Viserys after the latter's wife passed away, a sequence fans didn't get to see in Season 1.
Daemon was also shown talking with Alys Rivers in Episode 6, and it seems she helped Daemon speed along the process of Lord Tully's death.
- Instagram: @mattsmithhofficial
- Wikipedia: Matt Smith
- IMDb: Matt Smith
Tom Glynn-Carney - King Aegon II Targaryen
Tom Glynn-Carney returned for a few brief scenes in House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 6. His character, Aegon II Targaryen, is still bedridden due to his injuries at Rook's Rest.
In this episode, Aemond and Aegon came face-to-face with one another once again, with Aemond more or less threatening Aegon and telling him in a not-so-obvious way that he better not tell anyone what happened during the battle.
Aegon also had a telling conversation with Larys Strong (Aegon's Master of Whisperers) in this episode, but Larys did most of the talking.
- Instagram: @mrglynncarney
- Wikipedia: Tom Glynn-Carney
- IMDb: Tom Glynn-Carney
Fabien Frankel - Ser Criston Cole
Fabien Frankel's Criston Cole was not featured as prominently in Episode 6 as he has been in most other episodes.
He appeared during the small council meeting near the beginning of the episode but was then commanded by Aemond to travel toward Harrenhal.
He was then seen in the courtyard, where a bit of an awkward moment occurred between him and Alicent.
Frankel can be seen in The Serpent, NYPD Blue, and Venice at Dawn.
- Instagram: @fabienfrankel
- Wikipedia: Fabien Frankel
- IMDb: Fabien Frankel
Ewan Mitchell - Prince Aemond Targaryen
Prince Aemond Targaryen was again brought to life in Season 2, Episode 6 by actor Ewan Mitchell.
In this episode, Aemond made his presence felt as Prince Regent by taking his mother off of the small council and beginning conversations with the Triarchy regarding Corlys Velaryon's fleet in the Gullet.
He also ordered many Green forces to march toward Harrenhal. He commanded Larys Strong to contact Otto Hightower about returning to King's Landing to be reappointed as Hand of the King.
He also laid the seeds for an eventual fight between himself and Daemon.
Mitchell previously appeared in Saltburn, High Life, The Last Kingdom, and Trigger Point.
- Wikipedia: Ewan Mitchell
- IMDb: Ewan Mitchell
Steven Toussaint - Lord Corlys Velaryon
In Season 2, Episode 5, Rhaenyra Targaryen officially offered her Hand of the Queen position to Corlys Velaryon after his wife, Rhaenys, was killed at Rook's Rest.
After some hesitation, Corlys made his loyalties known in Episode 6 by accepting the position. He sat directly by Rhaenyra's right side on her small council.
However, Corlys also met with Alyn Hull (who was revealed to be Corlys' bastard son) once again in this episode, telling him that he wanted him to be his best mate out on the waters.
Toussaint's previous major credits include Before We Die, Small Axe, and Rain Dogs.
- Instagram: @genuinetoussaint
- Wikipedia: Steve Toussaint
- IMDb: Steve Toussaint
Freddie Fox - Ser Gwayne Hightower
The character of Gwayne Hightower made yet another appearance in House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 6 when he showed up in the courtyard of the Red Keep after Aemond ordered a majority of the Green forces to begin marching on Harrenhal.
In that scene, Gwayne talks with Alicent about their father, Otto, and explains to her what her youngest son, Daeron (currently in Oldtown), is like.
Fox is known for his roles in The Three Musketeers, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and The Great.
- Instagram: @foxfreddie
- Wikipedia: Freddie Fox
- IMDb: Freddie Fox
Sonoya Mizuno - Mysaria
Throughout the past few episodes, Mysaria has grown increasingly closer to Rhaenyra in more ways than one.
In Episode 6, it was revealed that the plan she and Rhaenyra devised in Episode 5 was to get the commoners of King's Landing to grow restless and upset with their treatment so that when Rhaenyra sent them food, they would express their love for her.
Mysaria also counseled Rhaenyra at multiple points throughout the episode, but the biggest moment between the two came when they shared a kiss at the end of the episode.
Mizuno has appeared in several films, including Ex Machina, Crazy Rich Asians, La La Land, and Annihilation.
- Instagram:@sonoya
- Wikipedia: Sonoya Mizuno
- IMDb: Sonoya Mizuno
Gayle Rankin - Alys Rivers
Gayle Rankin continues to play the mysterious character of Alys Rivers in House of the Dragon.
Residing at Harrenhal, Alys is seemingly some witch or sorceress who may be behind Daemon's dreams/hallucinations.
However, she gives Daemon some advice when the latter threatens to leave Harrnehal, and it pays off when Lord Tully is announced dead. It is then revealed that Alys may have had a hand in it.
Rankin can be seen in Glow, Perry Mason, and The Greatest Showman.
- Instagram: @_____gaylerankin______
- Wikipedia: Gayle Rankin
- IMDb: Gayle Rankin
Matthew Needham - Lord Larys Strong
The character of Larys Strong is played by actor Matthew Needham, and the character is as cunning as ever in Episode 6.
After being rather embarrassed by Aemond at a small council meeting, Larys proved his allegiance to Aegon by talking to the bedridden king about his own experiences with a disability.
In short, Larys told Aegon that people will likely underestimate him and pity him, something he can take advantage of.
- Wikipedia: Matthew Needham
- IMDb: Matthew Needham
Phoebe Campbell - Lady Rhaena Targaryen
Phoebe Campbell's Rhaena Targaryen may not ride a dragon like her sister, Baela. Still, she was given the extremely important task of accompanying three of Rhaenyra's children to safety and carrying two dragons and four dragon eggs with them.
In Episode 6, it was revealed that Rhaena and the children would be leaving Vale and Westeros altogether. The plan was for them to board a ship called the Gay Abandon and sail to Pentos.
On a walk that Rhaena was on with Joffrey, the two spotted a charred section of grass with burnt sheep carcasses, revealing that a large, wild dragon roamed the area.
- Wikipedia: Phoebe Campbell
- IMDb: Phoebe Campbell
Clinton Liberty - Addam of Hull
If one had to pick a standout character from House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 6, it would have to be Clinton Liberty's Addam of Hull.
Like his brother, Alyn, Addam is a bastard son of Corlys Velaryon, who is rather upset that their biological father gives Alyn all the praise without even acknowledging Addam.
However, Addam's time comes in a major way at the end of the episode when Seasmoke (Laenor Velaryon's dragon) seeks out Addam. The two bond to each other, resulting in Addam becoming a dragonrider.
- Instagram: @clinton_liberty_
- Wikipedia: Clinton Liberty
- IMDb: Clinton Liberty
Anthony Flanagan - Ser Steffon Darklyn
Ser Steffon Darklyn went out as one of the most loyal people in all of Westeros.
Serving on Rhaenyra's kingsguard, Ser Steffon was asked by her if he would be willing to try to claim Seasmoke since he was the distant descendant of a Targaryen.
Ser Steffon considered it an honor, doing his best to bond with the beast. However, he was unsuccessful and ultimately burned alive by the dragon.
- Wikipedia: Anthony Flanagan
- IMDb: Anthony Flanagan
Michelle Bonnard - Sylvi
Sylvi is played by actress Michelle Bonnard and has had a much more prominent role in Season 2 than in Season 1.
Earlier in the season, Sylvi was seen with Aemond Targaryen at her brothel on the Street of Silk.
However, in this episode, she helped the Blacks as she, in a way, got the smallfolk of King's Landing thinking that they were not being treated well by the Crown, which ultimately caused them to rebel.
- Instagram: @michelle_bonnard
- Wikipedia: Michelle Bonnard
- IMDb: Michelle Bonnard
Maddie Evans - Dyana
Like Sylvi, Dyana has had a bigger role in Season 2 than Season 1.
In Season 1, Dyana was the servant who was sexually insulted in the Red Keep by Aegon, and it was revealed earlier in Season 2 that she is now working as a barmaid at one of the taverns in King's Landing.
At the end of Episode 5, Rhaenyra's Lady-in-Waiting, Elinda, is shown entering King's Landing and talking to Dyana.
Many didn't know what was going on, but it was revealed in Episode 6 that she was planting the seeds to make the people of the city riot against the Crown.
- Instagram: @maddieeaevans
- IMDb: Maddie Evans
Tom Bennett - Ulf the White
Actor Tom Bennett finally returned to House of the Dragon Season 2 as Ulf the White.
Ulf was seen in the same tavern as Sylvi and Dyana, and he was clearly upset about having to eat fish once again.
However, he and the rest of the people in the tavern were likely purposely served fish by Dyana so that they would start the riots.
- Instagram: @newmanstings
- Wikipedia: Tom Bennett
- IMDb: Tom Bennett
Paddy Considine - King Viserys I Targaryen
House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 6 featured the surprise return of Paddy Considine's King Viserys I Targaryen.
One of Daemon's hallucinations at Harrenhal featured Daemon entering the Throne Room in King's Landing and seeing Viserys sitting on the Iron Throne.
In this scene, Considine read the same lines he did early on in Season 1 when he banished Daemon from King's Landing.
However, this wasn't Considine's only scene in his return. In another hallucination, Viserys reappeared, mourning the death of his wife, Aemma Arryn.
- Instagram: @paddy_considine
- Wikipedia: Paddy Considine
- IMDb: Paddy Considine
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