House of Dragons actor criticized excess of s++ual scenes

 House of Dragons actor criticized excess of s++ual scenes

From the production company they answered yes, that they were necessary. In addition, he reflects on the importance of staying true to the books, rather than accommodating the sensibilities of modern audiences.

Many years have passed since the premiere of the controversial and popular series "Game of Thrones" in 2011. 

The audiovisual work came to stir the way of making series and also to push the limit regarding how much n+dity, violence and morbid could be displayed on the screen.

There were even several media that cataloged it as one of the best television series in history, regardless of the number of bloody and terrible scenes that the series showed.

In principle, what was most questioned was the amount of blood and rudeness that was reflected in "Game of Thrones", because until then few series dared to be so graphic. It was only with the passing of the years and, in part, the popularity that feminism gained, that other aspects of GoT began to be questioned.

Specifically, the various scenes of rape or sexual violence were criticized, apart from pointing out that the vast majority of the nudes were of women and not men.

It was in this context that actor Matt Smith, who will play Daemon Targaryen in the new spin-off of "Game of Thrones" entitled "The House of the Dragon", criticized the number of sexual scenes.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Smith joked that his character had "slightly too much sex" on the show, but insisted it was important to stay true to the books rather than tone things down by today's standards by regarding those topics. He said, “You end up asking yourself ‘Do we need another sex scene?’ to which they reply, ‘Yes, we do.’”

In that sense he says that he must have wondered what exactly they were doing, whether to represent the books or represent the current times. The answer he came up with was that he did indeed feel that it was his responsibility, his, the production and the cast, to faithfully and honestly represent the books as they were written. However, due to the aforementioned criticism regarding sexual violence, “The House of the Dragon” will be much more cautious in depicting such themes graphically.