{
  "id": 66791,
  "title": "‘House of the Dragon’: Gayle Rankin on That ‘F — ed Up’ Aemond-Alys-Alicent Scene, ‘Unbearable’ Family Dinner and Dragon Egg Plans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/house-of-the-dragon-gayle-rankin-on-that-f-ed-up-aemond-alys-alicent",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-aemond-alys-rivers-alicent-sex-eggs-1236824981/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gayle Rankin plays Alys Rivers in the HBO series \"House of the Dragon\". According to Variety, her character Alys has been involved in a complicated situation with Aemond, a Targaryen prince. In a recent episode, Aemond's mother Alicent visited Alys, causing tension.\n\nRankin discussed her character's storyline with TVLine, describing it as surprising and full of depth. She mentioned that she and showrunner Ryan Condal had a conversation about Alys early on, but she didn't know the full extent of her character's story until reading the episode.\n\nAlys had previously spun a fantasy to Aemond about repopulating Old Valyria with white-blonde babies. However, with Alicent's visit, reality sets in for Alys, and she becomes uneasy. Rankin expressed that she felt strongly about Alys' storyline and had to learn from it as a woman.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "House Of The Dragon's Alys Is Awash In Blonde Men With Mommy Issues — 'Are They All Just The Same?' Gayle Rankin Wonders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/house-of-the-dragons-alys-is-awash-in-blonde-men-with-mommy-issues",
        "published": "2026-08-03T02:02:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}