Last night, The Red Sowing showed us just how important certain lowborn characters were really going to be.
In case youre not caught up… Butafter some good-natured shaming from his drinking buddieshe decides to try his luck.
Speaking tothe Hollywood Reporter, actor Tom Bennett reflected on his characters sudden life upgrade.
Tom Bennett as Ulf on House of the Dragon.© Ollit Upton/HBO
Ulf is the bottom of the barrel; hes Flea Bottom through and through, Bennett said.
Hes poor folk and the oppressed.
Hes the working class man under the thumb of the ruling classes and lived with that his entire life.
Suddenly, hes sitting on a nuclear warhead.
The power shift is huge.
Lets see what he does with that.
To put it another way: why did he laugh in that moment?
Every time Im on set, I tried to use that.
Ulf sticks out like a sore thumb for many reasons.
One of which is Im one of the only characters thats just having fun.
House of the Dragons eighth episode, the season two finale, arrives Sunday night on HBO and Max.
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