It seems that the Dragon House fans have a new villain to loathe – Larys Strong, aka Clubfoot and Master of the Whisperers, played by Matthew Needham. After the shocking event at the end of Episode 6, fans are expressing their rage on Twitter.
Dragon House serves as a prequel series to game of thrones, set two hundred years before the events of the original series. The ruling clan, House Targaryen, proves the most powerful house in Westeros until their fall from grace. The ominous civil war between the family members will be known as the Dance of the Dragons.
Episode 6 dives straight into history after the ten-year time jump where Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to her third son and Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) has found allies in Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) and Larys Strong.
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Why Everyone Hates Larys Strong
The hatred for Larys Strong stems from a controversy involving the true parentage of the children of Rhaenyra. The unseen years from the time jump presumably indicate that the princess had a secret relationship with Ser Harwin Strong, Larys’ brother. Alicent clearly knows about this, and she’s angry at King Viserys (Paddy Considine) for not seeing the obvious. The Queen then vents her frustration on Larys.
The Whisperer Master had a seemingly harmless aura in the series’ previous episode that fans compared him to Varys from game of thrones. Turns out he has the “same energy” as Petyr Baelish aka Littlefinger. Larys orchestrated the deaths of his brother as well as his father, Lyonel Strong (Gavin Spokes), by burning down Harrenhal.
Fans were so enraged by this underhanded action that people started supporting Ser Harwin after Criston Cole’s mishap at Rhaenyra and Laenor Velaryon’s (John Macmillan) wedding. Check out their tweets below:
Larys is strong, there is no worse crime than inflicting murder in Westeros. see you in hell 👋
— 🥀 lina | it wasn’t on fb (@rhaegarlya) September 26, 2022
Nah forget Otto that’s the definition of the same energy #HouseOfTheDragon pic.twitter.com/VcZ20Sfilm
— dragon house out of context (@oochotd) September 19, 2022
Larys Strong is scarier than Varys, Littlefinger, Cersei and Tywin Lannister combined. #HouseOfTheDragonHBO #HouseOfTheDragon #HOTD pic.twitter.com/bbySKeFQz5
— Neurokida (@AshleyG84288214) September 26, 2022
I don’t care, it’s a loud LARYS hate club #HouseOfTheDragon pic.twitter.com/cJpw81R9jY
— benedetta || rhaenyra stan (@sansasnvw) September 26, 2022
This guy is playing a much bigger game than Dance of the Dragons and it scares me.
He killed his family, the ultimate sin in Westeros
Even Alicent is horrified
It was to make it easier to handle but wow
Larys Strong really could be way more dangerous than Littlefinger pic.twitter.com/THvxSEEOBp—Vincent | Bonfire of Dreams (BLEACH IS BACK) (@vincent5126) September 26, 2022
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What’s next for Larys Strong in House Of The Dragon?
Larys Strong went from a seemingly harmless talker to a silent murderer very quickly. Although he did not carry out the murder himself, he had criminal minions to carry out his orders. In just one scene, he’s become a terrifying character, and god knows what his next steps are. After Ser Criston, Larys became the next most hated character in Dragon House.
After Larys’ evil plan, it looks like he’ll have a bigger role in the show and possibly cause more conflict between Rhaenyra and Alicent. In fact, he has the power to manipulate the Queen as she trusts him so much that they even have dinner together while sharing the latest gossip in Westeros.
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