Emilia Clarke, best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen Game of Thrones, explicitly says she has no plans to star in another fantasy genre show.
She spent eight years working on HBO’s global hit drama, and now she’ll be starring in NBC’s spy thriller PoniesThe actress told The New York Times, “It’s highly unlikely you’ll ever see me get on a dragon again, or even in the same frame as a dragon.”
Meanwhile, given the reception of the Game of Thrones After receiving the finale, Emilia somewhat shared an equal, if not more tumultuous reaction to how her character met his end on the series.
The transformation from Mother of Dragons to the Mad Queen was so abrupt in her words when she read the script, telling Entertainment weekly“What, what, what, WHAT!? Because it came out of f****** nowhere. I’m baffled. I definitely never saw that coming.”
“I cried. And I went for a walk. I walked out of the house, got my keys and phone and walked back with blisters on my feet. I didn’t come back for five hours. I thought, ‘How am I going to do this?'”
After reading the script, Emilia remembered calling her mother to vent about what she had just read. “I called my mom and [told her]“I’ve read the scripts and I don’t want to tell you what happens, but can you just talk me off this edge? It really messed me up.”
“And then I asked my mother and brother very strange questions. They said, ‘Why are you asking us this? What do you mean, I think Daenerys is a good person? Why are you asking us that question? Why do you care what people think of Daenerys? Are you okay?'”
Meanwhile, Emilia’s new series, Poniesdebuts on Peacock on January 15.
