House Of The Dragon’s Ryan Corr talks Pedro Pascal’s Red Viper

Spoiler alert: This article provides details on major plot points and developments in house of the dragon episode six.

Even invented history repeats itself. HBO’s house of the dragonwhich travels back approximately 200 years before the events of game of ThronesShe has proven so far that unexpected, brutal deaths have always been the bread and butter of Westeros. Both shows’ penchant for killing everyone has led to jokes about the job security of the show’s actors. But for the actors who play murdered characters, like Ryan Corr, it’s nice to have a well-populated graveyard to draw inspiration from.

Corr continues playing Ser Harwin “Breakbones” Strong house of the dragon, who (along with his father) faced death by all-too-literal fire and brimstone in the series’ most recent installment. Speak with The AV Club‘s Cindy White in a new job interviewCorr reveals that house of the dragon In fact, creator Ryan Condal directly linked Strong to Pedro Pascal’s iconic Red Viper of Dorne (aka Oberyn Martell).

Corr says Condal emphasized “like [the Viper] was there for a limited time, but his presence continued well after his death and during it.” “Obviously they are very different characters, but [Condal and co-creator Miguel Sapochnik] saw their effects as similar,” shares Corr.

For Corr’s onscreen father, Gavin Spokes (who plays the late Ser Lyonel Strong), Another character of the Beheaded Conviction comes to mind: the former King of the North.

“The good die young,” muses Spokes. “I mean, Lyonel wasn’t very young, but yes, exactly. We continue this tradition that Ned Stark so beautifully introduced to all of us.”

“You would be very wary of falling in love with characters [Game Of Thrones] because they were all killed,” Korr agrees. “But that was kind of one of the ideas. We spoke to Miguel [Sapochnik] and he said, ‘We want to rip their hearts out.’”