An analogous difficulty — of pushing a reasonably necessary character apart — occurred a few occasions in Season 1 of “Home of the Dragon,” however in response to followers on Reddit, essentially the most egregious instance was Ser Harwin Robust, performed by Ryan Corr. It is revealed, after the time soar that occurs within the sixth episode “The Princess and the Queen,” that Ser Harwin is the precise father of Rhaenyra’s three eldest kids — together with Jace himself — as a result of the truth that Rhaenyra and her husband at the moment, Laenor Velayron (John Macmillan), have a secret open association between them (Laenor is queer and closeted). With this in thoughts, it seems like he’d be featured a bit extra, however he isn’t … and on the finish of “The Princess and the Queen,” he is murdered when his brother Larys (Matthew Needham) burns down the household dwelling of Harrenhal, additionally killing their father.
Followers undoubtedly felt that loss. In a Reddit ballot asking which Season 1 characters deserved extra screentime, Harwin received out over a handful of different lesser-seen characters, and followers weighed in about his quick time on-screen. As u/SleepyxDormouse wrote, “Harwin would have additionally been fascinating. He fathered 3 of Rhaenyra’s children. That is a giant deal and an extended relationship between them. We must always have gotten slightly extra content material that confirmed what sort of relationship that they had.” On a distinct thread about underutilized characters, u/thatgal7777 identified, “Ser Harwin and Rhaenyra dont have a fling, its a a long time lengthy relationship with 3 kids, why could not we get a number of scenes to set the context.”