Aemond would not enter into the fray on “Home of the Dragon” till midway via Season 1 — and in addition to Ewan Mitchell, he is performed by one different actor — however he nonetheless proves extremely important to the sequence throughout a handful of episodes. The sixth episode of the season, titled “The Princess and the Queen,” options an enormous time leap, leaping forward ten years from the ending of the earlier episode “We Gentle the Approach,” which means {that a} handful of components are recast and several other youthful characters are launched. Aemond, the second-eldest son of Queen Alicent Hightower (performed after the time leap by Olivia Cooke), is initially performed as a younger boy by Leo Ashton in that episode … and within the following installment, “Driftmark,” he quarrels together with his nephew Lucerys Velaryon (then performed by Harvey Sadler), leading to Aemond dropping a watch at Lucerys’ hand.
By Episode 8, “The Lord of the Tides,” one other six years has handed, which is when Mitchell lastly takes over the position. Donning an eyepatch and dismayed by his older brother Aegon’s (Tom Glynn-Carney) depravities, Aemond continues to be deeply resentful of Lucerys, now performed by Elliott Grihault. Even if he isn’t the eldest son of Alicent and King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) — and due to this fact not first in line for the throne — Aemond is an important a part of “Home of the Dragon,” and his significance solely grows on the finish of Season 1.