Matt Smith on Not Filming Scenes With Emma D'Arcy in 'House of the Dragon' Season 2

Matt Smith shares his experience filming 'House of the Dragon' season 2 without many scenes with Emma D'Arcy compared to last season. Plus, he reveals the moment he wanted to take on the role of Daemon after initial hesitation.
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Matt Smith on Not Filming Scenes With Emma D'Arcy in 'House of the Dragon' Season 2
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[@Divine_Chareka]

The Rogue Prince! 🔥

[@breevas5085]

He is the perfect Daemon. He makes the show for me!❤

[@Ceefore]

Really? I thought he made a HORRIBLE Daemon compared to the one in the book.

[@breevas5085]

@@Ceefore oh I didn’t read it , maybe that’s why. Loved him in it tho. I should read it.

[@brainswag]

@@Ceefore He's fantastic!

[@omgzfuup]

I like the inpetuousness of Daemon with Viserys. He is much like a child in those scenes while he is more adult when playing off others.

[@user-ju4hs9ks6e]

I’m a Matt smith convert. Didn’t particularly rate him as an actor before but he absolutely kills this role!

[@crystall.411]

Even if you are someone who is not impressed by the royal family you should try to watch the first two seasons of The Crown for his performance. He is amazing in the show and has great chemistry with Claire, I go back to watch now and then just for him, Claire, Matthew Goode and Vanessa Kirby’s amazing scenes.

[@tsaservices5843]

Then you knew nothing about the guy.

[@user-ju4hs9ks6e]

@@crystall.411 yeah I only watched the last couple of seasons of the crown so will prob go back and watch those now! Love Vanessa Kirby too.

[@TooGood4Gamesv1]

@@user-ju4hs9ks6e I mean as well if you're basing his acting on Doctor Who for example, that was basically the start of his career for acting

[@jjww30]

Please don’t watch Morbius then. Your opinion will change.

[@sheebathefunnyrescuedog692]

He is on his best behaviour. He is quite a potty mouth in real life 😂😂

[@lisabeckstrom9594]

Team Black ,🖤🖤 Season 2,Let's Go!! 🔥🔥🐉🐉

[@linna05sundy]

They won't have scenes together ????? Please tell me this is not true

[@MatiZ815]

They will, we saw some in the trailer. Just not as many.

[@mayolivia1403]

They will,but also daemon will be a lot time on the battlefield fighting for his queen

[@Amantducafe]

"He has his own moral compass". Exactly and the rest of westeros has an entire different moral compass to his.

[@lukethomas1985]

Matty nailed they

[@mittenil2972]

Matt Smith is such an amazing actor. Will there be a Morbius 2?

[@joniblue7475]

Marvel wasted his talents, he could have been a perfect Mephisto.

[@al28854]

DAMN!, forget about that Smith guy, whats her name ??!!! The one holding the mic.??

[@user-dm5kv9gz8h]

Perfect for the role he nailed it!!!

[@hello_kai]

Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith ❤❤❤

[@arcticredpanda4598]

look at that crazy hair

[@PiscatorLager]

A son for a son.

[@tobyclarkthomson8443]

Matt smith is so cool

[@chrise2718]

I think the fat payoff probably convinced him

[@TheMotb91]

🤣

[@dorohedoro1424]

Daemon my fav actor in the series

[@heatrayzvideo3007]

His performance in HOTD is fantastic

[@AjG007]

They! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@shanejohns7901]

Daemon is "sort of completely unpredictable"... Isn't that just a nice way of saying 'psychopathic sociopath'? Rogue Prince, indeed!

[@1982Noddin]

I was so impressed with him getting the pronouns right without hesitation!

[@nissaniss4251]

Yes, that's very impressive...Lord there's so many pronouns now and easily offended people who get 'misgendered' I think if I was forced to interact with someone like that, I'd just refer to that person by name. I'm not playing along with someone's fantasy...

[@TheDawntide]

@@nissaniss4251 You just imagined a problem in your mind that doesn't exist in the real world. If you interacted with actual trans people, you'd understand these internet stereotypes you've fallen for aren't fair representations of them.

[@nissaniss4251]

@@TheDawntide Um no, I've seen it firsthand. I live in the real world unlike delusional people who 'identify' as something that does not exist. I played make-believe too when I was a child, but then I grew up.

[@user-kj9lg7wq5h]

@@nissaniss4251 We dont care about your opinion

[@nissaniss4251]

@@user-kj9lg7wq5h Didn't say you did. 🙄 But seeing how its a youtube video with comments enabled I, like yourself, am able to comment on it. Welcome to the internet, Karen. 😁

[@SystemUnderSiege]

I was so confused why he was refering to multiple people until I remembered Emma is part man and part women which means you use plural pronouns or whatever. very cool love his portrayal of Daemon.

[@Matt.is-mad]

*in Emma's mind, which is absolutely okay, it's none of my business. But biological Emma is a woman or to be exact a female. Not to be judgemental, just wanted to point that out.

[@SystemUnderSiege]

@@Matt.is-mad if it’s none of our business why is she constantly whining about it and Matt Smith correcting people for not referring to her plural. She’s making it our business

[@Matt.is-mad]

@@SystemUnderSiege he probably makes it for her, because he's respecting her wish to be called they/them and if not for that, then surely to avoid the press and cancel culture.

[@jvdpc7]

I am no LGBTQ specialist but I’m pretty sure that being non-binary means literally not being binary, which is not conforming to separating gender into 2 categories. That would mean she doesn’t identify as neither man nor woman, kinda of different from being part man and part woman.

[@user-vr3gl4de6z]

Who else is he talking about?

[@carleton4199]

Emma D'Arcy is non-binary & uses they/them pronouns.

[@Karen-h9p]

Emma is non binary. That's why Matt says they or them

[@crambo000]

Who is them/them that he is referring to

[@getwhatyougive]

*her

[@simonconte7299]

In the first 5 seconds of the video the interviewer asks about not having as many scenes with Emma (who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them). Why is that complicated?

[@getwhatyougive]

@@simonconte7299 it’s not. It’s a her. So how simple?

[@simonconte7299]

@@getwhatyougive Because that's not the pronouns they use. But it's ok, keep your head in the sand.

[@uha01]

@@simonconte7299 And you and Emma and the rest of the gang can keep your heads in the clouds... with all the pronouns and the drama.

[@nostringsonme1]

Who's them

[@Father_of_chaos]

Emma Darcy

[@Owen_Anderson-2000]

Emma uses they/them pronouns

[@Factboy12]

If Matt used "she", even by accident, cancel culture & activists would've had a field day.

[@Owen_Anderson-2000]

@@Factboy12 nothing wrong with saying it by accident some people are butthurt to easily im sure emma wouldn't mind the odd she by accident not everyone knows who uses what pronouns.

[@copperdee3073]

I'm confused. Lol

[@BrianLamar-es3my]

Hopefully one day he'll be able to play a Jedi or sith or bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe

[@EwingAmaterasu]

That man is dangerous, he has black sister under that suit at all times.

[@benjhaisch]

would be great to see a pop filter on that interview mic next time ;)

[@Brazito14]

This caramel reporter is a smoke show 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@MontyQueues]

or just mention their name cause i have no idea who you talking about, lmao them ? them means multiple people jesus christ have mercy on us

[@nissaniss4251]

Right? Honestly, it's a bit ridiculous considering how many pronouns there are now. I'd just refer to that person by name. I refuse to play along with someone's fantasy or delusions.

[@alexissimpson5819]

@@nissaniss4251What is wrong with you?

[@nissaniss4251]

@@alexissimpson5819 Not a thing, but thanks for asking. I'm touched by your concern. 😉

[@engimoon3954]

They/them has been used as a singular pronoun for a very long time. Is it that difficult to change one word to these?? "Someone lost THEIR money". "My friend is great" "oh, what's their name?" It's like calling someone by the wrong name. If you call me chris the whole time and i said it's not my name you'd probably use my actual name. Why not do that with a pronoun too??

[@nissaniss4251]

@@engimoon3954 when its for a ridiculous reason such as 'identifying' as 'nonbinary' then yes. They/them/their is typically used when you're unsure of someone's gender or identity as its a general term. It just seems weird and ridiculous to have to constantly refer to a person as they/them when you know that person's gender and name. In this case Emma being obviously female. All this "I indentify as _" is getting old. I could identify as the queen of England or a space martian but it would not make it so.

[@Nobodywillsaveyou]

That she was just crying to Get out

[@jordangreene8125]

Oh lord- thats a red flag

[@WarrenEBB]

what?

[@brady2075]

Daemon is a warrior, so he's fighting in the war.

[@rinmartell2678]

No it’s not 😅😂

[@yohanespaskal9352]

He can't do no wrong!!

[@HisameArtwork]

@@yohanespaskal9352 english doesn't have double negation. are you french??

[@hafeezasif7932]

Well I hope she was not too difficult too work with

[@nissaniss4251]

Emma probably is a little difficult considering her pronouns (they/them). She's one of THOSE people lol. So, I imagine Emma gets irritated or offended if people simply forget and there's a lot of 'correcting' going on. It'd cause too much drama in my opinion. Not worth it, you couldn't pay me enough lol.

[@alexissimpson5819]

@@nissaniss4251Everyone in the cast is quite close and Emma is spoken of as the nicest person. You seem quite mean spirited yourself.

[@TheDawntide]

@@nissaniss4251 Nah you're just a bigot

[@fugtugsughug1020]

@@alexissimpson5819 Seems nice when people play into HER fantasy. Doubt SHE would be so nice if someone didn’t agree.

[@eddyray-yb6ig]

@@alexissimpson5819 nah shes one of them people.

[@davidzarn]

Who "they"? why he misses whole cast?

[@getwhatyougive]

*her

[@davisj7973]

ah yes my fave part in the books was when Daemon and Rhaenyra went their separate ways before Nettles came around.

[@jdgoesham5381]

He seems cool. Emma seems weird. Like if you hung out with her she'd talk about pronouns or patriarchy or something eye rolling.

[@cotillion]

pronouns on point...

[@johnnielurker]

how many is Emma again? 😂 people loves to complicate simple things its so stupid, wonderful actress(acthey/them?) though

[@chrisbrunette9495]

They should have stay with the first actress and just aged her a bit . She was a better fit for the part.

[@Kerek77]

Pronouns 🤢