In a new interview, actor Ryan Corr opened up about the connection between Ser Harwin and Rhaenyra Targaryen on House of The Dragon.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Episode 6 of House of The Dragons. Tread carefully. 

If you’ve been watching House of The Dragon, you know that a fan favorite ship crashed and burned in the latest episode of the series as Ser Harwin Strong (played by Aussie actor Ryan Corr) said goodbye.

Harwin’s dynamic with Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (played by another Aussie actor, Milly Alcock) was one of the most interesting subplots of the season. Harwin respected Rhaenyra’s grit and, over the course of 10 years, became her lover and father to her children. Sadly, the romance was short-lived. 

With so much to portray in just three episodes, Corr knew that both he and Alcock had to go in with a preconceived idea of what they wanted their characters to be for each other. 

Speaking to Insider in an interview, Corr explained that both he and Alcock had always thought of Harwin and Rhaenyra as ‘twin flames’ – essentially, two halves of a soul.

“Because we jumped time in the series, you have limited time to set the foundations for this love story and who they might have been to each other. We both had an idea that they were twin flames and that Harwin always had eyes for Rhaenyra for who she was.” he explained. 

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This, Corr said, helped him and Alcock create Harwin and Rhaenyra’s unconventional dynamic – she eventually ends up marrying Laenor Velaryon to fulfil her duty. 

Corr added: “They both celebrate freedom together in a sort of wonderfully modern family by the time we get to episode six. They’re really great ideas to be injecting into the world of Westeros.”

He said: “It occurred to me while reading the book that he’s a man who is happy to live in the shadows and just support Rhaenyra and be a loving father. I’ve always seen strength in my own father and in the way that he’s always been there for his children and those around me. So those ideas really appealed to me in trying to muck around with Harwin as we were exploring this stuff.” 

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