Matt Smith

GIVENCHY jacket, vest, and necklace and pants and BURBERRY shoes. I am an American, and therefore do not live under a monarchy like, say, our UK brethren.

But for now, the work of being a prince is completed, and since he has sowed the seed, it is time for him to reap the harvest. So when Matt Smith says he is unsure of his next moves as an actor, it could be because Prince Daemon could meet an untimely fate and Smith’s role in the series would come to an end. It was one of the most shocking deaths in the history of television, made even more jolting given Sean Bean’s status as both the show’s leading character and its most recognizable character following his time on The Lord of the Rings. Smith rose to the challenge and cemented his place in the show’s pantheon of memorable doctors. As I’m writing and re-listening to the audio files from interviewing Matt Smith, I realize something which I hadn’t during our time together: there is a strong possibility that Smith, or rather Daemon, doesn’t survive the first season of House of the Dragon. Will House of the Dragon’s first episode reignited the magic of the original series, or was the final season of Game of Thrones be a sign of things to come? It’s a universal feeling to be passionate and care and be invested in a story. And hearing all this, it’s easy to assume that all these future plans are leveraged on the commercial and critical success of House of the Dragon. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire—the novel from which both series are adapted—admitted that there are hopes that it will lead to something akin to the Marvel or Star Wars universes, a long-form story told in multiple shows and movies. He’s sort of a mixture of all the letters of the alphabet, all the time. I am speaking with Smith a week before the worldwide premiere of House of the Dragon. For two seasons, he played Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Netflix’s The Crown, a series which depicts the life of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family.