Emilia Clarke

Despite not watching the show, the “Star Wars” actress gave a shout-out to one of the show-runners, Miguel Sapochnik, who helped the former Targaryen direct ...

It’s so strange. It’s so weird. “I’m so happy it’s happening.

Emilia Clarke played Daenerys Targaryen through all eight seasons of 'Game of Thrones' — read more.

[Kit Harrington](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/kit-harington/) is preparing to [return to Westeros](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/kit-harington-may-play-jon-snow-in-game-of-thrones-sequel/). The fact he goes to the Wall is the greatest gift and also the greatest curse.” He concluded by teasing, “I think where we leave him at the end of the show, there’s always this feeling of like … “At the end of the show when we find him in that cell, he’s preparing to be beheaded and he wants to be. [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/emilia-house-refuses-watch-house-of-the-dragon-1235496759/) on Friday, January 20 when asked about watching HBO’s Targaryen-centric spinoff. She gave me hours and she was so candid,” they explained.

After starring as Daenerys Targaryen on 'Game of Thrones' for eight season, Emilia Clarke said she "just can't" watch HBO's 'House of the Dragon' prequel.

When Insider asked him to elaborate on why that might be, the actor explained that he has “ [real emotion](https://www.insider.com/kit-harington-will-watch-game-of-thrones-spinoff-house-of-the-dragon-2021-10)” connected to the series. [might be painful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IHrtqRqaEU)” for him to watch HotD. It’s so strange,” [Clarke admitted](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/emilia-house-refuses-watch-house-of-the-dragon-1235496759/) to Variety at Sundance 2023, adding that she’s nevertheless “so happy it’s happening” and was “over the moon” about the show’s recent [Golden Globes win](https://www.bustle.com/style/emma-darcy-golden-globes-2023-blue-hair-transformation) and other award nominations. The prequel [set viewing records](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-finale-ratings-viewers-1235412702/) when it premiered in August 2022, but Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys for all eight GoT seasons, [wasn’t watching](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/emilia-house-refuses-watch-house-of-the-dragon-1235496759/) the story of her character’s ancestors along with everyone else. “It’s kind of like someone saying, ‘You want to go to this school reunion that’s not your year? [House of the Dragon](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequel-cast-plot-trailer-release-date-everything-to-know) —the first Game of Thrones spinoff, following the 2019 series finale — centers on House Targaryen approximately 172 years prior to [Daenerys Targaryen](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/targaryen-family-tree-daenerys-house-of-the-dragon)’s birth.

I just can't do it,” the actor, who starred as Daenerys Targaryen on the HBO show's predecessor series, “Game of Thrones,” quipped.

“There’s emotion connected to that for me,” he said of the show at the time. Comparing watching the show to having an awkward run-in with old classmates, Clarke added: “It’s kind of like someone saying, ‘You want to go to this school reunion that’s not your year? Want to go to that school reunion?’ That’s how it feels. It’s so weird. It’s so strange,” Clarke told the outlet at the Sundance Film Festival while promoting her new romantic comedy, “The Pod Generation.” “It’s too weird.

Clarke isn't the only “GoT” star who is hesitant to watch a new group of actors stir up drama in Westeros just yet. In a 2021 interview with the Associated ...

I just can't do it, it's too weird” the actor, who starred as Daenerys Targaryen in the show's predecessor series, Game Of Thrones, admitted.

“There’s emotion connected to that for me,” he said previously. Want to go to that school reunion?’ That’s how it feels. “It’s kind of like someone saying, ‘You want to go to this school reunion that’s not your year? It’s so weird. It’s so strange,” she said. “It’s too weird.

I just can't do it, it's too weird” the actor, who starred as Daenerys Targaryen in the show's predecessor series, Game Of Thrones, admitted.

The actress, 36, displayed some very animated expressions while chatting with Variety at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

He was so kind and considerate and cared about me as a human being.' The craftsmanship pretty much speaks for itself and the colour is bang on trend for spring. I'm not worthy of needing anything at all.' ](/tvshowbiz/article-11603425/Emilia-Clarke-says-didnt-know-sex-scenes-Jason-Momoa-Game-Thrones.html) She explained: 'It's kind of like someone saying, "You want to go to this school reunion that's not your year? Want to go to that school reunion?"

During a recent interview for Variety, the British actress - who portrayed Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones for eight seasons confessed that she hasn't ...

It's so strange. She continued, "It's so weird. "I'm so happy it's happening.