00:00Welcome back everyone it is Amelia I hope you are fine.
00:12House of the Dragons star Olivia Cooke has explained why Alicent swims in the lake in
00:17Season 2, Episode 7, breaking down the importance of her key character moment.
00:21During House of the Dragons Season 2, Episode 7, the Queen goes into the Kingswood to clear
00:27her mind after Aemond removed her from the small council.
00:31During her time beyond King's Landing, she decides to swim in a lake, floating on her
00:35back without anyone else around to see her.
00:38This showcases how different things are now, while potentially hinting at what's to come.
00:42Speaking with Time, Cooke explained the reasoning behind Alicent swimming in the lake during
00:47House of the Dragons Season 2, Episode 7.
00:50The actor unpacked it as symbolic of rebirth, a reprive that allows her to decide what she'll
00:55do after everything that's transpired.
00:58Check out what Cooke had to say about, as Cooke illustrates, Alicent is currently at
01:02an impasse, having been a key part in escalating a war she now has no official role in influencing.
01:08By swimming in the lake, the baptism symbolism indicates the version of her we see going
01:13forward will be a renewed person, forged by everything that's happened to her this season.
01:18She'll need her determination for her next move as well, considering House of the Dragons
01:23Season 2.
01:24Episode 7 ended with Rhaenyra now having two more dragons at her disposal.
01:29While it's unclear what Alicent is going to do next, it's likely whatever she decides
01:33will allow her to gain more power over the greens as their war continues.
01:37Perhaps she will try to make amends with Aemond and Ser Criston, proving her worth to them
01:42by suggesting a new strategy that can help them perform better in the war.
01:46Another choice would be to run from her side now that she's been cast out of the council.
01:51According to Rhaenyra in a vain attempt at stopping the conflict.
01:55However, neither choice seems like it will quell the inevitable bloodshed.
01:59Since the House of the Dragons Season 2 final trailer is teasing a major conflict ahead,
02:04it doesn't seem Alicent is going to get a chance to halt the war anytime soon.
02:09This makes her role going forward mysterious, as she will likely prove herself a worthy
02:13adversary for the blacks in some way that's not yet clear.
02:17Whatever happens to her, though, it seems like it will involve the escalation of the
02:22war and the consequences such heightened stakes brings.
02:25It remains to be seen what this means for her future.
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