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Towlie

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Wed Aug 24, 2022, 12:49 PM Aug 2022

Could this House of the Dragon scene be a covert statement about unconditional forced birth?

House Of The Dragon Scene Leaves Viewers Disgusted And Vomiting

The first episode of House of the Dragon debuted Sunday, August 21, and–as reported by the New York Post–one scene in particular set social media ablaze. A character by the name of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke) is in the process of giving birth when she encounters a threatening issue. Her husband, King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) makes the decision to deliver the baby via Caesarean section–aka C section–something that would kill the Queen. Although she cries out in pain, pleading with her husband not to go through with it, a doctor forcefully holds her down and proceeds with the operation. The scene was so graphic that some viewers were left absolutely disgusted.
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Could this House of the Dragon scene be a covert statement about unconditional forced birth? (Original Post) Towlie Aug 2022 OP
Only someone who had never watched an epsiode of GoT would be surprised by that... WarGamer Aug 2022 #1
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