House Of The Dragon Director On The Mysterious Disease That Plagues King Viserys ( Photo Credit – Still from House of the Dragon )

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Miguel Sapochinik, the co-showrunner and director of the streaming series ‘House of the Dragon’, recently opened up on the mysterious disease which visibly took away King Viserys’ (Paddy Considine) physical appearance and strength, leaving him wretched and decayed in the last episode of the show.

According to Miguel Sapochinik, King Viserys’ decay over time was because of the cut on his finger from the Iron Throne. “I thought it would be interesting that anybody who is cut by the throne gets this disease. It’s kind of leprosy, and it would be interesting to see Viserys over time slowly deteriorate to decay,” said Sapochinik.

From thicker hair and a fuller face to a widening hairline and changing colour palette of his skin, Paddy Considine pulled off closely six to seven looks for King Viserys from episode one of House of the Dragon to his demise in episode eight.

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