Charities are now issuing trigger warnings over that brutal childbirth scene in House Of The Dragon

prequel, which has just become the biggest series premiere in HBO history, swooped onto our screens this week with a sprinkling of dragons, orgies and sudden, brutal deaths. Chief among them was a pivotal scene concerning King Viserys , Queen Aemma and an unborn child who is fated to become the male heir of Westeros. If you’re yet to watch the first episode ofYou may also like, the first episode explores the King’s obsession with producing a male heir to secure the future of the Iron Throne.

A description alone of what happens next is not for the faint-hearted: Aemma, without her consent or knowledge, is forcibly pinned down by multiple nurses and midwives, who all know what’s about to go down. The Queen quickly cottons on that something violent is about to be inflicted upon her, though, for she starts pleading and begging with her husband to not take this course of action.

Interestingly, although Sapochnik said that the team wanted the scene to be “difficult to watch”, he also noted that the goal was “not to shy away from what was happening but also not to sensationalise it”. For that reason, the scene underwent a thorough editing process to ensure that “what was too much or felt gratuitous or a repeat beat” was whittled away.

“If you’ve already watched the episode and have experienced loss or birth trauma yourself, we understand you might be struggling. We’re here for you. Support is available on our website – and you can speak to one of our midwives on midwife@tommys.org if you need advice.” Coates explained that Sands regularly posts trigger warnings to its followers as soon as they become aware of potentially distressing content.

In this TV realm, though, choice still exists. And despite how the topic might resonate within the current political climate, I maintain that electing to show that level of gratuitous violence against women is a poor one.

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