House of the Dragon likewise has plenty of people fans love to hate—and at the top of that list, until very recently, was the bitter, grudge-obsessed Ser Criston Cole. Cole, played by Fabian Frankel, entered the story as an upstart tournament champion and was hand-picked by a teenage Rhaenyra to join King Viserys’ Kingsguard. It’s hard to disassociate from the character sometimes when the fans have such an animosity toward Criston Cole,” Frankel said. And, for what it’s worth, Frankel genuinely enjoyed his time on House of the Dragon. There’s no nihilism from the fanbase toward Criston Cole, that’s for sure.