The intimate scene quickly became one of the episode’s biggest talking points, with many fans threatening to stop watching the series altogether. Highlights House of the Dragon's latest intimate scene sparks widespread backlash. In the episode, Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) ignores his mother Alicent Hightower’s (Olivia Cooke) instructions before kissing her. This Aemond and Alicent scene had me staring at my screen in disbelief. Image credits: jkookhandholderImage credits: iamEazy_Image credits: LuqOperImage credits: _best_swiftie_Image credits: SonOfVaivasvataImage credits: TaeBryeImage credits: firemanmo05Image credits: _Moon1712Image credits: ReinhardAstrea2Image credits: Thetrashassgame