SPECIAL GUEST - House of the Dragon Actor Steve Toussaint ππ₯
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is a podcast from Rover. Steve, mate, welcome to New Zealand. This is going to be a weird way to kick this off, but a direwolf, a dragon, a white walker, shoot one, marry one, kill one. Oh, sorry, shag one. You've got to shag one, sorry, not shoot one. Tell me again.
What fun hypothetical scenario does Steve Toussaint discuss?
Shoot, shag, marry. Okay, shoot, shag. Direwolf, dragon, white walker.
Oh, Christ. The white walkers, are they both sexist?
Good question. I do believe they are indeed. Yeah, yeah, so there can be some. I guess I'll shag a white walker. Fantastic. Please don't. Clip that off. Actually, that's all I'll need. Thanks, Steve. What were the other ones? A dire wolf and a dragon. And you've got to shoot and you've got to marry one. Because you're shagging a white walker.
Okay, I guess I'm going to shh. Shoot the dragon. Oh, yeah, I wish it the dragon Controversial I know and do and do the other thing with it.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah great marry the dialogue Yeah, that's great. It's a good companion. Yeah But it's interesting that you shot the dragon as well because that does lead perfectly into my next question with your character Lord call us unfortunately, you never get to ride a dragon and How do you feel about that? Are you sad that you didn't get to ride a dragon or do you think it makes your character even more badass that there's people flying around and you're still tearing it up on the ground or on the boat?
I think the second, I think he is more badass because I think, you know, when we when we first started, I was me. Steve was like, I want a dragon. Yeah, that's much fun. But actually, I remember the first time I rode a horse, and I remember thinking, oh my God, I'm sitting on a vehicle that has a mind of its own. It's an interesting way to do it. Think about it. I don't know if I'd want that with a creature that large. Also, An awful lot of these dragon riders, they just get their power from the fact that they've got a dragon.
Exactly, exactly. None of them, there wouldn't be anything about their dragon. Without the dragon, exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, but you, my friend, you're ripping it up. I watched the first few episodes, obviously no spoilers, but that first ep in particular, epic. Holy moly. What do you have to say to people that said that season two was maybe a bit slow and a build-up into this? Here's what I would say. I would say, shame on you. You don't realise what George R.R. Martin has created. And it's not just about dragons and battles. It's about a web of political intrigue and character development and an immersion into this full world.
Thank you. Is that what you'd say too, Steve?
That's what I'd say. That's all we need. I'm done. How would you build up? How would you tell people about the season three?
When I've heard that thing about season two, my thing has always been, this is about a nation, well, a family going to war.
Yeah.
You should do everything you can to avoid war. And that's what season two is about. How can we avoid bloodletting?
How does Steve feel about not riding a dragon in House of the Dragon?
Because so often in, getting a little deep, so often in our world, there's a group of people, usually men, who are making decisions and then sending other people's children to go and fight. And they sit back and just go, yeah, we're going to take that area there. So you guys go and do that. You guys will make the sacrifice. If you're going to do that, you should make sure that you've exhausted every other possibility. It's not something that you do on a whim. And I like the idea that season two was about that. Of course, come season three, they've tried everything, and they're like, okay, let's go, I'll cut some heads off.
Epic. No, that's a great answer. That reminds me of a song that we play on The Rock, BYOB, System of a Down. But there's one line in it. Why don't presidents fight the war? Why do we always send the poor? Well, there you go. There you go. And actually, speaking of that battle as well, again, no spoilers, but there is an argument at one stage where people argue over whether to wear armor or not on a ship battle. How do you feel wearing armor as an actor? How long does it take to put on and off?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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2
What fun hypothetical scenario does Steve Toussaint discuss?
0:18β3:00
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How does Steve feel about not riding a dragon in House of the Dragon?
3:00β5:50
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What does Steve say about the pacing of Season 2?
5:50β6:47
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How does Steve describe the character dynamics in House of the Dragon?
6:47β10:02
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What are the challenges of wearing armor as an actor?
10:02β10:09