r/freefolk • u/_Adithya_7 • 7h ago

Who played Rhaenrya better?

825 votes, 1d left
Emma d arcy
Milly alcock
8 Upvotes

64% Upvoted

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u/Bustyposers 6h ago

It's genuinely not even close.

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u/GoodGrades 2h ago

One actress who brought a ton of spice and personality to the role, and another who just stands around moping and whining.

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u/lars_rosenberg 6h ago

I really liked Milly as Rhaenyra and I was a bit disappointed when there was the actress change. With time I started to appreciate Emma too, but imho she looks too different, not only physically, but also the way she acts... they look like completely different characters, which made the transition so hard to believe.

The transition from Emily Carey to Olivia Cooke as Alicent was much better imho.

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u/EmbarrassedView6476 7h ago

I don't dislike Emma's performance, and I think the problems there are partially on the writers, but it's Milly every day of the week.

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u/coconutjoe83 5h ago

Here’s the thing about Emma - she’s absolutely involved in the writing process

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u/Ninim00 7h ago

Milly.

I absolutely can't stand Emma's portrayal of Rhaenyra, as well as her theatrical overacting and perpetual crying about everything.

5

u/Eazy-Eid 5h ago

She's a theatre kid through and through

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u/LloydusMaximuss They're incestuous aliens Duncan! 7h ago

I'd let both sit on my face

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u/_Adithya_7 7h ago

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u/rice_fish_and_eggs 7h ago

We didnt choose the gooner life, the gooner life chose us.

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u/LloydusMaximuss They're incestuous aliens Duncan! 6h ago

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u/Hot_Berry_5790 7h ago

Lucky them 

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u/LloydusMaximuss They're incestuous aliens Duncan! 6h ago

Yes......them

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u/MrBlonde1984 7h ago

Aww poor emma.

In her defense she seems like she could legit act but just has nothing to work with .

Matt smith seems to skate by on sheer presence.

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u/QuitHoliday8973 6h ago

The fact that I really only know him from Doctor Who before this and I can't even see the doctor at all when I watch HotD sells it for me. His presence and charisma on screen is amazing

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u/TheMadGreek31 6h ago

I’ve seen planks of wood with better acting abilities than Emma d’arcy

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u/Admirable-Media-9339 4h ago

Matt, Olivia, Ewan, Norton, Steve etc. Plenty of the actors are doing phenomenal with poor writing/directing. Emma is just really not that good. 

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u/BaylisAscaris 5h ago

Both were great, but we should have gotten book accurate Rhaenrya played by Jennifer Coolidge.

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u/Just_BrianK 4h ago

Millie should win- young Rhaenrya was a free spirit without the shackles of having to rule. Emma's character gets sidelined by children who don't listen (sure her fault as a mother), and odd plot gyrations dictated by the writers or source material.

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u/ComradeWinston 7h ago

Great actresses, costumes, sets, etc... all let down by absolutely awful writers/directors.

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u/rice_fish_and_eggs 7h ago

She can emote but she has no chemistry with any of the other actors.

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u/ComradeWinston 6h ago

tru, its hard to tell but it def feels that way. They have a lot of theatre types as well, some that just don't seem to work well on camera. The wacky pirate had a similar vibe—out of place, got lost on the wrong set or smth

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u/Admirable-Media-9339 4h ago

Tired excuse. The terrible writing  doesn't stop plenty of the other actors on the show from giving great performances.

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u/ComradeWinston 3h ago edited 2h ago

Ah but there's the thing, they can write a good scene even if the 40mins around it sucked. Makes it infinitely funnier when every character they demonize as a rapist ends-up becoming an aura farmer by accident. If only the whole show was an accident, apparently it'd be gold.

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u/TywinRightfullyLann 6h ago

She had way more appeal

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u/foxonafrozenlake 6h ago

Both are great actors but younger Rhaenyra was just more relatable.

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u/TheFrench23 4h ago

Milly Alcock is Rhaenyra

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u/thenewbae 4h ago

How you fuckin up BOTH names??

D'Arcy Aycock

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u/The_3rd_Little_Pig Beneath the Gold...... 2h ago

Come on. Im Team Green. You cant disrespect Emma's outstanding acting like that. She has been absolutely phenomenal. Its not her fault her character is written badly in the show.

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u/ionix34 1h ago

Milly was just more fun, emma isnt bad though the writers arent doing her very good

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u/crammed174 26m ago

Emma has trouble playing Emma in real life. Her interviews seem so fake and off.

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u/_Adithya_7 6h ago

I didn't know people hated emma this much

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u/xArbiter Theon Greyjoy 3h ago

i don’t hate emma at all i think she was fine, but milly did such a great job portraying and young stubborn and temperamental rhaenyra that could feasibly grow up to be a reagent that makes genuinely evil decisions, and i wish the writers had let emma’s rhaenyra be more evil than she has been

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u/MrBlonde1984 6h ago

What have you done OP? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?!?!?

:: runs off to have sex with cousin/sister/son::

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u/Manayas 6h ago

Emma is obviously extremely talented but season 3 Rhaenrya is a just rather annoying, but that’s more of a writing skill issue.

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u/NerdNuncle 6h ago

Milly did the better job, but Emma was given eff all to use

No different than the actors in the Star Wars “trilogy” not being able to salvage that festering dumpster fire, imo

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u/notyouagainn 6h ago

There’s not a definite right answer, they’re kind of interpreting them differently. I personally like Milly’s version of Rhaenyra better but by no means is it Emma’s acting that makes me say that. I think their acting is about equally is good. And may just be the writers that wanted Emma to play Rhae this way after the time jump

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u/Careful_Employee_918 6h ago

That’s not a fair question, since they were written as two completely different characters, and younger Rhaenyra was more likable as a character. Both actresses are good, it’s just that Emma had nothing to work with