Larys “Clubfoot” Strong, the brother of Ser Harwin Strong (father of Rhaenyra Targaryen’s bastard sons), has always shown loyalty to Queen Alicent Hightower. We see this in HOTD episode 5 when he takes the drastic step of killing his entire family to show his support to Alicent. However, after watching episode 9 of House of the Dragon, it was apparent that Larys was not doing it for free. Also, we know very well why Larys Strong is eager to help out Alicent.
As it turns out, his hobbies are more revolting than conventional politics would suggest: Larys has a foot fetish, and he only agrees to give Alicent crucial knowledge if she removes her stockings and shows him her feet while Larys touches himself. The sequence provoked strong emotions from viewers and fans alike, who rushed to social media to examine Larys’ interaction with his queen. Some even turned to memes.
The Internet Reacts To The Infamous Larys and Alicent Scene
The Game of Thrones series has never shied away from the less-than-savory parts of sexual power imbalances. It has frequently been criticized for celebrating sexual violence and feminine servitude, which is entirely justified. They have, nevertheless, usually resulted in amusing online memes.
when i have to ask larys strong for a favor: #hotd pic.twitter.com/n7dgMmW1f6
— alex (@alex_abads) October 17, 2022
Viserys from the afterlife watching Alicent sell feet pics to Lord Larys:#HouseOfTheDragon pic.twitter.com/DeO7mBIQ8o
— Naman Gupta (@naman_gupta999) October 17, 2022
HOTD Director Discusses This in the “West of Westeros” Podcast
In House of the Dragon episode 9, we learn that Larys “Clubfoot” Strong, nicknamed Clubfoot due to his misformed foot, has a feet fetish. This is not something mentioned in any of George R. R. Martin’s books and was added later on by Clare Kilner for House of the Dragon. In fact, this was suggested by one of the executive producers, Sarah Hess, that Larys’s longing for his own foot may have developed over time to be a feet fetish.
Director Kilner said while talking about Sarah, ‘Her mind is incredible. I mean, she really wrote us a wonderful episode. But, yeah, that was an interesting scene actually. Funnily enough, you get the intimacy coordinators for all the nudity, but they don’t think about it for this.’
He continues to say, ‘It’s so invasive what he does. Looking at her feet and then having a wank. It’s so intrusive and invasive. It’s a really dirty scene.’
Viewers are well aware that “Game of Thrones” and its prequel “House of the Dragon” are not hesitant to experiment with sex scenes and nudity, and now we know to expect anything out of the show.