WARNING: Contains spoilers for House Of The Dragon Season 3<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n In the Targaryen Civil War, it\u2019s hard to know who to root for. Which is the whole point, really \u2013 the splintered family of the late King Viserys spends the whole of House Of The Dragon<\/em> ripping each other apart. It\u2019s death by 1000 cuts. Or, 1000 dragon skirmishes. And while the show positions viewers with sympathy for Emma D\u2019Arcy\u2019s Rhaenyra Targaryen \u2013 denied her rightful rule by scheming usurpers \u2013 the events of Season 3 saw her finally ascend the Iron Throne, only to have a frankly terrible time in the hot seat. So, who do we root for now?<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The answer appears to be Daeron Targaryen, on the opposite side of the fractured family tree to Rhaenyra \u2013 he\u2019s the son of Viserys and Alicent Hightower, long sent away from King\u2019s Landing to be the squire to his uncle Ormund, a deliciously nasty piece of work (gleefully portrayed by James Norton). Season 3 finally brought Daeron into the fray after remaining off-screen previously, and he\u2019s everything you\u2019d want from a ruler: clever, and calm, and magnetic. His heart genuinely seems in the right place. He knows how to play people, and how to self-preservate. And it\u2019s all been delivered in a great performance from relative newcomer Benjamin Evan Ainsworth \u2013 a young actor with a major upcoming destiny of his own.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Next \u2013 and before the final season of House Of The Dragon<\/em> arrives in 2028 \u2013 Ainsworth will be lifting the Master Sword in Hyrule; yes, he\u2019s Link in Wes Ball\u2019s live-action The Legend Of Zelda movie. The film shot in late 2026 and the first half of 2026, with a release date in Spring 2027 \u2013 at which point Ainsworth, best known for his role in The Haunting Of Bly Manor<\/em> as a very young child, was a largely unknown quantity. But off the back of HOTD<\/em> Season 3, his casting seems extremely promising.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n There’s a quiet power to the way Benjamin Evan Ainsworth holds himself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Link is a curious figure to cast. He is, of course, entirely non-verbal in the games, a challenge in itself \u2013 and it\u2019s currently unclear if he\u2019ll remain that way in Ball\u2019s film. Link is also somewhat light on personality, as the avatar for the player \u2013 a literal chibi sprite in the early games, and a strong but silent 3D figure in the likes of Ocarina Of Time<\/em> and Breath Of The Wild<\/em>. You play through<\/em> Link, more than as<\/em> him. But Ainsworth\u2019s turn as Daeron showed him as a figure that radiates presence \u2013 there\u2019s a quiet power to the way he holds himself. In the early episodes of Season 3, he stands firmly in the background while Norton chews the scenery as Ormund. Even there, he had a surprising magnetism, an intensity in his eyes that bodes well for Link.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Notably, Ainsworth succeeds in bringing a stoic decency to Daeron. As of Season 3, he has become the character who seems perhaps best suited to winning the Dance Of Dragons; since Rhaenyra\u2019s rule has brought out her most dangerous tendencies, and bickering siblings Aegon and Aemond have too much damage (some literal), Daeron seems like the most sensible choice for audiences \u2013 and the people of Westeros \u2013 to get behind heading into the fourth and final season. This innate benevolence is an ideal trait for a live-action Link, too, who through so little expression has to convey a sense of general heroism.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n What the future holds \u2013 for Daeron, and HOTD<\/em>, and Zelda<\/em> \u2013 remains to be seen. (No spoiler-y tapestries here.) But Ainsworth made a strong impression in House Of The Dragon<\/em>\u2019s most exciting series yet, an early sign that the central figure of The Legend Of Zelda<\/em> might be in strong hands. He\u2019ll be right at home holding the Master Sword. As for the Iron Throne? Maybe that\u2019s something nobody should inherit.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n House Of The Dragon Season 3 is streaming in full on HBO Max \/ NOW. The Legend Of Zelda comes to cinemas in April 2027.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WARNING: Contains spoilers for House Of The Dragon Season 3 In the Targaryen Civil War, it\u2019s hard to know who to root for. Which is the whole point, really \u2013 the splintered family of the late King Viserys spends the whole of House Of The Dragon ripping each other apart. It\u2019s death by 1000 cuts. 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