

Matthew Needham in “House of the Dragon” HBO In “House of the Dragon,” Larys is distinctly aligned with the Hightowers and Targaryens, and Alicent acquiescing to him in this manner only strengthens his loyalty to her. This might be part of the show’s larger push to give Larys clear allegiance, when his motives in “Fire & Blood” were not always known. Larys is known as “Clubfoot” because he was born with one foot curved inward, and his foot fetish seems driven more by this than by any Rhaeinterest in Alicent herself (though he did kill his whole family for her). “Game of Thrones” prominently featured a character with dwarfism and a paraplegic teenager, but it was never particularly elegant when it came to handling disability as it pertains to the modern world. Larys’ kinks are his own and certainly not remarkable in a show characterized by various levels of incest, but the added layer of his disability changes the context of this scene. The scene ends on Alicent turning away from Larys, who starts to masturbate to the sight of her bare feet. All rights reserved.James Gunn Doesn’t Get ‘Weird Belief’ in Marvel and DC Rivalry: ‘There’s Not Only One Winner’ "Text Copyright © 2020 by Kacen Callender.Īudio (P) 2020 Scholastic Inc. As King's friendship with Sandy is reignited, he's forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death. "You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?"īut when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, and King finds his former best friend hiding in a tent in his backyard, he agrees to help Sandy escape from his abusive father, and the two begin an adventure as they build their own private paradise down by the bayou and among the dragonflies. But just days before he died, Khalid told King to end their friendship, after overhearing a secret about Sandy-that he thinks he might be gay.


It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders. Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly.
