Fabien Frankel Explains Criston Cole’s Ending in House of the Dragon
In a Vulture interview, Fabien Frankel discusses Criston Cole’s controversial arc and season 3’s ending in episode 6, noting he won’t defend Cole’s betrayals but won’t condemn him outright and even shares a theory about how Cole would react if the killer were a woman. Cole dies by three arrows — including one to the face — at the hands of archer Alysanne Blackwood, a twist that diverges from Fire & Blood. With Cole gone, HOTD loses a non-Targaryen voice amid the war-weary Dance of the Dragons.
