Back in April, Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke told Glamour magazine what to expect if Daenerys Targaryen finally gets her shit together and takes over the Iron Throne. (Seriously, mooooove the hell West already.)
"I want to see Daenerys and her three dragons share the throne," Clarke said. "And bring back all the pretty boys, get them to take their trousers down, and be like, ‘I’m now the queen of everything! I’d like close-ups of all the boys' penises, please.’ ”
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That's right. Clarke was pushing hard for the show to be a little more equal when it came to full-frontal nudity, as oftentimes it's the women—including Clarke herself—baring all for the camera. Well, one week after her own memorable nude scene, Clarke's decree clearly got through to the show's directors, who featured a tight close-up of a dick and balls in Thrones’ most recent episode, which I can confirm was definitely best viewed on a 55-inch, high-definition television.
Clarke agreed with Stephen Colbert that it was about time someone's meat and two veg shared the spotlight.
"You know I did it, why can't the boys do it?" Clarke said. "I think they heard me. Junk equality."
Clarke is not wrong. It's a little messed-up how Thrones' viewers are more used to penises being lopped off than they are actual penises. I was so caught off guard by the giblets scene in the last episode, I thought I'd accidentally hit the remote and flipped channels. If we're being totally equal, though, the next penis on the show absolutely needs to emerge from a raging fire.
