Game Of Thrones Season 7 Finale: 7 Things You Might've Missed In 'The Dragon And The Wolf'

5. The Viserys/Rhaegar Similarities

Game Of Thrones Rhaegar Viserys
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We finally got to see Rhaegar Targaryen in the finale, and he looked awfully familiar. So familiar, in fact, that a lot of fans genuinely thought it was Harry Lloyd, aka Viserys.

The actor in the role is Wilf Scolding, and it's an astute bit of casting - or at least an astute bit of wig-making (unless they've kept that very same wig around since Season 1). There is more to it than just making it clear they're related though, because Viserys is supposed to look very similar to Rhaegar, in particular with regards to their hair, as explained by Daenerys' vision in the House of the Undying (in the books):

"The man had her brother's hair, but he was taller, and his eyes were a dark indigo rather than lilac."

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