Join as Eviliv3 reviews @HBOMax’s Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon – S3E4, Tumbleton. House of the Dragon is based on George R. R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, originally released on November 20, 2018 by Bantam Books. The series is set two hundred years before the Game of Thrones series that ran from April 17, 2011 – May 19, 2019. House of the Dragon chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen; the events leading up to and covering the Targaryen war of succession, known as the “Dance of the Dragons.”
Show Notes
Intro
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Discussion
- written by series creator Ryan Condal
- adaptation of the second half of this first volume of George R. R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood
- Featured music by Ramin Djawadi
- Cinematography by Fabian Wagner & Pepe Avila del Pino
- Episode was directed by Clare Kilner
- Episode written by David Hancock
- Original air date July 12, 2026
- Synopsis
- Hightower soldiers harass Tumbleton’s smallfolk.
- A soldier assaults Kat, Hugh Hammer’s wife, but her brother defends her, and the soldier is punished.
- Daeron learns Ormund plans to make him king.
- Ormund then forces Daeron to execute Kat’s brother.
- Aegon and Larys find Sunfyre’s corpse, which Aegon mourns.
- They reach Rook’s Rest, now overrun with refugees, and are required to clean latrines.
- Aegon protests and is forced to humiliate himself.
- Criston and Gwayne reach Harrenhal, where Alys claims Aemond is gone.
- Alyn informs Rhaenyra that Corlys has left to combat the Triarchy remnants.
- Orwyle cautions Rhaenyra about removing the High Septon.
- Mysaria has Rhaenyra make Torrhen Manderly the Master of Coin, so he takes the blame for the city’s financial problems.
- Rhaenyra sends Hugh and Ulf to observe Tumbleton.
- Ulf tells Rhaenyra the smallfolk spread rumors of her children’s illegitimacy.
- She sends the City Watch to find those responsible.
- After Daemon receives gold from Jeyne, his dragon Caraxes leads him to Rhaena and Sheepstealer.
- Daemon attempts to ease Rhaena’s guilt regarding Jace’s death, but she flees.
- He then brings Rhaenyra the head of who he claims was Sheepstealer’s rider, but she remains dissatisfied.
- Alicent discovers Helaena is pregnant.
- Hightower soldiers harass Tumbleton’s smallfolk.
- Cast
- Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
- Bethany Antonia as Lady Baela Targaryen
- Phoebe Campbell as Lady Rhaena Targaryen
- Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen
- Emma D’Arcy as Princess / Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Harry Collett as Prince Jacaerys “Jace” Velaryon
- Emma D’Arcy as Princess / Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower
- Olivia Cooke as Queen / Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower
- Tom Glynn-Carney as Prince / King Aegon II Targaryen
- Jaehaerys
- Phia Saban as Princess / Queen Helaena Targaryen
- Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen
- Tom Glynn-Carney as Prince / King Aegon II Targaryen
- Olivia Cooke as Queen / Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower
- Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon
- Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
- Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria
- Gavin Spokes as Lord Lyonel Strong
- David Horovitch as Grand Maester Mellos
- Bill Paterson as Lord Lyman Beesbury
- Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole
- Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling
- John Macmillan as Ser Laenor Velaryon
- Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
Outro
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