About this episode

The episode reviews the fourth episode of the third season of House of the Dragon, discussing character motivations and family dynamics.

In this episode, we continue our weekly recaps of the third season of the hit HBO original series from the Game of Thrones universe, House of the Dragon, starring Emma D'Arcy, Matt Smith, and Olivia Cooke. We discuss whether Ormund Hightower is jealous of the Targaryen family because of his philosophy on who has the rightful claim to the Iron Throne, and we debate whether Daemon is a good father to his children. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOlm7cNkCdTdbhkPM6dv3QQ/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• House of the Dragon
• Game of Thrones universe
• Iron Throne
• family dynamics
• character analysis
• season recap

Keywords

• House of the Dragon
• HBO
• Ormund Hightower
• Daemon
• Iron Throne
• season 3
• episode 4
• recap
• Game of Thrones

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO

Books & works: House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones

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