With a nearly unrecognizable Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) hidden away at Rook's Rest and a severely-wounded Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) slowly recovering at Harrenhal, the Greens have been on a downward slide in Season 3 of House of the Dragon. But as Episode 5 made abundantly clear, that doesn't mean Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) has a peaceful rule to look forward to now that she's finally claimed the Iron Throne—especially if Ormund Hightower (James Norton) has anything to say about it.
In Episode 4, we learned from Alicent that Ormund considers himself a scholar of history and raised now-16-year-old Daeron like a son, meaning Daeron was instilled with Hightower values rather than Targaryen ones (although he still retains a strong attachment to his dragon, Tessarion). Ormund believes the Targaryens are foreign usurpers who have corrupted Westeros and violated the teachings of the Faith of the Seven, of which he fancies himself a pious follower. "The way to describe him is like a zealot or religious [fanatic],” Norton told TV Insider of his character. "He’s sort of fascistic in his view of the superiority of the Hightowers. It’s almost like eugenics. He says to Daeron, 'Your blood is tainted.' He sees the Targaryens, the dragons, and their riders as savages and that it is a crime to the Iron Throne that they should be sitting there."
James Norton as Ormund Hightower and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Daeron Targaryen in Episode 5 of House of the Dragon Season 3. —Kevin Baker—HBOBy the end of the episode, while Daemon has figured out that Ormund is the source of the violence against the Gold Cloaks, he certainly hasn't managed to put an end to it. And Rhaenyra has realized there are forces moving against her that she didn't anticipate. "Something stirs against me: something crouched, something formless," she tells Daemon. "I feel the dread of it. A cold presentiment."
Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen and Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in Episode 5 of House of the Dragon Season 3. —Ollie Upton—HBOWe won't spoil exactly what goes down at Tumbleton for those who haven't read the book. But suffice it to say the battle serves as one of the deadliest and most defining confrontations of the Targaryen civil war, permanently shifting the balance of power as the Dance of Dragons careens toward its fiery end. Bloodshed, burnings, and betrayals await. Buckle up, Westeros!
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