# House of the Dragon S3E04: "Tumbleton"

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Podcast: [X-Ray Vision](https://stenobird.com/podcast/x-ray-vision-4162470)
Published: 2026-07-13T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Jason and Rosie break down House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 4, and make the case that Ormund Hightower is a different kind of villain: a self-styled refined gentleman with a modern politician's instinct for crisis PR.. They also dig into what they see as the real flaw undermining Rhaenyra's reign: an inability to understand what ordinary people actually want, from her plan to scapegoat a Master of Coin to her blindness toward what's motivating Ulf and Hugh. Plus, a rotting Sunfyre as a symbol of collapsing Targaryen exceptionalism, and how this season's Harrenhal storyline diverges from George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood. Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd   Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision Discord See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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