‘House of the Dragon’ season 3 episode 4 resets the board and may have just revealed the true threat to the Iron Throne

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Even an episode like this one, which features no battles or dragon-induced deaths, heats simmering tensions until they are ready to reach a boiling point. It sets up a fiery second half of the season in a satisfying way, rather than feeling like it's stalling for time.Premiere date/time: Out nowChannel: HBO and streaming on HBO Max"And now we begin." That's the final line of tonight's episode of "House of the Dragon," and it's a fitting one. This episode of season 3 feels like the show is resetting the board ahead of a climactic second half of the season.But while there are no battles or dragon-induced deaths in this episode, it doesn't lack for drama.

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▪Even an episode like this one, which features no battles or dragon-induced deaths, heats simmering tensions until they are ready to reach a boiling point.
▪It sets up a fiery second half of the season in a satisfying way, rather than feeling like it's stalling for time.Premiere date/time: Out nowChannel: HBO and streaming on HBO Max"And now we begin." That's the final line of tonight's episode
▪This episode of season 3 feels like the show is resetting the board ahead of a climactic second half of the season.But while there are no battles or dragon-induced deaths in this episode, it doesn't lack for drama.

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Entertainment Streaming HBO Max ‘House of the Dragon’ season 3 episode 4 resets the board and may have just revealed the true threat to the Iron Throne Opinion By Malcolm McMillan Published 13 July 2026 Tensions are ready to boil over into a fiery end to the season When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Ollie Upton/HBO) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Tom's Guide Verdict: "House of the Dragon" season 3, episode 4Rating: 4/5 StarsVerdict: "House of the Dragon" season 3 has been a vast improvement over season 2.

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