{"id":9630,"date":"2026-07-27T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3s-daeron-targaryen-actor-says-the-stakes-are-raising-tremendously-in-tumbleton\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:00:00","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-season-3s-daeron-targaryen-actor-says-the-stakes-are-raising-tremendously-in-tumbleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3s-daeron-targaryen-actor-says-the-stakes-are-raising-tremendously-in-tumbleton\/","title":{"rendered":"House of the Dragon season 3&#8217;s Daeron Targaryen actor says the &#8220;stakes are raising tremendously&#8221; in Tumbleton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-dad0591c-86ab-11f1-8b1d-2b4c667dfc65\">It might be hard to believe, but <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-news\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-news\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-news\/\">House of the Dragon season 3<\/a> only has two episodes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>A big focus of the season has been <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-tumbleton\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-tumbleton\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-tumbleton\/\">Tumbleton<\/a>, which is starting to feel like something of a powder keg. <strong>Spoilers for episode 6 follow. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"entertainment\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-dad0591c-86ab-11f1-8b1d-2b4c667dfc65-2\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/ormund-hightower-house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-origins-explained\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/ormund-hightower-house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-origins-explained\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/ormund-hightower-house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-origins-explained\/\">Ormund Hightower<\/a> is undermining Rhaenyra&#8217;s authority in King&#8217;s Landing with his attacks on the gold cloaks and his claims that <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-3-fake-daeron-explained\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-3-fake-daeron-explained\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-3-fake-daeron-explained\/\">Daeron Targaryen<\/a> is the new rightful king, while the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-dragonseeds-explained\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-dragonseeds-explained\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-dragonseeds-explained\/\">dragonseeds <\/a>Ulf the White<a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-dragonseeds-explained\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-dragonseeds-explained\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-dragonseeds-explained\/\"> <\/a>and <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-hugh-hammer-explained\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-hugh-hammer-explained\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-hugh-hammer-explained\/\">Hugh Hammer<\/a> lurk outside the town \u2013 and, in episode 6, assassins even come for Daeron, but are foiled by Gwayne Hightower.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" 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class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand\">GamesRadar+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>GamesRadar+ caught up with Daeron actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth on Zoom to talk about the show, and we asked what&#8217;s coming up for Tumbleton as the finale gets closer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think every episode, at least for my character, the stakes are raising tremendously,&#8221; he says. &#8220;We go from, I suppose, being a squirely figure in Ormund&#8217;s life, and then being posed as a king, and then having a coin with his face made on it, to then an assassination attempt in this episode. And I think if you follow that trajectory, Tumbleton&#8217;s looking like a very hostile place.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n        <span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 text-base! font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;And so, yeah, I think a lot of Daeron&#8217;s experience through that episode and the upcoming episodes, without spoiling anything, is just, when&#8217;s the breaking point? He&#8217;s held a tremendous amount of tension and tremendous amount of patience with Ormund, and now with a figure like Gwayne around, and with his dragon Tessarion, who he has this deep affection and friendship with, who he hasn&#8217;t been able to see, who has been in the Sept tied up, and so, when is it too much?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I think a decision of who he wants to be, and I guess leading with his moral compass, or not, and which direction to go through, I think are the questions in his head at the end of episode six,&#8221; Ainsworth shares. &#8220;You&#8217;ll have to wait and see how that unfolds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MgtRNpNTuQCp55B8dYt9wg\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MgtRNpNTuQCp55B8dYt9wg slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>House of the Dragon season 3 continues weekly on <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/hbo-max\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/hbo-max\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/hbo-max\/\">HBO Max<\/a>, Sky, and NOW in the UK, and HBO in the US.<\/p>\n<p>You can keep up to date with our<a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-release-date-time-schedule\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-release-date-time-schedule\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-release-date-time-schedule\/\"> House of the Dragon season 3 release schedule<\/a>, and, for even more, check out our guide to all the<a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/upcoming-game-of-thrones-movies-tv-shows\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/upcoming-game-of-thrones-movies-tv-shows\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/upcoming-game-of-thrones-movies-tv-shows\/\"> upcoming Game of Thrones movies and TV shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3s-daeron-targaryen-actor-says-the-stakes-are-raising-tremendously-in-tumbleton\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It might be hard to believe, but House of the Dragon season 3 only has two episodes remaining. 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