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Daemon's Bloody Realization: Hightower's Game Exposed
20 Jul
Summary
- Daemon Targaryen learns Ormund Hightower's true intentions in episode 5.
- Ormund Hightower aims to replace Rhaenyra with Prince Daeron Targaryen.
- Daemon is frustrated by Ormund's strategy that makes him feel helpless.
Daemon Targaryen's loyalties are tested as he uncovers Ormund Hightower's calculated scheme in the fifth episode of House of the Dragon. Matt Smith, portraying Daemon, noted the confrontation with Hightower as a significant plot development, as Daemon's primary objective is to secure the kingdom for his wife.
Showrunner Ryan Condal explained that Hightower's strategy is designed to make Daemon and Rhaenyra feel helpless. This tactic, which includes placing Daeron's face on currency and eliminating Daemon's loyal Gold Cloaks, aims to provoke them into making a critical error.
Writer-producer Philippa Goslett elaborated on Ormund's complex relationship with Daeron, suggesting genuine affection coupled with a need for control. The episode's conclusion reveals Ormund's resolve to use Daeron as a pawn if other heirs cannot be located, underscoring his dangerous intent to dismantle Rhaenyra's rule.
