India, July 6 -- House of the Dragon season 3 episode 3 proves that winning the Iron Throne is one thing and ruling from it is another. Instead of grand battles and dragonfire, this week's episode follows Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) through three tense days in King's Landing as she struggles with a bankrupt kingdom, growing political pressure and one difficult choice after another.

The episode begins in the Reach, where Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) meets Lord Ormund Hightower (James Norton). Facing three dragons, Caraxes, Vermithor, and Silverwing ridden by Hugh Hammer (Kieran Bew) and Ulf White (Tom Bennett), respectively, Ormund agrees to bend the knee to Rhaenyra. Dameon also demands to take King Viserys and Alicent Hightower's ...