James Norton found the third way, which was to refuse to play the character as a setup at all. He played Ormund Hightower as a man having an outstanding time being himself, and the House of the Dragon finale collects on that choice inside a single pass of dragonfire. Norton told Variety he “loved the odd intimacy it created between Tommy and I,” likening himself and Tommy Flanagan to a pair of figures preserved together in the same grave. Ormund Hightower wanted Daeron Targaryen, his cousin and his lifelong ward, crowned king in the south, the Seven Kingdoms split, and Oldtown holding the half that mattered to him. ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 3 / Photo Credit: HBOWhat His Read Points At for Season 4Strip the sentiment out and Norton’s version of Ormund Hightower leaves a very specific hole behind.