‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, episode 4: The season’s dogs are here

Very good boys are few and far between in Westeros, but they’re often the internet’s favourite characters.

House of the Dragon Season 3, episode 4 gifts us with two lengthy dogs of utter elegance, and their appareance in this dragon-dominated world is a welcome sight.

In the episode, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) goes to squeeze funds out of the Vale to fill the empty coffers of King’s Landing. Here, he must bargain with Lady Jeyne Arryn (Amanda Collin), Lady of the Eyrie, who appears on that gorgeous wooden throne above the perilous Moon Door, flanked by two hounds.

Thanks to House of the Dragon animal trainer Kim Gaskell, these pooches sit quietly during the meeting, the pair’s silken coats matching Lady Arryn’s cream cape. Considering the Vale seems like an absolute Wuthering Heights of boredom and loneliness and one elusive dragon, I’d say having two elegant hounds for company is what Lady Arryn deserves.

In Season 2, the internet praised another canine, the ratcatcher’s dog, as “the only loyal character in the show.”

House of the Dragon Season 3 is now streaming on HBO Max, with new episodes premiering Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.