Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 4.

House of the Dragon may be Game of Thrones‘ prequel, but it largely stands apart from the original series. While there are many different ideas for the future, the franchise’s current expansion method is to explore different time frames, with this prequel set more than 150 years before Game of Thrones. Though this leaves little room for crossover, HBO connects the two shows whenever possible, highlighting the Prophecy of Ice and Fire, including familiar families, and occasionally returning to sets that fans recognize.

In Season 3, Episode 4, “Tumbleton,” the prequel reintroduces a fan-favorite Game of Thrones location: the High Hall of the Eyrie and the Moon Door. This iconic place is involved in several memorable scenes from the original series, and its reappearance is a subtly important addition to the prequel, even though it required significant effort to recreate.

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Brings Fans Back to the Eyrie

House of the Dragon has introduced many families from Game of Thrones, including House Arryn; its current ruler, Lady Jeyne Arryn (Amanda Collin), first appears in Season 2 when she gives Rhaenyra’s (Emma D'Arcy) youngest children sanctuary. In previous scenes, Lady Jeyne hasn’t addressed characters like Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell) and the young princes in the Eyrie’s High Hall, but in Season 3, Daemon (Matt Smith) arrives at the Vale to collect gold on Rhaenyra’s behalf, resulting in the return of the Eyrie’s most memorable feature.

Although the two are political allies, there is a thinly veiled hostility between them, as Daemon has a difficult history with House Arryn following the mysterious death of his first wife, Lady Rhea Royce (Rachel Redford). The presence of the Moon Door in the scene is an unspoken threat, highlighting the animosity between their characters and adding to the tension that hangs over their brief conversation.

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Recreates the Eyrie’s Moon Door for One Scene

In House of the Dragon, the High Hall of the Eyrie isn’t the backdrop for a series-altering scene, but it is in Game of Thrones. Tyrion’s (Peter Dinklage) first trial by combat, in which Bronn’s (Jerome Flynn) shocking fight clears his name, takes place here, as does Lysa Arryn’s (Kate Dickie) death, serving as an instant reminder of its lethal implications. This bloody legacy allows House of the Dragon‘s callback to work, but including this subtle reminder of Game of Thrones presented a challenge for the show’s production team, as they had to rebuild the iconic set from scratch, which proved no easy task.

House of the Dragon took care to remain consistent with the franchise, basing Season 3’s build on the original design, though the team made a few carefully considered changes. Production designer Jim Clay explains in this week’s The House That Built the Dragon featurette that he added a mural showing the Vale’s history and altered the color palette to emphasize the time between House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. These changes don’t interfere with the franchise’s continuity, as they could easily be changed before the events of Game of Thrones. Yet this dedication and attention to detail allow House of the Dragon to feel connected to Game of Thrones, despite the long gap between the stories, which is exactly what fans want.

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