--- description: Although Jon Snow has been spending time getting to know their mother, he's yet to come face to face with one of Daenerys' actual dragons. title: Two 'Game of Thrones' Theories Point Toward a Major Meeting for Jon Snow image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea4f65088dc04fbd/6988d8a397cdff60d96b1e68/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-daenerys-06.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Two _Game of Thrones_ Theories Point Toward an Important Meeting for Jon Snow  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 8, 2017 2:19 PM CUT  Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones Emilia Clarke in Game of ThronesHBO  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 8, 2017 2:19 PM CUT **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for season seven of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/ "undefined"). Although [Jon Snow](http://time.com/4889243/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-daenerys-relationship/ "undefined") has been spending plenty of time [getting to know their mother](http://time.com/4889243/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-daenerys-relationship/ "undefined"), he’s yet to come face to face with one of [Daenerys’](http://time.com/4882437/game-of-thrones-daenerys-targaryen-dothraki/ "undefined") dragons. But judging by the promo for next week’s episode, that’s all about to change. Despite the fact that Drogon was wounded while laying waste to the Lannister forces, it looks as though he’s still going to be able to fly Dany back to Dragonstone in time to catch Jon before he heads north. Some fans believe this meeting will be the first step on the road to Jon discovering his [true parentage](http://time.com/4387190/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-parents-family-tree/ "undefined") — i.e., that he is not the illegitimate son of Ned Stark but rather the child of Ned’s sister Lyanna and [Rhaegar Targaryen](http://time.com/4386964/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-father-identity/ "undefined").  HBO **MORE:** **To stay up to date on everything** **_Game of Thrones_** **, follow our all-encompassing** [**Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/WiCnet/?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=wicfacebook "undefined")[ **page**](https://www.facebook.com/WiCnet/?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=wicfacebook "undefined") **and sign up for our** [**exclusive** ](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter "undefined")[**newsletter**](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter "undefined")**.** “I feel like that will be the first big moment where Dany realises something is up with Jon,” wrote [Reddit user LtRavs](https://www.reddit.com/r/gameofthrones/comments/6s2kvy/everything%5Fgame%5Fof%5Fthrones%5Fseason%5F7%5Fepisode%5F5/dl9ll8z/ "undefined"). “Drogon perhaps acting submissive or something like that to indicate he’s special in some way.” Not to mention this detail from George R.R. Martin’s _A Song of Ice and Fire_ series — the books on which _Thrones_ is based — that seems to support the theory that dragons will always know a Targaryen. After Quaithe — the shadowbinder from Asshai who made a brief appearance in season two — [shares a prophecy for Daenerys](http://time.com/4884087/game-of-thrones-daenerys-targaryen-prophecy-r-l-j-theory/ "undefined") in _A Dance With Dragons_, she leaves with some memorable parting words. “Remember who you are, Daenerys,” she says. “The dragons know. Do you?”  HBO If Drogon does seem to recognize Jon as a Targaryen, it would also lend credence to the theory that Jon is one of the prophesied figures known as the three heads of the dragon: one of three people who will eventually ride Dany’s three dragons. (Thanks to [Tyrion’s friendly introduction](http://time.com/4314003/tyrion-dragons-game-of-thrones-theory/ "undefined") to Rhaegal and Viserion last season, some think he will complete the trio.) And what better time to realize you have the ability to ride a dragon than when you’re racing to beat an army of the undead to a [castle thousands of miles away](http://time.com/4860314/game-of-thrones-hound-fire-vision/ "undefined")? “Eastwatch,” the fifth episode of _Game of Thrones_‘ seventh season, airs Aug. 13 at 9 p.m. on HBO. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4890649/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-dragon-daenerys/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4890649/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-dragon-daenerys/"},"headline":"Two Game of Thrones Theories Point Toward an Important Meeting for Jon Snow","datePublished":"2017-08-08T14:19:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:58:36.472Z","description":"Or should we say, Jon Targaryen?","url":"https://time.com/4890649/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-dragon-daenerys/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea4f65088dc04fbd/6988d8a397cdff60d96b1e68/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-daenerys-06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea4f65088dc04fbd/6988d8a397cdff60d96b1e68/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-daenerys-06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Game-of-Thrones-The-Spoils-of-War-Daenerys-Targaryen-Drogon","caption":"Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones","creditText":"HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4890649/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-dragon-daenerys/","name":"Two Game of Thrones Theories Point Toward an Important Meeting for Jon Snow"}}]}] ```