--- --- # This Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa Reunion Picture Is Pure _Game of Thrones_ Wish Fulfillment ## Video: Game of Thrones Exclusive: Emilia Clarke [Watch (HLS stream): Game of Thrones Exclusive: Emilia Clarke](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HwVqMJQj.m3u8) (1:00)  _Published 2017-06-28. Fashion photographer Miles Aldridge captures startling renaissance inspired photographs for TIME's Game of Thrones issue._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 4, 2018 5:34 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 4, 2018 5:34 PM UTC In [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5290025/game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke-dragon-tattoo/), the character of [Khal Drogo](http://time.com/5114889/jason-momoa-jimmy-fallon-water-war-aquaman/) played by Jason Momoa has long since departed the show, all the way back in its first season. (We’re now awaiting [season eight](http://time.com/5281040/emilia-clarke-daenerys-game-of-thrones-ending/).) But in real life, Daenerys Targaryen actress [Emilia Clarke](http://time.com/5288844/game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke-daenerys-final-scene/) remains friends with Momoa — and in an Instagram post shared Sunday, she gave longtime _Thrones_ fans plenty of wish fulfillment with a reunion photo that brings the two former royals, leaders and lovers back together in an epic way. In the picture, a smiling Momoa is lifting Clarke dramatically against a backdrop of the Iron Throne itself, the very chair that both of their characters had designs on claiming. Apparently this is the closest Clarke will ever get to remaking “that lift” from the classic film _Dirty Dancing_, according to her caption. (You know, the iconic move between Patrick Swayze and [Jennifer Grey](http://time.com/4073282/dirty-dancing-life-jennifer-grey/) that has launched a thousand copycats, including a memorable [Ryan Gosling](http://time.com/4670874/emma-stone-ryan-gosling-friendship/) and Emma Stone reenactment.) “Yes, my man is sitting. Yes, there’s no lake. And yes, I have no idea I’m NOT being raised above his head,” Clarke joked of their cinematic moment, throwing in a few related hashtags for good measure. The duo first started working together on _Thrones_ back in 2011, when Clarke’s character was not yet a Khaleesi. She can be seen most recently in [_Solo: A Star Wars Story_](http://time.com/5265081/star-wars-han-solo-exclusive-360-video/) _as Qi’ra,_ while Momoa will be starring in the upcoming [_Aquaman_](http://time.com/4867676/aquaman-movie-jason-momoa-villain/) release. Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa Had an Ideal 'Thrones' Reunion ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5300537/emilia-clarke-jason-momoa/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5300537/emilia-clarke-jason-momoa/"},"headline":"This Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa Reunion Picture Is Pure Game of Thrones Wish Fulfillment","datePublished":"2018-06-04T17:34:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:02:50.167Z","description":"Khal Drogo and Khaleesi together again","url":"https://time.com/5300537/emilia-clarke-jason-momoa/","keywords":["Newsfeed","game of thrones"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5300537/emilia-clarke-jason-momoa/","name":"This Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa Reunion Picture Is Pure Game of Thrones Wish Fulfillment"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Game of Thrones Exclusive: Emilia Clarke","description":"Fashion photographer Miles Aldridge captures startling renaissance inspired photographs for TIME's Game of Thrones issue.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/HwVqMJQj/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-06-28T23:20:22.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HwVqMJQj.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5300537/emilia-clarke-jason-momoa/","duration":"PT1M","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5300537/emilia-clarke-jason-momoa/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```