--- title: Jon and Arya Finally Reunited on Game of Thrones: Reactions description: From Arya and Jon to Tyrion and Sansa, the Game of Thrones season 8 premiere was rife with long-awaited reunions. canonical: https://time.com/5570426/game-of-thrones-jon-arya-reunion/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-15T02:44:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T23:17:52.702Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Game of Thrones Finally Gave Fans the Reunion They've Been Waiting For og:description: Spoilers ahead! og:url: https://time.com/5570426/game-of-thrones-jon-arya-reunion/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4aa96ef0b6d6c268/69894843929fad74c6bf308d/jonandaryagameofthroness8e1.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: JonandAryaGameofThroness8e1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Game of Thrones Finally Gave Fans the Reunion They've Been Waiting For twitter:description: Spoilers ahead! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4aa96ef0b6d6c268/69894843929fad74c6bf308d/jonandaryagameofthroness8e1.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Game of Thrones_ Finally Gave Fans the Emotional Reunion They've Been Waiting For  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 15, 2019 2:44 AM UTC  Jon Snow and Arya Stark reunite in Game of Thrones season 8 episode 1. Jon Snow and Arya Stark reunite in Game of Thrones season 8 episode 1.Helen Sloan/HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 15, 2019 2:44 AM UTC **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for the [_Game of Thrones_ season 8 premiere](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/). From Arya and the Hound to Tyrion and Sansa, the _Game of Thrones_ season 8 premiere was rife with long-awaited reunions between fan favorite characters. For many viewers, the most emotional one was that of Jon and Arya, who hadn’t seen each other since [Jon gifted Arya with her trusty sword Needle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGjyTjI6EWI) in the second episode of the series. After catching her first glimpse of him in years riding toward Winterfell in Daenerys’ procession, Arya waited until Jon was alone in the godswood to speak to him. But after a tear-inducing hug, Arya took a moment to remind Jon that even though he bent the knee to Daenerys, he’s a Stark. “Jon Snow and Arya are two of the most important characters in the story and they love each other very deeply,” showrunner David Benioff explained in the post-episode breakdown. “Arya was the only one who treated Jon like a real member of the family when he was a child and he was the only one who treated her with the respect that she needed when she was a kid. Jon has invited this huge army of foreigners into their home and Arya understands why he did it, but Arya’s on Sansa’s side. Blood is definitely thicker than water when it comes to Starks.” Fans, of course, loved the moment. > [](https://twitter.com/ohheyjenna/status/1117598311899332608) > [](https://twitter.com/Mana%5FK%5FTum%5F/status/1117609639565320194) > [](https://twitter.com/nnnatene/status/1117598809419333632) > [](https://twitter.com/JakeM0NTGOMERY/status/1117613318905184258) > [](https://twitter.com/JonNightsWatch/status/1117614918902136833) The Starks are officially back together. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5570426/game-of-thrones-jon-arya-reunion/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5570426/game-of-thrones-jon-arya-reunion/"},"headline":"Game of Thrones Finally Gave Fans the Emotional Reunion They've Been Waiting For","datePublished":"2019-04-15T02:44:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T23:17:52.702Z","description":"Spoilers ahead!","url":"https://time.com/5570426/game-of-thrones-jon-arya-reunion/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","TV","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4aa96ef0b6d6c268/69894843929fad74c6bf308d/jonandaryagameofthroness8e1.jpeg?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/blt4aa96ef0b6d6c268/69894843929fad74c6bf308d/jonandaryagameofthroness8e1.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"JonandAryaGameofThroness8e1","caption":"Jon Snow and Arya Stark reunite","creditText":"Helen Sloan/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/5570426/game-of-thrones-jon-arya-reunion/","name":"Game of Thrones Finally Gave Fans the Emotional Reunion They've Been Waiting For"}}]}] ```