--- title: Game of Thrones: Will Jon Snow Bend the Knee to Daenerys? description: Although Jon Snow remained adamant in his refusal to bend the knee to Daenerys, it seemed her argument may have struck a chord with him. canonical: https://time.com/4891986/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-bend-the-knee-daenerys-targaryen/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-08T21:56:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:54:33.061Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: What Might Actually Make Jon Snow Bend the Knee to Daenerys on 'Game of Thrones' og:description: "Isn't their survival more important than your pride?" og:url: https://time.com/4891986/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-bend-the-knee-daenerys-targaryen/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3954b2523db5aeb7/6988d7e322fb852fa4e2231b/game-of-thrones-queens-justice-jon-snow-daenerys-04.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Game-of-Thrones-The-Queens-Justice-Daenerys-Targaryen-Jon-Snow og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What Might Actually Make Jon Snow Bend the Knee to Daenerys on 'Game of Thrones' twitter:description: "Isn't their survival more important than your pride?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3954b2523db5aeb7/6988d7e322fb852fa4e2231b/game-of-thrones-queens-justice-jon-snow-daenerys-04.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's What Might Actually Make Jon Snow Bend the Knee to Daenerys on _Game of Thrones_ > Sponsored content. 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[Jon Snow](http://time.com/4890649/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-dragon-daenerys/) remained adamant in his refusal to bend the knee to [Daenerys Targaryen](http://time.com/4889243/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-daenerys-relationship/) in Sunday’s episode of _Game of Thrones._ But by the end of their conversation in the caves of Dragonstone, it seemed as though her argument may have struck a chord with him. “I will fight for you. I will fight for the North. When you bend the knee,” she told Jon, prompting him to insist that his people wouldn’t accept a southern ruler. “They will if their king does. They chose you to lead them. They chose you to protect them. Isn’t their survival more important than your pride?” As some fans pointed out, this final question is word for word what Jon asked Mance Rayder before the King Beyond the Wall was put to death for refusing to bend the knee to Stannis Baratheon. “Pride? F—k my pride. This isn’t about that,” Mance told him. They followed me because they respected me, because they believed in me. The moment I kneel for a southern king that’s all gone.” Despite Mance’s best intentions, he still ended up dead, forcing Jon to take on the responsibility of attempting to rescue the Wildlings at Hardhome. It was there he witnessed firsthand how a king’s refusal to kneel can doom his people. This callback seems to indicate that Jon might agree to support Dany’s claim to the throne in exchange for her help defeating the army of the dead. **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)[ **page**](https://www.facebook.com/WiCnet/?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=wicfacebook) **and sign up for our** [**exclusive** ](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter)[**newsletter**](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter)**.** “Jon asked Mance to kneel for Stannis at Castle Black, so that his people can be saved. Mance says his people won’t follow him if he does. Jon asks the same line,” [wrote Reddit user xIdkTbhx](https://www.reddit.com/r/freefolk/comments/6rjveo/s07e04%5Fpost%5Fdiscussion%5Fthread%5Fthe%5Fspoils%5Fof%5Fwar/dl5wm5w/). “Such a great parallel. Seeing Jon realise that the position he is in, is just like the position Mance was in, exhibits the development of Jon’s character so well.” Of course, if Jon just went ahead and [married Daenerys](http://time.com/4389436/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-daenerys-targaryen-marriage/), maybe he wouldn’t have to bend the knee at all. “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/4891986/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-bend-the-knee-daenerys-targaryen/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4891986/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-bend-the-knee-daenerys-targaryen/"},"headline":"Here's What Might Actually Make Jon Snow Bend the Knee to Daenerys on Game of Thrones","datePublished":"2017-08-08T21:56:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:54:33.061Z","description":"\"Isn't their survival more important than your pride?\"","url":"https://time.com/4891986/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-bend-the-knee-daenerys-targaryen/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3954b2523db5aeb7/6988d7e322fb852fa4e2231b/game-of-thrones-queens-justice-jon-snow-daenerys-04.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/blt3954b2523db5aeb7/6988d7e322fb852fa4e2231b/game-of-thrones-queens-justice-jon-snow-daenerys-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Game-of-Thrones-The-Queens-Justice-Daenerys-Targaryen-Jon-Snow","caption":"Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington 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/4891986/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-bend-the-knee-daenerys-targaryen/","name":"Here's What Might Actually Make Jon Snow Bend the Knee to Daenerys on Game of Thrones"}}]}] ```