--- title: How Daenerys' Visions Hinted at Her Game of Thrones Fate description: Game of Thrones seems to have long been dropping hints that Daenerys Targaryen would never end up on the Iron Throne. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 21, 2019 5:25 PM UTC  HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 21, 2019 5:25 PM UTC **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for [_Game of Thrones_ ](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/)[season 8](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/). The final season of _Game of Thrones_ saw [Daenerys Targaryen](http://time.com/5590729/game-of-thrones-finale-daenerys/) transition from a ruler focused on liberating the downtrodden to a tyrant who burned innocent civilians alive in pursuit of power. This transformation led to Dany’s downfall in the show’s series finale, as [Jon Snow felt it was his duty to kill her](http://time.com/5589654/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-azor-ahai-prophecy/) to prevent her from [sitting on the Iron Throne](http://time.com/5592064/game-of-thrones-bran-stark-king/). But while fans were divided over her [Mad Queen turn](http://time.com/5587311/daenerys-mad-queen-game-of-thrones/), _Thrones_ seems to have long been dropping hints that Daenerys would never end up on the throne — even to Daenerys herself.  HBO When Daenerys entered the [House of the Undying](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House%5Fof%5Fthe%5FUndying) to rescue her dragons from the [Warlocks of Qarth](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Warlocks) in season 2, she experienced a [series of mysterious visions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFb2EjWBhWQ) that many fans theorized offered some major clues about what was to come. To refresh your memory, once inside the House, Daenerys found herself in a ruined version of the Red Keep throne room that was covered in what looked like either snow or ash. She walked toward the Iron Throne and reached out to touch it, but turned at the sound of her dragons’ cries and ended up on the far side of the Wall. She then entered a tent to find Khal Drogo waiting for her with a living, breathing version of their stillborn son, Rhaego.  Daenerys Targaryen dies in Jon Snow's arms in the Game of Thrones series finale Helen Sloan—HBO As we now know, this scene almost perfectly mirrors what happened to Daenerys in the finale — in a metaphorical sense, at least. After burning down King’s Landing in _Thrones_‘ final [penultimate episode](http://time.com/4371969/game-of-thrones-penultimate-episodes/), Daenerys entered the ash-covered throne room and walked up to the Iron Throne. This time, she actually did get to touch the throne. But before she could sit, she was distracted by Jon — a.k.a. Aegon Targaryen, a.k.a. the blood of the dragon — entering the room. Jon then killed her, effectively reuniting her with her dead husband and child. “Immediately after that scene she is with Drogo and her baby,” [one Reddit user commented](https://www.reddit.com/r/gameofthrones/comments/bqpkkp/spoilers%5Fseason%5F2%5Fvs%5Fseason%5F8/eo6oszc/) on the similarities between the scenes. “It was there all along.” Although Jon told Tyrion in the finale that there is no afterlife, Daenerys getting to see her dead family again nonetheless seems to symbolize that her quest for the Iron Throne would lead to her death. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5592603/game-of-thrones-daenerys-vision-iron-throne/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5592603/game-of-thrones-daenerys-vision-iron-throne/"},"headline":"Here's Exactly How Daenerys' Visions Ultimately Played a Role in Her Fate on Game of Thrones","datePublished":"2019-05-21T17:25:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:57:00.300Z","description":"Remember what Dany saw in the House of the Undying?","url":"https://time.com/5592603/game-of-thrones-daenerys-vision-iron-throne/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","TV","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71c202770349147d/69894a32656a3f6393bd722f/game-of-thrones-s8-e6-daenerys-targaryen-iron-throne.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/blt71c202770349147d/69894a32656a3f6393bd722f/game-of-thrones-s8-e6-daenerys-targaryen-iron-throne.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Game-of-Thrones-S8-E6-Daenerys-Targaryen-Iron-Throne","caption":"","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/5592603/game-of-thrones-daenerys-vision-iron-throne/","name":"Here's Exactly How Daenerys' Visions Ultimately Played a Role in Her Fate on Game of Thrones"}}]}] ```