Daenerys Targaryen Made One Crucial Mistake When Meeting Jon Snow on Game of Thrones
Warning: This post contains spoilers for season seven of Game of Thrones.
Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow finally came face to face in Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones, fulfilling a longtime wish of many fans. But things didn’t go as smoothly as some may have expected.
Although Dany eventually agreed to allow Jon to mine the dragonglass at Dragonstone, the two basically refused to recognize each other as the rightful Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and the King in the North, respectively.
However, this may be due to the fact that neither is aware of Jon’s true parentage. “I am the last Targaryen,” Daenerys mistakenly proclaimed during their conversation in the throne room.
As viewers know from the season six finale, Jon is not actually Ned Stark’s illegitimate son, but rather the child of Ned’s sister Lyanna and Daenerys’s brother Rhaegar. This, of course, makes him a Targaryen — a detail the Internet was quick to pick up on.
See some of the best reactions to the moment below.
Daenerys: 'I am the last Targaryen'
We were like: #gameofthrones #thronesYall pic.twitter.com/PLEo93QJnk— Carreesi Targaryen (@crrisatea) July 31, 2017
#ThronesYall Dramatic irony: when the audience knows something the characters don't. Dany: I am the last Targaryen; Audience: pic.twitter.com/QpQEz2ySkC
— lechole (@lechole) July 31, 2017
#GameofThrones #ThronesYall Dany: "I am the last Targaryen, Jon Snow."
We the viewing audience: pic.twitter.com/1JWfl5o53m— Darren (@djohn90) July 31, 2017
Daenerys: I am the last Targaryen
Me: #GamesOfThrones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/2Kqe1wKAAG— ???g K?nfø?? IV ???????? (@Negreauxdamus) July 31, 2017
Daenerys: "Im the last Targaryen alive"
All of us:#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/IdwfN0ZtXC— Austin (@AustinCTweets) July 31, 2017
#GoTs7
Daenerys: I'm the last Targaryen
Jon Snow: pic.twitter.com/G9eBQB6gKt— Karen Kate (@iammidori) July 31, 2017
Daeny: Im the last Targaryen alive.
Me:
#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/62OEvMsOId— Billy (@Relytiam) July 31, 2017
Daenerys: "I am the last Targaryen"
Jon at some point this season:#GameOfThrones #thronesYall pic.twitter.com/K9sQOeyo19— Rob$ (@VOIIDLAHEY) July 31, 2017
The fourth episode of Game of Thrones‘ seventh season airs Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. on HBO.