HBO just low key confirmed who Jon Snow’s dad is

HBO just low key confirmed who Jon Snow’s dad is

HBO just low key confirmed who Jon Snow’s dad is
HBO just low key confirmed who Jon Snow’s dad is

**MAJOR spoilers ahead for the whole Thrones-verse**

It’s only been a few days since the dramatic ending of Game of Thrones Season 6, but HBO is ALREADY messing with us in A REALLY BIG WAY.

If you remember (and how could you not), we finally got our much sought after R+L=J reveal in the Tower of Joy scene.

tower of joy
tower of joy

And while this clearly confirmed Jon Snow is the son of Lyanna Stark (as opposed to Ned’s bastard), it wasn’t quite as clear who his father is. Given, most of us just assumed it was Rhaegar Targaryen, but no one said it outright.

whisper jon snow tower of joy gif
whisper jon snow tower of joy gif

Then in comes the official HBO blog makinggameofthrones.com with this beautiful, easy(ish) to follow infographic to try and help us follow the hella complicated relationships on Thrones.

infographic game of thrones
infographic game of thrones

Let’s go in for a closer look, shall we?

OK, so we can see the BLACK arrowed lines note a parent connection.

parent jon snow
parent jon snow

And we KNOW Lyanna is Jon’s mom.

lyanna jon snow gif
lyanna jon snow gif

But who is Jon’s Dad? Well…

rhaegar jon snow gif
rhaegar jon snow gif

CONFIRMED. RHAEGAR TARGARYEN IS JON SNOW’S DAD.

HelloGiggles / HBO / www.makinggameofthrones.com

jon snow dad
jon snow dad

Thank you HBO for confirming what most of us already suspected. See you in 10 months when you continue to mess with our heads…and hearts.

sad ned stark gif
sad ned stark gif

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