Warning: Jon Snow-related spoilers below, so proceed with caution!
At the very least, I can say that the Game of Thrones season eight premiere contains no shortage of surprises. In addition to Euron and Cersei getting busy (after mourning the absence of those freakin’ elephants), Jaime having an awkward run-in with Bran, and other long-awaited reunions, the first episode of the eighth season includes lovebirds Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen taking a goofy dragon ride through the Northern countryside.
The moment, though filled with cheesy dialogue and allusions to Aladdin‘s “A Whole New World” scene, is also a fairly important one: someone other than Dany is able to ride a dragon, y’all! Suddenly the Three Heads of the Dragon prophecy is seeming more important (and confusing) than ever. Jon’s ability to tame and ride Daenerys’s green-tinged dragon, Rhaegal, isn’t necessarily a surprise — he essentially cuddles with Drogon back in the season seven episode “Eastwatch,” and now we know that he indeed has Targaryen blood running through his veins. In fact, Jon’s real father, Rhaegar Targaryen, makes his dragon ride all the more significant.
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