Screen Rant

  • Much is revealed about Jon Snow in the Game of Thrones season 8 premiere. 1 / 9

    Jon Snow in furs on Game of Thrones
  • Jon learns that he is actually Aegon VI Targaryen and heir to the Iron Throne. 2 / 9

    Jon in snow on Game of Thrones
  • But that's not all that happens - Jon also rides a dragon! 3 / 9

    Jon riding Rhaegal for the first time
  • Jon rides Rhaegal for the first time, becoming only the second Targaryen dragonrider in generations. 4 / 9

    Jon petting Rhaegal on Game of Thrones
  • Targaryens are the only surviving dragonlord family and have the blood of old Valyria. 5 / 9

    Game of Thrones Daenerys and Drogon Vertical
  • This connection to Valryia (where the first dragonsriders lived) is what allows Jon to ride Rhaegal. 6 / 9

    Game of Thrones Dragon Vertical
  • Now fans wonder if this means the dragon has three heads prophecy has been fulfilled... 7 / 9

    Game of Thrones Targaryen Sigil Vertical
  • ...with Daenerys, Jon, and the Night King as the three dragonriders it foretold. 8 / 9

    Night King rides Viserion on Game of Thrones
  • This may mean two of the dragon's heads must devour the third to stop the Great War. 9 / 9

    Daenerys Stormborn and Jon Snow on Game of Thrones