Game Of Thrones Season 8 Breakdown: What 'Winterfell' REALLY Means

6. Jon The Dragon Rider

As well as the dragon riding sequence being a fan-baiting scene like no other, it's a terribly loaded scene for what it's going to mean to future episodes and to one other character in particular.

Clearly, Jon and Dany should have known that him being able to ride Rhaegal was some indication that he was related to her, but they're too invested in bonking now and Jon was losing his mind at getting his own Falkor from The Neverending Story sequence.

More importantly, him riding a dragon means the Three Headed Dragon theory is now done. All three riders are accounted for now that the Night King has stolen Viserion and that means the other theory that Tyrion is a Targaryen and the third "head" is no more too.

The other interesting thing to note here is Drogon's reaction to seeing Jon and Dany kiss. His look at them was almost one of jealousy and that apparently is no accident.

The show's sound designer Paula Fairfield helps create the personalities of Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion and she has previously told Vanity Fair that her "story of Drogon is he’s the reincarnation of Khal Drogo, [Dany’s] hot husband from Season 1. That relationship I always have in mind when choosing Drogon’s [sound] palate.” That might not be entirely canon to the script, but it's an influence to bear in mind.

Also, the implications of jealousy could well echo Tyrion's reaction again. He's already made it clear he feels left out by Jon and Dany's increasing closeness and had expressed his dream of wanting to ride a dragon more than anything as a child. For him to have two reasons to be jealous now has got to cause added friction, surely?