Hold Up, Why Didn't Drogon Kill Jon Snow for What He Did?
Warning: The following post contains spoilers for the Game of Thrones finale. If you don't want to know what happens, stop reading!
• In the Game of Thrones finale, Drogon flies to the Great Hall in the Red Keep right after Jon Snow kills Daenerys Targaryen.
• Drogon burns the Iron Throne with his fire breath, and then flies away with Dany's body.
• Drogon doesn't kill Jon-why? Here are some theories.
Daenerys Tagaryen is-was-the Mother of Dragons. Her three reptilian babies were fiercely loyal to her throughout the entire Game of Thrones series (until one of them became an ice zombie, that is). So fans were a little confused when, in Sunday night's big finale, Drogon decided not to blast Jon Snow with deadly fire breath after Jon killed Dany.
The tense scene in the Red Keep played out after Dany celebrated her bloody "victory" at King's Landing. As she admires the Iron Throne by herself in the Great Hall, Jon approaches her and swears his allegiance. Persuaded by Tyrion and Arya that Dany will make a terrible queen (see: the smoldering, skeleton-filled remains of the city), Jon kisses Dany and stabs her in the chest. RIP his aunt.
As Jon places Dany's body on the floor, Drogon's threatening form appears. He looks menacingly at Jon for a moment...before dracarys'ing the Iron Throne into a goopy pile of molten metal. Then he flies away with Dany's body, leaving Jon to be imprisoned, and eventually peace out for the Wall.
Why didn't Drogon kill Jon Snow?
As Marie Claire points out, it's impossible to know for sure, because dragons can't talk, but there are a few theories floating around the internet.
Theory #1: Drogon is loyal to all Tagaryens.
One possible reason is that Jon Snow is actually a Targaryen-son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. Since Tagaryens have strong ties to dragons-Jon even rode the dragon Rhaegal during the Battle of Winterfell!-it's possible that Drogon didn't want to harm one of his "own."
So did Drogon not kill Jon Snow cause he's a Targaryen? 🤔 Everybody betrayed Danaerys at the end smh pic.twitter.com/eLiWKt2rD1
- Books are always better 📚 (@MissRoxyy_) May 20, 2019
Theory #2: Drogon agreed that Dany would've been a crappy queen.
Drogon witnessed Dany's "Mad Queen" side first-hand-he was her primary weapon in destroying King's Landing and killing the innocent people who lived there. Even though he loved her, perhaps he agreed with Tyrion and Arya that she shouldn't have ruled the seven kingdoms.
That could explain why he destroys the Iron Throne, but doesn't harm Jon; Drogon understands why Jon had to kill Dany, but is loyal enough to the Mother of Dragons that he doesn't want anyone else to sit in her beloved chair.
Theory #3: If Jon Snow had died, he never would have pet Ghost again.
The most logical reason of all, IMO.
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