When Daenerys said the same thing, it must have registered with Jon that Daenerys is a fair and just leader. The similarities between Jon and Daenerys are striking-before he left for Dragonstone, Jon said the same exact thing to the Northerners about the Umbers and the Karstarks, vowing not to hold them responsible for the crimes of their fathers. And Daenerys genuinely asked forgiveness for the past crimes of her family against Jon’s.
However, Jon refused to bend the knee, citing what Daenerys’ father (“the Mad King”) did to his grandfather and uncle. Dany has three dragons and never even heard of Jon Snow, so that basically sums up her thoughts on the manner and request for Jon to pledge to House Targaryen. Then started the back and forth between Daenerys (with Tyrion) and Jon (with Davos). After Missandei introduced her queen by her several impressive titles, the King in the North gives a perplexed look to Davos, who says, “this is Jon Snow” before pausing and rather reluctantly saying “…he’s the King in the North.” Priceless. When the doors to Daenerys’ throne room open, they walk in and Jon almost looks starstruck when he sees The Mother of Dragons. It’s not common to see Varys spooked, but he was, and you’d have to think something comes of this discussion. But Melisandre says she needs to die in Westeros, as will Varys. Varys told her he thinks it’s a good idea she’s leaving for Volantis, and warns her not to return. The Red Woman can’t stay because of the way she left the North, with Davos wanting to kill her and Jon basically telling her he does not want to see her again. The concurrent conversation between Melisandre and Varys was interesting and odd.
The look of shock on the faces of Jon and Davos is pretty much the look everyone has when they first see one of Dany’s dragons. Ironically, Jon tells Tyrion he’s not a Stark (because he’s a bastard) just as a dragon flies over them. Tyrion agrees and says he would have advised against it were he his hand, noting a general rule of thumb: Stark men don’t fare well when they travel south. The trust is clearly there between the Stark bastard and Lannister dwarf, as Jon tells Tyrion his bannermen think he’s a fool for leaving the North. Tyrion ensured Jon he did not want to marry Sansa and the marriage wasn’t consummated, while adding the Lady of Winterfell is smarter than she lets on-to which Jon, who’s had to deal with Sansa recently, humorously replies, “she’s letting on.” Tyrion and Jon also each want to hear how the other got to where they are now, as King in the North and Hand to Daenerys Targaryen, but there’s not nearly enough time to tell those stories before they reach the castle. The continuation of the catch-up between Jon and Tyrion on their walk up the long path to Daenerys in the castle was also interesting. When Missandei asked if they wouldn’t mind handing over their weapons, it must have not been too comforting for Jon, especially after he was warned by most of the Northerners not to go see Daenerys-but Tyrion’s calming presence as a familiar face probably made things easier for him, though taking the boat and the only escape route was less than ideal. Jon also acknowledged Tyrion “picked up some scars along the road,” to which Tyrion replied, “been a long road, but we’re both still here.” It’s really something to think about the bastard and dwarf both being alive years later, while we’ve seen the deaths of Ned, Robb, Catelyn, Joffery, Tywin, Stannis, and so many others throughout that time. We even got a slight smile from Jon, which doesn’t happen to often and shows he was fond of Tyrion from years ago. It was cool to see the catch-up discussion between Jon (“Bastard of Winterfell”) and Tyrion (“Dwarf of Casterly Rock”), who took the journey to the Wall together back in Season 1.
The episode starts with the King in the North, along with Ser Davos and a few soldiers, arriving on the shores of Dragonstone met by Tyrion, Missandei, and some Dothraki soldiers. This review will be longer than most because of the very important and long-awaited meeting between Jon and Daenerys. “The Queen’s Justice” was filled with firsts, reunions, and deaths as the chess pieces continued to move on the board. WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS from Season 7 of Game of Thrones.Īfter seven years, Game of Thrones gave us the first-ever meeting between two of the show’s main characters-Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow.
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