Jon And Dany's Relationship Is The Whole Point Of "Game Of Thrones", According To GRRM

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    Jenna Guillaume
    by Jenna Guillaume

    Editor-at-Large, BuzzFeed Australia

    Ever since Jon and Daenerys met in Season 7, Episode 3 of Game of Thrones, fans have been divided over how they feel about their interactions.

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    It was a huge deal to see these two major characters come together at last. A lot of people were really excited – and many started shipping the pair (if they weren't already).

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    In a few short episodes, their relationship has progressed on both personal and political levels. They are falling in love and forming an alliance – and Jon Snow even bent the knee.

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    A lot of people are REALLY into it, against their better judgment.

    Anna Vu @realannavu

    Me: incest is wrong Also me: when are Dany and Jon going to get together #GameOfThrones

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    While others just think it's pretty icky.

    Flower Girl 🌺 @michalapalmer

    Spoilers: Can they stop this Jon and Dany nonsense it's gross #GameOfThrones

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    Others still think it's forced, or too cheesy. Some people have been comparing it to fanfiction, and suggesting that because the show has passed the books, the plot isn't what George R.R. Martin would want.

    Aidan Sivad @NadiaSivad

    #GameOfThrones is looking straight outta fanfiction. Call George!

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    But according to an interview with Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor, who directed episodes in the most recent season, as well as the first, Martin once revealed that Jon and Daenerys meeting was the whole point of the series.

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    "I remember when I was doing Season 1 and we were on location in Malta, and George R. R. Martin came to visit. He was sitting in a chair, and he was being really quite open about things that were to come," Taylor told Deadline. "... he alluded to the fact that Jon and Dany were the point, kind of. That, at the time, there was a huge, vast array of characters, and Jon was a lowly, you know, bastard son. So it wasn’t clear to us at the time, but he did sort of say things that made it clear that the meeting and the convergence of Jon and Dany were sort of the point of the series."

    Speaking to the New York Times, Taylor added, "It was absolutely clear to [George] that within this sprawling scale the whole story was coming down to this partnership."

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    When asked about whether a romance between Jon and Dany was inevitable, Taylor said, "Yeah, I think it’s kind of hard to see that not happening... We’ve seen them take a big step in [Season 7, Episode 6]. And I love this moment between them where you can sort of see it welling up for Dany, and it was great job by Emilia of sort of feeling it and almost falling into it and drawing back from it. But yeah, it’s gonna happen."

    So there you have it, folks. Love it or loathe it, it looks like the relationship between Jon and Daenerys will be in the books – and is here to stay in the show.

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    At least until something awful happens to one or both of them. Because this is Game of Thrones... you know the drill.

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