@ people who are saying Drogon can’t possibly know the symbolism of the Iron Throne:
are we all just forgetting the fact that we’ve been told multiple times throughout all of this nonsense that Dragons Are Smarter Than Men? this scaly bitch Knew that the seed of conquest and subsequent birthright and lineage planted by Aegon I was what grew into “The Wheel.” Dany’s levels of identification with her Targaryen ancestry were in flux throughout the series—the heritage of the Targaryen dynasty is one of conquest and violence, of fire and blood. at times it seemed like Dany’s claim to the throne was by virtue of her status as a Targaryen, and at others it seemed like she was intent to completely distance herself from that history of bloodshed. in the end, i think Daenerys realized that she couldn’t be (to call on another HBO great) “half a Targaryen” and still rule.
