Aemon Targaryen reveals his identity to Jon Snow

"You wanted to see me?" Jon when he wanta to be low-key sassy haha! "Love is the death of duty" are great words

Aeris II Targaryen (Daenerys father) was son of Jaehaerys II Targaryen son of Egg (Aegon V) Targaryen. So the mad king Aeris wasn't the son of Maester Aemon's brother (Egg) but the son of his son 😉

Who would say that they have the same blood, after knowing this, this scene becomes more epic!

He, Jon & Dany were the last surviving Targaryan's. DAMN

Why hasn't the director been shouting at Kit "Close your $@?#%€ mouth!!! You look like a nincompoop!!!" Kit spent the entire first season with his mouth open, even when he wasn't speaking. Annoying!

Aemon Targaryen – 96 RIP?:(

I wish he knew Jon was his kin

1:55 “no one knows”
Says the one who knows nothing

Who's rewatching this after Season 7?

This is the Obi Wan and Luke Moment of Game of Thrones.

He has a particular set of skills to cut meat even when he is blind

Favorite scene. "And the children!!" Incredible acting on both sides. Jons face says it all. Such a powerful scene. His great great uncle too!! Us Knowing that now makes it even more powerful. What a show🙏🙏

2:03 Nah they're not

Bruh sometimes ravens look like humans wearing cloaks

such a great scene, carefully done word for word from the book

So I think Aemon is talking to his great great grand nephew.

but does he know who HE IS ? LOL

Wait…since when was Aerys Aegon the Unlikely’s son? What happened to Jahaerys?

Superb acting! Deym.

I can't believe this actor is no longer with us, he was so good. He should have been king long ago.

"Love is the foundation of duty." Anything else is a lie. Be free, brethren. Be free.

All men above one's kin.

So we all know that was his great grand uncle. So he had two uncles in the knights watch.

Jon's great grand uncle 😀

A scene from when the show was still great……it's a fucking comic book now, sad.

Great scene. Going to have to nitpick a bit thought. Aerys II wasn't the son of Aegon V but his grandson. Aerys was the son of Jeahaerys II and his sister wife Shaera.

"Nobody knows"
Respectfully "Keep that mouth shut, kid. I know."

It's funny, it's like maester Aemons counsel is meant more for Jon's distant future rather than his current situation. Maybe when Dany gets pregnant next season, Jon will be forced to make a choice.

You know nothing Jon Snow

I'm from the future where it's confirmed Jon is Targaryan

Aerys the mad king was the grandson of his brother. Aegon the unlikely was the brother of Aemon, Aegon's son was Jaeherys II and his son was Aerys the mad king. Appologies if someone has already mentioned that.

The Night's Watch is the Game if Thrones equivalent of community service

Maester Aemon is a true badass. He died of natural causes in game of thrones.

This is a very interesting conversation, particularly regarding Eddard Stark. He chose honour by marring Catelyn (previously betrothed to his older brother Brandon) over his love for Ashara Dayne of Starfall so the North, Vale, and Stormlands could align with house Tully during Robert's Rebellion. Ashara was then said to have jumped from a cliff in anguish, maybe as a result of Eddard's choice, or by the news of her brother Arthur's (Dayne) death (there appears more to this story however). Conversely, Rob Stark chose love over duty and sacrifice, then the Freys who should have aligned with him, aligned with his enemy and killed him. Aemon also mentions "what is duty against the feel of a new born son in your arms", ironically the exact same correlation of Eddard holding Jon "Targarian" Snow. Then at the end of it, Eddard sacrifices his name and honour in order to try save his daughters, forever being ridiculed as a traitor and scum-bag. Eddard Stark truly is one of my favorite characters. He by-far made some of the hardest choices of all the characters in Martin's world of ice and fire.

u realize aemon was talking about rhaegar

Hahah at 2:00 when he tell him that lmao

So um. They removed one generation? Instead of Aegon V (egg) being Aerys II's grandson, he became his dad instead. So does that mean Robert B. having a Targaryen grandmother is also non show canon?

Ned did whatever was right, no matter what. And he chose the love of her family, her sister, and sheltered her son. With it, he put a badge of shame on himself by proclaiming he dishonored her vow to her wife.
So, choosing honor and duty, is it always the right choice?

Reading these scene from the book is much much much more emotional than watching it. I almost cried, seriously.

I imagine Peter Vaughan's performance in this scene was helped substantially by the fact that he was 87 years old at the time and probably knew a few things himself about what it means to live with a choice (or two) for all your days.

Maester Aemon is/was hands down my favorite Character