The final episode of Game of Thrones Season 7 is entitled “The Dragon and The Wolf.”
The two beasts in the title are the sigils of two Westerosian houses: House Targaryen, whose sigil is a three-headed dragon; and House Stark, whose sigil is a direwolf.
Previous episode titles have followed similar nomenclature: notably Season 1’s “The Wolf and The Lion” (House Stark and House Lannister), and Season 4’s “The Lion and The Rose” (House Lannister and House Tyrell).
“The Dragon and The Wolf” can refer to the two houses, but also their heads.
Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow
Daenerys and Jon are finally on the same side. Dany came to his aide north of The Wall, but Jon sacrificed himself to ensure his comrades and Dany could escape from the Night King and his army.
Miraculously, Jon survived and was reunited with Dany, and finally bent the knee to her. The two shared a lengthy look (never mind the fact that she is technically his aunt). Which leads us to another interpretation of the title.
Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark
“The Dragon and The Wolf” could be referring to Rhaegar, Dany’s eldest brother, and Lyanna, Eddard Stark’s sister.
The lovers lost their lives prior to the beginning of the series, but their legacy lives on, mainly in the form of their son, Jon Snow. Jon was given to Ned to raise as his bastard son, even though he wasn’t.
In “Eastwatch,” Gilly learned the truth — Rhaegar had his marriage to Elia Martell annulled — meaning his offspring with Lyanna would be legitimate and thus have a true claim to the Iron Throne.
Jon Snow
The title doesn’t necessarily have to refer to two different things. Being half-Targaryen and half-Stark, Jon is both “The Dragon and The Wolf.”
Melisandre believed he was the fabled Prince That Was Promised and brought him back to life. Even more recently, Jon survived certain death after taking on a massive wight army alone and being thrown into the icy waters north of The Wall. Time after time, Jon has lived to fight another day — leading to what many believe will be a final showdown the Night King.
Viserion and Nymeria/Ghost
The most literal translation could reference an actual dragon and an actual wolf.
The Night King murdered and then resurrected Viserion, who may play a key role in breaching The Wall.
Meanwhile, the two remaining direwolves — Nymeria and Ghost — have not had any major roles. While Ghost is still at Winterfell, Nymeria made an appearance earlier in the season and chose to remain with her pack instead of going with Arya Stark, signaling the change in both wolf and owner.
