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Game of Thrones season 7: Emilia Clarke posts curious image she insists is Jon Snow spoilerific

Wait, so you're trying to tell us Jon Snow's mum is actually who?

Clarisse Loughrey
Monday 24 October 2016 11:38 BST
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The Game of Thrones cast and crew have always done a tremendous job of keeping the show's secrets on lockdown.

Well, it looks as if someone finally slipped up: Emilia Clarke AKA Daenerys Targaryen posted a major season 7 spoiler to her Instagram page, revealing that the show would see the addition of new cast members... Dora the Explorer and Spongebob Squarepants?

OK, that doesn't sound right at all; yet Clarke teased that the picture taken for her 30th birthday celebrations on set, alongside the beloved Nickelodeon characters, did reveal spoilers for the show. Somehow.

She teased the image contained both "spoilers", "show runners", and "Jon Snow's mum". Presumably that's showrunner David Benioff adding some muscle to the Dora the Explorer costume, but does that mean "Jon Snow's mum" is in the Spongebob outfit?

In light of season 6's finale reveal, that would surely make it Aisling Franciosi in the costume, who played Lyanna Stark during Bran's time-travelling visions. Does that mean the character will be making a return for season 7? Is there more of Jon Snow's origins to be unveiled?

Clarke may just be having a little fun with fans, but some interesting snippets of information have managed to make their way from the Game of Thrones set: from a meeting to end all meetings, a reunion in the south, and the return of a long-lost character.


Game of Thrones season 7 will consist of seven episodes and arrive on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK in summer 2017.

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