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'Game of Thrones' season 7 spoilers, plot news: Khal Drogo appearing in S7? Kit Harington says Jon Snow is 'safe'

Jackie Villegas August 24, 2016 10:48 AM EST

"Game of Thrones" alum Jason Momoa, who played Daenerys Targaryen's (Emilia Clarke) late husband Khal Drogo in the HBO fantasy drama, could appear in the show's highly anticipated seventh season.

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Based on his latest Instagram snaps, the "Aquaman" star is currently in Ireland, where "Game of Thrones" is filmed. In one photo, Momoa is seen hanging out with "Game of Thrones" creators and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

The image, which has sparked rumors that Momoa is in Ireland to film for the upcoming "Game of Thrones" season, is captioned: "Cheeeeehhoooooooooo. @Guinness in Ireland. Drinking mothers milk With my brothers @captainriff dan and david. Love ya GOT greatest show on earth ALOHA DROGO."

Momoa's Khal Drogo died in the show's freshman season after Daenerys burned him in the funeral pyre from which her dragons emerged. He later appeared in one of Daenerys' visions, holding their son, whose life Daenerys had unwittingly sacrificed in an attempt to save her husband.

According to "Game of Thrones" fan website Winter Is Coming, Benioff and Weiss are currently in Ireland for the pre-production of season 7.

Despite Momoa being in Ireland and meeting with the "Game of Thrones" showrunners, it seems highly unlikely that Khal Drogo could re-emerge in season 7, except in a potential flashback or vision.

Meanwhile, in an interview for The Wrap's Down to the Wire Emmy Issue, Kit Harington, whose Jon Snow was resurrected from the dead in season 6, said that he feels "very safe" in the new season.

When asked if he wonders when Jon Snow will die for good in the series, Harington answered: "Yeah. But here's the thing: I feel like one of the safest people on 'Thrones' now."

He then backpedalled a bit, saying, "Maybe I shouldn't say that," before adding, "He could die next season, but I felt very safe this season. Because if I come back to life in Episode 2, it would be awful storytelling if you kill me in Episode 4. So I felt a bit cocky this season."

The seventh season of "Game of Thrones" is set to premiere in 2017 on HBO.

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