12 Times Game of Thrones Sneakily Foreshadowed the Future

Daenerys Targaryen's first major scene in the pilot episode is dense: it introduces her as a pawn in a much bigger game, it very quickly establishes how creepy her brother Viserys is, and it also suggests that she's a bit stronger than she appears.

Dany steps into a hot bath and her attendant rushes over and tells her it's too hot. Dany doesn't even flinch. Seems odd at the time, but fast-forward nine episodes and Dany survives a night in an actual fire — confirming that she, not her sniveling big brother, is the real dragon in the family.

The scene where Viserys gets his "crown for a king" is additional foreshadowing of Daenerys's true nature and of her own knowledge about it. Dany has become convinced her brother should not become king by this time and isn't even surprised that the melted gold burns him. As she says, "Fire cannot kill a dragon."