For fans unhappy with the conclusion of Game of Thrones, both House of the Dragon and the possibility of a sequel with Snow are just ways to try to fix what unanimously displeased the world.

Yes, it’s been five years since the controversial end of the series, after 8 years on the air and we still haven’t had the books, but here’s the paradox of the nonconformists. For the cast, it is scary that the discussion still mobilizes so much speculation, but, unlike other franchises, the story is open, and therefore the analyses and discussions, even more so, the speculations do not cool down.

House of the Dragon has already fixed some things about the Prophecy of Fire and Ice, it is suspected that with the return of the Starks to the plot it will become more clear that “the threat from the North” is the white walkers, etc., but with each change only it becomes clearer (and confusing) the damage they did to Jon Snow’s (Kit Harington) arc.

Jon discovers at the end of the plot that he is the heir of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, that his real name is Aegon VI Targaryen, and that he can argue for his crown because, if they restore the Targaryen dynasty, he would be the legitimate king of Westeros. But, by “saving” everyone by killing Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), Jon ended his days exiled to the Wall, with the Night’s Watch again. Having led the fight against the Night King (killed by Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)), Jon left Castle Black and was seen heading North, alongside the Freefolks. If Snow really leaves the role: what would be happening to Jon Snow? Why would we review it?

The varied responses make us consider Snow‘s challenges and opportunities so that it can be a good sequel and conclusion to Game of Thrones. We will see?

Kit Harington’s tips

In 2022, Kit Harington was generous in participating and talking a lot, albeit conceptually, about Jon Snow and how he “finished” the story. His comments give perspective on the direction of the story.

• Jon is distressed and feels guilt

Jon decided to kill Daenerys at the direct request of Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), but the conversation acted more like a final straw than a convincing one. Since arriving in Westeros, the mother of dragons has spoken of using brute force to end the conflict, effectively used Drogon in an attack on her enemies (in which she executed Sam Tarly’s father and brother), butted heads with Sansa ( Sophie Turner) and destroyed King’s Landing, killing thousands of innocent people. Killing her, therefore, was the right thing, but not honorable. As we know, he still questioned himself until the end.

• Jon Snow Never Came Back From the Dead
  
  

It wasn’t what was being drawn, but what we received is that the Jon Snow we loved was betrayed and murdered. Whoever came back from the dead came back dark, insecure, without a purpose in life. Yes, he had the mission to fight the White Walkers, but not even rescuing Winterfell, defending the North, fighting for Daenerys or even knowing more about his mother recovered the spark of what Jon was until he received the stabs from his enemies Night’s Watch.

If we look closely, Jon came back more suicidal than he was, full of guilt and anguish that being alive fueled. In the Battle of the Bastards, he warned Melisandre not to resurrect him. When he realized that Daenerys would eventually kill him, he accepted it, almost wishing she would act soon. In the same way that, after betraying and killing her, he expected to be executed. “If you asked him [Jon], he would feel like he did well,” the actor said at the convention. “At the end of the show, when we find him in that cell, he’s getting ready to be decapitated and he wants to be. He’s finished. His going to the Wall is the greatest gift and also the greatest curse.”

In other words, in this state of regret, Jon Snow will be more introspective than ever, and more isolated as well.

• Jon feels he would disappoint Ned Stark
  

Of the people Jon Snow loved in life – his cousins/siblings, Ygritte, his Night’s Watch companions, and Daenerys – Ned Stark (Sean Bean) was God, Sun, Moon, Water, and Oxygen to him, and deep down, he knew that his father /uncle would not agree with what he did.

It’s not like Ned was free from questionable decisions along the way, the main one being lying about Jon’s parents even when the boy was growing up. Yes, it was to save him, but then it could be argued that it was what he did for the Starks by killing Daenerys. Do you agree?

The fact is that Jon is not well, in the actor’s words, and it is because of the ghosts of his past.

Snow’s possible plots

There’s no exact word to suggest which way Kit Harington‘s team is working on Snow, even though the character’s state of mind is clear. Without the threat of the White Walkers and after the Great War brought together free folk and northerners, the Wall is somewhat useless, as Jon himself highlights when asking: is there still a Night’s Watch?

It exists and with the same rules, including the life sentence, that is, technically he got rid of it by being killed, but now

Now, on the second chance, he ended up in the same place. That’s karma!

Without the risk of Night Walkers and the freefolk without the endless winter, Jon’s role, last seen leaving with Tormund (Kristofer Hivju) and Ghost beyond the Wall, remains uncertain. What can happen in Snow?

• Drogon: threat and only Jon knows how to tame it
  

Bran’s (Isaac Hempstead Wright) reign will have many practical issues to resolve and even far from King’s Landing, they will affect Jon Snow.

The capital must be immediately rebuilt. Manage the conflicts between the Houses that were divided on supporting Daenerys or Cersei (Lena Headey), who barely understood each other after Daenerys’ death. But what seemed to worry Bran was the whereabouts of Drogon, Daenerys’ dragon who took her body and roamed riderless between Essos and Westeros. Does anyone doubt that they will have to enlist Jon to do the work for them?

Drogon was used to Tyrion, but besides Danny, the only person he showed affection to was Jon Snow, now also the last living Targaryen as well as the only dragon rider.

There is no doubt that Drogon will appear in Snow, the circumstance is that it remains open.

• Ghost
  

A fan favorite, brave and faithful, Ghost was ghosted by Game of Thrones because the special effects involving the wolf were too expensive. As a result, Jon seemed to ignore his pet, generating outrage among fans.

Ghost was waiting for Jon at Castle Black and said goodbye to us by accompanying his owner for the walk (?) beyond the wall. Ghost reappearance will be mandatory. Fortunately!

• The Starks: Would Bran ask for help? Would Arya return? Would Jon visit Sansa?
  

Bran became a cold and strange person, but he and Jon were close, almost as much as Arya was Jon’s favorite. Even King, or, because he is King, not only has Jon’s command and loyalty but will certainly need him in a series of circumstances, from finding Drogon to preventing the return of a Night Walker.

Bran can legitimize Jon as Aegon Targaryen or Jon Stark. Everything in the series is called Snow signals that Jon will continue as a bastard, but Bran will have an important role, after all, he is King.

There’s conventional wisdom that Arya Stark will never be seen again after she embarks on exploring western Westeros, but it would be exciting if she did reappear. She and Jon didn’t have time to talk, even though the trained assassin didn’t share her actions with her brother. We know she lied about Needle as if she only used the sword “a few times.” Would Jon judge her if he knew the truth?

Another ‘mandatory’ return to Snow in some way would be Sansa Stark, the Queen of the North and the one who is physically closest to Jon. The relationship between them was never good and deteriorated even more after Daenerys’ passage in their lives, but Jon would never refuse a call from his sister/cousin.

I don’t believe that even though it is technically possible to save the Stark and Targaryen bloodlines, Sansa and Jon will ever have a romantic relationship. Originally author George R. R. Martin wanted Jon and Arya to be a couple, but he abandoned the idea. But if Jon couldn’t overcome his disgust at the incest with his aunt who he didn’t even know was genetically linked, he would never look at Sansa without her being his younger sister. No, if Sansa marries it will be to another Noble, not Jon. The question would be to understand why one day she would need him again… but among the Starks, she is the one most likely to have at least one cameo in the series.

• Gray Worm will always be an enemy of Jon Snow
  

Gray Worm (Jacob Anderson) was in love with Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel), but his jealousy and protectiveness of Daenerys made any admirer of the Queen his immediate enemy. He didn’t have a good relationship with any of Danny’s men, not one. Even less Jon Snow.

He was the soldier who arrested the Queenslayer and only freed him from certain execution because the Council elected Bran as King and the votes were for exile rather than death. As he set sail for Naath, the question remains: would he return to ensure that they really kept Jon on the wall? Wouldn’t the mission to find Drogon bring Gray Worm back into the story?

The confrontation between the two was planted in the final season of Game of Thrones, it is still a possibility.

• And Daario?
  
  

Daenerys left her former lover, Daario Naharis (Michiel Huisman) in Meereen, to maintain her regained power in the city. He was in love with the Queen and one of her most influential advisors. One of the strongest theories on the Internet believes that Drogon took Danny’s body to Valyria, but there is another that considers that the dragon took her to Meereen, where Daario would learn of her death.

In fact, he didn’t need a body to get the news and the point is that 90% of fans believe he would come to Westeros with the aim of avenging Daenerys. An experienced and cunning warrior, he would certainly put Jon’s life at risk. Out of accumulated jealousy and resentment.

Daario and Gray Worm were with Danny when she was Queen in Essos, but even with him, the soldier had trust issues. I’m part of the group that believes and bets that if it happens, Snow will bring him back and will reserve a more detailed conclusion of his fate. It will be?

• Davos and Sam: how would they be with Jon?
  

Actor Liam Cunningham has already warned that if Jon returns to Snow he can count on Ser Davos by his side, but like Sam Tarly (John Bradley) I found their silence in the Council about Jon’s true identity very suspicious. For me, a betrayal, even.

Without being spiteful and giving him the benefit of the doubt, I still believe that if they had voted with the Starks for Jon’s freedom it would have been at least a tie, with Bran deciding whatever he wanted (just as he did by putting Tyrion as Hand of the King again ). But anyway, it is necessary to recognize that both of them, now on King Bran’s small Council, could only make small contributions. Would it be worth seeing them?

• The biggest obstacle is having Peter Dinklage as Tyrion again
  

Of all the speculation and theories, there is one big problem for Snow: the absence of Peter Dinklage. The actor doesn’t miss the Game of Thrones fever, on the contrary, he wants to distance himself as much as possible. And a story without Tyrion, even briefly, would be complex.

As Snow is still a script and has not been approved for recording, we can create even more scenarios, but for now, I would say we already have about 6 episodes.

What do you think could happen? Tell me and I’ll include it! Following the news is a must.

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