But what if george rr martins plans for the winds of winter and a dream of spring are slightly different. Heres everything you need to know about the ending of game of thrones. A song of ice and fire fans will know the 71yearold author has said how. The series finale, the iron throne, and the pilot episode, winter is coming, both focused on the nexus of the shows drama. A storm of swords is the third of seven planned novels in a song of ice and fire, a fantasy series by american author george r. The final moments of the finale, however, suggest that jon leaves his watch to join the wildlings. Fans are wondering if the books ended the same way as the series. Last year, game of thrones ended with jon snow putting daenerys targaryen down before she could take the iron throne.
The show ending makes poetic sense for many of the book characters tyrion is an obvious outlier among the big 5, because we gradually see their transformation and pieces start to fall in their place. At the end of the series, jon snow is forced, once again, to take the black and go to serve a life sentence on the wall as a member of the nights watch. Game of thrones eightseason saga is now finished, and in a practice that is not uncommon in prestige television, the end of the series harked back to. How kit harington feels about jon snows game of thrones.
He never appeared to have any dreams beyond stopping the undead threat marching from the north. The finale of game of thrones sixth season, the winds of winter, confirmed a longstanding theory about jon snows real parents held by readers of george r. After eight season, game of thrones shut its door at last with a truly packed finale. Game of thrones has ended on hbo with jon snow and his wolf reunited beyond the wall. Jon snow goes beyond the wall for the crime of killing the queen, jon gets the lenient sentence of heading back to castle black and the nights watch.
Dead men tell no tales at the moment in the book series, jon snow is still dead. Jon snow, born aegon targaryen, is the son of lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen, the late prince of dragonstone. Jon snows happy ending in the game of thrones finale. When kit haringtons game of thrones character, jon snow, temporarily died, the reallife stress the fictional death took on him caused him to enter therapy. How lord of the rings predicted jon snow and daeneryss. The game of thrones finale has aired on hbo and now season 8 is up for a number of emmys. The stark sisters want jon snow to be freed, while grey worm jacob anderson wants him dead for killing daenerys. However, his true parentage is kept secret from everyone, including jon himself, in order to protect him from. Game of thrones brought jon snow back to life in season 6, but hes still. Why it looks like game of thrones will end with jon snow. There were clues to the surprise finale all along yes, that bran the one who hasnt had a personality since season 6 and is the leasthelpful allseeing magical raven ever. The actor weighed in on the shows talkedabout final season. How is the game of thrones books ending different from.
Did jon snow join the wildlings at the end of game of thrones. What happened to jon snow at the end of the fifth book. We certainly do not know if he is alive or dead but we surely can guess the possibilities. Why im crushed by jon snows game of thrones ending in. Jorah mormont was supposed to lived thru the ending. At the end of the series, jon snow is forced, once again, to take the black and go to serve a life sentence on the. In 2011s a dance with dragons, the nights watch kill jon.
Jon snow, more a product of his nurture than nature, instead chooses the crown he earned. Will jon snow still kill daenerys targaryen in the game of thrones finale. Unaware of the identity of his mother,9 jon was raised at winterfell. And thanks to his rallying of the wildlings and teaming up with dany, he did exactly that. Game of thrones alternative ending confirmed by george rr martin. Game of thrones 8x06 ending scene jon and arya and sansa season 8 episode 6 s08e06 ending scene game of thrones season 8 all deleted scenes. Heres what happened to him after his arrival at the wall, and what it means for his future. Covering game of thrones season 8 episode 6 finale ending scenes and a song of ice and fire book ending changes per george rr martin. From infancy, jon is presented as the bastard son of lord eddard stark, lyannas brother, and raised alongside his lawful children at winterfell, the seat of house stark. Jon was born in 283 ac, near the end of roberts rebellion, and he was named by.
Kit harington weighs in on daenerys targaryens ending, jon snows fate, and arya starks big kill in game of thrones season 8. Martin isnt letting fan outrage over the final season of hbos game of thrones change his longintheworks plans for his literary franchise. Jon is one of the major pov characters in a song of ice and fire. The epic final episode had to wrap up everyones story, so we have a full breakdown of where. Millions of fans have prepared to see what would happen to their favorite characters, and. Spoilers extended the book ending, the show ending, and the 1993 plot outline extended so, i have been thinking a lot about how much the book ending and the show ending line up, and im personally of the opinion that although a lot of the beats of the story were hit by the show, the chronology is all wrong and the contexts are vastly different. Its a fate that brings jons story full circle, as game of thrones began with the stark bastard choosing to take the black and head to the wall, with the ambition of protecting the. Game of thrones season 6 finales massive jon snow reveal. In the end, jon snow rejects the crown he was meant to wear from birth. To the surprise of many, game of thrones season 8 finale ended with jon snow not on the iron throne, but instead returning to join the nights watch as his punishment for killing daenerys targaryen.
Jon snow, daenerys targaryen, sansa, arya, bran stark. Jon snow is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. Game of thrones season 8 episode 6 finale ending explained. Once he did that, game of thrones had written his fate into a corner. When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, azor ahai shall be born again amidst smoke. A new theory seeks to predict the ending of game of thrones based on creator george r. One of jon snows most significant achievements on game of thrones was to break down the barrier between the people of westeros and those north of the wall, so its a bittersweet end for him to.
In fact, the show literally ended in the same place it started. The ending of game of thrones surprisingly puts jon snow in the opposite direction of the iron throne even though the iron throne doesnt exist anymore. And, maybe, jon snow got exactly what he deserved in the end. Game of thrones fans cant stop freaking out about this moment with jon snow. However, fans were far from impressed when they learned jon snows ending. After eight seasons and 73 episodes, game of thrones came to an end sunday night. In game of thrones season 8, episode 6, the iron throne, tyrion lannister peter dinklage is stuck in a diplomatic impasse. But judging by that heartbreaking twist in the series finale, it seems as though jon snow may be the true reincarnation of legendary hero azor ahai. Game of thrones tormund reveals jon snows postfinale fate. Heres how the emmywinning series closed the book on kit haringtons noble northern hero. Jon snows game of thrones death caused kit harington to. Instead of taking it himself, aegon headed back to the wall for a life in exile.
Jon snows heritage as the son of lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen was the subject of much debate before the show confirmed it in season 7. Game of thrones alternative ending confirmed by george rr. Game of thrones season 8 seems to be setting up major clues for the final struggle for the iron throne to be between heroes jon snow and. Game of thrones books a song of ice and fire could end with jon snow and daenerys child set for the iron throne, according to a new fan theory. Emilia clarke explains why shes annoyed with the game of thrones ending nearly a year after the finale, the star finally reveals her true feelings about what happened between daenerys and jon snow. Jon snow went north in the series finale of game of thrones. Heres how the emmywinning series closed the book on kit haringtons noble. Yes, the minute he saved the world from the rule of a tyrant mass murderer, he was no longer eligible. What jon snow ending means on game of thrones finale. At the age of fourteen, he joins the nights watch, where he earns the nickname lord snow. He is a major characterthe story is practically about him as he is both ice and fireand the song is his.
And still, book readers believe jon snow will rise again. Game of thrones fans cant stop freaking out about this. The finale of hbos game of thrones ended with a scene featuring jon snow and tormund giantsbane heading north of the wall, past castle black and into the snowy unknown, accompanied by wildlings and snows faithful. This story contains spoilers for the series finale of hbos game of thrones. I asked them if they knew who jon snows mother was. Why people thought the game of thrones finale sucked. While there is no description of jons personal coat of arms in the books, george r. The game of thrones series finale was the last new episode of the hit hbo show ever. The show ends with the iron throne destroyed, the old system of. Jons ending in the show makes sense for book jon, because we experience him craving a place to belong, forced to choose between duty and love.
Winds of winter is grrms chance to change jon snows fate. Game of thrones finally came to an end this evening and many of the storylines were wrapped up. Now that the game of thrones finale has aired and jon snows actual fate has been revealed, the lord of the rings parallels laid out below seem even clearer. As game of thrones closes in on its hbo ending, the series is far from over in the novels. As shocking as it was to see this turn, book fans were much less shocked. After all, the book series is called a song of fire and ice, which is probably more a reference to the dragonswhite walkers, but maybe danyreas is fire and jon snow is ice, that also makes sense. When jon snow gets to castle black, the fortress isnt full of nights watch, but wildlings. What happened to jon snow at the end of game of thrones. Emilia clarke game of thrones ending got star explains. Jon snow ending up as the king of the six kingdoms was apparently off the table after he killed daenerys. Hbo game of thrones creator george rr martin has confirmed. And in a meaningful bit of parallelism, the show reminded us of the origins of the people of westeros. Jon snow is the bastard son of eddard stark, lord of winterfell.