Is He Really Dead? And Where Does ‘Game of Thrones’ Stand for Season 6?
Is He Really Dead? And Where Does ‘Game of Thrones’ Stand for Season 6? By Jeremy Egner Spoilers follow for the season 5 finale of “Game of Thrones.” Like immediately. So is Jon Snow really dead? Shortly after he met his apparent end in Sunday’s “Game of Thrones” season finale , fans and commentators headed online to argue that what we saw wasn’t a death at all, or at least not a permanent one, given that this is a story that has featured plenty of powerful magic as well as the occasional resurrection. Photo Kit Harington in “Game of Thrones.” Credit Helen Sloan/HBO Snow’s assassination, the result of a mutiny by his fellow knights, seemed to close out the fifth season with one of the most shocking “Thrones” deaths yet. He has been one of the show’s genuine heroes and, as the only character actively addressing the coming White Walker apocalypse, seemed destined for great things. That said, the scene was not a shock to any...