![]() ![]() ![]() Jon still respects the wildlings, but he is more politically savvy about it. ![]() In the books, the situation is different. He even travels beyond the Wall to Hardhome to rescue many of the wildlings waiting there, allowing the survivors safe passage into the Seven Kingdoms by passing through Castle Black. In the show, Jon sees it as his duty to rescue the wildlings from the White Walkers by giving them land just south of the Wall in return, they will fight alongside him when the White Walkers come for everyone. He has lived amongst them and is particularly close to Tormund Giantsbane, who is deeply respected amongst the wildlings. In both the books and the show, Jon has a positive rapport with the wildlings. And that means protecting the wildlings, even if many other members of the Night’s Watch hate it the Night’s Watch, after all, has been fighting the wildlings for centuries. The more he learns about the White Walkers (also called the Others in the books), the more he comes to believe that his job as Lord Commander is to protect of humanity from the threat they represent, not just the people of the Seven Kingdoms. In both the books and the TV show, Jon is extremely conscious of the danger the White Walkers pose to those both north and south of the Wall. To mark eight years since this shocking moment hit our screens, let’s take a look back at this scene, and how the show and book versions differ from one another. And indeed, the show and book versions of the scene are different. Book fans could no longer sit smugly knowing what was about to happen next.īook fans did, however, know that this shocking scene with Jon was on its way but since the show has already diverting from the books by this point, they didn’t know quite how it would happen. From this point on, the show was on its own, creating new storylines from outlines given to it by author George R.R. Jon’s death scene is the final moment of A Dance with Dragons, the fifth A Song of Ice and Fire novel and to this date the most recently released. Not only did it shock and devastate viewers, it marked the point where the show ran out of source material. This was a significant moment in the show. Game of Thrones was known for its lack of fear in killing main characters, but up until this point, Jon always seemed a character who was so intrinsic to the story that he was safe. It has now been eight years since the Game of Thrones season 5 finale, “Mother’s Mercy,” gave us the closing scene of Jon Snow being stabbed to death by his fellow brothers of the Night’s Watch. ![]()
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