Jon Snow Is Probably Still Dead And HBO Is Playing A Clever Game With The New Poster

Last night Game Of Throne’s Facebook page changed their cover picture –

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And all the GOT fans had a collective orgasm (including me).

We all felt like the first Christians on the day Jesus Christ came back from the dead, resurrected. And just like His followers on Good Friday, we could not believe our eyes.

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People celebrated and tweeted and updated their facebook statuses celebrating the return of our Lord and Savior Jon Snow.

But there could be an ugly side to this gimmick (Yes I called it a gimmick).

HBO knows that after Tyrion Lannister, Jon Snow is the biggest selling point of the series

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We care more about Tyrion and Jon Snow than even Danaerys. Jon Snow is beloved by everyone who watches the show. HBO knows this.

Jon Snow is the golden goose, and if you are a clever businessman, you know you take the golden eggs one at a time, and not kill off the golden goose at all.

But will HBO go for the money or for creative freedom of the writers to kill off anyone they wish?

So, what’s going on? Why did the post the picture?

 

1. This picture is just that – a picture. Jon Snow is really dead.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Take that point back! Take it back, I tell you!

But hear me out. Maybe Jon Snow really is dead and it is just a poster of him stuck on a spike to make an example out of.

Remember Ned Stark’s head on a stick?

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Joffrey did it out of pure spite, to remind people of what an asshole he was. Maybe the former Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch is doing the same. And it is just that – a poster.

 

2. Or Jon Snow is really dead but is resurrected by Melisandre

So, technically he is still Jon Snow.

Remember this dude?

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This guy has been cut more than jobs at a failing company, and still survived. Why? The Deux Ex Machina of Game Of Thrones – Gods.

They could make demon babies and kill people off by burning someone’s blood. So, yeah, Mellisandre could bring Jon Snow back to life.

The only catch here is if she fucks up the resurrection or not.

Will Jon Snow come back whole? Or will he be a little cuckoo in the head?

 

3. Jon Snow returns as a White Walker and faces off with Daenerys Targaryen

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The oldest fan-made theory in the book. He is resurrected by the White Walkers and turns out to be a badass commander over there too.

The fact remains that he is an awesome leader, and will probably lead the White Walkers to fight dragon fire.

 

4. For everyone who thinks Jon Snow survives outright because in the past he had taken more than a few arrows and lived

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Not to get technical, but when you have arrows embedded inside you, you do not bleed to death. The arrow itself acts like a plug.

But when you are stabbed violently where the blade penetrates you and is pulled out too, you bleed to death. Jon Snow bleeds an awful lot, if you remember it correctly.

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So, what the hell is going on?

The answer is we do not really know. We can only speculate.

HBO is extremely efficient in keeping things under wraps.

Listen to this – The publication of George R R Martin’s next book The Winds Of Winter has been delayed because it has spoilers that may interfere with Season 6.

If they can go as far as delaying publication of a book, you know they really want to keep hush-hush about the whole production – which is good.

Whatever the outcome, HBO is playing with us like a cat plays with its food. They know we are going to want to watch the series even more after this Jon Snow poster.

We can speculate and theorize all we wish, but get the answer only when the season 6 is aired.

Till then we are all Jon Snow. We know nothing.

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