I thought there was a moment of realization there for Jon when he first got to Castle Black, didn't he kind of do a deep sigh? Not that he was unhappy, but he kind of realized "Well, I'm back here." when he knew in his heart his whole life he was actually the rightful heir to the Iron Throne the whole time. I'll have to rewatch but I thought I caught the sigh.
I definitely thought that it was a bittersweet, "Everything got so fucked up but I'm back where I belong," vibe from all those scenes.
Yeah, like a "well, here I am....but life is so much simpler up here". It kinda sucks he didn't want it because he would have been a just king. Bran will be too though.
I caught the sigh too but I think that final shot is him realizing theres nothing actually stopping him from staying north of the wall.
A Horse and His Boy did the same for me. I don’t think I had ever read a book that took place in a fictional universe without having it be about the main characters before. It seemed so real and full.
No way does Jon want to be king Also the people being all “But if Grey Worm leaves then he could just leave any time he wants!” seem to miss that it’s Jon fucking Snow and his defining character trait is being noble and true to his word no matter how much it unnecessarily fucks him over because he has the brain of a child The real plothole is that nobody thought to ask “wait but why do we still have a Night’s Watch”
I truly think the “themes are for book reports” quote is more true than anyone making jokes about it would ever have believed. The books clearly have a ton that they are trying to say, but I don’t think the show ended up trying to say anything in particular once it left those behind. The visual callbacks are certainly much more prevalent than any specific message or ultimate takeaway from the piece as a whole.
i mean he broke his sentence by going and living in the north with the wildlings, not exactly the same as manning castle black. also, people have definitely thought to ask that, but there's no good reason. seems the night watch is basically just him though so maybe the answer is 'we kinda don't actually'
Except for when it’s in the hands of an all-seeing robot who may or may not be immortal! Then it’s cool beans, baby!
Was he talking about all writing in general, or was that just like an "edgy" pull quote for this show...???
“Jon is too noble to refuse his sentence! He will never not flagellate himself for no good reason! Oh wait, he totally just dipped out on everything he was sentenced to. WHOOPS.”
i mean, there was a lord commander, who, granted, was also a prisoner, but until jon he also acted as jailor. player-coach style. vincent kompany ass