Kit Harington was initially 'disappointed' with Jon Snow's resurrection on 'Game of Thrones'
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Jon Snow's resurrection may have been the worst kept secret in "Game of Thrones" history, but that doesn't mean fans didn't have expectations set for how the character would behave once he was alive and kicking again. According to a recent interview with the Wrap's Steve Pond, even actor Kit Harington had anticipated the character changing after returning from the dead.
Though Harington knew Jon was coming back to life, he didn't have a clue about where Jon's story line would go in season six. "And then I got the scripts, and actually, he comes back as himself, as the Jon that everyone knows," Harington told the Wrap. "Which at first I found disappointing."
This disappointment was echoed by some of the fans at home watching, who felt that the resurrection was a cheap drama ploy if it didn't actually have any affect on the character or those who know him.
"But it's more subtle than that," Harington continued. "He has an insight into what lies beyond that very few people in his world do, and that no one in our world does-he knows that there's no afterlife. Which does quietly drive who he is and what he wants to do."
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Here's what Harington had to say in an Entertainment Weekly interview published the week Jon's resurrection episode aired: "Jon's never been afraid of death, and that's made him a strong and honorable person," he told EW. "He realizes something about his life now: He has to live it, because that's all there is. He's been over the line and there's nothing there. And that changes him. It literally puts the fear of god into him."
This change was most present during the epic ninth episode, "Battle of the Bastards."
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Redditor I_miss_arrow put this into the perfect words: "Jon's behavior this season has been characterized by fear. Fear of death, certainly. But more than that is fear of not having a say in his own fate."
In a very literal sense, Jon was reborn during the "Battle of the Bastards" - in a way that might turn out to be more dramatic than his initial resurrection. Now he's been crowned King in the North, and his leadership skills will be put to test more than ever. As for dying again? We'd bet Jon is one of the few characters guaranteed to make it to the end. Killing someone twice is cruel - even by "Game of Thrones" standards.
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