People get this wrong all the time. They say “Season 6” because they’re thinking of his resurrection. But nope—the actual death happens at the tail end of Season 5.
It’s a bit like arguing over when a party ends. Do you clock out when you fall asleep? Or when you wake up at 3 AM on the floor? Jon’s death is the fall-asleep part. Season 5 is the floor.
And let’s be real: that cliffhanger was cruel. We waited months to see if he’d come back. The internet nearly melted.
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Kit Harington, the actor, played this perfectly. He had to sell that frozen, lifeless look. And he did.
Fun fact: Harington had to lie to reporters for a whole year. He’d say “Jon is dead for good” with a straight face. We all believed him.
But then, Season 6 premiered, and Jon Snow blinked. The fandom lost its collective mind. I still have the texts from that night. They’re mostly caps lock.