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Jon Snow

Raised inside the Stark household but outside its inheritance, he takes a posting on the northern wall.

  • dutiful
  • outsider
  • stubborn

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Through S7 E7

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Season

The southern war and the northern threat finally collide.

7 / 7

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Memory hooks

  • S1 E1Track him by one question: where does he think he belongs?
  • S2 E10His arc runs on the northern threat, not the southern throne — remember that when the two stories cross.
  • S3 E5His loyalties are tested by being sent among the people he was told to fight.
  • S5 E3Command changes him: he starts making unpopular decisions on purpose.

Connections

  • guardianEddard Stark

    Raised in the same household without the same standing — the tension that starts Jon's arc.

  • half siblingArya Stark

    The closest bond in the household, and the one most often referenced from a distance.

  • allyDaenerys Targaryen

    Two separate campaigns are forced into one negotiation.

Appearances

  1. S1 E3

    Jon takes a posting on the wall

    Jon Snow joins the order guarding the northern border and finds it undermanned.

    Why it mattersEstablishes the second, non-political threat line.

  2. S5 E8

    Jon trades popularity for preparation

    As commander, Jon makes an alliance his own people consider a betrayal in order to face the northern threat.

    Why it mattersSets up the leadership crisis that follows.

Performer credit

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