Game of Thrones fans react to news of a Jon Snow sequel

So HBO is developing a Game of Thrones sequel series that would follow the exploits of Jon Snow, last seen riding beyond the Wall with Ghost and Tormund Giantsbane. Kit Harington is attached to return in the lead role.

Now, we need to say at the top here that this is not a guaranteed thing; HBO has a lot of Game of Thrones shows in development, but the only one that’s for sure going forward is House of the Dragon, which will premiere on August 21. HBO is exploring other options, but so far hasn’t committed to anything, and has shown a willingness to pull the plug on something that’s not working, like its aborted Game of Thrones prequel Blood Moon.

That said, this is big news. All of HBO’s other Game of Thrones spinoff projects are prequels, but this would follow Jon Snow (and probably some familiar guests) into the future.

Naturally, it’s inspired some strong reactions among the fandom; our tweet about the news has over 500 quote tweets and counting. Let’s take the temperature of the room.

Game of Thrones fans are excited about the Jon Snow show!

There’s a wide range of reactions to the news, but obviously, many are elated. For instance:

@danielsilva_x: “just died and went to heaven”
@janarahfoxy: “Awe. My Jon Snow coming back!!!”
@AlexisBevels: “Screaming and crying and fardting and shidding. Please let this happen!!!”
@D_Lee_12: “Need it”

I appreciate the imagery in that third one.

Game of Thrones fans are curious about the Jon Snow show

All that said, some fans are more trepidatious. After all, Jon’s story didn’t wrap up that long ago, and what would the new show be about, anyway?

@alinasinej: “i mean i love jon but what’s he gonna do ? there’s nothing left”
@mama_rica: “no more white walkers or war????? so what would be happening???”

Other fans know exactly what they want:

@rose_a87: “This better be fucking good After the whole Stark/Targaryen letdown, the only thing that can redeem it is him getting his fucking throne”
@Plaatje_Amber: “You know what? I’ve thought about it and this better give Jon the throne he DESERVES”

Anything’s possible.

Game of Thrones fans don’t want the Jon Snow show

The elephant in the room is that a lot of fans didn’t enjoy the ending to Game of Thrones season 8, and aren’t enthusiastic about the prospect of following up on it:

@RadiuT: “We get it, you are trying to fix ur mess. Just let it go guys.”
@roseoftarth: “wait…this might work if jon manages to find a wizard who can reset the timeline “
@panny_antoniou: “Literally no one asked for this Can we please just have Winds of Winter instead?? Don’t consider the tv show canon after that ending”

Of course, for those fans, a new show could be an opportunity to correct course. “I’m okay with this,” @chrisconner93 writes. “The character was mine and lots of of others favourites and deserves a better send off than what he got.”

Game of Thrones fans discuss the role of the Jon Snow show within the greater military-industrial-entertainment complex

Beyond whether the show will be good or not — I don’t think we’ll know until we see it — there’s the bigger question of why companies like WarnerMedia-Discovery feel the need to make mega-franchises like this in the first place. Whatever you think of Game of Thrones, it was a hell of a show and it’s over. Do we need multiple spinoffs? That seems to be what @MartinSkold2 is thinking: “I am begging Hollywood just once to let a franchise die in peace.”

Then again, if we’re getting mega-franchises either way — hello, Star Wars and Marvel — at least a sequel represents something interesting. “Please, I am begging mega corporations: Stop making prequels and filling in the holes of every character’s backstory and instead take your properties into the future with new characters!” writes @adammc123.

And then there’s @SuperJude_’s entertaining take that I’m just going to put here because I couldn’t find another place for it: “He should do like Hugh Jackman, realize this is the best character he’ll ever play and run with it.”

And those are just a few of the many takes circulating at the moment! We’ll probably be sifting through this for a while. What do you make of the news?

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