The Reveal
According to George R.R. Martin, the first question he had for D.B. Weiss and David Benioff was — “Who is Jon Snow’s mother?” From the pilot episode up until the penultimate episode of the series, the answer to that question was arguably the most important key to the show. Then, when the time had seemingly come for Jon’s true identity to make its biggest impact, it didn’t matter at all. Why was such a big deal made out of Jon’s true parentage if it had no bearing on the end game? Hopefully Martin will dive deeper in his last few books.
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