Game of Thrones Season 8 Release Date: What You Know About Previous Season?

By Madhav Gupta On Dec 16, 2022

The rumored Game of Thrones spin-off about Jon Snow has a unique problem. People had very different reactions to season 8 of Game of Thrones, and that’s putting it nicely. Since it was announced that Kit Harington would be back for the Jon Snow sequel series, fans have been wondering how the series would work, since the series finale made so many people dislike the franchise.

House of the Dragon has won back some fans, but since it is a prequel, fans are happy to know that none of the events from Game of Thrones will be shown. Harington hasn’t said much about the Jon Snow sequel, but he has said that after he killed Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), Jon Snow would be in a bad place.

That’s a plot point that can help Jon Snow grow as a character, but that’s all we know so far about the next book. The Game of Thrones series came to a pretty clear end, and some of the actors may not want to come back. How can the Jon Snow series succeed, even though the odds are against it?

Game of Thrones Season 8

Most likely, Season 8 won’t be taken out of the canon, and at this point, fans have accepted that what happened in it did happen. Fans’ biggest complaint about season 8 was that it didn’t have any breathing room. Before, the characters had been in charge of the plot, but now the plot was in charge of the characters.

Characters did things that were completely different from what they had done before because the plot required it. Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) lost a few IQ points when he suddenly cared about Cersei (Lena Headey).

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Sansa, played by Sophie Turner, irritates Daenerys for no good reason and is openly mean to her, even though Daenerys saved Winterfell. Daenerys goes crazy because the plot requires it. She becomes cruel and cruel, which is an ending that even Clarke says she didn’t want for the character.

The Long Night is one of the worst examples of how quickly Season 8 moved through the plot. Fans not only said that the episode was too dark to see, but also that the White Walkers were the main threat to the series. From the first scene of the show, they were shown to be a real threat. After years of Game of Thrones building up to their invasion, they were defeated in just one episode.

The series’ plot then centers on who will get the Iron Throne. This goes against one of the main ideas of the series, which is that people are fighting over small things while real, dangerous things are coming. The show throws that away and doesn’t even explain what the White Walkers wanted, other than a short line about the Night King (Vladimir Furdik) wanting to destroy records of human history.

This was probably because the Bloodmoon pilot was being made at the time, and it would have told a lot about the first Long Night. Since that show never happened, putting the White Walker’s motivation on that show was a bad idea.

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The Jon Snow sequel series should look at what happened after the White Walkers and try to figure out what made them do what they did. Did they have a way of living? Martin has hinted that they have something to do with how the seasons aren’t the same every year. Maybe that problem will be solved in the next movie.

Game of Thrones Season 8 Release Date

This information came from YouTube. On their website, you might find the same information in a different format, or you might find more information. A more recent teaser, on the other hand, confirmed that Season 8 will start on April 14, 2019.

Jon Snow’s Misery Makes His Got Ending Worse

The original ending of Game of Thrones for Jon Snow was sad. On the one hand, Aegon Targaryen was kicked out of the land he saved from certain destruction. On the other hand, leaving the Wall gave Jon Snow a much-needed fresh start.

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Jon always looked uncomfortable in positions of power, whether he was Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch or a friend of Daenerys Targaryen. Even though he is a good leader and soldier, “I don’t want it” is more than just a catchphrase for the Iron Throne. The only time Jon Snow seemed happy in Game of Thrones was when he joined the Wildlings for a short time.

So, Jon’s story arc ended on Game of Thrones season 8 with a bit of happiness. Going where the Wildlings are promised the freedom, friendship, family, and newness that Jon Snow never found south of the Wall. Even though his time on Game of Thrones was hard, Jon’s ending hinted at a life without politics and hidden bloodlines.

Kit Harington’s confirmation that Jon brought his emotional baggage past the Wall and now spends his days feeling bad about everything that happened in Game of Thrones takes the sweetness out of his bittersweet ending and makes his trip north a real punishment.

Game Of Thrones Jon Snow’s Ending Was Already Broken

Knowing that Jon Snow is currently sitting around a campfire somewhere north of Westeros and sulking in a pile of melting snow makes the end of Game of Thrones season 8 worse, but his last chapter wasn’t great, to begin with. Jon Snow killing Daenerys Targaryen didn’t have much of an emotional impact because she turned bad so quickly and was often made fun of for it. Also, punishing Jon, the undisputed hero of Westeros, for saving King’s Landing from the “Mad Queen” was almost silly.

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Jon Snow’s ending completely missed the “R+L=J” twist that Game of Thrones had been building up to since season 1. Game of Thrones seemed to be setting Jon up as a reluctant hero who would eventually rise to claim his birthright, bring peace to the realm, and fulfill the prophecy of the Prince That Was Promised. Instead, Game of Thrones gets rid of that character development so Jon and his hairy friends can go camping. In Game of Thrones, the Targaryen family’s story doesn’t end with the bang it should have.

How Jon Snow’s Spinoff Can Fix His Game Of Thrones Ending

The sad truth about Jon Snow’s Game of Thrones ending makes his last scenes much less important, but the main character’s discontent sets up Kit Harington’s upcoming spinoff sequel perfectly. If, as the Game of Thrones series finale hinted, the former Lord Commander had found happiness and peace in the north, there wouldn’t be much reason to bring him back.

Jon still feels bad about Daenerys, Ygritte, Olly, and that damned Winterfell coffee cup. This means he has problems he needs to fix in a second series. More importantly, the fact that Jon is “not okay” also means he has a lot of emotional room to grow.

The most important thing for the Jon Snow spinoff to do is to show that his parents are important. The fact that Jon Snow has Targaryen blood was almost an afterthought in Game of Thrones, and future stories will have to make up for this grave mistake.

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It might be too much to hope to invade Westeros and take the crown from King Bran, but Jon still has the potential to be great, and the prince must keep his promise. The Game of Thrones Jon Snow spinoff can make up for Daenerys and Ygritte by giving Jon a new love interest (who isn’t an aunt this time) and getting him back into the mood for love.

Jon Snow will have to go back to Westeros in the end. Jon Snow’s Game of Thrones story needs a clearer ending than him going into exile and brooding. The strange lands north of the Wall can only do so much to fix broken story arcs that happened elsewhere. Jon has to face his past and defeat his demons to finally reach his full potential. Moving north is not the only way to move forward.