Peter Haroski Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 When watching some reaction videos about ToJ and R+L=J "confirmation", nobody seemed even mildly surprised. I was wondering, does anyone now someone who actually did thought till the end that Jon was Eddards son and hadn't considered any other options, and how did they took this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Haroski Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 Expect all these heroes in 9gag who now argue that R equals Robert and don't know who gave birth in the episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordofEarlyAfternoon Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Actually, yes, at my last smoke break, was discussing the finale with a few coworkers. One of them was blown away by the Jon thing, never saw it coming. He avoids internet chatter about the series, so wasn't aware of the theory. He was shocked, thought it was such a neat twist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criston of House Shapper Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I know two people who have read the books and are convinced that Jon's parentage was already revealed somewhere in the text. They don't watch the show, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chib Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 15 hours ago, Peter Haroski said: Expect all these heroes in 9gag who now argue that R equals Robert and don't know who gave birth in the episode So Robert would kill his own son if he knew? They have some pretty logic. Lmao This might end all the debate, it's HBO website after all http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/got-connections-ned-promise-tower-of-joy-infographic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Smith Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I watched with a bunch of Unsullied, and they all knew the theory. All friends I've asked since were also relatively unsurprised. Nature of the beast I guess. Not much you can do about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightflame princess Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 On 6/28/2016 at 6:56 AM, Peter Haroski said: When watching some reaction videos about ToJ and R+L=J "confirmation", nobody seemed even mildly surprised. I was wondering, does anyone now someone who actually did thought till the end that Jon was Eddards son and hadn't considered any other options, and how did they took this? I don't personally know anybody, but I saw somebody online who said they still thought the baby was neds, even after the toj. A book reader had to explain it to them. And then of course hbo released another infographic, because they didn't do a good job of explaining things. http://cdn.bgr.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-infographic-jon-snow-parents.jpg?w=624 I think rhaegar should have made an appearance this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lannister Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 When you can google "Who is Jon Snow's mother" and get as much data as you want on the subject, there's not much room to be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farm_ecology Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 4 hours ago, brightflame princess said: I don't personally know anybody, but I saw somebody online who said they still thought the baby was neds, even after the toj. A book reader had to explain it to them. And then of course hbo released ano I think they were kind of torn, and aware of how known the theory was. So spelling it out completely would have been frustrating to the many that knew. So a subtle reveal was chosen. Their problem is that they didn't set it up enough. Rhaegar and Lyanna should have been mentioned more throughout the series, as with Robert's Rebellion in general. Rhaegar has barely been introduced as a character at all, and a massive amount of show-watchers that don't read theories online (and even many that do) are completely unaware of his existence. The biggest confusion I have seen is people thinking Rhaegar is the mad king, or that Rhaegar is Viserys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khorkalba Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I know a few people who haven't read the books that didn't even consider the possibility that Jon wasn't Ned's son, despite the obvious hints on the show. They didn't seem to care too much about the revelation (or Jon's resurrection earlier in the season for that matter), which doesn't surprise me considering that only GRRM, D&D, and a screaming legion of Kit Harington fangirls seem infatuated with Jon Snow as a character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightflame princess Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 6 hours ago, farm_ecology said: I think they were kind of torn, and aware of how known the theory was. So spelling it out completely would have been frustrating to the many that knew. So a subtle reveal was chosen. Their problem is that they didn't set it up enough. Rhaegar and Lyanna should have been mentioned more throughout the series, as with Robert's Rebellion in general. Rhaegar has barely been introduced as a character at all, and a massive amount of show-watchers that don't read theories online (and even many that do) are completely unaware of his existence. The biggest confusion I have seen is people thinking Rhaegar is the mad king, or that Rhaegar is Viserys Yes he definitely should have been mentioned more. All the names that are mentioned get confusin. In the books it's different because you can see a name spelled out. I feel like it's easier to remember and see the differences between people when it's written down. On the show, faces are what the audience remembers, not names. Rhaegar should have appeared. Keeping my fingers crossed for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj4iy Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 My father-in-law and sister didn't see it coming at all...they only watch the show and they are casual viewers at best. But they liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurid Jester Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I was surprised when a coworker asked me if that meant that Jon was the son of Ned and Lyanna. Also heard the Rober and Lyanna theory which is just... Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Oaf of Highgarden Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 One of my pals had no idea it was coming and they loved it! I also saw on twitter someone asking if Ned and his sister 'were getting it on'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anarres Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 The two people I watch the show with had already caught on to Lyanna being Jon's mother. How could they not after all the foreshadowing and emphasising of that particular relationship? They think Petyr knows as well. But the father is a different story. Rhaegar has been mentioned a couple of times, but he's hardly a big presence in the show. It's also been so long since we've had that story about Robert killing all the little Targaryens that Lyanna's talk to Ned didn't really connect either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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