The Game of Thrones spinoff series based on Jon Snow, as unneeded and daring as it may sound, may really improve season 8 in the long run.
According to rumors, HBO is working on a Jon Snow spinoff show, which might help to improvise after the critically panned last season of the original Game of Thrones. A Jon Snow program set after the main plot’s events caught many viewers off guard, even though Game of Thrones spinoffs were much anticipated, for example, House of the Dragon is scheduled to debut in August 2022. The Game of Thrones finale looked conclusive enough for a nine-year-long drama, and since George R.R. Martin hasn’t released the final two installments of his epic, there isn’t even a precedent for a sequel plot in the A Song of Ice and Fire books.
There are 5 additional GoT spinoffs in several stages of progress, including the approaching House of the Dragon and the lately announced Jon Snow spinoff series. The 4 remaining shows are Tales of Dunk & Egg, an animated show focused on the Golden Empire of Yi Ti; a 9 Voyages series in which Corlys Velaryon from House of the Dragon would repeat his character as Sea Snake; a 10,000 Ships series on Princess Nymeria of the Rhoyne; and a Flea Bottom series about the most destitute and mysterious section of King’s Landing. However, the performance of House of the Dragon at HBO will likely determine if all those spinoffs will get produced and how quickly they will be. It’s also interesting to note that, according to rumors, Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow, has already agreed to appear in the spinoff if the project advances, indicating that the Jon Snow sequel may air before any of the other series on the list.
Regardless of those reported spinoffs, a significant portion of viewers’ dissatisfaction with season 8 of Game of Thrones can still be felt 3 years after the show’s conclusion. In fact, whenever there is information related to a Game of Thrones spinoff, social media chatter quickly turns to debates about the number of people who believe the series’ potential would be killed by the show’s conclusion. There is no denying that the poor reaction of the last season of GoT could harm all the spinoffs and upcoming projects for the IP, even if HBO never recognized any of it, which is understandable. However, with the Jon Snow sequel, HBO now has the chance to alter the story and reverse the criticism. Although it is a dangerous step, the Jon Snow spinoff, if done correctly, can get around censure of season 8 by remodeling some of the finale’s creative choices, for example, Jon Snow disregarding his Targaryen birthright or the White Walkers were fairly easily beaten, and thus help improve the Game of Thrones finale in reconsideration.
The Reason Fans Are Let Down After Watching The GoT Finale
It’s never easy to get the ending of a long-running program right, especially when that show has as much of an influence on pop culture as the main series of GoT. But both those who have read the A Song of Ice and Fire novels and those who have merely watched the show as a whole have been highly critical of the Game of Thrones conclusion and the show’s previous couple of seasons. The paucity of supporting information in the books, the decision to end Game of Thrones with just eight seasons, and the decreased number of episodes in the last two seasons all gave the impression that the program would find it difficult to come to a satisfying conclusion. Seasons 7 and 8 of GoT had to endure rushed pace, several writing conveniences, plot inconsistencies, and years-long storyline that were not resolved, which ultimately proved that is truly worrisome. It is frequently noted that the most dismaying aspects of the Game of Thrones conclusion were what happened to Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow, who are perhaps the two most significant figures in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire.
The Remake Campaigns For Season 8 Of GoT Never Made Sense
Social media was inundated with “remake Game of Thrones season 8″ campaigns immediately following Daenerys Targaryen’s passing and Jon Snow’s exile from Westeros, and similar demands can still be noticed until now. The campaigns to reconstruct Game of Thrones season 8 never seemed sensible and would never come near to be true, despite the fact that the show’s ending did fail in many areas and would always receive a tremendous amount of criticism. A big network would never remake an entire season of a series just since the audience was unfavorable, and such demands could emerge as being insulting to the staffs who contributed to the last season of GoT.
Game Of Thrones’ Jon Snow Spin-Off Is Risky
The decision to continue the character’s journey from where Game of Thrones finished is a dangerous one given the unfavorable reaction to how Jon Snow’s story ended, primarily because the establishment of Jon being a Targaryen and the righteous heir to the crown didn’t have any great influence on the plot.
For such a significant figure, the idea that Jon Snow would kill Daenerys Targaryen and then give up everything to be exiled beyond the Wall wasn’t a particularly satisfying conclusion, and digging down on that choice with a spinoff might recoil. A Jon Snow series with the context beyond the Wall doesn’t appear to be intriguing in comparison to other alternatives, such as Arya’s journey to Westeros’s west, especially given that the Night King and the threats of the Long Night have already been vanquished.
How Game of Thrones Season 8 Can Be Enhanced By The Jon Snow Follow-Up
Even if the Jon Snow spinoff may initially seem unexciting, there are, in fact, a number of certain ways for it to succeed and even better the final season of GoT. The spinoff might be the best approach to adapt all of the A Song of Ice and Fire mythology that hasn’t yet been brought in for television. For instance, those who, like Melisandre, worship the Lord of Light think that there is a rival force, the Great Other, who stands for death, the dark, and coldness, that opposes it. The Jon Snow spinoff may explore the concept that the Night King and all of the White Walkers were merely a small portion of a much greater force, despite some claims that the Night King, a fictional character developed for the television series, is a depiction of the Great Other.
Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire that Game of Thrones chose to omit, such the wildling princess Val and even the self-proclaimed Targaryen Aegon, may appear in a Jon Snow series that is set beyond the Wall, but in a different setting from the books. By demonstrating how the current six kingdoms of Westeros are coping with a Stark on the throne or by examining the specifics of the Three-Eyed Raven‘s plan for Westeros, the spinoff may also cast new light on Bran’s reign as king. In other words, the Jon Snow spinoff show can both enhance season 8 of Game of Thrones and usher in a new era for the series.
