Kit Harington previews Jon Snow’s journey beyond the Wall in Game of Thrones season 2, talks Jon’s mother, parallels to Theon Greyjoy and more. Beware of mild spoilers.
Speaking to TV Guide, Kit explains what Jon has to go through this year, citing a conflict with Sam and his quest to find his uncle. He says:
[Jon has] grown up and has had to deal with a lot of stuff that no one would have to deal with, like the loss of his father and the abandonment of his family. He’s having to bury a lot of stuff deep down within him. He has to grow up into a man. That’s what I’ve been looking forward to this season. He sort of matures into more of a man, but grown men still make mistakes and hopefully he’s learning from them.
Interestingly, he also compares Jon to Theon Greyjoy:
There’s more in the books that he and Theon don’t get on, whereas Robb and Theon do. I think Jon and Theon, they’re quite similar in some ways, but if they were put in a scene, they wouldn’t get on. They’re both quick-tempered and they’re both ambitious. They’re both also young men who are strong and good at what they do. They’re both sort of alpha types. Robb is as well. You put those boys together and they’re going to fight.
Kit weighs in on the mystery of who Jon’s mother is, saying:
I think it is important. I think you can’t ask a question like that of an audience or pose something that’s so big if there’s no real reason behind it. People want to know now who his mother is. I don’t think you can tease an audience by not telling who it is. So whether Jon dies in the series or not, it has to be — and I’m not writing the books, so I’m not an expert on the matter — but I think there has to be a revelation [about his mother] and it has to play some part in the story. Otherwise I think it becomes a thing that I think they feel they want to know and if it’s a non-entity thing, it doesn’t work. They’ll feel cheated.
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Read the full interview at TV Guide.
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