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Jon Snow Did Ghost Dirty on Game of Thrones And Everyone Is Rightfully Pissed
Jon is no better than Cersei after this heartless move
Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) might be a mad queen in the making, but at least she's a better pet owner than Jon Snow (Kit Harington). During Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones, the alliance between Jon and Dany began to completely fall apart, and yet Jon thought this was the best time to cut ties with his most faithful ally: Ghost.
Before setting off for King's Landing, Jon asked Tormund (Kristofer Hivju) to take his direwolf and the other Free Folk back to their home in the north. It's possible Jon did this because he was afraid Ghost wouldn't survive another battle (the brave direwolf was pretty wounded following the Battle of Winterfell). Or maybe he did it because he believes he doesn't deserve a direwolf now that he knows he's a Targaryen (although that'd be nonsense since he still has Stark blood from his mother Lyanna). Or maybe he meant it when he said direwolves don't belong in the south and he's worried Ghost would get heatstroke if he didn't make time to give the very good boy a sleek summer cut.
No matter how Jon rationalized it,Game of Thrones fans are rightfully pissed about Jon tossing Ghost aside without even a farewell pet. On Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, we are currently going into Week 13 of an ongoing fight that all started because one of the women gave away her pet dog. Beverly Hills' Puppygate ruptured the cast (possibly irreparably) and has left the fandom divided --- all over a dog that was only on-camera for a few minutes. And yet Game of Thrones completely downplayed Jon giving away Ghost as though it was an afterthought and not a slap in the face to both the direwolf and to the fans.
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This disrespect was more painful than any lost we experienced in the Battle of Winterfell, so obviously people expressed their anger on social media and gave Ghost the fitting sendoff a hero like him deserves.
me: Jon Snow must sit on The Iron Throne because he's the most thoughtful and caring person in the Seven Kingdoms
— DL (@davelozo) May 6, 2019
[Jon doesn't pet Ghost when he gives him away]
me: Jon is no better than Cersei
Mannnnn Jon gave Ghost the loose acquaintance nod. Hate to see it
— Dad (@fivefifths) May 6, 2019
All Hail Ghost, of House Stark, First of his name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, Son of Jon, The Khal of the Great Ice Sea, The One-Eared, Breaker of HEARTS #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/DqjkZVgH6r
— Beth Moore (@BethMoo05271000) May 6, 2019
me: Jon Snow must sit on The Iron Throne because he's the most thoughtful and caring person in the Seven Kingdoms
— DL (@davelozo) May 6, 2019
[Jon doesn't pet Ghost when he gives him away]
me: Jon is no better than Cersei
Jon:
— Fardeen (@Fardeen_02) May 6, 2019
*hugs Tormund*
*hugs Sam*
*even hugs Gilly who he doesn't know very well*
Ghost: Am I a joke to you?#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/7myloMa0tr
Ghost was there for Jon and then he gets abandoned 😢#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/pvEd8w0r9E
— kim burgess (@kim8888) May 6, 2019
ghost fought for the north, was always on jon's side, was loyal to him his whole life and jon just decided that ghost is better off some place else... the way he put his head down when jon was leaving him behind, PLEASE, let me protect him pic.twitter.com/eH2Iil3waN
— ellie (@odairannies) May 6, 2019
WHY WHY WHY DIDN'T JON PAT GHOST ON HIS FURRY NOGGIN WHEN HE SAID GOODBYE WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN WESTEROS THIS IS NOT OK
— Josh Hara (@yoyoha) May 6, 2019
How did Jon go from loving Ghost to not even acknowledge his existence? #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/oCJymFPprt
— Trashnologia (@Weeaboo_alert) May 6, 2019
ok Cersei is ruthless but Jon looking at Ghost and WALKING AWAY #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/tnMdAawXgr
— Adrian (@adriadamo) May 6, 2019
Jon to Ghost...#ProtectGhost #TalkTheThrones @binge_mode @ringer #GoT pic.twitter.com/wjLxBojD8T
— Alex Lee (@a3ex) May 6, 2019
retweet to pet sad ghost because jon snow knows nothing about having a pet#GameofThrones #Ghost pic.twitter.com/sb4kKrSlOg
— Paeng (@GahumanRG) May 6, 2019
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