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Jon Snow’s Love Life Will Be a Hot Mess in Season 7 of ‘Game of Thrones’

By Julie L

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Jon Snow and his potential love life has been the topic of much ‘Game of Thrones’ speculation for season 7. We’re pretty sure he’s going to marry, but who will be his bride?

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Game of Thrones and The Bachelor aren’t shows that you would expect to share something in common. But as we gear up for GoT’s seventh season, there’s one thing in particular on many fans’ minds. Who will Westeros’ most eligible bastard, I mean bachelor, choose to wed in an alliance that helps defeat the Night’s King and win the realm?

Last we saw, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) was named King in the North and Khaleesi was coming to Westeros! With the confirmation that Jon is in fact a Targaryen, fans began speculating if Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) and Jon would eventually marry. There’s several reasons to take this kind of speculation seriously. GRRM’s book series is titled A Song of Ice and Fire, which seems like an obvious clue that in order to to reunite the realm, these two need to join forces.

It also wasn’t uncommon for Targaryens to marry each other to keep the bloodline pure, though it would seem the opposite happened and the  House is plagued with a distinct bout of madness that puts their leadership abilities into question. Good thing Dany isn’t the realms only chance at stability.

Perhaps the biggest thing GoT and The Bachelor have in common is not that there are a bevy of women who stand to benefit from the position of one man but rather that the marriages in Westeros, much like the marriages on reality TV, almost always end in disaster.

Given the numerous theories surrounding Jon and his love life my colleague Erin Qualey and I decided this would be the perfect topic for some pre-season speculating!

Julie: I am all for shipping and I’m definitely not trying to trash a ship. But I legitimately don’t understand pairing Jon with Daenerys. I understand the political interest in establishing a match like that. But there’s a reason the book series is called A Song of Ice and Fire. They’re like two sides of the same coin. In fact based on the “Prince Who Was Promised” theory they’ve both done things that imply either could be Azor Ahai reborn. Though I still think the story thus far has established Dany as the villain. Just because they’re both Targaryens doesn’t mean their marriage would be better for the realm.

Erin: I am so torn about the Jon and Daenerys pairing. On one hand, they’re two beautiful people who would look so stunning together as co-rulers of Westeros, but on the other hand, they’re SO related. Yuck. We haven’t seen a blood bond stop others in the Seven Kingdoms from getting it on – namely Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and their blatant twincest – but there’s an ick factor that can’t be denied between Daenerys and Jon Snow. Perhaps if they don’t know they’re related when they meet, it would be somewhat acceptable to viewers, but probably not.

Also, I’m not completely convinced that Daenerys is the villain of this story. Yes, she has dragons and an all-encompassing thirst for power, but she’s also got Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) by her side as Hand of the Queen, and I don’t think Tyrion would sign off on any plans that would unduly harm innocent people. You know what our favorite imp is in favor of, though? Marriage as a power move. And who better to join forces with than a Stark in the North?

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Julie: The thing about Jon is he’s not after the Iron Throne. He wasn’t really ever after any kind of power, it was just thrust on him. But his war is the one with the Night’s King. He knows what’s coming and knows that Castle Black and Winterfell are one of the first lines of defense. In that regard I’m not really sure he needs to marry. Dany, on the other hand, needs Jon. We already saw her throw Daario away for that reason. She needs a marriage to gain the favor of Westeros. And she’s still very much set her sights on the Iron Throne.

The thing about Tyrion is he’s backing the horse that’s most likely to win while also reaping the biggest revenge on his sister. I don’t doubt his counseling but I think he’s very much in the great game for some very selfish reasons. And it makes it even more interesting if Dany does turn out to be anything less than some grand savior for the realm since it puts Tyrion in a particularly amoral position. Especially since GRRM has said, he’s his favorite character. If Tyrion was to propose this type of match (one that still lacks certain credentials given Jon’s bastard status) there is one person standing in the way, Sansa. I don’t think she would support anything that involved Tyrion, despite how kind he was to her for the brief time they were married.

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Erin: Interesting! You’re spot on about the fact that Jon isn’t interested in the Iron Throne. But he is interested in the safety of the realm. Also, if we’re being totally honest, he’s got personal beef with the Night’s King that needs to be settled. If Jon is going to make a power move, he’ll definitely do it for the good of his people. We all know he absolutely needs those dragons to have any chance of success against the White Walkers, and there are no dragons without Daenerys.

I’m not sure how Sansa would play a potential union between Daenerys and her brother Jon, especially if it were presented to her by Tyrion. If she knew that Tyrion was actively working to thwart Cersei, I think she may agree to the union. However, I’m sure that Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen) will do everything in his power to stop a marriage between Daenerys and Jon because it doesn’t suit his needs at the present moment.

That brings us to the ugly possibility that Sansa and Jon will be pushed together in marriage at some point in time. Even though Sansa actually shares far less blood with Jon than Daenerys does – Sansa is technically his first cousin while Daenerys is his aunt – it’s far skeevier to think of the two together in matrimony because we’ve viewed them as siblings this entire time.

Julie: Jon will definitely do whatever is best for the realm, but I’m not sure that selflessness necessitates he marry. My own personal belief is that Jon will die before he learns the truth about his parentage. The knowledge doesn’t really serve him, especially based on the ominous new dialogue from the teaser trailer, “There is only one war that matters: the great war, and it is here.”

And aside from the enormous ick-factor of a Jon/Sansa union (literally gagging just thinking about the awkwardness level), unless he’s legitimized, there’s no real gain. Does she even have any real reason to marry Jon? Sansa’s agenda here is intriguing to me because it toys with the underlying political drama that has made Game of Thrones so original. Sansa does seem to want power based on her reaction to Jon being named King in the North. But I’m still not keen on Littlefinger’s involvement. I want Sansa to be her own person who makes her own choices. She doesn’t need to be villainized anymore than she already has been for being nothing more than a little naive. Sansa deserves kindness and true love even if that is some kind of fantasy.

Speaking of fantasy, there is more than one way to control a dragon. Dany isn’t actually capable of doing it anymore from what we’ve seen anyway. But Jon doesn’t exactly need her dragons if one particular theory regarding the ice dragon pans out – though that could just be another way of describing Jon who is the literal union of fire and ice.

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Erin: I would not be a happy camper if Jon died before finding out his heritage. I’ve got oodles of theories as to who could vouch for him should it become necessary, and I hope in my heart that one of those will pan out before Season 7 is over. Perhaps he won’t marry, but that would certainly be for the best. We all know that Jon just lost his true love Ygritte a few months (weeks?) ago, so maybe he just needs to find himself for awhile.

As for Sansa, I’m sure her involvement will become important at some point in time, but to me, signs point more toward her becoming a villain in this story than Daenerys. If she aligns herself with Littlefinger – which she does seem keen on doing – all bets are off. Remember what Varys said about Littlefinger all that time ago, “He would see this country burn if he could be king of the ashes.” If that’s not some serious foreshadowing, I don’t know what is.

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Julie: No no no no no! Sansa is already so terribly disliked! I will be really angry with the show if they did the things they did to Sansa to make way for the rise of a Stark villain. Dany has at least had a semblance of autonomy and at least she’s beloved but this is an entirely different topic that makes my blood boil. Besides, the family already has a questionable little assassin in Arya (Maisie Williams). One thing is for sure, I’m looking forward to all of the moody brooding this will cause Jon.

Erin: Arya! Yes! If Jon’s entire relationship plot line in Season 7 is just his reunion and subsequent battle plotting with Arya, I’ll take it.

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Game of Thrones returns for Season 7 on Sunday July 16th, 2017 at 9/8c on HBO.

And be sure to check out all the great GoT content we’ll be rolling out! What do you think is the best course of action for Jon? Are you hoping for another Stark reunion? Or are you just excited to Daenerys finally land in Westeros? We can’t wait for Game of Thrones to return this summer. In the mean time, head down to the comments and share your thoughts and theories with us!

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