Game of Thrones: What did Jon really scream in the Battle of Winterfell?

By Joshua Yehl

Season 8, episode 3 of Game of Thrones "The Long Night" is centered on the Battle of Winterfell, and although the sequence of events seems clear, some fans are convinced that everything is not going according to plan.

Warning: SPOILERS for "The Long Night"!

At the end of the episode, Arya broke her expectations – and the king of the night – when she stabbed him with his Valyrian steel dagger. Meanwhile, Jon was shouting at a dragon. And the internet immediately upset him for having done almost nothing while Arya saved the day.

However, some fans claim that Jon was doing something very important. The user of Reddit Applesoapp says that Jon was actually shouting "Gooo! Go! Come on! This would imply that Jon saw Arya sprint her into Godswood and encouraged her while screaming to distract Viserion. This would make Jon's actions seem less futile and more useful.

We revisited the scene with subtitles, but they did not help us clarify the situation, they simply declared Jon "YELLS." ENNH! ENNH! "Or maybe" GGGGNNHH! BLHHH! BLHH! "And certainly not," Go Arya, go! I am useful! "

Plus, Jon is stuck in the yard, and for the timing to be really logical, Arya must already be in the Godswood, which is far enough (and big enough), while Jon is facing Viserion. These two moments are happening at the same time, so Arya must already overtake the White Walkers (and she is, as we see, by a whitening strand of white hair) when Jon takes his last position.

So, for us, this theory that Jon really helped save the situation crashes. We understand how some might read in the present moment because they want to see Jon do something important to help defeat the Night King. After all, he's pretty much the main hero of the series and he's already faced the Big Bad. But the truth is that he was powerless to help meaningfully, just like Bran who thought he would help by challenging the King of Nights in a contest of looks. It was Arya's big moment. Let her have it! She was not hit on the head a hundred times during her training for her thunder to be robbed in this way.

But what is your reading of the situation? Present your case in the comments.

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"The Long Night" is the highest rated episode of Game of Thrones and the most tweeted television episode. To learn more about this epic episode, find out why Lyanna Mormont needed this huge moment during the Battle of Winterfell, the cast that responded to the withdrawal of Arya's Night King, from our trailer episode 4 and preview photos, as well as people who lived and died in the Battle of Winterfell, and how to tune your TV if the episode was too dark.

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