In one of the more emotional moments of the Game of Thrones series finale, Jon Snow finally got to give Ghost the cuddles the direwolf deserved. After causing some uproar over his relatively cold goodbye to the animal earlier this season, Jon’s greeting to his loyal pet was a sign that the battle-scarred character was finding some peace.
Fans of the show certainly thought so, and celebrated the reunion between Jon and a battered but still loveable creature. To begin with, here’s the lovely scene in question:
JON FINALLY PET GHOST AND I COULDNT BE HAPPIER FINALLY #ghost #gameofthrones #jonsnow
— kenny miles (@Kmiles39) May 20, 2019
Others went the tribute route and posted the story of Jon and Ghost’s long relationship:
https://twitter.com/binge_mode/status/1130317140559519744
The moment has already inspired some fan art as well, proving that the love between a man and his direwolf is one of the truest kinds on the show:
#GameOfThonesFinale #JonSnow PET GHOST😭😭😭😭😭🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/Y0AFgMqaqo
— 澈(Che)🥃 (@cyanwhisky) May 20, 2019
All were in agreement that the moment was a tribute to Ghost’s loyalty, and definitely worthy of some man and direwolf attention:
https://twitter.com/ceIestiaIdya/status/1130301453879242752
Some users actually wondered whether the reunion was a clever ploy by HBO to warm up fan sympathies after some pretty controversial final episodes:
Do you think HBO did a quick reshoot and filmed Jon Snow petting Ghost because we were all really mad
— Rachel Paige (@rachmeetsworld) May 20, 2019
The excitement of the moment may have even led some fans to consider Ghost as one of the series’ better candidates for ruling the Six Kingdoms, beating out the somewhat debatable choice of Bran:
People I wanted on the Iron Throne:
1: Jon Snow
2: Tyrian
3: Arya
4: Hot Pie
5: Ghost
6: Samwell
7: Hodor
8: Tormund
9: Brienne of Tarth
10: Joffrey
11: Aaron Rodgers
12: The Night King
13: The Starbucks cup
14: Any of the Unsullied or Dothraki1738: Bran#GOT #GameOfThones
— Rob Klein (@RobKlein4) May 20, 2019
For others, Jon petting Ghost was the fitting end to the series, more so than the many other landmark moments in the finale.
#JonSnow GOT TO PET GHOST. WE CAN ALL MOVE ON WITH IHR LIVES NOW. 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶 pic.twitter.com/fB1xlkIBnM
— Princess_Sriracha 🇰🇷 (@seo__han) May 20, 2019
Some fans were, however, more skeptical that Ghost would forgive Jon for his earlier brush-off:
Me, if I was Ghost and Jon Snow came crawling back.#GameOfThonesFinale #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/RAraPEquwt
— Niecy O'Keeffe (@NiecyOKeeffe) May 20, 2019
Fans were also a little disappointed that Arya couldn’t have one last reunion with her own direwolf Nymeria before heading off on her journey to the west:
https://twitter.com/MonVza/status/1130300209278443520
Although it may have been one of the quieter moments of the Game of Thrones finale, we were happy that the series could acknowledge Jon’s past, all in the service of the character losing the burden of his heritage and embracing the north.
What did you think, though, of the Jon and Ghost reunion? As ever, leave your thoughts in the comments section below.