"Where will we go?"

A blog dedicated to Jon and Sansa from Game of Thrones. Prev. Jonsalove

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AND WE WAS LIKE AHHHHHH

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and that’s the thing about illicit affairs. and clandestine meetings and longing stares.

[butterflies-dragons]

BRYAN COGMAN: In the pilot, Sansa’s main function was informing members of her family and the audience that the only thing she wanted was to get out of Winterfell and go live in the big city and become queen—except a very different kind of queen than the one she ended up being. So Sansa’s storyline was always meant to have a note of triumph at the end, especially after all that she went through in the middle of the series. It was appropriate that she came full circle at the end. She was the only Stark left in Winterfell and leads the North into this new chapter. She’s the best hope for the North’s future.

—Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series by James Hibberd 

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Game of Thrones Recap

Jon x Sansa as reviewed by Rachel Handler for mtv.com Season 6 Episode 09 - Battle of the Bastards

[estherruth-jonsatrash]

Sansa–Jon’s Put-Upon Incest Sister-Wife

Might actually be my favorite title for her. Give or take a sister-cousin-wife.

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[jonstarks]

[theloufoque-blog]

Remember when Cersei reminded Sansa that in order to be an effective Queen, you have to instill fear? And Sansa was like, love was a surer route to the people’s loyalty than fear.

“If I am ever a queen, I’ll make them love me.”

And look at the people coming to her rescue, to her defense. Because she’s kind, compassionate and loyal. I love that she stayed true to that even after all the hell she went through.

[zalrb]

How do you feel about jonsa’s ending in GOT?

I’ve been thinking about this and I’m of two minds.

1. On the one hand, I am satisfied with some of the choices. I am satisfied with the fact that Jon essentially chose Sansa over Daenerys.

When I was going through the Jonsa tag at the time of the finale, there were a lot of posts about how Jon killing Daenerys wasn’t an iteration of “duty is the death of love” but rather “love is the death of duty” and I agree with that because it wasn’t that Daenerys committed war crimes that resolved Jon to execute her, I mean it definitely shook the foundation of his trust in her, but it wasn’t until Tyrion echoed Arya’s sentiment that Sansa wouldn’t bend the knee and would therefore die

and it wasn’t until Daenerys confirms that in so many words

that he resolves to kill her and just before he does do it, he doesn’t say “I will always love you” he says she will always be his queen

and so I tend to believe that he put his love for Sansa (and for Arya) above what he perceived to be his duty/his word to Daenerys, which he took seriously because he couldn’t even lie to Cersei about bending the knee in 7x07

so in this context, love was the death of duty and I think that that was appropriate for Jon and for Jonsa.

2. The hug. I didn’t say anything about the hug because there were already so many analyses of it that everything I would have to say would be redundant but I loved that hug because it’s just so Jonsa to me?

As I’ve mentioned before and quite a bit, an aspect I find really compelling about Jonsa both as a shipper and as an objective viewer of their dynamic is the passion they communicate, which you see in their arguments and disagreements and which you also see in the ferocity of their affection for each other.

And that is a Jonsa characteristic

When Arya and Jon disagree, they’re calm

like even in 8x01 Jon’s stare in response to Sansa is way more intense

So in 8x06 when Jon says bye to Arya, it’s soft and it’s poignant

when he says bye to Bran, he’s just contrite.

But when he says bye to Sansa, that hug is urgent, that hug is fierce 

There was a blog that stated how for a second it looks like Jon wants to remain stoic but he simply can’t and so grabs Sansa because he’s overcome with the emotion that he possibly may never see her again and added to that I think I really enjoy that with this hug, it’s like he’s telling himself and Sansa that it’s stupid to think he couldn’t forgive her because how could he not like that grab is “I fucking love you”. It essentially reminds me of that Kit quote about Jon’s relationship with Sansa when he said that Sansa twists Jon in a way no one else can because while in the context of the quote he’s talking about how she challenges him and infuriates him because of that, I think it speaks back to that passion and ferocity that’s always kind of stirring beneath.

And the shipper in me loves this hug, the shipper in me eyes the fact that Kit looked way more affected here than he did when Jon killed Daenerys, the shipper in me smirks at the lingering gaze Jon gives to Sansa before leaving for good

especially since it’s reminiscent of the breathless quality Jonsa get when they’re around each other, the deep exhale

the closed eyes

Their chemistry is palpable, they get so affected by each other and their goodbye scene embodies that, so these are aspects that I liked about Jonsa’s ending.

3. On the other hand, it kind of goes into the entire GoT ‘what was even the point?’ sentiment because while I think the Jonsa elements we got in the context of what the show gave us makes sense, there is nothing complete or satisfying about this finale and so the way Jonsa ends it’s just like … OK so that’s it? All of the Starks are separated now when they didn’t even really have a chance to be together as one since the pilot? That alone bothers me but also considering how close and connected Jon and Sansa became since reuniting and the fact that the North is an independent queendom that doesn’t recognize the rule of the King of the Six Kingdoms, I’m just like, even as a non-ship, they should’ve ended together.

[notthehound]

But this wasn’t the end of their story. It was the end of the story of the iron throne and all those who fought over it. It was perhaps the end of Bran’s story about how he became King. But it was not Jon and Sansa’s story. They were just players in this story. If they have a story it may have begun during this story, but it hasn’t ended yet.

[a-dance-with-wolves]

^^^ yes, I love that. It was the end of the Iron Throne story, but not the end of the the Queen and King in the North story. That last look/peak from Jon to Sansa, instead of the depressing and unsatisfactory “goodbye forever”, it just spells out to me “May we meet again” and there is a lot of indication that they will. They will.

[ladyandtheghost]

I love this post! The whole is “love is the death of duty” or “duty is the death of love” thing is so interesting because it really comes down to the question: how can the Starks ever only be a “duty” to Jon? Dani being (only) “his queen” aka “his duty” actually finally gives some sense to what happened in the dragon pit. Perhaps Jon wasn’t political there, but Jon was being Ned Stark 2.0, stupidly loyal and dutiful to the sovereign he chose. So by stabbing Dani, Jon is committing the ultimate betrayal to the “queen” (not the “love”) he chose to be loyal to in order to save the people he loves. I know people will always keep debating which way around it was now, but to me it makes zero sense to call the Starks Jon’s “duty” when he made a big declaration speech in the dragon pit about his great duty to Dani and we all know how much he loves his family. 

[princessjasminetargaryen]

I would like to add that Jon already has a history of not letting sex and love come between him and his duty: abandoning Ygritte, resisting Melisandre, etc. So love being the death of duty would be a proper end to his character arc.

[theirwinterfell]

The wolves will come again. And how would you be knowing, boy? I dreamed it.

[jonsansasource]

The pale pink light of dawn sparkled on branch and leaf and stone. Every blade of grass was carved from emerald, every drip of water turned to diamond. Flowers and mushrooms alike wore coats of glass. Even the mud puddles had a bright brown sheen. Through the shimmering greenery, the black tents of his brothers were encased in a fine glaze of ice. ||| A Clash of Kings - Jon III

[ladyandtheghost]

Nothing, I repeat NOTHING in Season 7 and 8 will ever come close to the coherence and epicness that was Season 6 and “The Battle of the Bastards”

First, the  BUILD UP

Jon and Sansa meeting at rock bottom: 

Deciding to fight together to get their home BACK: 

Campaining HARD to recruit allies: 

Bonding into a fierce battle couple: 

Battle couple verbally REKS villain at the parley:

But of course the ODDS are NOT in their favour: 

Jon swore to PROTECT Sansa - alone against an entire army if must be

Fighting like a beast - this is PEAK Jon Snow fighting skills

But then comes the  trap and we actually THINK they will ALL DIE (bc GoT)

CUE SANSA “QITN” STARK 

The EPICNESS, the RELIEF, the GLORY 

But wait, it ain’t over….

Jon also gets his HERO moment

After everything Ramsay did to Sansa…the sheer SATISFACTION

And then it’s DINNER time…

Jon and Sansa fuckin MADE IT! THEY WON 

TOGETHER…

And not with magic or dragons - but with allies and friends…who reward them with the LOYALTY they EARNED 

Season 6 had the best story arc of the entire series and it was the SONG OF JON AND SANSA

[princessnamora]

Sansa Stark | 7x01

[ladystarks]

Where’s Jon?

[cindy-clawford]

the rest is confetti

[diablocodys]

-He loves you, you know that.

-That bothers you?

Game of Thrones 8.02 (2011-2019) “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”

[sansasource]

You’re a woman grown, and you need to make your own home.