THE STARK’S GOOD-BYE and JONSA
I still can’t believe how disappointing the series finale of GOT was. The show missed an opportunity to become the mecca of all shows! I thought for sure after watching the Battle of the Bastards that GOT would become an all time classic – like Return of the Jedi. Season 6 BOT was a classic - Jon’s passion while fighting for Sansa, and Sansa breathlessly watching Jon’s bravery on the battlefield was epic! The Season 8 series finale did not ruin BOT; it will forever be a classic. I am grateful that Jonsa ended the series with hope. (Dany fans were hammered because they did not see Dark Dany coming at all. Winter came in the form of Dany and the Night King – Dany and the Night King were the bad guys on the show.) Sadly, the show did not give us explicit answers for the most important storyline- Jonsa. However, we can draw our own conclusions!
There was an important observation with the Starks final scene together that we may have overlooked - the Stark’s goodbye location was in Kings Landing close to the dragon pit and not in Winterfell.
Look at Jon’s face when he sees the Sansa, Arya and Bran. It is one of shock. I believe his reaction is because of Sansa. Why is he so stricken when he sees Sansa?
Remember the phrase “There must always be a Stark in Winterfell” This applies directly to Sansa. This is the first time we see no Starks in Winterfell while Sansa is in KL. At first, I was so upset that they did not give Jonsa a one-on-one goodbye. I understand now why they did the good-bye all at once with the Stark family – to show that there are no Starks in Winterfell, yet Sansa is in KL and still alive. I suspected that the only way Sansa can leave Winterfell and stay alive is if there is a Stark in Winterfell. Hence the statement “There must always be a Stark in Winterfell.” relates back to Sansa.
I wrote in my previous post that I believe that Sansa died in childbirth (delivering Jon’s babies) and was resurrected as a wight before she left for KL. Jon’s entire storyline was to resurrect Sansa. Sansa stayed alive in Kings Landing and the Vale because there were Starks in Winterfell. (Starks that were in Winterfell while Sansa was in Kings Landing - Bran, Rickon, Theon and yes Ramsey ) Winterfell has always been Sansa ‘s lifeline. If Winterfell was destroyed, Sansa would have died.
The Starks goodbye was done intentionally outside of Winterfell to show that Jon accomplished his mission - Sansa was resurrected using Dany’s body. Jon’s gasp and shocked look was because he saw Sansa for the first time resurrected. I understand the post Sophie was gifted after her final GOT scene was focused on her being at the dragonpit meeting. I now understand why.
It explains why Sansa was so adamant about not attending the first dragonpit meeting in season 7, and why she sent Brienne in her place. Winterfell was her lifeline. In addition, Cersei was looking forward to seeing Sansa at the dragonpit meeting. The show made it a point to have Cersei ask for Sansa “Where is she?” (The biggest disappointment was Cersei not seeing Sansa’s growth as a woman. I would have loved to see Cersei’s reaction. It would have been so emotional ughhh. so upsetting) Also, Sansa not wanting to go to the dragon pit meeting in S7 should be confirmation that Bran and Arya are not considered Starks. Bran is now the 3 eyed Raven and Arya is now no one.
Anyway, we can draw a lot of conclusions from this. In season 8, Jon, Sansa and Bran have been communicating politically. Jon and Sansa are the future of House Stark and the North. They both were resurrected for a reason – because the are in love and to re-establish House Stark and the North’s independence. I believe Jon, Arya, Bran and Theon are all off springs of the previous generation of Starks, specifically Bran and Lyanna. (Bran, Arya and Theon are Lyanna’s children - Theon being the Stark/Targaryen bastard.) Sansa is the Targaryen queen, and Jon Snow is Bran Stark’s(The Wild Wolf) son and thus, the rightful heir of Winterfell. Thus, it would make sense why Bran, Theon and Arya defeated the Night King and Jon defeated Dany. I don’t want to go too far with my conclusions because it would make this post too long identifying the clues.
Here is the important conclusion - Jon accomplished his mission. He resurrected Sansa, which was implied at the Stark good-bye scene. However, Jon and Sansa cannot be together until Jon gets a Stark human body. Jon had to exiled himself temporarily to save Sansa again, essentially giving up his right to Winterfell and the North to Sansa. Jon and Sansa found true love in a cruel world. They are destined to rule together and continue the legacy of House Stark!