you know what I’m just gonna say it
mad Jon would have made more sense than mad Dany
start it with coming back from the dead, plenty of angst potential they just forgot about
seeing Rickon killed in front of him
hell, the guy almost beat Ramsay to death with his hands
learning his Targaryean heritage and that his whole life and identity has been a lie
battle with the white walkers (could be better if the battle was ... y’know, better)
Sansa’s betrayal of his trust
Rhaegal’s death (dragons and their riders are supposed to have a deep and significant bond, but D&D just kind of forgot that)
the whole R+L thing wouldn’t have been completely pointless
if Dany’s Targaryean heritage made it inevitable she would go insane, then why not Jon’s?
and you know what else
mad Jon AND mad Dany combined would have been hot as hell