The tension was incredible as Game of Thrones season six opened with the camera swooping low over Castle Black, alighting on the scene of noble Jon Snow's bloody run-in with the traitorous Night's Watch.
Alas, the Bastard of Winterfell (Kit Harington) was, for the time being at least, staying very dead indeed, as confirmed by a haunting close-up of his waxy visage and the pool of scarlet arranged like a skewed halo.
Was this a sadistic riposte to fans who have spent the best part of a year constructing elaborate conspiracy theories as to when and how the grumpy heartthrob will return? Or a sleight-of-hand intended to make his eventual reappearance all the more dramatically satisfying?
We're with Ser Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham), who turned puce with shock as he came upon the Lord Commander's pallid corpse.
Ser Davos's stunned expression indicated he could not quite believe Snow was really, truly gone.
Viewers will have felt likewise, this week's non-resurrection notwithstanding. Snow has fought the White Walkers and lived and it is unthinkable anyone else could plausibly lead the campaign against the ice zombies.
Before the season ends – probably sooner – it is surely reasonable to assume that the cold light of the north will alight on Harington's manly man-curls and he will flash his winning pout.
Short of spelling out "He's Dead!" in huge flaming letters it's hard to see how much more emphatically show-runners David Benioff and DB Weiss (they also wrote the episode) could have driven the point home.
Alas, the Bastard of Winterfell (Kit Harington) was, for the time being at least, staying very dead indeed, as confirmed by a haunting close-up of his waxy visage and the pool of scarlet arranged like a skewed halo.
Was this a sadistic riposte to fans who have spent the best part of a year constructing elaborate conspiracy theories as to when and how the grumpy heartthrob will return? Or a sleight-of-hand intended to make his eventual reappearance all the more dramatically satisfying?
We're with Ser Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham), who turned puce with shock as he came upon the Lord Commander's pallid corpse.
Ser Davos's stunned expression indicated he could not quite believe Snow was really, truly gone.
Viewers will have felt likewise, this week's non-resurrection notwithstanding. Snow has fought the White Walkers and lived and it is unthinkable anyone else could plausibly lead the campaign against the ice zombies.
Before the season ends – probably sooner – it is surely reasonable to assume that the cold light of the north will alight on Harington's manly man-curls and he will flash his winning pout.
Short of spelling out "He's Dead!" in huge flaming letters it's hard to see how much more emphatically show-runners David Benioff and DB Weiss (they also wrote the episode) could have driven the point home.
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