(*) The show has killed off plenty of major players before, obviously, but virtually always in moments when their character arcs had more or less concluded (Ned and Robb both suffering for their naivete and rigid adherence to an outdated moral code) and/or when there were other people in position to easily assume their role in the larger story (say, with both Cersei and the Sparrow each picking up some of the dramatic slack left by Tywin's death). And most of us assumed that Melisandre would probably be involved, given that we've seen another Lord of Light priest raise the dead in seasons past. Even before the NSA started tracking Kit Harington's movements in and out of Belfast, GoT fandom at large had all come to the conclusion that Jon Snow's death wouldn't stick, since it would be awful storytelling to eliminate the only relevant character in what was increasingly turning out to be the most important locale in the entire show(*). Martin did the show no favors with that particular cliffhanger. Which is to say, not particularly shocked, and slightly disappointed at how “Home” presented the resurrection we all knew was coming.
I know, I know… I'm as shocked as you are. A review of tonight's Game of Thrones coming up just as soon as you punch me in the face the next time I have an idea like that…
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