'Game of Thrones' Mini Recap: Guess Who's Back!

Everybody’s favorite character hadn’t appeared alive and well since the end of Season 5, so his eventual return was all we’d been speculating about ever since. But HOW would he come back, and in what condition? Well, after last week’s Season 6 premiere declined to answer that question, this week’s episode “Home” finally came through with the goods. That’s right… The Giant was BACK.


Look at that cutie go! See, just when it seemed like the murderous traitors of Castle Black had cornered Ser Davos and the rest of Jon Snow’s pals, the Wildlings and their most beloved behemoth arrived to straighten things out. “Crowd-pleasing” doesn’t begin to describe this moment. But “Home” wasn’t done wowing us. Because, oh yeah, Jon Snow came back to life also.

After what could only be described as the sexiest corpse softcore in television history, Melisandre somehow found it within herself to resurrect our favorite desiccated heartthrob. Credits rolled before he uttered a single word, so it’s anybody’s guess how Jon Snow’s doing after his dreamless sleep. But his return brings both a sense of relief to loyal viewers, as well as a smug, told-you-so attitude for those of us who never doubted this would happen. Ultimately we can all agree on one thing, though: Melisandre is THE BEST.

In other “Home” news, Blind Arya got the s–t beaten out of her once again, but this time she passed enough tests to be allowed back into training for the House of Black and White. Meanwhile Ramsay Snow pulled a total Ramsay Snow when he murdered his own father, and then sicced bloodthirsty dogs on his now-widowed mother-in-law and her newborn son.