Jon Snow made the hardest decision of his life on 'Game of Thrones'

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Note: This post contains spoilers about the latest episode of Game of Thrones.

All of his life, the bastard Jon Snow wanted one thing: to be a true Stark like his brothers and father. And in the second episode of Game of Thrones' fifth season, King Stannis Baratheon offered to grant him that wish — and the lordship of Winterfell — in return for his loyalty in the coming wars.

Ultimately, Jon chose a bastard's life — and his vows — at the Wall instead.

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"If I don't take my own words seriously, what sort of lord of Winterfell would I be?" he asks. Read more...

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