'Game of Thrones' recap: Jon Snow, giants and babies

The fate of Ned Stark's bastard son was finally revealed during the second episode of the sixth season of “Game of Thrones” Sunday night — and fans have “The Red Woman” to thank. Melisandre brought Kit Harington's character back to life at the end of

In the last minutes of the episode, Davos convinced Melisandre to try and bring Jon Snow back from the dead. She cleaned his wounds, gave him a great haircut, said some words and that was basically it. But after everyone left the room, Ghost perked up

In recent articles in both the New York Times and Interview it was revealed that Rheon originally auditioned to play someone else entirely—Jon Snow. As any Game of Thrones fan can attest, Rheon didn't get the job. Instead, the role went to Kit

In the last minutes of the episode, Davos convinced Melisandre to try and bring Jon Snow back from the dead. She cleaned his wounds, gave him a great haircut, said some words and that was basically it. But after everyone left the room, Ghost perked up

Like Jon Snow being alive, like we all knew he would be. But what, exactly, does it mean? Fan theories about how Jon would come back have ranged widely since he appeared to die in A Dance With Dragons in 2011, but resurrection via Melisandre was one