Has Jon Snow Replaced Ghost With a Dragon on 'Game of Thrones'?

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Fans need to know where Jon Snow's direwolf Ghost is after he failed to make an appearance on the season premiere of 'Game of Thrones.'

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Update: Ghost made his large return all through Season 8, Episode 2. 

Season 8 of Game of Thrones kicked off with the instant many fanatics have been looking forward to: Jon Snow finally rode a dragon

Alongside his "queen" Daenerys Targaryen, Jon climbed on most sensible of Rhaegal and took a journey through the Westeros skies, a scene many audience of the HBO compared to Aladdin and Jasmine's magic carpet experience. 

However, just because it looks like Jon has a new puppy, many fanatics who were hoping for a glimpse at his depended on direwolf Ghost were severely dissatisfied. 

So, where TF is Ghost? 

In Season 7, Ghost was noticeably absent from Jon's shuttle to Dragonstone — and he certainly didn't sign up for his owner when he headed to King's Landing to convince Cersei to enroll in their struggle towards the white walkers. In reality, his final look got here in the Season 6 episode, "Oathbreaker." 

"It has been exactly 1,071 days since we last seen Ghost," one fan tweeted, counting the exact quantity of days Ghost has been missing in action. Another added, "Am I the only one who’s wondering where the f--k is Ghost and why Jon hasn’t gone to see him yet?"

Ghost when he gets again from anyplace the fuck he's and sees that Jon has every other animal good friend: #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/BOgVFEtyr4

— Eva daRosa (@darosaevam) April 15, 2019

Dear @HBO and @GameOfThrones,
Last evening's #GameofThrones season 8 premiere was once implausible, but I feel I talk for many of the fandom after I ask: WHERE IS GHOST? Sorry for the all caps.
Love,
me pic.twitter.com/BNRLNAMLZz

— David (Razor) Harris (@House_Razor) April 15, 2019

Justice for Ghost. #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/KMleNmOnVX

— Vince Olano (@sdvolano) April 15, 2019

A 3rd chimed in, "MISSING/REWARD: large white direwolf, fluffy with red eyes, answers to 'Ghost.'" 

As anticipated, enthusiasts have some theories to provide an explanation for Ghost's disappearance from Jon's facet. On reddit, one viewer identified that within the books, Ghost is "aloof" and "he comes and goes as he pleases." 

Others just really want to see Ghost have interaction with a dragon. "Do you think ghost will like the dragons or bark at them?" one fan asked. 

Another idea is that HBO is saving cash through no longer including Ghost in any main scenes. "He just follows Jon around, offscreen. Budget," a fan theorized. This did not take a seat neatly with fanatics, however there may be some just right news relating to the direwolf. 

There was even a Change.org petition urging the display's creators to prevent killing the Stark circle of relatives pets. 

Will Ghost go back in Season 8? 

Yes. According to VFX manager Joe Bauer, Ghost is in any case in a position for his comeback. 

"Oh, you’ll see him again. He has a fair amount of screen time in Season 8,” he told the HuffPost last year. "He’s very provide and does some beautiful cool issues in Season 8."

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He also went on to explain that featuring direwolves on the HBO series includes some trickery involving CGI and real wolves. 

"The direwolves are tricky since you don’t need to get them fallacious, so we finally end up always capturing real wolves and doing a scaling trick with them, however the real wolves handiest behave in sure techniques," Joe said. "I feel that has one thing to do with why the direwolves are in the display however they’re now not possibly as integral as they're within the books." 

In fact, Ghost was supposed to appear in a scene in Season 7, Episode 5, when Sansa tells Jon not to expect the North to “sit and wait for him like Ghost" but the scene was ultimately lower. 

So, which means Ghost is unquestionably in Winterfell, and in a position for his closeup. 

What about Arya Stark's direwolf, Nymeria? 

Since Ghost is returning to Game of Thrones in Season 8, fans too can be expecting the return of Arya's direwolf Nymeria. The final time we saw Nymeria — who is called after a warrior queen of the Rhoyne — it was Season 7 and it was the primary time Arya had seen her liked pet since she forced her to run away to save lots of her from a then Prince Joffrey's wrath in the first season. 

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However, be expecting Nymeria to additionally go back for the 8th and final season. 

George R.R. Martin hinted as much in 2014 — relating to Nymeria's position in the final two books of the A Song of Fire and Ice series. “You know, I don’t like to offer things away,” he advised Mashable sooner than teasing, "You don't hang a giant wolf pack on the wall unless you intend to use it." 

As Ned Stark once said, "the lone wolf dies alone." Watch Game of Thrones Sundays at Nine p.m. EST on HBO. 

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