Game of Thrones is an HBO fantasy drama television series developed by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire trilogy, the first of which is A Game of Thrones. The show was shot in the United Kingdom, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain. It started on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes shown across eight seasons.
Why did Jon Snow kill Lord Janos despite pleading for mercy in ‘Game of Thrones’?
Because Insubordination is a capital offense punishable by death. After Jon gave him multiple chances to change his mind and made it clear that he was issuing a direct order, Janos Slynt was openly, repeatedly, and blatantly insubordinate. Slynt’s life was forfeited because he was disobedient.
Janos was not respected in the same way that Thorne was. But he was well-known and had a stronghold at the wall. And his alliance with Thorne strengthened both of them. Those two had the backing of roughly half of the Night’s Watch. Jon saw it as a political and strategic need to keep them apart. But if he did it in an unsavory or punitive manner, he risks losing his already tenuous grip on power.
The position of ‘latrine captain’ was entirely made up. It was not required. He made it up to create a tense moment in which everyone wondered whether he would use his power to settle old scores and humiliate his opponents. He added to the drama by taking a long gap before revealing who it would be. There was a communal sigh of relief disguised in that moment of levity when he made a joke of it.
