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Game of Thrones Fans Really Aren’t Happy With the Ending to Season 5

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By Helen Regan

Unsurprisingly, fans of Game of Thrones were upset with the way the season five finale ended Sunday night.

The death of the dreamy Jon Snow, the bastard of Winterfell and Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, at the hands of his little protégée Olly broke more than a few hearts and was, evidently for many viewers, one cruel demise too many.

If the Red Wedding has taught us anything by now, it’s that it is ill advised to get too attached to any of the characters. Many people on Twitter seem to agree.

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