In a 2015 interview Benioff said, "The problem with Jon is, he 's not a cautious man. It 's the problem with him, and also the reason we love him. He is a hero, but heroes are inherently incautious. '' Weiss added, "At the end of the day, Jon is his father 's son, he 's a person who 's honorable to a fault and does the right thing even when the right thing is extremely dangerous to him personally. '' In the June 2015 season 5 finale "Mother 's Mercy '', Jon is stabbed to death by Alliser Thorne and several men of the Night 's Watch after being labeled a traitor. With Martin 's 2011 novel A Dance with Dragons vague on Jon 's fate, Harington confirmed the character 's death in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying "I 've been told I 'm dead. I 'm dead. I 'm not coming back next season. '' He added, "I loved how they brought (the orphan boy) Olly in to be the person who kills me. I love how the storyline with Thorne was wrapped up. '' Benioff also said of the episode:
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