i think the rule is unless your head's chopped off you don't die
jon snow is definitely not dead.
probably definitely.

same w/stannis. he's grown on me quite a bit. aside from being a nut he's a p funny dude actually!

the war/battle now is definitely the old gods/gods beyond the wall/guys responsible for the wights & white walkers vs the ire god/fire priests.
the fire guys always say "the night is dark & full of terrors" but bran is explicitly told not to fear the darkness. those forces, aside from the actual physical battles, are defo where it's at.

but the theory about jon snow is he is the guy to balance those two forces. without the balance one will annihilate the other & then the kingdom. that's why he CAN'T die, or else everything really is truly fucked - which actually wouldn't surprise me really.

snow'll have warged into his direwolf & the melisandre will cure him or bring him back

the stannis thing is more confusing but ultimately less important now there are two known targaryens w/a claim to the iron throne. i'd miss him if he goes but he isn't that important.

& what of rickon? he needs to come back, even tho he's only a kid, & go on a killing spree. he's had the influence of the two freys who were douchebags & spent time on that island of cannibals so he's bound to be as mental as ramsey bolton. fingers crossed.

& if ramsey bolton did send the letter to jon snow why didn't he send a bit of flayed skin?!

ah fuck it! the ending to ADWD really was nuts.

jon snow was seemingly killed but obv he's not gonna die. I kinda thought it was cheap cop-out cause he's obv the hero/prince that was promised.

Thought danys story in ADWD was dull but the dragon stuff was class.

Bit bored w/cersei & kings landing & Gregor clegane - tho his actual death fight w/the viper guy was Awesome.

There's almost 2 much going on - the slavers BS, the iron islands & not enough of the Starks bar Jon snow. Didnt hear anything from davos either after the first few chapters.