'Game of Thrones' finale: Indian fans more shocked than surprised

New Delhi The final episode of the fifth season of the hugely popular international medieval fantasy TV show Game of Thrones left several Indian fans shocked after Jon Snow one of the main characters essayed by British actor Kit Harington was killedKit Harington as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones PicSanta BantaThe final scene of the episode titled Mothers Mercy saw Snows young protege Olly deliver the final blow using a dagger with a lifeless Lord Commander left lying in the snowVariety described it as one of the most shocking TV moments of the year and Indian fans can totally relate to the sentimentIs Jon Snow really dead asked 24yearold Sarika MathurAlso the number of deaths in the episode left fans in a state of shockJon Snows death put shivers down my spine Rahul Chauhan another ardent fan of the fantasy drama told IANSThis episode was something else entirely It left me in a state of utter shock There are too many unfinished stories and too many deaths I thought the episode would be full of surprises rather than shocks especially the death of Jon Snow said Kiran Randhawa a fan who bunked office to watch the finale which aired in the US on SundayIn India the show is broadcast exclusively on HBO DefinedThe finale makes it evident that Benioff and Weiss are chatting their own course at scintillating and breakneck speeds said Lavneesh Chauhan a law studentTheres also 27yearold Divya Manhas who quipped on Facebook Ekta Kapoor and her team of story writers should be hired to bring back Snow from the dead And no not as a white walkerBut Jon Snow isnt coming back Harington told Entertainment WeeklyIm dead Im not coming back next season I kind of knew it was coming I didnt read A Dance with Dragons one of George RR Martins novel on which the show is based but I read the other books and I had heard this is what happens So I had an inkling it should be this season I didnt realise it would be the final shot of the season and that made it extra specialTwitter too was abuzz with reactions on the final episodeSrikar Gullapalli posted In my next life make me anything but a Stark child GameofThrones GameofThronesFinale sic while a clearly disappointed Anil Pratap Singh shared The moment you start liking a character it is dead GameofThronesFinaleFor Ipshita Sengupta Heartbroken is an understatement was the mood upon watching the episodeA number of other characters also met their demise in the finale including Stannis Baratheon who was executed at the hands of Brienne of Tarth just hours after his wife Queen Selyse hanged herselfIt also featured a scene where Cersei Lannister played by Lena Headey was stripped naked after having her head shaven and marched through the streets in a public walk of shame after admitting she had slept with her cousinFans appreciated the actress performanceCersei walk of penance was some powerful and effortless acting Rahul Chauhan said of Headeys portrayal of the Queen MotherThe walk of shame brings out the other side of Lena Headeys acting skills It was an amazing depiction of how Cercies pride power and control were stripped off along with her clothes in a single blow Randhawa saidLavneesh noted that the subtle variation on her face and the use of her eyes to emote in such a captivating manner in a scene full of such complexity reflects upon the calibre of this great actressHowever shocked the fans may be after the seasons finale theyre now awaiting season six of Game of Thrones with bated breath