Game Of Thrones: 10 Most Memorable Dying Words

6. Ygritte

The Quote: "You know nothing, Jon Snow." Poor Jon and Ygritte. Did anyone really think these two would have a happy ending? Things started going downhill for the star-crossed lovers once Jon abandoned her and her Wildling friends to rejoin the Night's Watch. After that, Ygritte was pretty dead set on killing Jon whenever she got the chance. That chance came during the Wildling's attack on the Wall. Ygritte had Jon dead to rights with her trusty bow and arrow, but his pretty boy looks made her hesitate long enough to get an arrow in the back from little orphan Olly (Stupid Olly!). Jon holds his dying love in his arms and promises her everything will be alright, setting her up perfectly to deliver her catchphrase one last time. Granted, the death scene is a little over-the-top-- I mean, they have a heart-to-heart in the middle of a freaking battle-- but good on the show for not chickening out on giving Ygritte the dying words we were all expecting. That phrase has transcended the context of the show and made a legitimate impact in the pop culture sphere probably as much "Winter is coming". Any other line would have been a let down. She put on a tough face, but was a softy at heart, and yet she couldn't resist one last opportunity to insult clueless Jon Snow. And if you thought it would end any other way, you know... very little.
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