It’s also good to remember that the show doesn’t follow the storyline of the books completely, and there are usually some deviations in certain points, particularly around some specific characters. It’s already been confirmed that Jon Snow will be depicted in the exact same way in both works, but this says nothing about characters around him.
It’s entirely possible that we might see Jon Snow’s death affecting other characters in unpredictable ways, and we wouldn’t be surprised if Martin is actually planning for this death to keep having an impact on the story for a long time.
What exactly could happen in season 6 of “Game of Thrones” in this regard? A lot, actually – and fans have already been discussing the various possible implications of getting a confirmation that Jon Snow really has been killed off.
It’s going to be an interesting season, that’s for sure, and the next installment in the book series should also get quite a lot of attention because of all this drama. We don’t know what Martin is planning, but judging by the fact that this book has taken him quite a while to write, he probably has something quite special up his sleeve and he’s going to drop something very dramatic on his fans once the book is ready for the market.