'Game of Thrones' fans have just received some slightly disappointing news. It looks like the premiere of the HBO show's sixth season will be delayed due to the airing of Mick Jagger's music drama 'Vinyl.'
According to Vanity Fair, the new drama from Martin Scorsese will debut on February 14, 2016 and will run for ten weeks until the 17th of April. This would mean that 'Game of Thrones' could be moved to a May 1 premiere, since HBO usually takes a week-long break between their major shows.
This already seems like a logical explanation for the delay, but since this is 'Game of Thrones,' the fans are always ready to speculate about the real reason why the sixth season premiere has been moved back. Naturally, the theories will always involve Jon Snow.
Jon Snow has gone a long way since the first season of 'Game of Thrones' as well as the first book of 'A Song of Ice and Fire.' The character's storyline is arguably one of the most mysterious arcs in both the TV series and the novels, and his fate has captivated not only the fans who watch show, but the book readers as well. Jon Snow is now the unannounced hero of 'Game of Thrones' and his possible resurrection, whether as Jon Stark or Azor Ahai or the Night's King, would prove to be the most important part of both Season Six and 'The Winds of Winter.'
So why delay the premiere of 'Game of Thrones' Season Six? Fans believe that the showrunners are giving George R.R. Martin some time to finish up and publish the highly awaited sixth ASOIAF novel 'The Winds of Winter' so the author can have the honor of revealing Jon Snow's fate.
It may be an unusual move for HBO, but a fitting way to finally solve the mystery of Jon Snow's fate.
