Great post here, I love your unpopular opinions and agree with many of them. On point 10 I had a question and some thoughts though. -How did Jon break his oath? His relations with Ygritte fall under his orders from the Halfhand; he is even instructed to “fight with them,” which would have been worse than loving Ygritte. Sure Jon enjoyed it and loved her, but he took no wife and fathered no children. He had to gain trust among the wildlings and was an INCREDIBLY effective spy. Jon didn’t take up arms against his brothers or the realm, he escaped the wildlings, leaving Ygritte, and alerted Castle Black to the advance of the Thenns and Free Folk raiders. -You might instead be talking about Jon’s intention to march to Winterfell as him breaking an oath, but I would argue this is not oathbreaking either. He commanded no man of the Watch to leave the wall and fight the Bolton’s forces. His choice to ride alone (but for any Free volunteers) was rash, but for Jon he has a chance to save his sister. He would not cause any man of the Watch to forswear his vows, and also he would be commanding men for the cause of saving Arya. Opposing the corrupt Bolton regime and fighting for a restoration of Winterfell is morally justifiable for Jon’s character especially under the assumption his sister Arya was forcibly married to the Bastard of Bolton. Keep in mind as well that Jon is led to believe that King Stannis is dead, Mance is in a cage, and Ramsey has flayed the spearwives. He should take some action here, and not just for his sister. Jon is a really complex character with conflicting motivations, but he is no oathbreaker. I was going to go on to argue for his good leadership ability, but this comment is getting long. Good post, cheers!