Regardless of Package Harington’s affinity for pulling unusual pranks on Rose Leslie, the 2 have been relationship in 2011 and are, as of this writing, nonetheless fortunately married — they usually even struck up their romance on the set of “Sport of Thrones.” In Season 2 of HBO’s hit sequence, Leslie joined the forged because the wildling Ygritte, whom Jon encounters whereas he, a person of the Night time’s Watch (and enemy to the wildling clans), wanders past the Wall. Though Ygritte is initially Jon’s captive, there’s instantly a spark between them, and the scenario escalates as Jon beneficial properties the belief of Ygritte and her fellow wildlings by killing a fellow “crow” (a nickname for males of the Watch). All through Season 3, the 2 start a relationship in earnest — within the episode “The Climb,” you’ll be able to clearly see the extreme chemistry between Harington and Leslie as their characters share a kiss atop the huge Wall — although Jon returns to Citadel Black and his fellow males of the Night time’s Watch, betraying Ygritte.
Season 4 marks the tip of Ygritte’s time on the present … and it is notably tragic. The previous lovers discover themselves on reverse sides of an all-out conflict between the “crows” and wildlings, and through a large battle at Citadel Black, Jon and Ygritte come nose to nose. Unable to kill one another in spite of everything is alleged and carried out, Jon watches in horror as a younger boy whose village was raided by wildlings, Olly (Brenock O’Connor), shoots Ygritte by the guts. She dies in Jon’s arms, and in a single final loving act, he cremates her north of the Wall, telling others that she belongs there.