No one (except for maybe Joffrey Baratheon) can resist a cute pup. So, when a familiar direwolf face graced the screen in last night’s Game of Thrones episode, we couldn’t help but smile. At long last, Jon Snow’s (Kit Harington) beloved Ghost has returned, which begs the question: Where has he been this whole time?
We last saw Ghost in season six of the series when Jon was brought back to life. Ghost was noticeably absent from season seven, leading many fans to speculate about where he might be. Thankfully, leading up to season eight, GoT VFX supervisor Joe Bauer told The Huffington Post that he was still around and simply awaiting his master’s return to Winterfell.
“Oh, you’ll see him again. He has a fair amount of screen time in season eight,” Bauer said. “He’s very present and does some pretty cool things.”
True to Bauer’s word, Ghost was spotted in last night’s episode when Jon, Samwell (John Bradley) and Eddison Tollett (Ben Crompton) were standing watch at the castle wall. It wasn’t a huge reveal—he was just kind of chilling next to Samwell while they discussed why Jon hasn’t revealed his true identity to Daenerys (Emilia Clarke)—but it was heartwarming nonetheless.