re: GoT S4:E9 "The Watchers On The Wall" BOOK MAESTERS Thread SPOILERS

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and that he realized he does now want to be the Commander of the Nights Watch, and at the same time he realized why Mormont was grooming Jon Snow.

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This may have been a setup to them not having a vote for LC on the show, at least not the way that it went down in the book. Jon had the Wall and did well, kicked arse at the gate and, like you said, Thorne says point blank that when you have to second guess yourself it's time to step down. That would leave Slynt, and they made it a point to show how chicken shite he is and unfit to lead.

I think Thorne reluctantly passes command to Jon.