The final shot of the season five finale of "Game of Thrones" left little to the imagination about one of the wildly popular series' main characters.

The following contains spoilers for one of the most significant events in the show's history, as well as other minor plot points.

Jon Snow is really dead and both Kit Harington, the actor who portrays the character, and the show runners are trying to drive that point home with viewers. Harington told Entertainment Weekly the show's creators, Dan Weiss and David Benioff, told him point blank he is "not coming back."

Weiss and Benioff have never really had to reinforce a character's death before, so viewers unfamiliar with the "Song of Ice and Fire" novels may be wondering why that is.

Jon's death in the show is more or less how it happens in "A Dance With Dragons," the fifth and latest installment in George R.R. Martin's novel series. But what we saw Sunday night that we do not get in Martin's book is the sight of Jon's lifeless face as his blood forms a large pool around him.

The show juxtaposed the lingering final shot with several scenes earlier on that felt like they ended prematurely. Brienne swung her sword at Stannis, but we did not see his head come off. Myrcella was clearly poisoned, but we did not see her fall to the floor. Sansa and Theon leapt from an enormous height, but we did not see them land.

Other main characters may have died, but none were meant to do so as clearly as Jon.

If Weiss and Benioff are planning to bring Jon back, they want it to be as surprising as possible. Harington told EW he received his very own send-off after his last day of filming and the magazine even noted the actor cut short the locks he was contractually obligated to maintain.

However, there is officially a rumor going around that Harrington is in Belfast to film for season six and is under strict orders to keep it a secret. The Hollywood Reporter also previously learned that Harrington and other actors are signed on for next season and have options for a seventh season.

Those can all be chalked up to speculation, false information or coincidence; the real evidence suggesting we will see Jon again is in the show's past episodes.

1. Jon has not learned his true parentage, which is a big deal.

2. In season three, when the show was only diverting from the books here and there, Weiss and Benioff took one big side route. Melisandre, a priestess of the Lord of Light, met Thoros of Myr, a priest of the Lord of Light. Thoros revealed to her that he had resurrected Beric Dondarrion six times. She appeared surprised.

3. Shireen's death did nothing for Stannis, so Melisandre could have been left with significant power pent up in her from it. Stannis' (presumed) death and Melisandre's return to Castle Black are also well timed for Jon.

4. There are also some prophecies that exit in "Game of Thrones" and they all have a common theme: one person will save the world from the white walker apocalypse.

That last one is a bit more significant for book readers, but Melisandre and other characters have alluded to the prophecy in the show. One of the major requirements for the prophecy's savior to have is that he or she must be reborn.