Warning: This post contains spoilers from the Season 5 finale of 'Game of Thrones'

Despite declarations from Kit Harington and Game of Thrones writers David Benioff and Dan Weiss that Jon Snow is completely dead following the show's Season 5 finale, the Khaleesi herself has stepped up to give fans a glimmer of hope.

In an interview with MTV's Josh Horowitz, Emilia Clarke left some leeway as to whether or not the fan favorite would be returning, in line with the many fan theories that that the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch is not really dead.

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Though she acknowledges that the show's extreme secrecy means that even she is kept in the dark in regards to the future, she also added "I mean, if I had to bet, I'd say there's a 50/50 chance. I mean, there's some helpful people there who could bring him on back to life."

Clarke could be referring to the popular fan theory that the sorceress Melisandre could bring him back from the dead. After all, Stannis's presumed death means that she needs someone else to champion, and her return to the Wall all-too-conveniently coincides with Jon's brutal death at the hands of his men.

While we don't know that the Red Woman herself is able to resurrect people, in Season 3, she met Thoros of Myr, who was able to bring Beric Dondarrion back to life several times. It's by no means a confirmation that this will happen with Jon Snow, but it's good to know that Melisandre might have this option in the world of Westeros. In fact, she and Thoros don't meet in the books, so the fact that showrunners went out of their way to make it happen in the series could very well leave room for hope.

So while Clarke's interview shouldn't be taken as the gospel truth that we can expect to see the Bastard of the North again, it's the most optimistic thing we've heard from anyone in the official camp so far. Ultimately, 50/50 odds are much better than Harington's staunch "I'm dead. I'm not coming back next season."

Although even he didn't say anything about Season 7 ...