Game of Thrones season six reveals huge twist about Melisandre and fans react hilariously

GAME of Thrones returned in its season six premiere this morning and brought along a huge twist.

SHOCKER: Not all is as it seems with Melisandre on Game of Thrones

As well as revealing the fate of Jon Snow – he's dead, definitely dead – fans got to see quite a lot of The Red Woman herself, Melisandre.

Spoilers from the episode leak turned out to be accurate, with Ghost mourning the loss of Jon Snow in the premiere's opening.

But it is the final moments of the episode that really have everyone talking.

Fans thought the title of the premiere – The Red Woman – implied Melisandre would have a part in bringing Jon Snow back to life.

ENCHANTED: Melisandre is also known as The Red Woman

Instead, the title was in reference to the big reveal that happened in the final scenes.

Once again, the red headed character stripped naked, but the most shocking part was that Melisandre is much older than she seems.

The magical woman, played by Carice van Houten, appeared wrinkled and sagging with thinning grey hair after taking off her obviously enchanted necklace.

WRINKLED: Melisandre is a lot older than she looks

HILARIOUS: Twitter users reacted to the final scenes

She looked at herself in the mirror, seeming to long for the beauty she normally has.

And after the reveal, Game of Thrones fans went straight to Twitter with hilarious comments.

One said: "That red headed witch just showed what those Instagram filters, waist shapers and makeup can do for these chicks nowadays."

SAGGY: Melisandre often appears nude, but not like this

While another wrote: "Eye candy to eye bleach in two seconds, I see."

A third saw similarities with another fictional character and tweeted: "I think I just saw Gollum's grandma naked."

And many people posted a snap of young Melisandre next to her real, much older face, accompanied by captions such as "Friday night vs Saturday morning" and "Facebook profile pictures vs tagged photos".

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