Who will end up on the Iron Throne? (Game of Thrones)

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Who will end up on the Iron Throne?

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Out of these, Jon, but I think the likeliest is no one (and I don't mean Arya- I mean the Iron Throne is destroyed).

I think so too... but someone will still end up ruling.

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No one will, and it's not clear to me that Westeros will have a single ruler.

But a show of the theme is how they're stronger united.

It even goes back to that Robert-Cersei conversation in Season 1. Robert asks Cersei if Five Armies or One Army is stronger. Cersei says Five. Robert shows his 5 fingers, says "five armies," then makes a fist and says "one army." Jon is all about uniting people against the true threat, and being willing to bend the knee.

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No one will, and it's not clear to me that Westeros will have a single ruler.

But a show of the theme is how they're stronger united.

It even goes back to that Robert-Cersei conversation in Season 1. Robert asks Cersei if Five Armies or One Army is stronger. Cersei says Five. Robert shows his 5 fingers, says "five armies," then makes a fist and says "one army." Jon is all about uniting people against the true threat, and being willing to bend the knee.

For me, the show is more about how destructive the power struggle is.  The most fitting end for the story, IMHO, is that Westeros is placed under some kind of rule by committee, rather than a single monarch.

I can see Tyrion devising the House of Commons and the House of Lords, with a more ceremonial monarchy. Basically the UK after the Magna Carta.

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Night King

That will make everyone wonder "What the hell did I just watch?".

More importantly, "Why the Hell did I just watch!?"

"When people don't unite for the common good beyond their self-interest, everyone dies."

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Arya

I would have still considered her a remote possibility... but she proved this season that won't happen. Not only does she absolutely abhor it... she told Sansa how she'd kill every lord who disagreed with Jon. Like... that's worse than Joffrey. She wouldn't last a day with that attitude.

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Besides Arya, or "no one," does anyone else have a realistic shot of being the main ruler in Westeros?

(besides the Night King)

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Those are regulars.

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Season 8 is almost here!

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Last takes?

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With King's Landing destroyed and Jon not wanting the throne, there's only two likely possibilities.

1. Daenerys Targaryen, First of Her Name

2. The Seven Kingdoms regain their independence.

Or Jon realizes he must take the Throne.

Or a new dynasty starts, not claiming to be a continuation of the Targaryen dynasty.

Or Westeros begins to take the first steps towards democracy, with a House of Lords electing and advising a new monarch and to determine every succession so transitions remain peaceful and no "bad eggs" come to the throne simply due to "birthright."

Or some combination: the North, Iron Islands, and Dorne become independent. The rest become more centralized under a stronger monarch, as one united kingdom, but with some kind of Magna Carta and creation of a House of Lords.

Or maybe there's some more magical ending, something that couldn't happen in our own real world.

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In Season 6, Arya talks about going west of Westeros after trying to leave the Faceless Men, when she's with the actress.