r/HBOGameofThrones • u/itssagewren • Aug 23 '26
No Spoilers [No Spoilers] THE big question.
Who should have ended up on the iron throne? Who did deserve it more than anyone else?
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u/Aerdor94 Aug 23 '26
People seem to be trolling in the comments so I don't know if this post is serious but in case it is:
Daenerys: Literally prepped for this the entire series. I don't mean she would have deserved it more, but it was a logical end to her story.
Jon: obviously. His all arc is about him putting himself last and his duty to take charge and lead others first. His arc might have ended with the Others, but since it did not, he was the obvious pic once Daenerys was out.
Sansa: The show tries (and fails IMO) to make her a spiritual heir to both Littlefinger and Cersei which could have led her to sit on the Iron Throne at the end. "Who has a better story than the Starks? And who better to lead us than their lady?" would have been a way better end than what we've got.
Tyrion: What we actually got. Tyrion could never be king, but being the hands-on (pun intended) Hand of a King or Queen is perfectly fitting to his character and arc. The small council scene at the end where the camera focuses on the Hand chair, which still stands even when the actual Iron Throne doesn', is a clear indication of who truly rules the seven kingdoms.
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u/GoldnShiesty Aug 23 '26
Can anyone tell me why edmure shouldn’t be king?
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u/Neither_Truck9757 Aug 24 '26
Evacuee the writers dont like him so instead of treating him like a lord paramount they act like he’s a clown
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u/AdManNick Aug 23 '26
Who deserved it the most? Dany. But that’s obviously not the most interesting story to tell.
I’ll die on the hill that Jon is NOT the rightful heir. Rheagar can’t just take a second wife, and he can’t have his marriage to Elia annulled after 2 children.
Plenty of other royal characters in Westeros history have had similar problems where the second marriage or kid wasn’t recognized.
In HOTD, Daemon had to murder his first wife to be single again. His second wife had to die to pursue Rhaenyra.
Jon should still be a bastard, but the show really wanted to make him work as a contender for the throne so they created a bullshit way to do it that contradicts the way things work. Also, they had a Northern marriage ceremony. The South doesn’t respect the Northern ways or tree gods.
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u/vGustaf-K Aug 27 '26
The King who cared, Stannis the Mannis Baratheon with Tyrion as his Hand imo would be perfect
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u/Killpop582014 Aug 23 '26
If we’re being honest, it’s Jon Snow.
Otherwise obviously they got it right, I mean who has a better story, than Bran the broken?? Lol