Game Over for Game of Thrones – The End of an Era

Recapping the Series Finale and Seeing Who Won the Iron Throne.

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73 episodes, 8 seasons and now it is all over. What are we going to do Sunday nights? We are completely overwhelmed by our feelings right now. Whether you loved or hated the last episode, we can all agree that this episode is one that we will never forget. From the tears we shed when we saw Jamie and Cersei (mostly Jamie) in the rubble, to the major heartbreak when we saw Jon killing our Queen, this episode made us extremely emotional with it’s rollercoaster ending. 

We were very conflicted and emotional seeing how difficult a decision it was for Jon to stab Dany. This was made worse after seeing Drogon mourn his mother, and  just like that the series came to it’s major conclusion and killed off it’s final major character. It proved to be quite a pivotal moment and one that we are sure will be controversial, but that is how it was intended to be. 

“This is quite possibly the smartest dragon in the world, as it inherently understood that it was the corrupting power of the Iron Throne that led to Dany’s downfall, and not Jon Snow,” | “Or it’s the stupidest dragon in the world, as it saw a knife in Dany and assumed it was the evil chair made of knives who stabbed her, and then had its revenge.” – Nate Scott wrote at For the Win

After all the madness cleared, we were brought back to a council where Bran the Broken, aka the boy who lived (Harry Potter anyone?) was voted king. He became the winner of the Throne and the chosen ruler of most of Westeros. There is no more physical Iron Throne thanks to Drogon melting it, but luckily the new king brought his own chair. Bran the King was quick to elect Tyrion as his hand and also handed out many positions of power to our favorite characters. Sansa was able to keep the North as a separate kingdom and will rule the north. Arya seems to be doing her own thing and is off to many adventures exploring the world. Greyworm took his armies and the Dorthraki on a ship, seemingly attempting to continue Dany’s mission to free more slaves. Then to conclude the series, we got to see Jon back at the wall resuming his watch and leading the Northfolk alongside Tormund. More importantly he petted Ghost and we finally forgave Jon for his earlier dismissal of his poor direwolf. With that our show came to and end, and our watch also ended. 

So Who Took The Throne?

• Bran Stark – “All hail Bran the Broken, first of his name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Six Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.”