*** SPOILERS *** Game of Thrones Season 8

[DallasEast]

Tyrion is my personal third choice to sit on the Iron Throne behind Daenerys (1st) and Jon/Aegon (2nd). And the answer is yes, before someone corrects me saying Aegon is the last male heir, I already know that and still do not care.

Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men!
Protector of the Realm!
Queen of Meereen!
Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea!
The Unburnt!
Breaker of Chains!
Lady of Dragonstone!
Mother of Dragons!

Excuse me. I am emotionally invested in the final outcome.

My mind has changed. Tyrion is my #2 option now. I will be (mostly) okay with Jon sitting on the Iron Throne if both Dany and Tyrion die tomorrow.

 

[visionary]

It's funny you say there wasn't a single surprise...yet most of the whining seems to be people who were surprised (of course, they will say there wasn't enough build up, yet they completely expected it, which doesn't really work logically).

I would agree there really weren't any major surprises (outside of the means of Cersei's death), but I don't think surprise is good in and of itself. Nor is a lack of surprise necessarily bad.

I'm sorry but the whole episode was blah

No unexpected twist
People are complaining about the lack of this and Danny going off the reservation was expected it was handled in a ham handed manner

90% of the time was taken up by the dragon destroying the city again and again and again






And again

 

[visionary]

My mind has changed. Tyrion is my #2 option now. I will be (mostly) okay with Jon sitting on the Iron Throne if both Dany and Tyrion die tomorrow.

Danny will kill Jon because he confronts her

Arya/Sansa kill Danny

Arya sits on the throne and her son is of royal lineage and will unite the kingdoms

So it shall be written
So it shall be said

 

[YosemiteSam]

Danny will kill Jon because he confronts her

Arya/Sansa kill Danny

Arya sits on the throne and her son is of royal lineage and will unite the kingdoms

So it shall be written
So it shall be said

I believe Arya, but I can't imagine Sansa taking part in the actual act. (possibly planning it though) I can't imagine Dany not being extremely careful if Sansa is around. She probably wouldn't even realize Arya was around.

Either way, we find out tomorrow!

 

[DallasEast]

Danny will kill Jon because he confronts her

Arya/Sansa kill Danny

Arya sits on the throne and her son is of royal lineage and will unite the kingdoms

So it shall be written
So it shall be said

1M internet points for the TTC analogy.

 

[Idgit]

I believe Arya, but I can't imagine Sansa taking part in the actual act. (possibly planning it though) I can't imagine Dany not being extremely careful if Sansa is around. She probably wouldn't even realize Arya was around.

Either way, we find out tomorrow!

Or, Arya tries to kill Dany and Jon has to choose between family and love. He chooses family and we see which side wins from there.

We’re far off from where I thought the characterization was taking the story anyway. Is I’m just hoping the books get done eventually and they have a more appropriate ending.

 

[honyock]

I’ve enjoyed this season more than it seems most have. I liked episode 1, thought 2 was great, setting the scene in Winterfell. I just rewatched 3 last night and liked it even more than the first time.

They spit the bit in the last third of 4, I agree with much of the criticism. They had too much to cover and got sloppy/lazy in the Euron / dragon scene and the outside-the-walls scene. But that to me was their only big misstep this season.

What I liked in 5 outweighed what I didn’t like.

Right now here’s my guess about 6. Dany dies at either Jon’s or Aryas hand. Jon probably doesn’t have the heart to do it but Arya Don’t Care so it’s probably her.

I don’t see Jon accepting the Iron Throne. So my bet is he abdicates it to Gendry as the Barathian heir, with Tyrion as his hand, he needs the political savvy. Tyrion probably brokers an alliance between the throne and the north, with Sanza being Queen of an independent North.

I still think Jon ends up either at or beyond the Wall, probably leading a rebuilding of the Wall as leader of the Night’s Watch, in a self-imposed exile.

So it’ll probably be totally different than that...

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Jon kills Dany, gets sent to Castle Black, Bran gets elected King.

 

[Runwildboys]

I think you're dying to find symbolism or meaning where there is none

Poorly written
30 min of a dragon destroying the city which could have been covered in 5 min

As I've said before GOT has built its reputation on doing the uunexpected. This was all chalk. Not a single surprise in the entire episode

Very disappointing

It didn't surprise you that they rang the surrender bell, but Daenerys destroyed the city anyway?

 

[Echo9]

Dany goes for the 'Dracaris' on Jon, but it's turns out he's fireproof.

 

[Runwildboys]

Danny will kill Jon because he confronts her

Arya/Sansa kill Danny

Arya sits on the throne and her son is of royal lineage and will unite the kingdoms

So it shall be written
So it shall be said

If Jon confronts Daenerys, she'd better be very close to Drogon to kill him, unless she poisons him.

Arya doesn't even want to be a Lady, much less Queen, so I doubt that happens, especially since she has absolutely no claim.

 

[Runwildboys]

I’ve enjoyed this season more than it seems most have. I liked episode 1, thought 2 was great, setting the scene in Winterfell. I just rewatched 3 last night and liked it even more than the first time.

They spit the bit in the last third of 4, I agree with much of the criticism. They had too much to cover and got sloppy/lazy in the Euron / dragon scene and the outside-the-walls scene. But that to me was their only big misstep this season.

What I liked in 5 outweighed what I didn’t like.

Right now here’s my guess about 6. Dany dies at either Jon’s or Aryas hand. Jon probably doesn’t have the heart to do it but Arya Don’t Care so it’s probably her.

I don’t see Jon accepting the Iron Throne. So my bet is he abdicates it to Gendry as the Barathian heir, with Tyrion as his hand, he needs the political savvy. Tyrion probably brokers an alliance between the throne and the north, with Sanza being Queen of an independent North.

I still think Jon ends up either at or beyond the Wall, probably leading a rebuilding of the Wall as leader of the Night’s Watch, in a self-imposed exile.

So it’ll probably be totally different than that...

I like this, except there's no reason to rebuild the wall, now that the White Walkers are dead.

 

[visionary]

It didn't surprise you that they rang the surrender bell, but Daenerys destroyed the city anyway?

Yes but you knew she wanted to show Jon whose boss but can you honestly say anything major happened that was surprising (as in shocking)? I don't think so

spending half an hour showing the dragon breathing fire and the city burning was a total waste. Show it in 5 min and move on

This is end of a lauded show whose calling card is the unexpected

I don't think it's measuring up

 

[Runwildboys]

Yes but you knew she wanted to show Jon whose boss but can you honestly say anything major happened that was surprising (as in shocking)? I don't think so

spending half an hour showing the dragon breathing fire and the city burning was a total waste. Show it in 5 min and move on

This is end of a lauded show whose calling card is the unexpected

I don't think it's measuring up

I agree, it could've been better. But as for the time burning the city, I think they wanted to show the horror Jon, Arya, and the citizens were going through, so all the viewers would understand why Daenerys has to die. I also think Cersei's death was extremely unsatisfying.

They're trying so hard to avoid the expected, that the way events unfold can only be anticlimactic by comparison.

 

[cml750]

I predict Jon will kill Dany and thus become Azor Ahai but will abdicate the throne to Tyrion and Sansa.

 

[FloridaRob]

Danny will kill Jon because he confronts her

Arya/Sansa kill Danny

Arya sits on the throne and her son is of royal lineage and will unite the kingdoms

So it shall be written

So it shall be said

I could almost hear Yul Brenner in your post.

 

[scottsp]

I have Jon ending Daenerys because she intends to eliminate Sansa (and any remaining Stark for that matter).

Also, something about the last episode continues to bug me. We never got another right shot of Dany after she offered that unhinged look as bells were tolling. Drogon flew her towards the Red Keep and we never saw her face again. I mean, we all know she was in the saddle, but what was going on up there?

Was torching the entirety of King’s Landing really her doing? I would say, yeah it’s likely. But what’s if it was not? Rhetorical question: who stands to gain once the Mad Queen lays waste to the city?

Although we weren’t seeing it, I think something substantial may have been brewing up North.

Anyway, this theory may have been floated but if not, I’ll play the lone nut and take what comes.

 

[Runwildboys]

I have Jon ending Daenerys because she intends to eliminate Sansa (and any remaining Stark for that matter).

Also, something about the last episode continues to bug me. We never got another right shot of Dany after she offered that unhinged look as bells were tolling. Drogon flew her towards the Red Keep and we never saw her face again. I mean, we all know she was in the saddle, but what was going on up there?

Was torching the entirety of King’s Landing really her doing? I would say, yeah it’s likely. But what’s if it was not? Rhetorical question: who stands to gain once the Mad Queen lays waste to the city?

Although we weren’t seeing it, I think something substantial may have been brewing up North.

Anyway, this theory may have been floated but if not, I’ll play the lone nut and take what comes.

I don't understand what you're getting at. Are you thinking she was being controlled by someone like Bran?....Or that she'll hop off the dragon and pull her face off to reveal that she's actually Arya's mentor?

 

[Kevinicus]

I have Jon ending Daenerys because she intends to eliminate Sansa (and any remaining Stark for that matter).

Also, something about the last episode continues to bug me. We never got another right shot of Dany after she offered that unhinged look as bells were tolling. Drogon flew her towards the Red Keep and we never saw her face again. I mean, we all know she was in the saddle, but what was going on up there?

Was torching the entirety of King’s Landing really her doing? I would say, yeah it’s likely. But what’s if it was not? Rhetorical question: who stands to gain once the Mad Queen lays waste to the city?

Although we weren’t seeing it, I think something substantial may have been brewing up North.

Anyway, this theory may have been floated but if not, I’ll play the lone nut and take what comes.

The show runners said they kept the perspective on the ground so we were seeing what those who were affected by Dany's decision/actions had to go through.

 

[scottsp]

I don't understand what you're getting at. Are you thinking she was being controlled by someone like Bran?....Or that she'll hop off the dragon and pull her face off to reveal that she's actually Arya's mentor?

It goes back to the former Three-Eyed Raven telling Bran. “You’ll never walk again, but you will fly.

Now that could mean him warging into ravens as he’s done repeatedly. Or this.

I realize this is a stretch, but the avoidance of face time as she is lighting up the common folk is sort of a head-scratcher and certainly driving this for me.