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In 2011,Game of Thronespremiered with the story of a vast continental kingdom wracked with political tension.
Now, many years of blood and strife later, our saga comes to a conclusion.
How do you sayplus ca changein Dothraki?
(Though, more on that in a moment.)
In fairness to Tyrion, he may not have had a choice.
Bronn is now Lord of the Reach, the breadbasket of the former Seven Kingdoms.
Do they think Yara Greyjoy, lord of the fiercely independent Iron Islands, just wasnt paying attention?
Brans first act as king was a display of personal weakness that also immensely weakened his political position.
Whats going to happen during Brans reign?
What will happen when he dies?
Breaking the wheel requires more government, not less.
A stronger crown, not emancipation.
And yet, were supposed to understand Brans accession as a happy ending.
The story were meant to take from the final season is one of a liberator corrupted by power.
Daenerys, once a good queen, becomes obsessed with emancipation to the point of cruelty.
But were not exactly toppling a brutal dictatorship for a social democracy, are we?
The only people for whom this outcome is unquestionably better than another Targaryen dynasty are Westerosi nobles.
Do we actually know what happened in Kings Landing?
Did Targaryen actually kill innocent citizens?
It seemed rather out of character, didnt it?
Or is it merely Stark propaganda?
Was Daenerys revealed to be a monster and a war criminal, a cruel despot and absolutist?
Showrunners David Benioff and D.B.
Weiss are supposed to have received from George R.R.
Martin an outline of the storys major ending beats.
It makes for a somewhat choppy narrative.
But that seems unlikely.
If Westeros is doomed to another war of succession, at least Martin will know it.
