Game Of Thrones season 8: 7 questions we have after The Iron Throne

Remarkably, there was only one casualty in the finale of Game Of Thrones. After assuming the throne from Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) entered the throne room, only to be killed by lover Jon Snow (Kit Harington) with a dagger.

As dragon Drogon looked set to kill Jon for over the crime, he instead burns the Iron Throne to a crisp – before flying away with Daenerys’ body.

The remaining Houses all reunited at King’s Landing to decide the fate of Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), over their betrayals against Daenerys. It’s quickly noted how they should appoint someone to take charge, with a convincing speech from Tyrion leading to Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) becoming the ruler of the six kingdoms.

In a nice twist, Bran then appoints Tyrion to be the Hand Of The King in order to rectify his past mistakes.

What was the point of that Bronn storyline?

In the finale, Bronn (Jerome Flynn) briefly appears at the conclusion where it’s revealed he now rules over Highgarden – the land promised to him by Tyrion to steer him away from Cersei’s killing orders.

The whole attempt to make viewers believe Bronn could kill Tyrion or Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), in hindsight, feels largely pointless. He posed no threat when the leaders were being decided, and only arrived after the dust had already settled over the future ruler.

So was this whole storyline simply to give Bronn something to do? It feels tacked on, and stands out as one of the bizarre inclusions in the final season.

Did Arya Stark just set up a spin-off?

With Bran as King, Sansa (Sophie Turner) as Queen Of The North, and Jon Snow exiled to the Night’s Watch, Arya (Maisie Williams) similarly decided to leave her Stark family behind to venture west ‘where the map of Westeros ends’.

While it was clear Arya was being placed as a lone ranger successor to The Hound (Rory McCann) all along, the decision to venture west feels quite random. It makes sense she’d want to explore beyond the world map, but it similarly leaves viewers now questioning what lurks beyond Westeros borders.

So could this be a strategic set-up for a planned spin-off? There’s a number of them in the works, and a whole show dedicated to Arya venturing into uncharted territory would be an easy sell.

After Daenerys is killed, Tyrion is brought before the Dragonpit to the remaining leaders of each respective house, which sees the return of a number of characters.

The most known are Edmure Tully (Tobias Menzies) and Robin Arryn (Lino Facioli), who have been two characters many have long awaited to see. Surprisingly, they’re alive! Edmure presumably escaped the Frey dungeons after all.

There was also the debut of an unnamed new leader of Dorne (played by Toby Osmond), which is perhaps reflective of the show’s treatment of the Dorne storyline altogether.

Where has Drogon gone?

One of the biggest questions hanging over the finale is where exactly Drogon flew to with Daenerys’ body. At the end of the episode, Bran remarks how he’ll take it upon himself to discover Drogon’s whereabouts– but it’s unclear what they plan to do upon discovering his location.

It’s perhaps safe to assume Drogon has flown her body outside of Westeros to perhaps where her journey with her dragons began in Pentos. This is speculation, however, so maybe this will be one head-scratcher best left unanswered until George RR Martin’s books arrive.

Did Jon Snow really have to be exiled into the Night’s Watch?

Jon Snow was banished to return to the Night’s Watch in an agreement between the kingdoms to please the Unsullied army – who feel he should be punished after killing Daenerys Targaryen.

While this is understandable to a certain degree, it feels hollow when the Unsullied are seen minutes later venturing to the Isle Of Naath to rule their own kingdom. So couldn’t Jon Snow have simply lurked up North with Sansa, without the Unsullied knowing?

The only argument against this is the fact Jon Snow was arguably happiest when he wasn’t a leader at all. He never wanted to be a ruler, he always wanted to serve – and his smile looming over his fellow Night’s Watch men, with the wildlings, spoke volumes.

What on earth do we do now?

This is it. We’ve reached the end. Our lives of torturous speculation are over.

Or are they? We’ve still got two books from George RR Martin to expect, while there’s already a number of spin-off shows in the works to expand the wonderful world of Game Of Thrones – reopening every can of worms all over again.

So until the next theory or spin-off which breaks canon – fonas chek.

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