I fucking hated the ending but the defence to these points would be
Originally posted by Lanny
Lol the /tv/ leak was right, I can't believe it.
Bran had no claim on the throne, not even by conquest.
That's the point.
He doesn't want it and he's politically brain dead.
"I didn't come all this way to refuse". So he didn't "want" it but he accepts it as his fate. As far as politics is concerned, the implication is basically that he will chill in Warg mode while the council runs the kingdom for the most part, and it's set up as a collaborative effort without the weight of history that seeks to truly unite the six kingdoms as one.
Everyone laughs at Sam (a great lord and veteran of the last two wars) proposing democracy
Sam is deliberately set up here to show how his idealism is way ahead of his time because we the viewers identify with it, but it is just foolish naiveté in universe because Westeros is simply not ready for democracy.
But Tyrion swoops in to show that Sam's way is the way forward
but the dwarf everyone hates gets up and gives some halfassed speech
This bugged me too. "You aren't allowed to speak!... Okay go ahead, deliver your speech."
about cruel sons of kings and the lords of Westeros suddenly come together?
I think this was just shit storytelling on their part. I think what they were going for is that it is a political compromise: all the lords acquiesce to Bran because apparently everyone is aware of his wisdom. I'm also pretty sure part of the reason is that they know Jon has the rightful claim and Bran is the closest surviving male relation I'm pretty sure.
And by making him king they give a claim to Sansa's children, the queen of a foreign state (which btw there's no reason to suppose the northern lords would be particularly willing to accept).
I thought the whole point was that the chain of hereditary kingship was over?
And why in the holy hell is Bronn lord of high garden? He points a crossbow in Tyrrion's face a few episodes back and says give it to me? Why does a single person present give a fuck about a promise made by the now imprisoned Tyrrion? They give up the most valuable land in Westeros for no reason at all.
Agreed, dumb ass decision that was clearly fanservice
Why is Davos even there lol?
I think he's earned his place, no?
They seem to all have gotten acquainted from their places at their stations when Jon joined Dany.
Why do the writers of the show seem to forget Dorne even exists in 90% of the show, and now when they have likely the largest standing army in Westeros and no particular need to be a part of the seven kingdoms, having had special autonomy under Targayen rule, just decide that yeah, sure, northern autist can be king now?
Fuck the show.
Yeah agreed, this rubbed me the wrong way. I feel like the Ironborn and Dorne would link up and capture Westeros ez.
