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Why Who Won The 'Game of Thrones' Makes Complete And Total Sense

It makes sense, if you really break it down - by Grace Back
  • 20 May 2019
Why Who Won The 'Game of Thrones' Makes Complete And Total Sense

WARNING: This article contains Game of Thrones spoilers. 

Just like that, the Game of Thrones is over, and even though Drogon burnt the Iron Throne, the Seven Kingdoms appointed a new King - Bran Stark, the Three-Eyed Raven. It's safe to assume that none of us was expecting this, with the top three predictions being Dany, Jon Snow or Sansa Stark. 

But Bran? Didn't see it coming.

As GoT ends, Bran was one of the few remaining candidates for the throne. Tyrion didn't want to do it, Arya disappeared to explore what is West of Westeros, Sansa returned home to rule the North just as her father Ned had done, Jon returned to the Night's Watch and Dany is dead. 

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There is a compelling reason to name Bran as King of the Seven Kingdoms - and it ties in with the series overall theme of power. Despite suffering heavy losses as a young boy in the early season, the Stark family have continuously proved resilient when it came to surviving (RIP Catelyn and Robb). Compare that to the utter destruction of most of the other royal houses in the Seven Kingdoms, and it starts to become clear why this show began as the story of the Stark family contrasted with other royal houses of the Seven Kingdoms.

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As Vox's Todd Vanderwerff puts it, George R.R Martin is a big fan of "circularity", whereby events double back on themselves. One of the obsessions, as well, of the creators was the idea of the impossibility of just leadership because we are all limited by our human traits - including passion, intelligence and heart. Bran, though, isn't really human any more. 

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Grace Back is a journalist and was formerly the Digital Culture Editor across ELLE and marie claire Australia. When not stuck in a seemingly endless Instagram scroll, you'll find Grace with her head in a good book.

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