Quote Originally Posted by reptilemom25 View Post
My husband and i just watched the most recent episode last night. I don't see why everyone was so stunned. I have seen the writing on the wall about Dany for a while now, at least from the beginning of season 7, and there were definite signs before that. She has been getting more and more ruthless and more paranoid and focused on the throne, not what is good for the people. I am not necessarily pleased that this is where the character has gone, but it was clear for a long time that she would reach a crossroads and have to make a choice.

FWIW my theory is that Aria will die killing Dany, and Jon will rule, but not as a king. I feel like its going to be more of a 7 member council, one from each kingdom, with Jon acting as the mediator. I don't feel like he will accept a crown again, but he really is the best person to rebuild.
I agree that Dany started to devolve sometime back. I was team Dany right up until the moment when she killed the Tarlys (Sam's father and brother) for not bending the knee. Once she destroyed King's Landing, that was the final nail in the coffin for me. I see her as nonredeemable and I hope something comes out of Varys death. Grey Worm was a one of my favorites right up until he threw his spear into a surrendered solider.

I also think that the Seven Kingdoms will be self-ruled at the end but I see Tyrion ruling the south from a rebuilt King's Landing and Sansa ruling the north (Gendry at Storm's End and Yara Greyjoy at the Iron Islands, etc.). I think Jon will go north beyond the wall and live with Ghost in peace.

For my part, I would like to see an end to the dragons. They're like the nuclear weapons of that world and need to be destroyed (just my two cents ). I would love to see Arya kill the last dragon with Bran's help.

In just a few days we'll all see just how wrong we all are.