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107. The nobles would never have agreed with that.

Mon May 20, 2019, 05:31 PM

May 2019

She’s a house partisan. Everything she did would be to advance Stark interests. Bran transcends houses, which made him the only universal choice.

Of course there will be war. It’s primogeniture, a fucked-up system hat leads to inevitable strife.

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GOT (Game of Thrones) Finale: Here we go! [View all] hlthe2b May 2019 OP

I hope Carrie and Mr Big end up together. NightWatcher May 2019 #1

and regretfully named their daughter Daenerys hlthe2b May 2019 #3

LOLOLOLOLOL Solly Mack May 2019 #4

Jon Snow, Dragonslayer. shanny May 2019 #2

Grey Worm has no mercy. muntrv May 2019 #5

Take the hand - it's gold. Money might be in short supply in the coming days. Solly Mack May 2019 #6

Cersei an Jaime died in each other's arms. muntrv May 2019 #7

She got off way too easy, should have been more gruesome, it's what she deserved. lark May 2019 #89

Tyrion has his brotherly moment. Baitball Blogger May 2019 #8

Still too many Dothraki alive. Solly Mack May 2019 #9

Arya got her kill-face on. Solly Mack May 2019 #10

Wonderful shot with Drogon spreading its wings behind Dany. Baitball Blogger May 2019 #12

It was. Solly Mack May 2019 #15

Already a GIF on Twitter: highplainsdem May 2019 #21

Doesn't that black and red flag have a symbol similar to the swirl Baitball Blogger May 2019 #11

Yes. Lots of speculation on that for a while now. Solly Mack May 2019 #14

whoa, I did expect a little remorse from her.. nt GemDigger May 2019 #13

I hope she dies sooner rather than later. Solly Mack May 2019 #16

I'm rooting for Targaryn blood in Tyrion. Baitball Blogger May 2019 #19

The dragon's third head...maybe. Solly Mack May 2019 #20

Arya: "I know a killer when I see one." Baitball Blogger May 2019 #17

Tyrion....still with the jokes. Solly Mack May 2019 #18

Poor Jon. Damn Stark honor. Solly Mack May 2019 #22

Tyrion just gave Jon the Martin Niemoller speech Solly Mack May 2019 #23

Oh, sneaky Drogon. Solly Mack May 2019 #24

Snow on the iron throne. Well, ashes...but do recall the visions. Solly Mack May 2019 #25

Dany's vision! Baitball Blogger May 2019 #26

John Snow did it!!! muntrv May 2019 #27

Oh, my. Solly Mack May 2019 #28

Goodness Solly Mack May 2019 #29

Drogon wins the Iron Throne! Levity. Solly Mack May 2019 #30

Drogon melts iron throne! muntrv May 2019 #31

Loves his momma. Hates the throne. Still can't kill a Targaryen. Solly Mack May 2019 #32

Grey Worm has to die now. Solly Mack May 2019 #33

Golly. Sansa got there quickly. Solly Mack May 2019 #34

Weak Tully yammering away Solly Mack May 2019 #35

Sam :) Solly Mack May 2019 #36

Bran the RE-Builder? Solly Mack May 2019 #37

Thing is....... dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #79

I dunno. Have to wait for the books, I guess. Solly Mack May 2019 #81

Yes! The North remains the North! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Solly Mack May 2019 #38

It's Bran!!!!!! muntrv May 2019 #39

So, Jon goes back to the wall. Solly Mack May 2019 #40

Typical. The white kid who did nothing for 8 years gets the throne while smart, capable women catbyte May 2019 #41

Very pleased Drogon lives. shanny May 2019 #55

And Ghost. One of my hopes was that Jon would end up riding yellowdogintexas May 2019 #74

Indeed. shanny May 2019 #82

Sansa has her throne in the North and Arya has her ship. RandySF May 2019 #58

Lol at expecting a morality play Loki Liesmith May 2019 #69

Yes TuxedoKat May 2019 #93

Short shrift? Codeine May 2019 #98

Not bad, but she should have been Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. marylandblue May 2019 #104

The nobles would never have agreed with that. Codeine May 2019 #107

That's not the way the medieval world worked. marylandblue May 2019 #109

The more things change... Solly Mack May 2019 #42

I'm guessing that Bran wants to warg with the dragon. Baitball Blogger May 2019 #45

He once said he was going to - write about Arya's adventure. Solly Mack May 2019 #48

I would think it would be a good idea to keep tabs on Drogon... regnaD kciN May 2019 #78

I can live with this ending. Quite well. Solly Mack May 2019 #43

Amazing self-control from Grey-Worm. Baitball Blogger May 2019 #46

Jon was happy with the Wildlings. He can be happy again. Solly Mack May 2019 #56

And so our watch has ended. Liberal Veteran May 2019 #44

LOL.... You were waiting with that one, weren't you...? hlthe2b May 2019 #47

+++ IADEMO2004 May 2019 #57

Happy endings mainstreetonce May 2019 #49

And most importantly, Ghost! Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #54

That little reunion really touched me. VOX May 2019 #92

Nobody should be surprised that Dany torched King's Landing RandySF May 2019 #50

As she was sailing away OriginalGeek May 2019 #106

Hmm. Apparently the Twitterverse HATED the finale, except for the final scene with Jon and Ghost. highplainsdem May 2019 #51

Most people are stupid Codeine May 2019 #60

Yeah, let's just rewrite everything that doesn't give us just what we want. nolabear May 2019 #62

lololol Silly people. Solly Mack May 2019 #63

It's yelp/foodie culture. Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #67

Thoroughly enjoyed it Docreed2003 May 2019 #71

They're looking for validation Codeine May 2019 #99

maybe twitterverse can get as worked up about the real world Fresh_Start May 2019 #103

To me: It ended as it should and everyone in the proper places. LiberalArkie May 2019 #52

Yes. I am ok with it... hlthe2b May 2019 #53

Agreed. nt Codeine May 2019 #61

Now finish the books! Do it! Solly Mack May 2019 #59

GOT lesson - Send the foreigners back where they came from exboyfil May 2019 #64

Had to watch late again but just finished. MuseRider May 2019 #65

Drogon's like... tenderfoot May 2019 #66

What a trainwreck, all the leaks were real. ansible May 2019 #68

They ended the series like a pretty tied up bow kimbutgar May 2019 #70

If Walter Sobchak delivered Dany's euology 47of74 May 2019 #72

This has nothing to do with fucking BRAAVOS, man! mr_lebowski May 2019 #80

Finished my second viewing. Solly Mack May 2019 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 #75

What those dissatisfied wanted Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 #76

Thank you! Love it! Saw it a second ago and then it went away. Solly Mack May 2019 #77

Best post finale tweets: #1 Ghost! hlthe2b May 2019 #83

:) Solly Mack May 2019 #85

Best post finale tweets: #2 Cinematography--hard to argue! hlthe2b May 2019 #84

Best post finale tweets: #3 Jon Snow's Lines this season LOL hlthe2b May 2019 #86

Best post finale tweets: #4 Arya, just Arya! hlthe2b May 2019 #87

I'm pissed at the writing nocoincidences May 2019 #88

Chernobyl is outstanding. VOX May 2019 #94

I hope the world lasts long enough nocoincidences May 2019 #96

It also captures the grim, drab, and fearful conditions of the Soviet Union. VOX May 2019 #97

Chernobyl is scary good. nt Codeine May 2019 #100

I'm glad I gave up on GOT after the first season. Paladin May 2019 #90

Stop begruding others an outlet and accusing those who watch a few hours of any entertainment hlthe2b May 2019 #91

Just (tried to) read the NYT's Ross Douthat's unintelligible trashing of GOT's finale. Paladin May 2019 #113

Most people are fully capable Codeine May 2019 #101

I liked the finale a lot more than I thought I would NewJeffCT May 2019 #95

Sansa marries Tormound! Moostache May 2019 #102

Bitterly disappointed in the ending. Yavin4 May 2019 #105

After almost a day to digest it, I still have to say, Daenerys was a great character... hlthe2b May 2019 #108

A big giant MEH to the entire series, not just the final episode Goodheart May 2019 #110

Feel better? hlthe2b May 2019 #111

Not really. I want a sequel so I can bash that one, too. Goodheart May 2019 #112

Some fans just can't let it go: "Daenerys' fate is the biggest 'GOT' plothole" (NYPOST) hlthe2b May 2019 #114