Game of Thrones: Who will sit on the Iron Throne at the end of Season 8?

[colinmom71]

25. No one...

No, not a faceless man.

I mean that there will be no one to sit on the iron throne because in the end, there will be no iron throne. Danaerys wants to “break the wheel” - the endless cycle of squabbling, power grabbing and killing to attain power by owning the throne. What better way to meet that end than by destroying this symbol of centralized familial royal rule and instilling a new system that peacefully shares that power amongst chosen representatives, like a republic. Albeit one that’s still initially likely helmed by the predominate family houses we’ve seen through the story.

We’ve already seen elements of democratic process at work, like when Jon Snow was elected to head the Watch and called upon to become King of the North. I don’t think it’s too far a stretch of the imagination to see Danaerys eventually wanting to follow a process that would preserve personal autonomy for those who would follow her rule. And the first step to leaving the world a better place than she came into it would be to get rid of that damn throne...