Many assumed that, if Jon were to kill Daenerys, he would be crowned King of Westeros. Related: Game of Thrones: Why Jon Killed Daenerys Ned’s Children Rule Westeros (& Beyond) The reign of the Targaryens is truly over. It's appropriate that Daenerys' death should herald the destruction of the Iron Throne, since she and Jon were the last of the Targaryen line and Jon's punishment for her murder is to join the Night's Watch again - taking no wife, and fathering no children. The throne had been built 300 years earlier by Daenerys' ancestor, Aegon I, who conquered Westeros with the help of his sister-wives and established himself as the first Targaryen king. Shortly after Daenerys' death comes a symbolic breaking of the wheel, when Drogon unleashes his grief by melting the Iron Throne into a puddle of molten steel. And like Aerys, Daenerys was killed by one of her most trusted allies, who used that trust to get close enough to stab her. Also like her father, Daenerys' madness was her downfall: her burning of King's Landing (which even triggered the wildfire caches Aerys had hidden all those years ago) is what ultimately led to people turning away from her. Tywin Lannister led his army into King's Landing, while Tyrion Lannister smuggled his brother into King's Landing.
Like her father, she was betrayed by her Hand - a Lannister, in both cases.
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The death of Daenerys Targaryen brings this story full circle.
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All the events of the series were set in motion by that act - from Robert Baratheon ascending to the Iron Throne, to Daenerys and Viserys' exile in Essos, and the Lannisters claiming a position of power in King's Landing. Game of Thrones may have begun seventeen years after Robert's Rebellion, but the show's story really begins with Jaime earning his title of "Kingslayer" by stabbing Aerys II in the back, after the Mad King gave orders to burn down the city with wildfire. Daenerys Dies the Same Way Her Father Did Here's how they did it, where things lie at the end of the series, and what it all means. Weiss faced a considerable challenge in wrapping up Game of Thrones' story, from the defeat of the White Walkers to the question of who would rule Westeros, in just six episodes.
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Related: What To Expect From The Game of Thrones Prequel TV Show There were fantasies about Jon and Daenerys ruling side-by-side as a wise and benevolent King and Queen, but that wouldn't quite have fit with the description of the finale as "bittersweet." Instead, almost all of the fan-favorite characters made it to the end - including Ser Davos, Bronn, Tyrion, Brienne and Sam, who now make up King Bran's Small Council. It's about as happy an ending as fans could have hoped for.
Meanwhile, Jon Snow heads beyond the Wall once more with the Wildlings, and Arya Stark sails west in search of new horizons. The show ends with the Iron Throne destroyed, the old system of choosing Kings and Queens eradicated, Bran Stark elected as the new King of Westeros, and Sansa Stark ruling the North as an independent kingdom. Game of Thrones - HBO's thrilling epic historical fantasy series - has finally come to an end after eight seasons, and the finale brings the story full circle in many ways.